Oooooh pretty
shiny new box!
The Playstation 4 is set to launch in the land of the rising sun on February 22nd, three months after Sony's
shiny new box lands on Western retail shelves this November.
The increased graphical fidelity showcased by launch titles like Killzone: Shadow Fall and Knack, to a lesser extent, were certainly impressive in showing off what games would look like on
the shiny new box, but it was the promise of being able to share your gameplay experiences with anyone by streaming your gameplay via Twitch, saving screenshots or 15 minute long gameplay clips or even reincarnating couch coop by allowing others to participate in single players games that made the Playstation 4 seem like a next generation machine for the socially connected world we inhabited.
The Steam Machines are coming, and CES 2014 has just spat out thirteen new
shiny new boxes that will be running SteamOS and vying for a spot in your living room.
Even if PC sales have stalled, 350 million PC sales per year is nothing to sneeze at, and virtually all of
those shiny new boxes will come with Windows 8 preloaded.
Not exact matches
I can hardly resist the temptation of buying a
new,
shiny box of cereals when I walk through the grocery store aisles.
There is a well documented childhood phenomenon that compels small children to ignore their
shiny,
new toys and play with the
boxes and wrapping paper.
I also wore my neutral Celine bag and my
shiny new Christmas present... a Rolex watch:) I can't tell you how long I've been wanting this watch so you could just imagine my surprise when I opened the
box on Christmas.
While I'd love nothing more than to see another
shiny box emblazoned with the sleek SEGA logo under my big screen (while we're at it, let's add some
new SNK and NEC - branded machines to the dream pile), it's just not going to happen anytime soon, and I'm okay with that.
The Toy
Box offers you a bunch of
shiny new items to instill fear into all the gang bangers and mutants in Pacific City, as well as an expanded Keys to the City mode.
It's Super Hero Manager 2017, the fighting game equivalent to Gran Turismo's B - Spec races and as well as being a great way to grind out challenges and Trophies with characters you can't use well (or just grab some free loot
boxes while you do something else), you'll also find yourself rooting for your creation and cheering them on to bring you home that
shiny new loot.
Let's start with the limitations of Sony's
shiny new gaming
box.
With a lot of criticism on the console itself, it was up to the games to really prove the high price tag for Sony's
new shiny black
box.
Because of this (and my interest in
shiny new things), I've tried out endless subscription services,
boxes and memberships, and these are the ones that have remained constant through the last few years.
I pulled my
shiny new Wireless Charger from its
box, snaked a Micro USB cable through my desk to the power strip, and set the charger on my desk, sitting to the left of my iPhone - charging Elevation Dock and stalwart phone - size Touchstone.