Chris writes:
"There has been a lot of speculation about the next generation of Xbox. The rumored methods that the next Xbox will apply to used games must have Gamestop feeling a bit like Damocles, and has many consumers who are unable (or unwilling) to pay full retail price for games in a state of disappointment and despair. This, while anti-consumer and very frustrating, is at the very least not preventing the console from playing retail purchased content. Now, the all but confirmed mandatory Internet connection for basic console operation? That’s a bit of a different story."
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.
Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.
It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny
Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).
Video games are no longer just a simple past time. Today's games are evolving into true works of art. Offering intriguing narratives, cinematic setpieces, and profound messages, games can entertain us for hundreds of hours.
I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now
I agree with the article. And if M$ goes through with this, then I will deal with it. By getting a ps4.
-_- This all is creating a huge media hoopla. This sounds to bad/or stupid to be true...but who knows maybe its just a big charade to make MS seem like angels with Halos (pun intended) around their heads when They announce the xbox 720 is not always online.But MS might go ahead with this crazy idea.
Oh I'll deal with it alright. If this turns out to be true MS won't be seing my money.
What do they benefit from an always online console? I just don't get it. Who knows the number of problems that could arise from this.
Hell right now I can't make a new Mass Effect 2 game without going offline because it takes me back to the title screen when Im almost done importing because apparently I signed out, and it only stops when I go offline and turn it back on afterwards.
Yeah that's a pretty unique problem but it's a problem nevertheless that could arise next Gen for some other game and then you can't play it. A more common problem would be how SimCity and Diablo 3 were originally handled. There is just too many downsides compared to upsides (I can't even think of any, if there are, comment and enlighten me)
I can tell that "Always On" will be in the next Xbox that's fine as long as its not mandatory. I repeat, NOT mandatory.
And if it is mandatory MS will have free online function. And if they don't, then I'm afraid I will pass on the new Xbox until MS gets its act together.
That's if the going gets tough though.