— Xbox Enthusiast:
Microsoft has been making some extreme maneuvers this generation with its new services. The Xbox team is clearly preparing to try and lead the pack next-gen
The premium Sony Inzone earbuds are designed for PC and PS5, and they're finally getting a discount after launching in late 2023.
These seems like one of the best options for use with a PS5, high quality sound and design. However, you will likely need a dongle for use with many of your bluetooth devices such as an iPhone as it requires a LE signal.
The only purpose I could see me buying them is that they would be more comfortable to wear with PSVR2 compared to their Pulse/Pulse Elite over the head/over the ear cup headphones.
The use of “stellar” in the title made my dyslexic brain think there was a stellar blade exclusive limited edition or something.
Teeehee.
The first three Tomb Raider games are coming to an Evercade Cartridge!
Their newer giga cart tech should make for even bigger games coming to the platform. I'm hoping for a Resident Evil collection with the first 3 games.
Huzaifah from eXputer: "With Larian Studios washing their hands of the IP, what is the ultimate fate of the legendary Baldur's Gate series?"
If anybody's gonna mention BioWare, then look at Archetype Entertainment, they're the new BioWare
or else
Obsidian is still a good choice but not independent anymore.
No, WoTC is pivoting to mobile. They can use Larian's work to justify DnD Go and everyone will accept it.
Correct answer. Most people don't realise that the companies that are still making good games using common sense and a customer focus are generally not American. They are from Poland, Belgium, Japan, or other countries that have not yet become completely corrupted by 'extreme capitalism'.
Before you down vote me into oblivion I am not anti-american. I just don't like greed and corruption which unfortunately seems to correlate with power.
I would guess the next Baldurs gate will probably be filled with GaaS.
Honestly, we're talking completely new engine and none of Larian's built-in stuff with regard to environments and the like that they had from their past divinity game. No one is going to have that just ready to go. So, they need to shop for a dev studio that has a past game that shows what they want.
Obsidian doesn't have that, maybe the closest being Dungeon Siege 3 or Pillars of Eternity, but those are very basic, not as open, very little environment related and altering capabilities. So, we're talking a step way back on what Larian delivered. Zero scene experience to line up with what was done in BG3. Okay conversation tree designs, but still needs more complexity.
inXile has Wasteland 3 as a base model engine, and I think that's better than Pillars of Eternity from Obsidian. But, still needs to be more open world, more environmental effects, and a much heavier rules set adaptation. But, not a bad overall engine as a base, but still a ton of work. Zero scene experience to line up with what was done in BG3. Needs a ton of work on that entirely.
Tactical Adventure did the Solasta game. Really good and more accurate as far as 5e rules than BG3. But, again, if the expectation is similar to what made BG3 a big hit, engine isn't designed for moving the camera, is a bit outdated in graphics, doesn't have in-game scene elements, and needs much better writers/voice actors.
Owlcat of pathfinder games is another choice, even though they've recently moved on to WH40k licensed games. Again, though, the engine is the biggest issue here to match up, but it's a much better option overall than Tactical Adventure. Another question is writers/story telling, as much of their overall story telling bits are very limited with a lot of random worldbuilding elements that are just +\- of some attributes.
TBH, no matter who takes over, it's just not going to be like BG3 much like how BG3 isn't at all like BG1/2. And BG3 was so successful because of how much Larian was able to put in with their engine and how focused they were on players having ridiculous control over the story being told. I just don't see the next BG being the same and depending on what it is, it might be good but I'm not as big of a reach as BG3. It's way more likely players are going to go into BG4 (or its spiritual successor if it moves away from Baldur's Gate and into Neverwinter or something like Plansescape) expecting much of what is in BG3 with more options, new and older characters, and the same level of control over what they're doing. If it doesn't have that, regardless of who makes it, it won't be as successful, IMHO.
Yes, I completely concur.
As good and talented as inXile and Obsidian are in their own specific way of making their particular games, none of them have Larian's attention to detail, dynamic worlds, and reactivity, so even if they end up making a new Baldur's Gate, it's going to be a significant step-down in terms of gameplay if not narrative.
Not desperation, smart business move. I Have Games Pass, and its fantastic. I also have the X1X, and its a great Console. If given an option, I would have paid the Monthly, installments, instead of all upfront. I think its a great idea. X1X has a ton of enhanced games. Both S and X have 4 K blu ray, and the X1X supports Dolby Atmos Sound and Dolby Vision. Smart investment.
Desperation until Sony does the same thing. You know the cycle.
“Sony got arrogant at the start of the 7th-generation, leading the PS3 to have a rough early life.“
Funny how even during this “rough period” that PS3 still sold at a faster rate than 360 since day one.
“Like Sony, Microsoft got arrogant and paid the price for it.”
Idk what Microsoft had to get arrogant about.
Yeah they eventually came ahead in North America, but they came last in every other market. Never before has there been a console that won the NA region but ended up being the least successful and slowest selling console globally of its generation, yet Xbox 360 did.
Even at its most successful peak Microsoft couldn’t outperform Sony on a global scale. That’s nothing to get arrogant about.
“The introduction of these new services, along with all the restructuring that Phil Spencer’s revamped Xbox team has been doing over the years, clearly shows that Microsoft’s goal at this point is to stop playing second-best to Sony.”
That isn’t going to change how the Xbox brand is perceived in regions outside of North America. Even if by the slimmest chance this move does gain Microsoft victory in NA next gen, just like with Xbox 360 they’d still be behind PlayStation in the global market. Plus it’d be hard to win NA over again completely with a now reinvigorated Nintendo and an outstanding Sony.
“Essentially, it seems like Microsoft is doing what SEGA did, albeit in a much smarter way and with the financial backing to actually do it.“
Sega lost money because of releasing so much hardware that ended up flopping in a short period of time along with some third parties and retailers not supporting them.
That’s not exactly what’s happening with Microsoft right now.
"Articles" like these are desperation themselves.