It's hard to say which rumors about it will be true, but the probability of an E3 press conference from Nintendo without a new
console announcement seems very slim.
Not exact matches
The new Steam Machine and Linux - based operating system (SteamOS) essentially move PC gaming from desk to the more popular — and potentially more profitable — living room couch where video game
consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have traditionally dominated the industry.Whether those companies should be worried is a matter of some contention, but the timing of Valve's
announcement — just several months before powerful new
consoles from Microsoft and Sony are due for release — doesn't
seem entirely coincidental.
With the big
announcement that a fourth game is coming to the Xbox One and PC this holiday season, it
seems only appropriate that the first two games would somehow find their way onto the current gen of
consoles.
The only thing that bothers me about this
announcement is that Microsoft not only beat you to the punch with Backwards Compatibility, but you make it
seem as if it's worth the value to stream it when these games are already released and is playable on next gen
consoles.
The lack of PC
announcements for titles like these, considering that PC
seems to be a «non competing platform» for most
console manufactures.
The news
seems to have found a very strong resonance with those media compared to the «upgraded
console»
announcements.
Regardless of which platforms the game does appear on, and along with the
announcement of DC Universe Online, it certainly
seems like developers are seeing the home
console as a serious platform for MMO gaming.
However, after Hudson was dissolved into Konami,
announcements regarding new Bomberman games dried up, and it
seemed that the handful of downloadable games released on seventh - generation
consoles up to 2010 were destined to be the maze - like action series» curtain call.
Street Fighter V marks the latest third - party title exclusive by one new - gen
console platform or another, and yet there
seems to be little sign of the massive backlash that accompanied Microsoft's Tomb Raider exclusivity
announcement at Gamescom, nor the outrage that met the news that Bayonetta 2 would only be available on Wii U.
Someone at Tesco
seems to have jumped the gun announcing a Nintendo NX
console release date, prior to any official
announcement.
Some mentioned the conspicuous lack of Xbox in the cross play
announcement, drawing parallels to other games that
seem to lack the ability for Sony and Microsoft
consoles to interact.
With the
announcement of Steam for the PS3, Valve
seems committed to the system after the disaster that was the
console Orange Box.
It
seems like the company is doing its best to make the
console's launch less barren that their initial
announcement.
Some recent
announcements by Microsoft and EA
seem to indicate that a next gen
console might not be that far off.
Most people's initial reactions to the
announcement of the SNES Classic, a re-release of the Japanese gaming giant's classic 1990s Super Nintendo
console,
seems to be, «I hope they make enough this time.»