Nintendo, oh dear Nintendo, how art thou out of step with pretty much
every other modern console?
The Wii U, despite a much lighter release schedule than
any other modern console, sported some of the finest bigger - budget games of this generation.
In a way it seems to be added to Halo 5 in an effort to make the game's controls feel familiar to fans of the Call of Duty franchise (and basically
every other modern console first - person shooter that isn't Halo).
The Switch, more than
any other modern console, is made better by having some extra accessories to compliment it.
But wait — 3DS has sold nearly 70 million units, giving every new 3DS game a potential audience as big as or bigger than
any other modern console.
Despite the tremendous hurdle of having to cope with exactly as many buttons as can be found on
any other modern console, id Software is nearly finished with its work on the new port, and Switch players will be able to play it soon, as it's releasing on November 10.
I was on board for the higher than
all other modern consoles price tag of 299 $.
While it doesn't achieve technical parity with
the other modern consoles, the Switch does seem to be the first Nintendo console in several generations to seriously compete with Sony and Microsoft.
Not exact matches
The
console's been in our hands for quite a good amount of time now, I've spent the last few days playing games and testing the OS, together with pouring all of my gaming efforts throughout the weekend and yesterday on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — which is definitely great both when it comes to watch it and play it, unlike any
other modern open world game out there.
After the runaway success of Nintendo's NES Classic
console in 2016 and the growing hype surrounding the upcoming (and hard to pre-order) SNES Classic, the Shacknews staff thought about
other consoles that could use a
modern update in a smaller form factor.
Inside, the Mercedes - Benz AMG GT will include all the trappings of
other modern Mercedes products, including a bevy of circular air vents, a tablet - like infotainment screen perched atop the dashboard, and a fat, rising center
console replete with an electronic transmission shifter and several button for switching the car's driving modes.
Its finely finished cockpit offers a spectrum of hand - fitted upholstery for the racing - style AMG Performance seats, as well as an array of
modern trim options for the
console and
other elements.
The wide, button - heavy center
console could be from any
other modern Porsche.
Twin 10 - inch touchscreens stack on top of each
other in the centre
console and dashboard, while digital dials also mean that the Velar's interior is fresh and
modern.
The center
console is designed elegantly, while the
other equipments on dashboard like music system, steering wheel and air vents gives a
modern feel to its cockpit.
Having only been released 2 - years ago back in 2010, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was always going to stand up with
modern titles in terms of sheer polish far better than it's two brethren, but it's also a radically different game from the
other two titles as it was originally developed as a PSP only title, with this collection being the first time it has seen the light of day as a
console release.
Double Fine's handling of this remaster has satiated my nostalgia without a hint of disappointment, and has me all the more eager to see how they handle the translation of
other projects to
modern consoles.
Probably more anticipated than any
other is the sequel to the best - selling third party title of this
console generation,
Modern Warfare 2.
Even the first entry for last - generation
consoles included nearly double that with 21, with the roster size increasing a good bit to 28
modern golfers in the last one, along with nine legends and three athletes from
other sports included.
Doom 64's control setup takes some getting used to if you're more accustomed to
modern console shooters, but it's much simpler than that of most
other first - person shooters on N64.
Watch Dogs on the Xbox One, PS4, and most
other modern gaming
consoles slashed to only $ 19.99 with free store pickup at Best Buy this week.
Recommended if you like: * Retro gaming with the amenities of a
modern game
console * Creating space in your gaming room by putting away your
other retro
consoles * Playing with options found in emulators, without the guilt in pirating games
While the
other three Borderlands titles all featured split - screen co-op [on
consoles], The Handsome Collection will be the first to include full 4 - player «couch co-op», a multiplayer option not often seen among
modern shooters.
There too I was wrong again as the game features a huge amount of depth, and borrows elements from many
other old school
console RPGs as well as more
modern dungeon crawlers and strategy games.
It was on the Xbox 360 that we played those first intoxicating rounds of Call of Duty:
Modern Warfare's multiplayer beta - the
other great defining gaming experience of the generation, and the first
console game to build a gigantic, mass - market player base off online, rather than offline play.
As with several
other modern Japanese fighters, the title initially released through arcades in November 2014, followed by a Sony - exclusive
console release approximately one year later.
This game was popular many years ago on old Nintendo
consoles and now we can find many remakes and modifications of this game on PC and
other modern platforms (like new
console Nintendo Wii).
Nintendo is still making fantastic games these days, as are many
other talented studios across all
modern consoles.
In this video I talk about the possibility and leaks that we have about
modern warfare 2 and
other old call of duty games coming into the xbox one store and being able to be played on next gen
consoles, Thanks for Watching!
All of that is necessary for the
console to fulfill its
other task of playing more
modern games.
Maybe the release of Ys Origins could be a sign of
other titles in the series gracing
modern consoles in the near future?
Other rumours circulating are that the NX will employ the use of cartridges, as opposed to more traditional optical discs in
modern consoles.
While Okami has always been a gorgeous game, it was released more than half a decade ago on a
console now considered «last gen.» Thus, as we've seen in
other recent high definition remakes like the Ico & Shadow Of The Colossus Collection, Okami had to be equipped with new,
modern features that simply didn't exist when it was initially developed.
One of the best aspects of
modern consoles is how easily you can pair them with
other devices.