Gameindustrybiz:
"A great deal has happened since we last spoke. Terrible things happening in the world, which puts everything that you and I do into context. You have to measure all this conversation against that."
Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra recently suggested an interesting concept that has sparked a debate among gamers - the idea of being able to tip developers after completing a game.
If I had a 100% way to be sure that this money would go to a fund or a reserve dedicated only to the guys who develop the games, be them designers, artists, programmers and so on, I could think about it.
But we all know that this 'tip' would only end up in a publisher's CEO pocket to buy a new yacht, so, no, I ain't tipping anyone anytime soon on this industry
So they eventually don't pay their workers and depend on our tips to pay them like the case with waiters!
Is this a joke? How about the big wigs giving up some of their pay for their hard working developers.
"The company was unable to focus enough on its main hope"
Nope. Going back to the 32X as the reason Sega lost that generation doesn't go back far enough before the Saturn.
Sega executives need to blame themselves as to why Sega lost that generation. Not Saturn. Not 32X. Not Sega CD. Nope. Executives were the reason why. It wasn't the hardware. Those devices were either dropped early or released to soon resulting in a developer backlash the hurt the game catalog. They really shouldn't have been made at all because they should have planned their next move more carefully. It has nothing to do with the devices. Poor leadership decisions and lack of unity within the company are what happened.
Love how blame is always shifted away from what is the truth. Writing a book placing the blame on the 32X isn't the truth.
Chris D. Spoke with the Chiodo Brothers at PAX East about Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game and their Career.
Hmmm....this sounds like it's gonna be expensive base on what he said.
500 or 600 at best hell if they can charge 600 for ps3 why not the ps5 it way better.
Well he's right that the best "value proposition" doesn't mean the lowest price. Reading between the lines (and drawing from previous Sony financial statements), I think Jim is aluding to the fact that the COVID19 pandemic has affected manufacturing prices, cost of components and shipping. So the "value proposition" of still going ahead with launching the PS5 during holiday 2020 has changed for Sony; ergo the price of the console has probably had to be revised upward of what was originally forecast.
I also wonder if he know's something about the price range that MS are planning to release the Series X, and if he is simply pre-empting a lower Series X price point. To be honest though, even if the price of the Series X is slightly less than a PS5, then it's a no brainer for me. The difference in price would have to be significant for me to reconsider.
True, but if the economies in the world don't pickup then price will become a big factor in what parents and adults will be able to afford. Hell, could benefit the Switch or extend this gen much longer. It's really going to come down to what actually launching this year, early next, and price if the games are similar. But I agree if it's only a fifty-70 dollar difference and with Sony's huge installed base it might work. That said, where the economies of the world are at, is going to play a big part in the early days of the next gen.
Just the controller makes it worth it.
Now, show me the next god of war so we can all sleep easy.