Please - no Konami IDs, and PLEASE fix the damage model so its not "headshots r us."
I'd have to agree with Skarlett. "Ooo shiny new toy" shouldn't be a good enough reason to continue giving up bits of your consumer rights.
The very fact that Sony was able to win E3 by simply not imposing DRM shows us how much we've given up since the early days of gaming.
"Microsoft will LET ME loan MY game to a friend!" Say that out loud and listen to how ridiculous it sounds.
Maniac, I totally agree! It's all about good planning, design, and sticking to your production schedule. We shouldn't be shaming people that use Unreal for example, as it helps get your game up and running that much faster.
Bloat is one thing (AC3, RE6), but the general trend is still people want bigger games, more spectacle, and a more polished and refined experience. Eventually something has to give though when it all comes down to it, since no team has unlimited t...
"Games are getting easier therefore cheaper to develop"
Not exactly, as you get into in the rest of your post. Consumers are mostly expecting bigger and bigger things from their AAA titles - higher production values, better soundtracks and voice acting, more intelligent AI, and of course better visuals. That all costs money, time, and manpower. Yes, you can do more with less now - but people still want even more than that!
Woo, looks like I have a launch edition. Better finish up my backlog fast!
I'd argue it's dumb to think companies don't do this kind of thing in the digital age.
New timeline! Fresh start! Hear hear!
Metal gear. It needs a new timeline and a fresh start.
Enough with the cloud crap. Read -
http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...
Nope. If they have similar drm, I'm done. I have a backlog to last me years on ps3.
Sim City - The Console!
Yes. Information.
Parents need to take a more active role in their child's entertainment. Also not all children are created equal. At 14 I was playing mature games and new the difference, and was probably more polite online than most 30 year olds. GG!
"Them" exists on both side of the stupid console war, and "they" will spin until the end of time to support their views. However, this is a time consumers need to stand together and not allow publishers to trample our rights.
Haters aside, it's really, really sad that we've even come to this point though. That we have to jump through hoops just to play games, and not for the right reasons.
Microsoft have created their own problems, not Sony fans. And if Sony follows suit, its proof the industry is focusing on the wrong things!
DC, good post. However, I think the big thing that will keep broadband out of everyone's reach in the US is the currently poor network infrastructure, and the monopolies so many cable companies have on certain areas. Fios and its amazing connections are but a pipedream for someone like me living in LA.
"Says who? Microsoft PR? Every gen is a Reset Button. There is no guarantee whatsoever that the all-in-one approach will automatically be more successful than the gaming-focused approach. This guy is literally inventing concepts out of thin air and calling them fact."
Sadly, expect this idea to be spun into the new "victory" line for this generation though thanks to, exactly, PR. Don't be surprised to hear that it's BAD if your system doesn't h...
Stop treating the symptom and start treating the cause MS.
"I think it got lower score because of series fatigue."
Yup, I've seen "best" written a lot. And yet it also failed to ignite the sales charts. Then people clamor for something new and different to spice up the ailing franchise! But when some experiments are tried that attempt to respond to community demands, people poopoo it for being different, and want more of the same! Then never buy it!
If ACiT was followed up by another "st...
This is ridiculous. Kotaku has a great opinion piece up... gamers need to start standing up for their consumer rights.
The very fact anyone is defending being able to share a game they own with only 10 people and not, say, anyone they want proves how ridiculous the whole thing is.
I won't defend a less crappy policy when it's still overall a crap policy.