I disagree with the notion that the 'hardcore' market will automatically grow smaller simply because the casual market is growing larger.. the overall pie got bigger, not cut into smaller pieces.
Far more often than not games geared towards either group fill entirely different needs that would not negate the need for the other. More people playing Angry Birds on the go does not equal less people playing Call of Duty at home, I have yet to see a plausible argument that...
Because not everything is an originally priced $500 24-inch TV with an unacceptably high rate of failure within the first month of purchase.
Yes, "everything can break", but expectations of appropriate quality and reliability scale with the pricetag. There is a distinct difference between a several hundred dollar TV typically breaking in a matter of years and a matter of 'weeks', there is a reason the price is less than half what it used to be.. and it isn&#...
I agree, you can't play mix and match with Team Silent's original way of telling the story and expect to come out with the same intended vision.
It's like re-releasing a book and cutting out a sentence here and chapter there, it would be corrupting the author's intended flow and backstory, possibly leading to main key points being lost in the process that you wouldn't realize until after the fact.
@RedDeadDestroyer - Context, especially in a game like Silent Hill, can certainly affect how scary a scene is.
An example is ofcourse the Maria character. If someone new to the series were to walk in on a scene of her with no clue of her backstory, should would just be another character in an inconsequential scene.
Now.. if they were told that she was an exact double of the main character's dead wife with a different personality, as well as given some o...
I completely agree. The backlash from critics towards gamers despite the legitimacy of their anger is unprecedented.. there has not been a day that has gone by since ME3 released that I have not seen a few "professional" game critics taking swings at anyone who dare vocalize displeasure towards it. I keep seeing their rants about how complaining gamers are insatiable, childish and suffer from various entitlement issues.. but from my view though, the highest amount of immaturity surr...
My sentiments exactly
@Dude420
Alright this isn't heading anywhere, whether by intention or not you seem to be missing the main points I was trying to make(especially in relation to actual topic at hand). So to be a bit more "specific" I'll quickly summarize a few points and be done with it:
1) The "x" number of systems is only referring to the estimated price of the triple-SLI rig reportedly used to run the demo and that specific rig 'alone'.. ...
@Dude420
The only thing laughable in this discussion is how badly you cherrypicked my comments, ace.
The 1% comment was referring to the fact that the demo was using THREE GTX 580's among other top end components. '1%' may be sarcasm.. but how many people do you honestly believe are going out and buying triple-SLI gaming rigs with the highest end nVidia card right now?
Also, for the sake of the argument I was using the $200 XBOX36...
You're stretching quite a bit to even get as low as 2x conclusion though.
For example, using a $250 PS3 with included hard drive, wi-fi, and free online is around 3x cheaper than the lowest end gaming PC range you referenced.. a range that while still certainly serviceable, will certainly not "max out every game" or likely have features such as Blu-Ray.
Accessories are a wash between the two, the price of a second controller is less than a dec...
Likely price of the PC that ran the demo = 15x XBOX360.
Not saying the likes of this demo aren't impressive, but gaining graphical advantages such as this by just exponentially outspending on hardware does not impress me in the slightest. High price/performance ratio is what will turn my head.
Critics comparing the power of freshly purchased top 1% high end PC to that of 6 year console nearing the end of it's cycle has always come off as a bad joke to...
Yes, that was the "Wii".. a system that was released under completely different circumstances against overpriced competition. The WiiU will most likely be much more expensive with far less momentum.
It's going to be 2012, a home console in this day and age that will most likely be priced well above the $300 range should have more than 8gb of internal storage, be able to support more than one main controller(especially when its the main draw), and should have bas...
@FunkyMcnasty - +1 my friend.. +1.
"That" football.. for a moment I thought this was going to be an article about something interesting.. nevermind then.
If he was online why was the guy he messaged a XBL silver account?
It was criminally short by Final Fantasy standards.
Actually, a little bit under 5 hours on veteran does sound about right.. just played through it the other day with that time.
Getting the good ending in Castlevania II was also a pain in the ass.. especially in the days when guides were not always easily obtained. Also, getting to and beating Chaos in the original Final Fantasy brings back memories of merciless curb stomping the first couple times attempted.
LMAO
No kidding, with literally the worst iteration of the main series released recently why do people STILL feel it necessary to try and dissect Final Fantasy's from 10+ years ago?
Consoles will continue to have a market because they have been far more flexible over the years than many give them credit for. Today's console is much different than those 10-15 years ago, staying relevant in the process. There are too many that assume the console model will all of a sudden stagnate despite a long history to the contrary.
@matgrowcott - Fixed hardware + closed platform = 'technically' a console, at that point the main difference between a Steam ...