A move like this reeks of desperation to get adoption of your next console. Abandon the old to force people to upgrade to the new. At least Sony and Microsoft will have another 3+ years of active (new games being released) support on their systems, and possibly quite a few more years of maintaining online services…

You know that the PS3 doesnt charge for online services yet I doubt Sony will shut it down for at least another 5+ years, if not longer.

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Not sure if you are agreeing with my points or trying to argue against them but it's seems like the former because you are just reinforcing my point that its not the age, its the popularity that determines if it gets shut down. And remeber that just because you and your friends may stilllove a game, doesn't mean that…

Its unusable on my Galaxy S3. It has a delay of 1-2 seconds between each character as I type and its impossible to follow a conversation. Its bad on the desktop but its horrible and unusable on mobile!

I am not sure what point you think your post is trying to make. I am fairly certain that there are no official servers available for quake or unreal, but if there are, then that reinforces my point, rather than counters it. I said specifically that the popularity of a games online mode, not its age, determines if it…

Don't get me wrong, I hate that we can lose a portion of a game when its no longer popular (mostly as a completionist), but I have never bought a game for its online functionality with the exception of MMORPGs for this very reason. Often when a sequel comes out (and its actually superior) most players jump ship to…

Games have never been built that way. No matter what, even if you have a peer to peer system, you need need a centralized service that can connect multiple peers together, otherwise you have to enter IP addresses of your friends to connect. (And these centralized services get shut down too, leaving you without any…

I know a lot of people feel entitled, and that companies should support their game with servers (that cost money) indefinitely for your single $60 purchase (with maybe a small DLC here or there), even if no one is actually using those servers, just so that if you ever decide, out of the blue, that you want to play a…

Online games always have a finite lifespan. At some point the number of active players will drop below a certain threshold and the servers will be shut down. The popularity of the online mode of a game determines how long it remains viable NOT how long ago it was released. Anyone that is surprised by this is living in…

Japan was a landslide for Sony last generation. Its America where they lost out to MS. They couldn't let MS get another lead in the USA, so they brought it to America first, a tactic which has been hugely successful.

The major micro transaction in candy crush (the one that I would wager 99% that spend money on it buy) is extra lives because the regenerate at 1 per hour. However if you set your devices clock ahead a few hours and load the game, you get the same effect! Free, unlimited lives! If everyone knew this trick, they would…

I love tactics games of all kinds but unless it comes to the PS4 or Vita then as awesome as it may sound, its a non-starter for me.

Or since this article is about mobile gaming...a Vita with the PS4 off screen play, and then you also have a fully functional stand alone portable as well. Of course the entry fee is higher, but you get a lot more for it.

Its actually you that is getting all up in arms about my post. I simply corrected him. Quick and to the point. You are the one that has to resort to insults, sexual references, and vulgarity. I would much rather be known as someone who corrects someones use of a word or phrase, than someone that hasn't matured…

Whatever picture you sent did not come through (all I see is a broken link).