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Why next-gen consoles can (and must) save middle-budget gaming

GamesRadar - The "AAA or GTFO" attitude needs to GTFO.

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majiebeast3954d ago (Edited 3954d ago )

I think it will actually improve because those middleware devs can price their games for 20-40$ on PSN and self publish em.

sdozzo3954d ago

I'm with you. I think you can sometimes sell more at that price point compared to $60.

b_one3953d ago

Gunslinger is an best example even Ubisofts Boss told they will continue to experiment in this area.

_QQ_3954d ago (Edited 3954d ago )

Consoles are middle budget gaming....

Lord_Sloth3954d ago

I hear this and I also hear that PC gaming is cheaper in the long run. It can't be both so which is it? Is PC gaming more affordable or is it Middle Budget!? STOP CHANGING YOUR STORY!!!

jeffgoldwin3954d ago (Edited 3954d ago )

PC can be both, but that's just a generalization. There is no set price tag on a pc like a console. Could you go out and spent over $3,000--yup. But your paying less for games and no online fees for the pc. Etc, etc.

Although, most console users enjoy some exclusives and the perceived convenience of plug and play. (As well as prolly a dozens more things you could list).

Godmars2903954d ago (Edited 3954d ago )

Not with this gen. They pretty much moved to middleware from home consoles.

Why do you think PC gamers push PC gaming so much now? Its not the big titles like Starcraft that's making them suggest that PCs have supplanted consoles, its stuff like Slender and Minecraft. Games which never would have been considered for the PS3 or 360, and with Minecraft something which had to prove itself on PCs before it got MS's attention.

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Square is the perfect example of a company which abandoned middleware gaming. They either do highly produced, overly produced, titles with ridiculous sales requirements, or their rip-off iPhone games.

flipflopfacts3954d ago

you completely missed the point of the article. There's AAA and then there's indie. It leaves no room for game developers that cant pump out 30+ million dollar productions. In today's market you cannot fail and it's very less forgiving.

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ThanatosDMC3954d ago (Edited 3954d ago )

Btw, DayZ is coming to the PS4. Apparently, Rocket doesnt like that Microsoft would charge a ridiculous amount of money to just to patch a game.

http://www.escapistmagazine...

Actually, here's the main source: http://www.edge-online.com/...

maniacmayhem3954d ago

He probably changed his mind since MS dropped the patching price for developers.

ThanatosDMC3954d ago (Edited 3954d ago )

"Eurogamer’s sources have said that re-certification fees as a result of patching or updates is now free for both digital and full retail games, but Microsoft still has the right to charge any developer submitting its game an excessive number of times due to it failing the process repeatedly – presumably as some form of deterrent or quality filter."

http://www.vg247.com/2013/0...

Yup, but they'll probably still try to get on indies to get as much $$$$$ off of them. Doubt Rocket would change his mind because DayZ:SA if it's still using Arma 2 engine would still be full of bugs.

I'm surprised at how much MS charges indies to patch their games up. $40K according to the Minecraft creator. Not to mention MS apparently forced indies to sell off DLCs they wanted to give away. That's beyond f*cked up.

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Fallout 4's 'next gen' update is over 14 gigs, breaks modded saves, & doesn't change much at all

We were expecting problems with mod support, but there are a lot of other issues.

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isarai9h ago

Wow what the actual hell 🤣🤣🤣

just_looken9h ago

This is why you get the GOG version on gog you can select the version of the game to download.

On pc fallout 4 fallout new vegas and skyrim are all broken on steam because they all got the same "next gen" update.

Skyrim dec 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/sky...

Can not find new vegas but anyone that modded it knows the script extender there was also broken

Valkyrye7h ago

Not accidental, they want modders to stop modding their older games to force them to mod Shitfield.

just_looken5h ago

There doing the same on starfield with a mods store and blocking mods

There goal is like blizzard and what they did with fallout 76 you make mods they can sell and you become a slave.

On skyrim they have "trusted" mod devs now basically a badge that lets your mod on the store you get a crumb of the sale when someone buys it.

Inverno4h ago

lol to the disagrees, the last Skyrim update broke mods too. They've been trying to kill mods to monetize them in creation club for years, it's not a stretch that they purposely put out patches just to break free mods.

porkChop2h ago

The disagrees are from people who have common sense. They aren't trying to kill mods. Most mods for any game will break with a new update because they rely on files/code that have been changed. This isn't new. Even with Bethesda this would happen way before the creation club. Mod support is literally one of the things that got Bethesda to where they are, and they're one of the only devs that releases comprehensive mod tools for each of their games.

Chocoburger3h ago

Over 14 GBs and doesn't change much at all? What? Taking up that much drive space for a pathetic 'remastering' is shameful.

Par for Bethesda.

Aussiesummer2h ago

It's not a remaster, it's a next gen update.

badz1492h ago

LOL people are actually expecting massive improvements or something? From Bethesda?? the same people who released Skyrim multiple times and the all look like shit? THAT Bethesda? are people for real?

Profchaos1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

The ps5 version doesn't change a ton but from my small playtime it's enough to make me want to replay it just to have it running at 60.

A side note to this my PS4 version no longer boots after it's "update" so I guess that's what it feels like to own a Bethesda game on PC

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Gears of War Voice Actor Hints At New Game Announcement Coming In June

A voice actor from The Coalition's third-person shooter series, Gears of War, has hinted at a new game announcement coming in June.

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Ra30302h ago

Hopefully Microsoft will go back to the original story line and get away from that woke nonsense from the last Gears game Gears of Woke! But were talking about Microsoft so all the betting money is on more of the same woke nonsense.

Sciurus_vulgaris1h ago

The Locust trilogy concluded with Gears of War 3. I don’t get how Gears 4 and 5 are “woke” .

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Honkai Star Rail's Revival Tendencies Take Away the Seriousness of Character Deaths

While many are fans of the Honkai Star Rail story so far, The Nerd Stash believes that the deaths of Robin and Firefly no longer carry much weight.

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