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Next Generation Console News: Xbox One, PS4, Wii U

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I will probably bite the bullet and buy a new system this year. All we have right now is a Wii after our PS3 died. I am really not looking forward to picking one. I swear it is easier to buy a car than a video game system.
 
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no used games (and killing rentals too) and a must be always on internet would kill any game system for me.

i still hate that many shooters don't have bots in deathmatch mode anymore. what is the point of a Bond game without bots in deathmatch?

like i want to game with some kid who does that all day. give me some mindless bots and i am good. i got real friends to come over if i want to shoot my buddies split screen.

FYI, best shooter of all time is still Timesplitters3 for the original xbox. fast as shit and infinitely customizable. good online play with map swap even back in the day.
 
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BIATCHabutuka;2313123; said:
no used games (and killing rentals too) and a must be always on internet would kill any game system for me.

i still hate that many shooters don't have bots in deathmatch mode anymore. what is the point of a Bond game without bots in deathmatch?

like i want to game with some kid who does that all day. give me some mindless bots and i am good. i got real friends to come over if i want to shoot my buddies split screen.

FYI, best shooter of all time is still Timesplitters3 for the original xbox. fast as shit and infinitely customizable. good online play with map swap even back in the day.
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Goldeneye for 64, no debate. I win. :biggrin:
 
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goldeneye was great but timesplitters was made by the same devo team with better technology. if you played it even today you would be impressed. the community even programmed all the goldeneye and perfect dark levels to be downloaded into the game.

great footspeed (most important for me, got to be hectic), no jumping / hopping, custom board designer, map swaps, chicks with big [censored] in the game, customizable bots, you name it. just a better shooter in a side by side comparison. i know that will always be the minority opinion, but i don't own a shooter as good as timesplitters3 for the 360 even.

i could be biased by the size of the TV i owned for each game though. my tv is probably 2x the size now which is huge if you are going to split screen it.
 
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BIATCHabutuka;2313165; said:
goldeneye was great but timesplitters was made by the same devo team with better technology. if you played it even today you would be impressed. the community even programmed all the goldeneye and perfect dark levels to be downloaded into the game.

great footspeed (most important for me, got to be hectic), no jumping / hopping, custom board designer, map swaps, chicks with big [censored] in the game, customizable bots, you name it. just a better shooter in a side by side comparison. i know that will always be the minority opinion, but i don't own a shooter as good as timesplitters3 for the 360 even.

i could be biased by the size of the TV i owned for each game though. my tv is probably 2x the size now which is huge if you are going to split screen it.
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Timesplitters 2 for the ps2 might the best half finished fps of all time.
 
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This is my impression so far of the next gen console war:

Sony:
From everything I have read They have really thought "within the box" so to speak and focused on designing a great gaming system, that is first and primarily a gaming system. That's not a negative but just a design strategy, as they seem to believe that's what will move the market instead of the all-in-one approach of microsoft. The basic idea be gamers want games not a bunch of other stuff. The one element to their system that I really like is the built in game capture/stream ability. I think they hit a homerun here and caught MS off gaurd. I have read that this is an easier system to design for due to it's game focused build.

Microsoft:
Almost the complete opposite in approach in what the overall system is designed to do. That being a all-in-one that sets next to your TV and handles just about everything media and entertainment wise. What I am excited to hear about is what "else" it will bring to the table gaming wise. They released the teaser (or proff of concept) trailor for the Illuma-room that projects 360 degree detail of your gaming environment around you, or at least your complete field of vision. They also have stated that the 720 will support, to some degree, augmented reality but they have said very little about this. Smart Glass is expected to take another step forward as well. Will there be aother gaming resources we don't already know about?

Tech stuff:
I think people are making too much of this. I read some statements from game designers and industry experts who basically are saying both are basically able to produce the same things. What is more important is the things inside like solid state drives, amount of storage, BlueRay vs Digital download, etc. etc. We will have to wait until the MC presser to judge here. But I'm reading more and more that used games will not be blocked on either system but that backward compatability will likely be an issue.
The one area the MC could steal the show tech wise would be to up the graphics cards specs -which some are whatching to see if they do.

Price:
The same amount for both systems or within 50.00 of each other. Around 400 or so.

This is a good source. http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/games/1296739/xbox-720-release-date-specs-price-rumours

Release Dates:
A little more solid info here. The game developers behind Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag are saying to look for an October to November release for both systems and that was always the thinking for "holiday 2013" we have heard from the start.
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/03/playstation-4-and-xbox-720-could-see-a-release-by-november/

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/ps4-and-xbox-720-release-in-october-says-ac4-developer

Many other sources out there, just google Xbox 720, etc. stc.
 
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EasternBuck;2314469; said:
This is my impression so far of the next gen console war:

Sony:
From everything I have read They have really thought "within the box" so to speak and focused on designing a great gaming system, that is first and primarily a gaming system. That's not a negative but just a design strategy, as they seem to believe that's what will move the market instead of the all-in-one approach of microsoft. The basic idea be gamers want games not a bunch of other stuff. The one element to their system that I really like is the built in game capture/stream ability. I think they hit a homerun here and caught MS off gaurd. I have read that this is an easier system to design for due to it's game focused build.

Microsoft:
Almost the complete opposite in approach in what the overall system is designed to do. That being a all-in-one that sets next to your TV and handles just about everything media and entertainment wise. What I am excited to hear about is what "else" it will bring to the table gaming wise. They released the teaser (or proff of concept) trailor for the Illuma-room that projects 360 degree detail of your gaming environment around you, or at least your complete field of vision. They also have stated that the 720 will support, to some degree, augmented reality but they have said very little about this. Smart Glass is expected to take another step forward as well. Will there be aother gaming resources we don't already know about?

Tech stuff:
I think people are making too much of this. I read some statements from game designers and industry experts who basically are saying both are basically able to produce the same things. What is more important is the things inside like solid state drives, amount of storage, BlueRay vs Digital download, etc. etc. We will have to wait until the MC presser to judge here. But I'm reading more and more that used games will not be blocked on either system but that backward compatability will likely be an issue.
The one area the MC could steal the show tech wise would be to up the graphics cards specs -which some are whatching to see if they do.

Price:
The same amount for both systems or within 50.00 of each other. Around 400 or so.

This is a good source. http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/games/1296739/xbox-720-release-date-specs-price-rumours

Release Dates:
A little more solid info here. The game developers behind Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag are saying to look for an October to November release for both systems and that was always the thinking for "holiday 2013" we have heard from the start.
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/03/playstation-4-and-xbox-720-could-see-a-release-by-november/

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/ps4-and-xbox-720-release-in-october-says-ac4-developer

Many other sources out there, just google Xbox 720, etc. stc.
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Good thoughts. I'm interested in seeing how M$ responds to the game capture/streaming.

Also interested in seeing how the new Xbox will play with other devices. (Such as iPhone, ipad, etc)
 
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Mac;2314474; said:
Good thoughts. I'm interested in seeing how M$ responds to the game capture/streaming.

Also interested in seeing how the new Xbox will play with other devices. (Such as iPhone, ipad, etc)
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I very interested in the same thing. Some articles are saying that MS has no answer to the capture card being built in. I don't know, maybe they could just release some software as an update if it can't ship with it. I'm really hoping its apart of their system as well. It would be great if they included a fast tracked port to your favorite social media outlets like youtube, Facebook, or even forum boards like this.
 
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BoxCar_Willie;2314517; said:
Being a Star Trek The Next Generation geek the illumaroom give me a boner. Maybe in my lifetime we'll see a holodeck equivalent.
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You may love their press conference. I'll say this with a warning. It's just pure speculation on my part but picture a player who is playing Halo/COD. His focus is the monitor as its always been. But with the illumaroom he gets a better feeling of his surroundings and environment. Now add to that the possibility of augmented reality glasses. Now if he looks around, or away from his monitor, he sees a weapon drop or approaching enemies or other clues that he otherwise would have to completely reposition his character to see. Without the glasses you would see only illumaroom projections, but together they could really expand the playable environment. Some are saying something as simple as putting projected in game character traits for role playing games next to the TV would be a simple yet effective way to use it as well.
 
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I'm at the point of giving up on console gaming and switching to PC when I want to play something. ATM there's one game I see myself buying for a console this year and that's GTA V. If there's a PC version of the game, 9 times out of 10 I should have bought the pc version.
 
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CentralMOBuck;2314555; said:
I'm at the point of giving up on console gaming and switching to PC when I want to play something. ATM there's one game I see myself buying for a console this year and that's GTA V. If there's a PC version of the game, 9 times out of 10 I should have bought the pc version.
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How about adding Apple's Airplay??? <- that would be sweet so i don't have to get another apple TV.
 
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