Japan do have one of the best internet networks in the world, far above those (afaik) in the US and Europe, so this isn't so surprising in that context.
If a 10 year old can comfortably fly a plane with a mouse in World of Warplanes, then it's not a flight combat simulator ;).
Because post-apocalyptic survival-horror and sci-fi arcade shooter are soooo in the same genre. Halo is good, no two ways about it, but it's just another AAA shooter - I'm glad I've played it, but I'm just as glad to have played Metro 2033, MAG, the Killzones and the Op Flashpoint games (although the Op Flashes were rough around the edges, but were more my style of shooter).
Halo doesn't need 'killing', any more than any other AAA game does - ther...
Aye, great to see more balanced conversations in the gaming space. Hopefully Sony'll be able to follow suit (they've been generally better than MS in the past, although MS seem to have settled down a bit) and we can have a bit more friendly competition rather than all the explosive, inflammatory rubbish we mostly see these days.
+1 - I really dislike when the companies take swipes at each other. I know it's a highly competitive industry, but while I like the PS3 to the 360 (noting that both are great - if you can't have fun on either, try a different hobby) some of the things Sony have said in the last little while are pushing the boundaries. MS i hardly as pure as the driven snow either, of course.
More quality comments from platform holder executives like this - bring gamers together I sa...
@ tubers
I have to disagree there - Uncharted and Gravity Rush were two of my favourite games last year, and they were up against a bunch of PC and PS3 releases. The Vita is, imo, the best handheld gaming device yet made, with a great range of games (it's limited compared with the PSP, PS3 or 360 of course, but that's what you get).
The big issue is that developer support dropped off heavily after launch, but Sony have been drumming up indie and othe...
Disagree here - I think it will get a mixed reception, like most pieces of hardware. Gamers and Playstation fanboys will be all over it, PC, Nintendo and Xbox fanboys will be in hard denial. Same story as pretty much every console released to date, just swap the various fanboy groups around ;).
The problem with using a mouse/keyboard (and particularly a mouse), is that it takes what is ostensibly a sim and then gives you the most casual-friendly, un-sim way of controlling a shooter (the mouse - wonderfully accessibly, but even less sim than a gamepad). Add in the digital movement controls of a keyboard and you're driving a military shooter with an input device designed for working with spreadsheets. It's perfectly possible to have a sim running on a gamepad (ArmA 2 did it ...
You could easily get around those commands - take a SOCOM/SOCOM 2 approach to radio commands and most of the command-like actions (SOCOM 1/2's squad commands were for some elements just as detailed as those in ArmA), and use sensible toggles for the rest (ie, R2 +, or L2 +, and so on). It's easily doable. Tbh, that keyboard-heavy approach to commands looks clunky and unintuitive for PC, let alone console.
Exactly Trenso - while on a good rig (noting that many PC rigs used for gamer are no more capable than current-gen consoles) BF3 will clearly outshine PS3 or 360 versions, there's often extra work getting PC games to run (and then there's Origin...), wheras on console it normally just works.
At the end of the day, hopefully it will be a great game on both platforms.
Well said Reverent, yes the PC version has more bells and whistles, more players, and runs smoother and prettier if you have the rig for it, but BF3 on console is a lot of fun as well. These PC elitists......
Half life and Half life 2 were single player games - I'd say BF4's multiplayer will have the distinct edge on them ;). Not sure about Counterstrike or BF2, but we won't know until it launches.
Totally disagree - plenty of issues with PC, and I'm looking forward to it on console. Reckon there's every chance it'll be a great multiplayer game on all systems. Am in 'wait and see' mode on singleplayer though, after BF3's somewhat disappointing effort.
It's actually a fair bit of work, and without the right research you can get chips that aren't compatible with your motherboard. Just because you've spent your time building up that knowledge doesn't mean some gamers might prefer to spend that PC-building time gaming instead ;).
I think it varies - I've had more failures from our PCs ad laptops than consoles in my experience (and have had failures from both). Not getting a 360 at launch probably helped though ;).
He may have been commenting on reliability of performance though - PC games have a much larger range of potential problems when running (just go to any 'tech issues' forum of a PC game) than console games, because of the multiple hardware and OS (eg; Win XP/Vista/7/8) iterations...
Given that most high-profile PC games are also released on console, I presume you mean you'll be sticking to more hardcore PC gaming like flight sims and grand strategy? Or maybe you're more of a facebook games fan? Or maybe you'll just be playing the same IPs you dislike with a different piece of hardware?
Don't get me wrong - I'm a PC gamer, and I actually play the types of genres that are only found on PC (grand strategy, old-school RPG), but I'm...
Well said Snookies - 'tis deffo a crazy article (well designed hardware at launch - haha!) Microsoft has numerous enthusiastic gaming fans for a good reason. They're not my cup of tea personally (I don't mind Halo, but I can get most of the rest of the 360 'exclusives' I want to play on Steam ;)), but suggesting Microsoft should back away and leave its fans is a bit silly.
@ Logic - the issue is that the strength and consistency of these rumours (multiple sources hinting that they're true, and generally being consistent with each other) generates a poor emotional association with gamers. Humans are emotional beings, and MS is letting this rumour set them back before they've even started. It's downright odd behaviour.
Haha - I rarely get 60fps when playing PC games either - remember, _most_ PC gamers (just check the Steam Hardware Survey) do not have GTX680s or HD 7850s. Hell, even with my new GTX 660 Cities in Motion only does around 30fps on large maps, and the Witcher 2 is about 45fps.
There's PC gamers, and then there's a small group of tech-focussed, highly invested PC gamers with rigs that pump out insane resolutions and frame rates. I'm a PC gamer (as well as console),...
This is right sad - I've always preferred the PlayStation consoles to the others (although I've often had some of the others as well, and currently have a PS3, 360 and PC), but I want _all_ gamers to have a good time, no matter what platform they're on.
I have no idea if I'll eventually get an XB1 or not (will depend on their exclusives, and it wouldn't be for a few years) but I was still saddened by MS' ham-fisted reveal and approach because I know mi...