EXOPC told us in an exclusive interview a while back that they were getting
out of the hardware game and developing software.
Just last year, Barnes & Noble announced that they would be getting
out of the hardware game, and work with other manufacturers to produce their competitor to the Amazon Kindle and Kindle Fire.
BlackBerry may be all but
out of the hardware game, but it's still making a big push into Android software.
Not exact matches
Thiel Fellow and 19 - year - old Harvard drop -
out Connor Zwick will explain the «democratization
of hardware over the next decade» that led him to leave school and found Milkshake Labs, which is building a
game controller for smartphones.
«As the uptake
of VR
hardware plays
out,
game software revenues will automatically be absorbed into current PC, TV / console and mobile revenues,» the intelligence firm projected in the report.
Like any serious
gamer, Abdullah had become enamoured with virtual reality, but the cost
of hardware meant the VR gaming experience was
out of reach.
We get excited about
hardware, but we spend seven or eight years playing
games — and he's one
of the best
game makers
out there.»
Every year when new iPhone or iPad
hardware rolls
out, we like to put together a list
of the fanciest and most graphically intensive
games that
I have a 360 / wii but my tv upscales my wii
games to 720p with no hit on frame rate and all i can say is oh my MH3 has graphics that prove the wii to be almost equal to my 360 i mean it looks awesome in 480p but nintendo need to give devs a new SDK 2.2 that supports 720p then
games like this honestly sit right next to 360 graphics its that good yes SDK 2.1 indicates that HD is locked via firmware not restricted by wii
hardware so hopefully thats something they will sort
out at E3 this june wow MH3 1
of the best
games i have ever played.
The nature
of racing
games always creates a visual showcase for any piece
of hardware, but Wipeout HD's unique style and blistering pace made it stand
out from any
of its peers, especially when F - Zero went missing after 2004.
To play the
game at 4K 60 FPS, you are going to need the best computer
hardware out there: i7 6700k, Nvidia GTX 980ti or Radeon Fury X, an SSD and 30 GB in hard drive space and 16 GB
of RAM.
Tony Key, a Ubisoft marketing director, stated that that «Rainbow 6 got caught in the transition
of going to next - gen and essentially we're figuring
out «well, are we making the right
game for the right
hardware systems?»»
It's not something that we deliberately decide beforehand, but we know how that mindshare works, so sooner or later it naturally becomes an atmosphere
of «We better make sure our
games don't stray too far
out of the
hardware launch window».»
now when the nextbox and ps4 come
out we will be relying on devs who want to work on the wiiU for third party
games, as the
hardware seems like it's going to be lightyears apart which devs will want to down grade their
game to support a console most
of them don't like working with to start off with.
US — Wes grew up playing
games on PC
hardware that was just
out of date, longingly pining over his friends» 486s and 166 MHz Pentiums.
Among the dozens
of hype reels,
hardware breakdowns, marketing buzzwords and
game announcements, a few things stood
out.
They've just upped their [bad]
game on mobile, where they come
out with decent things and never update them again, like the two versions
of Street Fighter IV which kinda work, but not super well on modern
hardware.
It offers a wealth
of content and provides an experience that is currently unmatched on the Nintendo Switch
hardware and if you haven't played the
game yet, there is absolutely no reason to miss
out on it if you own a Nintendo Switch.
If you were waiting for just this kind
of news to hit before making your handheld
hardware purchase, now is the time to check
out what
games you'll want to get started with.
Following on from the already
outed Acer and Asus Windows 8 machines, the first Microsoft
hardware is expected to be showcased ahead
of an October release date with the tablet's entertainment ilk set to be bolstered by a heavy focus on Xbox Live video streaming making it a must - have for avid
gamers.
My mom loves puzzle
games and well... so do I. Typically, our videos usually focus on checking
out the latest first person shooter or racing
games because those are the kinds
of games that push the graphic limits
of the
hardware.
While playing the full
game (POS bashing shown above) is probably
out of the question thanks to
hardware limitations, CCP did show off a tech demo
of the
game's ship fitter interface running.
The tablet
game is starting to get interesting as we are starting to see the first signs
of multiple platforms rolling
out hardware.
Plus, I understand there are a lot
of PC
gamers out there who don't want to mess with expensive
hardware by taking the chance on incorrectly building a computer.
Not to mention not everyone wants to drag
out their old
hardware to play an old and possibly dated
game when they could have a modernized version
of the
game on their current system
of choice.
- despite the new business partnership with Cygames, Nintendo is very satisfied with its mobile business - they are also happy with the various projects created in partnership with DeNA, and their relationship will continue - Nintendo is trying to expand its lineup
of mobile
games - Cygames had a plan for a title that was very deep and Nintendo thought it was important to develop and operate it jointly - DeNA doesn't just support Nintendo's mobile applications, but also its Nintendo Account system with tech and dev support - those areas
of Nintendo's partnership will also continue - Nintendo is open to partner with other companies as well in the future - by using Nintendo IP in mobile apps, the company wants to spread awareness about Nintendo's characters - ultimately they'd like it to become synergistic with the console business - Nintendo wants to make mobile
games one
of the pillars
of revenue - it's not enough to just expand dedicated internal development resources for this goal - this is why Nintendo is looking for possibilities to do it externally as well - Nintendo thought that Cygames» plan with Dragalia Lost was common ground for the companies, so they decided to partner - one important factor to think about when managing a company like Nintendo is that its products aren't daily necessities - Nintendo creates entertainment and fun, and the essence
of its business will remain unchanged - Nintendo says it's a high - risk business, and there are times in which performance could be good or bad - Nintendo will continue to create specialized gaming
hardware and software for the world - the aim is to be successful every time, but sometimes it will work
out, and sometimes it won't - instead
of thinking «I can't do this» they'd rather think «what can we do to continuously tighten our relationship with the customers?»
The original
games were built on
hardware scrapped together in 1989
out of already outdated tech.
It would be especially stupid because it would cause the illusion that they have no faith in the NX and are spreading
games out to cover for expectations
of lower
hardware sales, which would harm its launch sales in a way that sales from the other two consoles could NEVER cover for.
X1 is $ 100 more than PS4 and its less powerful than the PS4 so your paying more for inferior
hardware, secondly unless you plan to play those launch
games from release date to the release
of the XTWO than the
games to come after them won't ever match what PS4 will be putting
out.
Out of the 2133 Japanese employees, they aren't all
game developers either, some are non video
game software guys others are
hardware guys.
calling me a fanboy but cant realize and accept the fact Ps2 was not the strongest
hardware last gen. PS2 might got the» best»
games but no sh / t dude after tweaking the system to its max after 5 years its no wonder, consider the fact what would happen if they did the same with the Xbox and gamecube they could push more stuff
out of those 2 then what the PS2 ever could do.
And just
out of Tokyo
Game Show 2011, Sony's revealed the much awaited
hardware specs for its next - gen portable; catch those below.
Yet to my surprise I haven't encountered any severe problems that have done anything more than irritate me briefly, though on console reports
of save
games being deleted were common, and some PC users have been experiencing crashes with AMD
hardware, although the developer's quick work at getting patches
out seems to have remedied these problems.
I'm sure the Switch will be a reasonable success when all is said and done, largely because they've finally found a way to make their formula
of cheaping
out on
hardware to focus on a gimmick appeal to core
gamers, which is by making it a gimmick that is actually pretty handy and neat, as well as providing a solid lineup
of games.
Do you even realized that during early stages
of development the
game starts
out being rendered on PC
hardware?
Also worth remembering is that developers have only received final next - gen console
hardware in the last few months -
games typically take over two years to develop and most
of that work would have almost certainly been carried
out on PC.
No doubt about it, these are some
of the best hack «n slash
games out there; God
of War II is particularly impressive for its time, and for the
hardware it was on.
The retail market for Windows PC
games gradually dried
out in the early 2000s, as the benefit
of not having to pay a platform holder to publish a
game was offset by piracy, usability problems present with non-standard
hardware and retailers like GameStop putting emphasis on the used console
game market (GameStop does not buy and sell used Windows PC
games).
If you're in the market for something that you can hook up to your television to play on the big screen before taking the same
hardware and
games on a flight across the country, you don't have a lot
of other options
out there.
We believe that there are great, innovative indie
games out there which use the unique advantages
of handheld
hardware, from Gamevil's Nom and Skipping Stone for cellphones through DS
games such as 5th Cell's Drawn To Life or even group
games such as Pac - Manhattan, and we're delighted to set up a new awards to help promote titles such as these.
As
of today we have the
game up and running on Xbox One (and you may see some video
of that coming
out of our media announcement at the Lab last night, including this bit from Major Nelson), and it already looks fantastic, but we still have a long way to go to make the visual improvements worthy
of Xbox One
hardware.
The nature
of racing
games always creates a visual showcase for any piece
of hardware, but Wipeout HD's unique style and blistering pace made it stand
out from any
of its peers, especially when F - Zero went missing after 2004.
In this weeks podcast we discuss the EGX Video
Game award winners, The Oculus Connect 3 conference and the announcement
of some new
hardware, Phil Spencer speaking
out about bad review scores and journalists using this as click - bait, The October PSN line up, Xbox One Rare Achievements, Twitch Prime Now on Amazon, Plus the
games -LSB-...]
While the Nintendo Switch
hardware would be capable
of running the
game, Blizzard states that it makes it more difficult to add another platform» Our first couple
of patches would come
out on PC first and then later on the consoles,» he explained.
On top
of that, Metro Exodus will be one
of the first
games to make use
of DXR Raytracing and Nvidia's RTX technology, maintaining the series» pedigree as a benchmarking standard for PC
gamers, supporting advanced features and graphical settings which promise to stress
out next - generation
hardware after launch.
Anyone else think it's funny that Nintendo went all in this tablet, effectively forcing us to buy a very expensive controller while putting up with last gen
hardware, and they might switch
out Nintendo Land, which is still the best demonstration
of the controller, for a ten year old
game that doesn't need the tablet at all?
Look
out for reviews
of the
hardware and its major launch
games in the very near future.
I want to point
out that this has nothing to do with
hardware — Xbox One is a very potent machine and is quite capable
of running our
game.
So if anyone from sony / sega reads this please keep in mind that there are some vocaloid fans
out there that will purchase the
hardware to enjoy a couple set
of games, until now i had no reason what so ever to get a vita but with this news i am definitely thinking it over.
A statement from the organizers
of the event on the official website explains: «We believe that there are great, innovative indie
games out there which use the unique advantages
of handheld
hardware, from Gamevil's Nom and Skipping Stone for cellphones through DS
games such as 5th Cell's Drawn To Life or even group
games such as Pac - Manhattan, and we're delighted to set up a new awards to help honor titles such as these.»»