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What IS THE Best VideoGame Of All Time For Any Console? Super Mario? Snatcher? Crash? Halo?

Many great games have come and gone,but what is THE greatest game of all time. In basketball there are many great players, but only one sticks out as the greatest. Michael Jordan. Share what you guys think is the MJ of video games.

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fendernow3793d ago

Super Mario 3 was a good game. Crash was so-so. The BEST game of all time is Halo and Forza. Halo was the first game to bring a movie scifi experience into a game. What a great storyline.

Forza might be tied or a close second. It reinvented the way racers should be to the point where Gran Turismo had to copy some of Forza's elements and change their ways.

pedrof933793d ago

Said no one ever.

" GT5 copied elements from Forza "

GT destroy forza in sales.

I would say that Jak and Daxter trilogy my all time favorite.

fendernow3793d ago

1. Evidence?
2. Even if something sells well doesn't mean its good. Britney Spears has sold a ton of records, I guess she is one of the greatest singers of all times.

Ask anyone with half a brain, Forza>GT series for a ton of reasons. At least you didn't argue about Halo so that was at least smart.

NukaCola3793d ago

The best games I have ever played were Oddworld Abe's Oddysee and Exoddus for the PS1. It's still mt favorite title series and the first truly perfect game I have personally played.

@fendernow
Lay off the elitist additude.

Plate3793d ago

How could I ever forget about Jak and Daxter! These games were ahead of their time when they released. Can't wait for the PS4 version of this game.

DarthZoolu3793d ago

I someone askes you what the best game ever is and you bring up sales, you are not qualified to answer that question. All time best for me is between Fallout2 and Skyrim for single player. Halo2 or Battlefield3 for multiplayer. There is no right or wrong answer because its an opinion question. If some asks what your favorite song is and you say Katy Perry has the most album sales this year, you are a mindless drone for not having the ability to form your own opinion, GTFO.

Cuzzo633793d ago (Edited 3793d ago )

Well im gonna have to disagree also. Forza is not the GOAT racer. Lol. Not by along shot.

Here are mines for possible GOAT.
ZELDA seriee
SUPER METROID snes
MARIO series
Halo CE
Golden Eye n64
Donkey Kong country 2 snes
Grand Turismo 2 or 3 ps2
Resident Evil 2
MGS3
The real DMC and DMC3... awesomeness

Maybe more driving right now

Information Minister3793d ago

@ fendernow - Just out of morbid curiosity, what exactly did GT copy from Forza?

On topic - The "best videogame of all time" will always be a matter of personal preference. What is the best movie of all time? Blade Runner? Gladiator? Titanic? Star Wars? Singin' in the Rain? If you ask 10 different people, you're likely to get 10 different answers. It's the same with games.

Heck, I can't even decide which one is my favorite game of all time... I have a soft spot for Shadow of the Colossus, but that applies to Shenmue as well.

gaffyh3793d ago

I hate to admit it, but this goes to one of the side-scrolling marios. Not that I hate those games, I'm just not a huge fan of them any more, but they are incredibly accessible. Accessible enough for more people to like them.

My personal favourite is probable MGS1, or Maybe Soul Reaver.

mikeslemonade3793d ago (Edited 3793d ago )

It's hard to say which game is the greatest of all time, but it's actually pretty easy to figure out which game is the best for each system. I guess if you lump in the greatest game for each system then it could be simplified to which is the best game of all time. There's just too much criteria to judge.

You guys know that I like to pick sides. But this is one is a little different. It's really hard to look at things objectively and then also look at every criteria possible. From sales, graphics, influence, gameplay, controls, narrative, physics, longevity etc. The hardest criteria to judge is the longevity of the game and how the game holds up over time. How can you really say FF7 or Ocarina of Time were better games than something like a COD4. I know some of you fanatics would say Ocarina or FF7 easy, but looking at it objectively it's not that simple.

There's just no Michael Jordan of video games. Video games are like the NFL. You have all those great QBs and then you have the great players on the other positions like Jerry Rice, Deion Sanders, Lawrence Taylor, and Jim Brown.

And I must say and I've said this before, but COD4 is the best last generation when you look at all facets and criteria. Overall it's just the best game when you at sales, graphics, how it influenced this generation, gameplay, online gameplay, and how it basically made Halo forgettable.

DragonKnight3793d ago (Edited 3793d ago )

@fendernow: Forza wishes it were as good as Gran Turismo. Gran Turismo is Playstation's highest selling franchise selling over 70 million total units since 1997.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Forza series isn't even close, selling 10 million copies since 2005.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Interesting to note that Gran Turismo has been around for 16 years and is only on its 6th game whereas Forza has been out for 8 years and is on its 5th. I think we know which of the two is better.

But onto the topic of the story, this is an impossible question to answer given that there are too many variables to consider. Nostalgia, timing, subjective opinions. There is no greatest game of all time, only "currently the greatest game I've ever played" and that would be hard for people to narrow down.

Larry L3793d ago

My list of greatesr games of all time are as follows.......

Super Mario Bros. 3
Zelda: A Link to the Past
Tetris
Super Street Fighter 2 (though I must say 4 may be better)
DOOM - Final DOOM
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!!
The TMNT Arcade Games series and it's home ports
Final Fantasy (basically 1-10.....pick your favorites. Mine are 1,6,7,9 and 10)
Gran Turismo series
SOCOM 1&2

And speaking of SOCOM, I don't know if my memory is better or worse than eveyone else's, but I always read and hear people giving Halo all this credit for revolutionizing and setting the standard for online features and communities not only for future games but also for consoles as a whole. Well I seem to recall SOCOM doing it not only first, but better. I just HATE revisionist history, and it seems like ALL gamers give HALO the credit for what SOCOM did first and better.

trywizardo3793d ago

COD sells better than BF is that make it better ?!?!
beside he is right in the halo part the forza and GT part it doesn't matter to me sim racing is boring but you're way of defending games should be better than "it sells more"
anyhow i think halo is the best one :)

Mainsqueeze3793d ago (Edited 3793d ago )

Dude "it sells more" only works for Sony fanboys when they are defending their exclusives, don't you know that? On topic This is a super hard choice. I loved Morrowind, Ocarina of Time, and Dark Cloud 1 and 2 for the ps2 give me amazing trips down nostalgia lane. I also like alot of new games too like Dark Souls and Bioshock 1. Plus Halo 2 is my favorite mp games of all time easily. Tough decision right there.

schlanz3793d ago

I've had the Jak and Daxter trilogy unopened on my shelf for sooo long now. Backlogs are such a chore..

anyway my favorite games, I pretty much can sum them up as the games I've invested the most time in.

Diablo 2, and Super Smash Bros Melee. Two games that I played for years and years, never really became bored of, and became a veritable God in.

I had to quit D2 multiple times, because I grew uncomfortable with the addiction to it, and I only stopped playing SSBM because I didn't have friends to play with anymore after graduating from college...

mikeslemonade3792d ago (Edited 3792d ago )

I love Socom 2. One of my all time favorite games. And I don't like Halo at all, but you have to give credit where it is due. The community of the game and customization was just better in the general consensus.

And COD4 is better than Battlfield. It sold better and did other things better. I hate how people hate COD because it's a mainstream game and don't give credit for COD4. You're an elitist if you don't think COD4 is one of the greatest games ever made.

Right BF and COD are both shit. Stop saying BF is that good. I'm still waiting for a true next-gen shooter.

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Xer0_SiN3793d ago

ho shit he said snatcher. snatcher! man that brings me back; sega cd baby!

Plate3793d ago

Snatcher is THE Best in my most humble opinion. What a classic.

StraightPath3793d ago (Edited 3793d ago )

To be honest saying there is one game of all time is pretty stupid. Why there has been dozens of games spanning different generations and genres.

There simply can not be one game that supersedes all. I think it is more sensible to say the best game in its genre rather then spanning every single genre and saying that is the best game of all time.

I for one have several games that I think were awesome spanning different generations. With many amazing games that came and revolutionised the industry and brought something new it is difficult to just choose one game.

fendernow3793d ago

I will give you some different games that are the best of all time in different eras.

Halo
Halo 4
Forzas

and soon to be Titanfall. Mark my word.
Do they all have something in common a troll might ask? Yes they do.
They are great.

I see some Nintendo games but let's face it, we are all adults here.
Nintendo was fun when you were 6 years old or if you want to play games with your 8 year old nephew and don't want to babysit.

SEGA? LOL. Sega CD. Fail. Sega Saturn. Fail.
Sega Dreamcast. Fail.
Genesis? Ugly color palette games don't suit me well.

Sony? Metal Gear was a bore, more watching than playing.
Their platformers were copycat of Crash Bandicoot.
Though I will say Pa Rappa The Rapper was fun and Jumping Jack Flash.
Fun, not great. There is a difference.

Case closed. End of discussion. And before trolls start giving me disagrees, please back up your attacks with facts, not opinions.

TheFirstClassic3793d ago

"Case closed. End of discussion. And before trolls start giving me disagrees, please back up your attacks with facts, not opinions."

Uh, are you retarded? Your whole comment is an opinion. And if someone disagrees with your opinion, that doesn't make them a troll.

Personally, though I can see halo 1 or 2 being argued, I can't even fathom how someone could view halo 4 and forza as being among the best games of all time. But whatever.

SpideySpeakz3793d ago

fendernow is a salty fanboy with controlling and self-esteem issues. Ain't no way in HELL Halo is the best video game series of all time.
But you know fanboys, they all have a tribal mind, drinking their own kool-aid, and denying reality every chance they get.

Cuzzo633793d ago (Edited 3793d ago )

@ferngully...fendernow
Lmao you have got to be the most biased gaymer ever. Im pro sony but I do kno what a great game is. And im an adult also and I have the balls to say the mario series is GOAT worthy. Zelda is GOAT worthy. The first Halo is GOAT worthy. What you fail to realize is that these games changed the game for its time. Halo CE yes. Halo 4? Hell no. What did it do for the game industry. Nothing.

Mario bros 3. Super Mario World. Mario 64. Game changers
A link to the Past. Ocarina of Time. Game changers
Donkey kong country 1 and 2. Game changers
MetalGear series. Game changer
Gran Turismo. Game changer
Super Metroid. Game changer
Even TLOU. Game changer...
Hell Sonic the Hedgehog. Game changer

What did Forza do that GT didnt do already. Forza still doesn't have weather or night racing. Lmao

What did Halo 4 do that Halo 1 or 2 didnt do. Nothing. Hell do you rember Goldeneye lol. That game alone changed FPS genre.

Titanfall added mechs to a FPS..... Holy shnizit. Gtfo of here

These are my reasons these games are GOAT worthy. Not only were they the best in their time, but they meant something to the gamimg community.

Ooops you have no bubbs. Stop being a fangirl and accept it for what it is....

Cuzzo633793d ago

And to add more flames to my post. COD4 over Halo. Goldeneye over COD4. Did you ever play StarFox. Doom. Mr. Fender(slow) you are wrong in every way

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nypifisel3793d ago

Oh my god. Gran Turismo is the mos revered driving game in the whole industry, stop trolling. And even though I bought my Original Xbox for Halo in no way would I call it the best.

I'm disappoint, the obvious answer is: Super Mario 64. Now that was revolutionary in every meaning of the word and just a great game.

Runner ups for me:

MGS3
Mass Effect 2
The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind

NeoTribe3793d ago

Sorry but doom, duke nukem 3d and goldeneye made more of an impact than halo ever did. Forza??? Nobody cares about forza lol. Especially the new one, which is horrible. Last of us and uncharted destroys everything you mentioned.

MysticStrummer3793d ago

"Ask anyone with half a brain…"

Opinions aren't facts no matter how big a person's brain is.

OT - I'll go with Demon's Souls. The feeling I had playing through that for the first time was like no other game before or since, though Dark Souls was obviously very close.

DragonKnight3793d ago

Demon's Souls! Yes. That game was definitely a game changer no doubt. And I also prefer it to Dark Souls as well, but in small ways that take nothing away from Dark Souls.

JasonKCK3793d ago

I would have to say Pong simply because that's what started it all.

mobijoker3793d ago

Forza-Halo best video game ever???....
Halo first game to bring movie scifi in game???..sarcasm right!!!Ever heard of Deus Ex???.......And saying a racing game is Best ever is a joke...Racing genre has remained least evolved of all genres...Just some new cars and up to date graphics and minor tweaks here and there...no major change there....

If one game I have to choose I would go for Zelda:Ocarina of Time...but Half Life should be a close second....And Doom for bringing brutality which is now known as actions in game.....

frostypants3793d ago (Edited 3793d ago )

Super Mario Bros. The first one. The others were great, but no one who wasn't there can ever understand the awesomeness of that game for its time. The sheer number of hours people poured into it (for years) was insane.

As for modern times, Demon's Souls. That game...holy sh*t. Dark Souls couldn't match the atmosphere.

I'll give an honorary mention to Combat. It was as fun as old-school pre-NES games could get.

DragonKnight3793d ago

Solid choices frostypants. I concur.

mochachino3793d ago

Oh.my.god.

Halo and Forza??? Wow. Someone started playing games at xbox, only played xbox and is too much of an MS fanboy to have an open minded opinion.

Indo3793d ago

Super Mario: Yoshi's Island

Magicite3793d ago

Chrono Cross is the best game of all times (in my oppinion).

awi59513793d ago (Edited 3793d ago )

halo saved the xbox everyone thought it was a joke halo Ce was the game that said holy crap xbox was for real. Every college dorm had 16 player halo lan parties and it was so damn awesome. I miss those days halo 2 dumbed it down so much that my friends never wanted to play again the damage model was like todays call of duty games but bungie just had to be dicks and chase the money of casual noobs. Thats when i changed over to ghost recon and rainbow six and had a blast playing last man standing and only having one life that was damn great.

Azrabain3793d ago

My all time favorite game is an easy choice and it is no other then the greatest game ever made SUPER MARIO 64 for the N64, or I like to call it the Ultra 64! This game blew me away on day one and still does today. Its amazing and to me is worth having a Nintendo 64 alone for. Just so happens that the second greatest game ever would be also on the N64 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The Nintendo 64 stands in my opinion as the greatest games console of all time and was the last console to use game cartridges so zero loading times and the greatest 4 player multiplayer with friends and family. This system was the first to have analog control with its awesome controller and first to have rumble feedback to make the games more immersive just amazing for its time and has proven itself agaist time! No DLC, no game patches to download, no game installs or waiting at all just gaming bliss! LONG LIVE N64!!!

Other notable AAA games on the N64:

Goldeneye 007
Killer Instinct Gold
Donkey Kong 64
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Super Smash Bros.
Mario Kart 64

Boy I wish Nintendo would have bought Rare back in the day they would have been up there with Nintendo's best in house game developers. microshiit destoyed them in the name of goddambed money!

DarthZoolu3793d ago

ONLY A FANBOY WOULD COME HERE TO SHIT TALK OTHER PEOPLES FAVORITE OR BEST GAME AND TALK ABOUT SALES. PICK YOUR BEST GAME AND MAYBE TELL WHY THEM MOVE ON. IF SOMEONE SAYS CRACKDOWN WAS THE BEST DO YOU REALLY NEEDaa A LONG REPLY SAYING IT ISN'T. GTFOOH

FlyingFoxy3793d ago

Sorry but Halo is most definitely not the best, or anywhere near as matter of fact.

I find Halo very overrated, i played PC games back at the time before Xbox released and the first game didn't do much for me at all. It didn't look that great either, i actually found it somewhat boring. I had way much more fun playing some other FPS games online on my PC.

But in another opinion i thought Crash bandicoot was pretty enjoyable, so i agree with the majority on that one.

Truth3793d ago (Edited 3793d ago )

@fendernow Hahahahahahaaaaaa... Halo and Forza... wait you're serious? Might want to have yourself checked in bro.

PRODUCT_OF_NYC3793d ago (Edited 3793d ago )

@fendernow - Look at all those disagrees you racked up.

My personal favorites of all-time are just my opinions, not facts or the general consensus. When you consider the fact that the original Super Mario Bros. on the NES/Famicon brought back the video game industry from the Video Game Crash of 1983 and the reason why we all still game today, shouldn't that count for strong consideration? All-Time means all generations, not just last gen or Xbox 360. Do you honestly think Halo, Forza, and every other game post 1983 in console history would exist today if it weren't for Nintendo?

The best or closest way to determine the "All-Time Best" video game would be to have a general consensus poll or vote by reputable game sites with reputable critics that have knowledge of video game history and play games themselves. For example, websites like Metacritic, that aggregates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs, and formerly, books into 1 convenient score or metascore. Metacritic converts each critic review into a percentage which then equates to any number from 0 to 100. This site factors critic scores from IGN,GameSpot, GameTrailers, etc. It even has user scores next to the critic scores and you can check out every critic or website that influenced the final metascore. On the Metacritic website try clicking Games -> High Scores -> All -> All Time. To see what results you get.

Another (more tedious) way would be to google "Best or Greatest Video Game of All Time" and count which game appeared at the number one spots most often. Regardless of whether you agree with what you find or not these are the closest and most objective ways to reaching a consensus.

Consensus may be defined professionally as an acceptable resolution, one that can be supported, even if not the "favourite" of each individual.

ob·jec·tive
adjective: objective
(of a person or their judgment) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts. Free of bias.

tagan8tr3793d ago

@darthzoolu first Off Fendernow is a troll he couldn't just say he liked Forza he had to rip GT, second pedro93 was just returning the troll sentiment. If your gunna go after one go after the other.

MusicSurfer3793d ago

This is a difficult question to answer because each generation brought on a boon of oohs and awes that made you a gamer believer all over again.

PS1 --- Warhawk.
XBOX - HALO
PS2 -- GTA
PS3 -- Drakes and Resistance FOM.
XBOX 360 Halo, Kameo
PS4 - For me -- KZ - Love it. Knack is fun as well
Xbox one - dont have it but friend has it - Dead Rising is a blast.

** Again, it depends on what generation. Each has its on WOW... Experience

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Livingon6003793d ago

Panzer Dragoon Saga and Virtua Fighter 2. I can still pop in my Sega Saturn and still enjoy these games as of now.

Plate3793d ago

Zelda is another great game. Still can remember as a kid sitting down to play the game for the first time on NES.

TheFirstClassic3793d ago

I would argue that Zelda is the best video game series ever made. Never played a series where two games in it could feel so similar but so entirely different at the same time.

wonderfulmonkeyman3793d ago

No, Faces of Evil and Zelda's Adventure were abortions.
Zelda 2 was the first foray of the series into a truly RPG-like experience, and it also marked the first instance of the series becoming unfairly difficult at certain points.

TheFirstClassic3793d ago

Zelda 2 was a great game that was hated because it strayed away from the formula put in place by the original. It may rank low on the list of zelda games, but its still a great game.

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SavageKuma3793d ago

I would have to say the games that pushed the imagination. That means I am going towards the platformers Ratchet and Clank, Sly Cooper, Spyro, Crash, Sonic and Mario. All great titles in m opinion.

Maldread3793d ago (Edited 3793d ago )

MGS1 and FF7 for me.

I`ve never played any games that`s so mindblowingly great as those, but i could never choose which one`s the best.

MGS1 was a new standard for how mature videogames had gotten in terms of telling a fantastic and movie like story. Snake is truely one of the coolest and most badass characters around, and facing a huge cast of extremely awesome bosses to beat as well. I remember being blown out of my mind when battling Psycho Mantis. Changing controller ports indeed :)

The story itself being a new standard for videogames, with it`s many twists and turns. More human like AI and making you think about if you was truely just a killing machine, was unlike anything i had played at the time.

And the music. Ohh the music. Main theme and The best is yet to come. Let me say no more :) http://www.youtube.com/watc...

FF7 fantastic visuals in the opening scene is just a beginning of a long and epic journey ahead. And a game i think every PS3-fan was hoping of getting to play again on PS3.

The reason for it is simple. A deep and suspenseful mystery story from beginning to end with a unprecendented level of variation and fun in it, that many modern RPG`s isn`t anywhere near of achieving.

Just spending time (and gil) at Gold Saucer, breathing Chocobos, or finding all the secret stuff, is almost a game in itself.

Everything from the music to the materia system is just pure win in FF7 :) http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Not sure if i want a remake with the state SE is in now, but everyone should play FF7 at some point in their lives to see the magic for themselves ;)

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."

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Xbox's Preservation Step Sets A Much-Needed Example, Especially For Nintendo

Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"

purple1016d ago

Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”

Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever

Nice one ☝️

Zeref5d ago

It's better than what Nintendo and Playstation is doing. It might not be perfect but at least they are TRYING. Unlike the others.

DarXyde5d ago

Trying? Take off the blinders for a moment, mate.

1. A failure to preserve games is just that: a failure to preserve games. Don't try to sugarcoat it: NO ONE is doing it properly. Better than awful is nothing to write home about.

2. At the time of this comment, isn't it the case that you need an internet connection to play Xbox games even if you buy physical discs that are hardly in circulation anymore? I don't have a Series X and I can't verify, but I think that is correct. I'm fairly certain you can at least play PS5 games at version 1.0 (not much of a win really when many games require day one patches). I think Microsoft's all digital, licensing approach is by far more aggressive than anyone else's. They really try to push you to game pass where you lose your entire library by umm.... Skipping a month of payments.

I don't think anyone is doing it right whatsoever. Don't get me started on Nintendo, who goes after anyone looking to preserve their games better than they ever would with extreme litigation.

Don't be a simp for any of these companies. Get it together.

PhillyDonJawn5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

@DarX never speak on Xbox again. You lost all credibility with your internet connection comment. Smh you have 0 clue and misinformed yet speaking on something you don't no squat about.

Einhander19725d ago

What has Sony done exactly? You guys keep deflecting to Sony but I am not actually seeing any results, and ai am certain nothing that you can come up with even comes close to what Microsoft has done and what they have tried and failed to do, like tie all your disks to your account on xbone.

Microsoft removed their whole indie section when they moved to the xbone because they were going to only allow games on the service that came from a publisher, id@xbox started after xbone launched and it only exists because Sony embraced indie and Microsoft was forced to cancel their plans and reverse course.

And every single game that was part of games for windows live including disk games (I have gta 4 on disk that won't work) so hundreds of games that use that DRM no longer work unless the company themselves patched it out which of course very few did.

MrBaskerville5d ago

Not trying. Tried. they killed of the backcomp program years ago. They set something up again, but sounds like it's more of an attempt to save the current library on whatever they are planning next. With luck they save everything and more, but let's see. I could see them killing off parts of the OG xbox and 360 libraries. Can't imagine that they would allow us to play Forza 5-7 in the future.

With that said, I do like what they've done and really wish they could have done more.

shinoff21835d ago

Zeref

So killing off physical media is trying what exactly. Ms don't really give a fk if you think they do your kidding yourself.

Profchaos4d ago

They are not trying this team is established for forward compatability the team is. It interested in preserving Xbox or 360 games.

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isarai6d ago

Is that why Hellblade 2 is digital only?

Zeref5d ago

Just because it's digital only doesn't mean you can't preserve it. Just put it on an external and you have the exact same functionality of what a disc does.

MrNinosan5d ago

Guess you're trolling, but if you actually think that's how it works, I'd recommend buying some braincells.

mkis0074d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Volitile vs nonvolitile data. A disc will not corrupt either. A drive can be corrupted.

Einhander19725d ago

This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.

No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.

Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.

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Einhander19725d ago

Anyone remember xblig which Microsoft removed their whole 360 indie section removing hundreds of games from people?

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Zeref5d ago

Do you know you can put your games on an external and preserve them that way? There are no benefits to discs. ZERO. Idk why some of you are still obsessed with them.

DarXyde5d ago

Because games like Persona 5 exist. It's STILL V1.00. On Playstation, that's a win because 1.00 is installed on the disc—no need to download anything.

If a game does not require any updates, it's all on the disc.

Extremely low bar in the modern era, of course. It's not much of a win by any stretch.

But for now, physical media does have a purpose, at least on Playstation.

Einhander19725d ago

That is factually not how game licensing works, try plugging your hard drive into someone else xbox, It's not going to work, and it won't work if the licensing servers ever go down.

Einhander19725d ago

Anyone remember games for windows live.

I have around a dozen games, some on Steam itself that will not work because Microsoft shut off the licensing servers.

BehindTheRows5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

I do. I STILL have games (Gears of War being the big one) I cannot access because Games for Windows LIVE is total garbage and no one has held Microsoft accountable.

Zeref5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

You don't have an Xbox apparently. Because you can 100 percent plug in your external and play games from it on any Xbox console lol. You just have to be logged in to prove ownership.

Chevalier5d ago

"You don't have an Xbox apparently. Because you can 100 percent plug in your external and play games from it on any Xbox console lol. You just have to be logged in to prove ownership."

Damn how many times do people got to explain your idiocy to you? You can take a copy of Persona 5 like someone used as an example and play that game on ANY console WITHOUT logging in which means I can lend the game to a friend without internet and they can play my game. Can you lend your hard drive to anyone without logging in for them to play? NOPE. That is a huge difference and if you think otherwise then sorry you're an idiot.

Tacoboto5d ago

"No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft."

Ubisoft is literally erasing games people bought from their libraries... My PS1-3 discs are useless on modern hardware. Nintendo's re-published and resold almost their entire Wii U library, and the eShop is completely dead with no BC mechanism in the Switch software. Microsoft publishes everything they make today day one on Steam and Xbox/Windows. Sony only brings to PC the titles they think you might want some years later and Nintendo won't even design a functional long-lasting joystick.

You're absolutely trolling and not serious if you think Microsoft today is the worst offender.

shinoff21835d ago

Yay steam

Not everyone fks with computers though. The disc is still the best way as a console player. Period.

Tacoboto4d ago

How do Sony and Nintendo feel about these discs from 2001-2013?

Don't be stupid, you know Xbox is the best at this today.

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Hofstaderman5d ago

Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?

crazyCoconuts5d ago

Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.

Xeofate5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

That is not their plan, their plan is to transfer users accounts to the cloud.

Phil Spencer himself said as much a few months back, plans could have changed but I think people are reading way too much into one statement where Phil said he would allow Epic on xbox because he wants to be able to sell xbox games directly on other platforms. Aka, instead of selling Sea of Thives through PSN he wants to have an xbox store to sell his games on PlayStation without giving PlayStation any money.

Again, it's extremely unlikely that Phil plans to put PC on xbox and licensing would prevent them from just giving out other publishers games purchased on xbox copies of thier games on PC, Microsoft does not own their games.

crazyCoconuts4d ago

The thing that doesn't align with the cloud strategy is the giving up on exclusives. You'd still need strong exclusives for cloud streaming - it's still a "platform" , just with a lower upfront hardware investment. I feel like they've learned what PS learned with PSNow long ago. We're not ready to stream games and it's only gonna lose them money to try at this point

FinalFantasyFanatic4d ago

I would love that, I'd buy up some of the Xbox games if they could run on PC, like the Rare Replay, Lost Odyssey and Dead or Alive Ultimate, probably a pipe dream though.

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