I think the big change is that the killing has become much more graphic (I almost said realistic but in many games it is so over the top that it isn't!).

I really don't think it is necessary to keep trying to be the goriest more grotesquely violent game out there. I remember thinking how stupid the Soldier of Fortune games were (you shoot a leg it comes off...same with heads etc.) and we still have that sort of game mentality only it looks less cartoony.

To me it really seems that the 'maturing' of gaming using graphic violence actually means the opposite: it's rather adolescent. Mature story, amazing atmosphere and fun gameplay based on tasks rather than visual splatterfests to impress is the true maturing of gaming.

Don't let anyone say to tone down your game.

is this necessary ? i say no but the consumers want it developers can do nothing but giving what they want . thats called business

Drake was a bandit nothing was stoping him from the treasure but towards the end he found what he was doing was wrong

Same with Uncahrted 2
until people he knew got hurt nothing was stopping him

And i do know what he means

yes

Maybe video games were a bad choice of a hobby for this guy.

As badass as Snake is, an old killer hired to do some wet work, it's cool you can go through the whole game without killing anyone.

You dont need gore in most games. Nor do you need as much cursing taht is in killzone 2 or gears.

Depends on the story and if it makes sense within the context of that story. Goes for sex as well and for any media.

I only have this to say. If you don't like it then don't play it.

You don't have to play violent video games if you don't want to. Nobody is forcing you. I personally enjoy it. I stand against censorship.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau