Both the Xbox One and Playstation 4 have very similar hardware, with the PS4 having a slight edge in terms of raw power, and the Xbox having the edge in power consumption. Itâs too early to tell the clear âwinnerâ just yet, but with both consoles using an x86 architecture, it will make most likely porting games to the PC much easier than the last generation of games.
The Xbox One: Hardware Analysis & Comparison to PlayStation 4AnandTechAnand Lal Shimpi
Todayâs quote of the day comes from Don Mattrick, head of Microsoftâs interactive entertainment business:
If youâre backwards compatible, youâre really backwards
Microsoft and Sony Diverge on Gaming âCloudâMicrosoft and Sony have taken diverging approaches in their expanding war for the hearts and minds of gamers. Yes, their next-generation consoles both offer high-fidelity games, and they can both play music and movies. But the rest is rather different.The Wall Street JournalIan Sherr
Sam Lake, Creative Director takes to Youtube to talk a little about the future of Remedy and Alan Wake. Sadly it sounds like Alan Wake didnât sell enough copies to merit a true sequel, but it was received well enough for Microsoft to throw a pile of money their way for a new IP (Quantum Break).
I loved Alan Wake. It was probably one of my favorite games to come out of this generation of titles. And even though Iâm disappointed it will be quite some time before I get to play a new game of the
Not a big surprise. I could see them mimicking Steam Greenlight to get more the popular indie titles on the service though.
Xbox One wonât allow indies to self-publish gamesIndependent developers cannot self-publish their own games on Xbox Live Arcade. That policy isnât changing with Xbox One.ShacknewsAndrew Yoon
Peter Rubin:
We have no idea what the videogame landscape will look like seven years from now, just as we had no idea in 2005 how foundationally streaming and smartphones would change everything. The very concept of any physical media box may well be obsolete within a decade. But even if this is the last true console we ever see, one thing is for sure: Gaming isnât just games anymore.
Original source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/05/xbox-one
Exclusive First Look at Xbox One | G
Most people I know that own an Xbox 360 use it to watch Netflix. Most of the people I know that own a Playstation 3 use it primarily as a Blue-Ray player. Sure, they bought games too, but they really dont play them. Attempting to call the Xbox One an entertainment system that just so happens to play games, is a brilliant move by Microsoft.
After the conference ended, Reddit was quick to complain they wanted a new console, not a TV remote. The fact being overlooked is you still are getting a c
Most interesting statistic: Only 6% of all characters made cleared the highest difficulty.
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And truly captures Warioâs character.
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Iâm sure its just a coincidence this was released a day before the Xbox announcement.
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Itâs hugely involved, with you mining the ground to gain resources to trade for coins to claim your land. Like a proper game of Civ, major construction involves clicking on the ground and watching the buildings extruding upwards. Theyâre functional buildings, allowing you to enter and use them, and enhancing them to provide the bonuses to the land.
This feels like the next natural stage of evolution of Minecraft.
A Minecraft Mod To Admeier: CivCraftThereâs not a lot of structure to vanill
Mostly fluff, but there is something to be said about a publication like WSJ covering the Xbox. Itâs a little astounding how far video games have progressed for a new console release to be covered by mainstream culture.
Source: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887323398204578489710767303392-lMyQjAxMTAzMDEwOTExNDkyWj.html
One password, discovered over 20 years later, long after the Metroid password system had been completely reverse-engineered, does not grant you all items. This password just crashes and resets the game:
A Profanity-Laced Video Game Password That Breaks Everything | Max Woolfâs BlogMost of these passwords were gibberish that required a pen-and-paper to write down and remember. One password, however, is more memorable, and much more sinister.Max Woolf's BlogMax Woolf