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JRPGfan said

Mine would be like:

Sony: PS1/PS2 emulation via cd/dvd.

 

That's a good one actually. It was disappointing that they chose not to implement ps2 disc based compatibility last year, I'm positive they can do it.

 

And yeah, PSN is great on the Ps4 (at least on my connection)



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aLkaLiNE said:
JRPGfan said

Mine would be like:

Sony: PS1/PS2 emulation via cd/dvd.

That's a good one actually. It was disappointing that they chose not to implement ps2 disc based compatibility last year, I'm positive they can do it.

And yeah, PSN is great on the Ps4 (at least on my connection)

If older PCs are able to run emulators, sony themselves that know the code of the orginal consoles should be able to make much more accurate and less demanding to run emulators. I think they can do PS1 & PS2 emulation even on those "weak" jaguar cores, if they wanted too.



JRPGfan said:
aLkaLiNE said:

That's a good one actually. It was disappointing that they chose not to implement ps2 disc based compatibility last year, I'm positive they can do it.

And yeah, PSN is great on the Ps4 (at least on my connection)

If older PCs are able to run emulators, sony themselves that know the code of the orginal consoles should be able to make much more accurate and less demanding to run emulators. I think they can do PS1 & PS2 emulation even on those "weak" jaguar cores, if they wanted too.

I have no doubt that they can. The bastards.



MS- New studios, better first party
Nintendo- Go third party
Sony- Bring back classic Ips.



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Nintendo: ditch Amiibo and move away from DLC, season passes, and any kind of micro-transactions in general. Bring in more talent and trust them to make games without micromanaging them. Make meaningful partnerships with third-party studios but don't waste a lot of money and resources competing with high-end tech on the market. PLAN AHEAD. Take advantage of dormant IPs, either by developing new games internally or farming them out to trustworthy independent studios. Create hardware with an attractive price point. If you must embrace a gimmick, pick one that 1) doesn't break the bank and that 2) opens up new, attractive gameplay possibilities.

Sony: end the online multiplayer paywall. Move away from cinematic action games. Go back in time and don't close Liverpool. Invest in more modestly-powered hardware. Tell us what the hell happened with The Last Guardian. Fix those sticks on the DualShock 4. Throw Vita owners a bone. Give us backward compatibility. 

Microsoft: if Microsoft actually wants to remain in the console space, then it can do a number of things. End the online multiplayer paywall. Backward compatibility is great - stay the course. Build up more internal studios with competent developers. Ditch 343 and give Halo to a better studio. Don't kill Fable. Invite in more RPG developers, or build some in house. Stop wasting money buying exclusive/timed third-party content. Make more of your games exclusive. Invest in more modestly-powered hardware. Do something good with the mountain of Rare IPs you own.



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I'll have to throw in my personal preferences as well, because I don't think I'll be able to do this properly otherwise.

Nintendo needs to work hard to get better third-party support. Nintendo also needs to lower their prices more quickly. It's like they never come down, and it makes it really hard for me to get into Nintendo stuff. It doesn't have to be quick, but the prices need to come down at some point.

Sony needs to make online play free again. Other than that, I can't come up with anything. I'm pretty happy with Sony's first-party games in general.

Microsoft too needs to make online play free. I'm not paying for what I've been able to do for free on PC forever, especially when online multiplayer still seems to often use P2P-based technology, which is practically free for publishers. (I think Microsoft might actually have it better in this regard, in comparison to Sony, but I'm not sure.) Microsoft also needs to improve their first-party support.



Nintendo: Get rid of Amiibos, do a better job securing 3rd party games even if multiplat, expand their first party genres.

Sony: Make more games that appeal to me, improve PSN please, make a modern controller, improve PS+ games, SOCOM II HD pretty please.

Microsoft: Increase flow of BC games, use more Rareware IPs, go back to focus on network titles they had during 360 era, Crimson Skies HD please (another awesome Zipper game like SOCOM).



Sony: Honestly better library for PSPlus games for the PS4. Vita and PS3 have never been mistreated with PSPlus, do not know why PS4 can be at times.

Nintendo: Honestly focus on one platform, they are amazing on the 3DS, but bad on the Wii U. By focusing on one platform they do not limit themselves.

Microsoft: I stepped away from you, and do not think you can win me back, outside of maybe downright purchasing one of the big three third party publishers.



 

Ka-pi96 said:
Microsoft: Sell Xbox. Set up the Windows Store as a proper competitor to Steam and go mostly PC, with any games that would work on consoles released as a multiplat.

Nintendo: Buy Xbox. imo Nintendo are complete shit at making consoles. So by buying out a series of consoles that are already good and not adding any more anti-consumer policies to them they could finally have some success with decent consoles. That's all they'd really need to do. Buy Xbox and keep it running as it is now, except destory those 'future evil plan' files that Microsoft have been working on, and all will be good.

Sony: They need to make their own JRPG franchise. Ideally they'd take a hat filled with money over to Sakaguchi and get him to create it (and many sequels).

Worst idea ever. The day Microsoft no longer makes consoles is the day I leave gaming... 

 

As for Sony, Sakaguchi spat on their drink and left the room when they tried to do that... 



MS- New studios, better first party
Nintendo- Bring back classic Ips.
Sony- Go third party