IGN:
As gamers, we idolize the past and we worship the future. It’s the present that we tend to treat shabbily.
And this is the weird dynamic that shapes our view of E3. We expect the show to sell us a better future, one where games are more fun, better looking, more imaginative. We are not content for E3 to merely provide more access to games that look a lot like the ones we've already played.
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
So Sony is the Winner !
@darthv7
How very pacifist of you.
Reality is different than the super cuddly world you described. Sony only barely won...winning, is whether expectations for potential purchases were met or not.
WiiU is a disaster. I could go into the details of you'd like.
MS are running the opposite direction than the one that got them to this point. Kinect & media is now MS directive. 3-4 exclusives are not enough.
Sony knows gamers want more games. Though not nessecaryily new ips. But the wonder book ...yikes!
(to be fair...it's really for young children.)
What? You gamers think that you deserve to have a decent conference, brimming with games and not gimmicks?
Y'all have entitlement issues. j/k