If they look the same people will automatically call them lazy or MS paid to keep them at parity. That is what we can expect on the forums because some believe that the PS4 will be 50% more powerful. However we are already seeing games like Forza 5 run on Xbox One hardware with 60fps and in 1080p while games like Driveclub are running at 30fps and they hope to achieve 60fps. I have no doubt GT 7 will be awesome on the PS4. Launch games don't represent what the hardware is capable of and b...
Maybe GTA V will be coming to Steam?
Why can't we have a choice, why are they forcing us to have it on? I think we should voice our concerns so that they change this. No reason to have this on all the time. This isn't some small light like on the PS3 controller.
@DragonKnight,
"The reason I asked about sports is because it's funny to hear people talk (complain) about people who pick sides when it comes to consoles and yet guaranteed there are more ravenous sports fanboys here. Irony of ironies."
Odd analogy considering sports teams don't consist of 90% of the same roster as another team and consoles don't really have dozens of teams where fans root for their hometown heroes. We have what, one American an...
@dedicatedtogamers,
""microsoft stuck with the xbox business after the poor sales of the original xbox""
"No they didn't. They dropped it like a rock after a mere 4 years. A year before 360 launched, support for Xbox had all but dried up."
You're talking two different systems. They have stuck with the Xbox 360. It's going on 8 years now. They have a new design and the price is still $200. There is still life i...
You will always have your loyalists. It's the two, three years after launch that matters. The loyalists bought the Playstation Vita and now look. Same with the Wii U. That group can only carry a system for so long. Sony lost a big chunk of its built up fanbase from the PS1 and PS2. They could get it back. Or perhaps $399 is still too expensive and so will be $499 for the Xbox One. We don't know.
What I will say is Microsoft is not going to lay down easily if Xbox One ...
@dedicatedtogamers,
"Why should Microsoft get off the hook after just a few weeks, especially after attempting to do something - arguably - 100 times worse than anything Sony did with the PS3?"
You've already said repeatedly that you won't be getting an Xbox One. How is that allowing MS off the hook? Your answer is simple, don;t support them and move on but for whatever reason you want to be right in the middle causing conflict with anyone who doesn&...
@Hicken,
"Yes, actually, I DO know that games on PS3 have DRM. It's called the online pass. And one of its biggest supporters, EA, backed out."
How come you didn't mention Sony? They support online passes as well and haven't commented about if they will do the same on the PS4.
"Now, who's gonna jump on the train this gen? People have already made it plain than they're not fond of it. Why would any publisher risk that...
@DragonKnight,
"Of the above 2 comments, do any of you watch/play sports?"
What does that have to do with this topic? We know you hate the Xbox brand but not everyone does. In fact some people may actually like both the PS4 and Xbox One. I know to some that is unfathomable because for whatever reason a few folks out there think you can only like one and have to hate the other.
"I love how someone that doesn't know a thing about business calls someone out for not knowing a thing about business and then proceeds to regurgitate comments posted on N4G as fact. Hilarious. Keep up the funny stuff."
Isn't that like saying a anonymous member here somehow knows more than game developers about the impact of used games how the cloud can help game developers offload some of the demands from the hardware?
"You mean the Tier 2 country they don't care enough about to launch their newest console in on time? There's no point in Microsoft having a Japanese studio when they don't care about Japan and Japan doesn't care about them."
Wow, talk about fanboyism. Not all systems have worldwide simultaneous releases. The Xbox brand has also gotten Japanese support. In fact we've seen exclusive content so Microsoft does indeed think Japan is still a key market...
"I won't touch on your reasons for liking X1 over PS4 because they are your reasons, but stop buying into "da cloud" hype. It's all hype and no substance. Dedicated servers aren't "cloud power" and Titanfall can be done on even the Wii U with dedicated servers.
Cloud power is, like I've said several times, this gen's "4D, 120FPS, 1080p games."
Isn't it nice to have people here who know more than actu...
"And why does anyone need to know the weight of the dualshock controller?"
Probably due to feedback of the original PS3 controller which felt light because of the lack of rumble feedback.
Why does Apple talk about the weight of the IPad? Gee, some people. If the list is bad then why keep commenting on it?
@Ducky,
"I have used other services, and I am familiar with GoG and have bought games from there as well. I also know that their selection is mostly limited to old games.
If the game selection is poor, it's going to fail at its most basic goal: being a gaming platform/service."
Precisely. You won't see games like Bioshock: Infinite there at least for a few years when the demand goes down.
Steam is much more than just the sal...
I'll have to respectfully disagree, GribbleGrunger. I lost some of my bubbles for going after certain people I thought did not represent this community very well, and still don't. But maybe they do represent what this place is and I'm just too naive to admit it. I find N4G to be lopsided and not representing all the communities of gamers that well. There is way too much of an influx of Playstation fans for whatever reason here. There's nothing wrong with that, I'm one of t...
The system is always recording but I'm not sure for how long. So in theory you could send real reports. They have done things to counter abuse.
http://ca.ign.com/articles/...
"Lavin clarifies that there's no way for players to torpedo your Reputation when you've done nothing wrong, too. "The way that it's built fundamentally...
Agreed. It's too bad N4G doesn't adopt something like this.
It's going to be interesting seeing all the comments on the forums of those trolls whining about how their reputation got ruined while playing Xbox Live. This is what I don't get with people, how they conduct themselves online with others. You often wonder if they would act this way face to face.
The article is about luring people to buy online where games come with DRM. When you buy games like Journey, Fez, or even The Walking Dead on the online stores that content is now locked to your account. Sony and Microsoft will be offering games day of release on their stores. Steam does this too. So what we are likely going to see are items and content exclusive on the digital store like we see with some disc games now such as pre-order or store exclusive content.
The best w...
"$50 for online and free games every month vs $60 for online"
And yet Xbox Live members continued to grow each year when Sony's online multiplayer was free. The PS3 was also $200 more than the Xbox 360 yet it outsold that system every year but 2011 worldwide. However Sony also lost a major portion of their marketshare while Microsoft gained. So we have no idea what will transpire once the new systems come out. Right now the PS4 seems to be getting more positive ...
Don't really like the PS3 controller all that much, the sticks just feel way too loose and the triggers weren't that great. The d-pad and buttons were very good. This new controller seems to be a lot better.