If it's true it's a odd choice.
Going by the previous releases, Horizon 5 only have about 2 more years before getting delisted.
Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii, PS2, etc.
Many consoles have proved that you don’t need power; you need to have great games and entertainment value to succeed.
No. And you know what? Just because you asked, the newer variant will use run-of-the-mill potentiometer-based components that are not only soldered to the motherboard but also glued with epoxy so you can't remove them. /s
@gold_drake
It doesn’t matter how careful I am with my controller; personal stories don’t change the facts. The fact is, controllers could be 1) more durable and 2) easier to repair.
This applies to Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. All of them could do a better job with their first-party controllers—they’re made as cheaply as possible and sold at a premium. Sony is particularly frustrating because, by holding onto their patents, third-party manufacturers ca...
What bugs me about the current-gen controllers is that they could be much easier to repair and more durable, especially when it comes to the sticks. They aren’t because the manufacturers simply don’t want them to be.
They could use daughter boards or modules for the sticks, like the Steam Deck and Joy-Cons, but they don’t. They could also use more reliable hall sensor sticks, but they skip that too. Even the potentiometer sticks they use are just the run-of-the-mill version...
What makes it even weirder is that it's a co-op game. I get the need for rigidly balancing weapons in a competitive setting, but in a co-op game? The focus should be on making the guns fun and creating interactions between them.
Releasing a game for a console with over 25 million users is not worth the development cost. But releasing physical media for a niche game, which according to various reports, including Sony's Q1 FY24 report, accounts for 20% of sales (or 12 million units if converted to users), would have helped. God, I love N4G users' logic.
For me, this is the weakest console generation we've had, probably ever. There are definitely some great games and a push for better visuals, but it doesn’t feel like enough.
Maybe it’s because of COVID, or because game studios have let go of many veterans in the past few years, or maybe it’s just the ease of using upscaling technologies as a quick fix. But I’m still waiting for that 'wow' moment that makes me feel like we’re truly in a new generation. The close...
Wait... there is a movie? And it's PG-13... Why?
No wonder it's struggling.
It's always like this when a new console is released. People don't seem to understand that the value proposition of a console is not performance but performance per dollar. They are cost-effective machines, not performance pushers.
@Name Last Name
Man, I swear N4G has the highest amount of cattle per page ever.
I don’t understand why people think that companies are entitled to sell their games without putting in any effort. I really wonder how anyone can believe that just because a company wants money, they automatically deserve it.
@S2Killinit
No company is entitled to anyone’s money without putting in the effort to win over the market. So saying that the Xbox and PC community has to justify itself while being treated as an afterthought is very dumb. But I guess some people are so used to being treated like a doormat that they can't even notice they're being walked over and even wish that others would enjoy the "shiatsu".
People don't seem to understand that by making exclusive games for a single platform, Square Enix is missing the opportunity to build a community on others. It's a basic concept: no community means no sales, even if they release a game here and there. A constant influx of games helps build that community and drives sales. However, right now, the only market that Square Enix treats with any respect is the PlayStation market.
If you are one of the over 25 million Xbox...
Just like what happened with Yuno, it would be much cooler if they also brought the original to the West, so fans could get both the original and this 'revised' version. But I guess we can’t have everything.
Well, the Yen is weak now so it's probably why they are doing this. Still a "bold" move given how unpopular the device already is over there.
Being open world has literally zero to do with lag.
Plus, it's only a matter of time before games start being made to compensate for the extra latency of streaming, just as they were made to compensate for the extra latency of LCD TVs and Bluetooth controllers. That is, if they haven't started already and gamers haven't noticed, just as they didn't notice their godawful TV and controller latency for literally decades.
To be fair, people are quite stupid and don't know what they are looking at. Their expectations is at a new Skyrim, whereas Avowed is spin-off of Pillars of Eternity and that where it has to shine. And so far nothing is indicating that it will not deliver in that regard,
This and Doom are the only "Microsoft games" I’m looking forward to. So, it’s a bummer, but if it results in a more polished game, I’m fine with the delay.
Again, if you are a casual user who has no idea what makes a controller good and whose understanding stops at the brand, it may seem self-explanatory. After all, you are not be well-versed in the subject.
However, I'm addressing those who have some understanding of what makes a controller good and are aware that currently, first-party controllers from brands like Nintendo and Microsoft are much closer in quality to what third-party controllers used to be. They lack qual...
@AsimLionheart
Ah yes, releasing a game more than a year later—probably at full price, and being a divisive title—will surely demonstrate the demand for it on the platform.
The reasoning of some N4G users is truly remarkable. I can't help but feel sorry for the woman who carried you for nine months, only to see it lead to this.