“This is Snake..” the first line voiced by David Hayter in what was arguably gaming at its peak back in 1998. The player would experience the fast paced, exciting but clostraphobic game that defined the stealth genre. Fast forward to today and I have the fifth console installment of the franchise, Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain and after completing the gruelling monologue, I am introduced to the open world, literally, as the latest instalment is an open world game.
In 2020 the sheer number of game streaming subscriptions makes you wonder where you should focus your energy and money. Are you are looking for a streaming subscription to satisfy your gaming needs? Well, we put together a table overview for you to peruse and possibly see which ones you might prefer, or see why some of these are now redundant services.
Sony just needs to up its resolution and framerate and it'll be quite the service, still don't like streaming though so doesn't really matter to me.
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Here's the link from the engineers themselves talking about Xcloud at Xbox London Event 2019.
"There's 2 things.. We are going to give you the games you own from the cloud or the games you've purchased in the future, and we will bring Game streaming to Xbox Game Pass so you are Free to discover and play anywhere and everywhere"
https://youtu.be/VTveV4Yfh2...
Once again, why is Xbox GamePass on this? Your comment only further proves my point.
The only game streaming services are PS Now, Stadia and GeForce Now.
Xbox Game pass, Uplay plus and Origin aren’t streaming.
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A 24-year-old inhabitant of Poland has received nearly 9 thousand charges of illegal distribution of games. His idea was to buy digital versions of the games and then resell access to the account to many people. Losses he caused were valued at nearly $260,000. He pleaded guilty to all charges.
these cretins are all over ebay you search for a game key and something cheap comes up once you click on the post its actually not a game key but rather access to a account. theres no option on ebay to report them
Should be, what does not participate in digital sales (unless something changed im unaware of) so a sale like that is against there terms and conditions
I was wrong, they do allow digital items now.
https://www.ebay.com/help/p...
But I checked and there is still a reporting tool on the mobile website at least. You have to scroll pretty far down to get to it though
not sure about that. i used to sell digital codes from blu ray movies i bought. i never used them so it seemed like a waste. i usually put them up for sale for a third of what the entire movie package cost me. the last time i tried to do this (around 2 months ago) i get message that trying to sell digital copies isn't allowed.
so true. i was always curious as to how people were allowed to do that. now i know - they aren't supposed to.
This week on the Game Deflators #podcast, John and Ryan discuss the loss of Nintendo Exclusives, Pokemon, and TemTem. Also in the gaming world, we can't forget about the Xbox and PlayStation. Microsoft is re-hiring a a marketing exec of the Xbox 360 days and the PlayStation continues to proove why it will be a force to be reckoned with this next console generation.
To round off this episode the duo tilt their Game Boys and play some Pokemon Pinball. This classic game came out in 1999 to relatively good reviews. Does it still hold up for gamers?
A good read. I personally quite like a good, shorter 4-10ish hour games myself.. just I normally have to wait a while after release until they're cheaper than when at full RRP, which can be silly expensive for what it is. But they can be as good, if not better than full-blown Open World titles I believe; Journey, Monument Valley, Strike Suit Zero, Valiant Hearts, Pneuma, Halo: Spartan Assault, Beyond Eyes, all being said examples of great short games (imo of course).
As much as I enjoy open-world games, I tend to play them for 1-3 hours, and if I'm not hooked or intrigued by the story that'll be the end of it until I can make time for it. Witcher 3 is the most recent open-world title I can think of I've played, that had me hooked from the get-go, so I have spent about a good 1-3weeks worth of time playing it, if not more (thus far anyway, I have yet to start the expansions).
In short, if a game can get me hooked on its gameplay and story, and is something I enjoy playing, then it's not wasting time to be playing it. Though it can be a bummer when a game builds to an anticlimactic ending. That kind of makes me question the time I spent on it, but it's a chance to take.
The older I get the more I like shorter games. I don't got time or the will to play games that lasts what feels forever.
Asking that question is like asking if, reading or movies are a waste of time. Games today at their core are not that different from, reading or movies. The difference is a game has a story that you can interact with and to challenge you.
Having more money than time can rather annoying. Despite my best efforts, I currently have a backlog of 19 games, with several releases in the coming months. Many of the games in my backlog are also 40+ hour RPGs. I'm also the type to fully commit myself to completing a game, only ever quitting if I just plain don't like it. And now I've gotten back into reading books, so that's more free time not spent gaming.
Despite this, I do appreciate long games. There's something about coming back to a game over the course of a few weeks that makes it feel like an epic journey as opposed to a quick, fun-filled weekend. I'll still keep buying games as I like having a large selection at hand for whatever takes my fancy.
I used to really enjoy gaming, but as work piles up, I can't afford to 'waste' so much time on games anymore. I've switched hobby to watching movies/dramas/anime. Quick break and its back to work again. Maybe when I retire, I'll come back to gaming .....