TheCrapgamer over at GxC writes: I can remember back when I first heard of downloadable content, it was back when I had the original Knights Of The Old Republic on the original Xbox console. I remember not being quite sure what to make of it. Basically all you got was an added space station where you could purchase some rare items. I didn’t even have a gold membership on Xbox Live at that point. So it was pretty cool to still have the ability to get DLC without needing a gold membership. The content itself was free of charge however, so I was all about getting that extra little bit of content.
Ecco the Dolphin is returning, with original creators confirming multiple new games and related projects now in development.
Loved Ecco on Megadrive/Genesis. Diving out of the water was always a fun feeling, and the whole 'vibe' while playing/exploring was pretty chill and special.
Always hoped we'd get a proper 3D sequel with modern-tech water-graphics and physics. (Same wish for Wave Racer btw).
It was pretty chill until you get to the last 2 or 3 levels. My god Welcome to the Machine was brutal.
You can always play an emulated Ecco: Defender of the Future on Flycast, or if you have a real Dreamcast play it there.
This makes me smile. I hope that the game and especially the soundtrack keep the same relaxed vibe.
That is amazing news. Keep it level based or metroidvania but dont go the roguelike route and it should be good.
That brings me back. I know I have a couple copies on Sega consoles but they’re in a box somewhere.
I may check out a new game if done well
How do you do gaming on a budget? Here's some quick tips to stretch your dollar when it comes to gaming.
You have 50 years of gaming to draw from if you're on a budget you can play 30 of those at no cost on the same device you're reading this on
Leave aside the issue of brand new games, if you can afford an Xbox or PlayStation you can get the accompanying subscription service. SO MANY GAMES! Before PS Plus with games included launched if you wanted a 'new' game you had to buy it, either new or by going the second hand shop (in the UK this was GAME or CEX). It was a one-at-a-time experience and it cost money. Now people are spoilt for choice. There's not enough lifetimes for you to play even the best games included with these subscription services!
wait for sales
buy things 2nd hand.
its rly not that complicated.
pc has piracy and emulation of retro games.
then theres jailbreaking etc etc.
the more accurate question should be "how do u do it legally".
Tbh you don't even need a PC to emulate I can comfortably emulate up to PS1 and N64 just on my TVs native OS I actually played mother 3 like this recently with a SNES NSO pad
Never buy a game at full retail price, and don't be afraid to check out free-to-play games.
If you want to be the biggest budget gamer and have a decent phone for example a Samsung Galaxy s21 or higher class phone, you can do emulation. Samsung Galaxy s23 or higher can even do switch emulation, and some PC emulation.
If you have a modern laptop, you can just about emulate everything.
If you are not comfortable with emulation, then buy a PS5 and play older titles when they go on sale.
Steam's summer sales, GOG has frequent massive sales, too. Epic gives a free game all the time. Damn, I was going to mention Redbox for modern console titles, but they went out of business like a year ago. But seriously, there are a ton of options for gaming on a budget. The golden rule is: never buy a game at full price. You really, really don't have anymore if you are just a little patient.
November 2025 is the 61st month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the PlayStation 5 when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 3 by 1.57 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PS5 has grown its lead over the PS3 by 3.31 million units. The PlayStation 5 is currently ahead by 28.11 million units.
PS3 got a bad rap because of the price. I bought it day one (I was very lucky). A Blu-ray player was more expensive than the PS3 at the time around 800$+
And that was for a standalone player with no internet connectivity. A network enable BD players like the PS3 was, were around $1000 at the time
That's true, but it gets worse. I remember seeing independent analysis from CNET or something like that. They concluded that PS3 was not only the cheapest, but also had the best video quality of any BD player.
Good to see there is an improvement despite the challenges plaguing this generation.
At the end of year 5, the ps3 received a pricecut making the 160GB model $250 and the 320G GB model $300.
I miss those days when there was not so much demand for microchips and the prices of things generally came down.
Now everything seems to be a smart device with very few companies to supply the needed chips.
Why compare to the PS3? The machine was a total abortion.
Comparing to 4 would be best being it’s the previous generation and was hugely successful.
There is a ps5 to ps4 comparison. The PS4 currently has a narrow lead.
https://www.vgchartz.com/ar...
we should also not forget what shitstorm the ps3 got cause of the price bk then
it was still a phenomenal console
Western media did everything in their power to destroy the ps3. They shiited on its price and made fun of the CELL (I'm surprised there wasn't more dbz memes) calling it alien hardware. Still it gave us games like Uncharted 2 and TLOU.
YES IT HAS!
Many of DLC packs nowadays are just some pieces of the game that are cut out to be sold later.
Just look at AC.
there are very few DLC packs that are what they are supposed to be. I could name Rockstar packs. They are different.
But most of others are just not worth it.
DLCs are the worst kind of ripoff
I knew it would "go to far" the second it started getting popular. We are now at the point of on disc "DLC" and over priced 15 dollar DLC....thats 1/4th of the game for bonus content that isn't nearly as grand as expansions....
However I guess the old saying goes...dont like it? Dont buy it...and thats what I do.
The dice rolled the moment people accepted early stuff like the infamous oblivion horse texture , and told others "if you dont like it , you can simply not buy it , after all it's an extra!!" .
Giving thus the total and complete licence to publishers to cut off limbs , and decide what's the original content and what's extra .
It's far too late to ask for changes . I no longer give a crap . I buy fighting games chars dlc , and what not for games i care about , and leave the preachy activism to others .
The probable logical next step will be to sell mp and sp separately , and make people believe they are doing a bargain in the process by buying only one of the two .
Hell at first an on the paper it probably will be . Then sp will still get shorter and crappier , with the cost not getting lower for us . Ending up with a game costing more if you buy the two parts , especially along with other dlcs
Yeah the DLC market is oversaturated at this time, granted there is still alot of great DLC being released, but there is even more DLC today that is simply a waste of time and money.
I still think the most fun I ever had with any DLC was the Halo 2 Map Pack back in 2005.
i hate dlc. in the beginning it was alright, developers would sometimes add in new stuff or something and give it to you for free,, but now its out of hand.
its just stupid now, they charge for every little thing in the game. in some games they dont even let you finish the campaign without paying again