I hardly doubt they will stop charging for their live service with the 720. It's has proven to be lucrative for them.
Good will working with developers is not some BS archaic form of DRM. Working with devs making it easier to release on to your platform is what is needed and making the tools available for your particular platform readily available.
If these RUMORS have truth to them, then many gamers will shy away from the Nextbox. Always online or connected is never a good option. Previous and current games with those DRM restrictions has proven that its a problem.
Just reading through the comment section of that site. Almost as bad as YouTube comments.
It's only Tim Rogers, move along nothing to,see here.
Don't worry EA will spin this with their usual bullshit!
It's called being a system seller. If released on the vita it would sell many units in Japan. As for the west, i don't know.
Don't worry more dlc and megaman will save them......oh wait!
So let me get this straight. They set the standard, the 360 infamous for having cheap rubbish parts which caused it to RROD for a big chunck of its lifespan. Lets hope they don't have overly cheap components again.
I love building up my games collection. Second hand games are great if you're on a budget. But what also usually happens is that the value of new games drop really fast. So i usually by the game new after a few weeks.
When the second hand gaming market feels threatened the related retailers usually spell doom and gloom for the console market almost as a threat, because its a threat to their business model.
What i do find worrying is digital prices on the ...
Yes well done MS for making such an amazing product, where many users had to purchase your product more than once because of a certain RROD.
Last I checked I wanted a gaming machine. I fear that MS is treading into too things and forgetting what made the Xbox a success. I really hope the do announce some good first party titles for the 720 and new IPs, and not overly focus on other functions like tv integration, streaming services, social aspects or kinect.
Games first, all that other shit last!
oh snap!
Somebody just needs more clicks for their site, nothing to see here!
Claiming the MS have already lost without even announcing a damn thing. Currently just rumours flying around. I am usually quick to shoot down MS, but only when I see the facts. This author is pulling things out his ass and making assumptions.
As for the PS4, it's more developer friendly, and Sony forging better relationships with devs as well, also pretty good specs, which I see develop...
Good luck with that!
Yet developers are fully behind the so called outdated next-gen consoles. Overpowered gpu for cow clicking games is overkill.
There is probably a better wealth of games on the 3ds than current high spec phones and tablets. So spec really doesn't mean all that much when a far more inferior hardware can provide much better gaming experience than high powered tegra chips. Also i bet when eventually games like bf3 which high fedility get mobile releases, battery life will be...
Last time i checked Sony sat and talked with various devs and asked what they wanted and how to make things easier for indie developers to work with them and develop on the ps4.
As aposed to MS you do what the hell we say!
Being selective across the board is not how they should be. Just compare how behemoth is favored and treated to retro city rampage developer was on the Xbox.
If you haven't played the game, then don't make assumptions on something you have no personal experience on.
With the disaster that was Dragon Age 2 and shitstorm surrounding Mass Effect 3's ending they should be.
In terms of the category of the worst gaming company, then definitely yes!