Might not be the best thing to criticise n4g approvers they banned me from commenting for a number of days for calling them out on their bs. They fast tracked approved a low scoring review that couldn't be accessed before it was approved and didn't fix the issue for 7 hours after it was approved, so they banned me said I was spamming for calling them out on approving something that couldn't even be read.
I’m always excited about state of plays. I’m usually a little let down after Nintendo directs. Leave ‘em both be. They fulfill the same role but in different ways.
I don't feel like that Gran Turismo SoP was much like a Nintendo Direct. I mean, when you have a setup where you talk about a game and then show a game, how different are you looking for them to be? Would you prefer they showcased games using the language of interpretive dance? This feels like the argument about how everything looks like an iPhone because "rectangle with glass" lol.
Also, "the State of Play that took place just seven days earlier was overshadowed by the announcement of titles like Nintendo Switch Sports, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes"...I question Switch Sports ending up in that list of "overshadowing" power, but more to the point...They're ascribing victory to a Direct with multiple games, versus a State of Play focusing on only one?
Yeah the article literally doesn't make sense and contradicts itself at points, for example suggesting a bad state of play won't affect the promising games already announced 🙄, so then if it's not affecting sales then why change it? They're already dominating as is according to the article.
Then to go on and suggest Playstation basically copies Nintendo and doesn't have anything new to bring to the table?! Weird Dual Sense, 3D audio, bluray, built in wifi, VR for a home console for example aren't bringing anything new to the table?! Making new IPs that are riskier than just spitting out sequels?
The article even mentions doing these state of plays is the way to go because E3s method is outdated. Who cares if Nintendo did it first? We all just want to see games we like and new announcements occasionally
So you are saying Gran Turismo isn't a Switch exclusive?! How do I process all this information, I could swear finger snapping and red meant PS and blue meant Switch. That explains why Switch cartridges don't fit inside my PS5 I guess. Guess I'll just stick to gamepass on stadia.
A seasonal showcase for games that are mostly close to releasing without spending half the show giving speeches that makes everyone sleep... There's nothing bad about copying something good that you should have done ages ago
I don’t care how anyone shows me games . Individually , all at once , a couple together just show me games that I want to play . Nintendo Direct only showed 2-3 that i want out of a long show so that wasn’t ideal but how it’s formatted doesn’t matter to me .
There was an article saying MS should copy more from Nintendo Directs, and now we have one saying Sony should copy less. Maybe you gaming blogs should shut up, and let these multi-billion dollar corporations make their own decisions.
Besides, what exactly is so bad about State of Plays? They seem to be working to me, so it seems like gamerant should try to be a little less clickbaity, and write about something that actually has substance. They need to differentiate themselves from clickbait sites, looking for attention.
I think what Sony is doing is just fine although I’ll be honest I haven’t seen a Nintendo Direct really but maybe once. But I like when Sony has at least 1 showcase a year to preview their upcoming 1ST party exclusives and third party deals. Then they have the state of play focused on a certain game in detail. My least favorite is when they do have to focus on Indie games only, but I watch just incase there is a game that catches me eye plus I know Sony will catch another wrath of shit if they don’t support indies enough.
Playstation Showcase is the closest we have to that now. The last one announced Spiderman and Wolverine along with a whole bunch of other announcements.
When it comes to this stuff, I would rather have more shows spread out than one big one. It feeds my hype through the year.
The only thing they need to change is they should make them more exciting and show a bit more personality. At the moment they feel very sterile and corporate, it's like come on guys you're in the videogame industry have a bit of fun with your fans. Ya know the only people who bother to watch these things. Get Shu to present them!
they couldn't be anymore different ... nintendo directs seem to be adressing a 5 years old with continous gmmicks such a fingers snapping ... coz "Switch" and voice overs from someone that seems unexcitedly surprised at everything he is reading.
Lol its just a live stream presentation. Wouldnt say any of the started them specifically or copied from one another. Its just to present new games or show updates for already announced games.
It already does differenciate itself from a Nintendo Direct, Sony's state of play a ia train wreck most of the time, while while Nintendo's Sirect is way way less.
Lame
Why? People like Nintendo Direct's for a reason. The formula works. To be honest, I hope Xbox adopts a similar approach as well.
Its a presentation of games as long as they show me games who cares how its presented lol.
They coyld literally just play a roll of games and not have one person speaking and i would be happy
Except they don’t need to change anything.
They honestly don't. State of Plays aren't designed to complete with Nintendo directs. They're designed to provide updates to Playstation gamers.