Actually, I'm unhappy abut D3 coming to consoles. That means they will sell more and give Blizzard more reason to create similar games built on the same basic gameplay concepts and using the same 'market' system.

Two things I really didn't like about D3 was the change in skills to be 'dumbed down' and their focus on a market system wherein they controlled what dropped so as to encourage people to use the market to use real money to buy what they didn&... #1.1.3

***"We're plagued with FPS now. If the first game they use to show power is a generic FPS, then we're f*ed"***

Guess we're glad it wasn't the first game shown then. #27.2

I'm confused the article doesn't say that.

"Sony will only bring across games that don't guzzle the latest console's power in emulation."

They make a leap in logic here or wrote this article very poorly so as to not actually quote him on saying that PSN specifically are excluded from emulation. #12

The only difference is that it won't be prioritized and optimized usage. So, I'd say closer to $800 at this time to equal up exactly while taking into account OS and similar apps always running on PC. #1.1

But how will I ever get that same experience that all the first-day Wii U owners go?!?!

Good news. #1

***-MSFT 1 point=faulty 360 hardware
-Sony 3 points=faulty ps2 hardware, defective laptop batteries, global security failing.***

Wait, are we including all company-wide issues in here? If so, I believe you left out more than a few dozen vulnerability issues with Windows OS and similar products that have cause people to have their info stolen, had their systems hacked (including DBs), and the like.

More systems have been hacked and more personal info... #1.7

Actually, they would have been sued by Sega if they didn't finish the game at the time they did is my understanding. While not giving Gearbox any 'you're okay with putting out a crappy game' here, they had to do that instead of losing even more money by getting shafted by Sega for breach of contract. #8.1

@Trenta27:

Not to take sides, but, you should read this

http://www.gamasutra.com/vi... #1.2.2

***Football does not let players fantasize about animals killing other animals for money. ***

No, it actually lets them brutally harm other people. So much better and not at all an action that leads to other violent behavior. #1.1.4

Saying video games is at fault for his actions is akin to me blaming professional football for Michael Vicks and his dog fights. #1.1

My only issue is if these are all going to be individual apps, that's going to be more work for people. Sure, you have all these possibilities, but who's going to keep up with what is on what?

What they need to be doing is working on a way to centralize each of these apps in a manner that people can search for what they want and get the app that provides it as well as a hub that highlights each apps current offerings. #1.7

I hope next-gen play better than this.

Screw graphics, give me improved gameplay. #1.6

Token system wouldn't work. The free games we get aren't just randomly chosen. It takes a lot of work with the IP owners to allow it on the PS+ service with a likely understanding that Sony will give them something in return, whether it's help with a future game or reducing fees for other games. #4.4

I agree completely with this. The problem is that I think we should wait another 5 years before a new generation of consoles because [some] developers have been so lazy this generation.

I was appalled at how lazy the level designers were in ME3 when they didn't work to make weapons and mods as parts of the story and even when they had the chance they did it wrong. They played it safe with about every scenario in the game, never providing any surprises because as soon as... #4.4.1

***Cgoodno is wrong and Duckieoro is right about this one. It's not going away. ***

I never said it would go away. But, having that mentality and doing nothing will only maintain or worsen the situation. It can get better. #3.1.11

***I respect that idealist mentality you've got, but the asshats of online will never go away.***

I think this will only happen because people say it will only happen. Meaning, if you say it will never go away, it will never go away.

***but I also think it's a little naive to believe that things are ever going to fundamentally change.***

I'm not naive, I'm just doing something many people feel is pointless to do when if more... #3.1.8

***Because that really worked against racism or accepting new players or any other thing, right?***

I dunno, how many slaves do you have? How many black people have to sit in the back of that bus? How many votes do blacks have now?

Yeah, you're right, there's still racism, but don't even think that it's the same as what we've worked so hard to get away from for more than 200 years. People still work to solve it and some people holding o... #3.1.6

Google tried that, but people really hated it. IMHO, there needs to be a lot more accountability for what people do and say on the Internet. The guise of anonymity has really hurt the potential for the Internet and discussion.

That's just my opinion, though. #3.1.2

Wrong. It's mentality like that keeps it from ever going away. It's not a fact of life, it's a result in people not giving a care about others. Start caring, it starts going away. #3.1

***Great point but this broadband excuse is getting old. In all sectors. Why do we stop innovation or progress just because everyone doesn't have fast internet. ***

Because you design based on the lowest common denominator. You do that so as to ensure the largest possible audience.

Cloud could be an alternative option, but you'd have to ensure that enough people would use it. The problem is, why would people use that over what we have now where they... #5.1.2