This makes no sense from a financial point of view. Backwards compatibility with PS1 and PS2 physical discs isn't going to sell anymore PS4's and Sony isn't going to make any money on the sale of old PS1/PS2 games. So why are they doing this? Maybe sometimes companies do good things because it brings them good will even if it doesn't help their bottom line.
Pachter needs to print that phrase out and put it on a frame on his desk. "I don't get it." That pretty much sums him up for me.
I get the feeling that Michael Pachter was a two bit financial analyst who gained a form of micro fame when he chose to focus on the games industry. Now he thinks he's smarter than he really is and gets high on that so many people care what he says. The fact that he has a show called "The Pach Attack" tells me everything I want to know about the guy.
Like the kids over at IGN he's more obsessed with boosting his own celebrity than reporting anything useful.
The oled may be a selling point but that hasn't caused it to sell in huge numbers. The 3DS has a horrible screen and it sells great.
Personally, while I like the screen on the Vita, I don't think most people would be able to tell the difference unless you put them next to each other. The slimmer profile, better battery, standard usb connector and (hopefully) lower price will more than offset the slightly less great screen.
The state of Nintendo is that they have always made game consoles that were closer to being toys than computers. We older gamers grew up playing Nintendo and now we view those games with a bit of nostalgia. But kids today are more and more playing games on iPods and tablets. Nintendo's main market has moved on to something else.
That's a generalization of course, but mostly true.
Remember when Nintendo's tag line was "Now you're playing with power!" because their systems actually used to be powerful? I wonder when they decided to ditch that strategy.
I predict Journey will come to PS4 and PS Vita.
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Right now March is Titanfall and Infamous Second Son.
Sony needs to learn from the mistakes it made releasing Tearaway on the worst possible day ever. Releasing Borderlands 2 in March would have meant it got drowned out by the bigger releases. I think maybe something around late May/early June would be better if the game is ready.
2K responds by saying that the post was a mistake and the date listed is not correct. They're obviously making it clear that you should not get your hopes built up for a March release.
He was heard last year, just not as the lead character we've come to know him for. He had his role as the Penguin in the Batman games and he was also in The Last of Us. Deadpool was a thing. And he does a lot of voice work for animated shows.
The real winner here is Troy Baker. Bioshock, TLOU, Batman Origins, that guy had a hell of a year.
After playing through AC4 I noticed all the Joan of Arc references and thought they might take it in that direction.
I just finished reading the interview with Pachter in GameInformer. Not only does he not really know what he's talking about, but he's also a huge jerk. He was really condescending in that piece.
As a parent who did buy his daughter a 3DS, it's not so much the non-threatening nature of Nintendo but rather, it's where the games are for kids. All that stuff that I would consider shovelware, ie Barbie games, Lego Friends, Monster High, is all available for the 3DS. Theres nothing remotely close to it on Vita. Tearaway is a great game, and my daughter thinks it's fun, but that's one game.
The fact is that with the game library right now, the Vita is f...
The VitaTV has a lot of potential, and if Sony does things right, this thing could be huge. But if they do it wrong, they're screwed with it.
They released it first in Japan because that is where the Vita is strongest and other streaming boxes haven't really penetrated yet. But it seems to me that the real appeal for the VitaTV will be in the western markets after they've patched in Remote Play and Dualshock 4 support. Then once PlayStation Now is up and running, it bec...
The fact that they don't include digital sales means that in general, these numbers are rubbish. I know I buy way more games digitally now than on disc, and I'm sure I'm not alone.
Didn't he say last year that he was going to resign if Nintendo posted a loss? And then after they had the loss he didn't resign? I seem to remember something along those lines happening so it doesn't surprise me he's not willing to leave now.
I'm as American as they come but I think putting so much attention on sales in the US is not a good thing. These are products that are sold on a global level and the people who sell games for these platforms do so to a global audience. The perception that the 360 blew away the PS3 is only true if you only look at US sales, but then you'd fail to realize the PS3 won the worldwide competition.
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