E3 2012 Press Conferences

[Janthran]

Usher forgot his lyrics, hilarious

usher tried to get a bunch of nerds in a gaming convention to stand up and dance. that's even more hilarious.

Crap, I seem to have missed something funny.

 

[dgwillia]

Usher forgot his lyrics, hilarious

usher tried to get a bunch of nerds in a gaming convention to stand up and dance. that's even more hilarious.

Crap, I seem to have missed something funny.

Funny? No.

Utterly Disturbing? Yes

 

[Guild McCommunist]

South Park looked awesome actually. Plus the SmartGlass stuff was really interesting.

Even the Kinect seems interesting but not as a $150 remote.

 

[chartube12]

So E3 revealed PCs with Windows 8 (most likely 64bit only) being able to play xbox 360 games. I want more info on this. Cause if it includes disc versions as well as digital versions, I may as well sale my XB360-slim and upgrade my Dell I560.

 

[machomuu]

South Park looked awesome actually. Plus the SmartGlass stuff was really interesting.

Even the Kinect seems interesting but not as a $150 remote.

It seems more like something that would be convenient for a parent that is forced to buy it for their kid for Christmas because they saw it on TV and it looked cool rather than an actual investment, especially noting the library.

 

[nando]

South Park looked awesome actually. Plus the SmartGlass stuff was really interesting.

Even the Kinect seems interesting but not as a $150 remote.

It seems more like something that would be convenient for a parent that is forced to buy it for their kid for Christmas because they saw it on TV and it looked cool rather than an actual investment, especially noting the library.

but it becomes especially not convenient when dad just wants to watch tv and the kiddies want to shoot terrorist on cod.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

It seems more like something that would be convenient for a parent that is forced to buy it for their kid for Christmas because they saw it on TV and it looked cool rather than an actual investment, especially noting the library.

Like the Kinect library isn't entirely bad, there's Gunstringer, Child of Eden, Fruit Ninja, and apparently Dance Central is a really fun party game if you're willing to be a bit outgoing (or drunk), but a lot of what interests me about it seems something worthwhile in a $50 accessory, not a $150 one.

 

[machomuu]

It seems more like something that would be convenient for a parent that is forced to buy it for their kid for Christmas because they saw it on TV and it looked cool rather than an actual investment, especially noting the library.

Like the Kinect library isn't entirely bad, there's Gunstringer, Child of Eden, Fruit Ninja, and apparently Dance Central is a really fun party game if you're willing to be a bit outgoing (or drunk), but a lot of what interests me about it seems something worthwhile in a $50 accessory, not a $150 one.

Yeah, if it were cheaper I'd buy it, because it's not bad, just not worth $50.

 

[RupeeClock]

but it becomes especially not convenient when dad just wants to watch tv and the kiddies want to shoot terrorist on cod.

Hell Nintendo actually had the sense to resolve that with the Wii U GamePad.

By the way, somebody needs to edit that Dance Central 3 section of the conference already, and put Guile's theme to it.
Like they did for the last Dance Central game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68GY5aBa1kA

 

[The Catboy]

South Park looked awesome actually. Plus the SmartGlass stuff was really interesting.

Even the Kinect seems interesting but not as a $150 remote.

I just want to point something out though, South Part (and most of the other games) are also on the PS3 and PC.
The Kinect and SmartGlass just aren't interesting to me, but that's just my option.

 

[RupeeClock]

South Park looked awesome actually. Plus the SmartGlass stuff was really interesting.

Even the Kinect seems interesting but not as a $150 remote.

I just want to point something out though, South Part (and most of the other games) are also on the PS3 and PC.
The Kinect and SmartGlass just aren't interesting to me, but that's just my option.

Microsoft have a nasty habit of showcasing games that aren't exclusive to their 360.
But don't worry, we have day 1 dlc that'll be exclusive to 360! I hope you were at least a bit interested in Tomb Raider, it has day 1 dlc!

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Microsoft have a nasty habit of showcasing games that aren't exclusive to their 360.
But don't worry, we have day 1 dlc that'll be exclusive to 360! I hope you were at least a bit interested in Tomb Raider, it has day 1 dlc!

They didn't say the DLC was day one, they said the first bit of DLC will be a timed Xbox 360 exclusive.

 

[machomuu]

South Park looked awesome actually. Plus the SmartGlass stuff was really interesting.

Even the Kinect seems interesting but not as a $150 remote.

I just want to point something out though, South Part (and most of the other games) are also on the PS3 and PC.
The Kinect and SmartGlass just aren't interesting to me, but that's just my option.

South Park's on PC? SWEEEEEEEEET!

 

[nando]

Microsoft have a nasty habit of showcasing games that aren't exclusive to their 360.
But don't worry, we have day 1 dlc that'll be exclusive to 360! I hope you were at least a bit interested in Tomb Raider, it has day 1 dlc!

They didn't say the DLC was day one, they said the first bit of DLC will be a timed Xbox 360 exclusive.

no they said it was day one dlc. which is totally messed up by the developers. i understand if different consoles have different features due to the console's unique features, but they shouldn't treat consumers across platforms differently solely on deals made behind doors. i think it's absolutely wrong.

 

[RupeeClock]

They didn't say the DLC was day one, they said the first bit of DLC will be a timed Xbox 360 exclusive.

My point was you shouldn't even be mentioning DLC after showcasing the game, it just leaves a sour-taste in gamers mouths at this point at the idea of having to buy add-on content.
"They brought it up, they probably think we're not getting the full experience unless we actually buy it."

 

[The Catboy]

DLC on day one just makes me feel like the game wasn't fully finished, so they did some patch work before you play it.

 

[Satangel]

Just watched the Usher performance. Honestly I don't think it was that bad , it's super hard to perform those dancemoves and sing in tone at the same time, and he did it pretty well IMHO. Although I must say I'm a big fan of that kind of music so I may be a bit biased....

 

[The Catboy]

Just watched the Usher performance. Honestly I don't think it was that bad , it's super hard to perform those dancemoves and sing in tone at the same time, and he did it pretty well IMHO. Although I must say I'm a big fan of that kind of music so I may be a bit biased....

The big problem wasn't so much his song, but the fact the he was suppose to be advertising a game, not his song. It would have been better if they showed the gameplay as he was dancing.
Otherwise it just became another shameless advertisement.

 

[Satangel]

Just watched the Usher performance. Honestly I don't think it was that bad , it's super hard to perform those dancemoves and sing in tone at the same time, and he did it pretty well IMHO. Although I must say I'm a big fan of that kind of music so I may be a bit biased....

The big problem wasn't so much his song, but the fact the he was suppose to be advertising a game, not his song. It would have been better if they showed the gameplay as he was dancing.
Otherwise it just became another shameless advertisement.

They showed him doing the same games in-game, on the big screen behind him. They were doing the exact same moves.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

My point was you shouldn't even be mentioning DLC after showcasing the game, it just leaves a sour-taste in gamers mouths at this point at the idea of having to buy add-on content.
"They brought it up, they probably think we're not getting the full experience unless we actually buy it."

Almost every game has DLC and he wasn't implying that they were simply "barring" this content. The DLC probably won't go into development until the game is released, but they have an agreement regardless that it will be Xbox exclusive for a short time.

Not everyone is opposed to downloadable content. If the DLC is more side story content that wouldn't feel right in the full game then it's justified, or if they decided to develop more for the game after getting new ideas, then that'll work. DLC is not the devil.