Comments on: Lunchtime Discussion: Viral Gaming

By: LycanGav

LycanGav — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:45:01 +0000

Erm…. Sony already have something a bit like this, the note system in Demon’s Souls. Users leave clues and notes to other players in the form of blood stains with a character limit to stop you spoiling the game for other players. This just seems like an expansion of that idea.

By: Watchful

Watchful — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:48:51 +0000

Ratchet and Clank for one.

By: Raen

Raen — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:43:23 +0000

Oh no it wasn’t a slam on anything people like (for example I probably won’t play L4D2, the series doesn’t interest me). It was more I was surprised at the volume of exclusives in what everyone (including me) thought was going to be a dry 360 season. I think a lot of PS3 stuff got pushed to March, making Christmas a bit bare. I mean there was U2 and then… what else for PS3? Demon’s Souls springs out. Not much else.

However I could be completely wrong, there might be a punch of PS3 exclusives that I’ve missed.

By: Tuffcub

Tuffcub — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:21:43 +0000

Searching through peoples biographies for clues! That’s going convert the millions away from Halo, MW2 and Uncharted. Good plan Microtesticles!

By: bajere

bajere — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:20:33 +0000

Forza 3, L4D2, Halo 3: ODST and Liberty City Stories…out of those 4 its only GTA i would play. Each to ther own of course, but halo hasnt really done anything for me since the 1st one, i dont like L4D type games, and forza didnt really screem “buy me!” when i played it. so for me it still dosent seem like the 360 has anything to offer. dont get me wrong, not all PS3 games are great IMO. ie LBP.

exclusives are down to preference

By: RadioactiveMouse

RadioactiveMouse — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:14:22 +0000

Halo ODST wasn’t really much different from the last one though

I’m enjoying L4D2 at the moment on my flatmates 360 but the Forza demo didn’t enthuse us and GTA stuff is just large DLC not an actual game. I wonder if the whole Agent exclusivity deal was because of the Liberty City Stories :O

By: DJ Judas

DJ Judas — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:09:57 +0000

I don’t care to play a game in which the premise is to gain knowledge about strangers.

By: Raen

Raen — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:03:31 +0000

This weeks 360 chart had 4 exclusives (Forza 3, L4D2, Halo 3: ODST and Liberty City Stories) whereas the PS3 only had Uncharted 2. I wouldn’t say they’re drying up, at least not yet. I was faintly really nervous myself about Microsoft’s exclusive support drying up, although there are still great mutli-plats out there. However it seems that the nervousness was misplaced, there’s a good amount of 360 exclusives right now. Next year isn’t looking amazing, but then again maybe I’ll end up at this point again, looking at what there is and realising it isn’t as bad as I thought.

By: bajere

bajere — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:51:54 +0000

same here. the good old “carefully selected 3rd parties” line will creep in.

By: bajere

bajere — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:48:51 +0000

@ RadioactiveMouse:
Id get a 360 for GTA LibCity DLC…and…um… go back to my PS3.

its odd how the exclusives seem to be drying up for the 360. i always presumed M$ would throw money at dev’s to bring whole games to the 360, not just timed DLC, for years and years, effectively buying the market. id get a 360 if all the good games were only on that system.

…o and those 2 exclusives are looking great! roll on next year!

By: 3shirts

3shirts — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:48:24 +0000

Sounds like an absoluetely brilliant idea that will be very difficult to make work properly. There are just too many dickheads online1

By: kevhardy

kevhardy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:46:48 +0000

I may be cynical but if this did make it to the marketplace I’m sure there would be an end-user agreement that would involve signing over the rights to any information in user’s profiles to MicroSoft to do with as they see fit (marketing, selling-on, etc) in much the same way as FaceSpace etc.

By: bajere

bajere — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:41:15 +0000

here here.lol

also it just sounds like it will end up being used to gather information for advertising. they can dress it up as much as they like to be a game, but after a few years people will end up putting in information that will get passed onto other company’s…we will be creating links and grouping people into categories without knowing it. but that’s the critic in me speaking… i guess sum people will enjoy this sort of thing, and it will push/add to the gaming industry so its ok i guess?!?!

By: RadioactiveMouse

RadioactiveMouse — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:39:32 +0000

Now that’s a compelling argument if I’ve ever seen one

I would only get a 360 for L4D2 and Alan Wake. Otherwise currently Sony are just pumping out better exclusives (ModNation,Heavy Rain etc)

By: bunimomike

bunimomike — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:36:27 +0000

Can’t say I’d be interested but if it sells well/makes money then go for it. Personally, if I wanted to find out shitloads of useless information about my friends I’ll ask them… or turn female and use Facebook daily.

By: Raen

Raen — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:35:22 +0000

Buy an Xbox. They’re cool.

By: oMega-W

oMega-W — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:34:33 +0000

There’s no way I’d ever take part in something like that. I like playing games on my own, minding my own business. Is that ok? Facebook’s bad enough.

By: Lorcan

Lorcan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:33:27 +0000

I reckon it sounds like a pretty fun idea!
Not worth buying an Xbox for though.
Still fun nontheless.

By: davidjmclare

davidjmclare — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:24:14 +0000

sounds like it could work, and could not. but should just let it happen before we judge it i guess. im sure some people will love it.

By: RadioactiveMouse

RadioactiveMouse — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:19:35 +0000

Sounds interesting but I bet it would be an absolute mare to police and develop

They would need double the team of the current Sony’s PS Home.