07-11-2007, 11:19 PM
äçä alright boys and girls it's time to bust out some news! from what I have seen so far it looks like a good year for games and lots of them. so sit back and relax as brother aceidocious get's ya learned.
Microsoft
games games games. that's the line coming out of the big M this year. halo 3, bio shock, pgr 4, mass effect, blue dragon, and a couple other japanese games that I don't remember are all exclusive and all due out by the holiday season. along with these exclusives are the multiplat titles like call of duty 4, rock band, guitar hero 3, assassins creed, smackdown vs raw 2008, all the ea sports games, all pro football, mercs 2, and a ton of new games for the live arcade *so many I can't remember them all LOL* but all of these titles are expected by xmas as well. that's pretty much the major news from this camp
Sony
games again was the focus here but more focus seems to be on making the psp actually worth buying. a ton of new games are coming out for this handheld *again to many to remember* so if that's your thing could be worth checking out. the ps3 has a couple games in the works aiming for the holiday season. a new ratchet and klank game, and kill zone 2 are the highest profile "exclusive" games. that is quoted because sony stated they don't like exclusive titles and want more first party stuff.....well to each his own LOL. aside from those two they are getting all the cross plats listed above and all the sports games listed above.
more time is spent here because they did talk about some other things. one thing is they discussed a "price drop" for the 60 gb version. basically the 60 gb version is now on sale for the bargain price of $500, but an 80gb version will be coming out for $600 so is that really a price drop lol? the other big knock on this system so far is that there just aren't many games. that is kinda being addressed but very few are exclusives to move the system. and it's not being kept secret that the cross plat games are running at 2 times the frame rate as their ps3 counter parts...............will be interesting to see if they can climb out of the whole.
Nintendo
now these guys did a balanced presentation with some games and some hardware announced. I'll do games first. metroid prime 3, super mario galaxies, and smash bros are all expected by xmas. there's also some cross plat sports games and a couple of the other cross plats from above but they will have special things just for the wii. a huge knock here is also lack of games. but the system is selling well with the mini game collections so who knows.
these guys also had some new hardware to show off. a new version of the light gun shall be seeing the light of day and was shown off with a resident evil game. the light gun might be a sticky subject though as these things usually don't get alot of support from devs as it's usually considered a gimick. they also showed off a "pad" that can read bio signs to use with a fitness game. the fitness game focuses on yoga style workouts with light aerobics mixed in. another target to the mass market/non gamers. but how much longer can this train keep rolling with the severe lack of games for gamers?
PC
not much was talked about in the pc world so far. two games that look kewl and should be out this year are hell gate london, and gears of war pc. that's about it
my concerns, comments, ect
ok while I applaud the focus on gaming and software this year I don't see how N can keep competing with the lack of games for the wii. eventually the mini games will get old and the train will slow down. sony's lack of exclusives will be a huge problem for them down the road. exclusives move systems off store shelves. and frankly with the cross plat games out performing them on the 360, sony needs a bunch of exclusives to appear out of thin air. my main concern in the big M's camp is that they seem to be focusing way to much on live and multiplayer experiences. don't get me wrong that is fun, but you can't ignore single player experiences to help move games too. the hardware issues used to be a concern but they have been addressed with the 3 yr warranty extension.
now I'm very disappointed that some major software is missing once again. kotor 3 dissed again...........there was a hint in business world around xmas where lucas arts said the franchise wouldn't be left behind........well.......where is it lol? there was no mention of force unleashed as of yet either......this might be shown off later in the week but could have made a huge splash at the press events. infact I'm concerned with the lack of star wars titles period. only one mentioned was battlefront for the psp......nuff said lol. and I'm very concerned that microsoft is forgetting about some of their other major franchises. sure halo and forza are the top dawgs but where's the next gen crimson skies? mech assault? kotor? jade empire? psyconauts? I understand that there's gonna be new chises too with new hardeware but N has mario and samus again, sony is bringing back rachet and klank, and jack and daxter..................microsoft has quite a few chises that can leap systems with them too......
ok that's all the news I have so far. will check back if I hear anything new.
Ace out
Microsoft
games games games. that's the line coming out of the big M this year. halo 3, bio shock, pgr 4, mass effect, blue dragon, and a couple other japanese games that I don't remember are all exclusive and all due out by the holiday season. along with these exclusives are the multiplat titles like call of duty 4, rock band, guitar hero 3, assassins creed, smackdown vs raw 2008, all the ea sports games, all pro football, mercs 2, and a ton of new games for the live arcade *so many I can't remember them all LOL* but all of these titles are expected by xmas as well. that's pretty much the major news from this camp
Sony
games again was the focus here but more focus seems to be on making the psp actually worth buying. a ton of new games are coming out for this handheld *again to many to remember* so if that's your thing could be worth checking out. the ps3 has a couple games in the works aiming for the holiday season. a new ratchet and klank game, and kill zone 2 are the highest profile "exclusive" games. that is quoted because sony stated they don't like exclusive titles and want more first party stuff.....well to each his own LOL. aside from those two they are getting all the cross plats listed above and all the sports games listed above.
more time is spent here because they did talk about some other things. one thing is they discussed a "price drop" for the 60 gb version. basically the 60 gb version is now on sale for the bargain price of $500, but an 80gb version will be coming out for $600 so is that really a price drop lol? the other big knock on this system so far is that there just aren't many games. that is kinda being addressed but very few are exclusives to move the system. and it's not being kept secret that the cross plat games are running at 2 times the frame rate as their ps3 counter parts...............will be interesting to see if they can climb out of the whole.
Nintendo
now these guys did a balanced presentation with some games and some hardware announced. I'll do games first. metroid prime 3, super mario galaxies, and smash bros are all expected by xmas. there's also some cross plat sports games and a couple of the other cross plats from above but they will have special things just for the wii. a huge knock here is also lack of games. but the system is selling well with the mini game collections so who knows.
these guys also had some new hardware to show off. a new version of the light gun shall be seeing the light of day and was shown off with a resident evil game. the light gun might be a sticky subject though as these things usually don't get alot of support from devs as it's usually considered a gimick. they also showed off a "pad" that can read bio signs to use with a fitness game. the fitness game focuses on yoga style workouts with light aerobics mixed in. another target to the mass market/non gamers. but how much longer can this train keep rolling with the severe lack of games for gamers?
PC
not much was talked about in the pc world so far. two games that look kewl and should be out this year are hell gate london, and gears of war pc. that's about it
my concerns, comments, ect
ok while I applaud the focus on gaming and software this year I don't see how N can keep competing with the lack of games for the wii. eventually the mini games will get old and the train will slow down. sony's lack of exclusives will be a huge problem for them down the road. exclusives move systems off store shelves. and frankly with the cross plat games out performing them on the 360, sony needs a bunch of exclusives to appear out of thin air. my main concern in the big M's camp is that they seem to be focusing way to much on live and multiplayer experiences. don't get me wrong that is fun, but you can't ignore single player experiences to help move games too. the hardware issues used to be a concern but they have been addressed with the 3 yr warranty extension.
now I'm very disappointed that some major software is missing once again. kotor 3 dissed again...........there was a hint in business world around xmas where lucas arts said the franchise wouldn't be left behind........well.......where is it lol? there was no mention of force unleashed as of yet either......this might be shown off later in the week but could have made a huge splash at the press events. infact I'm concerned with the lack of star wars titles period. only one mentioned was battlefront for the psp......nuff said lol. and I'm very concerned that microsoft is forgetting about some of their other major franchises. sure halo and forza are the top dawgs but where's the next gen crimson skies? mech assault? kotor? jade empire? psyconauts? I understand that there's gonna be new chises too with new hardeware but N has mario and samus again, sony is bringing back rachet and klank, and jack and daxter..................microsoft has quite a few chises that can leap systems with them too......
ok that's all the news I have so far. will check back if I hear anything new.
Ace out
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