RGN writes, "In this weekly installment of the RealGamerNewz Podcast we get together to discuss all things Microsoft as the heavily talked about Xbox 720 reveal approaches (or so we hope). New developments such as the specs of the Xbox 720′s RAM and architecture as well as its functionality for mobile devices and media services."
Why do you need a better PS5 when there aren’t any games that will utilise its power?
You technically don't "need" the ps5, ps4 or the ps3, lol. You don't need any videogame console, it isn't a necessity of life. If you want the best playstation console money can by, that would be the ps5 pro.
While the article is pessimistic and negative, can we agree that typically playstation hardware allowed experiences that no previous generation was able to deliver?
With the PS5 and Pro that's changed and its because its first party are having trouble making exclusives that harnesses the PS5 power. And with so few using the base PS5 to the max, the Pro just seems pointless in a way that no other major Playstation ever has.
Idk, you guys keep defending Sony, first it was covid, then chip shortages, then live service won't hold back single player games. Now here we are with barely any good first party games in sight and the defense continues.
Sony needs to get their head out of their arrogant rear and get back in touch with what gamers want. And it's not live service games and it's not a $700 PS5 pro to see more detailed bleachers in Ratchet and Clank.
And just to rest my case, when you are showing your most powerful system (PS5 Pro) using a last generation game (TLOU2) something is very very wrong.
Why does a random remaster do that? There's going to be plenty of games that utilise it over the next 4 years. And plenty already released that will benefit from it. If you don't want one fine, but what's with all the nonsense bashing of it
Uhhh. I was going to write something but it's so tedious knowing that everybody will just rip me.
There are over 8500 games that use dynamic resolution scaling and struggle to hold fps that out of the box will utilize its power.
Games are already lined up for patches and more games that haven't been announced yet will use it.
But of course talking about what it actually does won't get as many clicks.
no
it adds to your opinion
it's doesn't prove anything
and even besides that, one game wouldn't prove that anyway
that's silly
Ads on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles are getting worse. Over time, Microsoft has been getting more and more aggressive with ad placement on the Xbox Series X|S. Invasive ads already clutter and ruin the Xbox Series X|S dashboard, something that has been annoying Xbox fans for a while. We also know that Microsoft is reportedly exploring a tier of Xbox Game Pass that will make players watch ads in order to play games. And this ties into what Microsoft revealed last year, which was that it was looking into ways to include ads in games, something Xbox fans threatened to boycott the brand over. In the face of public backlash, Xbox has done nothing to alleviate concerns of players, it's only doubled down.
If they did start putting ads into games that's when I'd be done. That's ridiculous.
They have been for decades.
Or do you mean, explicit ads that interrupt the game?
NFL 2K5 had the "Burger King Halftime Report."
BK paid them to put that in there. It's technically an ad.
Yeah. I mean ads ads, not really product placements. I don't really mind stuff like that if it fits into the logic of the world. Hell, even Fallout originally wanted Coka-Cola in the game but didn't work out, so they went with Nuka. There's ads on billboards in a lot of racing games. That stuff doesn't bother me.
I think if THAT’S your red line then you’re already lost. There shouldn’t be any ads on the console, at all.
Not at boot-up, not on the dash, not in the store, and not in the games.
It’s ridiculous.
Microsoft's Tim Stuart, Sarah Bond and others have said they want to add x second of ads every x amount of time of game played. (I say x because they have said various times from every 30 minutes to 2 hours and various lengths of ads from 30 seconds to minutes)
Heck they already put ads in their games on Windows.
https://windowsreport.com/a...
People need to realize Microsoft has never cared about actual gaming, it's a means to make money and gain control, the more control they have the more obnoxious they can be. That's why they want PlayStation eliminated so badly that they were willing to spend 100 billion to control what games major publishers are putting on the platform, they are the major roadblock to their control.
I have said for years it's not Microsoft keeping PlayStation in check it's PlayStation keeping Microsoft in check.
The only reason why the xbone failed was because PlayStation offered another option. If PlayStation hadn't been there they would have ignored every single complaint and just forced what they wanted.
You only have to look at how unpopular so many decisions with Windows are yet they do them anyway regardless of complaints and as time goes on they force more and more unpopular things. (and the software gets more bloated and buggy)
“If they did start putting ads into games that's when I'd be done.”
Some games already have ads, but that’s besides the point. You’ve already accepted ads your Xbox. Microsoft’s job now is to get you to accept more.
Didn't this already cause a lot of debate in the Xbox community a few months ago? They are still moving forward with the idea?
Imagine having to pay to play online and still getting ads shoved in your face. Consoles are cooked.
So let me get this straight. The writer is getting mad because MS is advertising Games? The very thing that MS sucks at doing which is advertising it's own games and third party? For a second he made it seem like a hot pockets ad would pop up when turning on the console. But it's video games that are popping up and are releasing soon.
Talk about about a none issue. Btw writer where's this "boycott" at? I don't see anyone on socials right now threatening to boycott, its simply all on your head. Especially, Especially if these ad are video games related and games that are releasing soon.
Imagine turning your pc on and before log on screen you see MS Word ad across your whole screen.
Hey it fine, right?
Talk about not knowing how to read good lord. They're advertising games not word or Doritos, or nothing like that.
Tell me which ones worse. Advertising games or something none game related?
Also read the article and you'll see what he's complaining about. Go ahead.
Replies(1)Being fine with ads on Xbox game related is the same as ads on PC Word related.
But, hey I learned a new term for this and it's called... Toxic Positivity...vity...vity
You're right how dare Xbox advertise video games on their video game console. Why's that a bad thing please explain. Go ahead, exactly just stay silent, the smartest thing you've done.
Positivity? No its called a severe lack of common sense and stupidity. Willful ignorance is the number one thing that gets me heated.
@natsu coping tf are you talking about. Read the article (if you know how to read) he's complaining about game Video game ads on a video game console.
"You're right how dare Xbox advertise video games on their video game console. Why's that a bad thing please explain."
A: people have been enjoying gaming for decades without adverts and we are all used to that.
B: Everyone hates ads.
C: It's an extremely slippery slope. If people start making excuses for and suggest they're willing to accept advertising in gaming then that will be exploited to ridiculous levels in the future.
Games Asylum: "Despite the popularity of The Karate Kid trilogy in the ‘80s, it didn’t gain anywhere near as many gaming adaptations as the likes of Back to the Future, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones. The first film saw a considerably rough entry on the NES, published by the notorious JLN, while the Amiga and Atari ST were blessed with a reasonably well received tie-in for the sequel. It seems that by the time the third film rolled around in 1989, attention had turned to the likes of Rambo, Terminator and Predator, with many early tie-ins for the Mega Drive being more violent and gung ho. It probably didn’t help that Part III was panned by movie goers either."
Sounds like an interesting podcast. Looking forward to listening to this.
I hope xbl becomes a real service that offers more then just being able to play online and cross-chat for 60 bucks
I would like to some more features for gold membership
Why would an article promoting a podcast about basically all the news that was covered on n4g in the last week or so be approved??... I would understand if it was a podcast from n4g themselves by which case it wouldn't be an article but a link at the top of the site or something...ah well, i guess it's a slow news day.
I want my GAMEING system to the best games out there, and Sony happens to make a ton of original exclusives i like.
Yes the device should stream movies and such, but going telivision is a huge step back, unless you're a 2 and a halve men or a friends freak.