Rumors: Sony's next console is in development
"Note: This pic isn't real"
Are you kidding me?!
From IGN;
The successor to the PlayStation 3 is currently in development, Sony confirmed during the company's investor meeting today.
Executive vice president and chief financial officer Masaru Kato was asked to explain the rising research and development costs for the company's fiscal year. "In the game segment, we have the NGP to launch later this year. So we have development expenses to be incurred for this product," he explained.
"For the home console, the PS3 still has a product life, but this is a platform business, so for the future platform - when we will introduce the product I cannot discuss - but development work is underway, so the costs are incurred there."
Nintendo recently announced plans to reveal its new console at E3 next month, with a full product release in 2012. Meanwhile, Microsoft began hiring for its "next generation console" this past March.
And here I was thinking that the announcement for the successors to the PS3 and Xbox 360 would be announced next year.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online
Ubisoft has announced Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online is for PC and good news. It's free! Ghost Recon Online will be a cover based 3rd person shooter and is being developed by Ubisoft Singapore. A closed beta is scheduled to start this summer.
The game will be using the microtransaction model which, according to Ubisoft, will allow players to further equip their characters with premium items to ”personalize their experience”. Meaning you have to buy stuff using real money to 'get better at the game'.
A press release went out earlier today from Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.
”The online market has evolved into an important new frontier for video games and for gamers. With Ghost Recon Online, as well as with other important upcoming projects, Ubisoft is confident that we’re creating high quality, innovative online experiences, and that our customers will benefit from the choice and creativity that Ubisoft brings to the market.”
You can sign up for the beta here.
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Assassin's Creed Revelations E3 Teaser
Full E3 Exclusive Trailer premieres on June 6th. Watch the teaser video below.
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In Assassin's Creed Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore embarks on a journey following his legendary mentor Altaïr, searching for five ancient seals that hold the keys to the future of the Assassins brotherhood.
Join Ezio on his pursuit as he travels to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, and engages the growing menace of a Templar army that threatens to destabilize the region.
Assassin's Creed Revelations is slated for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this November.
PSP games getting the HD fix?
So we know that Monster Hunter Portable 3rd is getting the HD makeover. Apparently this won't be the only PSP game to get that treatment. No other games have been announced but I'm sure people who have heard of this are already making their PSP-to-PS3 wish list. Here's mine.
1. Dissidia 012 [Duodecim] Final Fantasy For obvious reasons as this is one of my favorite PSP games of all time. Technically I like the first Dissidia just cause I spent more time with it but Duodecim has more features, characters, content and tweaks that just makes it a better game.
2. Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker Throw in Portable Ops too and make it a "Collection" of sorts. Peacewalker was a fantastic PSP game although the boss fights definitely felt a lot more 'Monster Hunter' than Metal Gear. A lot of people had a huge gripe with the camera being mapped to the face buttons which I think was giving more crap than it deserved. But this game would definitely benefit from dual analog stick controls.
I'd add more to my list of choices but I currently have no access to my collection of PSP games (meaning I'm currently not at home right now) but I might later on.
My choices are coming mostly from a control / feature standpoint. Like how Dissidia needs online functionality and how Peacewalker needs dual analog sticks.
Some of the obvious choices would be Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core and the 2 God of War titles on the PSP but those don't really need an HD remake. They were solid enough as PSP titles, both controlwise and presentation. I think the 2 God of War games would be no brainers as they pretty much control the same as their console counterparts but Crisis Core? C'mon, combat in that game was pretty meh and I've seen enough of it's story that I don't need to see it in HD. KH: BBS doesn't need a control overhaul nor does it need an HD retelling, in my opinion at least.
What about you? What are your prime choices for the PSP-to-PS3 HD ports?
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4PlayerPodcast - How Castlevania: Lords of Shadow was created
Lordofthenerds88 has animated another one of 4playerpodcast's antics. This time it's about Brad telling a story on how Lords of Shadow became Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
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