Sony screwed up. Their main priority should be getting things ready for reviewers. It's a disgrace.
What? Reviewers>the consumers?
Sony screwed up. Their main priority should be getting things ready for reviewers. It's a disgrace.
Sounds to me like the bigger gaming press sites are getting their stuff while these smaller guys (Marcus/Sessler/etc.) aren't, and they're crying about it.
Sony screwed up. Their main priority should be getting things ready for reviewers. It's a disgrace.
What? Reviewers>the consumers?
Sounds to me like the bigger gaming press sites are getting their stuff while these smaller guys (Marcus/Sessler/etc.) aren't, and they're crying about it.
They probably played through the game at Ubisoft? For AC2's launch Ubisoft held the "review event" in Italy, all costs including travel covered by them.
So this is ALL in response to the Sony review event??...it seems fishy at face value for Sony to act this way...but I think it's going to likely be related to giving them as much time as possible to make sure firmware 1.5 and the PSN is up to snuff before letting the entire gaming press free access to the console for full review...Hi all, took me a while to remember my password or I would have jumped in sooner.
Its not just about the games, its reviewing the actual system 2 days before the damn thing ships.
Something feels off right now to be honest & a lot of people are pissed about it.
If you have seen anything I have done over the last 8 months, you will know I have been very happy with the way Sony has been doing things but now its time for them to shit or get off the pot and they are being damn evasive about allowing serious access to the system before launch.
I have mine preordered (ditto XboxOne) & if that is the only way I will get to have said access to the PS4 then so be it.
When people delay access to something, game or hardware, it's never for a good reason in my experience.
so, in the past day or two, we found out:
-CoD is 720p on X1, and 1080p on PS4, but both have framerate issues that are being worked on.
-Battlefield 4 is 720p on X1, and 900p on PS4.
-there is something wrong with the X1 beyond simply the resolution difference. (as mentioned by CBOAT)
-some game reviewers are pissed that they have limited access to review some Sony first party games or the PS4 hardware early.
is that about right?
I...don't see the problem.
Sony is holding a launch party, inviting the press, right prior to the PS4 launch.
They're not forcing a gun to their heads saying they have to only play the games at the event and review them right then and there.
What a crybaby Sessler is.
I don't think so. Sessler is the most know gaming personality because of being on TV for years, and GT is a popular site -- they essentially run the VGAs. Also, IGN got an invite so they must need to go. I just think they don't want to go to the event as they feel like they should have more time to review the system, and they don't want to be in a controlled environment while doing so.
Marcus works for gametrailers so I guess he won't have a lot troubles getting access to an early PS4, he is just supporting sessler
so, in the past day or two, we found out:
-CoD is 720p on X1, and 1080p on PS4, but both have framerate issues that are being worked on.
-Battlefield 4 is 720p on X1, and 900p on PS4.
-there is something wrong with the X1 beyond simply the resolution difference. (as mentioned by CBOAT)
-some game reviewers are pissed that they have limited access to review some Sony first party games or the PS4 hardware early.
is that about right?
Hi all, took me a while to remember my password or I would have jumped in sooner.
Its not just about the games, its reviewing the actual system 2 days before the damn thing ships.
Something feels off right now to be honest & a lot of people are pissed about it.
If you have seen anything I have done over the last 8 months, you will know I have been very happy with the way Sony has been doing things but now its time for them to shit or get off the pot and they are being damn evasive about allowing serious access to the system before launch.
I have mine preordered (ditto XboxOne) & if that is the only way I will get to have said access to the PS4 then so be it.
When people delay access to something, game or hardware, it's never for a good reason in my experience.
Rev3 is nowhere near being in the same league as GameTrailers.
I was talking about the Sessler/Dent/Gies thing which is what I thought was causing all the ruckus, as people appeared to be connecting that back to the resolution rumors.
As people have noted, and I was catching up on as I got online late tonight, they are two separate issues. There was also some other BS thing about advertising or console problems (?). Is anyone taking that stuff seriously or did that all die? Consoles are fine, and the advertising thing is completely made up.
So anyway, one of them has nothing to do with us. Whew.
As for the resolution stuff I hadn't realized there was a new set of rumors popping up today. On that topic, and as I've said in my previous posts, I don't comment on 3rd party games stuff. Not my area.
So nothing new from me, I'm not going to get into the fray on the resolution stuff. G'night!
For once I was just glad the other thing wasn't about us.
Please understand that it's very hard to separate both at this point
I caught my mistake, but didn't edit on time. Apologies.
You fucked up man ,, all Xbox division did fuck up :
Sony screwed up. Their main priority should be getting things ready for reviewers. It's a disgrace.
You fucked up man ,, all Xbox division did fuck up :
Holy shit. I had no idea.
So yeah, that's probably what happened. Trip to the Carribean to review AC4?
You fucked up man ,, all Xbox division did fuck up :
Rev3 is nowhere near being in the same league as GameTrailers.
It's more important to the companies to get their machines out to the big guys first.
Bro, you're going to have to show us the confirmation.You fucked up man ,, all Xbox division did fuck up :
You fucked up man ,, all Xbox division did fuck up :
As long as on November 14th and 22nd, Giant Bomb gets their pre-order consoles/games, hooks them up to the internet and starts streaming that shit out, everything in the world is fine. That's the only coverage I need.
I was talking about the Sessler/Dent/Gies thing which is what I thought was causing all the ruckus, as people appeared to be connecting that back to the resolution rumors.
As people have noted, and I was catching up on as I got online late tonight, they are two separate issues. There was also some other BS thing about advertising or console problems (?). Is anyone taking that stuff seriously or did that all die? Consoles are fine, and the advertising thing is completely made up.
So anyway, one of them has nothing to do with us. Whew.
As for the resolution stuff I hadn't realized there was a new set of rumors popping up today. On that topic, and as I've said in my previous posts, I don't comment on 3rd party games stuff. Not my area.
So nothing new from me, I'm not going to get into the fray on the resolution stuff. G'night!
For once I was just glad the other thing wasn't about us.
Thanks, Marcus for the insight. I can understand why you would be upset, However, I have learned from the short time that I have been on this site that if you say something bad about Sony you get backlash. I mean look at all the posts attacking you saying your upset about not getting a free console after you said you had both pre ordered. They are even making excuses for Sony as to why this is okay.
Sony screwed up. Their main priority should be getting things ready for reviewers. It's a disgrace.
Thanks, Marcus for the insight. I can understand why you would be upset, However, I have learned from the short time that I have been on this site that if you say something bad about Sony you get backlash. I mean look at all the posts attacking you saying your upset about not getting a free console after you said you had both pre ordered. They are even making excuses for Sony as to why this is okay.
You fucked up man ,, all Xbox division did fuck up :
To be fair...I assume you didn't read this forum back in 2006??? The tune was just ever so slightly different back then...Thanks, Marcus for the insight. I can understand why you would be upset, However, I have learned from the short time that I have been on this site that if you say something bad about Sony you get backlash. I mean look at all the posts attacking you saying your upset about not getting a free console after you said you had both pre ordered. They are even making excuses for Sony as to why this is okay.
One thing I can think of is there might be certain things restricted from capture. Publishers have really weird embargoes sometimes... case in point, my review NDA for Kingdom Hearts HD:
Please don't reveal spoiler content.
Do not capture CGI.
Entire cutscenes cannot be captured.
So yeah, pretty crazy right? Especially for a 11 year old game...
I'll be honest, I trust gaffer impressions more than any videogame journalism publication. People here usually don't have any agendas and I know they're not in the pockets of publishers. I've seen some really insightful and investigative posting here too.The more that GAF and Reddit and other gaming communities produce their own news, videos, reviews, impressions, etc... the more the gaming press loses its mind.
I feel like there is an outright disdain for GAF, in particular, right now from the press. We get assholes like me who can just say stuff with NDAs. We get OT's with more info about a game than any preview could ever hope to attempt. We get breaking news here first, and then on a site, and if their lucky the site will be linked in a new thread so we will click on their site.
I don't just mean this as a gaf circle jerk. This is also true of reddit. I don't go to gamefaqs but I assume it's true there. I also assume it's true of 4chan. There's probably more places.
In the last several months it feels like the press, in US especially, has become contrarian to what sites like this think. The PS4 looks good... don't preorder yet! There may be some big surprise! You think that Mass Effect 3 is a piece of shit? GotY!
I'm probably simplifying it a bit but am I alone in feeling this tug of war going on? I feel like each weekend the big podcasts are arguing against whatever the big thing happens on sites like this or reddit or whatever feel. If they agree with us they are useless. If they argue they at least have an opposing viewpoint... but it often is nonsensical.
At the same time, #PS4NoDRM wouldn't have had the reach it did without the press atleast reporting about it. Also... I'm just some jerk on the internet talking about CoD being 720p on the Xbox One yet it's become a larger story because every podcast this weekend is talking about it. So while we may be a human centipede of gaming news... the press it part of the shit eating.
Agreed. The way that GiantBomb has shifted away from relying on hot day one reviews seems preeeeeety smart right about now.
I know GT is bigger that's why I referred to them as a whole. I was just saying Sessler is the most know single person, so he could write his own blog by himself and get invited to press events. I really don't think Sessler is complaining about not getting an invite. I think he's complaining about the event. He's complained about this stuff for years and he's prone to be hyperbolic, so I think he just is upset about the event happening at all.
You fucked up man ,, all Xbox division did fuck up :