chakkra's Posts

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April NPD 2020: Switch 808k, PS4 411k, XB1 329k

in Sales Discussion 3 days ago

RolStoppable said: chakkra said: I'm nowhere near as optimistic as you guys. I think this month is going to be big as well, but I think around next month is when we are going to start seeing the negative effects the pandemic has had on everyone's economy. European countries have run programs to secure employment and keep people paid, so ultimately only a single digit...

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April NPD 2020: Switch 808k, PS4 411k, XB1 329k

in Sales Discussion 3 days ago

trunkswd said: kopstudent89 said: THE CONSOLE MARKET IS ALIVE It is not just alive, it is THRIVING!! I'm nowhere near as optimistic as you guys. I think this month is going to be big as well, but I think around next month is when we are going to start seeing the negative effects the pandemic has had on everyone's economy. ...

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Xbox Series X's cross-gen approach is robbing players of the next-gen thrill

in Microsoft Discussion 4 days ago

Machiavellian said: goopy20 said: Because Epic has told us so. "The Unreal Engine 5 demo on PlayStation 5 was the culmination of years of discussions between Sony and Epic on future graphics and storage architectures." They've been talking about it for years, and you think Sony forgot to bring its own developers in the loop? The whole demo was to showcase what's possible...

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With Series X, Microsoft has no more excuses for first party software droughts

in Microsoft Discussion 5 days ago

vivster said: Sorry, but I've heard just too many times the beautiful phrase of "We are pumping so many resources in acquiring 1st party games, but please be patient because making games takes years". Well, many years have passed and nothing happened, so excuse me if I don't have much confidence in anyone claiming the exact thing right now. Fair enough, but I would say that,...

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Unreal Engine 5 Announced + PS5 Demo

in Sony Discussion 5 days ago

CGI-Quality said: https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1262581494968508416Carmack weighs in Do you know exactly what he means by that? I think I have an idea but I´m no expert. ...

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Unreal Engine 5 Announced + PS5 Demo

in Sony Discussion 6 days ago

Soundwave said: Nvidia's CEO already said 2080 Max Q laptops can outperform a PS5, Sweeney doesn't really say anything to full on deny something like that either Why would Sweeney say anything about that? They are not mentioning Epic or any of Epic´s products in any way, shape or form. ...

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Xbox Series X's cross-gen approach is robbing players of the next-gen thrill

in Microsoft Discussion on 18 May 2020

DonFerrari said: chakkra said: I think the issue here is that you guys put way to much credit into whatever the devs say. I think that is a terrible mistake because a) they want to sell their games, and b) they will always make excuses to justify not putting things into said games. Just to give you an example: recently the devs from Scorn and The Medium said they chose the XSX...

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Xbox Series X's cross-gen approach is robbing players of the next-gen thrill

in Microsoft Discussion on 18 May 2020

DonFerrari said: Mr Puggsly said: I'm mentioning 7th gen games that were more ambitious and enjoyable than the early next gen exclusives. You're suggesting Killzone:SF would need significant cutbacks to work on 7th gen consoles, even though I can think of numerous FPS titles that are more ambitious and enjoyable on 7th gen. Far Cry 4 for example is much better, in an open world,...

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Xbox Series X's cross-gen approach is robbing players of the next-gen thrill

in Microsoft Discussion on 18 May 2020

goopy20 said: Mr Puggsly said: I'm not just making a blanket statement, I'm looking at individual games. We were looking at titles like Ryse, Killzone:SF and Infamous:SS in particular. The goalpost seems to be moving to all games could work on 7th gen. Anyway, I think we agree some constraints are just due to typical game design. When developers get better specs to work with,...

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Microsoft's Betrayal of 2013

in Microsoft Discussion on 18 May 2020

vonny said: LudicrousSpeed said: Exclusive or not is irrelevant in terms of whether or not Microsoft is still supporting the console. Those are all games from Xbox Game Studios. Funny, the guy I quoted listed Final Fantasy 7 Remaster (part one) which isn’t exclusive and you didn’t object... Also Ori is a great game. Gears Tactics is a great game. Either way there is a...

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Xbox Series X's cross-gen approach is robbing players of the next-gen thrill

in Microsoft Discussion on 17 May 2020

goopy20 said: chakkra said: Man, I'm starting to feel like I'm in an eternal Deja vu. We have been discussing the very same thing for months now. But let's try this again: Goopy, you seem to be struggling to grasp the concept of scalability. You see, if they take the very same UE5 demo that impressed you so much and scale it down enough, it will run on a PS4; which means ANY...

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Xbox Series X's cross-gen approach is robbing players of the next-gen thrill

in Microsoft Discussion on 17 May 2020

Man, I'm starting to feel like I'm in an eternal Deja vu. We have been discussing the very same thing for months now. But let's try this again: Goopy, you seem to be struggling to grasp the concept of scalability. You see, if they take the very same UE5 demo that impressed you so much and scale it down enough, it will run on a PS4; which means ANY game from this engine that looks as good as...

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Next gen PS5/XB1SX sales ratio will look the same as this gen's. Huge changes in console marketshare require huge changes in the industry.

in Gaming Discussion on 17 May 2020

LudicrousSpeed said: chakkra said: Okay, let me see if I understand this; so MS gave those subscriptions for free.. And now their plan to convince those people to keep paying is to keep putting out non-quality games... Do you really not see a flow in that logic? good luck getting a real answer, I've asked numerous times because it's a very common argument...

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Next gen PS5/XB1SX sales ratio will look the same as this gen's. Huge changes in console marketshare require huge changes in the industry.

in Gaming Discussion on 17 May 2020

eva01beserk said: chakkra said: Okay, serious question here: do you guys really keep paying for a subscription service even if you are not satisfied with the content you are receiving? Im pretty sure most gamers would not pay for something thats ovbiously a disapointment. But fallout 76 still has many players and pay that fallout 1rst, so Im not sure what to think...

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Next gen PS5/XB1SX sales ratio will look the same as this gen's. Huge changes in console marketshare require huge changes in the industry.

in Gaming Discussion on 17 May 2020

eva01beserk said: Pok87 said: There are several reasons:- more and better exclusive games- Gamepass- similar console price at the start (Xbox One was 100$ more expensive than PS4)- Xbox will no longer be a weaker console- better marketingPs5 will still sell better, but the difference will not be so colossal. Gamepass is not a bad offer. But also indicates that they are...

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Unreal Engine 5 Announced + PS5 Demo

in Sony Discussion on 16 May 2020

DonFerrari said: chakkra said: I'm not saying that this video is real at all (mainly because I have absolutely no idea if it is or not) but let's not forget that Epic's primary objective at the end is that their engine is used for as many developers as possible, so I really doubt that they would sign a deal that would prevent them from talking about how their engine runs on...

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Unreal Engine 5 Announced + PS5 Demo

in Sony Discussion on 16 May 2020

DonFerrari said: Hynad said: LOL!! They’re running the video of the PS5 demo on their laptop. Not the actual tech demo itself. I won't lose my time opening the video, but do it play out equal to what was on PS5 or it show different stuff? And since the team working on the demo was very small why would another team be using it on laptop and breaking probably some...

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Unreal 5 Demo vs Series X Reveal

in Gaming Discussion on 16 May 2020

DonFerrari said: Shadow1980 said: In terms of showing off what we can expect graphically from next-gen, the UE5 demo wins hands down. It was absolutely gorgeous. If that's any indication of what we can expect from the PS5 and XSX in terms of visual quality in AAA games, then... wow. Just awesome. We already potentially got a taste of proper next-gen visuals with the Hellblade II...

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Unreal 5 Demo vs Series X Reveal

in Gaming Discussion on 15 May 2020

KratosLives said: That sense of scale in that demo was amazing. They must be using other new tech, because that level of depth of distance between objects, felt almost lifelike,and can judge distance. It felt huge in there and not just static. This is probably as close to movie like you can get, in terms of environment. This demo actually got me excited to see the next Frostbite...

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Unreal 5 Demo vs Series X Reveal

in Gaming Discussion on 15 May 2020

goopy20 said: Pemalite said: Then why did PC's always held the graphical edge for the entire 7th gen if that was the case?Even in 2006 when Oblivion came out and showcased what the Xbox 360 could do, it still looked and ran better on PC.PC games are always that "step up" over console games.When console gamers were gaming on the Playstation 2, PC gamers were using Tessellation in...