@JamesBroski
I really liked 1 (especially for a launch title), and 3 was fantastic. 2 was a pretty big disappointment to me. Unfortunately, people stopped buying them, and even though 3 was awesome, it didn't sell well, so I don't really blame them for moving away from the series. It's kind of unfortunate that Insomniac is going to have to make licensed games to get their name out there in a bigger way, because I like their original IPs (yes I know most people have heard ...
@Eidolon
Not the same. Using equipment or tools made/owned by a certain company (i.e. the company that made the paintbrush or canvas) does not give that company rights to your work. If Woody Allen builds a camera, and I use that camera to make a film, I would have the copyright to that film. Unless, of course, that film is an unauthorized sequel to his film Annie Hall, in which case it would be a derivative work, and he could claim the copyright. My question is based on the idea tha...
Is it "their digital intellectual property" though, or is it Bethesda's?
This article assumes that mods are the intellectual property of the creator, but what is the support for that? Creators of works have ownership over derivative works. If I write a story about Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Leia Organa, it is irrelevant how original the story is or how much work I put in; Disney could claim the copyright, because my story is a derivative work. Mods are pretty clearly derivative of the game they are based on, so technically Fallout 4 mods should be Bethesda'...
I know it's cool to say the older ESs are better than Skyrim because too many "bros" found out about Skyrim and made it "mainstream," but can we not pretend that Daggerfall belongs in the same category as the other games? It was absurdly big, randomly generated, and empty. The game would have to be completely remade to not be terrible by modern standards, and at that point Bethesda might as well just focus on Elder Scrolls 6, since they'd basically be making a new ...
@Septic
You are trying to turn this into a fanboy issue (how shocking), but the reality is that the critics of the Scorpio strategy are also criticial of Neo. Heck, if in large part Scorpio is used just to make 4k versions of games that run identically to the x one versions, that may end up being way less disruptive than Neo. Scorpio is just in the spotlight right now because it didn't leak as early or as often, and because it's official announcement was at an E3 press confe...
@S2Killinit
"I find it funny that you are saying the exact opposite thing that many are trying to say while both you and them are claiming that there is nothing to be confused about."
Exactly. Some people think it's "freaking simple" that Scorpio is the next-gen, while others think it's "freaking simple" that it is just 4k version of the console with no exclusives of it's own.
By the way, here's a lin...
That wouldn't make any sense though. The changes to RE are designed to get the series back to the spirit of the original game; that just requires different gameplay design now than it did then. No one would find a fixed camera game with tank controls and pre-rendered backgrounds to be tense or scary anymore. It would just be frustrating to play. If the next entry in the Uncharted series (if there is one) feels as tired as RE6 did, then maybe a logical evolution would be necessary.
Give them a break. This Polygon editor is probably having an existential crisis about liking a game on a PlayStation platform.
The same day Spencer said that stuff about Scorpio only being for 4k, he also said devs can use the extra power however they want. If this is true, it totally contradicts the idea that the games on Scorpio aren't going to be different than the Xbox One versions.
@MCTJim Is it? Because in one interview with Eurogamer, Spencer said the Scorpio was only about 4k, there would be no advantage to it on a non-4k display, there would be no Scorpio exclusives, and that Xbox One owners would get the same games. In the same day, in an article on Gamingbolt, he said Scorpio is not just for 4k, and that Devs can do whatever they want with the extra power. But both of these things can't be true; either devs can use the extra power and make exclusive/expanded g...
It is okay for games to evolve. Mario moved from 2D to 3D. Elder Scrolls moved from a ridiculously large, randomly generated world (Daggerfall) to much smaller, but methodically designed worlds. Fallout switched from a top-down perspective to First/Third person. Diablo now allows for direct control of characters. In Madden, you can no longer throw a pass through a player's back and have them still catch the ball. Call of Duty used to be a World War II series. Metal Gear Solid used to have...
It seems like single games are "system sellers" a lot less often than they used to be. I doubt many people will buy PS4s just to play this one game, but I do think that the knowledge that a Spider-Man game is coming, in combination with games that are out now (like UC4 and Overwatch) and other games that are coming soon (like Battlefield 1, No Man's Sky, RE:7, and Horizon, as well as annual games like COD and NBA2K) could help push people towards upgrading to PS4 from PS3.
Mario is one of the most iconic characters in entertainment too. Heck, Master Chief was ten years ago. Just because a character reaches a certain level of popularity doesn't mean everyone somehow deserves to have the games that character is in. By your logic, every game featuring a popular character should be a mobile game, since that is the way most people would experience the game.
Sony makes great titles when they publish them; would you rather have a Spider-Man game...
@Foxtrot Would you really want to play another GOW game like the others, where Kratos' character development is pretty much limited to him just being mad and seeking revenge, and the game is basically just over the top action? Because it seems like most people got tired of that (see Ascension's sales compared to GOW 3), especially after 3 was such a logical conclusion to that whole character arc. Even apart from GOW, how many games of that type are coming out now that are selling mill...
Games change though. Originally Mario didn't have 3D models. Should Mario 64 have been a new IP since it wasn't 2D? Resident Evil 4 changed the series significantly, and it is considered one of the best games in the series (and one of best games of all time by some).
@slate91
That idea still contradicts much of what he said in the interview with Eurogamer. He said games on Scorpio are going to be the same as games on Xbox One, which means devs can't use that extra power to make bigger worlds etc., compared to what they could on Xbox One. However, I feel that they are going to keep the message murky for the next year or so, because if games really will be different on or exclusive to Scorpio, that could kill One sales for the next 18 months.
http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...
This interview explains that Scorpio is basically just a 4k Xbox one. It says there won't be Scorpio exclusives. Apparently the goal of Scorpio is to run games in 4k at the same frame rate they run in their normal resolution on Xbox one. So really it is more Sony who may be screwing fans with Neo, since that may actually run ...
He directly contradicts this in an interview with Euogamer you can read here: http://www.eurogamer.net/ar... In this interview, be clarifies that Scorpio is for 4k, and there will be no benefit unless you have a 4k display.
I can't believe someone just complained about games being "reskins," then praised COD in the same comment.