Honestly, regardless of the video compression artefacts you'd need to watch the YouTube at 1080p on a 30" monitor to start seeing a difference. I wouldn't put $2000 in a big ass tower PC for that either, just saying that you can't tell the difference by just looking at an embedded video.

It's not as though we're satisfied with the current sales state. We hope to continue through taking user feedback and improving [the Xbox One] and offering content that everyone can enjoy. We are also aware that reaching out to let more people know about the Xbox One is vital. However, the current console generation…

I'd feel bad about these abysmal sales figures if Platinum weren't acting like total douchebags on social media.

That would be true in most countries but Japanese politicians really don't give a fuck.

You forgot that they've partnered with -I'm not kidding- Just Cause developer, Avalanche Studios.

Yeah, I gave up on games that frustrate me a while ago because it's frankly not worth it.

Thanks for the heads-up! The second I see Ethan Hunt or James Bond near me, I'll go lock myself in my bunker.

Seriously, most fun I've ever had in an open world sandbox game.

Anyone who's lived in Japan during the last 10 years knows that they're a bunch of young girls that have been on thousands of TV shows, ads, games, pachinko, ... even promoting government bonds. I don't think it's humanly possible to escape being exposed to AKB48.

I'm not sure not sure it'd go as far as to say that they're rude, but if you eat your ramen silently in Japan, people around you will stare at you.

You are right, but what prevents Microsoft from getting brand recognition just like Apple has. Windows and Office have the same market share in Japan as in the US after all.

They tend to favor home-made products... but for some reason Apple has a 50% market share of smartphones, way ahead of Japanese manufacturers, Sony, Sharp and Fujitsu.

Sony branded smartphones are way more popular in Japan, where Samsung is way behind Sony, Sharp and Fujitsu (Apple has 50% of the whole smartphone market here). It's maybe irrelevant in other countries, but Sony is a Japanese company after all.

Utilizing the same sort of technology that enables the feature on the PlayStation Vita, Sony's upcoming Xperia Z3 phones and compact tablets will have the ability to stream PlayStation 4 games over Wi-Fi networks. That's right, Sony is still making phones.

First off, Nintendo -as well as Sony and Microsoft- makes almost no money on the hardware. Secondly, Nintendo block IP addresses by region, so even if you buy a Japanese 3DS and live in the US, you won't be able to connect to the Japanese eShop or download software updates for your Japanese system.

10 minutes may be stretching it, but I've played through a lot of games in 30+minute sessions. If the port was a good one I'd be happy to pay $15 to be able to play it on an iPad (BioShock on an phone is a nice option to have but it doesn't sound a lot of fun).

The only reason that iPhone users wouldn't be interested in this game are the controls. Statistically, a large number of "real gamers" also own an iPhone or iPad, and $15 for a AAA game like BioShock is frankly not that much. Just because a lot of people rather play F2P crap (and pay $$$ via IAPs), others see the…

IANAL but the box art is exclusively from Super Famicom games, which may only be protected in Japan.

OK, I thought it was like with Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, 6 months as a Wii U exclusive and then release on PS3/Xbox 360.

This New 3DS is basically a big F U to Nintendo's hardcore fans, the ones who buy a system at launch and who would be first in line to get Xenoblade for their console.