I'm aware of this, but the article is seriously unbalanced in its arguments. It gives too much praise to the XB1, but none to the PS4. Is that fair in your opinion?
Exactly, I really see no other reason for such an incompetent article
It's articles like that embarrass the gaming community as a whole
I never played it, but curious. Could that be nostalgia talking? For many it may have been the first online gaming experience they had on a console so it might resonate more, but surely there have been better multiplayer experiences in the last decade.
Individual releases like TLOU isn't meant to sell systems. It's meant to incrementally improve the vast library of games that PS4 is amassing which taken as a whole will be a system seller.
I'm aware of this, but the article is seriously unbalanced in its arguments. It gives too much praise to the XB1, but none to the PS4. Is that fair in your opinion?
He didn't say game-less. What good is his argument if the type of game goes without qualification. Do we only value the number in isolation? There are a ton games released for mobile and PC platforms every week. Some will be good, most will be unremarkable, and many will be terrible. You immediately how different those games are from he is implying. It may be a bit early for "must-haves" but his article, in context, makes sense.
Not a bad article. I always do enjoy reading Colin's pieces.
The majority of the article praises the PS4 and goes through steps it went to accomplish its well earned success through the difference in perception, cost, sony understanding the core gamer and appropriately catering to them.
You may want to read the entire thing. It's just the beginning that's kind of weirdly written. After the Kinect deal, it makes valid points that I can agree too. Nothing wrong with an article saying they want more games.
pretty sure titian fall beat second son
No it's not. Not everyone wants to be hunched over a keyboard and mouse to play FPS games, and on PC you need to be hunched over a mouse and keyboard to be competitive. Also, many people don't want to fuck with settings. I spend more time in my menus and using third party frame limiter apps on my 7970m laptop than I do actually playing the games. And I still experience unexplained framerate dips. Do I need more drivers? Do I need to slick my windows 7 load? Do I need to buy Windows 8 to take advantage of new DirectX features?
To simply say "multiplats are better on PC therefore PS4 being better for multiplats is moot" is FALSE. First of all, check out any PC performance thread for any new release and see page after page of frustration over their game not performing properly either due to their lack of spending money on beefier hardware or simply unoptimized code.
Which $400 PC should I buy to play AC4 on?
for all the games journalism in here, i can guarantee you that this thread is making the rounds right now as a shining example that it doesn't even matter if a sony affiliated writer puts together a pretty balanced summary of how things stand, if it doesn't pay tribute to the army of sony children who only want to hear nice things said about their favourite device, they'll get treated like dirt anyway.
As a PS4 owner, I would absolutely agree with that. In fact, it's a bit generous.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/04/18/2014-s-upcoming-playstation-4-games.aspx
That's a list Newman posted on Twitter earlier today. I haven't went through it all.
Man, gaming on a laptop sounds terrible.
for all the games journalism in here, i can guarantee you that this thread is making the rounds right now as a shining example that it doesn't even matter if a sony affiliated writer puts together a pretty balanced summary of how things stand, if it doesn't pay tribute to the army of sony children who only want to hear nice things said about their favourite device, they'll get treated like dirt anyway.
for all the games journalism in here, i can guarantee you that this thread is making the rounds right now as a shining example that it doesn't even matter if a sony affiliated writer puts together a pretty balanced summary of how things stand, if it doesn't pay tribute to the army of sony children who only want to hear nice things said about their favourite device, they'll get treated like dirt anyway.
I keep seeing sunset overdrive pop-up and how good it looks... Did they release a realtime, walkthrough or trailer comprising of actual gameplay that I missed?
...Even as an X1 owner, I find it hard to give two f***s given the pedigree of the developer whose quality took a sharp dive in recents years. What was insomniacs legit, good game?
It's saying the Kinect is added value in pricetag with that statement, which is obviously a big factor/talking point.
May isn't looking good for Microsoft.
Watch Dogs and Wolfenstein as well as MLB 14 on PS4 could give Sony bragging rights for the summer.
Yeesh....
To be fair, the OP's beanie, the thread's title, and the first three posts really set a terrible tone for the rest of the discussion.I read the article earlier and liked it very much, I actually told Colin on twitter. I was in legit shock when I saw this thread.
GAF can do better. At least read articles before judging them...
The majority of the article praises the PS4 and goes through steps it went to accomplish its well earned success through the difference in perception, cost, sony understanding the core gamer and appropriately catering to them.
Yeah, just some indies and maybe a few must-haves. Throwing a dog a bone and such.
I never said it wasn't but the first part of it is kind of ... well, Kinect is value. Real money.
This thread. My god. Misinterpretations abound because people can't be bothered to look past the OP and actually read the source.
The future, as you'd imagine, is far murkier and harder to predict, and I'm not necessarily convinced that PlayStation 4 is going to run away with the race in perpetuity. Let's not forget that Xbox 360 was completely trouncing PlayStation 3 -- for literally years -- and that PS3, over the long run, narrowed the gap, reaching and sustaining complete sales parity after a long, hard-fought struggle. Microsoft is more than capable of doing this with Xbox One, especially when the sales situation isn't nearly as dire for them as it was for Sony with PlayStation 3. They have the means, the smarts, and the will to change the status quo.
Sony has sold PlayStation 4 with few must-have games, but the market that wants the console just to have it shrinks every time someone purchases one. Before long, Sony will need to deliver those triple-A goods, and the truth is that, at least in 2014, the company doesn't have much. The Order: 1886 is supposed to come out this year, and the much-delayed Driveclub is, too, and that's basically it. While Sony could have more to show at E3 -- and will have much more in the years to come, like Uncharted 4 -- Microsoft's upcoming catalog in the immediate future is far stronger. Project Spark, Sunset Overdrive, Quantum Break, and the much-rumored Halo 2 Anniversary could easily even the playing field. Yes, Titanfall was counterbalanced by Infamous: Second Son, but what does Sony have to battle each of those games as the year wears on?
IGN confirms they believe Microsoft can do better in Japan./s - It wasn't apparent enough for some.
That Kinect - added REAL LIFE MONEY!
The rest isn't that bad, since I apparently have to point that out. For more IGN greatness, it awaits here:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/18/playstation-4-is-winning-the-war-whats-next
I read the article earlier and liked it very much, I actually told Colin on twitter. I was in legit shock when I saw this thread.
GAF can do better. At least read articles before judging them...
To be fair, the OP's beanie, the thread's title, and the first three posts really set a terrible tone for the rest of the discussion.
May isn't looking good for Microsoft.
Watch Dogs and Wolfenstein as well as MLB 14 on PS4 could give Sony bragging rights for the summer.
Wouldn't the PC be a better option for that kinda thing?
This is a rhetorical question, it is in fact a better option for that kinda thing.
Man, seems like people really, REALLY don't like to read anymore.
Instead of knee-jerk reactions to the OP's poor summary, just read the article. It doesn't say anything controversial in the least.
Right, although I did chuckle with real money as opposed to Monopoly money. But the added value in experience? Do they mean man-power?
It's just badly worded stuff. As I said, it's not a terrible article. It's just got some gibberish writing in there. It's almost like I wrote it.
Egad. MLB 14 is the only thing coming to PS4 exclusively. Wolfenstein is even 1080p on the XBO, if I remember right.
Speechless...for all the games journalism in here, i can guarantee you that this thread is making the rounds right now as a shining example that it doesn't even matter if a sony affiliated writer puts together a pretty balanced summary of how things stand, if it doesn't pay tribute to the army of sony children who only want to hear nice things said about their favourite device, they'll get treated like dirt anyway.
Right, although I did chuckle with real money as opposed to Monopoly money. But the added value in experience? Do they mean man-power?
It's just badly worded stuff. As I said, it's not a terrible article. It's just got some gibberish writing in there. It's almost like I wrote it.
Egad. MLB 14 is the only thing coming to PS4 exclusively. Wolfenstein is even 1080p on the XBO, if I remember right.
for all the games journalism in here, i can guarantee you that this thread is making the rounds right now as a shining example that it doesn't even matter if a sony affiliated writer puts together a pretty balanced summary of how things stand, if it doesn't pay tribute to the army of sony children who only want to hear nice things said about their favourite device, they'll get treated like dirt anyway.
for all the games journalism in here, i can guarantee you that this thread is making the rounds right now as a shining example that it doesn't even matter if a sony affiliated writer puts together a pretty balanced summary of how things stand, if it doesn't pay tribute to the army of sony children who only want to hear nice things said about their favourite device, they'll get treated like dirt anyway.
Egad. MLB 14 is the only thing coming to PS4 exclusively. Wolfenstein is even 1080p on the XBO, if I remember right.
I am confused by the people who claim he would be on the take from Microsoft when he repeatedly says how the Sony did everything right in the lead up to launch and Microsoft failed.