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5 Misconceptions That Are Hurting Gaming

From HDWarriors.com:

The current state of Gaming is both positive and negative. From Developers, to Console companies, to Gamers themselves, there are misconceptions present that have hurt and/or are hurting our favorite form of entertainment. Here are a few of them.

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ChickeyCantor6138d ago (Edited 6138d ago )

" console graphics whores pretty much only serve to make PC graphics whores laugh,"

...Does it hurt, gfx whores? =D?

That made me laugh.

vickers5006138d ago

It's actually the other way around. We (console gamers)have beautiful games that ALSO have incredible gameplay ie Killzone 2/the Uncharted franchise. Crysis may look better than those games (arguably) but it is so damn boring, that I honestly would rather have my ps3 than the most powerful pc (when it comes to gaming of course).

asdr3wsfas6137d ago (Edited 6137d ago )

"We (console gamers)have beautiful games that ALSO have incredible gameplay ie Killzone 2/the Uncharted franchise."

Both are requirements for every successful PC FPS shooter, the difference being we can run them in better than 1080p, where as most console FPS games are natively rendered in 720p or less. Or we can turn down the resolution and get 60-70fps, which no console matches for FPS gameplay. And aiming is a joke on a controller - console FPS games have aim assist programmed in because it's otherwise impossible.

Where do you think Call of Duty came from? Or the Unreal engine? Man half the games you guys play come directly from or started on PC! The difference is we can run those same games in much better quality and in higher resolution to the point where some people consider the console version of their favorite FPS to be an unacceptable downgrade.

N4g_null6137d ago

Sorry vickers500 Enemy territory Quake wars beats any thing coming out on the console this year. It's a First person shooter with class systems and controllable air water and heavy tank armor vehicles. Also the game is fast. Oh it did come to the console but guess what they gutted it just so it could run. Mag is going to be a gimmick compared to this game also. This is an old game and guess what the killzone 2 guy left to work with the guys that made quake wars...LOL

Seriously you have no legs to stand on.

na-no-nai6138d ago

total complete waste of time.

Davoh6138d ago

I loved the summing up of the three consoles,
"Nintendo shot too low, Sony shot too high, Microsoft shot too early."
Now we just need a fourth console so we can have one that shot too late

TruthbeTold6138d ago

That'll be Microsoft again if they come out with a handheld.

OGharryjoysticks6138d ago (Edited 6138d ago )

I had more fun on Coleco vision

TruthbeTold6138d ago

Some of those old games are pure fun.

RockmanII76138d ago

Then go play your Coleco Vision.

Saaking6138d ago

Yeah, I hate gamers that want another console to fail. Seriously does that make the winning console's games better or what. If the 360 or PS3 suddenly disappeared would games be better? I don't get fanboys at all.

TheBand1t6138d ago

I'd be pretty disappointed if the Xbox 360 vanished. Competition has given us a very good console gen.

RememberThe3576138d ago

If you look past the fanboys, this gen has been crazy with the growth of gaming. This capitalism thing is leading to some very cool innovations.

N4g_null6137d ago

If the PS3 or 360 went away then we would get all of those games on the PC and guess what PC actually do drop in price unlike the PS3 and they also don't go down like a 360. So I'm having a hard time seeing where the problem would be. There are $400 laptops that play better than the HD consoles.

Hey but no one wants them to go down we just want them to make kick a$$ games and increase the competition game play wise. We will get a few more tricks but it really is time that MS and SONY figured out what was fun for every one. It is pretty shameful that these console owners don't look at MS and SONy games they way people look at nintendo games.

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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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-Foxtrot18d 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.

solideagle18d 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

Relientk7717d ago

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

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Why the Wii is Such a Nostalgic System in 2026

The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.

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ActualWhiteMan24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg23d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

Smellsforfree23d ago

Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

Loktai23d ago

Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer26d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde24d ago

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.

Soy25d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12524d ago (Edited 24d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.