"Just because you don't like what they do doesn't make your consumers "wrong"
One of the best things about writing about the games business is the opportunities it affords to meet, converse with and on occasion argue heatedly with a wide range of clever, creative and often insightful people - not only from this industry but from the other creative and technical industries which orbit it. Plenty of disagreements emerge along the lines - but it's thankfully rare to walk away from a discussion thinking, "wow, that guy is delusional". That being the introductory paragraph to this article, I suppose it's obvious that I'm now going to relate one such occasion.", writes GamesIndustry.
Niantic has announced a slew of Pokemon Go updates aimed at overhauling certain aspects of the game's experience, including visuals, avatars, and more.
"The FPS battle royale "Blood Strike" is proud to announce that it has reached over 30 million downloads worldwide across different platforms by the end of March." - NetEase Games.
Gary Green said: Namco Bandai heard the call of many fans asking for the PlayStation release of Tales of Graces which was originally released seemingly exclusively for the Wii back in 2009. If you’re acquainted with the Tales series then Graces f won’t be something entirely new to you, yet if you’re a newcomer then you’ll find a plethora of gameplay mechanics and nuances that distinguish this series from other JRPGs. While the game finds itself following the traditional archetype of JRPGs, such as a somewhat clichéd story, Graces has something to offer to both veterans and newcomers alike.
Put down your controller, pick up a tablet or smart phone. Ugh...
I haven't seen anything that proves Microsoft's second screen concept is a good idea. And aside from browsing a media catalog, I cannot see it having and practical applications that will improve the gaming experience. (except for maybe using it to read small text in an rpg.)
Once again the industry follows Nintendo.
Maybe we should hold judgement until smart glass comes out.
Leave these (examples of technology and customers happily co-existing) here:
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Okay, no I will not just leave them there. I will share a story (like the author did) too. xD
I did this second screen stuff a while back on the PC and PSP (back in the homebrew days) and I was blown away. (Just looking at that guy playing MH on the PC w/ his gamepad still WOW's me!). When VITA's remote app (on the Playstation Mobile) came out, that was my main app on my VITA for a while before I went back to playing PSP and new VITa games.
As of today, I can not wait for LBP2 to get a patch, so I can play around with creating my own full games using the PS VITA as a second perspective and a second controller.
The pieces in the "second screen revolution" have completed themselves, from my perspective, and I do NOT need any extra hardware out side of what I am already using (VITA, PC,)...
Well, something tells me I might buy the Orbis (Ps4) and a Sony TV with Simulview (or the equivalent of stereoscopic split-screen) to really kick up what can be done with Television technology. And, no, I do not think it is (as the article said) "geeky". It is just curiosity and exploration.
Not all companies can do it, I suppose.
Second Screen stuff is brilliant for people who are bored, or like to multi-task. I normally have my laptop plugged into my HDTV via HDMI so that I can have two screens.
The screen for my HDTV is ideally used to play video files, so whenever I play/stream a movie I use my HDTV. Then I just use my laptop screen for browsing the web, replying e-mails, play random games.
I dunno, seems like a waste of electricity, but I do like having movies/tv series running on the background. Well I might as well since I am paying for unlimited movie streams.
Second screens have been going on for ages. But now with tablets avaialble. 2nd screen has made it popular in the living room. It's just crazy how all 3 companies are taking this second screen thing in all different approaches. I wonder which one would be the most useful.