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Well... they used to design their own chips. Emotion Engine, Cell, RSX... when they switched to using X86 based chips is now more akin to low-mid cost PCs than before. It may not look like a PC but it pretty much is one. I'd bet it could do productivity stuff just fine if they allowed it to.
Yah, hence the majority of the PS5’s hardware investment going towards an SSD instead of a GPU.
There are countless custom pc gaming rigs out there, and I bet none of them took an SSD-centric approach to their design, like the ps5 did.
I can see where he’s coming from re ps5 not just being a box with parts like a pc. They must also spend an awful lot on r & d just to design the thing so it has aesthetic appeal and typical Japanese with some sort of Philosopy behind the design. Would also think other factors around the custom airflow and the like would cost a lot given that it’s not a standard box shape
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Interesting
I think 2B was a significant factor in the success of the Nier: Automata.
I hope SE don't focus too much on 'Games as a service'. I suspect many gamers, especially SE fans, could be turned off by this. It isn't my cup of tea.
What a surprise. SquareEnix. Outsourced game. Sells above (even SE's stupid) sales expectations.
I'm so glad that Japanese games are selling very well and are slowly but surely coming back to its fromer glory of becoming very popular around the world like it was doing the ps1 and ps2 days. Nier automata is a perfect example of a unique game that we haven't gotten in a very long time and something that I want more out of Japanese Devs. I mean really in my opinion when Japanese Devs were trying to make their games appeal to the western market they lost of what made the Japanese games unique of their own. That's just my opinion though.
Automata did soooooooo many things right. It's getting well-deserved praise. Truly feels like a "next-generation" game.