Console Domination writes: One thing is for sure, Achievements sell games. Deny it all you want but there is plenty of evidence from many sources that continues to prove that gamers just love achievements. Many gamers have been known to refuse to buy DLC for example if it offers no extra achievement point value. I would have to say I too have been in this category and have avoided certain DLC’s that have failed to reward me as a gamer. Take Forza 4, heaps of DLC and car packs, but not one single achievement, so that is a no buy for me.
The biggest complaint most gamers have had with Xbox, also including times before the Xbox One, was its lack of exclusives in comparison to Nintendo and Sony. This is something that has become more and more of a problem over the continued lifespan of the Xbox One.
2017 is the year of new IP on Xbox One? Sea of thieves and what else?
Xbox One is cheaper than PS4? Depends on the region, I guess. Still same $299 base price in the US for both.
Either way, the lost ground is just lost. MS would have to do some extreme stuff to top PS4. None of the stuff mentioned in the piece is enough.
What is the point of articles like this ? i see them everyday on here. Microsoft can't realistically do anything now to gain ground on Sony, it's just not going to happen no matter how much they try. The Playstation brand is just too big, it's been this way since the PS1.
The majority of gamers adjust their playstyle with unlocking achievements in mind, however there were some gamers who purely played for the fun of the game and were not too worried about adding to their gamerscore. To some though it is a matter of course, playing a new game involves firstly checking what achievements are available to unlock and then setting the difficulty to the hardest setting
Yet another article? These were old years ago. I like achievements and now that Steam has achievements I find myself avoiding games without them. They are so common that I think games without them have corners being cut. Do I unlock every one? No, not even close. I've also never gotten a platinum on PS3 or PS4. Achievements/trophies are just satisfying to unlock. I don't go hunting for every one. Things I won't do for achievements: find every item, clear out every area, go off every ramp/jump, MP achievements, or anything involving completing every challenge. I am not going to play a game past it's finish just to get achievements however getting them while going through a campaign is a nice bonus.
I love achievements. It adds replay ability to some games because I can go back get the achievements I try to get as many as I can in a game as long as they aren't insanely difficult than I won't even bother
I don't care about it. It feels like a chore..
"go here, do this" .. nawh Why don't you leave it to my imagination? I turned off achievement notification. Best decision I ever made.
Have to keep games in check for what it is, fun.
Xbox One sales aren’t struggling, but one retailer decided to cut the system’s price. Could this cut signal the beginning of more price cuts globally?
My understanding is that retailer is going out of business, dunno if it is true or not as I live in the U.S.
Could be a number of reasons.
Maybe they just want to try and capture sales as we come up to the 1st payday of the new year.
Maybe it's because we are coming up to the end of the financial year. If Zavvi overstocked on the XB1 expecting higher demand, they may be looking to offload some of them to help improve the balance sheet. If I recall Zavvi were in a bit of trouble a few years back when they took over Virgin megastores and had to sell them off. I think Zavvi were then bought by The Hut group, so maybe they need to improve liquidity.
I'm pretty sure this isn't a sign MS are dropping the price any time soon.
Why would they need a price cut? It's selling better than the 360 did and how long did it take for that price of that to drop! Zavvi is dying, it needs sales, that is all this is.
Lol, I couldn't just buy DLC for the extra achievements like that.
And this is one of the main reasons why gamers nowadays are fed with too many short games with little or no unlockables.......
i care not for achievements
I just put myself through utter hell completing Call of Duty 2 on Veteran simply for the achievements. What is wrong with me?
The notification noise on my phone for texts and new emails is the PSN trophy noise. There's a little smile each time I hear it.
For me, trophy hunting started on the Atari 2600 with Activision games. Back then they were actual, real patches you got for mailing in polaroids or other pics of your high scores and achievements on their games.
We compared patches in school all the time, and I still compare games and such with my PSN friends list.