Sentences with phrase «n't console makers»

Apple, not console makers Microsoft and Sony, has become Nintendo's closest competitor in recent years, the American computer giant pilfering the latter's staff and carefully marketing the iPod Touch as a handheld game system to rival the Nintendo DS's turf.

Not exact matches

If you've come to the Japanese console - maker in the past 10 years, though, you're forgiven for not remembering such a time.

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.

«The current console makers don't and shouldn't fear Apple,» says Michael Pachter, senior analyst at Wedbush Securities.

Jackson isn't convinced the console makers themselves are necessarily long for this world.

While they may decide to add new designs or secretly update some components, console makers haven't traditionally launched meaningful upgrades in the middle of a console's lifecycle.

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.

you talk a lot about steam's poor consumer relations yet don't provide examples of how they are worse than console makers.

@stokedAF: Look, if you don't think that as a console maker MS is not chiefly responsible for the supporting the Xbox, that by numerous examples that they have failed to do so by attempting to appeal to a specific limited demographic, that as the company's representative that falls on Phil, and that because of all of that that success or great titles do not «deserve» to simply fall into their lap, then I can't help and only waste my time.

But MS put the cart before the horse, and didn't bother with what was most important for them as a console maker.

Just like on PC, software makers on console should be able to dictate when hardware is «too old,» not the arbitrary «generations» chosen by manufacturers.

Also, Gears isn't the money maker it used to be, it is a console exclusive for starters, and the last 2 gears games sucked, which lost a lot of fans.

maybe they come from those of us who believe console makers shouldn't pay other publishers to hold some games from for a time being onto coming out to other consoles

what is not subjective is fact that it is abundantly clear which console maker had better support at the end of this generation.

Even if he doesn't actually mean what he's saying, it's a lot better than how a certain other console maker treats their competition.

But I also suggest that Nintendo retain the control of when those games are available on those consoles so that it does not jeapordise Nintendo coming back as a major console maker at some point in the future if they so wish.

That is it for June 10th and Day 0 of E3 2013 but while Nintendo will not hold a traditional press conference this year, the console and game maker will run a Nintendo Direct on June 11th at 7 AM PAcific.

this is why stuff like the console wars are comical, the fanboys want the other side to die, but if you didn't have Sony it has already been shown what MS would be doing with console, this is why I will always cheer a 2 or more party market as it forces the makers of the item to please the user or they go to the alternative.

As for ACIII having DLC, and some games not, the only thing I can thing of is the publishers / developers are now using it as a «pitch» to the console makers.

While Ubisoft had better coverage for its top titles than last year, it is still not doing as well as EA or Bethesda, both having been set prior to the console makers events.

Was a good mouse.:) Yeah, it's true that most of those specialty controllers aren't directly the same as a full fledged generalized controller, but at the same time, these types of peripherals (which a controller is) are still never really mainstream unless they are made into a big deal and marketed by the console makers themselves.

This is why console exclusives matter and make a huge difference not only to the majority of us who are console gamers, but also to the console makers in their struggle for market share.

The upcoming video game «Titanfall» will not be coming to PlayStation consoles, thanks to a deal between publisher Electronic Arts (EA) and Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox game consoles.

The rest of the NX library is a mystery, though this begs the question of whether or not Nintendo will bring some of its biggest Wii U hits — such as Splatoon, Super Smash Bros. and Super Mario Maker — to its new console.

While the new console is likely to initially appeal to non-core gamers with its novel functions and capabilities, its future with the regular market — and therefore with game makers — remains questionable since it doesn't offer many advantages over competitors.

Captain Falcon remains one of the most popular characters on Super Smash Bros and the friend of meme - makers everywhere, but if his cultural impact wasn't enough reason to bring the Captain's game back, F - Zero would make a great technical benchmark for the new console.

I must also point out another thing that is hurting not only Nintendo, but also other console video game manufacturers and even PC and Mac game makers and that is that video games that are totally dedicated to them are actually on a downward trend and the only things that are saving them are emulated titles from yesteryear, emulated import titles from yesteryear, independent developers making low cost games that are essentially DLC to your console or computer, and the massive rise of casual games and pay - to - play games.

If you don't yet have a Wii U console, and have wanted to pick one up, then one option is that you get the new Wii U Deluxe Set with Super Mario Maker included.

The Playstation 4 is the product of twenty years of lessons that Sony has learned, and one of it's greatest accomplishments is that they aren't afraid to keep experimenting with new ideas that don't simply improve their bottom line, but challenge our expectations of what to expect from a game console maker and a video game publisher.

I think it's important not to confuse mistakes made by hardware makers with actual evidence for a declining console market.

Nintendo, in turn, had a more muted showing, as it made the decision not to present its new console (the mysterious «NX»), instead focusing on Super Mario Maker, which challenges players to build their own Mario game.

Now that you know that, it shouldn't be a surprise to hear that Devinder Kumar, CFO at chip maker AMD, has alreaday indicated to the fact that the next - gen consoles may already be in the making.

Not sure how much more coverage they got through this though — a lot of their coverage was supported by console makers conferences (FF7 with Sony and Tomb Raider with Microsoft).

Steam has offered digital game gifting for years, but Microsoft is the first console maker to give their customers the option — Sony and Nintendo don't let you send digital gifts.

It's not like Microsoft is the only console maker that condescends to its players.

It's worth noting that for the most part, console makers as a whole don't rely on console sales to make money.

To be honest, I don't want any of the console makers to fail, so I just hope all these rumors (some dating a year old) just tend to be complete crap.

Finally, it's bad enough for game makers to be beholden to one or two companies in the console business, and allowing Steam to dictate what you can and can not make (look at Pinball Arcade, can't launch a PC version because Steam decided no one wants pinball), for essentially the entire industry, is a bad, bad thing no matter who is holding the reigns.

Proving they've not lost their touch, it seems Nintendo has once again started a trend that other console makers are going to have to follow.

These commercials were fun and hilarious, and I'm surprised we haven't seen more campaigns like this from the other console makers.

The video game maker has not provided many details about the console in a 20 - second YouTube teaser.

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According to the Windows OS maker, the production of Xbox 360 will stop but this will not stop the company from offering their full support for current owners of this gaming console.

Android - powered video game consoles like the Ouya haven't exactly been a huge success, but Chinese electronics maker Huawei is hoping to change that with Tron, a device that looks remarkably similar to Apple's new Mac Pro — albeit a lot smaller.

Because the Thresher Ultimate is a third - party headphone, it doesn't utilize some of the console maker's first - party technology.

NVIDIA's senior vice president of content and technology has gave reasons why he thinks the chip maker decided not to build its hardware into Sony's PlayStation 4 console.