Gannon Mannion of Lazy Gamer writes "Earlier yesterday morning I spotted a tweet that was asking the question as to why AAA games like Far Cry 4 and the like are still being sold at a premium on the older platforms.
Now to cover the common question in a paragraph: The games on consoles cost more than on PC because a portion of each sale goes to the hardware provider which is why the consoles can be sold at near cost or less than cost. This has been the standard console practice since time began and it works so there is little reason to believe it’s going to change anytime soon.
But the question is still valid if you think about it. The Xbox 360 and PS3 are nearing 10 years old and their R&D costs have easily been covered. As such the platform owners definitely have space to cut their licensing cost and start offering more competitive pricing on the older platforms."
The Nerd Stash: "Developed by Treyarch Studios, Call of Duty: Black Ops games are some of the best in the series in terms of gameplay, story, and -- of course -- Zombies."
Black ops 4, because it was the last cod of duty I was able to dominate with a +2 k/d ratio. Before all the freaking cheating started to happen. It was nice catching people off guard and shooting at them first and getting the kill. Unlike now, where I shoot people first, but they gun me down with less hits, less time, literally feels like they can kill me in a split second. At times, they are able to run away after me shooting them way more than necessary, yet, the second I'm spotted, I'm dead, there's no me running away to cover. They can do cartwheels, summersaults, backflips and gun you down perfectly. They can shoot you across the map with perfect accuracy. They can jump around like morons and gun you down without even having to correct their aim. They have superman split second perfect reactions. That's the best way to describe it, everything they do is spot on perfect. They can spam and spray (no praying) their gun from far away, because they have no recoil or bullet spread. It always feels like I have to aim and also correct my aim when moving around, while these pricks don't have to do the same.
And yes, I know how to play fps games. I dominated many fps games like: Resistance 1&2, kz 2&3, Socom, MAG, Crysis, Gotham City Impostors, blitz brigade etc. all with 2-4 k/d ratio. Kz2 (lag input controls) and resistance (no aim assist in resistance) being the hardest and were the games I reached either close to a 3 k/d ratio or above.
I truly got to enjoy blacks ops 4 and got my money's worth out of it. Afterwords, I would either stop playing cod games after a while, because of the cheating, or would skip buying cod games for a year or two before buying another.
With these hidden gems to add to your backlog, it’s time to give some bangers the shine they deserve.
Numbers 6-9 were some of my absolute favorite early gen PS3 games. I'm still bitter about Incognito and Japan Studio.
The white knight chronicles and infamous games really need to come to modern platforms. MAG I really miss...poor zipper. The ps3 was definitely a unique console despite it being the worst home console of PlayStation.
BLG writes, "Do you ever get that feeling after you’ve finished a game that you just wish there was more? Or do you spend years hoping and praying for a sequel that never comes?
This list compiles some of the top games we desperately want to get a sequel. Please give us more of our favorite games!"
Would love to see a sequel to the 7th gen FPS campaign SINGULARITY from RAVEN Software..
Unless the development costs for developing on the 360 or PS3 are heavily supplemented, then no. They are completely different architectures and require an extensive development process. Unless they are supplemented from either the Microsoft, Sony, or another source, the games will remain the same price for a few years.
All games all platforms should be cheaper.
If they are 2 years or older they should already be $30 or cheaper and if they aren't then they are a rip off.
Retail shops really should continue doing cheap and affordable bundles deals/or a mix and match deal as per customer ( as long as the price point is still close to the retail shops' advert ) requests with the older consoles to attract sales.
I think the hardware and games should become cheaper. Still because the architecture of the PS3 and XBox 360 are different from the new 8th Gen consoles, it probably still costs a small mint to make these games for them. This is why these games still cost $60. Still more of the games being released on last gen and current gen systems aren't even worth $60, because half the time, they aren't even completed. Everytime I buy a new game for any of these systems, there's always an immediate patch update. So not only do you have to install the game, but you have to wait for the patch to be installed as well. Developers are making it a habit of releasing unfinished games. If they are going to do that on last gen systems, they should reduce the price.