Apparently a lot of the emulation problems were software problems that they managed to fix. (keep in mind that the review units sent out at the end of August still suffered from the issues. If anyone bothered to re-review it in October, they would have the fixed one)
Because it's "Nintendo." In the echo chamber he's talking about, in the gaming circles, Nintendo gets a pass at everything. Something that's a flaw on other systems is suddenly no big deal on a Nintendo console. So I think it is prudent to still wait and see how the actual world is reacting.
As he pointed out, DOOM apparently isn't selling well. Ubisoft had great success, but then they a Mario game. Nintendo is having success with their typical Nin...
Absolutely. It would take two things to get them into the lead again, things which may never happen again and which luckily for Sony both did in 2013. The first is that MS has to release a truly new generation of hardware. The second is that Sony also has to release a new generation of hardware at the same time. Only by resetting both platforms to zero is there a chance MS can catch up.
People like to point out that PS3 eventually caught up to XB360, but that's because...
Yes, of course. The only reason the Call of Duty games were successful is because everyone thought that AM General was licensing the likeness of the humvee to Activision. I think in an actual trial, a lawyer should just ask everyone if anyone had ever heard of AM General before. Once nobody raises their hands, the trial should be over.
I can't believe how expensive this game is on Switch. It's kind of a fun game, but not for what they're charging.
Refering to your reply: It seems that the smart move then might be to not promote the X and instead use it as a comparison model to actually sell more S's. You have the best of the best for $500 OR you have something almost as good with all these incredible services for only $200. When you put them side by side like that, it really makes the S look like an incredible bargain.
You're right. But all of that is also mostly true with the XB1S at half the price. And even then, that hasn't helped it gain marketshare. Hell, for the last 6 months the top console has been an underpowered handheld from Nintendo.
I get that it's more powerful. I get that it does "true 4K" (sometimes). I get it's better than the competition. But how does "games look slightly better" convert into this thing being a game changer? I always had a hard time telling the difference between 720 and 1080 in games. I know I can't tell the difference between 4k checkerboarding and native 4k. So even if you're just comparing the XB1X to the XB1S, what makes it worth twice the money?
In all fairness, the site is called "One Angry Gamer." Can you really expect anything positive coming out of something like that? It's really kind of stupid actually... I mean, if you're always going to be angry at video games then maybe you should find a different hobby.
I've heard nothing but praise for Bound. This month actually looks pretty interesting to me.
I don't think games have ever been cheaper. You can get games for $100 or you can get them for free. You can walk into a Gamestop and pick up games for the X360 for just a few dollars. There has never been so many ways to play at so many different price points. And if you think $60 is too expensive, wait a few months and it will surely be much cheaper.
I would say it's an incredibly mediocre game that borrows Zelda aesthetics to bring in customers. In the end, it's nothing like Zelda and not even that much fun to play.
I was a Genesis kid growing up, so I have no nostalgia for any of the SNES games. But what really drives how on how much nostalgia plays a part in these games is that I've since purchased a number of them on the Virtual Console and yet I can't bring myself to finish any of them. Super Metroid is fun, and while I'm sure it was amazing back in the day, today it's just an ok game. I played it for about an hour and have never gone back to it (and the original Metroid was an obsess...
I'm confused which generation it's in. Wouldn't it be Wii U/PS4/XBX1 and the Switch would be the start of the next generation?
Well, you can't have Spyro or Crash in the US because of licensing problems, so the list is pretty pointless.
But what you're counting on is that people can tell the difference between native 4K and checkerboard 4k. Most people can't. They can, however, see the difference between $400 and $500.
A lot of people would like to think that the Allies were rushing in to stop the Holocaust, but the sad fact is that nobody really knew about it. It was a surprise when Allied troops found these camps. When questioned, the people who lived in local towns knew nothing about them. I had a friend in high school whose grandmother lived in one of those towns and she knew there was a military base nearby but not what it was for. And how could she?
Stopping the Holocaust was a Go...
Why is a popular product that a lot of people wanted but few people could get going to be manufactured again? Why does Polygon write articles that clearly don't understand how the world works?
Nintendo did say it was a limited time product... after it had never said that for months and promised to sell even more of them. Le sigh.
I've been playing this game and I have to say... it isn't fun. It isn't even all that good. I wanted to really like it, but it's just so bland. Maybe Switch owners are just eager to buy something but since this is also out on a console that offers a ton of choice, it's at the bottom of the list. If your game sells better on a system with a 3m install base than on a system with a 65m install base, then maybe there's something wrong with your game.
Lucasfilm wants to micromanage everything when it comes to Star Wars. That was one of the big problems with Visceral's now-canceled Star Wars games. They couldn't change the look of anything without a sign-off from Lucasfilm, which would take weeks. They're the bottleneck that is going to keep any good Star Wars game from being made.