The original psychonauts was a cult classic though that got great reviews.

Starfield is in the opposite boat, it doesnt seem to have been a commercial failure, but fan sentiment is really low with the starfield franchise to the point that the hype around a sequel would be nowhere near what it was for psychonauts 2… But this is all my assumption, difficult to find/trust empirical data on fan interest.

Can you think of another commercial failure IP that ever got a sequel? I honestly want to know if this ever happens.

I have to look back and see if Red Dead Revolver was as disappointing as Starfield.

Great point. I agree that people would likely forgive all of the technical and environmental shortcomings(loading screens and bland environments) if the game had even a slightly interesting story. Anything worth experiencing at all. Unfortunately it fails all 3 of those fronts.

The places where it excels (1st person gameplay compared to other B* games, ship building, and graphics imo) are not enough to make it a game worth experiencing.

It honestly should have had another 2 years in the oven to make the lore and universe more interesting. No way Bethesda wastes another 5-8 years on a sequel with the negative reception Starfield received.

Brothers: tale of two sons

Yeah if you never got the red ring of death it was the best console.

Its DRM was more flexible than we have ever or will ever see on a console again.

• The licensing worked similar to xbox one but you could transfer all licenses at once instead of just when you downloaded a game.
• You could install any disc or digital game to internal or external drives and could transfer it between any pc/console. The discs then functioned as physical licenses to play disc-based games.

The avatar system was the gaming metaverse we all wanted and it got abandoned before it could reach its full potential.

• Avatar awards as skins you could show off in multiple games!? Amazing.
• indie devs could take advantage of the avatar system to enhance their games

The library was the peak that xbox ever had to offer. Uniqueness and passion still showed through in AAA games of this era, and 360 had the majority of quality AAA games. PS3 still managed, but nostalgia for the 360 days is what is still keeping the xbox brand alive today.

The online multiplayer in games of this era still celebrated and enabled community/random encounters with voice chat. This doesnt happen in modern games, nobody is in the game chat anymore. I am not a fan of paid multiplayer so i dont pay anymore, but back in the day, it was worth it for the shenanigans and connections we made.

I’m obsessed with the OG xbox and 360, oh how the mighty have fallen.

As opposed to paying actual real-world currency to respec a character… Like in monster hunter wilds 🙃

Great analysis.

The sentiment around bethesda games among the uninterested rpg fans is “wide as an ocean, deep as a puddle”, which is exactly what you summed up here.

All the systems they’ve introduced over the passed few games have been interesting, but shallow. Whats worse off is that the meat and potatoes of the games (story and rpg elements seem to be in atrophy as well. I dont believe fallout 4 had a bad story, but the games after it(fallout 76 and starfield) have definitely felt lacking in these departments as well.

The oblivion remaster is very beautiful with some much needed combat tweaks, now i just wish they would do the same for morrowind.

I dont have alot of faith that the next fallout or elder scrolls will deliver on the shortcomings of starfield, so i would gladly enjoy more bethesda remasters while another company takes up the 1st person rpg mantle. Who will that be? So far not Obsidian, unless they stop delivering shallow games as well.

We will see what the aaaactual gameplay looks like. If the hit detection and subsequent damage effects are at least at Doom’s level, it could be a good game. This video might as well be a mock up.

Yeah i guess it doesnt hurt

The one thing android users want apple to keep to themselves…

Yeahhh… If it has Denuvo like Frontiers i wouldnt consider that verified.

Not being playable/launchable offline contradicts the purpose of a mobile console.

Steam/valve really needs to consider the implications of the preservation-destroying DRM they allow in their games.

Games I have purchased on steam are no longer playable because of their online DRM that was abandoned.

I wont pay for a game with this form of DRM ever again.

The only thing “convoluted” about this whole announcement was pricing. The price of the console The price of the games The price of their online services and upgrades…

All of that is gut-wrenching as Nintendo claws at its dedicated fans wallets.

Otherwise the features and games look amazing, i understand why people are willing to pay those prices.

Fingers crossed we luck out with easy jailbreaks and emulators like we did for the Switch 1.

As long as they stop half-assing them and include all the features in the game i say hell yeah. They usually do a good job otherwise.

Idc if its an arbitrary features like multiplayer, map builders or avatar implementations… Remastering the game means remastering the WHOLE game.

I’m still heated about the Turok 3 half-remaster. I know they had their reasons but they didnt even call it a “Campaign Remaster” like the should of… Even Activision has enough respect for its fans to clearly communicate features (MW2CR).

I have one as well that sits docked next to my playstation, its the ideal way to game, if you dont mind dealing with a bit of challenge to get some classics running.

Edit: preserve for their customers, not preserve the data for themselves, they can still choose to vault content forever, then what good is it to anyone?

It will definitely be something in between that incrementally moves the mark in their favor to an extent that people dont mind.

Linux truly is the only open frontier of gaming and software independence. The only reason to not be there already is mild inconvenience.

Theyre already doing it with all PS3 games, and you can only stream them.

This absolutely is not preservation of classic games, this is walling off and financially exploiting them as much as possible. Nintendo is doing the exact same thing.

Imagine if these companies started forcing a subscription/forcing streaming of all new games? They wont right now because people would be outraged at not possessing their games(or at least their data).

Alas, we are all boiling frogs and 2013 Xbox is getting what they predicted… An all digital future where the consumer possesses nothing and pays more for it. This is exactly where Sony is headed… Dont let the insulting trickle feed of 2 classic titles per month convince anyone otherwise.

With a subscription most likely lol

Yes, and they still do not do nearly enough to preserve their games.