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Who are the Real Losers?

Taking a look at who lost this generation of consoles.

DialgaMarine4218d ago

The real losers are the core gamers who chose to support a console, whos' manufacturer basically just sh*t on them to go after a casual cash cow audience, while in the mean time, they have to stick the same 2-3 IPs that they've been playing for 2 console gens. We all know who I'm talking about.

betrayed gamer4218d ago

have you ever thought that maybe just maybe they have developers working on their next system and let the 360 live on off of casual games? it's just an idea but it's a possibility. stop being negative be positive.

Gridloc4218d ago

So what's to stop them from be more casual next gen?

betrayed gamer4217d ago

the fact they need the core to make systems move. show new kickass ips to bring the core back in do that for 2-3 years of the life cycle then bring in the casuals near the end. i mean i could be completely wrong and the next xbox could become the sesame street central gaming system for all i know im just making a guess that ms is doing the start strong in a full speed dash and coat to the end so to speak.

ChunkyLover534218d ago (Edited 4218d ago )

So the Xbox 360 owners are the losers, even though they are the only ones who are getting anything close to a hardcore title this year?

Persistantthug4218d ago

Or did you just make a mistake and just forget?

Catoplepas4218d ago (Edited 4218d ago )

Does not compute. Does not compute. Does not compute. Does not compute. Does not compute.

@persitantthug

That appears to be what he's saying.

*stifles fit of giggles*

ChunkyLover534218d ago

@Persistantthug

So those games that released earlier in the year, that went largely UNBOUGHT by PS3 owners are core games? Starhawk was fun, but Twisted Metal was a wreck and should have been a PSN download title for $15.

Sly Cooper isn't coming out this year at all. Basically what I'm saying is that Microsoft, especially in the latter half of 2012 has the more core lineup. Does Sony even have a core title since March? I realize there was Twisted Metal and Starhawk and Sorcery, all of which sold very poorly, but I'm not sure what else has been released by them.

Sony taking an obvious page from Nintendo and releasing casual and family games and a lot of "collections" that most PS3 owners already own.....

TheFirstClassic4217d ago

PS All stars isn't casual imo. Most shooters are casual imo. Depends on your point of view I suppose. Don't think I would call Halo casual, but I don't think I would call it casual either.

TheFirstClassic4217d ago

*hardcore for one of those casuals...

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ShaunCameron4218d ago

Well, the console-manufacturers have to recoup the costs of R&D and manufacturing the console. And there are not nearly enough "core" gamers around to help pay the billions of dollars invested in it. There never really has been. Considering that consoles are "casual" by nature, it's only natural and logical for them to try and win that crowd. Not just to expand the existing client-base, but also to replenish it because eventually the core crowd won't be playing games forever.

<The real losers are the core gamers who chose to support a console, whos' manufacturer basically just sh*t on them to go after a casual cash cow audience, while in the mean time, they have to stick the same 2-3 IPs that they've been playing for 2 console gens. We all know who I'm talking about.>

That's because those core gamers didn't bother buying those other IP's besides the 2-3 IP's the manufacturer is supposedly milking. So why should the manufacturer waste its time and money on IP's that its userbase have clearly shown they're not interested in buying? It's just good ol' supply on demand. No demand, no supply.

SonyNGP4218d ago

Who the hell approved this fanboy trash?

Emilio_Estevez4218d ago

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Krew_924218d ago

The real losers are the kind of people that approve this, and write this kind of garbage.

ItsTrue4218d ago

You could not be any more correct. May the bubbles be with you.

Godmars2904218d ago

Anyone looking for any kind of real advancement in JRPGs.

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Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX

This could be fun as they make great tables. Go big or go extinct. Prime your senses for a neural handshake and step into the cockpit of a Jaeger. It is on you to cancel the apocalypse when Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX on May 16.

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5 Of The Best Narrative Twists In Video Games

GL compiles a list of some of the most mind-blowing video game narrative twists in recent memory, from The Last of Us to Outer Wilds

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Rebel_Scum17h ago

With articles like these cant you tag the games mentioned so that we can know ahead of time if there’s a spoiler to avoid?

Not clicking on your article otherwise.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

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."

ChasterMies20h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken16h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d 7h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d 7h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d 7h ago (Edited 1d 7h ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d 7h ago (Edited 1d 7h ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt19h ago

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.

just_looken16h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.