I also agree disclosing the odds is helpful info. I do think the ESRB rating (in the U.S.) for games with loot boxes, aka 'paid chance mechanics' should not be labeled as E or T but rather should be labeled M.
I don't think it is just that consoles are using SSDs this is considered ground breaking. People have been putting SSDs in their PS4 for years. It likely that the SSD is not using the SATA bus as the bandwidth is limited. I suspect it is either using PCIe bus and / or some additional cache mechanism to pre-fetch data. That said, PC use of drives such as M.2 PCIe SSD drives is somewhat common now.
I haven't viewed or read any KFG content since Colin left. Have no plans to go back.
It seems to me that since the advent of Game Pass, the quality of games which are offered free with Gold has diminished significantly.
I am in the U.S. But N4G has readers from all over the place. I think it would be a good practice to include the region. I know I appreciate it when someone denotes EU or US in the title. It's not a big deal to click I know, but is a nice courtesy.
As for gov't regulation, be careful of what you ask for, you might just get it. I strongly dislike loot box mechanics. I am nervous about where gov't regulation will take us through. Such well-intentioned government rules don't always bring the results you foresaw.
You mean "Journalism". Don't forget the quotes. :)
Fail is ambiguous. I doubt Google will make money for years from Stadia. I am guessing Google is will to take losses for some time to get a foothold in the market. Will the service thrive? Perhaps with the candy crush crowd and other such consumers but likely not with the existing traditional gamer market. I have no interest in owning or using Stadia myself. I can easily see a future where Google will insert advertisements in their games. I won't be spending my money on their offering.
Reported for what? Reported for making a comment?
Fewer subscriptions in my life are preferable. Everyone wants their perpetual hand in your wallet every month. It's like death by a thousand cuts. I pay for PS+ but that's it as far as gaming goes. I'll just buy the games outright if I like them, usually waiting for a sale price. Why keep paying for a game in perpetuity?
Make use of the mute feature if someone bothers you. Oh I just realized the article is on Kotaku. I should have known better.
This game will be a Day 1 purchase for me, regardless.
I think companies look at it as a loss leader. Take a loss on the hardware to gain a customer in their ecosystem. They probably expect an increasing amount of digital sales from their stores and can make up HW loss over time. But till the price is announced this is merely speculation from pundits.
My Switch is a solid second console for me. Would I choose it over my Pro or PC. No. But, relative to the Wii and Wii U days, I'd say winning back hardcore gamers it is. But it is not winning back 'hardcore' gamers at the expense of other consoles. I think the Switch is great considering it is a hybrid console / portable.
Well Sony didn't allow EA to supply their own subscription service on their platform at the time.
As long as I can still just buy individual titles and play them on my PC or console then I guess I don't care. But if the content is only available via a subscription I guess I'll likely never play it. The subscription model is not my preferred method to play games.
They will not be the last consoles for a variety of reasons.
" It doesn’t matter how many consoles Microsoft sells when you can get Game Pass on PC or stream the games on any device."
If you believe that is true then why is MS even investing R&D money into producing yet another new console? If consoles sales mean so little then why did Sony sell so many consoles? Clearly, someone out there wants to buy consoles. MS would love to sell more consoles. It is important to them. They are just failing at it compared to the co...
N4G's bias is merely a reflection of the general user base percentage of the marketplace. Many more people are Sony PS fans right now. So you are likely going to see more PS favorable comments. Windows central on the other hand is a site dedicated to MS Windows. So if the site has a bias it would be one dedicated to a particular platform. N4G has Xbox, Nintendo, Sony, and other platform tabs. It's just a fact that many more people prefer PS right now compared to Xbox.
I think it's going to be a great game. I like it that it is 'different'. Interesting story, innovative mechanics, and not just the same ole same ole shooter. Very much like MGS, which made you think and plan a tactical approach. The goal is not to just kill everything but to survive and aid others. It may not be everyone's cup of tea but at least it's fairly original.