You play, collect, sell and trade games and systems through four
console generations while trying to figure out why games are coming to life.
Metroid prime is the best game of it's
console generation while also fulfilling all necessary gameplay aspects that Metroid fans have come to know and love.
We state our demands for the next
console generation while Microsoft tries to keep its next Xbox under wraps.
Not exact matches
In the case of video games, rumours have been circulating for a
while now about both Sony and Microsoft implementing technology into their next -
generation consoles — expected this year — that would make it impossible to play used products.
While Jackson's musings are provocative, it's a safe bet the
console makers have a minimum of one
generation left to do business more or less as usual, although hardware improvements designed to take advantage of streaming and cloud computing seem almost certain.
Raines said GameStop expects this fall's debut of the PS4 and Xbox One to make for the biggest
console launch in history,
while Microsoft announced that pre-orders for the third -
generation Xbox have sold out faster than both the original Xbox and Xbox 360, which was released in 2005 and has been the bestselling
console for the past two years.
Despite the welcoming gameplay and often outstanding graphical representation of the courses though, enthusiasts and series stalwarts may soon feel that
while progress has been made in some areas, this may not be the experience they expected from the first PGA Tour of a new
console generation.
The game was developed by EA Sports and it utilizes the Frostbite Engine on the current
generation consoles and PC
while the Nintendo Switch version uses a custom engine.
For everyone trying to compare switch ports to ps4 ports that's also not a good comparison because at least those systems come out with cutting edge new games every year that are in high demand - battlefield, Monster hunter world,
while nintendo comes out with old nintendo games and ports from last
generation playstation and xbox hardware so how can you diss the better systems and then rejoice when you get a game like dark souls which is from those
consoles but is a shell compared to how they look and play on the better
consoles??
While Formula One games always seemed to limp out of pole position compared to the content - heavy Forzas and Gran Turismos of the world, the past few
console generations sported several top - quality F1 simulations with premier drivers, authentic locales, and an uncluttered sense of speed.
Maybe they're just coasting through the early years of this
generation, shifting their major investments into a mid or late - mid gen release of a
console that will perform significantly better than competitors,
while timing it so Sony / Microsoft can't respond well?
While the PS4 is currently the front - runner regarding home
console sales, that doesn't mean Sony hasn't had a couple of bad games released on their eighth
generation system.
The Forge engine isn't solely responsible for making the world of Dead Rising 3 resemble a genuine zombie apocalypse, but it did populate the screen with thousands of hungry ghouls, literally,
while simultaneously delivering one of the most visually impressive launch titles of this
console generation.
While Forza series has thrived with its spin - off Forza Horizon on the Xbox One, the mainline games used to lag behind when it comes to offering a great experience however after having played Forza Motorsport 7, it has quickly become my favorite racing game on the current
generation consoles.
This followed one
console generation later and of course had amazingly beautiful graphics, Heavy Rain took the helm as the developer's best game yet, grabbing awards at gaming conventions including E3 as well as post release awards; showing gamers yet again that they can sell a top notch movie story
while giving the players control.
While 2015 was a very successful year, the sales numbers of the eighth
generation consoles (Xbox One and PS4) dropped in January 2016 by 8 % compared to January 2015.
While riddled with flawed execution, Remember Me is nonetheless a pleasant surprise, delivering a fresh, new IP from an untested studio that shows there's plenty to be gotten from the current
generation of
consoles, especially in terms of graphics.
What they were doing last
console generation at a rock solid 60 fps
while most games were stuck at 720p and not even consistent 30 fps was impressive enough, and the Black Ops 3 beta was one of the most visually impressive games I've played on my PS4 so far.
While giving a talk titled «The Future of Gaming Graphics», Yerli shared his opinion regarding dates when we can expect to see the eighth home
console generation.
One of the most unfortunate stories of this past
console generation is how Xbox One has mightily struggled to produce impactful new IP
while also having trouble with the brand's existing icons as well.
Microsoft had a one trick pony,
while PlayStation and Nintendo have been competing since the revolution of
consoles and the next
generation of gaming that started with the N64 and the PS1.
While God of War 3 left us with a massive cliffhanger of an ending for a whole
generation of
consoles, it will finally be good to see a new style of Kratos and going away from the typical hack and slash formula that the series was once famous for and adopting a more calculated approach towards combat.
Ratchet and Clank is Insomniac's attempt at rebooting the beloved franchise on the new
generation console while also being a tie - in to the movie that releases in Australia in July that is based on the original game that was released in 2002.
Its first game on the new
generation of
consoles, F1 2015, is due out this June,
while a new Overlord was also announced last week.
While the tech behind smartphones and tablets has improved rapidly, it has arguably still not yet surpassed the current
generation consoles, and appears a long way off exceeding next - gen
consoles.
While there was not much of interest from gamers towards Nintendo, since this
console generation started, but things have turned around with the reveal of Nintendo's upcoming
console.
Bandai has had an affiliation with Digimon videogame adaptations since they began in 1999 with an RPG titled Digimon World on PS1,
while numerous RPG, 2.5 D fighting games in the style of Super Smash Bros and spin - offs based directly on the trading card gameplay have released on almost every platform throughout each
console generation totalling to over 40 Digimon games.
There's little doubt though, that
while Dark Souls as a series is soul - shatteringly hard, it's also one of the more popular niche games to arise in the last
generation of
consoles.
While it was not running on next -
generation consoles, it was running on a PC so -LSB-...]
While action games like Spartan: Total Warrior and Viking: Battle For Asgard showed great competency in
console development across the last two
generations, Alien was something much more potent — thrilling even.
Last gen
consoles have install bases in the tens of millions,
while the Xbox One and PS4 barely break ten million combined; when
generations go head - to - head, it's clear who is more likely to come out on top.
While the Vita is clearly capable of handling portable versions of the previous
console generation of games - Persona 4, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection — I've been a little more dubious about the idea of portable versions of games originally produced for the current
generation of home
consoles, as I doubted the Vita would be capable of producing a solid port without some largely noticeable sacrifices in both visuals and general running speed.
While exclusives don't generally mean console success — if we take a look at the PS3 and its lineup of exclusives — Sony's has made them matter in this generation, people are buying PS4s to play Uncharted and to play Horizon Zero Dawn, having exclusives that sell consoles is huge and while generally each company has one or two, Sony has made strides to ensure that it has several excellent first party titles that will sell u
While exclusives don't generally mean
console success — if we take a look at the PS3 and its lineup of exclusives — Sony's has made them matter in this
generation, people are buying PS4s to play Uncharted and to play Horizon Zero Dawn, having exclusives that sell
consoles is huge and
while generally each company has one or two, Sony has made strides to ensure that it has several excellent first party titles that will sell u
while generally each company has one or two, Sony has made strides to ensure that it has several excellent first party titles that will sell units.
Tynan Muddle at Aussie-Gamer.com writes: «
While it would make a sensational tabloid story, the next
generation consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are unlikely to sell better than Nintendo's Wii U
console.
While the game's art designers deserve tremendous praise, the texture work is not even worthy of last -
generation consoles.
While it may be for the older
generation of
consoles, this game is entirely live - action so this copy is every bit as good as the more modern
console versions.
While the game certainly does not push the current -
generations technical capabilities, it is nice to see a developer who has been out of the
console market for so long, come back with a game that is technically all together and has great gameplay.
However,
while we always look forward to the visual jump every new
generation of
consoles ushers in, id Software's technical genius John Carmack has urged fans not to expect as «epic» a leap forward as past machines.
While a lot of gamers seem to be under the impression that
console generations are determined by power, that isn't the case.
Overall, The Adventures of Pip is a fantastic 2D platformer that remains true to the genre's roots
while adding a cool evolution / devolution feature that lets players experience classic elements from different
console generations.
While any of us might've predicted that the Xbox One wasn't going to be the Dreamcast of Microsoft's venture into
consoles, it's nice to know that the company hasn't let sales numbers deter it from its commitment to the next
generation of game hardware.
The sound is minimalistic
while in a game to allow for concentration
while the music in the menus are suitably strong and the menus are slightly cumbersome to navigate with the easiest being the scroll wheel which indicates that the menu was more designed with the
console in mind being available on all current and last
generation consoles as well as on iOS and Android tablets.
While I'll go on record saying the Xbox 360 is the only
console of the current
generation I do not currently own, one thing I will always give Microsoft credit for, it's having built an impressive and inviting online interface, and their means to expand their offerings through new devices like Smart Glass is far ahead of it's competition.
Thirdly the 7th
generation was longer due to the rise of online gaming and services such as Netflix, all three
consoles were marketed as entertainment systems and the aim was to sell to non gaming families as well but it would take a
while for the cost of the
consoles to come down to somewhere more affordable for this market.
While it may be difficult for a younger
generation to imagine now, with high - powered gaming PCs and the latest
generation of HD gaming
consoles, at one time the only place you could experience the best gaming technology was in an arcade.
While I don't have time to talk about the video game crash here, the previous Atari - led
console generation lead to a complete failure of the U.S. game market thanks to a flood of poor - quality junk video games.
While critically acclaimed and fondly remembered, the Pikmin games didn't quite sell gangbusters, even on a
console that barely managed to make a dent during a PS2 - dominant
generation.
While what counts as the very first proper video is not entirely clear and depends on who you ask, most people can agree that the first
generation of video game
consoles for home use came out in the early 1970s.
Growing up
while the fifth
generation of
consoles reigned supreme meant that Brendan missed out on much of the 80's and early 90's of gaming the first time around.
I still remember the surprise of Gabe Newell coming on to Sony's stage at E3 2010 to announce the game,
while playing through Portal 2 was no doubt one of my best experiences on Sony's last
generation console.