You've missed the point. The author is pointing the lunacy that some other publications are displaying by saying Microsoft "stole" another exclusive from Sony with Metal Gear Rising when the game first appeared at Microsoft's booth. Not to mention, the fact that Kojima isn't directing the game and has already disowned it by calling it a spin-off and saying that Peace Walker is the "True" Metal Gear Solid sequel. The author is saying that MGR isn't an authentic MGS experien...
Gameplay looks pretty good. Can definitely see the possibility for some Co-op. Voice acting needs some work, lol.
To Summarize:
Basically he said they were happy with what they showed, other companies press conferences were "beating their chest too much" (*rolls eyes*), said he excited as a gamer about stuff from Nintendo and Sony, said they were surprised by the FFXIV announcement and it seems like they're already writing the check to get it on the 360. Not much else in there.
F**K YEAH! :D
Is it a big deal? Hell no.
Is it embarrassing? Indeed it is.
Microsoft execs and fanboys alike were running off at the mouth about how "Blu-ray isn't needed. DVD9 is enough." Now they're eating crow by having to justify a "racing game" shipping on two disc.
Here's from G4 of all places when asked what's the coolest:
"This is actually really hard for me because any day I see Hideo Kojima...well, it's just hard to consider anything else cooler than that. Even so, I'm going to give it up for MAG. I finally got my hands on the game and I was, frankly, blown away. They pulled it off. Even though my squad was dealing with its own conflict on one side of the map, I felt like I was part of a larger battle. The gunplay is solid, feel...
Exactly. Hypocrites to the end.
This is where Sony always gets it wrong: The price. I'm sorry but for all the successes Sony have made, they keep shooting themselves in the foot with their pricing. The PSPGo should've been at most $199. Right now it's the same price of the Wii while you can buy 2 DSLites for the same price. Just makes no sense if you're trying to be competitive in the market.
On the other hand, I understand. Piracy has really screwed them in alot of ways and they need to make a profit.
The argument was Direct Download will never work for huge next-gen console games that are between 9GB to 30GB+ of data. (At least not with today's broadband technology)
We're talking about smaller games for a handheld.
It's funny because he said the same thing about MGS4 and we all know how that turned out.
I kinda feel bad for Forza. It looks great and all but it didn't even a full 24 hours to shine before GT5 stepped on it's heart. The "Definitive" racer is here now. PD should be proud of the masterpiece they've created.
Both look good. GT5 looks better. There's no shame in that. Just enjoy the games.
I cried a little when I saw it. Been waiting for this for so long. It's like a dream come true.
While I like my 360, I completely detest Microsoft. It's not that I have any kind of love for Sony or Nintendo but just look at how Microsoft handle the MGS thing. You can tell they don't even give a damn about the game itself or Kojima for that matter. They just wanted the franchise name to be attached to their system and the use of Kojima's image to exploit that. Just rewatch their conference and look at Kojima's face. You can tell he's incredibly uncomfortable even being there. It's never ...
E3 doesn't officially start until today. What Microsoft did was basically the Pre-game show. Now it's time for the Primetime.
I'm actually expecting more. Sony has 2 growing platforms they need to account for this year. We'll probably see at least 2 new IPs for the PSP and 3 for the PS3.
I just hope the PC specs for ME2 aren't too ridiculous.
That's funny, I could've sworn this game was coming to my PC. :D
There will only be Chaos! (GOW3)
Still, people are harping at PS3 fanboys over this Raiden game. Tomorrow, Sony's going to announce multiple Metal Gear games and the Xbox fanboys will try to down play that as well. So it's all tit for tat.
Just enjoy the games you get to play. There's no need to be douches about it.
lol
For the most part, I'm staying out of this. All I'll say is go back and rewatch the ENTIRE presentation and judge for yourself.