Will the price drop of the xbox 360 arcade version really make a difference? Any self-respecting gamer won't bother with the arcade version, and why would any casual gamer get a $200 console that comes with Pacman and Uno when they could get the Wii for the same price?
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
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i care nice replacement system for 199 plus add 120 hd you got a white elite. you can find 120 hdds fo 129.99 - 179.99 brand new
Well the other consoles will probably fall...if that counts as making a difference
by how much? if its enough then ill buy.
Time to bury the PS2. This should put nail in the coffin atleast in non pirating regions. Ps2 is still popular becausae of 1$ games available throughout most countries. The prices of software is what is inhibiting from the consoles to taking off in 3rd world countries. Something should be done about price of games rather than hardware.
Honestly, my opinion is that the 360 is already at a reasonable enough price for the general public to accept it as a justifiable purchase.
What this means, is that those who really wanted a 360 weren't complaining about the price and in turn, a price drop won't increase sales THAT much. Of course you'll see a spike in hardware sales upon the price drop and maybe a few weeks afterwards, but I don't think it'd make a long-term difference. Software will be key for the 360 going forward, in addition to some sort of permanent and plausible intervention in terms of hardware reliability, rather than just an extended warranty.
What the 360 price drop WILL do however, is force Sony and Nintendo to make a move. QUICKLY. The Wii has seen unheard of success at a low price-point but let's face it...it's not necessarily a "HD" console, and when still-last-gen gamers and the general public alike feel that they want to make the investment into gaming, the 360 will start to look like (and will be) a much better value for the price. A $249 Wii where you can have Mario, Metroid and Zelda titles, or a $199 Xbox 360 where you can get online gaming, Gears, Halo, COD, Mass Effect, Bioshock etc type games? Sure the Wii and the 360 cater to different markets but with XBLA and it's ongoing 'casual' movement, Nintendo needs to react.
Sony on the other hand currently has momentum in their favor and a $199 Xbox 360 will cause those on the fence between the two have less to think about if the price of the PS3 doesn't drop. As much as it seems like we know a lot about today's gaming...we (gaming-site members) make up the minority of the total gaming population and unfortunately, what the majority sees and reacts upon is "PRICE". A $199 Xbox 360 and a $399 Playstation 3, REGARDLESS of the available software, hardware capabilities/differences and online experience seems an easy enough choice for someone who knows nothing about what either system has to offer besides the fact that they can play Grand Theft Auto 4 on either and that one's vastly cheaper than the other.