Obviously its stupid to say graphics DONT MATTER - that's why no one is saying it. However, I think we can all agree that improvements in graphics are becoming less important and less noticeable. The jumps from NES/Master/7800 to SNES/Genesis to Genesis/PS1 were HUGE. The jump from PS1 to PS2/Xbox was pretty big. The jump from PS2/Xbox to PS3/360 was decent. The recent jump is moderate.
Think about it. You have the PS3/360 sitting at 0.3 Tflops of GPU power. That g...
It didn't. FH2 sold 366k. You can't just randomly leave out 360 sales. The developer makes the same amount of $$ on both copies.
If you are trying to make some kind of console war flame bait statement I'll come back with FH2 sold 266k copies on an install base of under 6mm and DC sold ONLY 356k copies on an install base of ~12mm. So FH2 was 50% more appealing to XBone owners then DC was to PS4 owners.
Low level API's are very difficult to program for. They require the programmer to do a lot more resource management - which used to be done by the compiler. Particularly DX12/Mantle which focus on increasing parallelism so that weaker 8 core CPUs can compete with stronger 4 core CPUs. This takes a very deep specialization - and smaller studios just don't have the resources to keep tons of specialists on staff.
The reason MSFT, Nvidia and AMD/ATI came up with APIs l...
I want a custom looking, 1GB Halo:MCC bundle with special edition game pads for $450. That would be THE system seller.
@UGO - You don't drop the price to $400 because MSFT is in the business to make $$ not loose it - like Sony. They made $500mm of profit in the gaming division last Q. This Xmas season that will be over $1 billion. Sony will beat them in sales (Im guessing 4-5mm Xbones + 360s this Q vs 7-8mm PS3/PS4) - but Sony wont make a dime off it. 2 days ago Sony...
Sorry - not on my list for PS4 or XBone (or PC). I have for PS3 and haven't played past maybe 25%. Just couldn't get into it. I really don't like games where I am forced to play a character someone else has already filled out the entire backstory for. I want to feel like I am who I want to be. Ideally I like an Elder Scrolls type setup, where I am a blank slate and can highly customize my looks, background and skills. I will settle for something like Dragon Age - where the c...
No he wouldnt. You see last Quarter the game division made $2.5 billion of revenue and $500 million of profit for MSFT. Sony made $5 billion of revenue off PS4, but LOST MONEY. They have lost money since launching the PS3. See MSFT is a BUSINESS. They only make console to make $$ for shareholders. SONY is a tech company that makes cool products, but they are a freakin mess that is on a downward spiral towards bankrupcy. I don't think the CEO would like to be the head of a bankrupt ...
They made $2.5 billion of revenue and $500 million of profit last quarter in a non xmas quarter. The profit margin is up from 10% at launch to 20%. Last Xmas they went from selling ~$1bbn To >$4bbn. This Xmas will be $7-$8bbn and they could do $1.5bbn of profit. Sony hasn't turned in a profitable quarter from Play station since the PS3 launched. Of course MSFT will keep investing in Xbone. It's Sony that can't afford to invest in PS. MSFT spends $4-$5 billion a year on C...
The Japanese are in the midst of a massive economic collapse that is only going to get worse. We are going back to 300 yen to the dollar over the next 5 years. This is driving yen denominated food and fuel prices through the roof. So they are going to be smaller and smaller players in the game market from here on out. If I'm MSFT I don't launch a X box 4 there.
Not sure the N4G community is the best place to complain about being bullied. The Sony trolls on here are ruthless..
Xbone fans are understandably curious to see how many were xbone vs 360 (Sony tolls don't care because they'll just say shipped isn't sold - as if MSFT is just filling warehouses with dusty Xbones) Anyway, I'll give you the answer in one second - but first I want to point out to the Sony trolls that MSFT's gaming division did $2.5 BILLION of revenue and made $500 million of gross profit in A SINGLE NON XMAS QUARTER. That's more profit then they made last year in the ...
Should it exist - only if it's good.
Should it be allowed to exist? Who gave any one the right to dictate to the world what games can, or can't be made?
PC master race gives Xbone and PS4 a hard time claiming that they are FAR behind PCs compared to 360 and PS3. While technically right they forget 3 important things. When the 360 came out the games looked (and played) horribly. I had GUN, Condemned and PD. GOD awful games. DR3 and F5, COD and BF - much better launch. Secondly, highend PC gaming is MUCH more expensive. You didn't have $1,000 Extreme edition CPUs. You didn't run 2 or 3 cards that cost $1,000 each in SLI. Finall...
Yeah the SSOD and white PS4 are both really sexy. Lots of people bought the PS4 Destiny bundle, partially for the game and partially for the system. And lots of people have been waiting for the SSOD bundle, partly for the game and partly for the system. I'd like a white Xbone, but I already have a normal one. Not gonna waste $300. My next pickup will be a PS4, but I don't need another copy of Destiny. That game sucks. Maybe they'll have a Blood borne bundle - but that won&#...
This just proves N4g is full of Sony fanboys. If you were gamers you would want these games as soon as they were done, or you would only want them delayed to make them better. Instead you are plotting how to make Sony sell more machines then MSFT. As if they need help. Other then a few weeks around MCC launch, Sony will outsell MSFT.
I used to build PCs back in the 80s. It's just a lot easier to work a few more hours and pay someone else to do it. If you don't make more then someone that builds PCs for a living, you probably should go back to school instead of playing games.
Since it's AI that's holding this game back why not put it on Azure and have the Xbone run at 1080p/60. #nomorePS4parity.
Sataya said MSFT has been investing $4-$5 billion a year for the last 3-4 years on cloud servers. Obviously Xbone gets access to a small portion of that - probably what they can't fill up with search, cloud storage and office 360 etc... The Xbone use of the cloud has mainly been to support server infrastructure to ensure you don't have the BS issues DC had. Also for digital distribution and streaming entertainment. So far it's use in games has been limited to AI in F5 and FH2....
Does DC look better then FH2? Maybe by a tiny, tiny bit. If FH2 a better game? Yes by a VERY LARGE margin. Question answered.
It will happen, but I don't think it will be till 2016. MCC was in the works 2 years before Xbone launched. GOW collection probably started sometime mid this year when they saw all the MCC enthusiasm. Maybe mid 2016, and GOW4 for xmas?
Silly Sony trolls.
AI for hundreds of NPCs is what is holding the PS4 back. MSFT should put it on Azure and run the game at 1080p.
#NoMorePS4Parity