The steps Sony needs to take with PS4 to win

I read similar article at Gamestop.com just a few moments ago and although it was entertaining I disagreed with some of the things said. Of course, this was tactic used to create discussion and traffic to their site but I decide to give my opinion on my own page to create traffic.

Pricing:

Sony dropped the ball with this one with the PS3. PS3 was priced $600.00USD at launch and this was for the absolute SKU; the modest version was priced $500.00USD with some of the features taken out. Sony, the retarded company at the time, took bad ideas from MS with multiple SKUs which didn't resonate well with user-base.

Sony, I think you're gained some commonsense over the years and you learned from your fuck ups so with the PS4, I am hoping it is price at a reasonably.


Revamping the Playstation Network and Console's operating system:

Xbox360 was first high-definition console I had owned and despite my personal issues with the crappy hardware, MS's console still has the best online ecosystem. Sony's, however, is one convoluted fuck. It's better now but the ecosystem doesn't exist. There is no cross-chatting; checking out friend's stats and what games their like doesn't exist or takes for ever for accounts to be synchronized; and other issues I won't get into. Sony knows whats wrong because the community has voiced their opinions innumerable amount of times, it just for Sony to take initiative.


Backwards compatibility:

I understand Sony's strategy of having the newer, and current models, of PS3 units lacking compatibility due to profit motives but stop it. I want to the PS4 to be compatible with previous generation content and all of the digital content I bought from the PSN store. If Sony doesn't do this and MS does or if both of them don't capitalize on this then I am going to be a core PC gamer. Furthermore, it should be easy to use prior hardware devices and peripherals with the PS4.


Games and easy to program:

If the games are not there then the console will fail, enough said. PS3 had a terrible lineup when it first launch and programming on the system had a steep learning curve which cost Sony time and money since games took forever to be ported.


Anyway I am sure more can be said on this topic but I having a headache here due to hunger. I won't even bother adding more content to this article because it is just my opinion and I could be wrong. It's my blog too so I can end it as abruptly as I want.

Diablo 3 sold 3.5 million copies on day one!

I talked my shit about Diablo 3 because I was upset...on the other hand, I wouldn't say I was talking shit, more like venting of the stupid route Blizzard taken to counter piracy. I am stil annoyed by it but in one way I understand now why the servers broke down but I am still not a fan of their DRM method. Good shit Blizzard and it is cool to see a non-shooter game gain some much sells, and hopefully they will be more games like Diablo or at least non-shooter games down the line.

Diablo III mess continues...

I got this source from eurogamer.com, here is the link: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-21-diablo-3-accounts-hacked-gold-and-items-stolen

Basically, someone's account has been hacked, gold and items were stolen--no shit, and why I am not surprise by this--and this game is barely a month old, oh sorry I made a mistake, the game is barely a week old.

Blizzard, the auction house is going to be hacked and manipulated once it becomes live and there is no such thing as definitive anti-piracy program to keep the hackers out, especially if there is real money involve. Get ready for a lot shit and bad publicity to come out from this game because Blizzard doesn't have the infrastructure to counter hackers.

Diablo III: Reviews--the 9s, 10s, and the high scores start coming..

The main reason I am not playing this game right now because of Blizzard's decision to implement a system that forces legitimate consumers to play a "single player" game with a constant online connection. Obviously, this is done to fight piracy and in a sense sustain the legitimacy of  Blizzard's monetize system, Diablo's auction house.  I honestly don't care about the bullshit the company used to cover up their true agenda; Blizzard realized a missed business opportunities with their prior games--WOW gold farming businesses, for example--they want to get in the cut.

Anyone that has been following this game and have been waiting for this game since day one knows the launch has been terrible. What I hate the most is the fucking game reviewers who we suppose to trust and give us honest reviews but yet let their fanboyism and gifts compromises the integrity of their review.

I think Diablo3 maybe a good game or one of the greatest game in its genre but the game as a product for consumption doesn't warrant it a high score. This page is under development and may not expand, it just depend on my mood but I am patiently waiting for all the reviews to surface and then I will complete my rank, for now, I don't agree giving a game of this design high scores because this game undermines our freedom as consumers. The way we play or wish to play is dictated by the company, and I hate any company that strangles our freedom as consumers.

Blizzard why you RUINED Diablo 3?

Something is bloody wrong when a gamer finishers a mega-RPG in less than 12hrs--a franchise that has set the frame work for many games like it. Diablo 3 is barely out for a day but yet gamers are complaining of the atrocious DRM system, must be "connected" at all times to play a single player game, Blizzard are you retarded or just plane fucking insane? Lack of campaign depth and story--not rumors but facts of gamers finishing the game in no less than 12hrs and even less in coop mode--this is fucking disgusting for a game that costs $60.00USD, a PC game at that, with tainted DRM sprinkled all over it to fight piracy but in reality fucks the legitimate paying consumers.

These developers/publishers are smoking some serious fucking dust. There business philosophy of countering piracy with a "constant online connection" is one of the most idiotic and discriminating move in the history of gaming. It is idiotic because there are so many factors that affect online connection; not everyone has a smooth connection, plus there are lag issues, server issues, and other technically that will inevitably disrupt smoothness of the gameplay. Shit there is even a game breaking bug that renders the players profile/account useless. Secondly, it is discriminating because not everyone has internet and to think that is insulting and limited thinking. Blizzard your market base or consumer base is not limited to the developed cities of the United States or other wired nations like it, ironically, not every state in the U.S has a proper bandwidth/internet infrastructure. Lastly, it doesn't matter if one has the most elite fibre connection or the most modest one, Blizzards flawed online architecture, affects everyone; and just a little side note, as this generation stands, there is no such thing as a perfect internet connection.

I am not buying this game unless they restructured the game via patch or print new discs with this mandatory always online bullshit out. I don't care about being connected to play with others or experience the wonders of Diablo III's auction house that gives the player the option to use real money for commerce--ugh, don't get me started on that bullshit--all I care about is playing the fucking game. Blizzard you're losing your commonsense as a company with your greed and idiotic business decisions, I can't wait to see the reviews because so far the gaming community consensus has been poorly received.

I had said this many times but I am going to say it again. These games that require an online pass, constant internet connection to play, and other nonsense, are going to be rendered unplayable 10 years from now after the servers have been shut down and companies have move on or no they longer exist. This practice doesn't stop piracy but promotes it and subsequently turn legitimate consumers into pirates. Our rights as consumers or the right of owning the product/game we purchased is diminishing with these practices.

As for Capcom...is hurt by the overwhelming negativity and is trying to be more transparent with their disc-locked-content practices, for instance they disclosed that their new game, Dragon's Dogma or whatever the fuck it is called, has content locked on the disc--another game I am avoiding--and they trying their hardest to make changes to the core system of SFXT. To be honest, I don't like the game and I may sound like an idiot for saying it because I never actually play the game but the game is not for me. The game smells beta all over it and maybe when Capcom releases a true sequel to the game addressing all issues I may consider it.

OK, to be fair, and practical here is the reason(s) why I don't like the game. The gem system was designed to nickel and dime the fuck out of consumers instead of being a practical gaming mechanic. They could have tailored it to something like the groove system in Capcom VS SNK 2 instead of that cluster fuck they have now. Secondly, I am not a fan of easy inputs, short cuts, and dumb down inputs, and that game has an even easier input system than Super Street Fighter IV, which I am not a fan of. Thirdly, Capcom is notorious for releasing beta like titles and this game is no different; I learned my lesson and I won't be buying this one, I may look at its forthcoming successor or maybe not since this game is rubbish compare to KOF13.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,Sony's Smash Brothers rip off and other random nonsensical stuff!

I am currently reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo because after watching the 2011 film version I felt compelled to read the entire trilogy to keep me over until the remakes come out. I know there is a Swedish version readily available for my viewing pleasure but I am spoiled I want to see the shinier one with the ever so talented Ms Rooney Mara--she deserves an oscar Hollywood--and oh yes there is Daniel Craig. Additionally, a close friend of mine who have already watched the Swedish versions said that the 2011 version is several times better. I've also read, from random posts, that recent film iteration of the characters  are more inlined with novel than the Swedish version. In conclusion, I probably won't ever be watching the Swedish versions so in the mean time I am gong to be entertaining myself with the novels.

As for the movie...um, I enjoyed it despite not being a fan of those type of movies and the plot wasn't much to talk about since it has been done in other films but that wasn't draw at all. It's the amazing characters, especially, Lisbeth Salander that took the movie to new heights for me. Such a peculiar but interesting character with many layers in her flawed but mysterious personality. I am not much of a movie critique but I know a excellent movie when I see one and this one is no exception, it is one of the better movies of last year.

Anyway back to familiar territory, fighting games, and as for fighting games, Sony what the hell are you doing are looking to be sued out of your ass from Nintendo for shamelessly ripping off Smash Brothers? The game looks and plays almost exactly like Nintendo's fighter without the Nintendo iconic characters with Sony, lesser known, characters instead. However, I must admit it looks bloody fun and I don't mind playing it if I were given the opportunity to.  Outside of this, I have nothing really to report or talk about since the gaming scene, as of new games to be announced and played, has been rather lackluster. I wished I was in FL in my new home playing some games with my new roommates instead of being trapped in NY. Ugh, I am dying for my obligations to be over so I can get back to my gaming life.