Microsoft crafting Xbox exclusive multiplayer shooter

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selnor said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Yang_WenLi said:
Let's not turn this into another PS3 vs 360 vs Wii thread.

At least, it's a start. I do wish they dropped the 'AAA' and 'World-class' term, if the game is good it will be able to stand up for itself.

The reason Microsoft uses AAA in their speech is because they notice the gamer lingo and think terms will impress us. Talk is cheap. Sony doesn't need to say the word core at E3 or Nintendo for that matter.

I always viewed the term AAA as meaning Microsoft are spending lots of money developing the game. I never took it as quality, but rather how muc Microsoft are banking on te title.

You can have a Hollywood Blockbuster, but that doesnt mean it will be a great movie. It means it has the potential as it has high funds backing it.

That's one of the problems with the term, where it should mean just 'big budget', it is now synonymous with the term 'high quality' because of how companies and the gaming press have used it.

It pisses me off because it implies that games with bigger marketing or development budgets are somehow more worthy of our admiration and attention than those without, and now if your cheap-ish game cannot be termed 'AAA' you are at a disadvantage. Gah. makes me so mad.