Heavyarms55

Since KOTOR 2, the superior of that series, is not an option, I vote for KOTOR. If KOTOR 2 got a remaster, with the restored content that was cut from the final product returned and properly finished, people might understand why I prefer it.

I suspect people who have played the restored content mod - in which fans finished most of the game (aside from voice work and one unfinished planet that was just too unfinished) would agree with me.

Even if not, I prefer the story of the Exile to that of Revan.

3 would be my favorite. But I really liked 1-3 and Reach.

And nothing since.

@BlueOcean Hey now. At least 112 people in Japan have an Xbox One. Let's not be overly harsh.

Honestly they are both just "fine". I don't really like or dislike either.

I think I dropped about 15+ hours into Animal Crossing over the weekend. My island looks totally different.

For a long time now Microsoft's offering has been heavily reliant on 3rd party titles with a small portion of 1st party content/exclusive content. If they really want to compete, I'd say that's one are they need to improve.

That said, between PS5 and XboxX, right now I'm leaning XboxX. Because of the backward compatibility.

We all know a GTA 6 will happen. Personally I don't see why they would release yet however - when GTA 5 is still selling shockingly healthy for a game as old as it is.

@FraserG I mean, I totally get that. But they could easily be more creative with similar effort. They could try something that isn't so glaringly obvious an April Fool's joke. But all of these are instantly obvious.

I always find it silly when so-called analysts try to cover gaming. More than half the time they sound like people who haven't actually played a game since the days of Famicom and Mega Drive.

Not a slight against MS, I hold this opinion when they talk about any of the companies.

Wow, these were the best? That's pretty weak.

20 dollars for a "story" you can complete in a day. I never bought COD games for the single player. I'd run through them once, and then play multi-player.

Which is weird, because these days I play almost nothing but single player or single player focused games.

I love that the proceeds from this specific case are going to such a good cause!

But I hate that these sorts of cosmetic DLC are so standard these days. :/

@Tasuki I'd really rather they not. I don't like mobile games and don't want that practice of mobile games on Switch to get the boost that such a big name would bring. I'd much rather have them build a game for the Switch.

I've seen reports of internet traffic being up by 20% or more. I'm sure companies had some breathing room in place but a jump of 20% is probably more than they had planned for.

COD has been pumping one yearly games for so long now that I'm kinda shocked it took them so long to finally start doing this.

I wish they'd take the time to make a COD game on Switch. Now a port but just one, good, built for the system COD title. Even if just as a hook to try and pull back old fans who burnt out years ago but might be inclined to give it another spin.

I know they did one on Wii U and it kinda flopped but I think that was more the Wii U's fault than anything else.

A good COD on a portable system would be pretty sweet.

I need to get around the playing the COD4 remaster.

Oh yeah, I'm so eager to display my super cool looking dull black box.

Seriously, does anyone actually like the design? It's a non issue, I don't really care what my gaming machine looks like. But I miss the days when companies released things other than black or white boxes...

Even Nintendo is mostly down to black now... Yeah there are special editions, that usually cost significantly more...

Physical. But I am not a purist. I buy digital too, if needed.

I don't see why we can't go the 360 route, having a rechargeable battery that can be swapped out with AA batteries.

The lack of this option is one of the only issues I have with the Switch Pro-controller.

"It did really well"

"But we don't have any numbers yet"

Wait, the game didn't already have a mode to fight viruses? Only to spread them? Huh, I hadn't played it obviously but I just kinda assumed it did both.

I'm not even considering a launch day unit at anything higher than 400 dollars. And since I'm pretty sure it wont be that "cheap" I wont be getting anything at launch.

It's not a great move. Having the option to use AA batteries is nice. But making the rechargeables be "purchase separately" seems like a glaring step backward.

Especially if the rumors about this console being 500 dollars are true.

That Minecraft thing is pretty cool. But I question how many people will actually use it.

I gotta give Microsoft some serious credit here. Some of these are downright sexy!

It seemed like Nintendo was going the same thing with Switch Pro-controllers until they just seemed to stop for unknown reasons.

Specs this power that, what features are the two consoles offering? If the only thing I cared about were the best specs to play the highest quality games - I'd build a gaming PC.

Right now I'm leaning toward Xbox because it has the backwards compatibility for an enormous library of games right out the gate. But neither PS5 nor XboxX have shown any real new features that look interesting.

You can spout all the buzz words and numbers you like, that just doesn't impress me. Show me games that really make use of those things. Show me new features that previous consoles could not do.

Mobile gaming is just inferior. I'm sorry but it is. Streaming is never going to work as well as having the device in the same room. You can't beat the laws of physics. There are people who can notice the input delay from older wireless controllers. Now take that and run that signal through a dozen repeaters a few hundred or thousand miles away to a server hub and enjoy lag fiesta!

And F2P touch screen only mobile gaming, riddled with paywalls or "energy limits" to push you into spending money and gatcha mechanics... nope. Hell nope.

I'll keep my Switch and either a PS or Xbox. Haven't decided which of the latter two yet. Leaning Toward Xbox now, since it seems to have much better backward compatibility. But both PS5 and XboxX seem to be focusing too heavily on raw specs and I've not seen any games yet that really scream "buy this console right bloody now!"

@gingataisen Well I guess if by "a focal point" you did in fact mean one of several, then I'm agreeing with you now. But I think when I read your comment the first time I misread it and thought you said "the focal point" as in the only one, or most important one.

@gingataisen Naw. If graphics had been the most important thing for games, then the most successful game systems over the years would be quite different. Game Gear would have slaughtered Game Boy. Sega Gensis would have crushed SNES. Just to name a couple examples.

Gameplay first, story second, affordability third, then graphics maybe 4th.

Of course a massive difference in one of the categories can mess that up. You could release the best game ever imagined - but if it costs 20 times anything else on the market, it isn't going to sell. You could write a super interesting story, but if the game-play is riddled with glitches and crashes, it doesn't matter.

But graphics? Unless a game is truly hideous, that rarely is a deciding factor. Unless we're talking about the same game, on different devices. But games like Witcher 3, Super Mario Bros, Halo 3, Pokemon Red and Blue, Final Fantasy 7 and such did not sell so well because they were the prettiest games in their genres, they sold because they had the game play and stories people liked.

And if specs and graphics were key, the PC would reign undoubtedly supreme. With consoles only being popular as budget items for kids.

Backwards compatibility is easily the biggest thing that's pulling me back toward MS as opposed to Sony this time around. For a traditional console that's chained to a TV, the idea of support for so many games is appealing to me.

But frankly, I don't care about all this talk of ray tracing, 4K, and all these various specs and numbers. Game play and story are what matter to me, graphics are only a minor issue. I grew up with the NES and Game Boy. Graphics are nice, but not even quite a secondary factor.

This amazing backwards compatibility is really pulling me back to camp Microsoft after preferring PS4 to Xbone.

Minor benefit of my preference for single player experiences... if the online services go down, it's usually not a big deal for me.

4K! 120FPS!? That's so incredible I almost care!

Is this the name of the game this generation? Specs and graphics? Each article that I see where this is big deal makes me sad for the industry...

@Gamecuber Of major chain stores - honestly they were already on their way out.

But smaller so-called "indie game stores" that deal in retro hardware, offer repair services and other more specialized products will probably still be around. Just no where near in the numbers they used to be.

I still don't see what the big deal is. Looks pretty. Is that is?

Gotta say, this looks WAY better than matte black.

I can't imagine spending over 100 dollars on a single controller!

I love my Switch but man to Sony and MS handle online subscriptions better.

It's been years and years since I've used a wireless controller with any noticeable latency from any of the big 3 game companies. It was only with the early 3rd party options that I ever noticed any issue.

But hey, more specs that they can throw around to make their not actually different controller sound cool.

Sorry if I sound harsh - I don't actually have any issues with the controller except that it looks fine. Just fine. Just like the console.

All this talk of specs and I just kinda zone out. The backwards compatibility has me excited. I hope Sony copies that. I'd love to have a Xbox that playes all Xbox games and a Playstation that plays all Playstation games. And that's the key here: Games sell hardware, not specs.

Both the console itself and the controller are bland to look at. These are minor issues that would not make or break a device for me, but I miss the days when companies actually tried to make their devices look cool.

This is a box, with a tiny logo and a disk drive. I don't know how they could make it much more bland.

What has me most worried about this generation of gaming coming up is just how much focus is being put on the graphics. But for me, graphics are pretty far down on the list of importance for games.

1. Gameplay
2. Story
3. Replayability
4. Graphics

I don't care if a game is the most visually stunning thing ever created if it lacks 1-3.

And with so much going into the graphics, games are getting to be ridiculous sizes! 80-120GB for a single game? The idea of a 1TB HD not being big enough for a measly 10 games is nuts! Especially as more and more games trend toward digital and installation.

Looks alright. I still like the older 360 controller for MS pads. And the Switch Pro-controller remains my favorite standard controller.

While I understand why people like having the option - perhaps the only thing the near - perfect Switch pro controller lacks - I still vastly prefer the battery in my Switch pro. I play daily and still find myself shocked when the battery finally runs dry and needs a recharge. But back in the Game Boy days, or even with the Xbox 360 controllers, I used to burn through AA batteries like candy.

Not to mention how much waste disposable batteries produce...

How long before someone jail breaks it and installs PS2, PS3 and PS4 emulators?

I'm not really worried about enhancements. It's just that delicious backwards compatibility that I like!

I frankly couldn't care much less about the specs of either PS5 or Xbox Trinity. BUT I was told that this new console will have backward compatibility all the way to the original Xbox. That's a big deal and may be what sells me on it after skipping Xbone.