A low enough price so when it's multiplied by the number of extra purchases I will be forced to make (to be able to
play it on current hardware that is) of this game within the next 10 - 15 years, I still feel like I have paid a fair price for it and no 2/3 times its retail value.
Not exact matches
Video games are
played on consoles, the three
current hardware forms being Sony's Playstation 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii (though, in accordance with the tenets of technology, all three have replacements in some stage of development).
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.
In this first piece, a seasoned multi-platform developer offers up his view
on hardware balance - not just in terms of the
current Xbox One / PlayStation 4 bunfight, but more importantly
on how the technological make - up of both consoles will define the games we
play over the next few years.
From our perspective, the small selection of interesting games and lack of platforms to
play them
on means the
current and expensive
hardware price needs to change.
It's an impressive demonstration of new technology and one of the nicest - looking games you'll
play on current - gen
hardware.
The
current generation of consoles initially promised backwards compatibility to varying degrees, but eventually Sony stopped including the
hardware necessary to
play PS2 games
on PS3, Microsoft stopped adding Xbox games to the list of those that could be
played on 360, and Nintendo left GameCube support out of the most recent Wii
hardware revision.
If you would like to
play them again, there's no need to go out of your way and search for the right
hardware; you can pretty easily
play them
on your
current PC by using an emulator.
Those of you who were enthralled with Resident Evil: Revelations back in 2013 will have a chance to
play it again
on current - gen
hardware.
But it's actually become more tolerable
on current hardware, since the Wii U allows you to stop
playing and keep your progress at any time.
On the other hand, many people are perfectly happy with their
current hardware because it serves them well — their Windows XP computers can browse the web, edit documents,
play media, and manage photos.