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Xbox are really having an identity crisis. They must be pulling their hair out. They've bought their way to becoming the largest publisher in the industry (who needs talent huh?) with the potential to have a really strong exclusive line up...but the real money is multiplatform when you are that big. It will be fascinating watching them implode as they try to have their cake and eat it whist alienating new customers with their inconsistent messaging and disgruntle fans whilst they aren't putting them first. Which is fine by me. I'm not overly enamoured with the prospect of them buying the largest franchises and eventually holding them to ransom on a subscription model (which if you haven't twigged that's their endgame, then there is no helping you at this point.)

Zelda isn't trying to be passive story telling, it's more a player driven narrative. The journey and exploration IS the story...that players make their own minds up with. All you need is a premise and great gameplay. Save the Princess. Kill the bad guy. The magic of video games is you creating the experience. Always has been. In the 8-bit days, your own imagination had to do most of the heavy lifting. Nintendo still has that magic. It's why they are so influential and inspiring. It's why other people's interpretation in different media never quite hits as hard as what you had imagined / experienced yourself. I fon't need 15 minute well directed cutscenes, I don't need set pieces or quick time events to move a story forward. I just wanna play a video game
Hope that makes sense

Great news...depending on what it is mind. I would say, I dooon't think SEGA really get to say 'No old, stay gold' lmao. They haven't done anything with some franchises for decades. I think a better slogan would have been 'Erm...sorry everyone.'

Of course they can, but I think this needs saying...

PORTING TO SWITCH TAKES A BIT MORE EFFORT.

They won't announce it till it's ready in fear of hurting initial sales. They want their return asap don't they. So please...nough with the drivel

To be blunt, if critics want to flex their psuedo intellectual muscles over something, then they really need to look somewhere else. IT'S A MARIO FILM lol. What they expecting? High brow art?

Something akin to Starglider 2 but on a more contemporary level.

Indiana Jones is a day one for sure. I'll be waiting on a review for this one. Seems to be a cult classic as opposed to an Elder Scrolls hit.

Oh dear. Just as they were heading in the right direction. To put it bluntly, they are now far too big a publisher to be languishing in third place as a first party. I fear this CEO is going to fall in to the same trap as all that came before her and think might is right will win the day. Shame. I sincerely hope the discussions are around timed exclusives. Otherwise, pretty much like most US companies, they are just slowly buying up the industry. And for what? Asset strip and lay off?

PLeeease stop with the physical label for game key cards. It's idiotic. It's a digital copy of a game. That thing in the box is just a key. If it was shaped like a key, you'd struggle to call it a physical copy. But because it looks like a game card...oh...it MUST be a physical. Come on, Nintendo fans have more intelligence than that, regardless of whether or not you actually like them. They simply are not a ophysical copy of the game no matter how much you try to alter it's meaning.

@SillyG Well, I'm with you I'd rather wait for something to be complete too.

@SillyG LRG also tries to wait till any planned patches / updates have been published so that the game can be as complete as possible. Folk moaning because they have no patience...imstead of the state of the hobby these days.

All the yes! Get in!!!

@CaptainQuo Something new takes ages to come up with. There aren't too many original thinking ideas these days.

As long as Ocarina has an artstyle and not look like some Unreal slop, then I will be happy. So many folk on Twitter post a piccy saying the graphics are amazing...and I'm about as overwhelned as if I was looking at a shortbread biscuit tin!

Nah, it’s just a film and they need to get folk in the cinema. As long as they don’t ruin how he fits in.

Can we get Dragon's Dogma 2 while you are at it please, Capcom

Don't get me wrong, it looks like a decent Megadrive game...but blimey those backdrops are not shmup friendly!

Righty then. Well done SEGA. You get some money! It's a shame Aiai didn't make it on to the cart
(Now please bring VF physically too!)

@saanaito Just advocate for physical. It's so much easier.

I don't mind it being open world but I hope it's inspiration comes from Wave Race, Endless Ocean and Pilot Wings (amongst others.) I want different modes of travel...but I want to have fun with them.

Fully physical. SOLD!

Now, THQ were decent with releasing proper physical games on Switch. Hope they carry this on with Switch 2.

Dammit. A key card? Grrr

Oh worth telling you all, I had a playthrough that bugged. I respawned in Dogtown waay before I was eligible for the quest to get there. Naturally created a save file for it lol! I am literally trapped there (the fast travel terminals aren't operative lol!) So it;'s quite fun to try to figure out a way out (erm...haven't found a way yet...seems it's kinda air tight.)

I want them to add a personality tree. Keep it 1st person, that really worked, but it would be great if they could develop a system where the clothes you wear could boost empathy in someway. Disguises etc. If you managed to collect a full Arasaka set, it should let you have more of a chance of walking around. And give more instances of catching a look at yourself. I mean, it's about being cool lol.

One of my favourite games ever! Take your time with the sequel. Us Nintendo fans do not mind people taking their time over something

Whoa, that game is a system seller. Unfortunately, this will be sending sugnals to the CEO that game key cards aren't so bad. Boo!

Not until there is a proper physical release.

This was a highlight of a previous XBox Showcase for me and I'm chuffed I get to play it.

@ShadLink Ah. I see

If Helix becomes the leading console, Nintendo and Sony gamers can kiss goodbye to Microsoft being third party. This is an aggressive (in a business sense) move to grab a chunk of the PC market. They just need to buy Steam next, then they have basically bought the industry instead of leading it through creativity. But once again, they are already boasting about performance...and not any ne gameplay experiences. Here we go again, but looks nicer will NEVER capture the blue ocean imagination. Simply because it's already familiar. The only thing they have is holding their ip to ransom. Man, the more I chat about Microsoft the less I actually hold them in any regard lol.

Can't help but wonder...
Would it have sold more as an actual game cartridge on Switch 2?

The Switch generation was a period of transition for the Pokemon Company. Transitioning from handheld to console. To this day, I still reckon the Switch light was designed to appease them. Anyhoo, I think anyone with eyes could tell that it was difficult for them. But judging from the footage, they learned a lot and the extra horse power looks to be going a long way to realising their original vision of the game. I think the game looks to be back where it should be.

Take your time, Game Freak. This is looking stunning!

Sony caught copying Nintendo’s homework. Again. Lmfao

Amazing news! It's a shame SEGA's Spider-man Arcade gme isn't on and my OCD isn't playing nice about it lol, but loved X-men (and even Captain America and the Avengers!)

Remember when the PS1 had wobbly polygons and cracks? They must be new to playing video games bless them.

@Krlozgod Back in the day when games were like £9.99, budget ranges were £1.99 - £2.99. These days that would be like asking for £10 - £15. So I see them as slightly expensive but not egregiously so (I mean, I paid 1.99 for Dark Star on the C64! Seriously find it on Youtube lmao and it's a wonder I love video games as much as I do haha! Fire Red is way better than that lol). But I'm not the biggest Pokemon fan out there. I'm sure there are plenty of folk who regard these games in more esteem than simply 'a 20 year old game.'

If you think $20 is a lot of money these days then you need to get out more. You can hardly buy anything with it!

Nintendo release a physical. I buy it. April can’t come soon enough!!!

It's...it's gorgeous!

I'm in. I haven't touched a Sony console in 3 generations...so I'll be a bit rusty

@The_Nintendo_Expat I'm just wondering how many fans didn't get one after selling 155 milion units lol. I fear you are making a mountain out of a molehill. I mean, as a ballpark figure for the number of fans, I would look at how many units the Wii U sold...

@The_Nintendo_Expat Switch is their best selling console ever. I am so struggling to see your point outside of expecting Nintendo to be some sort of charity...

A.I. is really set to turn gaming on it's head isn't it. Not only is it going to be able to churn out disposable trash at an alarming rate, it's driving up the price of being able to mass consume it.

Pretty grim when I read that back...

How bad did this make that God of War game look lol. What were they thinking?

Dragon Quest sells almost half a million units and that's considered a quiet week? Erm...what?

Looks like I'm buying Sonic Racing now.

How have I never heard of Monster Rancher Hop a Bout?? It looks like a 3D Bounder (Gremlin Graphics - C64)!!! I am so in!!!!!!

I wonder if SEGA are ready to show off any of their new reboots. Shinobi was amazing. Hope we see Golden Axe