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Is Free-to-Play the Future of Console Gaming? | Total Revue

Total Revue: The gaming industry is in a period of transition as console systems embrace the digital world through such platforms like Xbox LIVE and the Sony Entertainment Network. Over the years, so have gamers' behaviour into purchasing titles as day one patches became the norm and retail prices tailed off quickly.

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KrisButtar4054d ago

Nice read, I believe free to play has arrived and is here to stay, how far it goes will depend on the gamers voting with their wallets. I don't believe it's going to take over but it will stay as a part of gaming not the whole.

PhoenixRoar4054d ago

I'm glad to know you enjoyed reading it.

The slow shift towards free-to-play is both a concerning one but also an opportunity. How it evolves and breaks down the 'pay to win' stigma is one of the biggest hurdles however.

KrisButtar4053d ago (Edited 4053d ago )

as annoying as "pay to win" is, it is here to stay, and how it evolves is pretty simple in my eyes, they are going to start making games where the "grinding" is so brutal, that you will feel like you have no choice but to pay. because publishers are greedy. i think that the microtransactions for levels,xp,weapon slots, are just the start of it, those "cheats" over time are going to get bigger and bigger, which will encourage people to "pay"

like you saying about multiplayer games(uncharted3), i believe all online multiplayer games are going to go that way, and its why publishers tack on multiplayer for even single player games(tomb raider), and they want to keep the "pay to win" stigma because with that in place, new players will have to pay after joining just to stand a chance. i have only played splitscreen multiplayer(no internet @ home) and i have noticed that even splitscreen multiplayer games are getting less common, but increasing online multiplayer only, which can enforce a "pay to win" stigma, and again its all about the money.

thats how far i see it going. i see it as an always online multiplayer game, where it becomes a problem.

FAT MAN GO BOOM4053d ago

No such thing as free to play... it is pay to win...

this is such a scam... a get rich BS scam...

I am done buying EA games I will buy no games with Micro transactions... That is nothing what free to play is ....

One giant micro transactions pay to win... game..

cyril sneer4053d ago

@FAT MAN

Not all free to play games are pay to win.Path of exile being one of them.

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KEMCO ditch the RPGS for a horror Visual Novel - Horrific Xanatorium

Available right now on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC is the latest from a prolific KEMCO team - Horrific Xanatorium; a horror Visual Novel

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Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell Of Ar Ciel Retro Review – Love Conquers All

Gary Green said: You’ll be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the Ar Tonelico trilogy. The previous two games arrived so late in the PS2’s life-cycle that they simply went unnoticed. While most were tinkering with their shiny new PS3s, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia and Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica were being ‘returned to sender’ by your local Game stores. Luckily, you won’t need to have played them to understand and appreciate this third and final chapter, Qoga (pronounced k-yoga) tells the story of a racial war between humans and Reyvateils, a breed of biologically produced female cyborgs capable of reproduction, while still having a digital mind.

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Giga_Gaia2h ago

Oh my god. I kinda wish this would get a remaster on PS5, it would be awesome. One of my favorite games on PS3.

That and 3D Dot Game Heroes. It's a shame that some stuff is stuck on PS3.

Knightofelemia50m ago

Ar Tonelico 3 is good I still prefer the first AT game. The music is solid in all the games and Akiko Shikata is a very talented singer bringing life to the game. Only annoying part is well I find is Saki I always choose Finnel or Tyria. KOEI so needs to HD remaster the franchise along with Ar Nosurge and Ciel Nosurge since it never came to North America. I would day one the Ar Toneliceo games and Ar Nosurge if they were remastered.

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TopSpin 2K25 Review - Serving Up a Nice Reboot | MP1st

TopSpin 2K25 Review - After a very long hiatus, TopSpin is back! Can Hangar 13 bring the venerable tennis series back to relevance?