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Put the gamers in charge of … everything

Now that Phil Spencer is running Xbox, it may be possible for gamers across all platforms to benefit. Want to know how? Read the story.

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randomass1713660d ago

Well, not EVERYTHING. Developers often know games better than gamers do.

wonderfulmonkeyman3659d ago

Agreed.
If we let gamers decide everything including development, it'll turn into one major "Twitch plays Pokemon" cluster-**** of confusion and indecision, which would result in games getting delayed left and right with nothing really getting done.
We'd spend more time sorting out petitions made to counter other petitions about game features than we would actually adding said features to the games.XD

randomass1713659d ago

Haha that'd be hilarious! "Twitch Makes A Video Game." I can see it all now!

Fireseed3659d ago

Agreed. I think I've seen enough Titanfall is bad cause it's 6v6 articles around here to know most gamers know jack about design or balance.

randomass1713659d ago

Yeah, I can tell you that that is a pretty underhanded thing to say about the game. It's extremely hectic with just six people per team. If it was 12v12, you wouldn't be able to spawn without being shot a few seconds in. Respawn picked a very good number to balance the game. The maps and overall gameplay compliment it. :)

Chetu3659d ago

Disagreed
Developers are the backbone of any game, they know each and every aspect of the game. Because they are the personnel who has provided functionality to the game.

RebelWAC3659d ago

Preach! Gamers need to stay in their lane and take notes in order for games to improve in the future and stop acting like they could do a better job from the outside looking in.

aLucidMind3659d ago (Edited 3659d ago )

In many cases, gamers can do better. How many times have you had an idea that was overall superior or better than what the developer went with? Whether it be how a feature worked or a plot point? Several times, I'm sure. Everyone has had moments where their ideas are a ton better than the developers'.

What gamers need to do is learn that they need to voice these ideas as constructive criticism rather than bashing the hell out of an otherwise good or great game. We have a say in how things SHOULD turn out, but we should not dictate things as that will lead to the same stagnation we claim many developers are suffering from. And developers are the ones who should take notes in order for games to improve. There is a very precarious balance that must be met.

Making the game itself, the developer can do better. But ideas in general is not something you can say "developer knows best", not even in most cases. Gamers nor developers have a monopoly on good ideas.

Hicken3659d ago

Don't you think a dev who's a gamer would produce a better product?

HUMDANGUR3650d ago

alucidmind i agree ! it baffles my mind when a dev thinks they have no more ideas for sequels that are well needed. Devs need to listen to the fans for ideas, because well...... that is who you are suppose to appease? If devs took the time to actually listen to their fans or go into forums to get some ideas then boom ! yay ! An example i'll give is ea skates series they said they intended the series to be a trilogy but the game gradually got worse and the last one was putrid. There was 84 pages of ideas for another skate game but it never happened. majority of fans have great ideas, and devs don't usually take any of the ideas , but that isn't always the case I hope the next gen of consoles devs will more so listen .

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New Speed Golf mode whacks a Critical Hit towards Golf With Your Friends

Golf With Your Friends gets better again, with the introduction of a Critical Hit DLC pack and the launch of Speed Golf.

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Delta, a new all-in-one Nintendo emulator launches for iOS

The new Nintendo-focused emulator for the iPhone is now available with support for several classic systems.

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jznrpg1h ago

How long until they get sued and it gets taken down? I say a month or 2

PRIMORDUS1h ago

Sued for what? It's just an emulator no ROMs are with it. ROMs are easy to get anyway, but with iPhone you can't just copy and paste like Android unless it's jail broken I think. Anyway Nintendo should be more concerned with their ROMs up to torrent for years for all of their concoles, but then again they can't do nothing about it, they never will and I love it. 🤣

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MediEvil 2 Remake May Be Shadow Dropped At PlayStation Showcase/State Of Play In May 2024

A remake of MediEvil 2 may be getting shadow dropped at the rumored PlayStation Showcase or State of Play presentation in May, 2024.

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Relientk7713h ago

What, I thought this was dead after Shawn Layden left Sony. I would definitely pick this up if it's true. I have such great memories of playing the MediEvil games on PS1 and I played the PS4 remake. Such a great and underrated series.

Cacabunga2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

A rumored game at a rumored show.. we’ve seen it all

TiredGamer2h ago

Agreed. The first remake was stylistically beautiful and a very noticeable improvement over the original in every regard. And it was reasonably priced and sustainably developed (i.e. not some mega big budget game that was do or die for the developer).

Zeke684h ago

Thanks for the spoilers... :(

RonnySins4h ago

Another day, another remake. Ugh!

SonyStyled3h ago

If you played the original print I can see your annoyance. I didn’t and probably a lot others the past 20 years.

Was it any good? Would you suggest playing the original print of 2, or suggest the remake? Just wondering because I didn’t play the originals as I had an n64 at the time

TiredGamer2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

I played the first remake and absolutely loved it. The quality of life and control improvements were very noticeable. I tried playing the PS1 original and gave up halfway through at the janky controls.

Expect the same for part 2. The PS1 version is janky as heck, but I would gobble up an improved remake day one.

The beauty of this kind of stuff is that I find myself enjoying more retro gaming today, so a relatively low budget classic remake (call it a single-A release) is exactly what is missing from first party releases in the modern age. I don’t want every game to be an unsustainable AAAA endeavor that is just overwhelming in every regard. Truly miss when game releases could be modest-sized surprises and still be commercially successful/viable.

Bring on more quality classic remakes!

Knightofelemia4h ago

Such a good series I also wish Sony would dust off Wild Arms and Legend of Dargoon even the Legend series needs to see the light again.

Omegasyde3h ago

My bets on new Socom and/or Wolverine (since Deadpool 3 is dropping in the summer).

I think one after this state of play will be PS5 pro preorder