MouseEatsCat writes:
"Hardware can only do so much. So when Sony presumably announces the PS3 successor later today, have no doubt, this console will need to be simply amazing. It’ll need to be able to withstand time in an era where technology moves so fast. And it needs to be buyable – as in practical to the average gamer at a reasonable cost. But that’s not all the PS4 needs. Sony better make sure they have an exciting PS4 launch lineup of first party games. And here are the three we think are most important:"
Sea of Thieves is the first Rare-developed game to launch for a PlayStation console, and Sony was heavily involved in helping the studio bring the swashbuckling pirate romp to its flagship console.
Out of curiosity could any of these ms games going to ps5 have been leaked by Sony themselves? Not Sony but someone at Sony
sony isn't about to let some console wars get in the way of trying to make microsoft become a third party dev by showing them that they make more money with them than without them. of course with that in mind they'd help them. it's also doubly so because microsoft are bringing what is considered a popular game over that can also make sony money
Nice.
Still don't want it though.
Tell me Killer Instinct is coming to PS5 and then we'll talk.
"All signs point to the hardware becoming less and less important to Microsoft."
Less innovation and competition. People act like if MS went away life would be better but it would just mean you have one less choice as to where to spend your money. If Sony became the defacto home console provider and Nintendo the handheld, then these companies could limit what you get and you would ultimately have very little choice but to support them if you want to play games.
I was a video that suggested that Steam could potentially get into the console market if Xbox ceases to exist. They already had the Steam Machine(?), and they have the Steam Deck for the portable market. I’m not in the pc space at all so I wouldn’t know if that would be a realistic statement.
No Xbox future I am going to guess Microsoft will go down the path Sega choose and be a publisher/game developer with their in house studios. Or sell off their in house studios and just go back to making os for PC's. I highly doubt the second part. Microsoft like any company wants to make money. So if Microsoft did say pull the plug on Xbox I see them going down the path Sega went. And utilize Xbox as a brand and not just as a console. I can see the name of XBox being mainly a brand after that. And maybe with the game you see published by or developed by Xbox studios.
Gareth, Justin, and JoeyZ look at Layoff news for EA and Sony and reasons behind the downturn in the industry and more.
With games like Killzone and Uncharted, because they already look so good, I wonder what the extra horse power will enable these franchises too look like when given the next gen treatment? Yeah, better textures, extra smooth framerate, and crazier particle effects... But I wonder what else. Will the tech allow for even more fluid and innovative gameplay? Will Drake's spectacular jumps look a little less jerky? Hopefully we'll find out soon. =)