A lot of pieces coming out like this right now. Seems to be a consensus amongst media that Sony has responded in the best way possible to Microsoft.
OXM gotta spin whatever way they can, I guess. Xbox One has a respectable line up, to be sure. I think Nintendo's is actually the strongest, though. Hard to beat 1st party Nintendo.
They could've done more, I think. It's a win if you think of E3 as something that can be won, but there's always room to do better.
RRP for games has actually been £55 since the launch of Modern Warfare 2 - Activision were directly responsible for the increase - and that was up from the previous RRP of £50, which has been around for most of this generation. UK retailers don't charge the full RRP because the market won't bear it.
I actually think F2P is a smart direction for fighters to go, but Killer Instinct is a 90s relic. It's going to take some real work to make it relevant again.
Perfectly plausible. Anarchy Reigns would be a first step towards it. As long as it doesn't detract from the campaign, I don't see any problem.
Twitter is a real cesspool sometimes.
It's not exactly unreasonable to want more female leads.
We knew from the unveiling of the Xbox One that this was true. Tt least, it is within the context of the console market, which is what Tretton will be talking about.
Pachter's insight is primarily geared towards business folks so doesn't always resonate with gamers. I think he has the right of it here, though.
This is pretty tragic.
And of course, rather than changing their approach to games development, they'll just engage in different PR campaigns and devise smarter talking points.
Alas, the Indies themselves don't seem to agree.
Eventually they'll stop re-announcing it and put it out. Eventually.
Seems a bit of a risk, actually. It's not like Deadly Premonition played (or sold) brilliantly. Certainly one of the few genuine surprises at the show.
Certainly reflective of the confidence they seem to have in the box. A mistake, to be sure. How bad it is will be shaped by Sony's announcement. Entirely possible - as the article speculates - that both companies could get this wrong and damage the industry badly.
It looks like a decent iteration on current gen shooters. Not the massive departure I think many expected. Reckon that nailing the control will ultimately be what determines if it sinks or swims.
Poor guy. Not the dumbest thing to happen with this conference, so it's not going to take on any traction on the level of Giant Enemy Crab, at least.
Turn around time's actually pretty respectable. Suspect there may end up being delays in there, though.
Not a chance. Games cost a great deal to make, particularly at the start of a new hardware cycle. More likely they go up, since prices have been stagnant instead of rising in line with inflation.
Reading between the lines: "having said that, we strongly believe in the freedom of choice and voting with your wallet" makes their position as clear as possible: we makin' bank on this, so don't care.