Rare games was purchased by Microsoft in 2002 so it should not be a surprise that all games that are owned by Rare can be made for the XB1.
Of course any game that was on the N64 that has Nintendo IP will definitely not be ported to the XB1 or even the PlayStation for that matter.
In many respects this is not that different for Sega owned IP classics appearing as a collection on the PS3 and XBox360.
Why would Sony release a slim version of the PS4 since the console is fairly small to begin with?
Sony will over time release a more energy efficient console which in turn will be cheaper. A so called slim could be produced but please no top loading like they did with the PS3. Personally I have always liked the front loading it IMHO looks so much more professional.
VCR's have been around since the early 1960's and it was not until the release of Betamax in 1975 followed by VHS in 1977 that the domestic use of video recorders started to become popular.
From the 1980's you could get fairly small (relatively speaking) VCR's although many were quite large.
The dimensions of the XB1 (sans Kinect and power brick) is (LxWxH): 13.1" x 10.8" x 3.1" / 33.3cm x 27.4cm x 7.9cm while some front loading...
The problem you find with User Interfaces is the fact that not all users will like it. Now if you have an easily customised UI then pretty much all users will like it.
Of course you always have detractors no matter how customisable a UI is.
The UI is for the game "Driveclub" which really is dependent on the game designer. What I really want to see is the UI for the PS4 itself not what a particular game's UI looks like.
At one stage Microsoft tried to own the Internet and pretty much everyone gave them the binary four salute.
The bottom line Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony don't own the Internet. Sure they own their own servers but the connection between the gamers house and the cloud servers is dependant on many other factors outside of their control.
As a Professional Electrical Engineer with over 30 years experience in the IT industry the words "Voodoo Magic" a...
You really have to ask the question "Will the so called 'cloud' server(s) be running for a particular game in 5 to 10 years"? If it isn't then you're game is effectively dead or maybe it came with a single player mode.
Sure single player games don't get much benefit from the so called "cloud" unless it's for DLC and extended maps but that single player game will still be working in 5 to 10 years.
Of course this begs...
Personally I use Fedora 22 as my operating system of preference since it does everything I want and more. It also costs a grand total of $0.00 legitimately. Of course you do need some technical knowledge to install a Linux based distribution (in my case 30 minutes) but it has become so much easier over the years.
You are quite right not everyone can make MS Windows 10 but then again why would you want to?
There is nothing wrong with using the so called cloud (aka "Remote IT Services") for games however the "cloud" is not some secret sauce since it is fully dependent on the Internet and it's latency. Basically if you have Internet problems then the "cloud" is useless or degraded.
BTW. Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony don't own or control the Internet. They only have control over their own servers.
PS3's even new are not that expensive and games are still being made for it. Sure many games are 720p however they still look so much better than games made for standard definition TV.
For the PS3 you can get "Heavenly Sword" and all of the "Souls" games fairly cheaply especially if you get them second hand and a second hand Bluray game plays just as well as a brand new one and since Bluray disks have a very tough anti scratch coating second hand ones ...
Both of those games still look great on my HDTV when played on my BC PS3. In fact except for a few games (three to be precise) all of my sixty PS2 games play fine. The three that fail only hang or crash at a specific point in the game and unfortunately that is at least over ten hours in, sigh!
My BC PS3 is the PAL version which is a mixture of hardware and software emulation. The NTSC version is hardware so just about all PS2 games will play.
The problem with PS1 games is that pretty much any PS3 can play them while only the first release or FAT PS3's can play PS2 games.
Playing a PS1 game on a large screen HDTV is not that great since the picture appears to be very grainy although the gameplay has not changed.
Playing a PS2 via a backwards compatible PS3 to a large screen HDTV is IMO acceptable since it it a bit like watching an unscaled and smoothed DVD and of course the gameplay is the same...
And costing about the same price. Battery life is about 2 to 3 hours unless you plug it into the charger.
Also Sony's projector has an aspect ratio of approximately 2.7:1 which is sort of better than Cinemascope (2.4:1 aspect ratio) compared to the pico's 720p (16:9 aspect ratio).
Still it is always good to have competition.
The device is just shown with the PS4. In fact you could use anything that can connect to it's HDMI port such as say (gasp horror) an XB1, or a PS3 or a WiiU or even a smart phone.
Sure the price is about that of the PS4 but find a projector that has similar specs and size.
Would I get one? No I wouldn't since I already have a large screen HDTV and I don't really care for projection devices and I am quite sure many, but not all people would agree....
It's going to be interesting for ROTR releasing in November this year. If Microsoft think it will be a system seller they really should send their marketing people back to school.
Basically for any game to be a system seller you need it to be bundled with your console. The problem with this is the developer is either going to loose or make very little profit unless they are compensated by the vendor of the console and in that case the vendor looses or makes little if any ...
It sound like you have never played the original Tomb Raider. Dual pistols don't cut it they just annoy them.
And if you want a dragon why not play the original Tomb Raider II.
She does kill off allot of endangered species though. Of course they do make the silly mistake of thinking her as an easy meal.
Not everyone likes JRPG's or even RPG's for that matter. From what I can gather FPS's including tactical shooters and sport games seem the most preferred gaming categories although for me and maybe for you I have no interest in them preferring Action/Adventure and RPG's instead.
@TwoForce
>> Oh my god ! Stop with this article.
Why? I am enjoying the popcorn :-)
The interesting thing in bringing out games throughout year is that you get new games sales at premium prices when the game is released. When the holiday season comes around those now older games can be discounted and/or used in bundles to sell consoles which in turn maximises profits.
Bring out new releases during the holiday season and there is a very good chance the developer will not maximise profits and if used as part of a bundle I hope the console vendor provides compe...
I did a quick search and low and behold even the original PlayStation supported a mouse and keyboard. So does the PS2, PS3 and PS4. Of course to use the mouse and keyboard you have to play a game that supports them.
Sure the people who like FPS games normally prefer a mouse and keyboards, however you can also get joysticks and controllers that may work with a multitude of PC games including FPS's.
Basically using a mouse and keyboard, a controller or joys...
While I do have a backwards compatible PS3 all PS3's can play PS1 media.
It probably wouldn't be that difficult to produce PS1 and PS2 emulators for the PS4 however how many people still have PS1 and PS2 media?
I am not sure but does the PS4 read CD's which is the media of the PS1? If it can't then there goes PS1 backwards compatibility. I know it can read DVD's which is also the media of most PS2 games (there are a few that are CD and ha...