Putting aside all the MT issues, I never saw anyone identify a reason to play this game rather than just continuing to play wildlands (assuming you want to play Ghost Recon at all). I mean, the consensus seems to be that it's just a worse version of that game.
I think we all expected delay to be a key component of streaming-based gaming.
Price drops are "moot"? That's probably the most significant factor I mentioned. The more Nintendo cranks down the price in the upcoming years, the more people who already have a primary console will be willing to take a "sure, why not?" Attitude towards the switch as a side console (again, not freaking out about power because they already have a primary console for higher end stuff). It's actually crazy that they've had this much success keeping the price for ...
The thing is, I don't think that many people strictly game on the Switch. I think that setting up as a side option, particularly with a staggered launch compared to the other manufacturers, is part of what has made switch so successful.
You really think streaming to a smartphone can replace the Switch? Because it doesn't. People don't want to stream games (look at the reaction to Stadia). I just don't see how people can't see that it's a side console. People aren't buying it instead of PS4, they are buying it in addition to PS4, and I'm sure the same will be true for PS5.
Price drops+exclusives+handheld factor that can't be replicated on Sony/Microsoft consoles. It's surprising to me how many people on here are so invested in hating on switch in comparison to those systems when it clearly is doing a completely different thing.
This goes to the opposite extreme. Is it somewhat overhyped because it is a Nintendo exclusive? Sure. If it had come out with a different title and different names for all the characters, etc on all three platforms, would it have gotten a lower score on average? Obviously. However, it's still a really good game, and obviously not the most overrated game of all time.
I don't really understand why devs don't downgrade visuals as much as necessary prior to release to hit a locked frame rate of 30 (or 60, depending on the game). I'd at least like it as an option. At this point, all games look good enough that I'd rather just take the resolution/detail hit to have a solid frame rate.
I definitely agree with you about GT from a numbers perspective (GT3 sold crazy numbers on PS2, especially, but most games in the series have sold well), but it didn't start a culture of sustained first party success in the same way Uncharted 2 arguably did.
Lol yeah and in the two years before it came out, about every few months there would be an article on here from some low tier site claiming that an insider had leaked an Xbox 360 version of the game, and my Xbox friends would gloat about it (though they naturally never touched Japanese games anyway) and then the article would get debunked a day or two later by Kojima.
Yeah, why people continue to fall into the trap of ditching numbered sequels is beyond me. A proper GT7 in about 2015-2016 would have been huge.
I think they are just designed for a certain audience: that is, people who like difficult combat and want to sink tons of time into a specific game. If you are not in that group, you are probably just going to find them frustrating. I always said that I wished Demon's Souls had come out a few years earlier; if it had been a PS3 launch title (when I had lots of time, few games to play, limited money, and mediocre internet for gaming purposes) I would have played it to death. I'm just n...
I looked at GBA as a disappointment, because I was an idiot kid when I had it and I had no idea how to pick out good games. It's crazy to think how much more fun I would have had with my early consoles and handhelds if I'd have known what to get. I did a little better with Game Boy pocket and PS1, but that was mostly luck or recommendations from friends.
It's not going to hurt games like TLOU 2, which is big enough to be immune, and has a significant buffer period anyway. I could see it hurting a PS4 exclusive that comes out post-PS5 launch. BC should mitigate that effect some, but people still aren't going be as excited for an older system's game, even if they can still play it.
God of War 2 is probably the best argument against this impact, but we have to remember that it came out on PS2 well before PS3 really...
Google can keep it going as a money-losing side enterprise as long as they want. This is not an Onlive scenario where the company depends on execution of the terrible idea. Heck, even with a limited player base, the user data they get may be worth it to them for advertising purposes.
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What MasterCornholio is saying is that, though he hasn't actually used Stadia, he has used other streaming setups that involve input lag, and that input lag will inevitably be a part of a streaming service, and that this alone negates Google's statement here.
Since we are doing analogies, it's as if Google has announced a car using an engine with a measurable max speed, and told everyone that this car will be faster than anything ...
Faster off the market, maybe. More responsive to the lack of consumer interest. Seriously, this is going to flop. Stupid ideas usually result in apathy, but this one has actually managed to generate antipathy.
Yeah I'm hoping they do a few $199 bundles for the fall/winter, just because I want to see how those do at this stage in the console's life cycle.
Yeah, but I like seeing this story because it confirms that to people. Like anytime you see a "xx number shipped" of a game or console, someone feeling extremely clever will inevitably argue "well this is just shipped, many of those units are sitting unsold on store shelves." This story is a great example of the fact that, at least as far as consoles go, shipped numbers turn into sold to consumer numbers reasonably quickly.
Unlike some people on here, I don't hate the idea of an all-digital option. However, to make it worth it, I feel like it needs to be cheaper (as in, it should have already been 200, and the sale should be 149 or 175 or something), and they need to have additional discounts. As in, if your primary console (I use PS4 but I'm assuming XONE has some sort of similar system where you can use your games on multiple systems but one is designated as your main system) is an all-digital version,...