Ajent • Comments

• Nintendo adds paid DLC games and hats to 3DS StreetPass app

• Ajent 18/06/2013

  @Kami You're accusing Nintendo, a company known for taking its time, of doing things too soon???
  
  Although, joking aside, I do agree. It seems this release would have been better suited to coincide with the hotspot update. Reply +1

• Nintendo retreats into its shell at E3

• Ajent 12/06/2013

  @Daryoon I completely agree. And it's A-OK that Ninty are doing Mario 3D World.
  
  The difference is, I can get Rayman on a variety of devices. It isn't one of my most anticipated games, but it is one I would like to pick up at some point.
  
  The problem, is that Ninty cannot afford to be compared to something like Rayman. Mario needs to be better, more exciting, a reason to drop £200+ just to play that game.
  
  I'm sure it will be a good game. But like a lot of other people, the video they showed did not display the same level of greatness that the Galaxy games had. In my opinion.
  
  I just wish Ninty did something new with one of their franchises, or even better, invent a new character to establish a new IP on ! Reply +2

• PlayStation 4 will cost $399/€399/£349

• Ajent 11/06/2013

  Where is the UK? Seems pretty clear to me. Reply +1

• Ajent 11/06/2013

  @5h1nj1 but, does that mean you're not getting an Xbox One either? XBLG costs the same as PS+ for a lot less. You're only alternative would be to not buy a next gen console. It's also like your complaining that you don't want to pay £40 a year for 45+ games included in the sub?
  
  IGN had a post show talk about this. They said its like being given a pot of gold and then complaining that you don't have enough pots of gold. Reply 0

• Sony: PlayStation 4 will not restrict used games or force you to connect your console online

• Ajent 11/06/2013

  @Mister-Wario But when the alternative is to pay for XBLG? PS+ isn't that hard of a sell. Plus, IMO every PS owner should get PS+ anyway, It is already incredibly good value.
  
  MS will now give me 2 games for my 360 every month, but nothing for Xbox One. At least with PS4 I know I will have Driveclub before I even get home. It is almost as good as bundling a game with the box. Reply +3

• PlayStation 4: the story so far

• Ajent 10/06/2013

  @simsini I think it all depends on pricing (cost of games initially and the cost for this whole trading-in-re-licence malarkey).
  
  This type of DRM is how PC games have operated for years, the main difference is that you can get games much cheaper on Steam and the like. So it might not necessarily be the fact that the DRM is in place on next consoles that pushes people to PC, but more the difference in prices between the console and PC platforms. Reply +2

• Ubisoft's fancy pants Watch Dogs E3 CGI trailer leaks ahead of press conference

• Ajent 10/06/2013

  @LittleRiver I can kinda see your point, but Ubisoft have already shown a ton of in game gameplay footage. You can't really criticise them for that. Especially when this trailer looks so bad ass. Reply 0

• Killer is Dead DLC will contain a unicorn and a vampire

• Ajent 06/06/2013

  @5ypher OK, I see your train of thought.
  
  But your comment is still based on assumption and opinion.
  
  First, you don't 'have' to think about it in the way you have described. Another way to think about it is that they developed a game and designed it so that chunks could be released as tiered DLC. If Internet was not available you would likely just end up with the vanilla version (minus the 'extracted' DLC) as it would not be financially viable to include that content into the projected cost/profit/time ratio.
  
  If DLC (any kind of DLC) means devs make money and gamers get more of the game, then I'm all for it. That way I can continue to support the devs I like and the games I like. Plus I get to play more of the games I like. I have previously stated in other threads that I can't think of a single game I have played that has DLC available where I have felt confused or unsatisfied due to not buying the DLC (granted, this perception is largely based on my own gaming experience) and games where I have purchased and played DLC I feel I have gotten something EXTRA out of the experience.
  
  You may think me naive, but I'd rather be an optimist than a pessimist. Reply -1

• Ajent 05/06/2013

  @5ypher I completely disagree with you. How is developers making money 'the problem with games today'.
  
  Someone has commented below that development for DLC/ additional content takes quite a long time (I'd imagine it takes at least 6 months).
  
  The necessity for DLC is linked to the used game market. People play a game and trade it in when they are done (this is especially true for SP games). Core gamers, who may keep all their games - or at least the good ones, only account for a small percentage of the market. It is the core/casual and casual gamers that make up the majority of the market. Research has already shown that the majority of games get traded in with in 4 - 8 weeks. Devs are trying to control the used games market by providing DLC as a way for gamers to hang on to their games. Using the argument of 'well they should just make the game good to start with' wont work here, since you wouldn't buy DLC for a game that wasn't good anyway. So debs make a good game, convince you to hang on to it for the 'awesome' new DLC, which means any new gamers/ customers have to buy it new (because there isn't a used game market for the title) meaning the dev gets more money (from both DLC sales and new games sales - as opposed to getting nothing for used game sales).
  
  This is a good thing - if you like the dev. Reply +2

• Microsoft boss meets Hollywood execs to talk Xbox One TV content

• Ajent 05/06/2013

  @jetsetwillie I'm sure there will be. I've even seen a rumoured 'leaked' list of games that MS will show during there conference. If the list is true and correct then MS won't have any time for anything but games (the list looked like it had over 20 titles). The list is interesting, a few obvious titles, a few IP we haven't seen for a while and about three new IP's. there didn't seem to be any 'family' Kinect games either, which was hopeful to see. I'm actually very much looking forward to MS' E3 conference, but they need bring their A game to entice me as an early adopter. At this (admittedly very early) stage, Sony have my 'exclusive' attention. Reply +1

• Ajent 05/06/2013

  @jetsetwillie fool myself? You obviously missed my point. I was saying that Sony already have a living room presence with their movies and TV content available via SEN. I mentioned Music Unlimitted being a primary service offered at a major discount to PS+ subscribers. I am well aware Sony want to provide all my media needs. Sony have even said so themselves previously (the 'It Only Does Everything' slogan is a direct reference to this).
  
  My point, that was quite obviously missed, is that Sony cater for the gamer first and foremost and all the other media content is provided anyway.
  
  MS seem to be concentrating a little too heavily on the TV TV TV angle at the moment. I can only hope that E3 gives them a chance to present a clearer intention and focus. Reply +3

• Ajent 05/06/2013

  @freethinker101 PS+ users do get additional content related to movies, TV and music. Granted, it isn't constant at the moment, but they do run several offers/sales on movies and TV shows. And last Christmas PS+ subscribers were able to get an entire years subscription to Music Unlimitted (which I am told is extremely similar to Spotify in terms of content) for just £11.99.
  
  The difference is, Sony do this as extras and nice little bonuses and don't bang on about it like it is the next big thing (which it isn't. Most of us who are technically aware already have seaming services that we use and have been for years). Reply +1

• Free 3DS Wi-Fi via thousands of O2 hotspots in the UK

• Ajent 05/06/2013

  Hasn't this always been the case? I live in Manchester and I have been able to use my Vita, iPad, iPhone and 3DS at several different McDonalds, Starbucks and various other outlets.
  
  I assume the article is basically reporting an increase in O2 hotspots? In this day and age though it doesn't really matter whether its O2 or another ISP. Hotspots are everywhere and I can't remember the last time I went to a hotel, fast food place or restaurant that didn't have one (even the 192 buses in Manchester have Wifi!) Reply 0

• After Microsoft's divisive "TV TV TV" Xbox One reveal, Sony's Kaz Hirai insists PS4 is "first and foremost" a game console

• Ajent 31/05/2013

  I agree that Sony and MS are both just trying to make money. That should be obvious.
  
  I don't agree that Sony 'over-promise'. I have some awesome games on my PS3. PS+ is incredible value. Almost unbelievable value. I also have no idea what the Vita 'bluster' is. Sure, it hasn't sold too well, but Sony have stayed true to their promise and released some awesome console quality games on it. And supported it still on PS+ with games every month as part of the subscription. I don't know a single Vita owner who isn't entirely impressed, and my understanding is that this is the case for the majority. The Vita's problem is that no one is buying it.
  
  But, I do agree that both consoles will likely be very similar in two years time, just with their own exclusives. Unless Sony don't push any DRM, in which case MS are dead in the water.
  
  The point is, Sony are at least saying and showing the right things at this moment in time Reply +9

• Ajent 31/05/2013

  Problem with that argument is, early adopters are gamers. The smart TV crowd probably have smart TV's with the majority of functions that MS are pitching. Casual peeps aren't going to drop £400 (est) on an Xbox One simply so then can turn on their telly by saying 'Xbox On'.
  
  I agree with Mr Hirai's view that you need to target the early adopters first and that will be the gamers. Reply +26

• Ajent 31/05/2013

  @peterfll I agree. If Mr Hirai has the perception to reiterate at this conference that the PS4 is for gamers, it would appear he is aware of the back lash against the Xbox One reveal.
  
  To copy MS' actions would surely be... stupid?
  
  I agree that my instinct tells me Sony will speak for maybe half an hour about profits, social apps and integration, and maybe a bit about their multimedia offerings. Then they will spend the remaining hour and half revealing games. I totally expect some Infamous Second Son gameplay, maybe a bit more on Deep Down, a bit from Bungie plugging Destiny and the exclusivity deal on PS4... I think Sony know what they're doing. Reply +11

• The Last of Us' Season Pass and DLC detailed

• Ajent 29/05/2013

  @Humperfunk how so? You're still not actually putting any substance behind your comments. You're simply coming on the thread and shouting stuff without any basis. Reply 0

• Ajent 29/05/2013

  @Humperfunk erm... no. It's a comparison. I thought that much was obvious.
  
  Comparisons by nature are not EXACTLY the same. They provide a similar case argument using a different theme that the opposing debater may be able to relate to easier.
  
  But well done for NOT actually addressing the point. You point might have more significance if you could offer a reason why my comparison/ alternative example IS completely different. Reply -3

• Ajent 29/05/2013

  The main game is complete. If you play the main game and it doesn't make sense because some element of the story is missing, then I will agree that it is incomplete. If however, you play the game and it all concludes sensibly the DLC is an extra chapter - not a main chapter. It could serve to explain a certain characters involvement that otherwise didn't get exposure in the main story. It could be something else entirely. Look at my earlier post for examples. Reply 0

• Ajent 29/05/2013

  @Humperfunk Seriously? Do you even understand how a business works? When you go to a restaurant and have a meal do you complain that you have to pay extra for your drink and that the staff are 'holding that back'? Reply -4

• Ajent 29/05/2013

  I really don't get the people who claim 'DLC is the worst thing to happen' and 'season passes are evil'.
  
  DLC adds extra content to a game. The main game isn't 'gimped' or 'incomplete'. I have played loads of games that offer DLC and I have come away completely satisfied having never paid or downloaded a single piece (Assassins Creed Revelations as an example). The main game has never felt incomplete and I never felt I was missing anything (and I don't just mean AC, I mean every game with DLC that I have played).
  
  I have also paid and downloaded DLC and loved it. Batman Arkham City's Harley Quinn DLC was aces.
  
  I agree with a lot of people in this thread that I am unlikely to buy the pass since I am only likely to be interested in the SP content. But for those who do like the MP stuff and the modifiers, why is having it all wrapped up in a neat season pass package (and for a cheaper price) a bad thing?
  
  Seriously? I'm open to debate here, but I find it discouraging to see so many 'gamers' complaining about additional content to the games they are supposed to be enthusiastic about. Please, offer a relevant and sensible counter argument as to why DLC is bad and I may reconsider my position. Until then, I'm going to enjoy gaming. Reply -4

• PS4 developer: Sony mandates Vita Remote Play for all games

• Ajent 29/05/2013

  @Qwarky read the article. It's hardwired into the architecture and requires very little effort. It's in black and white above for jimmenys sake ! Reply +7

• Zumba Fitness series to be revived for Xbox One

• Ajent 28/05/2013

  Well, at least we now know the Xbox One actually has more games coming to it. I bet all the 'core' Xbox fans are relieved to hear this 'news'! Reply +2

• Wii U Wii U Wii U: Is it time to call an ambulance for Nintendo's console?

• Ajent 25/05/2013

  @DrStrangelove I totally agree with your incredibly rational view. I have my personally favourites (I have a Vita, PS3 and Wii U currently. I have PS4 pre-order, still need convincing about the XBO), but we really need to let these systems pick up some speed before criticising.
  
  I find it to be one of the most bizarre situations to be in when I visit a gaming website and read articles telling me how BAD gaming is. Surely gaming websites should be telling me what's good. There is actually good stuff to celebrate on all the systems currently available. Why are people so addicted to doom and gloom ? Reply +4

• This is how Xbox One game trade-ins will work, apparently

• Ajent 24/05/2013

  @FiReTiGeR2K I think your opinion may be the minority though. I would bet my house that more people bought Bioshock Infinite than the latest Dynasty Warriors. I bet Ubisoft take more I profits than Koei.
  
  That doesn't mean the games you prefer are not as good, just less popular (cult?).
  
  My main issue with this policy is that I don't want MS or the publisher to see any of the profits from a second hand game sale, but I would much prefer to see the lions share go to the developer, andi have a sneaky suspicion most people would agree. Reply 0