It's simply because 'playing games' is universally considered as a childish pursuit. Even games that carry a Mature rating are still thought to be played by kids. That's why games like GTA still attract so much controvesy
I can't remember any other Beta that has garnered as much hype as this one. I'm sure the pre-orders numbers will go through the roof leading up to, and after the Beta. Bungee/Activision (and Sony I guess) have really played this one well. Gamers on both sides are falling over themselves for this beta, everyone already wants it extended. Destiny is probably going to be the biggest launch game of 2014.
The Hype is strong with this one!
Any word yet on if the EU version will be censored again?
@aconnellan
PS3/PS4 users don't get it for only 4 days though, they get it for 10 days I believe?! Is that long enough for you?
Okay, this came up in another thread and I'll post it here, because I think the xbox fanboys are being increadibly unfair to Bungee and to Destiny, and to the new community that they are trying to build.
http://uk.ign.com/articles/...
The documents showed that Destiny was actually suppose to be an xbox exclusive from Fall 2013 to Fall 2014...
You mean The Last of Us 2! :)
On a more serious note though, I'm putting my money on Naughty Dog to again eclipse most other devs this gen.
Yeah I don't think anyone ever suggested that there would be cross gen play with TLOU. It's kinda obvious if they are both running at different frames.
Seeing as we're just talking trailers here, the Dead Island trailer has to be in your top 10 https://www.youtube.com/wat...
shame about the actual game though...
I think the store has improved greatly from what it used to be. I like that they have now added PS3 and PSVita titles to the PS4 store. It was really frustrating going to the store on my PS4 and not being able to search for stuff for the Vita for example.
I'm really tempted to get this digitally, saves me having to swap discs when I want to play Destiny. But how do you get all the swag if you pre-order digitally?
OH! Crap!!! They left that Crucible announcer voice guy... It's was worse than Dinklage's performance and Bungee left it in. C'mon guys, I don't want to be hearing that voice all the way through multiplayer matches! Just add a metallic or robotic inflection... anything but that flat British voice.
...where do I petition for this to get chanaged...
Edit: I'm British myself - Essex boy actually, but man I don't like that voice.
It's not a secret... and it's not a weapon either!
I'm getting the game for the PS4 primarily for the 60fps gameplay in both singleplayer and multiplayer. The graphics are secondary for me. But yeah, either way I can't wait for this game.
@Gh0st
This is the full quote, seeing as your fanboyism is blinding you, let me spell it out.
""The first Destiny game will be available on Xbox 360 as well as “the next successor console platform released by Microsoft,” which the contract refers to as Xbox 720. While the first Destiny game will hit Xbox in fall of 2013, the contract states that it will hit PlayStation 3 in the fall of 2014 after a “joint technical feasibility analysis” that will de...
Well they do say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
LoL - It's only about a year late to the party :O
If I had a choice tho, I'd pick up the Destiny bundle over this and just play it on PS+
I've posted this a few times before in different threads, but it does warrant mentioning again.
Half-Life 2 won GOTY awards in 2 separate years. First when it was originally released in 2004; and again when it was released as part of the Remastered Orange box in 2008.
So there is a precedent for a game to win GOTY twice :)
You have to be honest though, Sony have positioned the release window just at the time. The hunger for a new game will be at fever pitch, and with nothing substantial releasing until September, you have a win win situation for TLOU.
I suppose you are unaware of how Microsoft treated Bungee after years of their loyal service? I suppose you are unaware that it was Microsoft that tried to shackle their creativity and tie them down to only making Halo games. Are you cool with that?
Is Microsoft about supporting developers and giving devs the freedom to create new IP's, because it sure didn't look like it when it came to Bungee.
Bungee wanted to make something new. Microsoft wouldn...
Why does this have to be DLC. Why can't it just be bonus content that is unlocked once you complete the game on Hard or something like that. DLC before a game is even been made. smh!