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Does Microsoft Have Much To Prove at E3 2018?

This latest episode weighs in on Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo and who has the most pressure on their shoulders to reveal their best games at E3 2018.

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chrisx2192d ago

people have been asking for top quality softwares. they gotta prove that they've been listening.

The_Jackel2191d ago

but the other issue is, fans of xbox have been happy with their output and quality of the games. i for one think its pathetic i want good games not unfinished crap to play on my x or pc. they have alot to prove to me personally other wise i will stick with Pc next gen and forget buying any xbox console.

hamburgerhill2191d ago

And just how do you know or any of you know that Xbox gamers are happy with there output? I swear it's like crazy opinion season!

The_Jackel2191d ago

and how do you know they aint happy with it?

"I swear it's like crazy opinion season!"
so we aint allowed to discuss on n4g about anything? next you will call me a fanboy to make yourself feel better because i dont have the same crap views you spew out everywhere on this site

Godmars2902191d ago

Being happy for trailers to games that don't come out, or downgraded or get canceled, is not the same as being happy for games that come out within 2-3 and reasonably delivers if not exceeds expectations.

Bobafret2190d ago

I am not happy with the quality of software, and I am very much a fan of Xbox.

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Aceman182191d ago

They have a lot to prove in my eyes. This is their last shot to show me that they'll put quality finished titles ahead of money grubbing tactics.

jokerisalive2191d ago

agreed Chrisx. MS has dropped the ball BIGTIME on first party efforts as of late and SOT and SOD2 are mediocre at best and I love Xbox but I am not defending there subpar efforts anymore. Its embarrassing and I feel like Phil is more of a mouthpiece that is just doing the bare minimum and its showing in the bare minimum efforts for there games. The first party is a mess and if they delay Crackdown yet again then they have pretty much proven what alot of people have been thinking all along that they just dont care as much and are just getting by with BC and will propably fall into third place very fast. Phil and Satya are showing that MS commitment to Xbox is a joke compared to what it was with the X360. I wont get my hopes up for them this E3 as they have way to much to prove and this gen is pretty much over for them. They have sunken to far as to not even talk about console numbers for a while now and the weird metrics they use for headshots fired and hours played on particular games is just sad overall. They have lost faith themselves and are just trying to make a profit with Live accounts and now the Gamepass. Its messed up how far they have fallen. All I can say to them is good luck but you will lose even more fans to PS4 pretty soon with the lack of drive they have displayed. More focus is put on BC than new IP's and thats not good as great as BC is. The primary focus should ALWAYS be first party.

ArchangelMike2192d ago

Microsoft only need to prove that they can survive E3, and they will. And the fanboys will give them a free ass...
oops, sorry, I meant to say "free pass".

CP_Company2192d ago

exactly, and after few weeks they gonna sing again, wait til next E3. it is happening many many years now. m$ will do whatever they can to survive this E3, lei, spin, deceive and other shady tactics, they are doing that for years now.

Yui_Suzumiya2191d ago

Nah, I doubt that was a typo, lol

CaptainObvious8782191d ago

I see what you did there.

A free pass without the lube or the 'p' :D

yellowgerbil2192d ago

Well it sounds like if you only play gears of war you're set with 3 new gears games coming. The only variety Xbox has is varying quality of shooters

nowitzki20042191d ago

And even that this gen has not been true.

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Take-Two CEO Doesn’t Think AI Will Reduce Employment or Dev Costs; “Stupidest Thing” He’s Heard

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick doesn't think AI will reduce employment or lower development costs, and calls it "stupidest thing" he's ever heard.

lodossrage11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

They already have AI trained to do coding.......

How he thinks it's stupid is beyond me, Especially since we see it happening in real time.

CS79h ago

Company A has 300 employees and lays of 200 to replace them with AI to release the same quality game.

Company B has 300 employees and keeps all 300 but instead uses AI to release a game with dramatically larger scale, scope, complexity, short dev cycle etc.

Company B would release a dramatically better product by using humans + AI and consumers would buy the better game.

I actually agree with this concept.

Huey_My_D_Long8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

This is key facet. Its how the AI is used. It's actually is impressive as is and really would make an amazing addition to alot of people in their jobs, not just tech. It also has the potential for businesses to use to lay off large amounts of people, as much as they could to save money on labor. I hope too many companies don't go with the latter. But since usually companies are worried about bottom line over people...we will see some try and hopefully fail. But yeah, if its to help workers like in your company B scenario I'm totally down...Just scared Company A may be too enticing to some ceos and businesses.

Darkegg8h ago

Value of AI and value of humans will both be increased with human-AI complex. Each, by themselves, will not be independently better than the other. Whether AI will ever be independent from humans is the fear question of humans, ironically because of our doing. At this stage, most of the doing is because of humans, not because of AI. AI is doing exactly that by our design, until we have failed ourselves with an AI development that went awry. The biggest take is that humans have only ourselves to blame when things become wrong, and we have to decide what is the ultimate goal with AI we want to accomplish. It would take a person with high morals and high ethics to make right of AI. I would not want businessman to decide what AI should do or what capabilities it can have. AI should be in the hands of people with high moral fiber, or those operating on love, kindness, and compassion.

BlackOni8h ago

AI is SUPPOSED to be used as a tool, not a replacement. It's designed to do two important things artists can take advantage of immediately.

- Make the ideation/reference imaging process much quicker and easier (basically using it as a google search)
- Make mundane and time consuming tasks faster and easier so more time is spent on creation.

Unfortunately, what many have done is used it as a way to replace rather than supplement.

Einhander19725h ago(Edited 4h ago)

CS7

In the ideal world yes.

In the real world where companies have shown little desire to innovate and spent every effort to maximize profits the end result will be the same quality games (if were lucky) made by less people and more AI.

Company Real World: Fires 200 people and makes the same game cheaper using AI and the executives get record bonuses.

Edit:

Lets look at history, specifically auto manufacturing.

In the 70's and 80's the auto unions tried to oppose automation of jobs (robots) stating that they would take peoples jobs. And the people in charge who wanted to make more money said the exact same types of things that are being said about AI. But we can look at history and see that countless types of jobs were in fact replaced by automation, that was of course even compounded upon by computers.

The net effect was that the rich got richer less jobs were needed so wages were forced down by competition for the jobs that were left.

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Number1TailzFan9h ago

You can already make your own SFX with text prompts now as well, of course it will lower development cost and time

1Victor8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

WARNING WARNING ‼️ SARCASM AHEAD
Sure Strauss and robots didn’t take jobs from car factories.
Edit:Sad thing is he believes it and unfortunately he won’t be replaced for a long time by AI

senorfartcushion7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

He doesn't, he's just lying. These people lay people off so they can get bonuses. If AI takes jobs, their bonus goes bigger and the workforce goes smaller.

porkChop5h ago

Because he sees AI as a tool to aid development. He wants to use AI to help make bigger and better games in the same timeframe. Other CEOs want to replace devs with AI to cut costs and make lifeless games faster for a quick buck. Strauss has the right idea, this is how AI should be used. To extend and expand the capabilities of devs.

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jambola11h ago

Ceo says stupid thing
Part 5837384

Zeref9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

I think maybe sometimes we give people in these positions too much credit when it comes to intelligence.

romulus239h ago

As long as it doesn't effect his inflated executive salary or his ridiculous bonuses I'm sure he's fine with it.

RNTody9h ago

Hahaha yeah trust the CEO suit over the actual developers making the games. Good one.

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FanimeCon 2024 | Persona / Shin Megami Tensei Cosplay Gathering

The Persona / Shin Megami Tensei cosplay gathering allowed fans of the acclaimed JRPG series to meet up during FanimeCon 2024.

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Every PlayStation Studios game available now on Windows PC

Windows Central writes: "Many PlayStation Studios games that are ported to PC get dedicated PS5 DualSense support, which allows users to experience haptic feedback and adaptive trigger support without actually having to own a PS5.

According to Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, it's still the company's intent to launch the bigger single-player games on PS5 first, before later bringing the games to PC. This might not be the case for multiplayer games however, which are considered okay to launch simultaneously on console and PC."

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ocelot071d 17h ago

My guess is after god of war. Probably last of us 2 that's a almost 4 year old game now and by the time it's released on pc it will be more than 4 years old or close to 5.

Elda1d 11h ago

Every old Playstation game that is now on PC.

shinoff21831d 2h ago

Right. I definitely see what a headlined from a website named windows central was trying to do though. It's cute little wordplay to help out the green box

Flewid6381d 1h ago

Are PlayStation games no longer good or worth playing once they are old?

Elda1d ago

I'm guessing my comment went over your head.

XiNatsuDragnel1d 10h ago

Good at least they can sell hardware