@bizcuthammer I'm not sure that they care about 3rd parties. Aside from a handful of contractual exclusives all of what XB and PS4 will be available of the PC at a fraction of the price. The PC is easy to develop for, it allows for mods and the console release schedule puts them perpetually behind what PCs can do. After all, dropping 1.5 k on a PC that can run productivity software like After Effects and Maya while also doing everything your $400 console can do is an easy investment decision. meanwhile PCs are getting closer and closer to the living room. I bought Arkham City and streamed it from my MacBook to my tv over airplay and played with built in ps3 controller drivers. It took about 3 minutes to setup and if was awesome. I have 78 more Mac compatible AAA titles that I picked up for $7 to $15 apiece all begging to be played the same way.
I think Nintendo shows remarkable foresight to stay away from that mess and develop integrated hardware and software that can't be replicated on PC.
@0ktopi did I say next gen? I meant this gen. Destiny, Uncharted, MGS V, Halo (maybe ?) any other Must-have Xbone or Ps4 exclusives? And therein lies the problem with 3rd party devs. Bend over backward for them and they'll sell you out as soon as a big console with a nicer car comes by, leading to a uniform gaming experience across all consoles and a general tendency towards the same poopoodoodoocacapoopledoopledoggiedooples over and over again always and forever. Even Bungie, Microsoft's baby, is releasing it's next big thing on 5 platforms across 2 console generations.
Third party support is great to sell consoles to people who want what's advertised but it's Nintendo's impressive library of first party games that makes it stand out. The best Wii games were always first party games developed specifically for the unique hardware. Nintendo is vey much like Apple in that it recognizes the power of tightly coordinated software and hardware and, honestly, that's what will let if weather the resurgence of PC gaming. Steam has been absolutely relentless with its seasonal sales PC and TV integration have been progressing at an alarming rate. The only way to make ever more powerful console hardware compete with PCs (and now Macs) that are always 10 steps ahead is to subsidize the hardware by selling it at a loss. Meanwhile those seasonal sales have not only stripped console manufacturers of millions in licensing but they've built up huge backlogs of unplayed AAA titles that were bought on impulse and continue to compete with new releases every day. Far cry 4 is coming out soon but I still haven't gotten to Far Cry 3. It's just been queued in behind whatever else in my steam library. Additionally mods never make it to console and enrich the experience of every PC game that support them immeasurably. By next gen Nintendo will either be out of business or it will be the only one fielding a console that can do something a PC can't.
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Re: Nintendo Highlights Hundreds of Developers Working on Games for Wii U and 3DS
@Peach64 not a crash per say, it's just that consoles are unnecessary and vastly DRAMATICALLY ill equipped to deal with the dominance of PCs in their new, integrated role. Sony's winning now, the future of the living room belongs to Nintendo and Microsoft. And Apple. And maybe google?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2014/04/28/as-global-pc-game-revenue-surpasses-consoles-how-long-should-console-makers-keep-fighting/
Re: Nintendo Highlights Hundreds of Developers Working on Games for Wii U and 3DS
@bizcuthammer I'm not sure that they care about 3rd parties. Aside from a handful of contractual exclusives all of what XB and PS4 will be available of the PC at a fraction of the price. The PC is easy to develop for, it allows for mods and the console release schedule puts them perpetually behind what PCs can do. After all, dropping 1.5 k on a PC that can run productivity software like After Effects and Maya while also doing everything your $400 console can do is an easy investment decision. meanwhile PCs are getting closer and closer to the living room. I bought Arkham City and streamed it from my MacBook to my tv over airplay and played with built in ps3 controller drivers. It took about 3 minutes to setup and if was awesome. I have 78 more Mac compatible AAA titles that I picked up for $7 to $15 apiece all begging to be played the same way.
I think Nintendo shows remarkable foresight to stay away from that mess and develop integrated hardware and software that can't be replicated on PC.
Re: Nintendo Highlights Hundreds of Developers Working on Games for Wii U and 3DS
@0ktopi did I say next gen? I meant this gen. Destiny, Uncharted, MGS V, Halo (maybe ?) any other Must-have Xbone or Ps4 exclusives? And therein lies the problem with 3rd party devs. Bend over backward for them and they'll sell you out as soon as a big console with a nicer car comes by, leading to a uniform gaming experience across all consoles and a general tendency towards the same poopoodoodoocacapoopledoopledoggiedooples over and over again always and forever. Even Bungie, Microsoft's baby, is releasing it's next big thing on 5 platforms across 2 console generations.
Re: Nintendo Highlights Hundreds of Developers Working on Games for Wii U and 3DS
Third party support is great to sell consoles to people who want what's advertised but it's Nintendo's impressive library of first party games that makes it stand out. The best Wii games were always first party games developed specifically for the unique hardware. Nintendo is vey much like Apple in that it recognizes the power of tightly coordinated software and hardware and, honestly, that's what will let if weather the resurgence of PC gaming. Steam has been absolutely relentless with its seasonal sales PC and TV integration have been progressing at an alarming rate. The only way to make ever more powerful console hardware compete with PCs (and now Macs) that are always 10 steps ahead is to subsidize the hardware by selling it at a loss. Meanwhile those seasonal sales have not only stripped console manufacturers of millions in licensing but they've built up huge backlogs of unplayed AAA titles that were bought on impulse and continue to compete with new releases every day. Far cry 4 is coming out soon but I still haven't gotten to Far Cry 3. It's just been queued in behind whatever else in my steam library. Additionally mods never make it to console and enrich the experience of every PC game that support them immeasurably. By next gen Nintendo will either be out of business or it will be the only one fielding a console that can do something a PC can't.