Wrong. Look at how badly those Resident Evil spin-offs sell.
Even ignoring them screwing Kojima, this is a complete bastardization of the franchise and shameless cash grab. This is the equivalent of MS releasing Halo: Football Evolved.
No it won't. You are overestimating the name. It isn't like COD or BF. Plus, MGS fans are more hardcore and more likely to be aware of and affected by things like the lead dev getting screwed by the publisher. It will obviously sell better than it otherwise would have without the name, but it will bomb relative to the main series.
I love how it's become a race to see who can call the other side "snowflakes" first. There needs to be some clarification on what that word means (i.e. does it mean people who can't accept objective facts, like their own race or sex, or does it mean people who get unnecessarily bothered by the first group?).
I don't understand why they are even drawing attention to X1X. Very few people are going to buy it (relative to the numbers buying base PS4/X1S), and the mainstream consumer won't understand what it is. Sony should just ignore it and let it fizzle out.
But it's more fun to ignore basic logic and say things like "the beast."
In a year, probably a combined 110m will own standard PS4 or X1, while maybe 15m will own Pro or X1X. Devs should be focused on the first group.
I feel bad for Darth and Septic, having to run all this defense on every single negative X1X article. Rookie and Gangster Red have totally bailed on them.
This writer seems to be in the minority. I don't understand why MS didn't just wait one more year and then do a true next-gen console. They could have gotten a year ahead of Sony, just like they did with 360. Instead they are prolonging a generation they lost long ago.
The thing you are missing is that the vast majority of people don't care about the Pro either. X1X will run games well, but ultimately it's 500 dollars for a system that plays the same games as systems that are four years old. It's going to be very niche.
I agree. Hopefully between the fact that the slim ps4 is outselling the pro 4-1 (based on Sony's own numbers) and the weak showing/high price of X1X, this mid gen upgrade will be a one-time experiment.
I hope they can make 2017.
Do you get to play as Fatman?
Same. The Far Cry games since have improved in some areas, but have also become far more hand-holdy. 2 had a feel they've never quite recaptured, and unfortunately, no games seem to go for anymore.
Can't wait to see the "this game is dumb because it's about religion and religion is stupid" lefties and the "this game is anti-christian, anti-american, and anti-white" right-wingers argue past each other about this game, just like they did with BioShock: Infinite.
Lol I like how you pretend like "Muslims and brown people as enemies" is a universal thing and fighting Americans/White people is never done in video games. You sound like a writer for Polygon or Kotaku who never plays video games and just regurgitates inaccurate stereotypes. I'd be curious to hear whether you can actually support your position with actual examples or if you'd just generally cite FPSs.
I don't necessarily agree that overwatch is the best example, but I agree generally. As someone who bought the Switch at launch, it's frustrating to see so many devs talk about how much they like the console, only to follow up with how they have "no plans" to make games for it. Right now the system has great momentum, but it will need support to keep that up.
I appreciate their focus, but there are some houaemarque games that would be perfect for the switch. I'll be happy to play them on PS4, though.
Somehow you don't understand the difference between "No Japan Support=No Success" and "Japan Support=Success."
2 million lifetime is not that great, considering the PS3/360 had a combined install base of ~150 million when that game came out. RE5 sold over 8 million with fewer consoles out there.
Yes, it will sell better than it otherwise would have due to the name, but for a Metal Gear game, it will bomb.