You still have a choice, you're absolutely right. How long until physical copies become obsolete though?
Should we be buying into licencing because of the fact that its being presented in a more "palatable" manner? How long before enticing things like this override the "choice" that we think we have? Do you want short term entertainment or do you want consumer rights and consumer choice? (surrendering the latter has a lot of negative ramifications that...
Going full digital = the end of ownership and a unshakable source of profit for these corporations via mandatory licence renewal.
Having to pay for online by purchasing a Plus account = Sony pulling a sneaky version of the X1. People who want to play online (and there will be many) will sign up for Plus, and many will start to use the service to get the most out of it. Digital downloads through Plus will soar. Actual tangible ownership will become a thing of the past. The cor...
Even if this game falls under expectations, I'm willing to bet it will still be awesome.
I really hope Kojima isn't on the cusp of losing the plot.
First Kiefer Sutherland, then clearly getting paid by MS at e3, and now praising the Xbox One...
Urrrrrrgh. He's a good voice actor but game companies and developers need to take more risks - scout new talent. Shit's just becoming homogenous.
Oh man I really hope they have something to announce for Zero Escape 3. I literally google it everyday in case something new has cropped up.
Yeah it wouldn't be much of a 'surprise' if they just released more info on XV.
A release date however...
Why don't you want to be challenged? People want and like CoD, so they get CoD. They get the same game year in year out. That's the result of the approach you're describing. Creative stagnation and profiteering off of lazy consumer conservatism.
Besides, these things are luxuries. We're not owed them.
That's a bit annoying tbh. I bet it's just going to get used for all that stupid extra stuff like maps and whatnot - like they've been using smartphones and tablets for.
I'd much prefer that it was a console in its own right. Just because the tech isn't conducive to juvenile performance-boners and bleed-out-your-eyes graphics doesn't mean there can't be excellent games on it.
Some of my all time favourite games are still SNES games...
Acquired tastes are the best kind. Why should they settle into what's popular? What the lazy masses want? I like that they're pushing unusual stuff like this.
Wind Waker's awesome anyhow.
Oh man how did I overlook Everyone's gone to the Rapture? That game looks and sounds incredible. Dear Esther was amazing.
The "surprise" thing is part of the paragraph describing the KH conference thing on the second day. I don't know if that means it'll be KH related...
If not, here's hoping for an XI Vita port, and an Agito / Type-0 port.
XV isn't mentioned on it...
Of course it flippin is!
I don't know that Demon's Souls and Dark Souls constitute a significant 'trend'. They're pretty niche games... Like they're straight up for hardcore gamers.
People are definitely jumping on this and overreacting. The game definitely won't have the difficulty level of Dark Souls. It'll probably be more challenging than XIII and XIII-2 because of the item and time management aspects, but it certainly won't be as severe as Dark Souls.
They're giving us XV, they're giving us KH3, not to mention this game which seems pretty good, and has been receiving pretty positive hands-ons and previews. What more do you want? ...
Cliffy B is such a cold-hearted capitalist. GTFO.
Oh wait he already did... STOP TALKING THEN!
Good points. This is just big corporations trying to co-opt Indies, not helping them out.
They're trying to outmode the Ps3 so we all have to buy ps4s!!
You're right with that last point, and certainly if I got Plus to play online, I wouldn't bother with all those Plus deals, no matter how enticing they were. Of course one does not equal the other. However that won't be the same for lots of other people. Lots of people who want to play CoD won't be able to believe their luck when they what Plus has to offer, and before long, ignorant to the 'catch', they and millions of others will be making the most of that service. ...