With the next generation just around the corner we are due for many new gaming developments, below are some of the less futuristic things we will still have to deal with...
As part of its plans to cut 1,900 jobs, Microsoft has reportedly shut down operations at Bethesda France, letting go roughly 15 people
They can form a company if they want, they are just as jobless as if "Microsoft had left them as 3rd party".
"MIcrosoft leaves Bethesda do what they know how to do best" ... close! Oh the irony ....
(Citation from a week old article)
Bethesda France was made up of roughly 15 people... they couldn't of being doing much
Bethesda France mainly did publishing and marketing within the region
that's a shame for you to say that, i'm sure Elite loves hearing what you just said.
Bethesda France focused on publishing and marketing in the region. And 15 people lost their jobs as part of the closure.
I wonder if this is part of Microsoft's strategy to abandoned physical media or possibly gamepass advertising makes their roles redundant you don't need to market a game as hard when the majority of players get the game as part of a sub which already promoted upcoming games
It's France too, there's a high likelihood only 1-2 people on the team even had an Xbox.
Tbh Microsoft I think Bethesda being 3rd party same with Activision would probably more competitive than thus scenario imo
I think it would have been better for all parties really especially gamers
The recently purchased Activision French offices might take over all the licensing and marketing for Microsoft in France from now on.
Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.
This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.
cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me
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."
1. Yeah, I don't see that changing unless someone wants the same PR damage that Ubisoft and other developers received for their crappy "always online" DRM.
2. That's a tough one. I think we will see some more, but sooner or later developers will HAVE to do new things. Look at this year. The AAA titles were all sequels for the most part. Two digital indie games walked away with many of the GOTY awards, one of which was a new IP.
3. Any game has room for improvement. Next.
4. This has existed since gaming first started. No surprise there.
5. Refer to 3 and 4.
6. This I really hope is not true. I really want longer campaigns. Assassin's Creed has not repeated this mistake since its first game. No single player experience should be shorter than twenty or so hours, unless of course it is justified with a deep multiplayer experience.
7. Unless a new system comes out without online capabilities, expect digitally distribution to remain a part of the norm.
Just my thoughts on the list anyway.
Good article. The one that I really want to see better implemented is DLC. I enjoy some DLC, but the bits that seem like they should already be a part of the $60 game and are nickel and dimmed out of us for extra cash is always impacts me negatively if/when I purchase it. With that said, I do enjoy when the developer gets extra cash from the game's sales and months later we get a small add-on that expands on the game in a new ways - I'd like to see more of that going forward.
These articles won't stop.
Great article. The author obviously put a lot of thought into this list. As a person who actually buys games, DRM really ticks me off. As egidem said, the pirates just download the game without the DRM and it only bothers us paying customers.
What about rising development costs and the number of people needed to make a game? The average PS360 game costs $15 000 000 minimum to make.