StrainedEyes
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Today is the press conference. I wonder if there will be anything extraordinary announced, or if it will be all the standard stuff we already know.
Let's not overlook the updated version of Banjo Kazooie being released on XBLA. t:
The conference was anything but weak. It might not have featured all of the hardcore games coming to the system like Gears and Fallout but the fact is the face of games is changing. Its going more towards casual entertainment and what MS's conference showed is that they are very capable of competing with the likes of Nintendo for the casual audience. The new Live interface is going to be a huge hit. The ability to be able to screen movies, pictures and other entertainment with friends through Live is going to be really exciting. The avatars i could do without, but they do add another layer of personalization to the system.
I think it was weak because of what you said. Granted, they're trying to emulate Nintendo's success with the casual market, which is completely understandable. But they're completely alienating gamers with this conference. There was about 20 minutes of good stuff to begin with and then everything turned into Wii-60 crap. There were a few good things thrown in every now and then (XBLA titles and RPGS) but they just spent waaay too much time on casual stuff. I hope Sony takes a more hardcore approach tomorrow.
And it was better than last year, I'd say, but I don't think it's going to be the strongest this year again.
I don't know, hardcore gamers know what's coming out. They don't really need a conference to re-tell what they already know. I understand MS's position in using these conferences to announce more mainstream projects.
I don't think it alienates hardcore gamers.
But the problem is that, hardcore will NOT get you on top this generation. You are gonna have to be much more broad in what you offer to your consumers. Microsoft isn't about to forget about us, games like Gears of War 2 and Fallout 3 are proof of that, but MS has the potential to bring in more ppl to the system and to Live and that is gonna help us all out.
Yes, and I think I've acknowledged that. There is a reason Nintendo is on top thus far, and that is because of their success with the casuals. That's something we can all agree upon. I just found that there was too much of a focus on the casual gamer during this conference. Outside of the beginning demos, there was nothing really for the hardcore gamer at all, and that alienated me as a gamer.
Yes, and I think I've acknowledged that. There is a reason Nintendo is on top thus far, and that is because of their success with the casuals. That's something we can all agree upon. I just found that there was too much of a focus on the casual gamer during this conference. Outside of the beginning demos, there was nothing really for the hardcore gamer at all, and that alienated me as a gamer.
Wait? What's this about Netflix?
I think it was weak because of what you said. Granted, they're trying to emulate Nintendo's success with the casual market, which is completely understandable. But they're completely alienating gamers with this conference. There was about 20 minutes of good stuff to begin with and then everything turned into Wii-60 crap.