First off, before I write this I would like to make it known I only own a PS3 and consider myself to be somewhat of a fanboy. Not a really extreme one but a mild one. Now that i got that out of the way here is why I believe that KZ3's stunning graphics are a bad thing.
"The lack of offline (multiplayer) or split-screen in Killzone 2 is a result of the Playstation 3 not being able to handle the two screens being rendered at the same time."-Herman Hulst in April 2009. Uncharted 2 which had equal or maybe superior graphics did not have offline split-screen because of the graphical power limiting their ability to create two equal screens running at the same time. So as we may enjoy the stellar graphics of Killzone 3's campaign and online multiplayer something will seem missing. My ability to play with friends on co-op or 1 VS 1.
Sony, how do you expect to get Xbox gamers to come buy PS3's if they can only watch there friends who own PS3's play KZ3. I was sold on buying a PS3 over the Xbox because I fell in love with Resistance:Fall of Man's offline co-op when i played it at a friend's house. Which in turn got me a PS3 and introduced me to a whole new world of game series I never heard of but now enjoy (God of War, R&C and Socom to name a few)
So I say that to allow KZ3 to have offline multiplayer I would be happy to see a graphical cut down. It's not like it would be a tragedy if it had graphics similar to Modern Warfare 2 or Socom 4.
MSI celebrates the 20th anniversary of Monster Hunter with this unique bundle that features a matching RTX 4060 Ti and game controller.
With Microsoft’s long list of poor messaging and poor decisions this week, combined with rumors of behind-the-scenes problems with some of its top games, one frequent point that keeps coming up is how much weight has been thrown behind Xbox/PC/Ultimate Game Pass.
Well fancy that. A Forbes article with common sense.
Microsoft's only shot to get more gamers, being the devils advocate, is to go Mobile and free to play with ads to grow their fan base. With maybe a subscription to games like cod on Mobile to get more to buy in what they are offering.
But mobile isn't like consoles or PC at all. You can't charge huge amounts for games because that platform is used to cheap or free content. Can't go to Nintendo and Sony with game pass because they'(competitors) aren't stupid to destroy their own platforms with Microsoft's rental service. And PC gamers dabble with it but they're fine with Steam and other, similar offerings. Casuals are their target but do casuals really care because up to this point, they haven't.
They put themselves in a bind and I'm not sorry for them in the least. When you kill your own sales of hardware and software, you groom your base to not buy but to rent, and do everything you can but do what works for Nintendo and Sony in creating games that grow the industry, this is the results. Dead last.
Why was/is it so hard to just make great games and from that, EARN respect that would lead to an increase in consumers? Never made sense how stupid they are when they had the finances to compete and pretty much outdo Nintendo and Sony combined. They just chose greed and annual fees and lack of effort instead.
The gaming world is still reeling from the announcement that Microsoft is shuttering Tango Gameworks, the studio behind last year’s big Xbox hit, Hi-Fi Rush.
There's no logical or good reason to give for closing Tango Gameworks. They make great games consistently and Hi-Fi Rush was the highest rated Xbox game in literal YEARS. Closing the studio was just plain stupid and nonsensical.
It’s quite strange to not see Phil Spencer in any talkshow or podcast… usually the dude would talk almost daily when there’s even a bit of news from xbox.
Perhaps they think they can sweep this one under the rug, gamers will forget about it,
We will not
They made a good game and you put the whole studio in the bin, this couldn’t be clearer, ms don’t care, everyone suspected it, but now we KNOW it
That was a big complaint on KZ2. I can guarantee theyve looked into it, and are gonna fix it. I think if it where to do split screen it would have to be similar to Halo 3's split screen, with black bars on each side of the tv.
Id much rather have this, than degrading to CoDs graphics lol.
I'd much rather have the visuals like they are in kz2, and if they do degrade for splitscreen I hope it's only when playing splitscreen.
but this is my issue with most games today. I remember growing up as a kid and just having a blast with split screen, beating the hell out of each other in goldeneye with a bunch of buddies.
Now days you can't even do this in the same bedroom/living room or without online. To me this is a major major shame and is kind of a step backwards in terms of multiplayer....not being able to just play with buddies....what a shame.
This split screen issue is evident and degrading in many games today. The original Killzone was extremely satisfying in split-screen with my brother even with all the framerate problems. The fact that there were bots and not just us to against each other made the game hundereds of times much more enjoyable!
Splitscreen blows and will always blow. Srry.