The 360 has managed to establish itself far more successfully than it's predecessor and has become an industry leader in delivering online gaming and content, along with an ever growing AAA software library. However, since last year's peak of Holiday 07, console sales have plateaued whilst the PS3 has continued to improve on the back of quality exclusives like MGS4 and the Wii has continued to puzzle analysts, break records and to generally just keep the casual masses eating it up.
We believe it's time for Microsoft to respond with a smorgasbord of announcements regarding hardware, pricing, peripherals, and a whole lot more for Xbox Live. So enjoy as we speculate what will not only have Microsoft talking, but the entire industry come the 14th of July at E3 '08.
How important do we think Blu-ray, motion controls, "Avatars", price cuts, "MyLive" and other features will be?
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Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.
It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!
I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.
Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.
Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:
- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2
I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.
Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.
I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.
I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.
But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.
Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.
It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny
Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).
Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.
Lol, much better than that MyGamerpad rumour! ;p
And what about those back compatible motion controls:
"Targeting the casual market is all well and good, but getting the sizable hardcore market on side by offering a fresh experience with current AAA titles like Halo 3, Gears of War, Bioshock and the EA Sports range, would be a stroke of genius."
I don't know whether that's genius or sheer madness! lol
LMAO xbugs.
what AAAs? seriously i dare any xbug to name more then 5 exclusive AAAs on the xbug 3rd60 that i cant play best on PC.
DO grow a life mate, if you have nothing sensible to say, don't say anything.
I hate fanboys like you who sprout stuff but have nothing to back it up with.
Both major platforms have some excellent Exclusive ideas and AAA' titles and many gamers will benefit from it (all platforms). Shouldn't it be more about Gaming per-say rather than seeing wholes got a bigger dong than the other. It's like schoolyard tomfoolery all over again.
And is xbugs a new name for an xbox supporter, The Xbox 360 current out strips the competition 3:1 with regards to available titles. It has the highest attachment rate in games history which has just officially reached 7:1 . . which is unheard of in gaming and the developers and publisher love that.
The PS3 will have a higher attachment rate, once it gets more titles, it has a huge attachment rate with movies, not games. The 360 is a gaming console, not a movie replay device.
All consoles are created equal...some are more equal than others. Seriously, the Xbox and PS3 both have some fantastic games, no need for fanboyism every news item about one or the other.
I'm not sold on digital distribution, so if they head too far that way, they had better release hard copy game version too.