I once witnessed a Gamestop customer purchase Kane and Lynch for 60 dollars over COD4, with multiple people trying to explain to him why COD4 was a better game.
His final reasoning for getting Kane and Lynch? "Yo, this junk got that thing were you can do two people at the same time on one TV?"
I'm not saying Halo fans are stupid, and I didn't say they would think they were getting an FPS. But I DO think many will buy a game without having ANY idea what the...
Blu-Ray really seems to be catching on in the mainstream as of late. DVD's will have a strong place in the market for years to come but I expect Blu-Ray to continue to become more and more popular as interest grows and deals get better.
Might have to jump on this...
Totally agree Mr Bun. Mortal Combat without gore is like Madden without passing.
I'm still unconvinced that a great RTS can exist on a console. Halo Wars hasn't really shown anything to convince me otherwise.
I think the best part of this game will be all the uninformed Halo lovers who buy the game because of the name on the box, only to realize they have no idea what an RTS is. :)
This situation can help explain why I dislike Microsoft so much. Lets forget about what the game in question is, and whether or not you like it. Just think of it like this. Microsoft is not paying money to innovate new games exclusively for their system, they pay OTHER people to do that. They don't innovate, they just BUY.
Seriously, a company pays 50 MILLION dollars just for some DLC, JUST to keep it out of the hands of Sony. That is a valid business tactic, but I hate them for ...
"the systems lack of a deep library (compared to 360 and Wii)"
L.O.L.
So I guess deep means the same thing as "loaded with shovelware for 2 year olds"?
HAHA yeah because free is Microsoft's middle name... ;)
Am I the only person who is tired of seeing every FPS being judged only by its contribution to the genre in regards to innovation? Who cares if there are other games where you do similar stuff, ITS RIDICULOUSLY FUN. Seriously, I have played SO many FPS games, and I think R2's single player campaign is one of my favorites. Yes, I love HL 1 and 2, they are amazing and original, but originality DOES NOT NECESSARILY EQUAL AMAZINGNESS. (Note: in the case of HL 1 and 2 it does equal amazingness but...
Saw this comin from a mile away. Its a solid game but I definitely think MGS4 deserves game of the year.
Either way, what a sweet year for gamers. I'm still swamped with goodness.
Yeah these are the first awards from anywhere that I really agree with. MGS4 definitely deserved GOTY and I'm glad to see it get the recognition it deserves.
Yeah I'm not talking about the Wii at all, only the PS3 and 360.
The Wii is in a league of its own, its not competing with anyone right now, and I don't even like talking about it because every time I do it reminds me of how much Nintendo has abandoned my interests.
The only interesting thing left is PS3 vs. 360 because neither one of them will catch the Wii. Nintendo has demonstrated that they don't want to be part of the video games industry as we currently know it...
I agree with what you had to say.
I really think people are blowing this "console war" out of proportion. As far as Sony "losing", can this type of losing even compare to what happened to the gamecube and xbox of last gen? Is anyone keeping up with the lead the PS2 had on both of those consoles?
With this in mind, the PS3 has only a relatively small margin to make up, and once the HUGE PS2 base can be convinced to buy a new console, many of them ...
I'm confused. Why is there an article on N4G about the PS3 that isn't bashing it? Someone isn't doing their job.
Anyways, I only see things getting better and better for the PS3, and it will be nice when the negative news is an exception.
Ok honestly the reason why this game is not selling well is very obvious. How much did this game get hyped? None. And how many other hyped games came out just weeks before it? A lot.
It doesn't matter how good a game is, if it comes out right after gamers wallets have just gotten owned by yearly goodness, its not going to sell very well. Now I think Valkyria Chronicles is a great game and I think I will get it when the price drops.
I'm not saying I like how this who...
Yep Conan, and while you're whining about how bad home is, I'll be enjoying it, and discovering all of the cool things it has to offer.
2005 never looked so freakin good.
Can't wait!
A "good" experience LOL.
Big Boss laughs at your ignorance.
Ahh, New York.
I was wondering why you were so obnoxious.
I find it really funny how Sony makes money whenever SE games sell, even for other systems. Sony owns 8.26% of SE, which means big money when their games sell.
Check it out for yourself: http://www.square-enix.com/...