This has previously happened with FEAR 1 and Crysis on PC.
FEAR's multiplayer was released freely as 'FEAR Combat', while Crysis' multiplayer was released as Crysis Wars.
Interesting to see how well it work on console.
...I'm not sure what's so special about it. The dev studio around the corner from me has plenty of these for developing XBLA games.
They have a large box where the HDD goes with connectors for ethernet so they can load debug builds of games for testing instantly.
Again, not sure how this is in any way 'rare' when tons of studios use them, and yes many of the old-style 2005+ versions still work.
That's related to storage and RAM access speed, not graphics processing power.
I was hoping for PS2 classics, which would be identical to the 'HD classics' on PS3 since the only thing 'HD classics' add is increased resolution and 3D support (all game and art content is identical).
I would happily pay $10-15 for downloadable PS2 games since I never had a PS2 (I had an Xbox) and there were so many excellent games I missed out on.
Shame. :(
"True gamers"?
So someone isn't entitled to be a "gamer" unless they dislike Call of Duty?
A "true gamer" would realise people are entitled to their own preferences and game choices, and enjoying a particular series does not make them less of a part of the gaming community.
But I guess since I enjoy Call of Duty, alongside Battlefield, Heavy Rain, Psychonauts, Jet Set Radio Future, Mass Effect, Skyrim, Witch...
Only true part is that Chopin was a real person (obviously).
However, I seriously doubt that as he died he was dreaming about anime people with musical names running around bashing monsters...
Shame it didn't really take off enough for a sequel to be green-lit. :(
Other excellent JRPGs this gen that are now dirt cheap and well worth playing:
- Lost Odyssey (my personal fave this gen)
- Tales of Vesperia
- Folklore
- Infinite Undiscovery (get past the horrible first 2-3 hours and it transforms into a great game)
- Blue Dragon
- Xenoblade Chronicles
- Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Agreed!
JRPGs seem to work a bit better on handhelds in my opinion since they tend to use small-screen friendly design choices such as overhead / fixed cameras, turn-based combat, text boxes and very clean, colourful art styles.
I would love for Xenoblade Chronicles to get a port!
Solution: buy a new copy!
Consumer gets new game, warranty and all.
Developer gets their money from the sale to make new games.
The only people who should really be annoyed about this is EB Games / GameStop / etc.
I feel sorry for Insomniac having to read some of the ridiculous comments for that video claiming they've betrayed their fans and 'don't come crying back to Sony when you fail'.
Far too many gamers this generation seem to feel it's their right to abuse developers for wanting their independence.
I was on the fence about Revelations (get it, or wait and get another Vita launch game) but now I seriously want it if I can find a misspelled cover!
How will they 'never be great without Sony'?
Have you played their next game already? Or are you just making wild, ridiculous assumptions?
I seriously doubt all the great talent at Insomniac will suddenly dry up because a different publisher's stamp is on the box.
Maybe that's the point...catch your eye on a shelf, then make you keep looking as your brain tries to work out what it's seeing and where to look.
It's like sticking a neon Where's Wally on the cover of a game.
That record is kind of subjective....what makes one villain more 'utterly evil' than another?
In Mass Effect, the reapers obliterated the entire Prothean race.
Are they not as 'utterly evil' simply because they don't have taglines and face paint?
I prefer the 360 art to the PS3 art - what's with the giant silver strip and 'Classics HD' that takes up half the cover?
Why is the 360 ones (relatively) clean yet the PS3 one gets a giant, amateurish 'omg shiny and HD' banner across it that reminds me of those stickers they put all over TVs with the 'SuperMagicVividness Colour TechnologyTM'?
I loved the visual style of ODST, particularly the night vision.
That being said, I noticed the jaggies in it more than any other 360 game.
Sure, Alan Wake also ran at a sub-HD resolution but it used AA which made it look better than some 720p games.
Hey, it's Microsoft's turn anyway since everyone else has done it except for them so far.
Nintendo: Proprietary cartridges for every handheld and console, up to Gamecube which used proprietary mini-discs.
Sony: UMD, Vita cartridges, Vita proprietary memory cards.
Sega: Dreamcast GD-ROMS.
I think more RAM and faster CPU and graphics is a given.
It's not even 4gb, more like 2.6gb since over 1gb is locked away for system files.
Weird that MS chucked a hard drive in the original Xbox, then made it optional for the 360.
Yes, but it's all about time. Do you think PC developers aren't aware that their games are cracked?
Like the PS3, they need to delay piracy for long enough that a solid userbase can be built that are willing to purchase games. The PSP was hacked almost instantly upon release, so it was hurt from the beginning and the process for playing pirated games became common knowledge.
It's all to prevent piracy for as long as possible.