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PS5 and Xbox Two: The Next Generation

Park Your Buses speculates on the next generation of game consoles: PS5 and Xbox Two; who will be the winner the next generation?

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joyride913906d ago

the next generation looks wow...i just hope for one thing...no microtransactions and we still get physical games!

DarkOcelet3906d ago

How does it looks wow when its not out yet :D ?

I agree with the second part of your comment though :)

cannon88003905d ago

@ DarkOcelet

Maybe joyride is Doge in disguise. He revealed himself by using "wow".

Heyxyz3905d ago

We'll still have physical games because there's demand for it. Simple business says if there's demand for a product it will be offered, and there are still tons of people who buy physical games.

Want proof? Look at music CDs. For the past 10 years people have been saying CDs are dead, but that isn't true. Go to any walmart (or your regional equivalent), and you'll still see tons of recent CDs. There's still a market for physical CDs so companies sell them. Games are the same.

Paytaa3905d ago

I even still buy vinyls to this day! There will be a market for physical media of all types for many years to come. It's great to have options.

Mystogan3905d ago (Edited 3905d ago )

One of the reasons they named the Xbox 360, Xbox 360 was because they didn't want it to seem inferior to the PS3 by calling it Xbox 2.

Scumbag don mattrick: We should call the next Xbox, Xbox One.
Xbox Employee: But sir we could name it Xbox Infinity or 8.
Scumbag don Mattrick: I want it to be Xbox One...
Xbox Employee: Sir.. Xbox One sounds like we're just starting, what about just Xbox 3?..
Scumbag Don Mattrick: Xbox...One.

TheCommentator3904d ago

360° is a REVOLUTION.
"One" is all your entertainment needs in ONE place, the Win10 ecosystem.

Apparently all Sony can do is count. A 2 year old can do that. Oh, they plagerized the Spider-man movies' font too, which was also very creative, lol.

joyride913906d ago

good catch...microtransactions are a menace to gaming...and hopefully we get the entire game on disc.

Bhuahahaha3905d ago (Edited 3905d ago )

i was thinking sony and ms should abandon disk base media instead go for a flash memory/cartridge like media(like in vita and 3ds), and patch dlc can be directly written to it.save disk space and you dont need to re download all patch/ dlc

TheCommentator3904d ago

Then we could have extra hardware on chip again like the SNES did with "Mode 7".

Mystogan3905d ago

What if it's completely backwards compatible? I don't see a problem with it if they made a new one in 2017 if that's the case.

crazychris41243905d ago

Wouldnt even think about the next gen consoles for another 4 or 5 years. Generations usually last 7-8 years and were only in year 2. Hopefully we see games running at 4k which will be mainstream by then and hell of a lot cheaper. Would like to see most games run 60 fps but Im sure some games will go for 30.

SaveFerris3905d ago

I wonder if Sony will make VR part of the console, and if Xbox will have Kinect 3?

crazychris41243905d ago

No idea, nobody has even officially released consumer
VR kits yet so its impossible to predict something 5 years from now.

Mystogan3905d ago

I wouldn't mind buying a new Xbox in 2017 if it's completely backwards compatible.

jmc88883905d ago (Edited 3905d ago )

Actually the average console generation is 4-6 years. The 360/PS3 generation was extra long. We're not in year 2, we're in year THREE...2013,2014,2015.

4k isn't expensive. You can get 4k/60 tv's for under $500, you can get 4k/30 for under $300. I've seen them for as low as $269, and they went under $300 well over a year ago. (and we're talking 39" or bigger)

A GTX 970 that cost $329-349 and came out a YEAR ago can run many games at 4k/60. Most of the same games on PS4/XB1 can be run at 4k/60 easily.

Here's an example just from what I have on Steam (and not counting really old or non-graphic intensive games)

Most of these are at max, or near max settings.

Mad Max
Alien: Isolation
Borderlands 2
Dark Souls 2
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Fallout: New Vegas (don't have Fallout 3 loaded, but I bet it can)
Metro: Last Light
Mortal Kombat X
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Sleeping Dogs
Tomb Raider
Wolfenstein: The new order
Bioshock: Infinite

I haven't even tried out a ton of other games yet at 4k/60 since I just got my Vizio 4k/60 last week, nor many on my Uplay or Origin accounts. I'm sure I can get games such as Battlefield 4, PvZ: Garden Warfare, The Witcher 3, Titanfall, Far Cry 4, etc, etc.

We've seen the reports that even a GTX 970 can do MGSV:TPP at 4k/60 with decent settings.

In other words, it's not hard to game at 4k, but somehow people mistakenly think it is. Right now it's quite easy to get 4k on PC, and it doesn't need to cost an arm and a leg.

It really isn't expensive unless you think 4ktv's need to cost $2-3k, which you don't. You don't need a top of the line GPU, nor two-three-four of them. A single GTX 970 can do the job sufficiently.

Now, with the double node jump coming, gaming at 4k will be easily done on a $150 graphics card soon.

This simply isn't up for debate... these are all irrefutable facts.

Now when it comes to what will be out in 2018...2019...2020... well yeah, we're talking probably another node further beyond this upcoming one.

Hell next year a 5 year old PC with an i5 or i7 in it will be able to easily game 4k/60 with a $150-200 upgrade to the videocard.

Old PC...new cheap video card = 4k/60 by late 2016, unless they push off the new node into 2017.

People are still spending tons of money on 1080p sets. There are a ton of people buying 1080p sets that are more expensive then 4k sets.

4ktv's and videocards that are capable of running 4k simply aren't as expensive as many believe... time for people to figure this fact out.

Oh and if anyone was wondering what I just paid for my recent 4k/60, I found a last year's model Vizio P series 55" 4k/60 (and 1080p/120) for $799. (my $299 seiki 4k/30 39" I bought last year popped a capacitor and the squaretrade warranty is reimbursing me for the Seiki 4k.)

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Playstation Plus Monthly Games for May: EA Sports FC 26, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Nine Sols

All available May 5.

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FPSRUSSIA27d ago

What's Point in commenting your basicly closing down the site.

LiViNgLeGaCY27d ago

I'm surprised it's still the old site. I thought he said starting today?

Eonjay27d ago

Its like the final episode of the Sapranos. You gonna go to make a comment and when you click add th-

Profchaos27d ago

Timezone thing maybe.... RIP

darthv7227d ago

Insert the Ferris Bueller end scene... "You're still here? It's over.."

LiViNgLeGaCY27d ago

I think the only game here for me is Nine Sols. Was always interested in that game.

TheColbertinator27d ago

Glad I don't buy FIFA games anymore

Rebel_Scum27d ago

Hey now! Thats a great month.

Nacho_Z27d ago

Good month for me, I wanted that particular footy game and thought it might be due. Anyway who cares, shame about the site I'll miss the comment sections. All the best everyone.

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Naughty Dog Was Reportedly Divided On Joel's Controversial Fate During Development Of TLOU Part 2

Naughty Dog was reportedly divided on the controversial fate of Joel in The Last of Us Part 2 during the game's development.

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SimpleDad28d ago

NO, that can't be... No! I can't... Really?/s

Cacabunga28d ago

They for sure chose the worst way to deal with it

-Foxtrot27d ago

Funny considering Bruce left half way through development and now we get told there was an internal conflict with the story direction.

Makes you think…

HectixRose28d ago

I think it was good decision, if he was still alive, he would have been a mascot just like Kratos, drake and many others. These old dudes gotta die for new characters to take center stage with their own storyline. They keep dragging the emotional baggage into many sequels and eventually the story just turns into absolute shit show.

JEECE28d ago

It was ironic because people complained heavily about the story in the Uncharted games not having sufficient stakes because all the key characters always survived, despite the dangerous situations they were always in. Then ND killed a character in a more serious series and everyone lost their minds. Just shows that people don't always really want the thing they say they want.

CantThinkOfAUsername27d ago

I thought the more common complaint about Uncharted franchise was how the main cast are the good guys acting so nonchalantly while killing hundreds in cold blood (aka the dissonance between gameplay and story cutscenes). They just did it again in Part II.

Soy28d ago

Didn't have to kill him. Just have them part ways or Joel can "retire," whatever.

DarXyde27d ago

I don't think he would necessarily need to become a mascot (and besides, technically, I'd say Ellie is... So regardless, someone was going to be).

From a narrative perspective, I do think it has a similar effect to Ricky dying in Boyz N Da Hood: very likeable character, and you're really motivated to see the get back—in this case, it's more intense because it's an interactive experience. Most people hated Abby, but I get what they were after with portraying the cycle of violence and revenge—unfortunately, the game appears to want to take the side of the bad people.

But I will say that if Joel survived, it does become harder to tell an interesting story. What COULD have happened is an exploration into the rift between Joel and Ellie after the trolley dilemma events of the first game. It could have been interesting to see Abby out for revenge at the same time Ellie hated Joel.

Ashunderfire8627d ago

Sorry just had to say this lol! RICKYYYY!

Man Cuba Gooding Jr was miscast in that movie, but that part was cringey it was sad and funny at the same time man.

Ashunderfire8627d ago (Edited 27d ago )

I understand but the way they went about killing Joel, was poorly executed. Even the show of the Last of Us games tried to improved it, but it was just as bad. Well at least Joel got to know the reason why he had to die, before the death happened in the show. That part gave us the full context, but the game just let it happen with no pay off.

Joel death should have been a midway thing through the story, so we at least get to play him a little more with Ellie. Abby didn’t need to be this Hulk looking woman, but more like the show Abby which is a beater idea in my opinion.

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InUrFoxHole28d ago

The only ND game that was so disappointing to me I couldn't finish it.

pwnmaster300028d ago

Honestly as much as I loved the game, they could have just not killed him off.
I get it creator vision and all but killing a character that made you millions is just wrong imo. At least have him go down fighting.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot28d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle28d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7727d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments