«We thought getting
the big console platforms to open up and agree to cross-platform play would be difficult.
Not exact matches
The
big platform holders stopped giving away free exposure and for the most part, mobile games became a known quantity where innovation started to give - way to the magnitude of execution, similarly to the time - period before it in the AAA
console and PC space.
Dark Souls Remastered is launching on May 25 for PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, featuring a
bigger PvP component on top of new graphics rebuilt taking advantage of the power of the latest
consoles and
platforms.
But Sony has too many hands in too many pies: they can afford to ignore their
platforms, because the company is
big enough that it can take a few failed
consoles to no real detriment.
second NPD is regional market report, it is insignificant without factoring in total worldwide market share, market share is the
biggest foundation for
console platform successes.
It's just a case of 3DS pretty much being the only viable option for the next Kingdom Hearts game when they had to make the decision about which
console to develop it for (1) the part of Osaka team working on these Kingdom Hearts games is not
big enough to do
console level stuff without the help of other teams, which aren't available due to all having their own things going on, 2) PSP simply isn't a good
platform anymore outside Japan and 3) Vita arrived too late to the scene + it would've required a
bigger team as well).
Having Jonathan Blow leap onstage to present The Witness at the PS4 unveiling was something of a
big deal for Sony, a move clearly designed to present the notion that the
platform holder is serious about luring more indie talent to their next gen
console.
While Rezzed has it's own convention during March / April, it still makes a presence at it's
bigger brother's EGX (Eurogamer Expo) convention with it's selection of indie games on all
platforms even the newest
console the Nintendo Switch.
@Zichu The DW and DBZ sales pass 1 million regularly on all
platforms, that means the fan base is dedicated, and like I said they are just an example, one group of DW fans, another group of DBZ fans, another group of Souls fans, another group of indy fans another group of MMO fans... This is diversity, CoD is the
biggest franchise in gaming but just about 15 % of
console gamers buy it, what do you think the other 85 % buy?
I would easily say that the PlayStation Vita's
biggest strength is its ability to play
console - quality titles on a portable
platform — while it's always good to see games developed specifically for the handheld
platform, I think the way to the future of gaming is one where
console and portable gaming are interchangeable.
It's a franchise that has been around for quite a while now, with Dynasty Warriors 7 being the most recent iteration on the home
consoles - Dynasty Warriors Next is tasked with bringing that same quality to the handheld
platform, but in some ways, it struggles to stand toe to toe with its
bigger brother.
Times are changing for the Xbox brand now that Microsoft have unleashed the shackles on it from its
console heritage, embracing the PC
platform seriously and now another
big change is making its way.
The key thing to take away is that it's showing the decline of last generation
console platforms but ultimately still shows that for
big AAA publishers the
console platforms are seeing more spend from consumers over PC and mobile as adoption of next generation
consoles takes place.
The PlayStation
platform is well known in China but the
console itself has struggled to sell in
big numbers in the country.
But my
biggest beef was during combat; I was expecting bad guys to be dealt with in QTE fashion, which usually is a cheap way out on
consoles with it comes to delivering complex, action - oriented set - pieces, but again makes total sense on smaller, more limited
platform like the iPhone.
When it comes to the
console install base for the
big three
platforms, coming by some of the numbers can be difficult.
Publishing video games on a number of different
platforms including handheld and home
consoles, PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Android; Ripstone is best known for games such as Pure Chess, Knytt Underground,
Big Sky Infinity, Men's Room Mayhem and Stick It To The Man.
The
big news is that the
console versions will «only» support 24 player multiplayer action as opposed to 64 on the PC, which is said to be the Battlefield 3's «lead
platform.»
This parity between
console and computers is a
big win for Microsoft's Universal Windows
Platform (UWP).
It's well known how closely the
big platform holders and publishers brief their retail partners before and around E3, but then the job is to convince the people in attendance and the millions watching that your
console, your particular game, is the best.
This is complete nonsense, for example, Windows is a massive
platform for gaming — I think it is
bigger than all the
consoles combined.
Big news for Windows 10 gaming came out of our Xbox event last week in San Francisco, where journalists, YouTube personalities and Twitch streamers got hands - on time with Xbox's most - anticipated spring games and
platform experiences, including Xbox One
consoles and gaming PCs from our hardware partners.
As
console platforms drop to the third largest gaming market worldwide, it is clear the
big Japanese companies are starting to take smartphone gaming seriously.
After years of being relegated to handheld
consoles, the Monster Hunter experience is finally coming to
big - screen
platforms.
Bethesda will be bringing Skyrim to Switch, a promising start and if it could have more PC, PS4 indie titles and top AAA games, the new
platform is sure to be a
big hit like the Wii
console.
Google has just announced its Android TV
platform, and already the
console announcements are starting to appear with Razer leading the pack.The new Android TV
platform will allow users to play Android games on the
big screen at home using a controller.
The company has a
bigger focus on the PS4, Xbox One
consoles that they released GTA V on all
platforms with Windows computers being the last to receive them.
Even more interestingly, he mentioned that he wants to develop it the game for the «
big screen» indicating that the game is most probably going to land on home
consoles, even if no specific mention has been made of the actual
platform or
platforms.
As the Wii U heads into its supposed final year as Nintendo's flagship
console, it should come as no surprise that Nintendo's discounting some of the
platforms biggest games.
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