I'm gonna put something out there: our image of the "general society" is actually a bit of a cliche. More people are tolerant of and actively play videogames than ever thanks to Apple and Nintendo. Barring sensationalist pockets of hate, and certain high profile tv networks/newspapers, I'm not convinced that us gamers really have as much of an image problem as many of us think.
Erm, seems like you didn't notice the phrase "first step." Morpheus is awesome, but again, this partnership is much bigger than just Xbox!
Hardly surprising. Titanfall really nailed traversal in ways that few shooters have, especially in terms of fluidly linking jumps and grabs with parkour. Sadly it was a bit skinny at launch and the matchmaking issues on XO really hurt for a few months.
@Mr Pumblechook: It's more about the PC side of things, I think. The XO stuff is a bonus, but the native Windows 10 and DX12 compatibility is the main thing here. Also, did you read the article? It's not just about Xbox One by any means and everything you say is actually in there.
Yeah agreed, and I think that's the point of the piece too. Once you look past Xbox it starts to make sense, though bundling it with the XO controller really doesn't!
At launch it won't support true Xbox One VR. As explained in the article, it streams 2d gameplay footage onto a virtual screen in front of you, in a virtual cinema. I'd assume that the Xbox One would need some sort of box to handle post-processing for true VR titles, much like Project Morpheus will.
Agreed. I think that's the point, really. We've seen so little of them that I reckon they were probably just announced a bit early and a lot of people jumped the gun.
When you think it through, I reckon that few people really believed that both games would make 2015.
EDIT: Don't misunderstand me, I hope I'm wrong! :D
That's outrageous. I HATE it when publishers do this. It's a gambit that's only intended to shift a few more copies, much like when Ubi threatened that Beyond Good and Evil 2 would rely on Rayman Origins sales.
Pathetic. More to the point, people would definitely buy a new DMC from the original team (you know what I mean, I know that Platinum/Clover aren't available), but might not buy a re-release of a game they already own!
Yeah man, seems like an awesome way to end the series. So much choice and open-ended decisions! Also, abducting gerbils. Awesome.
Just a bit! The thing about this beta time is that we can make our voices heard on this - and Sony has time to correct it.
Haven't had many problems on my end. Disappearing/invisible plot-critical NPCs are a horrendous problem, though.
Yup. Feel like Nintendo should ramp up the publicity a little bit, but reckon E3 will feature it pretty heavily. So ready for this, deserve a good Yoshi game.
It's about the long game. The technology and infrastructure won't really be ready this gen. They're thinking ahead in terms of what happens down the line - it is their "own future consoles business." But the PS4 doesn't have anything to worry about.
EDIT: from the article: "The operative word being "eventually."
"Which is where we need to get real, though, because PlayStation Now is going nowhere fast and neither ...
Yeah, that or optionally downloading files. Lots of hurdles but that's where it will end up eventually. Sony have got their foot in the door early!
I just feel like I'm opening myself up to more disappointment, but there seems to be a lot of circumstantial evidence in here.
Wow, what a surprise. Gamers pre-order loads of broken **** last year and now want to wait for reviews before spending their money.
Hmm. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
TBH I think most people wait for their favourite streamer tho.
Awesome, always a pain to trawl through the blog post without reviews etc.
Because you just double-tap the Xbox button.
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In fairness, Gamespot's list only includes officially announced games. This article kind of ignores that, even though I agree with the basic premise!
Well said. I tried to make a similar point above but you really nailed it. I don't think that the gamer stereotype is as prevalent as anyone believes.
"Is it possible that anecdotal evidence is not indicative of society as a whole, but rather just anecdotal examples of people being judgmental jack-asses?"
Yup. Jackasses will be jackasses, but that doesn't represent "general society" in the least.