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.
@gangsta_red
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.
Because Sony hadn't figured out how to market their exclusives yet. Plus at that time COD craze was at its peak. So "generic high school bro #7," who was the primary purchaser of FPSs at that time (or at least represented a crowd necessary to sustain a playerbase), if he even had a PS3, would have just seen a game like MAG as a "copycat of Black Ops, man."
Not to mention MAG was pretty terribly uninviting for new people after awhile, because it was m...
Hmmm I guess these devs enjoyed Hotline: Miami.
I think you are definitely right in certain respects. I think about ten years ago, GS felt like they had established themselves as the premiere gaming retailer, and they assumed that they could just keep doing what they were doing without consequences. I think they seriously underestimated how many people would be willing to switch to digital so quickly, because the shift was slow in the PS3 and 360 period. I know not everyone has switched, but the share of digital game sales grows every year...
You have to respect them for trying something. Unfortunately, at least in mall locations, I'm afraid parents are going to see those tvs and consoles as a place to ditch their kids while they shop elsewhere (although some kids may be pushed away by many of the stations having old systems) which is not really going to lead to too many people also buying something while they are there (which is and must be the point), and in fact will alienate the target market. This should be less of an iss...
Seriously. These are not specifically-trained factory workers who have been in the same job for twenty-five years and have few options or transferable skills when "the local plant" closes down. Good service industry employees can find new jobs.
@rainslacker
I understand the concept of an upsell where it makes sense (hence the distinction of a "forced" upsell). If I order a burger, fries are a complementary item-it is well understood that people frequently eat side items with the main course of a meal, and fries are a quintessential side item for a burger. In other stores, an upsell can put me on notice of a legitimately useful product.
This is a poor analogy to GS though, because as yo...
You: illogical emotional appeal that obviously ignores what people are happy about and attributes malice where it clearly does not exist.
Me: thought out, rational response putting the situation in perspective.
You: "Just stop..."
Seems about right.
By your logic, people can never be happy about a primarily good event if it had any negative side effects. For instance, if a chemical plant is polluting the water in your area and getting people sick, you couldn't be happy about it getting shut down, because there were probably some totally innocent employees of the plant who lose jobs as a result. The thing is, that is a ridiculous standard; clearly you can be happy about a good event but lament any negative side effects.
It's pretty crazy that some people don't understand the concept of saving themselves from annoyance and hassle. If you can accomplish activity X in location A or location B, but in location A someone is going to harass you and waste your time (and the time of the people in line in front of you), why would you not start doing activity X in location B instead? This doesn't seem like a difficult principle.
They aren't "scary," they are super annoying. Why would I choose to be annoyed when I have multiple options available where I am not? But yeah, keep clinging to your terrible, dying retail chain, and I'll keep using my superior options, and you (or your mommy) can tell me who was right in 3 years when GameStop shuts down completely.
I mean I know many people on here dislike digital, but it undeniably has taken over a much larger share of game sales than it had even a few years ago. (See https://www.statista.com/st... That trend is clearly hurting a company reliant on the physical games market like GameStop. I agree that their policies don't help; if you are sticking with physical, there ar...
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.