Somehow I missed that this was coming so soon. I mean this sincerely, Switch is an awesome way to go back and play games you missed the first time around. I almost bought this when it initially came out but ended up passing, but now with the ability to play it portably, I think I'll give it a shot.
Not sure why this machine gets so much hate. It's not like the "but it has no grafficks!" people were really going to shell out for a 500 dollar Nintendo consol...
I guess what I'm saying is that "what made the originals tedious" to many people is what the hardcore fans want. By doing a Kickstarter, the fans were able to get a game that would never be made today. Sure, that's at the expense of mass market appeal, but I really don't think the fans just wanted them to make Shenmue III into a Ubisoft game.
It was never going to be big, but Switch probably would have been a good option for Japanese consumers.
I like how everyone is really pushing the narrative of "Shenmue III didn't sell huge numbers, we're so shocked!" This game was funded via Kickstarter BECAUSE IT IS NICHE and every relevant person knew as much at the time. A studio that knew their game was never going to sell big connected to its small hardcore fanbase via Kickstarter, got funding, and made a game FOR THEM. They have since delivered that game to that hardcore audience.
Seriously, it baffles...
Exactly. There just aren't key Xbox exclusives like there were last gen (and like it looks like there will be next gen).
I was thinking about this, especially with how good of a deal Gamepass is, but when I think about how big my backlog is already between PS4, Switch, and PC (I don't even have a great PC, so I'm talking older stuff), coupled with the fact that there isn't any key exclusive on XONE that I'm dying to play (I'm not a big Gears fan; it was fine to play at a friend's house back in the 360 days, but it wouldn't jump in front of my backlog), it just doesn't make any se...
@darthv72
Lol Felix brought it up. Why do you think everytime there's an article about PS4 sales, someone has to say "nuh uh, this is the number sold to stores, not to consumers!" as if they are breaking some major story. Number 1 this pretends not to know what we all know, which is that units sold to the store will be sold to consumers within a few weeks, so there is little reason to distinguish. Number 2, it's obvious to everyone that Felix (or whichever...
Sorry Xbox One isn't as popular as 360, but you'll be okay.
It's inexplicable to me that they went through the trouble of putting out a VR headset, only to be super lazy with one of the key parts of the experience by reusing controllers from the ill-fated PS Move rather than designing new controllers. PS Aim solved this for FPS games, but aside from that PSVR is very limited as a result.
I guess the Stadia launch is bringing back memories of other failed consoles/services.
Good because we like bad competitors to do badly in competitions.
Glad to see this pointed out. A lot of people on here are in denial about how poorly it runs ("Ignore all the video reviews showing significant input lag. It runs flawlessly on my connection."), but none even try to justify the business model.
Lol too bad we've seen the video reviews that show insane input lag.
I hope Remedy can last that long. They have to be one of the most underrated devs. They don't quite have the same 3rd person magic as some of Sony's first party, but they're a few steps away.
Your music/movies comparison doesn't work. Aside from the remarkably obvious difference of input lag, major streaming services in those areas (Spotify/Netflix) have actually moved toward allowing downloads in addition to streaming. If Stadia had that, I'd have no problem with it (I don't buy into or care about the "we need discs" argument).
@CrimsonWing69
As other people have exhaustively explained already, there's a big difference between streaming as an option, and streaming as the exclusive way games are delivered. I don't own an Xbox, but assuming I did and I paid for Gamepass, obviously I'd choose to download the games. At that point, if I also have the option to stream a game to my phone, while the experience is likely to be laggy, it doesn't really limit me in any way.
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The crazy thing to me is that they didn't even try to be competitive with what is arguably their most relevant competition (Game Pass). Obviously some are against subscriptions entirely, but for those who are persuadable, Game Pass is leagues better as a value than Stadia, which requires subscription payments and individual purchases.
And the "well you have to pay for a console" is not even that strong of an argument for Stadia, since the upfront cost is $130...
Hoping bad ideas fail, and celebrating when they do, does not equal wishing the company or it's employees death. Google has many good products and services, and I have no issue with their continued success in those areas.
Lol the silence from the "this is the future of games" and "aren't more options better" people on here is deafening.
Lol if the Lockhart rumors are true, the floor for 3rd party multiplats isn't going to be as much higher than this gen as we initially thought when just considering PS5/Scarlett.