In every market that exists the same rule aplies:
More competition = Better deal for consumers
That is of course excluding the gaming industry...
What we have now is what I believe to be a perfect balance, 3 consoles offering consumers a choice, preventing a monopoly and each with its own set of great games. What is also good about our current situation is that one is completely different to the other two (the wii) and sets itself apart. The 360 and PS3 have differences as well but they are not as set apart as the wii is.
When you think about the annoyance over shoddy ports from either console which causes grief to the consumer, and the annoyance of not being able to play the game you want because its on another console you can see that more competition would definetely be a bad thing.
The console market seems balanced at a equilibriam at the moment: providing a fair amount of choice for consumers whilst preventing huge game divisions between many consoles.
The next gen I fear could change this balance or if not the next gen, the one after that. This is due to the threat of companies like Apple joining the console market. Imagine having about 5 similar machines to choose from. As a gamer one is likely to desire exclusive games on each platform and if he / she does choose one is more than likely to end up playing a few shoddy ports.
So the console market is saturated enough!
DONT RUIN WHAT WE HAVE!
In the annals of Mortal Kombat history, Stryker stands out not for his prominence but for his successive series of blunders and near-misses.
While they are looking at what to do for the future, Microsoft's plans for the Xbox are starting to look similar to Sony's current moves with their PlayStation handheld device.
Of course they are, Microsoft doesn't have an original bone in their body. Look to Sony for innovation!
The sad thing is even if the product is lower quality and cost more "for some reason" the same press that tried to destroy the Portal will say it's the best thing ever.
Your very own Playstation fanboys were destroying the Portal. You can't blame the media for that.
Unlikely, Sony's attempt at a streaming handheld is a very specific one. It's not a handheld, it's a controller with a display that needs a PS5 main unit to function. That is completely the opposite of what Microsft is doing with Gamepass which is making it available as a solo service in as many products as possible. So if they were to really release a handheld it would be much more similar to other more traditional devices like the Logitech G-Cloud and the Abxylute.
As for the idea of a handheld that runs things natively. I doubt they are going to release one as there was nothing about it on those leaked new versions. But they could potentially make something based on the Zen 1/ Zen 1 Extreme. I just don't think they will.
Native handheld is just pointless at this point for both. With Nintendo world, then pc handhelds and now mobile taking a leap with having console games being native.
Didn't Microsoft partner with Linx a few years ago for a similar device. A tablet that had a Xbox controller attached to it for gamepass.
One is a (optional extra) Wii U.
One is (probably) a phone with buttons, without the phone.
Neither of wihich are similar, neither are remotely original.
Tower of God: New World is a mobile RPG game published by Netmarble and based on the popular Webtoon series of the same name. In the game, players take on the role of a Regular trying to climb the Tower of God. The Tower is a mysterious place with many challenges, but it also rewards those who reach the top. Players must collect and train characters, develop their skills and battle through the Tower.
it's an idle game, not much to play with. Just improve your status, learn each character's abilities and set up a good enough team to move forward (in auto mode).
That said, it's been entertaining me so far and after watching the season 1 and trying to read the comic, this is by far the prettiest way to follow Tower of God's story (no idea why Crunchyroll made the anime almost as ugly as the comic)
Yes, but without competition, it's worse than with competition
Interesting viewpoint, and I agree, to a certain extent. Yes, too much competition is a bad thing, but even worse is too little. You're right in saying that, as of now, we have the perfect equilibrium, too. Neither console is "failing" or is going to fail (as was the case with the Gamecube) so it's all pretty well-balanced.
We could do, however, without the Wii being as successful as it is, because it is, rather selfishly, aimed at the casual market, and, albeit only to a slight extent, is holding back the gaming industry, at least for this gen. IT's not having a detrimental effect as of yet, of course, but if Nintendo don't aim for a different demographic next generation, and continue to cater for the casual, then we've got ourselves a rather large problem.
The part that gets me about competition is how consoles try too hard to be the one featuring the most advanced tech, yet they don't spend enough time dev. for that tech. By the time game engines are perfected a new set of hardware comes out and those engines are rendered useless.
Just look at how many "next-gen" games come out that are just glorified "last-gen" games. Ninja Gaiden is a perfect example of this - an awesome game in its own right but a game that could have been done on XBOX1(and many would argue was already done). I think that is why you see such low scores this game along with titles that follow the pattern(although Halo3 and GTA4 seem to be the exception to the rule.)
The nes used 8 bit tech while everyone else used 16 bit, but you all paraised it. PS3 and 360 overshot the average user by being to pricey and having features no one needs (*cough*saturn*cough*). The Wii came in and disrupted the industry. And dont forget a disruptor = crummy product aimed at non-consumers. The nes was aimed at kids "non-consumers" while pcs had epic rpgs and such. And as for casual games what were duck hunt, the nes power pad, etc.? Did these games kill the industry, no the nes evolved up tiers absorbing tarditional gamers. So does the Wii. In the end the PS3 will be seen as sony's last attempt to appear relevent (aka atari jaguar) and the 360 will be none as a console that never had any strength outside of its one territory (aka sega saturn). And the Xbox was just a counter for the Playstation, Playstations threatened to rival PC gaming so microsoft went and created a console that wouldnt destroy the PS but disrupt it enough for someone else to (aka nintendo).
I imagine people stayed with Atari as well, things change man get over it. Atari fanboys said the same thing. And i find it funny how everyone thinks the industry revolves around the "hardcore". News Flash: the industry doesn't give a damn about you. Newton, PS3mote? If a company relies too much on the hardcore they'll get crushed, I'm looking at you Sega. "People can only play re-hashed Nintendo games for so long." In case you haven't noticed the traditional gamer is aging. Most people who played the originals on NES and SNES don't game anymore.
Read This : http://malstrom.50webs.com/...
and this : http://malstrom.50webs.com/...
and read this first : http://malstrom.50webs.com/...
And Cry Mr. Hardcore