A leaked document from the early 2010s regarding "Xbox 720:"
It was originally planned to launch at $299
It was originally planned to launch at $299
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$299 with Kinect V2 might’ve actually saved this system. Then again, there was still the DRM stuff.
Hindsight’s a bitch and all, but you can’t help but look at some of MS’s forced errors in combination with these slides and think how much brain rot there was (and still is) in Xbox.
One more generation before they go third party, I think. Maybe even less if we see a strong competitor or two.
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Nintendo Switch Is Now Japan's Top-Selling Game System Ever
Switch sold 33.34 million units in Japan, beating DS' 32.99 million units
I am ok with this delay if they have a Monolith Soft game planned during its first year.
Pushing it back even further just makes the tech gap they're going to have be even more painful. They're going to essentially put out a base ps4 in 2025, 12 years after that came out.
Granted after making us deal with 720p (often less than that) and 20fps for 7 years anything's going to feel like an improvement.
Granted after making us deal with 720p (often less than that) and 20fps for 7 years anything's going to feel like an improvement.
Nintendo to launch Switch console successor in March 2025 at earliest
Delay allows streamlining of sales, gives developers time to create titles for new unit
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Looking like at least another year of waiting.
There's also the fact the Steam Deck 2 could release some time in 2025 or 2026 and I expect it to be a decent leap over the Switch 2.
I played about 8 hours yesterday. It's exactly what I expected: Final Fantasy 7 Remake's gameplay with an open world. I remember reading an interview where one of the developers talked about being inspired by The Witcher 3 and it wears that proudly on its shoulder. For being an open world game, the world traversal is kind of garbage as it feels like it wants to have a Zelda-like world with a lot of vertical areas to scale, but it is nowhere near as refined. I think you get different color chocobos in the future so that issue may eventually be addressed.
And yes, the game is pretty ugly, especially on Performance mode.
I can't comment much on the story since I was slumming around the first area doing quests but I really like what little I've seen so far. I'm expecting a trainwreck and the first 20 minutes did not disappoint. The characterization is also top notch and I like everyone.
Also Queen's Blood is super fun. I haven't played FF8 in like a million years, but I remember being completely addicted to Triple Triad and QB tickles those same neurons.
And yes, the game is pretty ugly, especially on Performance mode.
I can't comment much on the story since I was slumming around the first area doing quests but I really like what little I've seen so far. I'm expecting a trainwreck and the first 20 minutes did not disappoint. The characterization is also top notch and I like everyone.
Also Queen's Blood is super fun. I haven't played FF8 in like a million years, but I remember being completely addicted to Triple Triad and QB tickles those same neurons.
The latest version 0.999 is a full retranslation of the game faithful to the original script and not the Working Designs lozalization of the PlayStation port.
Silhouette Mirage Retranslation Patch Stays Faithful to Original Japanese Script
An English translation of Silhouette Mirage that’s faithful to the original Japanese script exists at last thanks to fans who released a patch for the Saturn version Wednesday. Rasputin3000 u…
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Huh, found a neat Saturn 2D fighter I never heard of. No arcade ver even. Looks competent, if not as unique as Astra Superstars/Groove on Fight/Asuka 120%!
This makes sense. Nintendo has gotten away with being 10+ years behind everyone else in tech but even if they maintain that delay they're eventually going to hit the same concerning level everyone else did. 10 years ago the industry was already starting to worry about rising budgets. I imagine this concern from nintendo is more for the few high end games they make like zelda and 3D mario and not something that looks like it cost a week's worth of lunch money to make like that mario vs DK game lol.
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It was easy to prefer Tifa over Aerith because even in PS1 graphics Tifa was more visually appealing.
Now in 4k, Tifia is a ridiculous-looking anime waifu girl from the mechanizations of a Dead or Alive game, with Manic Pixie Dream Girl tendencies.
While Aerith looks like and behaves like a normal human who is heavy-handed on the optimism. She seems to exercise more agency than Tifa as a fugitive, while Tifa seems to be less along for the ride for Avalanche purposes than to see what Cloud is cookin.
Yuffie is now unmistakably purile. So the anachronistic Rikku fans who might have preferred that spunk gotta default back to Tifa or Aerith. No pedo.
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This stuff is black magic. I wonder if it would be possible to generate pc ports for other consoles this way.
Just Mario and Luigi, Zelda or Metroid Prime 4 alone would have made it a banger. All three made it even better.
I was watching people reaction on the direct and they mentioned that we get three Mario RPGs in a year. This thought strangely never comes into my mind, and now that I think about it... man, this is nuts. Last year before not-E3 I was dreaming to play a Super Mario RPG developed with modern tech, and one year later we get EVERYTHING. This is dream coming true. Super Mario RPG sold over 3 million whereas Thousand-Year Door has a stronger debut than the former in Japan. The future is bright and sequels to these games are probably well underway. Seriously, I am stoked and I can't wait.
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Seems like a very Zelda maker style gimmick. It all depends on how the world/level is designed but with the right obstacles it will be a lot of fun. Being able to echo monsters to fight alongside you is pretty cool too. Maybe they will let you do a peace/pacifist runthrough of the game where you don't even have to fight most of the time.
Again it will depend on the world design. There has to be some clever stuff in it like they showed Zelda flying around areas that will require you to think outside the box to progress. Because If its not designed well the game will be mediocre.
Hey I have a question for all you guys. Any input would be lovely! My partner's been re-playing Fallout 4, she's having a ton of fun with the city / settlement building. She's got an itch for that type of game, but I'm not a fan of games like that so I'm not sure where to start. We have a Switch and a PS5, would you guys be able to recommend anything that was a little more in depth in that aspect of Fallout 4? Thanks!
You'd probably have to look at games like Rust or other survival building games if you want that Fallout 4 feel. Check out stuff like Ark and Astroneer. There are many of them and they are all different compared to Fallout 4 but they may scratch that itch.
I don't know how well the survival games work on consoles tho. Most of them have console versions these days but I never really tried games like that outside of Steam.
Fallout 76 is another obvious one ofc.
And there is always Minecraft if you really need a last resort. Especially on the Switch.
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Due to GAME uk going down the shitter with regards to their store policies and physical store i have £160 worth of store credit to use up in the next week or two.
So... please suggest to me some "Must Have" Switch games from the last two years and i'll see if they are available on the game uk site.
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I doubt there's any PS4 games worth grabbing and same for PC... however i might get a new PS4/PS5 controller ( if they work on PC ) instead of a game. hmmm.
So... please suggest to me some "Must Have" Switch games from the last two years and i'll see if they are available on the game uk site.
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I doubt there's any PS4 games worth grabbing and same for PC... however i might get a new PS4/PS5 controller ( if they work on PC ) instead of a game. hmmm.
Maybe Pikmin series? The whole series is on Switch. I haven't played Pikmin 4 yet but 3 was really good. 4 was also reviewed well.Due to GAME uk going down the shitter with regards to their store policies and physical store i have £160 worth of store credit to use up in the next week or two.
So... please suggest to me some "Must Have" Switch games from the last two years and i'll see if they are available on the game uk site.
Nintendo Switch | Buy Consoles, Games & Accessories | GAME
Nintendo Switch offers the flexibility to change from a home console to handheld device in a second. Enjoy games with your friends & family anytime, anywhere!
I doubt there's any PS4 games worth grabbing and same for PC... however i might get a new PS4/PS5 controller ( if they work on PC ) instead of a game. hmmm.
Also Paper Mario. Origami King is a great adventure game (not an RPG), and if you want a classic RPG there is Thousand-Year Door remaster.
DOH, i forgot about Thousand Year Door!
I ended up getting these as it was fairly slim choices. I had Rain Code in mind too but decided against it.
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Unicorn Overlord and Bayonetta Orgins are both really good Switch games.Due to GAME uk going down the shitter with regards to their store policies and physical store i have £160 worth of store credit to use up in the next week or two.
So... please suggest to me some "Must Have" Switch games from the last two years and i'll see if they are available on the game uk site.
Nintendo Switch | Buy Consoles, Games & Accessories | GAME
Nintendo Switch offers the flexibility to change from a home console to handheld device in a second. Enjoy games with your friends & family anytime, anywhere!
I doubt there's any PS4 games worth grabbing and same for PC... however i might get a new PS4/PS5 controller ( if they work on PC ) instead of a game. hmmm.