My first impression of the controller is... pretty good, actually. Not going crazy about it, but I’m curious to try it out, it’s probably the biggest change in a Non-Nintendo controller since OG Xbox to 360. I’ve never loved the PS controller, but never hated it either: I generally prefer the offset stick layout…

Ooh, I do like the extra color splash. Not only nice looking, but I think it brings a bit of nostalgia to the design, which i think would help a bit from the aesthetic whiplash of Sony’s first major controller revamp.

In some ways, it was a fascinating presentation. I appreciate the detail that Mark can go into on these subjects, and I’m sure a lot of developers are fascinated by some of these developments. The SSD, in particular, seems like a really interesting long term gambit, although I’m not sure how much benefit Sony will see…

To be fair, they’re not claiming that a game will be 4k, 120fps, and raytracing all at once. Likely they’ll be doing 120fps at 1080p and 1440p upscaling to 4k, while true 4k will likely top out at 60-70fps, maybe dipping below depending on the game. Raytracing is a bit harder to predict, because it’s still very new…

Agreed, I think the biggest revolution in gaming in the last decade is not the increase in physical graphics, but rather the scale of rendering and the ability to quickly store and retrieve that data. I’d say that the modern HD era of graphics really started around 2007-2008. Since then, if you were to call up, say a…

Between this and Temtem, you’d think there would be a hot market for Nintendo clones on PC. Makes me think, I could probably remake Mario and have it be pretty successful :D...

It looks like Phil Spencer has confirmed Xbox will be attending E3, though in what capacity is still anyone’s guess.

It looks like Phil Spencer has confirmed Xbox will be attending E3, though in what capacity is still anyone’s guess.

I’ve always liked the intersection of western aesthetics (architecture especially) with anime art styles, particularly in such detail and color.  Very Miyazaki for the first few images, and has made me think now that my new barometer for “I got old”: when I watched Ghibli films as a kid, I always used to want to go on…

That’s my thought as well, and I actually think that’s very exciting, both practically and on a symbolic level. Lots of discussion right now about Series X’s potential price point (I think it’s going to be pretty high, like beyond PS3 high) and how Lockhart will fit in but I think it would be really interesting if…

100% agree, especially since the PS4Pro and especially the Xbox One X were, from the perspective of computational power, practically a new generation already.  My question is, for physical games (which I still use for consoles, I know...)  whether Microsoft still maintains seperate SKUs for each gen (presumably with…

At this point, Microsoft may as well go all in on cross Xbox/PC compatibility.

That’s what happens to all kids who refuse to work in the mines... (pretty sure this is art from Frostpunk, so that’s actually probably what’s happening here.)

Ryzen has really only started showing up in force in the last year, it’s going to take a while for it to affect the broader market, but if the current trend continues then I think we could start seeing those numbers change substantially. Yes, Intel still has the edge in gaming, but only barely and only at the highest…

I thought the event was passable. Right or wrong, they’ve decided to focus on Xbox One for now, and not include anything about Scarlett, which is why there were no big exclusive reveals. Personally, I agree that they probably could have used a big reveal at the end, or even just reordered their existing line up to not…

I also totally forgot Horizon Zero Dawn, which was also a great game. And while Doom sorta got mentioned for its switch port, I’m going to mention it again. Doom.

I totally forgot to add it on my list as well, but yeah, HZD was a great game.  I think coming out in the same year (and almost the same month) as Breath of the Wild did it no favors, especially given the similarities between them.  I still think BoTW is the deserving GoTY from that year, but HZD was definitely up…

I love that 2013 mentions that Xbox One and PS4 came out, but none of the games from those platforms make the list. Seriously, it’s a perfect summary of that launch and how lacking those systems were at first. Of course, PS4 managed to ramp up pretty effectively after a few years.

I can understand a bit why people don’t like it; it’s a bit jarring. I’m totally fine with more Anime embracing 3D, especially when I think there have been several shows that can do really impressive combinations of 2D or 3D, or go full 3D but bring a lot of style elements from 2D over. This seems to be going in the…

Yeah, I’ve thought a lot recently about how XB1 was mainly poorly messaged and too far ahead of it’s time, but most of its features were actually quite prescient. As you mentioned, digital was always the future of games (for better and for worse) and now complaints about not being able to bring a disk over to a…