I honestly think that there's tons of potential for competitive entertainment software on television, but I think the biggest failing so far is trying to associate with sports. Video games are not and never will be sports. They so not share a common audience. Of course sports networks don't want games- games are…

It's interesting how indies are in a unique situation where they're both more and less constrained at the same time. They have less resources, man power, money, etc., but they have more creative freedom and such. I enjoy a lot of indie games for this reason- to a point though. I've played enough 2d platformers and…

You're certainly not wrong. It really would be hard to come up with something that doesn't have any recycled elements to it, maybe close to impossible, but I'm all for trying.

I see what you mean in terms of comparing games to fashion trends. "Retro" graphics are a great example of a visual fad right now.

I see a bit of irony in what you said.

To be honest, for a lot of people it would lose said bonus points for that reason. I can appreciate that there are a lot of people who like the whole 'anime' style, and I enjoyed it when I was younger, but honestly it's too much now.

I think I can live with the next-gen improvements slowing down, or maybe taking another direction. I say this from the point of view of not wanting to have to buy another computer or console to continue playing currently-released games.

Honestly, I gladly welcome incentives to actually buy a game. Why? Because piracy. Because if you don't convince anyone that their money is well spent, they wont spend the money, but will still want to play the game.

I can understand why some might disagree with the idea behind pre-orders, or even think they're somehow damaging to gamers or the industry, but to go as far as to call it manipulation is an exaggeration. People that buy into pre-orders know what they're doing, and do it by choice- and you're talking about people who…

Nobody is being hostile about wanting women in the gaming industry. I'm sure that we want more women in the industry.

There are fewer women in the gaming industry because fewer women have an interest in being in the gaming industry. To call it anything other than that is to push an agenda.

The question isn't why, it's why not? Having the *option* to use 4k doesn't prevent high poly, heavy spec, triple-a games from sticking to whatever resolution they want.

What won't happen, but I'd like to see as an answer to both the used game question and why we haven't seen the actual console yet:

Read title- was expecting to be amazed....

You've made two assumptions that are wrong:

You feel that people dislike you for it because they DO dislike you for it. People don't generally like to be reminded of being at a disadvantage. I'm not saying that makes their point of view any more valid than your own, but there's no denying that some people are uncomfortable with those that have a lot more…

Aspergers aside, there are tons of reasons, outside of just 'being a loser', that someone might have some difficulty complimenting people. What about cases where one of the two people in a relationship is much more attractive than the other, making it an awkward subject? What about cases where people are…

Honestly, at this point, the word 'pretty' has as much meaning as 'nice' or 'good'. It's too vague to carry any weight.

I've always made the assumption that women often have gay friends because it sort of fits the commonly assumed view that if your friends are of the same gender, you're just friends, and if you're friends with the opposite gender, it's because you're attracted to them- the twist being that a gay man (in the eyes of any…

But is not a game like Gears of War all about the whole macho GRRRR LOOK AT ME I'M TOUGH AND I SHOOT THINGS regardless of gender?