Prototype of Ryu in Tekken.

Crysis 2 MP footage.

gamingeek said:

They do 3D laptops these days, ridiculously expensive though.

I think Nintendo might have learned that they can compete and yet (not) compete if you get what I mean. By hardware distinction with 3 seperate machines now - touch screen - 3D - motion control. If they make a traditional machine i.e a decent powered system with standard features - but then throw a hardware gimmick on top (and I mean gimmick in the best possible sense).

So anyhow, all these new technologies like Move, Kinect, 3D etc brings up another interesting question. Do you think that the next round of consoles will be more experimental or daring in nature?

More experimental in some ways - like fully exploiting internet enabled distribution methods.  When XBLA started up on the 360 buying games via download was still a novelty -- now it is an industry unto itself -- as lame as most of the offerings on DSi Ware are the concept of a store on a handheld is an impressive amount of "progress" in a short period of time.  

I think publishers are going to continue to grapple with how to make money, and they'll be looking to the console manufacturers for help in terms of extending the amount of time a game is earning revenue.

Hardware-wise I think you'll see the manufacturers be very conservative.  I am not yet convinced there will be another game-focused XBox.  MS interactive seems to be shutting down the Zune, they killed the Courier and Allard and Fries leaving at the same time indicated to me some cultural shift - possibly philosophical conflict over the future direction of that division.  The fact that a person of Fries calibre was replaced with essentially a lifestyle model - a spokesperson - says volumes.  I'd say they are waiting to see how the Kinect pans out. I can see the next 360 having better parts, but essentially the same dev kit - something just to keep MS in the living room.

I think Sony will stupidly plummet into the promise of 3D, and use the PS as a reason to buy 3D TV's.  They need something to bail them out now that physical media is no longer the default. Hopefully 4K will blossom before 3D dies (or the PS4 gets too far along in development) and the TV industry will go down that avenue instead of 3D.  I don't see Move as being a make-or-break product for them, they see it as an augmented Eye-toy this gen that will be fully integrated next gen.

LBP2 videos!!!!

Spaceship - http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/l...spaceship-demo

Grapple Hook: http://gamescom.gamespot.com/video/6273980/


Creatinator: http://gamescom.gamespot.com/video/6273981/

I'm imagining holding a PSP with touch controls on the back. If it's the same general model it'll be very awkward. You'll have a very limited range of motion and maybe only using your index fingers on both hands.  They're going to have to have a very different design for this one.  

SteelAttack said:

aspro said:

PSP story - touch controls on the back -- crazy Sony.

Thoughts anyone?

Sounds ad-hoc for dirty hentai games. The sky is the limit.

 

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