Rumored "bad news" incoming about Sony review event, game reviews, or something completely different

Status
Not open for further replies.
Surprised we didn't really get an update on things today. Then again....if it's all about that review event, it won't be until near launch.
 
BunzHoles said:
It's a bit more dramatic these days IMO.. everything on the internet is more dramatic.

It's not just fanboys anymore.. it's a huge percentage of gamers just acting unreasonable even if it isn't under the guise of fanboyism.

Some of it is more of the same.. but IMO there's definitely something different about it all. The entire world is a bit different than it was 8 years ago.
Click to expand...

I agree. I listened to my grown ass sister explain to my Mom how she was in some Facebook showdown with some other grown ass women.

It was all kind of sad yet comical.
 
Intellivision said:
Good read. I knew about the Nintendo/Sony/Phillips debacle in vague terms but didn't know the whole "going back to 1988 ownership" deal and such.
Click to expand...
Oh, it was worse than stated. At that event, can't remember which one it was, it was so long ago, Sony came unaware, had their kiosk set up their prototype on display, ready to play, then Nintendo yanked the rug out from under them. If you ever thought the Eastern concept of "Face" was a thing of the past, one look at the Sony reps faces that day would have erased that notion right quick. Humiliated doesn't even begin to describe it. If some of them had had tantos they would have slit their bellies. Understand, Sony top managment never intended to build a console on their own, only as a collaborative effort with their strategic partner.The upper tier of managment considered video game consoles "toys" and Sony didn't make toys. That all changed when it became a matter of Honor. After that monumental slight, they were without hesitation or doubt, resolute and determined, like an arrow that springs from the bow. The rest is history.
 
Last edited:
Anderson said:
I think it's mostly the web/social media stuff, which seems to allow BS and hate to spread more quickly. I also think it has something to do with the fact that the Xbox and PS consoles are launching in close proximity. That's never happened before. These two big competitors have always been separated by a year, before this. But this round, they are only a week apart, so the sense of competition is keener, and the fanboy bickering is amplified.
Click to expand...
War. War never changes.

The Romans waged war to gather slaves and wealth. Spain built an empire from its lust for gold and territory. Hitler shaped a battered Germany into an economic superpower. Fanboys fight over which console will run 1080p/60fps.

But war never changes.
 
  • Like
Reactions: hrudey
Z A C K said:
War. War never changes.

The Romans waged war to gather slaves and wealth. Spain built an empire from its lust for gold and territory. Hitler shaped a battered Germany into an economic superpower. Fanboys fight over which console will run 1080p/60fps.

But war never changes.
Click to expand...
FALLOUT: The Console Vault Wars. Coming Soon To A GameStop Near You!
 
Z A C K said:
War. War never changes.

The Romans waged war to gather slaves and wealth. Spain built an empire from its lust for gold and territory. Hitler shaped a battered Germany into an economic superpower. Fanboys fight over which console will run 1080p/60fps.

But war never changes.
Click to expand...
Doesn't have the same effect if it's not being spoken by Ron Perlman

 
Plainview said:
The nastiness if by far worse this time around. The 360 launch was a happy time.
Click to expand...
It used to be you marketed your product by making it cool and showing off its values. Now our culture just markets everything by fear mongering and trying to disparage the competition. There were untruths either way but in the past they were usually embellishment about your own product - now they are lies about your competition.

It doesn't matter that your selling a condom full of holes as long as you can convince people the competition is selling a condom full of razors.
 
Slayer said:
Man, I cannot wait to see where Fallout goes to next gen.
Click to expand...

To....another wasteland? There's really not much else they can do when most of the world has been nuked to oblivion, is there? I mean, besides taking on cities patterned after different time periods before modern society was destroyed.
 
Freezasaurus said:
To....another wasteland? There's really not much else they can do when most of the world has been nuked to oblivion, is there? I mean, besides taking on cities patterned after different time periods before modern society was destroyed.
Click to expand...
Might not be your cup-of-tea, but that fires MY imagination!
 
Hammerclaw said:
Might not be your cup-of-tea, but that fires MY imagination!
Click to expand...

Well, no. I've enjoyed Fallout thus far. The original PC games, as well as the console releases. I'm just saying that there doesn't seem to be a whole lot more they can do with the setting at this point without it feeling like a rehash. I hope they find a way around it.
 
Freezasaurus said:
Well, no. I've enjoyed Fallout thus far. The original PC games, as well as the console releases. I'm just saying that there doesn't seem to be a whole lot more they can do with the setting at this point without it feeling like a rehash. I hope they find a way around it.
Click to expand...
The Fallout franchise setting has always been in a post nuclear destruction world, rather reminiscent of the the one in the movie, A Boy And His Dog. Fallout 3 played it a little more straight faced than the rest of the franchise, and a little more uncompromising and brutal. New Vegas reintroduced options to deal with the scattered bands of humanity encountered other than just to "kill the bastards". It was also a little more baroque and tongue-in-cheek. Both games have their own particular charm.
 
Last edited:
No matter which console we prefer, we have a great Holiday Season of Gaming ahead of us, ladies and fellas. There's no point in making things unpleasant for one-another. Both consoles will do just fine. It's not a race, it's a marathon that will take years. Lets just meet each other halfway, in the bond of our common humanity, and our love of gaming, and let the better angels of our nature wish us all the happiest of times.
 
Freezasaurus said:
The funny thing about that is that the Playstation originated as a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES (srsly, look up SNES-CD on wikipedia). Some stuff happened, Nintendo wasn't really into it, and Sony decided to go ahead with it on their own. So we have Nintendo to thank for arguably one of the greatest brands in gaming history.

And I too thought Playstation was a silly name for a console when I first heard it. But not as silly as "Xbox". Just goes to show, you can get used to near any name. Regardless of how silly it may sound at first.
Click to expand...
Rumor has it, that "stuff" Nintendo wasn't into was a beefy royalty for each disc sold, going into Sony's pocket.
 
Hammerclaw said:
No matter which console we prefer, we have a great Holiday Season of Gaming ahead of us, ladies and fellas. There's no point in making things unpleasant for one-another. Both consoles will do just fine. It's not a race, it's a marathon that will take years. Lets just meet each other halfway, in the bond of our common humanity, and our love of gaming, and let the better angels of our nature wish us all the happiest of times.
Click to expand...
f*** you, I'm breaking s***.

 
so yea, most BF4 footage and reviews were at a EA held event. in some cases they had to use EA capture devices, so yea while it sucks, this is a very common thing.......

oh and Activision did the same thing with COD
 
Popcorn-02-Stephen-Colbert.gif
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom
Back