Everybody keeps telling me how PSN is sooo much better, yet it is so much harder to schedule a game with my friends. Especially friends I don't communicate with outside of the online gaming community.
How the heck does PSN people schedule a game?
On XBL, I jump in to the party and when a spot opens up or my friends finish a game, they let me know and I jump in. That makes online gaming with friends sooo much easier.
Can't do that on ...
Depending on what Nintendo does in the future, but I think SmartGlass already extends far beyond what Nintendo does.
Of course Nintendo has one benefit which is it is standard on all consoles sold and the fact that it has more games built "more" around the Wii tablet controller.
There is a big difference between this approach and PC. The main one is the PC path is riddled with nasty incompatibilities and pretty poor overall user experience.
There is no reason this upgradeable console can't have games that are still backwards compatible with the Xbox you bought and at the same time compatible with the upgraded part.
That means the developers only have to test and optimize the game with two versions of the hardware as opposed to g...
@gaffyh:
"I don't even understand how the lag is possible. It has 1GB of system RAM for God's sake!!!!"
It's easy! It's a company that has little experience writing operating systems. Nintendo has never been stellar at making cutting edge software, and the OS is one of the most advanced pieces of software ever made.
Nintendo is really an entertainment company that dabbles in technology and not the opposite.
and customers unhappy.
So far, super large patch sizes on Wii U OS and now super frequent updates with no repercussion to developers.
I can see Nintendo hasn't learned anything of their competitors. There is a reason why there is a price tag on patches, and if I wanted a PC experience, I would get PC with current technology.
I put up with console gaming, despite PCs better performance, because I don't want the headaches that comes w...
To put it in perspective, Gran Turismo isn't as popular in US as it is in Europe. Think Halo popularity in Europe is similar to Gran Turismo popularity in the US.
So you are basically comparing one's strong region (GT5) with a a weak one (Halo 4).
@papashango:
Yeah, and CoD sold even better than Diablo on its first day. What is your point?
I don't think any other console exclusive has outsold Halo this generation.
@Abash:
"Damn didnt know they had all that money stowed away"
On the contrary, it means Sony is aching for some cash and therefore selling bonds to obtain money.
On top of it, Sony's debt rating is recently lowered near junk status:
http://www.gamesindustry.bi...
I wouldn'...
Hate to sh!t on somebodys parade, but October and November are big big sales months. That is when manufacturers channel stuff.
Just a thought....
@Chitown71291:
"The price still hasnt hit the sweet spot, which is $199. The 360 has been at the price point for a while now, and the PS3 is still able to keep up. If Sony was at the price, its obvious who would be the market leader."
To be fair, for only $50 more which is less than the price of a retail game you get quite a bit more than the Xbox 360. In almost all measures the PS3 provides far far better value than the Xbox 360, which is surprisin...
@Voxelman:
Rage isn't full 720p at all times, it is in fact dynamically adjusting its resolution to attempt to maintain frame rate.
Point being, nobody else has done a 60fps second game at full 720p of that caliber.
@Computersaysno:
"You need to read the article nukeitall. Black Ops 2 certainly doesnt manage 60fps half of the time especially on PS3, and it isnt 1280 x 720 its 880 x 720 which is only two thirds the re...
Tell me anyone else that has gotten an FPS with 60 fps in full HD 720p that looks better than CoD?
Just FYI: 60fps has less than half the time to render on screen what a 30 fps game has.
@Blacktric:
Whoaaa! PS Vita is nearing Xbox 360 numbers in Japan.
That is not good. Sony better do something quick otherwise, the competitions platform will continue to eat up your market.
It is probably because PSV isn't that big of a target, because the possibility of profit is pretty small with the current user base and the trajectory of the platform.
@3-4-5:
I think this is a great time to buy ATVI. ATVI is one of those rare companies that have delivered great games on established franchises repeatedly.
This is just the gaming industry cycle, and it will go up when new consoles are released and the industry is back on the uptick.
Buy low, sell high!
@swishman:
It sure looks like it! BF3 didn't seem to do much to MW3, and now Black Ops 2 is doing even better despite all the hate.
Go figure!
Can't wait for my copy in the mail....
Xbox 360 games in general doesn't have very many bad ports.
Actual users disagree, they think it is great as evident by the review score giving a 4.3 out of 5 stars.
https://play.google.com/sto...
@lastofgen:
I was referring to the people onthis site and its vile hatred!
"Sony - In some Finacial Situation - Keeps on giving to the core community and stays true to it's gaming roots - Is hated on and everything they do is exaggerated into big things to make them look even worse"
Because the core community is actually satisfied with MS, and only zealots thinks otherwise.