I don't know either way, but if MS can make the graphical upgrades worth it, then I'll upgrade. As-is, I'm thinking about getting an Alienware notebook and maybe getting an Xbox One S to have for console gaming.
I'd probably call it a wash and say they both were good and bad in their own ways. MS, I'm not sure announcing Scorpio this early was a good idea. It seems like the X1S is selling well on Amazon- the 500GB model apparently peaked at #2 on the Amazon all format charts- but we'll see what momentum they have. Sony had some good announcements- the Spider-man game and whatever Kojima's making both look interesting. Games for both look nice, MS's Xbox Anywhere initiative is nice to have, overall, I'll call it a tie.
I will say straight up, though, that you all are getting hyped for the wrong game with "Horizon" in the title...
Forza 6. I keep meaning to start Rise of the Tomb Raider and/or Quantum Break, but I'm two races from completing the Porsche campaign, and the NASCAR Expansion dropped this week, so...
As an Xbox One owner, I really don't know how to feel about this. I mean, the January NPD suggests the X1 was down year-to-year while PS4 was up. Halo 5 was the worst-selling mainline entry in the series. Forza 6 and Forza Horizon 2 stalled after selling 1 million copies. Rise of the Tomb Raider struggled to sell 1 million, and the PC version was released pretty quickly. Sunset Overdrive bombed.
Is this going to be another Sega Dreamcast situation or what? I have so many questions and not a lot of answers. MS has an X1/Win10 summit in 13 days, but this does feel like MS is prepping us for when they abandon console gaming altogether. And I'm kinda sad about it.
Slightly more excited at this point that Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is going to be backwards compatible on Xbox One. Apparently, it slipped early, and there were reports on NeoGAF and Reddit that it worked, and worked really well.
Sadly, it was taken down, and I couldn't verify this with my physical copy of the game, but it's probably going to get added in soon for real, and the fact that people say it ran well has real good implications for the other fighters down the road.
Played Forza 6 and The Pinball Arcade this weekend. Forza 6 is all I'm playing on my Xbox One at the moment- I have Halo 5 and Rise of the Tomb Raider, I just need to start those. Inching along in career, now I'm running Le Mans prototypes with the Mazda 787B. Pinball Arcade added No Fear: Dangerous Sports on the Steam version this weekend, and it sounds like they're adding Judge Dredd for Christmas.
@Gamer83 I'm wondering if DriveClub will get Porsche DLC. I keep hearing that the exclusivity deal EA has with Porsche expires after December, but I haven't had official confirmation yet.
Honestly? I hope this game bombs and EA gets the message and returns the series to its real roots of exotics and cop chases. I'll stick with Forza 6 in the meantime- Porsche DLC as early as January, and we're getting Fallout- themed cars. We just got the 1988 McLaren MP4/4 F1 car too.
Actually, another thing I'd like to see is something off of the Xbox One. You know how, on the X1, you can highlight a game, press a button, and go to a "manage game" function where you can download all your DLC at once?
If PS4 doesn't have that, it should, considering all the DLC pieces for DriveClub and DOA5LR.
@Boerewors MS made some great strides since launch, but you're right, it's near impossible to shake off that first impression. I wonder if MS should just accelerate R&D on the next Xbox so they can have it out in two years, much like what Nintendo is doing with the NX...
The stunning thing about this was that Forza 6 failed to crack the top ten.
themcnoisy, Barry Sanders played at running back. Gamer83 is correct on this. (I'm a Miami Dolphins lifer, so my favorite player is Dan Marino, and my least favorite is Ray Finkle.)
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Re: Sony: We're Working on a Great Number of Still Unannounced PS4 Titles
@Flaming_Kaiser Eh, too busy with Forza Horizon 3...
Re: Sony: We're Working on a Great Number of Still Unannounced PS4 Titles
@wiiware Yeah, it's not like MS doesn't have Sea of Theives, Halo Wars 2, Cuphead, Crackdown 3, State of Decay 2, and Forza 7 in the pipeline...
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This... Christmas? - Issue 5
Forza Horizon 3. I'm knee deep in the Blizzard Mountain expansion, and I have to complete the Forzathon challenges for the free cars.
Re: Yes, Nex Machina Looks Like a Housemarque Game
@adf86 I'm hopeful for at least a PC version. I need to play this.
Re: Gran Turismo Sport May Have Finally Fixed the Series' Crap Sounding Cars
@themcnoisy True.
Re: Gran Turismo Sport May Have Finally Fixed the Series' Crap Sounding Cars
I expected this, Polyphony raided Turn 10's sound team IIRC.
Re: Video: What Does the Nintendo Switch Mean for PlayStation?
I'm interested, but the Nintendo game I really want is coming to arcades this January.
http://arcadeheroes.com/2016/09/30/cruisn-blast-by-raw-thrills-nintendo/
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 137
Forza Horizon 3. Just getting into the meat of the game.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 136
Forza Horizon 3, and you guys can copy and paste that reply for the next year or so.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 135
A little Pac Man CE2, a little F1 2016, then next week it's Forza Horizon 3 launch.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend - Issue 134
Gonna try to play some more F1 2016 this weekend. I'm trying to complete a full season before Forza Horizon 3 hits in a few weeks.
Re: PS4 Pro Confirmed, Launches November 2016 for $399
@FourPlay As soon as I heard this on Twitter, I thought it was a mistake.
Nope. Sony just gifted MS a major selling point this holiday. Wow.
Expect a ton of 4K TV/Xbox One S bundles this Black Friday.
Re: Gran Turismo Sport Delayed to 2017 on PS4
@seanobi F1 2016 is pretty good IMO.
Re: Gran Turismo Sport Delayed to 2017 on PS4
GT Sport gets delayed into 2017 the same day Forza Horizon 3 goes gold (and we get confirmation the Warthog from Halo is in the game).
Sounds about right.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 131
@Kyroki Same. I'm playing F1 2016, this should keep me busy until Forza Horizon 3 comes out.
Re: Store Update: 26th July 2016 (North America)
Don't sleep on Riptide GP, guys. 😎
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 127
Forza 5. Not 6, 5. I need to get to the next level in my rewards, and I have a major gap in Forza 5 compared to the other games.
Re: Talking Point: Is Sony Scared of Xbox's Scorpio?
I don't know either way, but if MS can make the graphical upgrades worth it, then I'll upgrade. As-is, I'm thinking about getting an Alienware notebook and maybe getting an Xbox One S to have for console gaming.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 124
The Pinball Arcade. The Season 6 pass was just put up for sale on Steam, and the season starts with one of the games I wanted, Indianapolis 500.
Re: Talking Point: Did Sony PlayStation's E3 2016 Press Conference Deliver?
I'd probably call it a wash and say they both were good and bad in their own ways. MS, I'm not sure announcing Scorpio this early was a good idea. It seems like the X1S is selling well on Amazon- the 500GB model apparently peaked at #2 on the Amazon all format charts- but we'll see what momentum they have. Sony had some good announcements- the Spider-man game and whatever Kojima's making both look interesting. Games for both look nice, MS's Xbox Anywhere initiative is nice to have, overall, I'll call it a tie.
I will say straight up, though, that you all are getting hyped for the wrong game with "Horizon" in the title...
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 118
Forza 6. I keep meaning to start Rise of the Tomb Raider and/or Quantum Break, but I'm two races from completing the Porsche campaign, and the NASCAR Expansion dropped this week, so...
Re: DLC Review: Staying Frosty in Zen Pinball: Aliens vs. Pinball on PS4
@darkswabber The Pinball Arcade has the Doctor Who license. It's the better pinball game anyways.
Re: You'll Feel the Need for Speed on PS4 Again in 2017
I must be the only one hoping for a sequel to Porsche Unleashed.
Re: Street Fighter V Has Not Flopped As Hard As You Think
@sub12 Killer Instinct Season 3?
Re: Dark Souls III Runs Best on PS4 When it Comes to Consoles
@glassmusic Framerate is more important to me.
And the ragging on Quantum Break is hilarious.
Re: Xbox Boss Hints That Cross-Play May Be Possible with PS4 in the Near Future
@BigDaddyT0101 MS isn't exiting the console business.
@NomNom No they aren't.
Re: Will Red Dead Redemption 2 Be Announced at E3 2016?
What if it's a new Midnight Club? 🤔
Re: Reaction: Why Sony Won't Deploy PS4 Exclusives on PC
@MadAussieBloke I wouldn't be so sure about that.
Re: Reaction: Why Sony Won't Deploy PS4 Exclusives on PC
As an Xbox One owner, I really don't know how to feel about this. I mean, the January NPD suggests the X1 was down year-to-year while PS4 was up. Halo 5 was the worst-selling mainline entry in the series. Forza 6 and Forza Horizon 2 stalled after selling 1 million copies. Rise of the Tomb Raider struggled to sell 1 million, and the PC version was released pretty quickly. Sunset Overdrive bombed.
Is this going to be another Sega Dreamcast situation or what? I have so many questions and not a lot of answers. MS has an X1/Win10 summit in 13 days, but this does feel like MS is prepping us for when they abandon console gaming altogether. And I'm kinda sad about it.
Re: Titanfall 2 Will Feature a Grounded, Dirty Single Player Campaign on PS4
@FullbringIchigo ?
I had no problems finding a game...
Re: Nina Williams Is Back for Blood in Tekken 7
Slightly more excited at this point that Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is going to be backwards compatible on Xbox One. Apparently, it slipped early, and there were reports on NeoGAF and Reddit that it worked, and worked really well.
Sadly, it was taken down, and I couldn't verify this with my physical copy of the game, but it's probably going to get added in soon for real, and the fact that people say it ran well has real good implications for the other fighters down the road.
Re: Hey Akuma You're in the Wrong Game, Mate
@sub12 I don't think Namco said anything about Tekken 7 being exclusive, and Killer Instinct isn't that bad. Don't knock it until you try it.
Re: November 2015 NPD: PS4 Smashes Xbox One in Important Holiday Month
Xbox One apparently sold 1.2 million, it wasn't that bad.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 95
Played Forza 6 and The Pinball Arcade this weekend. Forza 6 is all I'm playing on my Xbox One at the moment- I have Halo 5 and Rise of the Tomb Raider, I just need to start those. Inching along in career, now I'm running Le Mans prototypes with the Mazda 787B. Pinball Arcade added No Fear: Dangerous Sports on the Steam version this weekend, and it sounds like they're adding Judge Dredd for Christmas.
Re: SEGA to Deploy Two Valkyria Chronicles Titles on the PS4
Yeah, if they want to win me back, there needs to be a new OutRun and a new Daytona USA too.
Re: First Impressions: Need for Speed Fails to Hit First Gear on PS4
@Gamer83 I'm wondering if DriveClub will get Porsche DLC. I keep hearing that the exclusivity deal EA has with Porsche expires after December, but I haven't had official confirmation yet.
Re: First Impressions: Need for Speed Fails to Hit First Gear on PS4
Honestly? I hope this game bombs and EA gets the message and returns the series to its real roots of exotics and cop chases. I'll stick with Forza 6 in the meantime- Porsche DLC as early as January, and we're getting Fallout- themed cars. We just got the 1988 McLaren MP4/4 F1 car too.
Re: Sony Knows Exactly What PS4 Firmware Update Features You Want
Actually, another thing I'd like to see is something off of the Xbox One. You know how, on the X1, you can highlight a game, press a button, and go to a "manage game" function where you can download all your DLC at once?
If PS4 doesn't have that, it should, considering all the DLC pieces for DriveClub and DOA5LR.
Re: Sony Knows Exactly What PS4 Firmware Update Features You Want
PS1 Classics and PS2 Classics would be nice to have. I have a bunch of them, paid and PSPlus freebie.
Re: Rumour: Until Dawn Goes On-Rails for PlayStation VR DLC
... I'm thinking the old Sega game Rail Chase... but how will this work?
Re: September 2015 NPD: PS4 Sticks to the Summit as NBA, NFL Beat Metal Gear Solid
@Boerewors MS made some great strides since launch, but you're right, it's near impossible to shake off that first impression. I wonder if MS should just accelerate R&D on the next Xbox so they can have it out in two years, much like what Nintendo is doing with the NX...
Re: September 2015 NPD: PS4 Sticks to the Summit as NBA, NFL Beat Metal Gear Solid
The stunning thing about this was that Forza 6 failed to crack the top ten.
themcnoisy, Barry Sanders played at running back. Gamer83 is correct on this. (I'm a Miami Dolphins lifer, so my favorite player is Dan Marino, and my least favorite is Ray Finkle.)
Re: DriveClub's Going to Get Even More PS4 Trophies
@Vorlon Its an easy mistake to make, but the only thing that's Porsche related in Ruf vehicles is the bodyshell, and even that's heavily modified.
And this doesn't take into account that Ruf has no equivalent for the 928, 944/968, 918 Spyder Hybrid, 911 GT1, etc. etc.
Re: DriveClub's Going to Get Even More PS4 Trophies
.. but will they ever get Porsche? Forza Horizon 2 has them as DLC, and Forza 6 is getting them soon.