Sessler is unbearable.
Did I really just hear Satterfield say that Halo ODST and Reach's campaigns were 'only a few hours long'?
yeah bonus round has an NA focused look in things so that's probably why.See, you Americans will be disappointed by media talk etc. But at least you can use their services....
HEY MS, THERE'S EUROPE TOO
I also find it the view of the Bonus Round panel on the Xbox 360 selling 'couse everyone has one and people are talking about it' pretty funny, couse it's completely the opposite here in Europe. The PS3 is the console to have.
WTFYes, yes you did.
See, you Americans will be disappointed by media talk etc. But at least you can use their services....
HEY MS, THERE'S EUROPE TOO
I also find it the view of the Bonus Round panel on the Xbox 360 selling 'couse everyone has one and people are talking about it' pretty funny, couse it's completely the opposite here in Europe. The PS3 is the console to have.
Yes, yes you did.
This is an arrogant view for them to take, if true.
Nintendo's Wii was a monstrous success for the first part of the gen, and much of Xbox's recent success has come from Kinect (which was modeled after Nintendo).
The Wii U will probably take considerable market share from them this holiday season.
I also find it funny that pachter can't get off of apple's lap about touch screen navigation but doesn't recognize that Wii U is posed to provide exactly that.
I'm one of the most jaded people out there when it comes to nintendo's ability to craft a UI, but until we know more, there's certainly a lot of multimedia potential in the upad.
Buying a Hawaiian shirt and moving to Sao Paulo Brazil by the looks of things.Adam Sessler is awesome.
Wonder what is his next move.
Wherein a bunch of panelists try to convince me MS's conference will suck
I had not thought about COD vs. Halo, that does seem like a bad proposition for MS. They should release Halo 4 in September so its not competing so directly. Although what this really means is that Medal of Honor is in trouble.
Kinect, like they unanimously decided, does seem pretty worthless. It's not really a software problem, I think the hardware is inherently limited. Is a controller or remote really that bad? There is absolutely never a moment when I feel the controller is not fit for navigating the interface. PSMove has been better because Sony has integrated it into their core lineup with LBP2, Killzone 3, Resistance, etc.
Also, Sony's exclusives are most certainly helping sales. The Halo/COD/LIVE momentum is just really strong. Without the stellar PS3 exclusives I don't know where they'd be.
The oddest statement was the Wii as the Wii Sports machine, that almost implies people bought no other software for it.
(On visiting MS in a few weeks) Pachter: "They told me don't expect alot of game stuff, expect alot of dashboard, interface, multimedia."
I think this just shows how stagnant the AAA market has become over the course of this generation.
Fits their narrative better to ignore Wii Fit (40+ million), Wii Sports Resort (30+ million), Mario Kart Wii (30+ million), NSMBW (25+ million), Just Dance, and the myriad of others that all sold really well.
little convincing to be done, it is most likely going to suck a lot, Halo 4 notwithstanding
Microsoft seems to be doing what they have been doing the last few years. no shocker but at least we should get some more GIF's.
Maybe they do a price cut at the end.
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btw, every time I see your name, I hear Randal say "We're gonna need a bigger boat!"
jagowar said:I think sony's problem this gen is they make games that resonate with the gaming press but do not with the general population to the extent ms does. I really get the feeling sony does the shotgun approach and just see what sticks.
When's the last time MS really delivered at E3? It seems like we've been hearing about Kinnect and ESPN for years now.
their last good conference was 2009.When's the last time MS really delivered at E3? It seems like we've been hearing about Kinnect and ESPN for years now.
I'd agree with that if either Nintendo or MS was doing any better and actually establishing new top-tier franchises. But they aren't.
MS in particular have basically stuck with the same 3 keystone franchises they established in the XBox era: Halo, Forza, and Fable, and it seems likely that this is going to continue into the next gen. Which is pretty nuts if you ask me.
Watching this just reaffirms what I've been thinking for a while: I'm really ready for the next generation. To me, it just feels like it's time, and the thought of new console not coming out until sometime in 2014 is not something I want to hear.
I also find it funny that pachter can't get off of apple's lap about touch screen navigation but doesn't recognize that Wii U is posed to provide exactly that.
I'm one of the most jaded people out there when it comes to nintendo's ability to craft a UI, but until we know more, there's certainly a lot of multimedia potential in the upad.