THIS is the main reason that Sony doesn't want cross-play in Minecraft, because it could be a gateway to the Xbox ecosystem. As a business they don't want their customer base to be freely offered to Microsoft because those customers may later decide to move ecosystems.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the next Rockstar game. They don't churn games out annually, they take their time - so it's hotly anticipated. But there's NO chance it can match GTA V profits, and it isn't because there won't be a PS3/360 version and saying this isn't a slight on the game! Quite simply GTA V has become a phenomenon. Last week it was revealed that GTA has made brought in over $6 billion and that is more than ANY movie in history. It's a cultural phenomeno...
The amount of comments here will help answer the question.
Giant Bomb, like the UK's EDGE magazine, can be tough reviewers. So that's a great score.
Don't be quick to call a small media outlet fake as there have been retail copies that have got out in the wild.
The same happened with Uncharted 4 - I acquired a copy and released the first ever review on YouTube and awarded it a 9/10. It was technically excellent but I didn't enjoy it any where near as much as Uncharted 2. However the score earned me the wrath of the most extreme fanboys... I got all sorts of comments calling me an Xbot, a PlayStation hater, a fak...
Spider-Man from Sony & Insomniac looks amazing. But I think it’s immature to attempt to characterise a company as ‘the enemy.’ Activision for all their faults being a conglomerate produce the best selling Call of Duty, Overwatch and more. They also released the much loved Spider-Man 2 game.
Yes you should call a company out for crappy business practices like game spoiling micro-transactions - but don’t slamming them is an over-simplification of the issues.
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The PS4 is of course great. Younger gamers who have grown up with it won't know anything else and might dismiss an older generation because the performance doesn't match present day consoles - but it is best to judge the power a console had at the time of release and its impact.
Undoubtedly the PlayStation 2 era is the greatest! What you have to remember is that the PS1 console made strides into making gaming cool and acceptable and then Sony built on its success w...
Whilst more and more people are choosing to buy their games as digital downloads the reasons for maintaining a physical format will still be relevant at the start of the next-gen: having a permanent copy should servers be stopped, easy game sharing, to save on download time/data costs and because some people simply prefer to have a physical copy.
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo would be wise to remember the lessons learnt from the bungled Xbox One introduction that led to such...
Well said brother. I’ve never seen such unified agreement in the comments before!
I understand that a website requires ads, but they are done so badly and obstructively it sours the user experience. Many ads take you away from wha you were doing or reading. When on my phone I will read the headlines, tap one story, then get fed up and leave. There has to be a better way?
@Malice-Flare I think your theory is absolutely right! Microsoft had scored a big win with the PUBG exclusive, the game every PC owner was talking about and PlayStation owners were left empty handed. Epic released Fortnite Battle Royale for free and it quickly filled that gap / especially as it had no competition on PS4. It also helped the game grow on XBO.
Blue Hole studio made a miscalculation in taking the exclusive money from Microsoft because it kept their game out o...
Going from creating games to making avatar clothing was a big change. There was a big window of years in length where they no longer released traditional games. Their talents were wasted. It’s good that they’re ‘back’ doing what they do best.
I wouldn't get too upset by the ports. In the first 8 months of its launch the Switch had two brand new triple-A games released for it, a Zelda and Mario game. Nintendo have confirmed that other loved franchises are coming like Pokemon and Metroid - but they take time to be developed. So what is a good solution is taking some classics from the Wii U and updating them. It had such a small install base so this means there are great games that finally get to be played by a big audience. It ...
THIS is why people shouldn't be so quick to dismiss the idea of Amazon getting into gaming! Three years ago all the speculation seemed far-fetched, now they own the biggest streaming service. Is this free games offer with Twitch Prime their last move? I think it's realistic that they will make more steps in the future.
I don't know two of them! Who is the blonde girl with the short hair and who is the teddy bear with the expression like she's getting ready to stab you?
Look at the patent, notice the name Mark Evan Cerny! This means he's the man behind this. Hopefully he's still partnering with Sony. He made many great design choices for the PS4 so he would be a big win for the PS5 design.
@Septic - why do you have to always be so immersed in the hardware wars?! The PS3 install regular userbase is much less then it used to be. Ubisoft’s recent sales figures showed last-gen games are less than 5% of their total game sales. So if Sony will stop supporting PS3 & Vita and probably give more support to PS4 and PSVR then that makes sense. Also ONE YEAR’S NOTICE is very reasonable. People who have a longer subscription are likely so invested in PlayStation that they own a PS4...
What a great month! Ratchet & Clank looks gorgeous on PS4 Pro and Bloodborne is hard but good - I sold my disc copy before I completed it so this will be good for me!
You have to be realistic, they are the only publishers that can afford the licence and be able to put together the massive manpower teams that can produce these games.
The only alternative is that after the EA deal is over, Disney solicit publishers with one game projects. This might work out better as there will be no risk of a publisher spreading themselves thin (and quality falling) if they only have one Star Wars game to make. It also means a greater variety of games an...
This article is premature; Red Dead 2 is launching at the end of 2018. GTAVI won’t launch before the end of 2020 at the earliest.
That book looks informative.