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P5S is a great game. But I was bouncing between it, Bravely Default 2 and Super Mario 3D World when Monster Hunter Rise released. Had to put all 3 on the back burner.
Personal hype aside, I've always found it's best to play MH games at launch with everyone else. Sharing in the excitement, being able to discuss it with everyone as you play, and eventually, when you get done with village Quests and want to play the Hub Quests, having plenty of people in the MH thread to hop online with, is something that's really worth experiencing.
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@Haruki_NLI Stadia is a disappointment. If Octopath Traveler is one of the best games they can offer on their 4K60 streaming service then it's really lost.
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@TheJGG I think it’s the modern poster child for how technology isn’t the only (or most important) factor driving the games industry.
In theory the technology is incredible and the potential to expand into very light “dumb terminals” (i.e you can play an actual demo of the actual full spec game on a device like Chromecast never intended for gaming) is a compelling and brave vision of the future...
...but it’s not what people want today and it illustrates the importance of having a broader and more cohesive marketing ecosystem (& appropriate games to support it obviously). Without that you’ve not got a competitor.
I think Stadia will hang around but mutate into a delivery mechanism for AAA games onto Android phones and tablets.
@StuTwo I agree, the technology is cool and it's real but it's not ready for public use yet. In ten to fifteen years this may very well be the norm, or storage drives for PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo consoles become so cheap that physical and digital media still have large relevance. Solid state drives have dramatically decreased in price over the last five years alone, we wouldn't have imagined we'd have a 825GB solid state PS5 drive.
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Persona 4 Golden
Dragon Quest XI S
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2
@TheJGG I think there’s room for both approaches to be honest.
Technology has consistently made the “dumb terminal” obsolete before it ever dominates. If a PS4/PS5 can be made small enough and cheap enough fast enough (as eventually a console will..) then Stadia as a “console” is a non starter.
But the concept is undeniably still a good one (which is why it keeps coming back in computing more generally). I think it’s a particularly good idea for the idea of testing games and for dipping into games/short cinematic games and such. Eventually I expect all of the major platform holders to have something that does the same kind of things as Stadia (even if the main platform remains more traditional).
The other platforms are so strong that Google weren't really in the best position to "compete" with a product such as Stadia. Investing not only in a new technology but a new player in such a crowded industry is risky business, and I think Sony and Microsoft are in much better positions to implement cloud gaming (the latter especially - and we're seeing them push forward with XCloud). At least with these platforms, if cloud gaming doesn't take off you have traditional consoles to fall back on.
All have sinned and fall short of Gods glory. Wages of sin is death. Romans
God so loved the world He sent His only Son- whoever believes on Him has eternal life. Unless you believe, you will die in your sins. Whoever believes, rivers of living water flow within them. John
@StuTwo
I do agree that the technology behind Stadia and similar is interesting. I think both streaming and "dumb terminals" will have a place in the future, though. There really is no beating having something physically in-hand in terms of ownership. I know the arguments for digital goods suddenly disappearing are not exactly robust as of this point in history, but I think as technology becomes more pervasive, digital-only/cloud-based goods will become more exposed to hacking, hijacking, termination, etc.
I'll be sticking with hardware and physical games for now, but if Nintendo would launch a cloud service or something like Stadia, I would totally check it out as a secondary gaming source.
Even if cloud services dominate the industry, or at least gain a stronger following, I'd still stick with hardware and consoles. I don't think a cloud service on Switch is needed because it would defeat the purpose of the console by restricting your game playing to an area with a steady internet connection.
As with electric cars and virtual reality, it's good now, and perfectly serviceable but I wouldn't buy one now. I'd rather wait for the technology to develop, become cheaper and become more efficient, before I invest in it.
Currently playing:
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Persona 4 Golden
Dragon Quest XI S
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2
All have sinned and fall short of Gods glory. Wages of sin is death. Romans
God so loved the world He sent His only Son- whoever believes on Him has eternal life. Unless you believe, you will die in your sins. Whoever believes, rivers of living water flow within them. John
@JaxonH Woah, I didn't seem see that coming and just assumed it would be skipping Switch. Borderlands has been my online game of choice lately so I will probably pick this up.
I'm enthusiastic about the possibility of having BL3 on Switch, but I have to imagine that'll be a digital-only release. What's the game's file size, 75 GB? Ugh. I hope Gearbox Publishing compression tools are good, otherwise that game is going to be a memory hog.
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