XBone Vs PS4 Vs PC - VIDEOGAME POLITICS THUNDERDOME - PS4:900p-XBone:720p-PC::smug:

[dino7c]

Pretty sure this cat is happy about the kinect news

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

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I have to rethink everything. Point is: Wii U ordered today. Mario Kart 8 and Windwaker Remake here I come.

Sign up for Club Nintendo and you get a digital download for free when you purchase Mario Kart 8.

Wind Waker HD, Super Mario Bros U, Pikmin 3, and Wii Party U are the games you get to choose from.

http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/det...B0Lf3N9Jb2VtRt

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Sign up for Club Nintendo and you get a digital download for free when you purchase Mario Kart 8.

Wind Waker HD, Super Mario Bros U, Pikmin 3, and Wii Party U are the games you get to choose from.

http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/det...B0Lf3N9Jb2VtRt

I am aware. It is why I made the purchase of the Wii U now.

[chemgear]

Maybe Microsoft will finally let Rare out of their pigeonhole and do something other than Kinect mini games.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ts-rivals-flop

Layoffs hit Rare following Kinect Sports Rivals flop

Microsoft-owned developer Rare has suffered layoffs after the release of Xbox One exclusive Kinect Sports Rivals failed to set tills alight, Eurogamer can reveal. Multiple, separate sources indicated to Eurogamer that the studio, which has focused on the Kinect Sports series in recent years, had recently suffered layoffs.

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by chemgear

Maybe Microsoft will finally let Rare out of their pigeonhole and do something other than Kinect mini games.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ts-rivals-flop

Layoffs hit Rare following Kinect Sports Rivals flop

Microsoft-owned developer Rare has suffered layoffs after the release of Xbox One exclusive Kinect Sports Rivals failed to set tills alight, Eurogamer can reveal. Multiple, separate sources indicated to Eurogamer that the studio, which has focused on the Kinect Sports series in recent years, had recently suffered layoffs.

Rare is only Rare in name nowadays. The studio has almost no ties to the success they had with Nintendo all those years ago.

People looking for them to do anything worthwhile will always be disappointed. There's a reason why they've been working on avatar trash for years - they're not a good studio. The creativity behind the success with Nintendo, founders Tim and Chris Stamper, left the studio almost a decade ago.

[chemgear]

^ you are probably right but these layoffs apparently included people like Chris Sutherland, Gavin Price, Chris Allcock and Mark Stevenson. These guys worked on Rare games for more than a decade (20 years for Sutherland apparently).

There have been leaks about dozens of games that Microsoft has cancelled at Rare. Nothing but Kinect sports from Rare since 2008 - at least these guys will be free to work on bigger and better things.

[chemgear]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/...tarts-tomorrow

Sony has announced it will roll out the private beta of PS Now to PlayStation 4 systems starting tomorrow - which means today.

If you aren't in the beta yet, you can still register since the invite pool will keep expanding. Sony plans to support it this year on PS4, PS3, Vita, and some 2014 Bravia TVs. The service is planned to launch this summer. When it does launch, Sony plans to offer hundreds of games, and we've seen some indication that you'll be able to rent them as well.

[Street Pharmacist]

Can someone explain Playstation Now?

If I understand it right, it let's you stream a game instead of it playing on your system. Why is this beneficial?

[FlameOn]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Can someone explain Playstation Now?

If I understand it right, it let's you stream a game instead of it playing on your system. Why is this beneficial?

It's how backwards compatibility will work. You will be able to play PS3 games and other past consoles via PS Now on your PS4. Mind you you are still on hook for the purchase of said games so it sucks if you already own them.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by FlameOn

It's how backwards compatibility will work. You will be able to play PS3 games and other past consoles via PS Now on your PS4. Mind you you are still on hook for the purchase of said games so it sucks if you already own them.

Why not just play it on your ps3 instead of paying for a streaming service? I'm just confused with the attention it's getting. I can't find the hook

[Diemenz]

I was under the impression only US registered PSN accounts would get into the beta.

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by Diemenz

I was under the impression only US registered PSN accounts would get into the beta.

You are correct, doh! (But they have said previously that it should come in the summer).

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/...arts-tomorrow/

Sorry, we don’t have anything to announce on Canada right now, the Beta is mainland US only. We are listening to feedback however and are exploring other territories.

[Anduril]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Why not just play it on your ps3 instead of paying for a streaming service? I'm just confused with the attention it's getting. I can't find the hook

For a lot of people like myself, we don't have a PS3. Could we go out and buy a relatively cheap PS3 now and pick up titles on the cheap? Sure. I don't want to spend $100+ on a PS3 right now though when I have a PS4.

When there are titles that are only on the PS3 that I'd want to play as well down the road, streaming could make a lot of sense depending on the pricing structure.

[FlameOn]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Why not just play it on your ps3 instead of paying for a streaming service? I'm just confused with the attention it's getting. I can't find the hook

Pricing structure hasn't been revealed yet. If you could pay a small fee to play your old PS3 games that you already own (verified by disc inserting into PS4 for example), that would be phenomenal as well. Imagine never having to switch discs again for your PS3 games and just have them all available on one console.

[chemgear]

Saw an interesting post on Neogaf, E3 is almost here again. How things change in just a year.


May 21st 2013 - Xbox One is announced.
May 22st - Phil Harrison says the console will need to be connected online every 24 hours.
May 25th - Larry Hryb says the console will support trade in and resale of games
May 27th - Microsoft says it will be regionlocked
June 6th - Microsoft says it won't charge a fee for gamers to pass game discs between friends
June 10th - E3! Microsoft announces the system will cost 499 dollar. Sony publicly takes a stand against the policies of Microsoft.
June 19th - Microsoft announces they are ditching the previously announced DRM policies, 24 hour check-in and the regionlocking. They also say that Family game sharing is being scrapped as a result of the change.
June 25th - The Kinect will be the one and only headset included in the box, says Microsoft.
July 1st - Don Mattrick leaves Microsoft
August 8th - In an Unboxing video by Larry Hryb, a standard headset is revealed.
August 12th - Microsoft confirms that Kinect is no longer required to operate the console
August 14th - Microsoft delays Xbox One in 21 markets, stating it will instead launch in "Early 2014". It ended up releasing September 2014.
November 22nd - Xbox One officially releases in the US, Canada, select European countries, Australia and New Zeeland. Microsoft announces shortly after that it sold 1 million consoles within the first 24 hours.
March 17th, 2014 - Marc Whitten leaves Microsoft to join Sonos
March 31st - Phil Spencer is appointed as new Head of Xbox
May 6th - Microsoft dates their E3 press briefing, naming it "Xbox: Game On".
May 13th - Microsoft announces a new Kinect-less SKU of the Xbox One for 399 dollar. They also announce Games for Gold for the system, and that Xbox Live Gold will no longer be required for streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.

[Lego Man]

Originally Posted by chemgear

Saw an interesting post on Neogaf, E3 is almost here again. How things change in just a year.


May 21st 2013 - Xbox One is announced.
May 22st - Phil Harrison says the console will need to be connected online every 24 hours.
May 25th - Larry Hryb says the console will support trade in and resale of games
May 27th - Microsoft says it will be regionlocked
June 6th - Microsoft says it won't charge a fee for gamers to pass game discs between friends
June 10th - E3! Microsoft announces the system will cost 499 dollar. Sony publicly takes a stand against the policies of Microsoft.
June 19th - Microsoft announces they are ditching the previously announced DRM policies, 24 hour check-in and the regionlocking. They also say that Family game sharing is being scrapped as a result of the change.
June 25th - The Kinect will be the one and only headset included in the box, says Microsoft.
July 1st - Don Mattrick leaves Microsoft
August 8th - In an Unboxing video by Larry Hryb, a standard headset is revealed.
August 12th - Microsoft confirms that Kinect is no longer required to operate the console
August 14th - Microsoft delays Xbox One in 21 markets, stating it will instead launch in "Early 2014". It ended up releasing September 2014.
November 22nd - Xbox One officially releases in the US, Canada, select European countries, Australia and New Zeeland. Microsoft announces shortly after that it sold 1 million consoles within the first 24 hours.
March 17th, 2014 - Marc Whitten leaves Microsoft to join Sonos
March 31st - Phil Spencer is appointed as new Head of Xbox
May 6th - Microsoft dates their E3 press briefing, naming it "Xbox: Game On".
May 13th - Microsoft announces a new Kinect-less SKU of the Xbox One for 399 dollar. They also announce Games for Gold for the system, and that Xbox Live Gold will no longer be required for streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.

So they essentially had to match the PS4 exactly, or else.

[Raekwon]

Originally Posted by Anduril

For a lot of people like myself, we don't have a PS3. Could we go out and buy a relatively cheap PS3 now and pick up titles on the cheap? Sure. I don't want to spend $100+ on a PS3 right now though when I have a PS4.

When there are titles that are only on the PS3 that I'd want to play as well down the road, streaming could make a lot of sense depending on the pricing structure.

I'm in a reverse situation, My PS3 died right after buying a few games I wanted to play like Dark Souls 2. I picked up the PS4 but really want to play the PS3 games without buying another PS3 but at the same time I would just have to rebuy the PS3 games so its almost worth just buying another PS3 .. . . . stupid ps3

[ernie]

Personally still love the Kinnect. Love that I can be 20 feet away making dinner and turn the machine on, get it to TV, turn it to a channel etc etc etc all without having to break my stride or hunt for a controller or whatever. I like being able to substitute my guys by name in Fifa while I play so I don't break up the experience with a pause menu. And the kids love just dance or whatever it is. Kinnect has been more than worth it so far.

If you calibrate it correctly you don't get missed commands (I get maybe 1 or 2 a week). I think it is a fantastic addition.

[Coys1882]

man the hate for microsoft on this thread is palpable. God for them for adjusting their strategy - isn't that what smart businesses do?

[codynw]

Originally Posted by Coys1882

man the hate for microsoft on this thread is palpable. God for them for adjusting their strategy - isn't that what smart businesses do?

Nah, the smart company didn't come up with a stupid strategy that needed adjusting in the first place.