An interesting topic this week is the subject of the possibility of an open gaming platform, which was brought up by an exec at EA saying what each of us gamers with limited income have thought at least once in our lives–"Why can't there be just one console to buy?" The idea of purchasing a Wii, 360, and a PS3 makes many gamer's wallets shudder with horror, even in the hardcore contingent.
The Weekend Gamer higlights two interesting articles in the past two days–one that suggests that an open gaming platform is inevitable, and one that argues against the probability of it ever happening. He says, "I'd like you to read the arguments and then weigh in on two topics-do you think going to one unified gaming platform is a good idea in principle, and then do you think it will happen? Hit the jump to find the links and read portions of both article, then post your comments."
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
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.
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
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.
Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Such a lazy developer. I hope someone sues them soon to breakup. They are becoming the Microsoft of the Game world.
Too big, not enough quality control.
I must say it is. Hard to do, but Windows do exist because it is the only PC/Home computer platform since it's in the 90%+
MS is doing something right, but it's not software.
With competition you get game machines with new free features and games that are better on each platform. because there always trying to out do each other.
It's a good concept in theory but then so is communism. One could argue that with one unified console we'd see better games as the developers would know the architecture inside and out. I'd agree with that but then the hardware side would beome stagnant, and then people would start bringing out more peripherals with features that won't get nearly the market penetration as it would have if it'd have been a standard feature. Case in point, the Wiimote.
I somehow think though that EA would like to see this happen so they can develop just one roster update to Madden a year instead of doing it for all current consoles. ..
We already have a Open gaming platform, its called a PC
Ok, lets just say, who is going to make this one console? Or are there going to be a MS version and a PS version? Even it both starts out with the same specs, by next console, they will be different.....
I would not buy a console made by MS, not after this Gen's 360. I work to hard for my money..
And Their are Xbox fans who would never touch a PS version.. So How would this really work?