Hey dont feel that old. I was young but still remember a time when friends were passing around Monkey Island to play, and the DRM back then was often finding a code in the game manual to play the game. You never knew which code word it would ask for. I also profited greatly as a teen when I saw the snes version of Breath…
I haven't heard that many people praising the XBL metro dashboard, it was sort of a breaking point with most people and it killed indie game sales on the 360. I've enjoyed my 360 but the horrible Metro update made me switch over to the slightly less horrible menu system of my PS3 when it comes to using it as a media…
Not until May 21st. For the time being we have no solid details about the NextBox, just rumors. As it stands, the technical details Sony has released for the PS4 are standing alone, with no real reference for comparison. (aside from the WiiU, but come on) For now its just going to be a fairly peaceful waiting game. We can…
It means that any on-line requirements will be placed on the publisher/developer. Publishers/developers will be able to make always on-line a requirement if they so choose, but it will not be a de-facto system-level requirement of the PS4 itself. Any such requirements will be game-specific. (and dependent on the…
The obvious problem with that logic is that such an approach to console design will severely limit the NextBox's potential audience. The 360 has managed to secure a fairly stable userbase, largely thanks to strong development support coupled with the community aspects of XBox Live. And Microsoft has learned how to cater to…
If Microsoft really wants to hit it out of the park, they will introduce the new, fully revamped XNA on May 21st. Obviously they would brand it something other than "XNA." What's important is that they present the development community with a fresh, open suite of development tools for their next hardware platform. A…
Have you seen the PSN store since it's redesign? I still think they both are uninviting to navigate, but Sony redid their store, and it is better than before. J0NNYquid: That's fine for you. Here's my take on xblive. When I first bought my xbox, gold was only necessary to play games online. I understood that when I bought…