In the last 4 years, dues to increases in technology, people want games to look cutting edge.
Icewind Dale II is selling pretty well, and it doesn't look cutting-edge. Other than that, I can't think of very many recent games where 3D graphics weren't touted as a major feature. What gets me is games with 3D engines that don't allow you to move the camera. I just thought I'd add that.
by Sj0 on Sunday November 03, @01:53AM :
The gaming press seems to me rather detached from the buying habits of gamers.
The gaming "press" is a joke. Too many people look at reviews as buying guides. Once a publication urges you to buy a game, you have to start questioning its "journalistic intergrity." Some reviewers just enjoy sitting in front of a computer, regardless of what's on the screen.
I don't know if all game publishers do this, but in addition to a time difference, region settings allow different pricing, and therefore different royalty rates for different regions.
I don't think they could care any less about who gets what game when.
I'm not sure I understand what legal risks Green takes on by filing for some patents. If the patent office determines that Microsoft has a prior claim on these technologies (or processes or whatever) then Green's applications will be denied, but will anything else happen?
I probably just don't know enough about patent law.
Ravi
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Icewind Dale II is selling pretty well, and it doesn't look cutting-edge. Other than that, I can't think of very many recent games where 3D graphics weren't touted as a major feature. What gets me is games with 3D engines that don't allow you to move the camera. I just thought I'd add that.
Ravi
The gaming "press" is a joke. Too many people look at reviews as buying guides. Once a publication urges you to buy a game, you have to start questioning its "journalistic intergrity." Some reviewers just enjoy sitting in front of a computer, regardless of what's on the screen.
Ravi
I don't know if all game publishers do this, but in addition to a time difference, region settings allow different pricing, and therefore different royalty rates for different regions.
I don't think they could care any less about who gets what game when.
Ravi
I'm not sure I understand what legal risks Green takes on by filing for some patents. If the patent office determines that Microsoft has a prior claim on these technologies (or processes or whatever) then Green's applications will be denied, but will anything else happen? I probably just don't know enough about patent law. Ravi