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5 Benefits of Gaming in the 21st Century

CraveOnline writes:

So, in case you haven't heard, the PlayStation 4 has been announced. It's "the future," according to Sony, and as gamers in the 21st century, it's just another thing we've got to look forward to in our rapidly evolving hobby of choice.

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DeadSpaced4094d ago

My favorite benefit: Options.

alexcosborn4094d ago

Agreed. The more options available to the consumer, the better.

Wedge194094d ago

And yet with all the options, some people still choose to only play CoD... I had someone complaining to me that gaming was too generic and nothing was unique or interesting. And all he played was CoD and Halo. I asked him if he knew about any Sony exclusives, or indie games... He didn't... at all. He even called The Last of Us a "typical Zombie Game"... "been done before".... Sad...

decimalator4094d ago

I play all video game genres. CoD AND Madden.

decimalator4094d ago

I just hope that our options continue to expand and not start to contract. Limiting used games, online passes, requiring unlock codes, etc. are going to piss me off something fierce. And I hope they figure out a way to register all of the PS3 disc games for streaming once PS3 games are streamable. I'm going to be incredibly pissed if they expect us to buy stuff YET AGAIN to be able to continue to play them on PS4.

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Wedge194094d ago

This is the industry at it's inception. The games industry is still young comparitively. Look at how far other forms of art and entertainment have come. It will be exciting to look back and know that we were part of a revolution and evolution.

dbjj120884094d ago

Agreed. There are tons and tons of opportunities for gaming at this point. Great time to be a gamer.

ftwrthtx4094d ago

As a gamer that goes all the way back to the late 70's, I have to say my favorite benefit is the DLC. Never had that on the old arcade machines, but just think how much fun the original Mario would have been if the machine asked if you wanted to play some more levels after saving the Princess.

dbjj120884094d ago

I can't wait to see some of the multiplayer experiences on PS4. With all the processing power the action could get CRAZY!

Wedge194094d ago

Just imagine the evolution of the PS4! What's it going to be like in 2 years? 5 Years? The PS3 has even evolved in the last year or so, and its 7 years old!

decimalator4094d ago

Gaming today is light years from where it was even 10 years ago. And don't get me started on how far it's come since I was a kid. I remember playing games on C64 until my 5.25" floppies literally melted.

ftwrthtx4094d ago

I started out with a C64 and a cassette drive.

T3mpr1x4094d ago

I started out with a rock, some scissors, and paper.

decimalator4094d ago

Oh the things you could do with 64KB of RAM! California Games was the best.

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Helldivers 2 dev acknowledges 'unfortunate' firing of community manager beloved by fans

An existing community manager for Helldivers 2 has acknowledged the 'unfortunate' departure of Spitz following the whole PSN fiasco.

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northpaws3h ago

From what I see on Reddit, a lot of fans also hate him... it is just a guy that like the stir shits up, it is not good for both the Arrowheads and the fans.

Michiel198914m ago

I think he just got fed up by people's complaining and accidentally spilled the beans

northpaws6m ago

Ya, but unfortunately that's the nature of the job, you can't get emotional, he represents the company.

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Xbox Studio Closures 'Eggs Broken to Make Omelet' Situation; Great Show Could Mostly Eclipse Anger

Wccftech discussed the recent Xbox news with MIDiA Research analyst Rhys Elliott, who pointed out that a strong upcoming Games Showcase could help a lot with fans.

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RaidenBlack9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

I was hoping for something different from Coalition, not Gears 6 so soon.
Their expertise in UE development could've propelled them to try out other IPs using the new UE5.
But guess, given recent MS' state, Gears 6 was the 'safer' call for the studio. But still hope they venture other IPs or even other genres ... at least FPSs in future?

Alexious7h ago

Microsoft seems only interested in maximizing profits through its biggest IPs at this point.

Fishy Fingers4h ago

So soon? Its been 5 years since Gears 5, longest gap between games in the franchise.

XiNatsuDragnel9h ago

I was hoping for better but Microsoft being safe again....

MrDead4h ago

Why would people be less angry? If MS made it's own games instead of buying up what was already available then we wouldn't be in the situation that everyone is angry at.

MS is the problem.

miyoka4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Just forget what happened and keep supporting Microsoft!

SonyStyled2h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Everybody pays for or uses MS in some form personally or professionally. If that’s considered supporting, it hasn’t been helping Xbox.

PRIMORDUS4h ago

Fuck MS and Phil. I already told that shit bag off on Twitter, if the dumb ass responds I highly doubt it, I will go off much worse. What a fucking disgrace MS and Phil are to the gaming community.

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Ratchet & Clank-Inspired Platformer Akimbot Announced for PS5, Xbox and PC

Akimbot is an upcoming sci-fi action-platformer that shows its inspiration from games of the past.

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Relientk773h ago

I love Ratchet & Clank so I will indeed be keeping an eye on this.

DivineHand1251h ago

Same. I am a big fan of the series and feel it is criminally underappreciated by the community at large.