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Re: $70 Games Are Just a Phase, Believes Saber Interactive CEO

EYEBALL

Just thinking, if prices were reduced by eliminating expensive dialogues/cut scenes it wouldn't be a bad thing because most people skip them to speed through the game anyways, it is a video game after all not a movie.

Saving money from not using high-end graphics isn't bad either because most people get the wow factor for a short period when starting the game for the first time until they put the controller down, have something to eat and just randomly look at the TV again.

Elden Ring is a good example in context.

Re: Xbox Planning to Release the 'Majority' of Its Exclusives on PS5

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“The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way, in the sense that they don't think of original ideas, and they don't bring much culture into their products" - Steve Jobs

Buying Zune, Skype, Nokia, ZeniMax, Activision/Blizzard and creating a big bland black brick of a box like the series X sounds relatable.

Re: Dragon Ball Manga Icon Akira Toriyama Passes Aged 68

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No way, I've not watched dragon ball in years but Its crazy to think that it runs through the generations since it came out in 1984, even my grandad enjoyed watching it with me when I was a kid and he was sixty odd years old back then in the 90s.

RIP to that legend, that 9000 power level will get him too the holy gates in no time.

Re: Reaction: The Problem with PlayStation Right Now

EYEBALL

Yup, these days I would happily have games that are a bit like Elden Ring in quality, not super graphical but more in depth and creative with gameplay that can be played longer for the price tag instead of what gets released today which can be completed in 30 hours (3days) for 70 beans, Nintendo do ok in that playing field but you know, people are conditioned now, believing that if it is not super graphically intensive it isn't good and it's trash, I had this debate with a friend recently, a super photorealistic looking game in the future will not appreciate over time compared to a game that people can just hop on and have a blast with whilst becoming a staple like Tetris or Pacman (for example), a good percentage of games are just the same now but it's all about the story, cinematics and some Hollywood movie stars voice acting the games now not the gameplay, that's another reason why I stated Elden Ring but hey this what happens when it becomes mainstream, not like when it was a niche for nerds & no one else like it was in the 80s & 90s but here we are now, I'm not going into that dogma.

Re: Unannounced Games from PlayStation Studios Have Been Cancelled

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I like to think that, with what is happening within the gaming industry recently is due to the fact that GTA6 & the Nintendo switch 2 is coming out soon, everyone is going to flock to that game and nothing else, it's really gonna hurt other studios especially if they have a set release date at the same time as GTA6 but that is one of many reasons, I can imagine they have it in mind though and they're getting prepared for the setback.

Re: Here's When to Watch Sony's First Press Conference of 2024

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With the way some companies (LG) are now coming out with dual high refresh OLED monitors at 240/480Hz, 4k/1080p, it would be great if Sony did a nice 32" 4k 144Hz OLED monitor compared to last year which was a 4k IPS panel 27" at 144 (INZONE M9) but plenty of Sony products don't come cheap compared to others so it's hit or miss.