Hi there everyone!! Sorry it's been so long since my last post, but life has it's way of keeping you busy and even though you have your mind set on one thing, you eventually end up doing something totally different. It's been about a month and a half since the last time I wrote and since then a lot has happened. Amongst everything, Microsoft unveiled their next generation console, the XBox One.The capabilities of this machine seem endless but it didn't really support a whole lot of first rat game titles. Since E3 is just around the corner (1 week), I thought it would be fun to do an article about what the 3 major gaming companies will bring to the table and how they'll try to convince us, the consumers, that their equipment is the best for the leap to the next generation of gaming.
Let's begin with Microsoft. A lot of people were left disappointed with the presentation of the XBox One. At the end of it, it didn't seem like a gaming console at all, but like a high-tech TiVo! But there are people inside Microsoft saying very positively that they will have a lot to show at E3. At the presentation, Microsoft also announced 15 entirely new game franchises. This is what they will bring to the showroom. This is what they'll try and win people over with. Sure, there are gamers who like to stick to their franchises, but then again there's always the thrill of the unknown. This is what Microsoft is going to use to their advantage. New box, entirely new franchises (not to mention the die-hard Call of Duty fan boys), a whole new experience.
Next is Sony. Sony hasn't shown us their box yet. I mean, we've all heard about what the PS4 can do, how to use it to interact with others, use the PS Network in new ways, all the new features, heck, we even saw the new DualShock 4! But we still haven't actually seen the PlayStation 4. That's what they'll try and dazzle us with. But they won't have to do much work, since they have a number of game developers working for them, trying as hard as they can to bring the best quality games to the PS4. And that's yet another card under Sony's sleeve. All the gamers' favorite franchises in sparkling new graphics. If after all that players still aren't lining up to buy the new games and console, I really don't know what will!
What about Nintendo? Where to they fit in between the battle of the titans? Nintendo made a great move in choosing to not have a media conference at E3 this year (since the Wii U has already been released), but instead inform their customers of their new products through a Nintendo Direct live stream. That way it's as it says: more direct. Nintendo always had and always will have it's loyal fan base. With new and improved titles like Mario Kart Wii U, Sonic: Lost World, Super Mario 3D Wii U, Super Smash Bros 4, and other highly anticipated titles (not only for the Wii U, but for the most popular handheld gaming console, the 3DS), Nintendo always knows how to make a big impression.
Next week promises to be huge for the gaming industry. The companies are doing their best to deliver not just just entertainment systems, but machines that can do everything for us. From recording our favorite show to making a video call to our long-lost cousin who lives half way around the world, all with just the use of words. But at the end of the day, it's up to the consumer to decide what he really wants. Let the games begin!!
Let's begin with Microsoft. A lot of people were left disappointed with the presentation of the XBox One. At the end of it, it didn't seem like a gaming console at all, but like a high-tech TiVo! But there are people inside Microsoft saying very positively that they will have a lot to show at E3. At the presentation, Microsoft also announced 15 entirely new game franchises. This is what they will bring to the showroom. This is what they'll try and win people over with. Sure, there are gamers who like to stick to their franchises, but then again there's always the thrill of the unknown. This is what Microsoft is going to use to their advantage. New box, entirely new franchises (not to mention the die-hard Call of Duty fan boys), a whole new experience.
Next is Sony. Sony hasn't shown us their box yet. I mean, we've all heard about what the PS4 can do, how to use it to interact with others, use the PS Network in new ways, all the new features, heck, we even saw the new DualShock 4! But we still haven't actually seen the PlayStation 4. That's what they'll try and dazzle us with. But they won't have to do much work, since they have a number of game developers working for them, trying as hard as they can to bring the best quality games to the PS4. And that's yet another card under Sony's sleeve. All the gamers' favorite franchises in sparkling new graphics. If after all that players still aren't lining up to buy the new games and console, I really don't know what will!
What about Nintendo? Where to they fit in between the battle of the titans? Nintendo made a great move in choosing to not have a media conference at E3 this year (since the Wii U has already been released), but instead inform their customers of their new products through a Nintendo Direct live stream. That way it's as it says: more direct. Nintendo always had and always will have it's loyal fan base. With new and improved titles like Mario Kart Wii U, Sonic: Lost World, Super Mario 3D Wii U, Super Smash Bros 4, and other highly anticipated titles (not only for the Wii U, but for the most popular handheld gaming console, the 3DS), Nintendo always knows how to make a big impression.
Next week promises to be huge for the gaming industry. The companies are doing their best to deliver not just just entertainment systems, but machines that can do everything for us. From recording our favorite show to making a video call to our long-lost cousin who lives half way around the world, all with just the use of words. But at the end of the day, it's up to the consumer to decide what he really wants. Let the games begin!!
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