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hah I love this. I am personally tired of how they always want to show something INNOVATIVE to keep us distracted instead of focusing in their content.
If the same market happened with video players, the DVD market would be really fucked up. It's time to make epic stuff again
If the same market happened with video players, the DVD market would be really fucked up. It's time to make epic stuff again
I am utterly mesmerized by that picture.
How did she get the hoveround on the unicorn?
Why does the unicorn allow it?
Where is the bottom of her cane?
What is the purpose of her cane? Does she use it to slay demons on the unicorn's back?
Can she control the unicorn via the Hoveround's joystick?
Also interesting post.
How did she get the hoveround on the unicorn?
Why does the unicorn allow it?
Where is the bottom of her cane?
What is the purpose of her cane? Does she use it to slay demons on the unicorn's back?
Can she control the unicorn via the Hoveround's joystick?
Also interesting post.
Thought provoking. But it kind of enforces that idea that "If Nintendo didn't make the Wii, games would be better." It's an ignorant point that I'll call bullcrap on until the knife wound kills me. (Note: If you're wondering about the 'knife wound' thing, it's because I believe anyone crazy enough to say that about Nintendo and the Wii would have to be a serial killer.)
@BenelliM4: Yeah, that's a valid point, but I am in NO way condemning the Wii with this post. I love the system, and I play it a hell of a lot more than my PS3 or 360.
@Kauz: The only question I can answer amongst the many you have is; yes, she does use her cane to slay demons on the unicorn's back.
Also, you could say the same thing about last gen. What if the GC, PS2, and Xbox never were invented? The DC, N64, and PS1 would still be rocking our faces I guess.
Also, you could say the same thing about last gen. What if the GC, PS2, and Xbox never were invented? The DC, N64, and PS1 would still be rocking our faces I guess.
I think that looking at a game like FF13 shows a bit of the last gen/next gen thing just with the multiple discs and some of the limitations of developing a game that for one console did not require multiples, but for another console it did. With digital distribution, the whole disc thing will likely entirely disappear - so in some sense in the future, Sony, MS and maybe even Nintendo may actually be working with games that can be a common format.
There are games still being developed for the PS2 and still being published and released... I don't see them as being nearly as innovative as the games I'm seeing released for the PS3 yet as you indicate, the devs know the platform, it's cheaper to develop for... but maybe the challenge of creating for a new platform, a more powerful platform - maybe that's what drives innovation. (look at the games coming out for the iphone and ipad. new platform and already some interesting things happening)
There are games still being developed for the PS2 and still being published and released... I don't see them as being nearly as innovative as the games I'm seeing released for the PS3 yet as you indicate, the devs know the platform, it's cheaper to develop for... but maybe the challenge of creating for a new platform, a more powerful platform - maybe that's what drives innovation. (look at the games coming out for the iphone and ipad. new platform and already some interesting things happening)
@Elsa: When you said you don't see nearly as much innovative games coming out for the PS2 as there is on the PS3, I totally agree. But in the article I was talking about what if there never WAS a PS3... would that push developers even harder on the last generation of consoles? Or would they just get bored and not make games at all?
... they probably would push harder but one would think we might see more of this for PS2 games. As noted, they are familiar with the platform, it's cheaper to develop for and there is still a massive install base.
Then again, given a real life example, maybe they wouldn't push harder, maybe they'd just start churning out shovelware and turn to another platform. If the PS3 wasn't around maybe they'd be innovating on the IPad as a platform.
... hard to say... but twas a good blog and a good question! :)
Then again, given a real life example, maybe they wouldn't push harder, maybe they'd just start churning out shovelware and turn to another platform. If the PS3 wasn't around maybe they'd be innovating on the IPad as a platform.
... hard to say... but twas a good blog and a good question! :)
I can see it both ways. On one side there are many games that couldn't be made on past consoles like Burnout Paradise, MAG, LBP, Warhawk among many, many others. The scope and detail that games have today is really amazing. At the same time though, I still feel that we have not reached the creative level we were at back on the Dreamcast days. There doesn't seem to be as much diversity in the games we now play. But that just may be the nostalgia talking.
