The PS3 tanked Sony and they recovered during the same generation. The Wii U tanked Nintendo and they delivered a record setting console only a few years later. At the launch of X1 it was keeping pace with the PS4 and in the US was occasionally beating it.
Yeah, if its not a 40/40 they basically think the game is average at best
That is some dedication. What are you even doing? I had 100% the grasslands by lvl 23 I think
FF13 was almost 15 years ago. Gaming trends have changed a ton since then, especially in Japan
Spiderman 2 was 43% lower than Spiderman 1 for week 1 UK physical sales. A 30% drop is actually not bad considering the rise of digital since 2020
A game drought? You serious?
Finally a console I can proudly display under my spongebob TV
Pretty sure Arrowhead is being called to provide consulting services on Marathon now lol
Gamers commenting on layoffs: "this is due to unsustainable dev budgets. If only companies learned to stop pushing graphics so much"
Gamers commenting on Rise of the Ronin: "ew these graphics suck I'm not buying that"
Everyone hates GAAS except for the GAAS they play
Developer salaries have gone up. In Japan average salaries have gone from $57k to $71k since 2015 (when Tekken 7 released)
Salaries have increased 24% in 8 years. Even if Tekken 8 had the same production team as Tekken 7 it would cost 24% more to make. Games aren't priced 24% higher
Now if Tekken 8 was made with less people than Tekken 7 they'd be...laying people off
That is exactly what it means. London Studio was basically behind all their VR technology
He said it was 50/50 like 4 days into release. Been nearly 2 weeks since then so I wouldnt be surprised if the split changed over time
Wonder what kind of guns we'll be using in Hogwarts Legacy 2
They popularized multiplayer on consoles (also paid internet which can be argued as a bad thing)
They were the first console with a hard drive, which was a huge innovation at the time
They were a huge supporter of early indies and helped titles like Braid receive mainstream exposure
They helped bring franchises like Fable, Gears, and Forza to market. Gears popularized the 3rd person cover system and neat mechanics like active reload. Fo...
They straight up can't reach that goal. They need to triple subs in the next 3 years and they havent even grown at all in the last 2. Subscription growth for PS+ has stalled too. Global recession at play here. It's why both MS and Sony are exploring new strategies
Jim Ryan on Starfield not being on PS5: "I'm not exactly sure who it helps."
This is Microsoft PR at work. They let the fervor around the rumors die down enough and then once people go through the stages of grief and get to acceptance, Microsoft comes out and confirms the multiplat rumors. It's still the biggest shift in the industry in over 20 years, but its old news now so not a big deal.
They literally bought half the industry then laid it off
The issue is that the title suggests it reached top 10 overall across Xbox, PC, and PS5. The data clearly shows it was only in the top 10 on xbox. There is no overall top 10 in their report. Also Switch has TotK, Mario Wonder, etc. No idea why they don't count. Also, MAU data is collected by most countries so they just gathered it all together. I'd trust the numbers/data they're presenting