#console wars

[dare-to-dm]

The best gaming machine is an X Box One.

This is not a matter for debate. It is a fact, and I have photographic evidence:

That is my cat Luna, and that is where she spends most of her free time. The Xbox One is her favorite cat bed, and I have run extensive tests with other consoles.

The Xbox 360 has a similar shape, but a rougher texture. The PS2 is too small and lacks stability. The N64 is an awkward shape. And our computers are rendered unusable by her presence, leading to conflicts.

Only the Xbox One reliably produces chill gaming companionship. And I've taken heat into consideration - she will choose a turned off XBone over any turned on competitor. And she will choose it regardless of where the XBone is moved.

Which brings me to the crux of my current crisis. My husband has procured for me a new X Box (the series S). He's basically admitted to doing it so that he has the excuse to move the One into his office and get more quality time with the cat. This act of aggression is vile, but I have a plan - the series S doesn't have a disc drive, so as long as I insist on playing Xbone games on disc, I need the old machine and he cannot deprive me.

Unfortunately, I have a limited supply of games on disc and my first salvo has been an absolute miss. Cyberpunk 2077 was supposed to provide me with at least 100 hours of entertainment, but I honestly just can't get into it. And ultimately, I believe that is what history will remember Cyberpunk 2077 for.

[found-in-retro-game-mags]

Atari (Space Invaders, Missile Command, Warlords, Asteroids)

“There’s no comparing it with any other video game.” (Electronic Games #2, Mar. 1982)

[giggibaloggio]

prepare xbox fanboys!

[blazehedgehog]

How long will Nintendo's strategy last compared to XBOX's and Sony's strategies?

Seems to have kept working pretty well for them for the last, oh, say, 42 years?

If Nintendo themselves is to be believed, they have only ever sold their own products at a loss like, twice? Ever? One of the only times their sales ever visibly underperformed (on the Wii U), Satoru Iwata docked his own pay so they wouldn't have to fire anyone.

I think about this a lot, but I remember Eiji Aonuma saying that the HD remaster of Wind Waker HD had a higher budget than the original Wind Waker did. Considering Wind Waker HD wasn't a dramatic mechanical change from the original game, I take that to mean R&D on the lighting engine cost as much as an entire game did.

Which makes me think development costs on the original Wind Waker must have been tiny. And considering Nintendo doesn't hire celebrity voice actors or license music and limits how much outside contracting they do, it makes a lot of sense.

Nintendo is known for making the best of the bare minimum and they reap gigantic profits from that. They're worth something like 66 billion dollars? They could probably stop making games tomorrow and continue to operate their office for the next five to ten years.

Asking "How long will their strategy last?" as if there's some kind of logical endpoint where they will cease to exist is almost like telling a joke to me. Like, you don't even have to like their games (there are definitely some that I don't), but you can't deny they are incredibly frugal and balance their books extremely well.

If the market ever crashes again and all video games as we know it cease to exist, the last game on store shelves will unquestionably be a Nintendo game.

[proffesional-dudebro]

got that console wars brainrot

they so silly

plus the scene its based off

[wierdartistmarcell]

Feldspar, The noble thief and dark magician of The land of Zaron. A lieutenant of the side for the ps4 during the Console War of Black friday. By his side is his never-yielding faithful companion and right-hand-man known only as The Barbarian. Together, they are a fearsome duo that strikes fear in the heart of their foes.

[monx224]

Guess who finally knows how to edit. This girl ;D

[yobro989]

Favorite Sonic The Hedgehog Movie

Whats your favorite movie starring the Blue Blur.

[mvfm-25]

" Edge delivers an insight into the efforts of Sony and it's three rivals as they prepare to lock horns for your cash, and offers a prediction of how the gaming landscape will pan out once the shells stop flying! "

Edge Gaming Magazine (UK) n79 - December, 1999.

[derpoprime]

A DOODLE PAGE OF CRAZY PEOPLE !! done a while ago. heart emoji to leslie especially the inhumane things i'd do for her (on the floor)

[geekysteven]

Credit to @genderholo for the background art

[found-in-retro-game-mags]

Vectrex

“Introducing the system chosen 2 to 1 over Atari and Intellivision for real arcade game play!” (Electronic Fun with Computers & Games #1, Dec. 1982)

[novicedannyel]

Finally, console wars bloodshed

[cold-fire-yo]

@chase-omega

Do you agree?

[thedarkbluevoid]

"Next-Gen Console Watch"

Scanned from GamePro, October 2005.

[volos-stupid-hat]

Gamers™️ having totally normal takes again I see