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Nintendo’s Marketing Holiday Strategy Against Ps4 And Xbox One: Target Younger Gamers

Both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are officially revealed. That implies they’ve many comparisons and reviews and you could change the human brain a few times before you choose buy one single. Judging by the information gathered from both events, we decided to make our version of comparison. According into a report from VG 24/7, the rumored sequel to Ryse: Son of Rome has been leaked being a…

I've just heard the news ....my first and only PS4 pre-order, watch dogs has been delayed until Spring 2014!

What now.......

This is the lowest I have seen for the Xbox One Controller! 

Plus if you want to buy the plug & charge controller which is more expensive, why don't you buy them separate to save a bit of money?!

Been away from the computer the last couple of days.....mainly playing GTA 5 ! But I am still trying to get you the latest updates on the new consoles. Cos I'm good like that !

In another article, I wrote about upgrading to from current gen games to next gen and the good and bad if you choose to do the step up.

Well another bit of news which hasn't really been mentioned and kinda swept under the rug, has arisen.

Back at E3 in June, when the next generation of console to begin the next 10 year battle, was announced. With this announcement, developers and publishers want to keep everybody happy and are releasing games for both current gen and next gen with the good news of all trophies, awards, level ups, etc will be at exactly the place you left off if you switch over to the PS4 or Xbox One.

But, we just heard that all single player saved games and everything related to, will be lost.

For me, this was kind of expected, due to the fact that server maintained information can be no itored and updated ,but if the current console games arn't compattable with new consoles, then I doubt saved data would be.

But the fact that we didn't hear until now is kinda rubbish. People may have been mislead into the thought of a straight 100% transition and bought the PS3 and Xbox 360 ready to upgrade when their new console.

This news may make people hold off on pre ordering the games they wanted and wait till for new console version.

Think about how annoyed you get when starting a campain or a co-op game and the progress has been lost.

At least this will be a known loss progress. Unlike old school corrupt data ;).

Look on the brightside. If it will give you a good comparison

PlayStation 4 Camera will Feature Voice Commands and Gestures, why Wouldn't they!

The new Sony PlayStation 4 Eye will have voice commands and gestures. This was kind of obvious because Son y is not going to let Microsoft hog all the tech. Plus Sony must have seen the success of the Kinect for the Xbox 360 and would be stupid not to have a go themselves.

You know what I like about this move from Sony. they are saying "we have a camera that does voice commands and Gesture control, but lets leave that and talk about gaming!". Love it! You know why? I'm a gamer. I'm buying a gaming console because I want to play games! I do not want an additional bit of kit to be forced down my throat. Sony have took a step back, looked at the response of the Kinect 2.0, and said "lets not make that our focus...yet". Yes, it will be fun & intuitive, and will possibly open the door to a more in-depth development of games.But one step at a time please. Let me play a game and every now and again have a dialog box say "oh look you can use voice gestures for this", and I will respond "oh thank you for that". Not "hey you, yeah you, I'm a camera you didn't want, stuck on your TV, you better use me!" Nooooooooooooooo, give me the option and during its life cycle give me reason to want it and the developers a reason to embrace it. The reason for the outrage gamers reactions to the Kinect 2.0, was the fact that the gamer wants to game! But the idea of gestures and voice commands are for more casual gamers who are new to everything, who enjoy a way of doing things different and new people being introduced to the new generation of consoles. You can't make most of the percentage of people who will purchase this device, which will be gamers, change. You are making the lowest percentage of consumers more your priority. Of course this will outrage people. especially if you make them buy it! Don't get me wrong, I love the Xbox and I want to own an Xbox One for the controller, functionality and even the new pass thought features. But don't make me buy the camera. My Kinect at the moment gathers dust and I just released the other week, its wasn't even plugged in!! I want to see the benefits for myself and then take a risk and buy it. Sorry for going off topic, but it makes you realize why Sony has not touched upon the camera functionality properly.

Conclusion

Sony have given you an option of the camera and have a game installed on the console which encourages you to give it a try. That is what I want them to do. tease me with a small functionally I cant tap into until I purchase this device.

What do you think about the Kinect 2.0 and Sony's PS4 Eye? Will you be going for the Xbox because of the camera and are you happy you will gety it with the console? Most importantly, are you ok with not having the option of having the console without the camera?

Please let me know below in the comments below.

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Microsoft's Warning

Microsoft have delivered a low blow to quite a few Xbox One users today regarding the vertical orientation of the new console. Albert Panello, Senior Director of Product Management, stated  that "We don't support vertical orientation; do it at your own risk". He clarified that "it wouldn't be a cooling problem, we just didn't design the drive for vertical. Because it's a slot loading drive, we just didn't design it for both".Panello goes on to say, that around 80 percent of people, believe it or not, have their Xbox 360 horizontally. Now I don't know about you, but out of everybody I know who owns an Xbox 360 console, it seems like 80 percent of them actually have it stood up in a vertical position....mainly just because of space, but I think it looks quite elegant in a vertical position. So here is the good and the bad: The good - I'm glad that Microsoft have addressed this. A lot of people have been worried about the sturdiness of the vertical position and this should clear up any worry's . I just hope they put a big warning label on the box or in the instructions. The bad - its huge! the console is going to take up a lot of space, just like the first Xbox. I understand the reasoning and the Xbox being like a cable box etc etc... but I know a lot of people who are just stuck for room.

Conclusion

It's not the end of the world. Its still a beautiful looking machine and I would be happy to have this on my TV stand....lets just make sure my PS4 will fit.

Is this an issue for you? Which way do you have your console? Let me know in the comments.

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We know that the Xbox One will be able to use it's pass though capabilities to control PC's or cable boxes with its HDMI input feature . But why not another console....more specifically the PlayStation 4.

Yes, Microsoft's have said the Xbox One will work with "any HDMI device", including the PS4? Did Microsoft confirmed this at the Tokyo Game Show?

Microsoft didn't come out and say the PS4 is compatible directly but it did however say that you can pull any application to the side of the screen in gameplay, so you can play Ryse and killzone at the same time.....strange for them to mention Killzone as it is a PS4 exclusive.

What does this mean ? By the sounds of things you could plug your PS4 into your Xbox one and have it display while on your Xbox. Meaning you could play a PS4 game while your playing an Xbox One game or even switch between games and consoles without messing around.

This is a good idea for someone.who is considering getting both consoles eventually.

Another small benefit, which would help some, is that you could save up an HDMI port on your TV :) 

Let me know what you think. Would you benefit from this feature, do you think it will compel people to have both or is it a function you would rather save for a satellite box ?