Letdown big time. At least add the first two FINALLY this week to BC to make up for this.
Dense like their heads.....DOA.
After MS pathetic showing they have already won imo. The x is waaaaaay overpriced and will be the nail in the coffin for stupid Phil and Co. Sony should drop the Pro to $349.99 just to really obliterate any hope MS may have in their collective heads. Sonys games will look waaaaaaaay better and more photo real as well. Sod 2 looked like crap with choppy character animations and crackdown looked terrible. Days gone looks like a real next gen zombie game and God of war will make all the Scorpio ...
Im thinking Scorpio will have a tiered price plan like usual with MS products....$399 entry level up to $499 with bigger HDD. Just a guess. No $399 price option and they will be slitting their throats cuz Sony is KILLING them globally AND will give the PRO a price cut to $349 to combat the Scorpio.
Ive heard rumors MS will be at the MS press conference and be the ones actually GIVING the press conference which will include of all people.....Phil Spencer!?!?!?!?! Can you actually believe that shit???????!!!????!!!????!!!!!
NFS is and has been dead for a while now. Looks like they want a burnout hybrid with this game like some of the others they tried to push on fans. 2005 MW and 2006 Carbon to me were the last two good NFS games and I hope that MS will enable them at least thru BC on the XB1 so I can enjoy them again at some point cuz the new wannabe NFS games they keep putting out are just a sad excuse for the series.
Nice to see MS secure a new partnership like they used to. Game looks cool and should be amazing on Scorpio as I am sure they will push the hardware even more due to the partnership showcasing the power of MS new machine as the BEST PLACE to play.
I just wanna know if this like the first games has the dreaded 'REQUIRES INTERNET' just to be able to play....hopefully it does not. OFFLINE SP CAMPAIGNS are STILL the best and most fun as well as giving a game more value as opposed to paying full price $60 for a MP fragfest which seems to be what most of these companies want to try and sell cuz its easy and cheaper for them and they make more profit by not investing as much into the game with a good narrative.
If they are smart and have learned from their terrible 2013 launch they will have a $399 option and a $449 option. Anymore than that and they will completely destroy ANY chance they have of gaining momentum and at least trying to take back North America. They are so far behind PS4 in sales that selling at a loss is what they must endure to try and gain some market ground. They are in NO position to be dictating a higher price than $399. I dont want to think Phil and Co. are THAT BLATANTLY STU...
Failing? It's just a feature that allows certain gamers to potentially play certain older games they may have enjoyed on older hardware before. It's not meant to be the defining aspect for the success of the console now but it does add to the overall value by at least having the option to do so without charging for it like the competition does. An extra feature that your not being charged for is always a plus and never a minus. Do not see how some people just will not recognize or und...
Nice title on the article....probably should have read. 'What people are missing on the point of backwards compatibility'........eith er way BC is a great addition to have in a feature set of a console and anyone who try's to downplay it is an idiot because it isn't costing anything by having a free feature that allows you to play well made older games you may have liked last gen on your newer console and at your leisure.
Of course they are wrong. Common sense dictates that a free feature is always a welcome addition wether you use it a lot or not. Just haters hating that's all. If Sony had the capabilities to do it the same way they would be getting praised for it by the biased media and the fanboys and everyone knows that. Sad they had to try and fabricate data that was nowhere near the truth in terms of how popular and widespread the BC feature is used on the Xbox One. The truth usually comes out sooner...
Maybe when Ubisoft stops with the shitty INTERNET REQUIRED crap to play their mediocre games things will be different. That is why games with a REAL story and an OFFLINE SP campaign are and always will be relevant and keep games alive as opposed to online only games which loose their appeal especially when something else comes out thats better or more fun and then they spiral to an abrupt demise.
It was a poll not an actual study. Sony has a service which offers BC but they charge you for it as opposed to MS who offers it for free thru XB1 hardware emulation. PS4 has made a nice profit for Sony and gotten them back in the green BIG TIME so why would they want to cut into that profit margin by giving things away for free when they can just charge for it? Having more options wether you use them or not is ALWAYS better ask anyone in life.
He is 100% correct and only an idiot would say 'Oh...I dont want it even though it is free....' Sony wants to charge you for BC thru PSNOW so they can make more profit for the PS division which is its own entity now and driven purely by profit. They are doing well and why would they want to cut into that margin by giving users BC for free? Think about it. So thats why their PR and others are going on about how they dont feel its a worthwhile investment...yet they have a service that ...
Propably because they charge their users for BC with services like PSNOW or remaster and RESELL you an old favorite so they can make more profit as opposed to giving it to the users for free like MS is doing with XB1 BC.Having choices and options is ALWAYS better and having BC, wether you use it or not, is still better than not having it. Only a hater will argue that for obvious brand loyalty reasons.
I smell bullshit in this article trying to downplay the whole BC thing on XB1. PLENTY of people are using it myself included on a daily basis for certain last gen gems. Just look at the sales of the newly added BC titles like BOPS 1 and 2 and others when they drop. They are off the charts on places such as Amazon, etc. Misinformation at its finest.
Whats he gonna say? THey do not have the ability in the hardware yet to do it like XB1 does so he has to make a strong case against it. They do have PS Now and it offers their version of BC for their users but its nothing like BC on XB1. At the end of the day Sony has made Playstation very successful again and it is turning a nice profit for them and the PS4 is having PS2 era success. Sony has invested wisely and is looking at the bottom line in everything to keep the profit margin going thei...
So much for the large PS4 install base dictating devs to make sure Sony's platforms get priority over MS and gimp the Scorpio versions of games performance wise as I have heard and read from so many Scorpio/MS haters out here and other places. Its common sense for a dev to WANT to showcase the BEST possible version of their game on the most powerful hardware from the console space. Glad to see them all coming forward and admitting they will be doing this now.
Agressive????? More like PASSIVE. Sony will OWN MS this E3. What a joke of a show for MS. $499 is the BIGGEST mistake and not even ONE SINGLE NEW IP?!?!?!?!?!?! I guess Phil and Co. are more than happy with their sub accounts and BC additions because in terms of new original IP's that would have helped to sell their new hardware....they are lacking BIG TIME! Xbox One XTINCT......DOA due to MS stupidity and blindness as to what the core audience really wants......good NEW IP's!!!!!!