Loot Ninja writes:
"After careful deliberation with myself, I have rescinded my original animosity toward Microsoft for the things they have done over the past week; deciding that Blu-Ray is unimportant, and that they are in no rush for the next generation Xbox. Originally I thought it stupid of them to state, or even think, both of these things. However, with second sight, and my breath back from screaming so loudly at them, I decided that maybe I was a bit harsh and abrupt."
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.
To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.
I agree with the author. Microsoft seems to have sucked on a little too many lemons here... Sour are we?
Good points. Blu-Ray is going to be around for a while. If you look at Blu-Ray vs. DVD at the same points in their life cycle, Blu-Ray is actually ahead of DVD in terms of adoption rate. Cost needs to come down soon, though.
I think digital distribution is going to the be the method of choice in the next round of consoles. Microsoft is heavily pushing it and hard drive prices are coming down exponentially. There are issues though, mainly in broadband uptake (it’s not very high in the US still). People will need a disc-based medium to get their games when they don’t have a big fat internet pipe to download the content.
I have to say that I am quite surprised that the fanboy nation did not fly out of the woodworks to defend their systems. Perhaps the article ha awoken a new state of mind?
Blu Ray is too expensive right now, but if you catch them on sale it isnt as bad. They are also toying with the inclusion of digital copy to justify some of the price.
Blue ray in Ps3 is great but i can see why Microsoft didn't include it. keeping the cost down has allowed to sell there console cheaply whilst still making profit and it hasn't really effected there games... so far.
Chances are it will be the standard drive in all 3 next machines when the cost has come down.
All in all Microsoft have played it pretty well so far ( aside from the terrible build quality RROD) and good on them for keeping in the game.