Apple's new Apple TV will have a capability that could really shock the video game industry: this fourth generation of Apple TV set-top boxes will feature the ability to play games.
Valve's new Steam Box will bring PC gaming to the living room.
What does this mean for the console manufacturers: Microsoft, Sony, and more importantly - Nintendo?
Finally, the Vietnamese government has officially responded to Steam being blocked in the country.
VPN to buy games, fuck that if it's allowed or not, or just use a VPN and torrent what you can.
PlayStation Plus has improved the split of PS4 and PS5 players on its priciest tiers, but Sony continues to hide total subscriber numbers.
Uh...They're definitely not equivalent.
"Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service now has 34 million subscribers."
"the total number of PS Plus subscribers across all tiers was 47.4 million"
That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.
To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN.
darthv72
"That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.
To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN."
Have you ever heard of a PC before? I hear they are pretty popular.
What. Definitely more os plus subscribers but that makes sense due to actual console sales
Darth the difference between the bases are huge your right but you gotta think. Ps players buy more games, where as the Xbox base relies on gamepass for their gaming. So it makes perfect sense
What makes perfect sense though? You say PS players buy more games... so then logically there should be more PS+ subscribers given the increased number of online multiplayer games in the PS4 generation alone. The PS4 was the first time that + was required for online play much like Gold was for 360 users.
Keep in mind we are talking subscribers, not simply XB/PS users. I assume you meant to say offline single player games, which is most likely true as well. That gen also saw a significant increase in games with an online component comparted to the previous gen.
I for one will be going back to essential at the next renewal. When I feel a game is good & right up my alley, I’ll check trusted reviews & just buy it.
I have the top tier until 2028 as they gave me a massive discount for all the years I had left but I’ll most likely go to essential as well. I buy my games but my kids do use the service occasionally. They do prefer to own their games as well since any game can leave the rental service at some point and they don’t like that idea. They mostly use it to demo games then ask me to buy games if they really like it.
For me, I will cancel it all together but unfortunately I still have it till 2030 lol
I would like to see Sony add a fourth tier of PS Plus for people who just want to be able to play games online without any of the perks like monthly games, store discounts, or anything like that, and it should cost $20 annually, $30 maximum. There’s no way I’m paying $80 just to play games online. Even the original $60 fee was too much, and I would often wait for sales to re-up my subscription.
Essential is too expensive, I agree. We’ve got one Essential and one Premium sub. Dropping the Premium when it expires.
Just let my subscription lapse for the first time since 2010. Will sub again every now and then for a month or so to access my old ps+ games but for me it's the end of an era.
Let those numbers continue to drop because it is now too expensive. $80 per year just to play online. I noticed they didn't offer any discounts on the subscription or controllers during this year's days of play for the first time in many years and they will feel it when people choose not to renew.
My subscription will lapse next month and it will stay that way until further notice.
There were savings on subs and controllers here in the UK? I bought a controller yesterday in the sale..
It would be weird if those deals were not in other territories too?
The Outerhaven writes: While Steam has come out recently, stating that Steam accounts can't be transferred, we need to think about it since we all will eventually kick the bucket. But if Valve is denying transferring accounts, what can be done? Plenty, actually.
It goes to my kids because I gave them the passwords.
To Steam: Missio has a song that conveys my feelings about you stealing my purchase after I die. It's called "Middle Fingers"
Yeah worrying about digital ownership when you’re on the other side of the grass seems a little strange, but also on brand for these millennial journalists to worry about.
I suppose if I have kids, I'd just give em my account details by retirement age. If I die young then...idk lol.
Yea, I mean just give someone the password to your account. Is that difficult to do or something? Like, I’m legit asking because I don’t know.
It's not difficult but It's against the policy. If they find out, they will lock the account permanently.
Ah ok, I had a feeling there was something like that. It seems kind of weird that you can’t just hand your account over to a family member or friend and let them take over the account.
Nope, not going to happen. Why are these bait and click articles even around? Nintendo is a higher valued company than Sony. It is unlikely Sony is going anywhere so why the hell would Nintendo?
Nintendo Raked in the Money with Wii, and is now doing great with 3DS. It is going to take more than Wii U failing and Apple TV/Steam to knock them down.
If the average person still does not get Wii U, how do you think they are going to understand to Steam.
Roku, is doing well and has advantages over Apple...
http://blog.chron.com/techb...
Frankly I don't need Apple or Roku...My TV/PS4/Wii U does almost all of it. I could care less about steam.
The only companies this would hurt are sony and ms as they won't have enough exclusive to be consider different.
What we call Drm I call cell phone plans. Steam and apple already do that.
"ummmm, how can we get more clicks??? .... ... EUREKA!! let's only mention Nintendo, hence turning this into YET ANOTHER Nintendoomed article ... and then briefly mention something about how it might effect Sony and MS in the small print... RUN THE STORY!!!"
Please people, DON'T click on the link for this story. Don't waist your time.
I can't see it
Anybody with a good PC isn't going to buy a Steam Box.
The average person that goes into game stores aren't going to have a clue what a Steam Box is.
Most of the younger generation would rather have a console that most of their friends have, which isn't going to be a Steam Box...
The Wii U isn't doing as good as the Wii, but it doesn't mean it's a bad console. I think Nintendo and everybody else was expecting them to pull Wii sales numbers again, but they didn't because people aren't going to look at the Wii U as the Wii's successor, but more as an accessory. There are more games to come for the Wii U, I am still hanging onto my Wii U incase of Monster Hunter and also other titles like Bayonetta 2 and X.