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99 Destiny Direct Feed Screenshots Demonstrate that it Looks Extremely Pretty on PS4

The public alpha of Bungie’s Destiny is in full swing and we can finally see how the game looks on PS4 with no tricks involved, right on your screens.

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Phene3598d ago

The thing I love most about Destiny, and I liked this before even playing it ..is the UI, so clean and simple. I do a little designing and it always annoys me when I play an MMO or RPG and the menu & UI are just cluttered and overwhelming. Game devs should take a page out of Bungie's book, turned the game on yesterday and it was so easy to quickly pick up on my stats and inventory, etc. Also this game looks great on PS4 no question, wonder if it will look better once the final game ships.

Rikuide_Furame3598d ago

What struck me is the weather/time cycle. It sounds simple but after a touched down on the Earth for the second time, it was a totally different look. So far my only complaint is that PvP is VERY gear dependent and that needs to balanced. One gun shouldn't be the difference between double negative and double positive.

Phene3598d ago

Yeh I totally noticed the time ..at first I thought I was imagining it but it definitely got darker. I haven't got past the first mission yet, didn't wanna play alone ..but so far I'm enjoying it. Definitely keeping my pre-order

XxDefiance42xX3598d ago

I personally like the gear dependent PVP. It gives you something to work towards to be able to overtake opponents. Hop into a PVP match and find out your gear isn't up to snuff, so you go back and farm gear that will bring you up to snuff. Hop back into PVP and find out skill is not to snuff, then practice peace practice. Then a new "expansion" (or dlc, however you wish to look at it) comes out and you keep playing PVP and others get the newest, greatest gear and are able to overtake you again. If this game's dlc adds new gameplay mechanics in addition to the constant grind for gear like other MMOs, this game will be a literal gold mine. People love to compete, and people love to progress, take those elements and place them into a FPS that is developed by Bungie, and I could see this game lasting 10 years like they hope.

LAWSON723598d ago

If any Dev can make a UI it is the champs at Bungie who made the kickass Halo Reach menus

Phene3598d ago

Oh and if anyone wants to play, I hate playing alone ..add me on PSN: fauxmatic

fr0sty3598d ago

This game definitely isn't much of a looker... Looks more last gen than anything. The animations for the characters are very stiff, and overall the game's look just doesn't scream next gen to me.

That said, the gameplay is pretty solid so far from what I've played.

ipach3598d ago

draw distance is amazing, but the core art/assets are not much better than PC/ultra version of say borderlands 2. still really good, but doesn't scream next gen... it's not going for a super realistic far cry type look though. there's a certain sci-fi slightly animated look to it all. does the job though; hope the missions become more interesting than hall and room firefights though... level design seems smart and the atmosphere so far is interesting

dumahim3598d ago

I didn't get why you needed to use a reticle on the screen to move around and select items instead of just using the stick or d-pad to move around much quicker and precisely.

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markyboy21813598d ago

yea final version will look quite a lot better then alpha n beta versions they always do

Pintheshadows3598d ago

Very pretty. Striking artstyle as well. I like the way games are beginning to look like their concept art.

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XiSasukeUchiha3598d ago

Destiny PS4 looks Niiiiiiccccccccccccccccccccccc cccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeee

hello123598d ago (Edited 3598d ago )

Screenshots look nice. I'll likely get it digitally on x box live. Pre-order bonuses are not that great on x box live yet. Hopefully that improves. I think you need to pre-order to get into the beta on xb1

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Destiny Made Over $160 Million In Microtransaction Revenue In Less Than 2 Years

Destiny has made over $160 million in MTX revenue, and these numbers only account the data from late 2017 to early 2019.

Sgt_Slaughter326d ago

That's extremely low for microtransactions, especially for a game that's essentially designed around it

LucasRuinedChildhood326d ago (Edited 326d ago )

This was back when the game wasn't free to play.

The figures are from November 2017 to February 2019 (1 year and 4 months).

Based on that projection, the MTX revenue for Destiny 2 likely would have been closer to ~$240m for 2 years.

Not sure if premium expansions are included in that figure either although ... I'd hope that they are though and that most of the revenue was for actual content like Forsaken.

People spend way too much money on cosmetics.

Rude-ro326d ago (Edited 326d ago )

Seasons($10 and just got bumped to $12) and dungeon keys($10 each, two a year) are through the eververse(micro transaction) store.
So for those two years, in order to play a season, you would pay through micro transactions.

Sonic1881326d ago (Edited 326d ago )

Bungie Marathon will be worse since it's designed around it as well

Kurt Russell325d ago

It makes me sad to agree... but at the same time I am looking forward to giving it a go. Destiny 2 is so far in, I find it difficult to figure out what I am meant to do first.

buffig326d ago

I think FIFA alone makes over $1bn a year from mtx

anast326d ago

FIFA promotes a worldwide sport. It should make more money than destiny.

CantThinkOfAUsername326d ago (Edited 326d ago )

Let's compare something similar. Apex Legends and its ridiculous $18/$40 skins make EA a billion each year.

z2g326d ago

For as much as ppl complain how much they hate microtransactions, they sure don’t act like it. No wonder they aren’t going anywhere.

spicelicka326d ago

By "people" you're referring to millions and millions of people. Obviously the ones complaining aren't necessarily the same as the ones spending all that money.

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Father__Merrin325d ago

There's millions that purchase MTX and there's nothing we can do about it

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Stop Trying To Make Destiny

In Episode 1 of Spot On, a new weekly news show, Gamespot talks about the dangers of chasing a trend.

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Destiny 1 Becomes Playable on PC via Emulation

Playing Destiny 1 on PC has been something fans have been requesting for years. It looks like Destiny 1 is now playable on PC via the RPCS3 emulator.

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spoonard477d ago

I've been thinking about playing through D1 again before it goes away...

CobraKai477d ago

That’s the sad reality of a game like this. I bought it, invested lots of money, and it can go away at anytime. I still think this was more fun than 2.

jeromeface476d ago

prob because 2 is a grindfest slog

spoonard473d ago

That's the bummer of 'games as a service'.