While I am not a PC gamer, I have a few friends who are, and I look to the Crysis 2 debacle as argument that, no, not everyone is happy with the PS3.
Didn't Sony announce at its E3 press conference that this would be a PS3 exclusive? (Or, rather, the only console it would appear on would be PS3?)
This news troubles me. It feels a lot like how the Wii gave itself a pat on the back for being roughly up to par with the original X-Box (I know, it technically wasn't). Now the Wii U is patting itself on the back for being up to par with technology set to be replaced in the next couple of years, or possibly even next year, if other rumors recently posted turn out to be true.
Ugh! Why doesn't Gawker have a Like, or +1, or something!
I'm a little nervous for the Wii U. Nintendo's really betting the farm here, and the Wii U will either make or break them. Nintendo is the last platform holder that isn't also an electronics giant. If the Wii U fails, the idea of a "Video game company" as I remember growing up with will be gone.
When I read the Wii U would only support one Wii U controller, it honestly reminded me of the feeling of regret I felt about buying two Dualshock controllers for my PS3, when the second one I bought to include my wife is rarely ever used. Almost never. And most of the games we play that are two-player are PSN titles, which aren't very complicated games that would benefit from a second screen. So I can't say I'm terribly worried about this.
They'll still have reasonably good controls for other players in the room with the Wii Remote and Nunchuck, so my wife and I will still be able to play games together. I'm more concerned about price point, and third party support.
They'll still have reasonably good controls for other players in the room with the Wii Remote and Nunchuck, so my wife and I will still be able to play games together. I'm more concerned about price point, and third party support.
"When pressed he declined to say whether Nintneo was incorrect..."
Sounds like Crecente hit the doubt button on Steve Swasey.
Sounds like Crecente hit the doubt button on Steve Swasey.
I forgot Trilogy was a deliberately limited edition, thanks for reminding me.
Regarding SMG and DKCR, I think "intended for children" might be being used in a confusing way. Those games are certainly appropriate for children, but perhaps designed to appeal to both children, and more old-school gamers. I haven't actually played DKCR, so I don't know if its challenge curve might rule out younger gamers. Did that game sell well?
Regarding SMG and DKCR, I think "intended for children" might be being used in a confusing way. Those games are certainly appropriate for children, but perhaps designed to appeal to both children, and more old-school gamers. I haven't actually played DKCR, so I don't know if its challenge curve might rule out younger gamers. Did that game sell well?
I kind of feel like the gaming community can whine all they want, but from a business perspective, they can't change the fact that pretty much all Wii games not intended for children haven't sold well. I'm pointing my finger at gamers who thumbed their noses at Metroid Prime 3 (and Trilogy, for that matter), Red Steel 2... the list used to be longer, but it's been so long I can't remember any more. It took Activision exploiting the Bond license and Nintendo fanboy culture to actually make a core gamer title that did decent business. If you don't buy good games for the Wii, don't blame the industry for not bringing you more good games for the Wii.
It's even got the same targeting reticule! I love it!
Those are all good points, and it sort of makes me wonder if this game really was appropriate for an E-10 game. Playing through again recently, I've caught phrases like "Damn," and "What the hell," which I would presume would be more appropriate for a T-rated game.
I'm not being prudish here, I'm just worried about what happens if the self-regulation we have in the gaming industry is deemed inadequate. We don't want to have GOP Presidential candidates promising to tame the violent videogame devil as part of their Presidential platform or something.
I'm not being prudish here, I'm just worried about what happens if the self-regulation we have in the gaming industry is deemed inadequate. We don't want to have GOP Presidential candidates promising to tame the violent videogame devil as part of their Presidential platform or something.
The idea of a game that teaches you how to progress forward, undaunted, in the face of bullying, it an interesting one. Not having a child myself, I'm not qualified to any further than idle speculation, of course.
To play Devil's Advocate for a minute, I think we should all consider how many things this guy actually did get right: He actually did pay attention to the rating on the box, he actually did watch his kid play through the game... I mean, we usually hear stories about bad parents blaming the gaming industry for their own faults.
Granted, I also have to admit it's a little weird that no one is panicking about the idea of letting a ten-year-old play a first-person game in which robots attempt to kill you, again, in the first-person. I have a lot of mixed reactions to this news.
Granted, I also have to admit it's a little weird that no one is panicking about the idea of letting a ten-year-old play a first-person game in which robots attempt to kill you, again, in the first-person. I have a lot of mixed reactions to this news.
I did play the FF games on PSOne, but that was when I was a kid, playing games in my bedroom. I know I'm going to sound childish for saying it, but I'm a grownup now, damnit! I expect to play my games in the living room and remain planted on the nice big sofa until I want to change playing games.
I forgot about that. Well... forgot/didn't want to sound like too much of a fan boy. Part of why I picked PS3 over 360 was because I waited long enough to buy a console that I had observed Microsoft selling off at least two of its flagship game studios, while Sony continued to invest in several fantastic exclusive franchises.
Although, Xbox 360 has Netflix now, too. But, no, I think it's silly to bail on the PS3 over this. As utterly ridiculous as this all is. I don't want to sound like a fanboy, but let me just point out: We're still a few more years away from the next hardware iteration, and two games coming this year will be on one Blu-Ray for PS3 and three DVDs for 360 (if I understand correctly, I'm happy to be corrected if wrong). If that's a trend that continues, I think I'd regret selling my PS3 over this network outage.
Sounds like a good time to me!
So, with all the headlines about how The Rapture is scheduled to happen on May 21st, this means that it's possible PSN will, quite literally, never come back.
Having said that, I will compare gaming to public transit: I'd rather depend on a bus that stop operating for a week or two (Hey, my friend in Paris seems to do that all the time, and she's still just fine!). I would not like to depend on a bus that everyone knows will eventually blow up. Explosions belong only within movies and videogames, not on movie/videogame playing devices.
As an unrelenting fan of the Wii from day one, I've gotta say: The Wii's software schedule is worse than *both* the PSN outage and the Red Ring of Death.
