Rayman Legends is being ported to older systems — just like every 3rd party game for the PS4 and next Xbox will.
Crappy Treatment From 3rd Parties
Wii U owners were up in arms last month when Ubisoft announced that it was delaying the once-exclusive Rayman Legends so it could port the game to the Xbox 360 and PS3. People planning to buy Microsoft and Sony’s “next gen” systems better get used to this, because it’s going to be the situation with every single 3rd party game for at least a year after launch.
Every major 3rd party game for the PS4 and next Xbox will also have a PS3 and/or Xbox 360 version. The “next gen” versions will have only marginally better graphics and tacked on “social features” to set them apart. 3rd parties are going to play it conservative and do next to nothing to push next gen consoles unless the console owner is footing the bill (like Nintendo is with Platinum Games and Bayonetta 2).
Slow, Buggy Operating Systems
Sony (and Microsoft as well, if rumors are true) have backed away from plans to block used games, and won’t require their systems to always be online, but make no mistake, the operating systems for the PS4 and next Xbox are going to be more complex than ever, and that’s going to lead to problems.
Just saying, this may not be maxing out the PS4′s capabilities.
Don’t Expect Developers To “Figure Out” These Systems Any Time Soon
It always takes a while before developers learn how to take full advantage of new consoles, and this upcoming generation that process will be slower than ever. It’ll be years before the Wii U GamePad or the extra power of the PS4 is used to its full potential.
Half the video game industry has just barely figured out how to make money on the current generation of consoles. The other half is more interested in pursuing 99-cent phone games. There isn’t going to be much resolve to really push innovation on these new consoles. You’re going to be waiting a while for truly groundbreaking games.
So take it easy on the Wii U. Its launch may have been troubled, but it’s also probably a harbinger of things to come.
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Yeah my PS3 is only three years old and it works great… with software updates coming all the time I don’t see the point for a new one…
Nathan, Sony has more than 5 studios. More studios means more first party games. As in, more than 5 first party games.
Why did they not show or announce them then? Because the games those other studios are making are more than a year out. I wouldn’t rule out one or two surprise PS4 announcements at E3, but then I also wouldn’t rule out one or two PS4 games already announced slipping and not coming out in the system’s first year.
I hardly see how. All five are from teams that have been quiet for more than two years, meaning they’ve been concentrating their efforts on these projects.
As for why they didn’t show them off, E3? That event was a hardware unveiling, it was talking about the features, about the capabilities, about media partners, about what is under the hood. E3 is when they show off the accompanying games.
I think they showed most of their first party stuff at the conference — again, maybe there’s one or two more surprises left for E3.
Oh, and I could easily see Knack being delayed for a while. A game being made by an unknown developer and designed by a guy who’s last big game was Marble Madness? Has mess written all over it. Also I bet we’ll be waiting a while for InFamous: Second Son.
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is not unknown. They’ve made Siren, LocoRoco, Patapon, Tokyo Jungle, and Demon Souls.
Similarly, Mark Cerny’s last big game was not Marble Madness. You’re off by a factor of more than a quarter of a decade. His last big game was Killzone 3, where he was a lead design consultant.
I’m sorry, which one of us is supposed to be the journalist?
Well, you’ve got me — you know Mark Cerny’s resume better than I. I still think Knack has a good chance of being delayed.
Oh, and I’ve never claimed to be a journalist and you only write comments, so…neither of us?
Marble Madness, on Sega Genesis, is the best video game ever.
I haven’t agreed with many posts about how the big N is or will fail. I agree with the post 100%.The big N. and Microsoft have deep pockets . No one says it but Sony is the one with money problems The fact is you can’t get mario or link without Nintendo and in the end even if they are 3rd in sales they will still be around making consoles. Lastly like the 360 or ps3 who’s to say Nintendo won’t come out with 6 improved and upgraded console just as sony and xbox did. The wii was dogged out from 2006 until now and yet they are # 1. Do I play my wii now ? No, but the facts are facts. If you like a system buy it. I have all three
I’d really only rush out and get a new one if they were backwards compatible, and I know I read the PS3 won’t be so there’s really no reason for me to run out for it.
Hum. I don’t think the Wii-U is a failure. But surely won’t be even close to the success of the Wii.
And for the reasons you point out in the article… they seem like “Worst Case Scenario EVER” ocurrences, not predictions. It’s not the same, please, don’t generalize. It MAY happen. Then again, it may not.
I don’t think any of this generation’s consoles will be as succesful as last generation’s. This generation the second place console has sold *over 75 million units*. That’s more than the winning console sold most generations. It’s not going to happen again.
And yes, of course this article comes with a big MAY, but I don’t think it’s a worst case scenario EVER. I think it’s a fairly likely scenario, and not necessarily that bad. All the consoles will get off to slow start, but I think at least a couple of them, and possibly all three, will do just fine in the end.
I agree that this is not a worst case scenario … it’s the most likely scenario IMHO. I’m a gamer, and I have a teenage son who’s a gamer … we own PS3, XBox360 & WiiU. Neither one of us have the slightest bit of interest in either the new Sony or new XBox console. Perhaps when one of the current gen consoles craps out, we will replace it with a next gen, but honestly, the only folks I know of who are jazzed about the new consoles are same dummies who stand on line for hours to get an iPhone on launch day …
i have been waiting for a new system for about 2 yrs now, and i am not the only one..wii U in my view is not a new system. Plus I already know how they support there system from the wii days. Xbox 360 give me something i never had before now and that’s too many games. I own so many games that i have at least 12 that I have never even played the first level on. It might sound crazy, but I like that. And what I seen at the playstation presentation, I will be one of those fools out there waiting, money in hand….the new hotness is all anybody wants.
Still loving my PS3, and though the idea of the new consoles here and coming soon as well is intriguing, I see no real reason just yet to grab a new system. There are still so many games I have yet to play (The Last of Us, New God of War, Bioshock Infinite, etc.) that I feel I should focus more on those for a while.