Joel Taveras writes, " ['What Should Be Next' is a weekly column where I examine and discuss certain trends, franchises, genres and ideas in the gaming industry, and where they should be headed.]
If you would have told me in 2004 that in the next generation of consoles the Gamecube’s successor would be the new king, that Microsoft would take a 10 million unit head start, and that Sony’s PS3 would be playing catch up — I would have called you an idiot. And I would have been totally wrong because that’s exactly how it all went down. But now, six years into the current gen, Nintendo is at a standstill and the margin that once separated Microsoft and Sony is now less than 2 million units. Sony is in position to reclaim the crown, but there’s still some unfinished business that needs to be done before that happens. "
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A Orange Box styled collection from Valve announced if Half life 3 is shown at E3 with L4D, L4D2, Counter Strike: GO and maybe a updated TF2 which will all be updated through Steamworks. Could be the best thing ever....
NaughtyDog buys the right back off Activision for Crash Bandicoot and also Spryo aswell....hell if Insomniac don't want it ND may aswell buy it.
One last big update for the PSN, get all the PS1 Classics out...especialy for Europe aswell our PS1 classics suck.
If they could...and had the chance, get Resident Evil 6 to be an exclusive. I would of said GTAV but thats not going to happen with how much money it makes....nice thought but still.
At the VGAs next year have ND announce a new one off game as the last game for the PS3. No point in making Uncharted 4, they should keep that for the PS4. I mean theres some good marketing here if they can get some titles announced alongside the PS4 (if it's announced in 2012), some which would be launch games. Jak 4, Uncharted 4, God of War 4, Resistance 4, Killzone 4, basicaly of the big "4" games
So Sony has a lot of work to do if they want to sell the Vita and they better focus on next gen if they don't want nintendo and microsoft to get the lead.
Nope, there's plenty of content (as usual) to keep fans happy year round. Talking exclusively of course.
@ "vita has not shown me any innovation or a reason to buy it"
you clearly haven't been looking close enough! plenty of innovation in both tech, and game ideas.
Starhawk, Twisted Metal, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Jak & Daxter HD Collection, DUST 514, Yakuza: Dead Souls, Journey, possibly Quantic Dream's next game, Santa Monica's next game, The Last of Us, Sony Smash Bros (aka Title Fight)... and more. That is a slow year to you?
About innovation - yes, you're right about it having the same features of a smartphone, and yes, it's a more poweful PSP, but I'm not talking multimedia. I'm talking games.
Two features alone that I think should be considered innovative:
- Rear Touch ( http://www.modojo.com/featu...
- Intui-Aim ( http://inagist.com/IGN/1466...
Look at Reality Fighters, look at Escape Plan, Little Deviants, Gravity Rush. These are innovative games with innovative gameplay and features.
There's also NEAR functionality for games, which is pretty cool and I've not seen that before. These are features that have been shown before the console is out and there will be plenty more to come. If you can't notice the implications of games using these features, you're pretty lost!
@ forevercloud3000
Very true, and I forgot to add in TRANSFARRING from Kojima. Another great step in gaming, whether it's considered innovative or not. Vita has the core aspects nailed down (network, dual analogue, controls, build quality, processing power) with some added functionality that adds just enough innovation to stay relevant and please fans of portable gaming.
What are you expecting them to do? Add a motion attachment to handhelds or something? Somethings don't need to steer far from previous entries because to do so detracts from the over all experience. Vita is a very capable handheld and boasts an impressive roster of functionality.
Vita improved upon PSP core elements and added a few new ones. Apps, Graphics, General funtionality are great improvements. Innovation is truely a trick of marketing. Motion tech and touch functionality are both OLD ideas that just didn't become popular till now. Transfarring at least can be seen as a great innovation for the Vita. Also games(which are Vita's main focus) don't have to reinvent the wheel just to be good. Sony's roster of games in unparalleled at the moment. So many great games to choose from for Vita that vary in genre and playstyle...
-SuperStardust Delta: Arcade shooter
-Uncharted GA:Action Adventure/3P Shooter done right on handheld.
-Resistance BS:1st Person Shooter
-Persona 4 Golden: JRPG
-Ruin:Dungeon Crawler WRPG with inventive online
-Gravity Rush:Action game/RPG elements
-Escape Plan: Puzzler
Little Deviants: Minigames
-Whole assortment of other games as well.
Uncharted series doesn't do much other games haven't before but that doesn't stop it from being some of the best games this gen. I find games that utilize what we already know gamers like and perfect on it instead of adding useless innovation.
Do smartphones have dual analog sticks? a back touch pad?
Tell me you already saw these on smartphones so I can also buy one. If not, please lay off the weed.
The Last of Us, Sorcery, Twisted Metal, The Last Guardian, Uncharted Golden Abyss, Gravity Daze, Dragon's Crown, Nino Kuni, & all those multi-plats etc etc I don't think things are slowing down a bit.
Troll harder next time with sense and logic.
Sorcery
GTA V
and Twisted Metal will make for an awesome year.
Hopefully we get another KZ announcement at E3 (better go back to your KZ2 roots GG)
D: How could I forget about the Last of US? I also still need to get UC3 and Skyrim (and Arkham City, and BF3 >.<)
I'm actually hopeing they hold off on KZ for a while and try a new game.I want new stuff :P
KZ2 was hit or miss but the excellent performance of the Villains(Radec and Vasari) saved the game's story for me. KZ3's story was just ok but ultimately forgetable.
Starhawk
The Last of Us
New Guerilla Games game(E3 reveal) 2012 release
New Quantic Dreams game(E3 reveal) 2012 release
The Last Guardian
New Media Molecule game(2012 reveal) Q1 2013 release
Santa Monica game(God of War or new IP)
Twisted Metal
All of those are either confirmed or plausible.
The Vita will open up the doors Sony needs opened -- and then the "ecosystem" building will nothing but smooth sailing from there.
Mass Effect 3
GTAV
The Last Of Us
Halo 4
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
As for the XMB interface, I actually like the minimalist approach Sony's taken with it. The design looks especially good with my Final Fantasy XIII background. But I'll admit navigating the System Settings Menu is not fun.
I'm really excited to see what kind of functionality Sony will deliver between Vita and PS3.