Micro$oft is playing hard ball.

Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:47 am

I hear, often, that developing games for Playstation is much more difficult then developing for Micro$oft. I also hear, often, that PS games tend to be buggier. Now, I don't have a PS3 nor have a played any of my favorite games on one so I can't throughly compare them myself. So I'm asking you guys..

Considering everything we've heard and everything we know about the new systems, will you be making the console jump?

Also, I've allowed multiple choice for those that prefer to have a console and PC versions of the game.

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emma sweeney
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:47 pm

Consoles are no alternative for me. I love to make mods. So there is only one option.

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lucile davignon
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 1:27 pm

Understandable.

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Darren Chandler
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:17 am

xbox cause im not a PC gamer. but xbox one probably isn't in my future for a couple more years yet :(

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trisha punch
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:40 pm

PC. I don't like the new big brother features and I like my mods.

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Quick Draw
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:11 pm

10-4.

Purely PC? Or do you also play a console version... I should really fix this poll somehow.

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brenden casey
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:22 am

The only reason I'd get a console would be a PS3 for the MGS series.
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Jesus Lopez
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:00 am

Haven't owned a console since the N64, don't intend to go back down that road. PC only. Let them have their Cola wars.

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pinar
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:21 am

All the Metal Gear games are on Xbox too.

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danni Marchant
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:24 pm

PC only. There are no games I need a console for.

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Emma Parkinson
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:44 pm

Xbox. Mods aren't a concern for me, even though I have a gaming PC. I just enjoy consoles.

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Danny Blight
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:17 am

Could you explain a little bit why you prefer xbone over ps4?

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GRAEME
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:24 am

I checked Escapist to see if they had anything about it, and zero punc does. If you're interested it's http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/7417-Next-Gen-Buyers-Guide, informative video.

I mean, I said xbox one was a few years off cause of the cost... apparently 360 controllers you cant use which makes me :@ cause they haven't even changed the design (which is great, cause their controllers are perfect, for me at least) but they're just trying to get money wherever they can BASTARDS!

I knew the thing about the kinect but all the other cons it comes with after watching this video^ don't think I'm too interested at all tbh :/

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Eduardo Rosas
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:21 am

One of my concerns is that I heard that you are required to have a working internet connection just to be able to turn on and enjoy a game on the X-bone. Is M$ working with the internet providers?! WTH!

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Mistress trades Melissa
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:56 am

Purely PC. I see no reason to own a restrictive console.

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Rudi Carter
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:16 am

I'm PC only. Late console I played was sega cd back like in the 90's.

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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:39 pm

I've had Xbox forever. Let's be totally honest here, the Xbox One and PS4 are going to be VERY similar. The only major difference I see right now is the whole used games thing. Maybe Microsoft will change their minds on that after all the taunting Sony's been doing, but either way, I buy my games new anyway so it really doesn't affect me at all.

Then there's the Xbox Originals. I'm not big into Halo but I do get them all and enjoy them with friends. Minecraft won't be on the PS4 (at least any time soon), while I have Minecraft on my PC, I still enjoy the simplicity of playing it on a console with friends.

The controller. Probably one of the biggest reasons is the Xbox controller is leagues ahead of any others. When it comes down to it, it's the simple and little things that make up my mind. Kinect is pretty cool with how you can talk to it too, I'm sure Sony will have something similar, but it won't be as good.

Also, all the stuff Microsoft is putting into TV and entertainment. The Xbox is a DDR... Pretty cool.

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Rob Smith
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:58 am

4 and 1?

I don't think they are.

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James Potter
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:36 pm

Pc's are a mess I bought the fallout collection fallout 1 had colour issues then my saves literally vanished, then fallout 2just wouldn't play until I jumped through some hoops then had the same colour issue and now fallout tactics has some "no cd" glitch and I can't play it.

This wouldn't be acceptable on console.

Pc's can do more things but consoles will always do what it should, play games.

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Matt Fletcher
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:02 pm

ikr. or that you have to have a good tv!!!!!!!!!!!

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Danny Warner
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:12 pm

Consoles also can't play decade old games... But lets not turn this into some kind of war.

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adam holden
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 6:12 am

That was because of the Cell Architecture of the PS3 CPU. Now that it has the same x86 CPU type as the Xbox and PCs, cross platform development will become a lot easier.

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Andrew Lang
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:20 am

No, they are working with the content providers (i.e publishers) and they want to rip off their customers. I mean there's really no other reason for this mandatory Kinect and always-online other that screwing over their customers.

Used games restrictions are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg there. Microsoft crammed a lot of surveillance "features", DRM and restrictions into this console up to the point where it's more of a Spystation. All which the PS4 won't have. Even my friend, who is a big console enthusiast and a bit of a Xbox fan-boy, will get a PS4 instead of the XBone.

Well, that was true for the NES, but modern consoles are just dedicated PCs anyway. With all that patching, bugs, save-game issues and whatnot. Besides, I've played all the Fallout games and I've never had any problems with them. Both on Windblows and even on Linux.

Having said that, I think games like Fallout3 and other TES titles :D , are really more suited for a PC. That's the reason why would never try to play them on a console. There are enough other titles which are far better suited for console gameplay.

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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:56 am

And pc's from a decade ago can't play games today... moot point.

And ff 1,2 ,7,8,9 metal gear solid etc are more than a decade old all on ps3.

You can play every ps1 game on your ps3 lol that's hundreds of decade old games.

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Tracey Duncan
 
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Post » Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:48 am

Oddly enough the only problems i've had with the fallout series have all been to do with the original games on pc.

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