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Resistance to Follow the Horrific Trail of SOCOM Confrontation? Hopefully Sony Learned! - NGV #50

"Hello everyone and welcome back for another episode of Nick’s Gaming View where Nick covers the latest gaming news and events throughout the industry. This week was definitely a slow one due to the ongoing gaming convention in downtown Seattle, PAX Prime and while Nick was unable to attend the event, he dives and searches for the most interesting and eye-grabbing topics within the gaming industry this week.

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killajd4658d ago (Edited 4658d ago )

I see both titles being very similar with inovations and additions to their games. Socom had a rough start with their beta and added very little in change with their new socom game. Same goes for R3. They had a rough start with their beta and added very little change in their game also. Visuals are one thing but thats not the key thing for these games. They want to be innovative and change the game when it come to shooters. I feel both games havnt done that!!! Now remember this is just my opinion so please no hateful comments. Game on!

BattleAxe4658d ago (Edited 4658d ago )

The difference between Socom and Resistance is that with Socom, Zipper completely changed the game play to a CoD/Uncharted hybrid with mediocre visuals and removed all of the popular game modes. Resistance on the otherhand still looks and plays like Resistance, and unlike Zipper, Insomniac listened to the fans and brought back the Weapon Wheel, and improved aiming in the game to allow players to look down the sights of the weapon they're using. Sorry Nick, but the title of the article is stupid, and you cannot compare these two games or the development studios that made them. Nicks gaming view is way off the mark once again, Insomniac has already said that they are not letting go of the series yet....

Ju4658d ago (Edited 4658d ago )

Socom4 IS totally underrated. It couldn't convince the CoD players and alienated the hard core fans. But more than that the "fans" destroyed the game by constantly talking it down. I loved it. It is one of the favorites this year for me. BTW: It sold pretty decent in the US, not so much in Europe.

And it begins that people try to downtalk the Resistance series (which also happened with R2). I don't care. R3 is another must have title. Finally really got into the game in the Beta. It got me hooked pretty much. A pity I'll loose my stats when the game comes out.

Nick2120044658d ago

I am hyped for Resistance 3 and already know it will be an outstanding title, just not sure about placing it in the hands of another developer.

-Alpha4658d ago

I think that Resistance will continue on handhelds like Vita, but I doubt we will see another main game on the PS3 after R3.

guitarded774658d ago

I actually agree... I don't see another Resistance on the PS3. I expect a launch Resistance game on the PS4 though. That's just speculation on my part.

Anyway, I've played in the R3 beta since the SOCOM codes went live, and it was a horrible mess until recently. The game was damn near broke when it started... no, scratch that, it was broken. Insomniac has come a long way with the game in the past few weeks and it works pretty good now. I'm still not sold on the game to pre-order, it's a bit too CoD for me and doesn't have the hugeness of R2's online. It is what it is, if the SP turns out to be more R1 than R2, then I'm in... I just need to see more as I haven't been impressed with the MP. On another note, I like the SOCOM 4 MP... I played in that beta too and never had the number of issues I've had with R3.

MidnytRain4658d ago

The beta actually had less problems before they let all the SOCOM 4 owners in. I don't know what happened.

Ju4658d ago

"The game was damn near broke when it started... no, scratch that, it was broken. Insomniac has come a long way"

Well, shows their commitment. I agree, it now plays great. And isn't that the purpose of a Beta in the first place. If everybody would address those things like Insomniac did...

LOOK_AT_THIS_I4658d ago

Unlike confrontation though Resistance will still be Resistance without day 1 patches....Confrontation was not Socom until months later, and even then a weak one at that. I guess it was/still is better than Socom 4.

9/6/11 cant wait until it releases.

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai5d ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander19724d ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

-Foxtrot4d ago

@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander19724d ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel5d ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz4d ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay4d ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

RaiderNation4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Progress is inevitable. Nobody driving cars today is complaining that the horse and buggy is no longer around. Yes, some jobs will be lost but guess what? With innovation comes new job opportunities. It's how the cycle of the job market works.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers33d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken33d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g33d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing33d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H933d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola33d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66933d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle33d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg34d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos34d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola34d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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