As the sun sets on the current generation, I reflect on the last 7 years of my gaming life. I was a spritely 14 year old when I got a 360 in 2006. I saw some great times with the 360. I think about my love for the fable series (fable III is a myth), the friends I made playing the gears series, and hell, I was just playing halo 3 the Thursday before PS4 launch. I've also had brief run ins with Playstation. Played PS1 at friend's houses, owned a ps2 for 9 days (only had pro evolution soccer) and played extended glimpses of the PS3. But I guess the my move permanent move to PS, was a while in the making. Being wowed by Little Big Planet in 2008 was the first thought I had where I went "I should get a ps3"; never did, though.
I never had the money and my friends were almost all on the xbox.
The years following 2009 however, I started to really question Microsoft's commitment to the xbox. Console only experiences started to dry up, indie initiative got lazy and the fundamental swindle of the kinect solidified my mind last year that the PS4 was the way to go but I'm nothing if not fair. So when I heard about the xbox one event coming in may, I marked it as Microsoft's last chance to get me back again. It was uneventful, and I decided I'm still going with the PS4. It wasn't until Microsoft's original anti-gamer, publisher stroking drm policies that I felt insulted.I had supported the xbox for years, and I felt like it didn't really matter as microsoft was ready to impose their vision on their fanbase without a hint of foresight. I was actively in disbelief at the utter disconnectedness Microsoft had actually fallen into. They truly were out of touch with their customers.
Cue Sony's e3 press conference. They absolute shinning moment when the secured beyond a doubt my loyalty. They got it. They actually understood what gamers wanted. It wasn't lip service and although it was possible that sony was going down the same route as MS, but their willingness to come out at against a trend (drm) that would be so easy for them to remain complacent with, was huge. It said, "we've heard our community, and we want to do right by them." Well, that was an ideology I bought. I bought that commitment. And I wanted to be part of that community.
Well now I am, and resogun isn't going to obsessively play itself.
Fortnite fans are begging for the return of OG mode while using the player count as proof that fans are not happy with the game's direction.
It's been revealed that Helldivers 2 is Sony's fastest-selling game ever, beating the record previously set by god of War: Ragnarok.
It's not a first-party game though. Is it really too much to expect these low-rate websites to have the bare minimum of knowledge about the topic that they write about?
This reminds me of the hoops that some diehard Nintendo fans would go through to claim a game (like Bayonetta 2) is first-party just to say Nintendo is pumping out games.
It’s a second party title, like Ratchet and Clank prior to the purchase of Insomniac, or like Sly Cooper before the purchase of Sucker Punch, or like Dead Nation before the purchase of Housemarque, etc.
Just wondering if you don't consider Pokemon, Smash ultimate or Metroid Dread first party because Nintendo doesn't own the studios that made those games...
That's insane! Congratulations Arrowhead! Be good if Sony did buy them, they could work closely with Housmareque and they could both help each other with projects, that'd be good to see
The studio behind the popular Thief Simulator 2 has announced its next project, Crime Simulator, for PC and consoles.
Welcome to the awesome club.
You won't regret it.Especially as time goes by, and xbox support fades out.
I was a HUGE xbox gamer in the xbox/PS2 days.Jade empire, KOTOR 1/2, Halo 1/2, BF: Modern combat.Man, those were my bread and butter back in the day.
They dropped all support when 360 came out, so i had no choice but to "jump in" But i ended up jumping right the hell out around 2009 when i seen where they were going with that project Natal nonsense.Glad i did.PS3 since then has been incredible.Just non stop amazing games.
Looking forward to the next full gen of PS4!
Well at least you can always go back should you regret your purchase. Us SEGA peeps pretty much became refugees.
If Sony in the future makes their PS3 games available on the PS4 store I recommend getting The Last Of Us, Journey, God Of War and Uncharted. Some mighty fine games you may have missed out on and totally worth getting in my opinion.
Welcome!