Sentences with phrase «game console not»

Nintendo is marketing the system as a game console not only as a mobile.

Now correct me If I'm wrong but aren't you suppose to play games on a Video game console not price?

Not exact matches

The console simply can't power the same game that runs on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and that's going to keep the next «Call of Duty» from the Switch.

While those consoles aren't identical, they have enough in common that game developers can make games for both relatively easily.

That has led to a flourishing market for games with quirkier sensibilities — not just the expensive, gory and violent shooters that have become the bread and butter of home consoles.

The Wii U is the worst - selling home console Nintendo has ever made, and it's not because Nintendo didn't make great games for it.

If you're in the market for a new game console — and you're not a crazy person like me who buys every game console, regardless of logic — you're looking for one to serve as many of your wants as possible.

Ubisoft has pledged to make a Just Dance game available for the new Nintendo console, but beyond that, there isn't much committed support to count on just yet.

The first game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, came out in 1972, but it wasn't much of a success (the story is thoroughly detailed in Sex, Bombs and Burgers).

It was funny because I'm not sure which of those — the game console or the wrist watch — is the worse idea.

Evolution's developers, Jeff Sember and Don Mattrick (who now heads up Microsoft's interactive entertainment business), went on to form Distinctive Software and became one of the largest publishers of video games not owned by a console maker in the 1980s.

Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat says the real potential for mobile doesn't lie in simple games to play when you have a minute or two to spare, but rather as a way to attract new paying customers to console games.

The decision made clear what the price cut was desired to do: get gamers who have not yet moved to the company's latest console to take the plunge this holiday season.

There's a highly sophisticated engine that powers «No Man's Sky,» which is able to churn out countless variations of flora and fauna, and we can't wait to see how this massive game will translate to a gaming console like the PS4.

It's true that Mattrick's division stumbled right at the end with ill - conceived ideas around used games and persistent online connectivity requirements for the upcoming Xbox One console, but you can't really blame them for trying to again push disruption.

Don't consider this a full review, because it isn't intended as such, but the first game for Nintendo's new console is one of Nintendo's best games in years.

The console itself doesn't do anything that other, less expensive game consoles can't do.

Sony did not say when the new console would be released and how much it would cost, but it did say that video games developed for the new console would also work with the current PlayStation 4 model.

He did say he expected future game consoles to continue using discs of some form, though he specifically pointed out that his statement was not based on knowledge of Sony's plans for a new PlayStation console.

It's not clear whether this is an entirely new game or an updated version of the game from Nintendo's Wii U console.

Meanwhile Apple's success will likely come in the form of casual games, or titles that don't have the graphical prowess of console - based alternatives and are easier to pick up and play, she says.

Christine Arrington, senior analyst for games at IHS Technology, says that while Apple TV isn't worrying the console market just yet, it could eventually establish itself as a real player in that space.

It's not a surprise to have a rich holiday catalog of top - tier games when you're three years into a console cycle.

It would also line up perfectly with Microsoft's bigger - picture «play anywhere» strategy, which enables Xbox games to be played on a variety of devices (not just Xbox game consoles).

There is one notable technology hardware space where 90:9:1 clearly doesn't apply: games consoles.

It turns out that's not entirely true, although the company confirms that all games will have to be installed on the console.

Video games ironically emerged in the 1960s as a consumer - friendly demonstration of what computers could do, with consoles in the 1970s finally packing processing power into a couldn't - be-simpler device.

While Microsoft and Sony trip over themselves trying to position their consoles not merely as consoles but as «entertainment centres» (movies, music, games, etc.), modern TVs are to a large extent already doing this natively through telecom companies.

Indeed, the game is only coming to the Xbox One this year specifically because Microsoft has a formal Early Access program on its console, whereas Sony does not.

It also enables streaming of games from the console so you don't even need the TV.

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.

That's not to say that the Xbox One X is overpriced — this is a state - of - the - art home game console, after all — but we should acknowledge that the prospect of owning an Xbox One X may hurt your wallet.

And as the recent, technically troubled launch of publisher / developer Blizzard's record - selling Diablo III for PC suggests, it isn't clear that the industry has the database and server muscle to handle multiple AAA games (such as Call of Duty) being sold digitally for the much larger console market.

That brings up an interesting chicken - or - the - egg question: are publishers waiting until there are more Xbox One and PS4 consoles in the wild to maximize their sales, and if so, why would anyone buy the machines if there aren't many games to play on them?

The screenshot also displays a pre-order button, suggesting the console won't be available for some time, but interested gamers can place orders soon.

Some day in the not - too - distant future, both PVRs and game consoles — with all their attendant wires — will be a thing of the past.

For one, 4K televisions are expected to rise in popularity in the coming years, and consoles not supporting 4K could be a deal - breaker for some gamers.

It will certainly give the company's console a lift, but as the initial launch showed, a great game isn't enough to get gamers to forgive the price premium.

That might not go over so well with gamers who have spent hundreds of dollars on their existing consoles.

Still, PlayStation 4 owners who play the same game as PlayStation Neo owners likely won't get the same experience due to the new consoles» improved components.

Its recently released game Guacamelee for those same consoles is an even bigger hit, garnering not just critical acclaim (I thoroughly enjoyed it), but also financial success.

The newest «Super Mario» game isn't coming to a Nintendo game console, but to Apple's iPhone and iPad.

But a neat gimmick isn't enough to sell a game console, and Nintendo knows it.

One of the best — if not the best — game series on the previous generation of consoles was the «Mass Effect» trilogy.

Zilok is a site through which you can rent out anything from furniture and tools to video - game consoles when they're not being used by you.

Downloads and in - game purchases are helping Sony too, even with games that Sony itself doesn't publish; console makers typically take a cut of up to 30 % from downloads of games they didn't create, says Dai.

The challenge with evaluating the PS3's success is that (unlike freemium stand - alone products) the PS3 isn't a stand - alone product... it's a component of a larger product (Sony gaming platform) that includes the console hardware as well as the peripherals, game software, the online service, the royalties generated from licensing other content (music, ads, etc) and so on.

You can't even launch the game without having the «Infinite Warfare» disc inserted into the console.

The parents believe that video games will detract from the eight year old's studies and further doesn't like the content that Microsoft is allowing to be placed on the console.

Given enough time, I can convince myself that I NEED all kinds of things I don't actually need — upgraded exercise equipment (for my health), a boatload of new books (for research), games for our Wii console, (to justify the initial purchase of the Wii console), a new kitchen (for entertaining guests), and Starbucks - brand chocolate truffles, (for my sanity).