DeShaun Zollicoffer of Geek Revolt writes:
"This console generation has been surprising—it’s the opposite of the previous one, with Nintendo having the highest selling console, and Microsoft and Sony having a tug of war for second place (Microsoft currently has the edge). Things could change by the time the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii are replaced, but it’s a good chance it’ll stay the same. The real shake up will happen during the next generation, and here’s why we could be headed back to the 6th generation."
Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher developer CD Projekt revealed its earnings and announced that Cyberpunk 2 is now in pre-production.
CDPR please! Make a free Switch 2 upgrade of Witcher 3 or even with a small fee of $2.49 (like Fantasy Life did).
The Witcher 3 released a special item for its 10th anniversary, and it's hopefully a sneak peek at The Witcher 4's launch plans.
The "New Wild Hunt Release" that they are referring to are the controllers, and wanting to see more stuff like special edition controllers for The Witcher 4.
I just received the xb controller and while it's nice looking, the packaging was a total fail. An unbranded plain brown box. Not even a themed box like Doom got, or at least a regular looking box. Just a plain brown box.
Oh, and a 10th anniversary sticker in the box too.
That sucks about the packaging, I'm glad you like the controller at least. The last controller that I bought I would put back in the box at the end of the gaming session.
Everything this site does is a bait to absorb ad revenue... we need to reform our submission process. We need a quality litmus test.
Vapourware can end up being the stuff of legend, like Rockstar's Agent, Star Wars 1313, or StarCraft: Ghost. Without ever seeing the light of day, these games never risked the possibility of being played and forgotten, and instead live on forever as the subjects of lengthy YouTube essays.
Still, Molyneux's most notable lost game (or tech demo, depending on who you asked at the time) was arguably Project Milo.
I can see the potential of the kinect hardware... its rather impressive tech, but it was just not meant to be for gaming. If anything, MS had a huge missed opportunity to have used it for the AR/VR projects.
You can use the Kinect as an SLS camera for paranormal investigations. So it wasn’t a complete failure.
Remember Star Wars Kinect announcement? Biggest laughable acting seen
"Unfortunately, as we were developing Milo, so the Kinect device was being developed. And they realised that the device that Alex Kipman first showed off would cost $5,000 for consumers to buy.
"So they cost-reduced that device down to such a point, where the field-of-view...I think it was a minuscule field-of-view. In other words, it could only just see what's straight in front of you."
Hmm, exactly what tech was in it, that was cut, affected the development? It was only ever interpreting visual and audio inputs right? The xbox was processing those inputs.
Nor do I see how the field of view thing is relevant to the discussion.
Exactly! Tf kinda BS statement was that? i don't really see how fov is relevant at all, since when do you move all around a room while talking/interacting to someone?
This is entirely untrue. There was never a 5000 dollar Kinect prototype that could somehow use a wider field of view to scan and import generated in-game items and advance AI by over a decade. Anybody that fell for this was a stupid moron child, myself included. Anybody that falls for this lie now is a stupid moron child who doesn't realize that these people *only* know how to lie.
Great article. I thought it was gone to be a fanboy rant but it wasn't. I agree with everything he says. I think Sony realized it mistakes and will focus on creating a simple console that will gain them profits on every console sold.
This generation is pretty lousy despite the fact that there are some rather great games. Simply there isn't enough innovation for other genres, which is a problem. This generation is filled with mostly shooters as opposed to last gen where genres were more balanced. I only hope that Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo encourage more third parties to work on different genres.
well I can't imagine how much more powerful consoles can get anyways? There really isn't much to do besides improve on consoles UI and adding more RAM to the systems. 2 gigs should be plenty enough though adding 3 or 4 would be overkill, but plenty enough. Sony has the most they can do with their next system, just by adding ps2 games on the psn will add 2000+ games to their library, all while making the Vita a possible controller for the ps3 and ps4 rendering the WiiU's controller obsolete due to the lack of horsepower inside the WiiU's controller compared to the Vita's two quad cores.
But one thing is for sure, despite the success that was the Wii, I really miss playing Nintendo games with a regular controller. So I'm looking forward to playing games the way I used to play them, despite the lack of gamecube compatibility, they can just add GC games to their virtual console. Also, if Nintendo adds a good UI for their online, It's almost impossible for them to not sell third party games like COD and Battlefield by the millions. Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Kirby, Donkey Kong, all in HD and 3-D plus sick 3rd party games using the WiiU's controller is definitely a formula for success. That is if they implement everything the right way.
As for the new xbox, Microsoft knows that the future is online, so who knows, they could buy Onlive for 1 billion dollars just like they did skype and start next gen now, but the question I have is, what would happen to the xbox if they lost most of their third party support? EA has already started their own steam type of service, and what would happen if Activision makes their own micro console to play COD with a subscription? They don't own Epic games, not that they couldn't acquire them, but seriously, without some good first party support, all the new xbox is gonna be is a beast of a machine that pretty much plays everything that the competition already has. Sure they got Kinect, but that doesn't even scratch the surface of the console market pie. I'm not saying that the xbox is gonna flop, but they need to do more than depend on third parties to stay relevant. Especially when Nintendo, Activisoin, and Apple together already own 75% of the gaming market
Whatever happens, I hope that these consoles don't come out at $400 bucks a piece cause I already own 2 ps3's , a 360, and a 3DS so I'm definitely ready to wait it out for a couple of years until a major price drop comes. Even at $300 bucks, their has to be more than a small leap in graphics and communication. It should also be about cutting out the middle man and making games cheaper, and making games complete without having to patch things up days after a release. There's alot more problems with gaming than the benefits these days, maybe publishers will start doing the right thing next gen? Only time will tell.
Good article but missing a huge piece which is onlive i know right now its not 100% ready but next gen or the one after that its what are console's will be like. Next gen we will have full drm with 6gb ram and gtx460's on our disc console but if you haven't yet tried onive fire it up that is the future as much as i hate disc less crap i can see it being a dev's/company's dream you can't pirate or cheat on onlive and the only way to access it is with a account. Face it onlive has started the future early also they have a micrconsole and the pc requirements are very low. 3mb connection and you can play any game 30min for free.
the future :(
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