Maybe I wasn't as attentive in my younger years, or possibly it's a new
fad amongst gamers, but, as of late; there's been so many leaks about
big Console-war altering announcements. And, unfortunately, it's to no
avail. Regardless of being clarified by fairly major gaming sites.
It always leads to the pinnacle of speculation: Final Fantasy VII
Remake. I for one, am sick of it. Oh no, not the game - damn, I want a
remake, it's just that it's the ultimate assumption.
But, alas, the saviour of this growing fad is... the countdown! Ever
want to make sure of something? Find a countdown on the official site
that the claim boils down to. For instance, remember the Capcom
Countdown; ''PS3 owners will forgive us'' sounds intriguing, right? It wasn't too great, but still; it was something.
''If only...''
It's more evident now, I believe - because this is a pretty tense console war, each side has pros and cons, and is willing to fight to
the bitter end. Developers seem to be torn between loyalty, high
development costs, and money. It leaves fans disheartened and in some
cases, a dislike of the Developer entirely.
It's becoming a sad norm, and seems to run a slight bit deeper then
meets the eye. Imagine you're stupid enough to assume a ''big
announcement'' you've heard that Square-Enix are planning is a Final
Fantasy VII Remake, instantaneously you go and shell out a couple of
hundred on a PS3, so sure of your self. It's the only game you want;
and then, that's not the announcement. Instead, you're sitting in awe
at the computer screen with the words; ''Final Fantasy IV DS Remake!!''
echoing throughout your head. Bet that feels bad. A robust sense of
disgust. But, unfortunately you can't blame Square-Enix. After all,
there was no mention of a Final Fantasy announcement.
Obviously, it would be more the console's fault, usually, they start up
the vicious rumour, to amass a bit of 'free' publicity. The Developers
are merely caught in the crossfire, one of their beloved series'
getting the 'special' treatment. It shows no sign of dying down, who
knows which ill-fated game will be next? After all, most of the great
series' have fallen victim to it, perhaps now, it'll be an abominable
resurrection of a past gem, who, somehow didn't make a successful
transition into the contemporary era. And let the truth be told,
there's alot of them.
What has this generation succumbed to already? No, aside from delays
and Hardware problems. The answer I'm looking for is a certain degree
of lies, in pretty much every direction you take. It's a sad reality,
as hopes are risen and crushed all in the space of a day. As you've
probably noticed, it doesn't all lie within false gaming announcements,
it lies in all aspects of the media. It can be even tracked back to the
delays and Hardware problems, RROD anyone? The PS3? And who usually
gets the back end of it? Europe. Sure, it's always been like this, I
guess we've wrongly came to accept it. But, it really doesn't show
signs of changing. The great thing is though, when a 'leak' circulates,
and of course - I've become criticial of it, it's such a feeling of
pure unadulterated bliss when I'm proved wrong, and we're kindly
greeted to brand new game. And if this happens to be the case... c'mon
Dino Crisis 4!
Shaz from Pixel Swish: "The ROG Xbox Ally is another step towards Team Xbox’s 'Play Anywhere' strategy, and perfectly embodies the company’s future and how we’re all going to be playing an 'Xbox' in the future."
The funny thing about Xbox going more PC-like is that I’ve been saying this for over a decade and finally seeing it come to fruition. People use to hate the idea, but now are embracing it, and all I want is to be put on the payroll lol.
On a serious note, I think this is the best route going forward for MS. They don’t have to get out of the hardware game altogether. They can make their home console $300 entry & $600 premium home consoles and from there partner with other hardware makers for anything beyond that. Focus on being a publisher and creating a strong OS / Cloud option for other devices like desktop, handheld PCs, streaming devices, etc…
I honestly think they should also look into NVIDIA as well, with NVIDIA starting to make their own CPUs. Their CPU is already on par with AMDs best laptop CPUs of the previous/current generation which is more than enough, and a RTX 5000 / 6000 laptop GPU hybrid (DLSS 4 / DLSS5) could do wonders for them, and bring some much needed diversity back to console hardware.
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I don't know why you'd expect them to still develop new consoles at this point. Ditching all exclusives and putting the Xbox logo on a ROG Windows device is a pretty clear message.
This isn't a good thing for Xbox. It's a long winded goodbye.
I saw this years ago. I don't see how it took this long for people actually close to the industry.
I said this years ago, mind you I know nothing about computers, but I always thought Xbox would go more PC-like.
As I said, and always said, I know squat about PCs, so I thought Xbox would become modular. I don’t know if that’s the right word, but I thought they would build a basic frame/shell and gamers would be able to configure their Xbox how they wish, similar to PC and buy motherboards, sound cards and graphic cards. I don’t know if that’s practical or even possible though.
This was when they first entered the gaming space.
I think consoles are so cheap and punch above their weight is because everything is so tightly designed around each component. Opening up to multiple permutations with modules would probably make it more expensive to build, develop for, and manage. It's not impossible, but probably gets in that gray area where it's not much different than a garden variety PC.
"First-person roguelikes like Gunfire Reborn and Roboquest can be quite fun when done well. Another such game is MythForce, which comes from Beamdog, the developer that brought Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 to modern platforms (while mostly ditching the co-op). MythForce features cartoon-like visuals and a fantasy theme, making it quite different from most of its peers. It will soon reach its "final form" via the upcoming Version 1.2 update," says Co-Optimus.
Today, SCS Software officially announced Project Coaches, the next evolution for Euro Truck Simulator 2, adding buses to the game.
Dino Crisis4:........not after the D.C3 fiasco.
To be fair, I think this generation has succumbed to nothing but the internet, which is a messy forum of false hierachy (since everyone on the internet is equal really).
Easy to start rumours, easier to share rumours, and easiest to hear rumours.
I had a huge nerdgasm when I saw the Final Fantasy 7 ps3 boxart.
Capcom has been fairly crappy recently.
As for FF7 remake, that was actually one of the many reasons I chose to pick up a PS3 in the first place, and still hold hopes for it, no matter how unlikely it is.