Depends on where you live. The TV integration/cable offerings won't be available everywhere.
It's relaxing. Sometimes it's great to play a game where you collect things and interact with other characters rather thank kill enemies and blow things up.
I'm so glad I bought a Vita at launch. It's a great console for portable gamers. 'Quell: Memento' is the best puzzle game I've played in a while, and I'm really looking forward to Gamescon and TGS.
This is definitely a 'wait and see' situation. MS' cloud may be a fantastic addition to gaming, or it may flop. Sony may be able to stream games effortlessly, or it may flop. Either way, the success of the cloud approaches will have less to do with each company's infrastructure and more with the Internet connections of the people accessing the cloud services.
If they prove successful, will gaming become a 'tiered' experience? It used to be that when yo...
This isn't 2006. Sony hasn't added a newly-designed processor or new optical format to PS4 as it did with PS3. Given the nature of the hardware found in the PS4, I wouldn't be surprised if it was profitable at launch.
Graphics are important, yes. Take a look at FFVII, for example. For its time, the graphics were amazing, but it hasn't aged well at all.
Are graphics the be all and end all of gaming? Of course not, but they are an important factor. No matter how well designed the gameplay of a game may be, if the characters were only colored blocks (Atari 2600-era), I doubt the game would have mainstream appeal.
Already pre-ordered PS4. XB1 offers me nothing enticing, and I don't want Kinect 2.0. I might get a Wii-U down the line, but that will depend on its games library.
I'd been away from the 'Animal Crossing' series since the first title appeared on the GameCube. 'New Leaf' is adorable, relaxing, and addicting, a perfect antidote to a stressful day.
Great news. Most of my Vita library is made of digital purchases. It's good that NPD may be able to track the digital marketplace as well as the physical.
I tend to break the RPG genre into these broad categories:
JRPGs tend to be 'coming of age or understanding' stories, where the (pre-made) main character discovers things about himself or herself as the party overcomes obstacles and defeats the major villain to (usually) save the world from some kind of threat. The player guides the party through the various plot points set down by the game's writer.
WRPGs, in contrast, tend to be more 'choose...
XB1 was ready for this generation for a U.S. audience. However, it lacks global appeal because of bandwidth caps and complex content licensing processes that make its TV and all-digital gaming features impractical, and in some cases unavailable, in other parts of the world.
MS should have had two versions of XB1. One for the home market with digital entertainment/TV, etc., and one for international markets that functions as a game console instead of a set-top box.
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The PS4 will wear the next-gen crown in my house. I'll get a Wii-U at a later date, and I already have a 3DS XL and PS Vita.
MS will have to show something on the level of a 'Dragon Quest' exclusive RPG, and remove the mandatory Kinect, before I'll consider buying one.
I purchased a digital copy of Ogre Battle a while ago but haven't gotten around to playing it yet.
I buy my casual games, or games I missed from previous consoles/gens digitally, but I usually prefer physical disks for my consoles. I'm a collector, and I like to have the physical collection to display.
Besides the infrastructure issue, another hurdle for an 'all digital' gaming future is the bandwidth caps. Here in Canada, I know that major ISP players like Rogers Cable limit customers' bandwidth per month and charge overages when that bandwidth is exceeded...
Sacrifice? Hardly. It was a sound business decision, since it allowed them to reach a far more attractive price point for launch.
Both MGS and FF are appeared on multiple platforms to begin with. The PS4 didn't lose anything.
Did Sony ever say they wouldn't charge for online MP with PS4?
I doubt the XB1 will have mass market appeal out of the gate. The price barrier is a concern for families, and its TV/multimedia integration is US-focused.
MS needs to show consumers why they would want to have an XB1 with its added Kinect 2.0. In the US, they can stress the TV functionality. Globally, they need to stress the games.
There's no doubt that the XB1 faces some hurdles, but it's too early to call a winner in yet. I think the race may be close in North America, given MS' strong fanbase in the U.S., but globally, Sony will have a strong advantage given that the XB1 is only going to release in certain markets in 2013. The XB1's TV integration is basically a U.S.-only proposition. Other countries may get similar services, but if Netflix is any indication, the difference in service between regions ...
Generalizations are stupid. It would be like me saying, "All men only play mindless FPS games." Is that true? No.
I've been gaming on consoles since Pong was released. I play the games and genres I enjoy, just as every gamer does. I'm also over 35. Just because you may not know many female gamers doesn't mean we aren't common.
And just so you know, my Skyrim character is a male Nord. I prefer playing male protagonists, given the mal...