Xbox 360 has officially been discontinued

[stika]

Regarding multiplats, there's a website that listed every game and every comparison article by Lens of Truth, Eurogamer and IGN and used the conclusion of each article to show which games were better on which system: https://misterslimm.wordpress.com/vi...e-off-results/

[Thief]

I don't know anybody aside from Thief on these forums who gives one single fuck about the multiplayer mode of Mass Effect 3.

Single player is garbage in ME3. BioWare really screwed up big time with ME3 and pissed everyone off big time, and I'm not just talking the ruined the finale to the epics that were ME1 and 2 in the biggest way possible. Plot holes and space magic BS everywhere, and it's not at all consistent with the vibe and lore of ME1 and 2. Part of the blame was original writer (Drew) left BioWare, and the new lead writer totally screwed everything up. That's why the next ME game is taking place in another galaxy. Original series can't be salvaged after the mess that is ME3.

Gameplay wise, the game is extremely unbalanced and zero challenge compared to ME3mp.

ME3mp also has crazy replay value due to great varied gameplay (many builds/setups to try out in this game) and challenge. Why players always keep coming back for more even after long breaks. Trust me, I wouldn't have 3000hrs in ME3mp alone if it wasn't any good. I'm very picky about games too.


Right now the upcoming ME game doesn't have a seperate section for mp at BioWare forums, so all the mp players are just there to troll the sp players with topics like "Sp is all drama, BioWare should scrap sp and make it all mp." And so on.

[Thief]

Regarding multiplats, there's a website that listed every game and every comparison article by Lens of Truth, Eurogamer and IGN and used the conclusion of each article to show which games were better on which system: https://misterslimm.wordpress.com/vi...e-off-results/

Too bad Lens of Truth site went down. Was nice to see another opinion next to Eurogamer. And the only bad thing about these sites is that they really downplay the losses of PS3 too much sometimes, because lolpolitical correctness.

[stika]

Not that Japanese companies didn't give it the old college try on the 360, but most of them just didn't sell that well...stuff that would have probably done fine on PS3 (and often did when it was ported).

The fact I live in Europe didn't help. Several Japanese exclusives that launched in the US never made it here like the Raiden games, Spectral Force 3 and Operation Darkness. Had the console been region free I would have imported these

[Thief]

It's an afterthought game mode on the third act of an RPG trilogy. A game that pissed off it's fanbase and buried BioWare. A bigger failure on PC because it was limited to Origin, and followed up one of if not the worst implementations of high priced DLC on consoles.

An afterthought thats way better then ME3sp. Yes. The extra 5 DLC really added a lot more content too. I just wish BioWare balanced the game a lot better. Still at least they've put some effort to balance mp with weekly balance changes, unlike sp which I don't recall one balance change.

But generally gameplay and challenge is what keep players coming back, and sp has none. And it's crappy sp story doesn't help at all either.


EDIT - anyway, just had 2 session of ME3mp, came here to check the forum in between matches, time to go back to ME3mp.

[Knuckle Duster]

The fact I live in Europe didn't help. Several Japanese exclusives that launched in the US never made it here like the Raiden games, Spectral Force 3 and Operation Darkness. Had the console been region free I would have imported these

Region locking is so stupid.

I'm glad that the Xbox One emulates 360 region free, and hope that it gets extended to a larger games library. The BC games list on One is up over 160 games since November, and I owned about 100 of them already. It's ridiculous how good Microsoft is at giving it's customers value right now compared to the PS4 user base getting shit on by Sony.

[Thief]

Whoops, just had a Collector crash on London... so what's everyone talking about here? Really, XBone emulate 360 games region free? Nice.

[The Jackal]

It's ridiculous how good Microsoft is at giving it's customers value right now compared to the PS4 user base getting shit on by Sony.

PlayStation Now and the whole issue of Sony re-re-releasing emulated PS2 games instead of letting you use your discs/previously bought digital copies has cemented them as nothing more than money-grabbing dicks. M$ are doing a good job listening to their fans, when it comes to backwards compatibility, something I wish $ony would do..

[Armoured Priest]

Agree about the analog sticks. I'm very happy to be finally able to play PS3 games with decent analog sticks finally.



And what tactic do you use to help keep that super loose USB connection snug? I use two hairbands wrapped around controller and connection as support to help. Otherwise the slightest movement will cause a disconnect, which usually always leads to me getting killed online while using DS4 to play ME3mp.

My technique is that my usb connection isn't super loose? I've never had the plug fall out on its own.

[GriskaGyoran]

4K console gaming isn't going to happen any time soon. There's going to be another wave of misinformation and bullshit fighting between console fanboys who think either platform is capable of good performance. The Neo is going to have another low end GPU, this time with high bandwidth shared memory and a new architecture. It's not going to be heavily optimized for while the hardware is capable or relevant. The Neo is a half measure to get PSVR off the ground, and it will be Kinect 1.0 all over again. The hardware won't be competitive with the Vive/Rift, and their own game software will go niche.

I agree with that actually. We can't even get 1080p on a console right. Let alone 4k. Did a bit more looking into it and nowhere did Sony reveal that it was to do 4k, so screw that notion. However it might not even be a graphical update, but rather a "kit" to get the PS4 to even work with the PSVR at an acceptable framerate without eating too much CPU time.

[Blades]

You said it before in that Sonic thread. But my point in asking to make sure is; that if you basically don't game anymore, then naturally you don't have any more concerns if Sony and Microsoft and gaming in general make any improvements. Me, I still game for PS3, 360 and more. And I'm really into gaming. I game a lot. I'm listening to gaming music right now as I write this. And because I'm also enough of a perfectionist makes much more demanding then the average consumer, means I'm much more concerned about getting better gaming products and seeing gaming evolve. Is that good smoke enough for you?

That doesn't make my opinion any less valid. If you want improvements, stop whining about PS3 and go buy a PS4. Do you own one? I didn't think so.

The 360/PS3 age is over. Expecting improvements for a dead console is...how do I say this...stupid.

Since you're just getting into it, you're the one who is the newcomer, even if you are a video game "perfectionist," whatever that means. PS a perfectionist is one who MAKES something, not one who consumes.

[Thief]

My technique is that my usb connection isn't super loose? I've never had the plug fall out on its own.

Trust me, it's a serious problem. Otherwise there's wouldn't be quick fix videos such as this.



Maybe the reason you don't notice it is because on PS4 it switches to wireless mode each time these disconnects happen. But when playing on PS3, it instead recognizes it as a different controller in wireless mode, why you instead get the "Please reconnect controller" prompt nightmare syndrome.

[Thief]

That doesn't make my opinion any less valid. If you want improvements, stop whining about PS3 and go buy a PS4. Do you own one? I didn't think so.

The 360/PS3 age is over. Expecting improvements for a dead console is...how do I say this...stupid.

Since you're just getting into it, you're the one who is the newcomer, even if you are a video game "perfectionist," whatever that means. PS a perfectionist is one who MAKES something, not one who consumes.

I am buying a PS4. Any day now. Already paid 200$ for the big LE box of PS3 Dark Souls 3. I literally cannot wait!!!! The waiting is literally driving me crazy!!!!


Also, about the PS3/360 debate, even though that era is ending, nothing wrong with putting history in more correct perspective. For science!

[Blades]

???

You hate Sony so much, yet you buy a PS4?

[Thief]

???

You hate Sony so much, yet you buy a PS4?

I told you guys already, I hate both Sony and Microsoft equally. So no bias getting in the way of my decisions. So my PS3 hate is legit. Reason I went with PS4 first this time around I also mentioned too (Bloodborne; double the user base of XBone means much more fun playing online games like Bloodborne/Dark Souls 3/next Mass Effect; the analog sticks on DS4 feel almost exactly like the 360 analog sticks and not the shit DS3 analog sticks that the XBone analog sticks feel like; read some ports so far are superior on PS4; etc). However I am worried by how good the interface is this time around, and very worried on how good their online stuff compares to Microsoft this time around... really doubt they have a better online setup then Microsoft to far ...).