Remedy is the one dev that I'm covetous of as a Sony fan, but I doubt Quantum Break is going to move systems. It doesn't have any casual appeal beyond the graphics & I'm still not convinced it'll actually make it's 2015 release date going by Remedy's tendency for long development cycles. In quality terms I'm sure Quantum Break will be great, but look at SSO, it was very well reviewed but still barely managed to move the needle in terms of units sold. The only ...
Why do people let themselves be fooled by marketing speak? Phil's no idiot, he knows exactly what to say to insinuate that the game will never hit the ps4 w/o ever outright stating it because he knows it's a fallacy. Actions speak louder than words, and to understand the future, look at the recent history: they announced the Titanfall lifetime exclusivity before the ink was even dry on the contract, why would anyone think they wouldn't do the same here? It's the same w/ Dead R...
Red Dragon is a fanboy. Sure, you could spin this situation into some secret low key confirmation for it not coming to PS4 but Occam's Razor is what needs to be brought into it: the simplest explanation for MS' wording of this situation is that they want their money's worth out of their timed exclusivity. Of course they aren't going to come right out and say it'll hit the competitors platform because PS4 owners will just wait for that version & all of those millions sp...
Ryse & Dead Rising are pretty different in actuality though, taking into consideration the history of the games & developers...Microsoft is comparing it to those games to keep gamers in the dark about the true nature of the exclusivity & it's timed nature...I'd say Tomb Raider hits the PS4 w/in at least a year if not less.
I agree it's not anything to get worked up about but it is an interesting portrayal of worldwide spending habits. From what I understand, the PS4 still sold more units worldwide, that Xbox just sold more in the US & UK. Seems to me that this illustrates the reason why Sony's other branches are in trouble these days financially: US consumers have turned away from buying quality & will now purchase whatever's cheapest. Sony products have never been cheap by any means but in ...
I would agree w/ the rest about not having to play the games as they come out & spacing the holiday stuff out through the year, but in this day & age it's almost impossible to avoid spoilers, even if they are tagged knowing that there is a spoiler can be a spoiler in itself. Then as far as mp games, a lot of the community will have dried up not far down the line. Still good to be able to wait until reviews hit & bugs are fixed & prices are lower so I usually try my best to...
I highly doubt there are any secret games w/ zero marketing campaign releasing in the next couple months, or anytime before E3 for that matter...that's just not how it's typically done. MS does have Ori & Screamride coming but if you're expecting much more you'll most likely be disappointed. The MS event scheduled for January is Windows focused, it's not an Xbox event. There could be a showcase on how DX12 will effect games but the chances are mighty slim of anything b...
You make a good point…one of the things I'm wondering about is whether or not Rise will absolutely have to ship Holiday 2015 to hold true to the timed exclusivity. Not sure how these deals usually pan out, but if it's based off of solid dates & not necessarily a year from release or whatever the wording of the contracts may be, every day would be money lost on Microsoft's end. Either way, if it was purchased in order to directly compete w/ Uncharted for the holidays, MS wouldn...
I think you answered your own question in regards to exclusivity w/ Mass Effect, EA bought the ip…Square still owns the TR ip so they can take the game wherever they want when the deal runs out…I can't imagine the amount of money MS would've had to pay to keep that game exclusive for longer than 6 months to a year, but you can guarantee it'd be quite a bit more than whatever they'd have to pay Bioware for a brand new, unproven ip.
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Totally agree, Resistance 3 was amazing & definitely underrated. Love to try Sunset but I'm not sure it can compete w/ Resistance 3 for me, that was some of the most fun I've ever had playing an FPS. I'm optimistic for Battlefield:Hardline as well actually because Visceral killed on Dead Space so hopefully they'll bring some of that story driven magic to the new series
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Yeah now we are stuck between Microsoft, who want to get their money's worth & truly get people to believe that they will only be able to play the game on their platform, & Square who don't want to upset their fanbase from other platforms any further & want to assure that people are ready to buy their game when it does hit those other platforms. Hopefully situations like these will put Square off of making these kinds of deals in the future.
I see a conference like PSX as being akin to a big music festival. It's actually all about the fans getting their hands on early versions of the games they love, seeing panels devoted solely to their platform of choice. E3 & Gamescom and cons like that are mainly geared towards the marketers & retail division, in many cases fans aren't even allowed in. I think every console should have something like this, it's a way for fans of a platform to connect w/ other fans and see ...
I sure hope not. Gaming consoles should be about art & creativity above budget. It's about fostering good relationships w/ devs first & second party, helping them to take risks & create new experiences. These third party titles would exist no matter what & Microsoft & Sony would simply be buying bragging rights and name cache, not actual new creative content. A bidding war helps no one other than maybe third party devs. This bidding takes money away from console servic...
I totally agree…what I've taken out of the PSX & Sony's recent output is a dedication to craft, quality, and artistic statements. A game that can unexpectedly hit you right in the feels is always a memorable experience, and as a primarily single player, story driven gamer, that's exactly what I want out of a game. If a game as small & simple as Monument Valley can instill a sense of wonder then the sky's really the limit on what gaming can be this gen, and Sony is the ...
It actually looks like a shark, mouth open coming out of the water…if you pause when he reads the note, it mentions a shark attack, so I'm guessing there is some kind of Shark lore at play here that ties the mountain into the narrative.
Chances are his brother was also given up to foster parents and they were split up at birth, only for Drake to find out about him during the events of the game or sometime before. It perfectly continues the themes of friends & family that was started in Drake's Fortune & elaborated upon in Deception so it's the logical story progression of the core tenant of the series in my eyes. As an adoptee, I know absolutely nothing about my birth family & unless they ever wanted me t...
Totally agree…it's in pre-alpha & the fanboys are already trying to scream downgrade…Meanwhile the Halo 5 beta is 720p & that's alright & excusable because it's a year from release. And they say the Tomb Raider/Street Fighter deal is bringing out hypocrisy….
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A current gen game that has been "downgraded" will still be head & shoulders above a last gen game on its best day...Tomb Raider will be a cross gen title, and considering that the first one wasn't on par visually w/ the 2nd or 3rd Uncharted games, there's not a chance in hell of Tomb Raider looking better. Uncharted plays better in my opinion & the stories are pretty unequivocally better in every aspect in the Uncharted series. Tomb Raider ...
The reality of the situation and what Spencer "pretty much said" are two entirely different things. Spencer was not referring to investing in the game & its exclusivity, he was referring to marketing the game and announcing the news that it would be PS exclusive. That's Spencer intentionally mincing words in order to keep their timed exclusivity deal under wraps…All of that money isn't as worthwhile spent on timed exclusivity if everyone knows about it. He also said dire...
Not sure anyone can draw any firm conclusions based on such little evidence. Not sure it's more advanced than PSNow but "Advanced" doesn't always equate to better anyway. These services will definitely need to be solid, but at the end of the day they will live & die by their library. If Sony adds their entire library from PS1 onwards, and if they allow for a subscription option, there are simply not enough games available on the Microsoft library to compete. Now if MS wo...