PushStartSelect: "There a ton of rumors going around that the next generation consoles will be digital only and of course retailers like Gamestop will be on their way out the door. While a theory like this is common, it’s more or less similar to a scare tactic. You know, like a scary story that you believe as a kid, but in reality it can never happen. A “what if” scenario that got a bit out of hand. It’s nothing more, nothing less."
The Outerhaven writes: Remnant II: The Forgotten Kingdom, is a solid expansion of Remnant II, albeit a short adventure that adds more lore to the series and will beckon players back.
Eiyuden Chronicle is finally here, and The Nerd Stash points out the game's comparison to Suikoden, as well as the love Yoshitaka Murayama put into it.
Social media was set ablaze over people saying gaming in 2024 is in a rut, but is there any merit to it? Not in my opinion. Let’s discuss
Gaming has been great. The industry however has been taking hits here and there. Nintendo is prepping for next gen, Sony has no first party, and mcsft has...who knows? I guess that's why it seems like gaming is in a rut for some. 3rd party and indies has been amazing though.
Personally I'm enjoying the sh out of gaming these last few years. All these great games, it takes me back to snes ps1 days where there was so much variety. In all my gaming years I think the ps3/360 was the worst of it. It was first person shooter after first person shooter, variety went out the window because that's when development really started rising for most devs even indies. I think all 3 console makers have done well with helping indies out lately to an extent. The variety started coming back during ps4 Era and now it's full blown. I just picked up eiyuden 100 heroes and man this sh takes me back. An actual jrpg releasing these day. I thought it was the end after only like 10 of them released for ps3 and 360(not literally but it was slim pickings)
we had a few hits this year alreadyz so im not sure where this "gaming is in trouble" comes from lol
and theres still alot more to come
we all know this
360 and PS3 currently support full retail downloads. The Vita also has them and the 3DS has been announced to get them in the future. The Wii U will also support full retail downloads.
It seems like we're transitioning already.
It will be quite a while. With each passing generation of consoles, game sizes will continue to grow, yet download speeds stay roughly the same. Some places can't even get good download speeds if they can get the internet at all. It will be more than a decade before we see the full transition of digital download only.
Let's cross our fingers in hopes of either google, or the gubment stretching high speed internet across the entire country sometime relatively soon.
Well like it or not Developers/Publishers want Digital Downloads
Larger profit margins
More protection of IP (Onlive model)
Greener (No cases, Manuals and distribution/shipping)
BTW TheController
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In maybe 30 years time, but currently there are so many problems with going fully digital.
I think the thing that puts me off most about digital copies of games is the possibility of my hardware crashing, meaning I would have to spend literally hours downloading them again.
Not to mention that I just like to have a physical copy of the games I've bought!