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Another nail in the coffin for Dust?

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Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
#1 - 2012-11-09 20:17:45 UTC
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/09/tech/gaming-gadgets/console-gaming-dead/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

If console gaming is dying, and Dust is exclusive to PS3 Console, do we have a problem?

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Teebling
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2012-11-09 20:20:27 UTC
It was PC gaming that was dying last year.

They haven't got a clue.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#3 - 2012-11-09 20:30:51 UTC
Oooh Ooohhh...I wants to say it.... DUST is Dying.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
ISD TYPE40
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2012-11-09 20:30:53 UTC
The main bulk of that article is saying that dedicated consoles are not doing as well as they used to, which is hardly a surprise to most people and, in the specific case of the Sony Playstation series of consoles, has been carefully considered and taken in to account since before the development of the PS3.

The article also makes note of many things that any respectable forward thinking company has known about, and planned around for at least the last 5 years, that more social interaction, ease of use and game prices are all factors to be looked at carefully. In the case of DUST 514, not only does it have something unique to appeal to people, but it is a free to play micro-transaction based game, which as the author of that article points out is a big draw of things like Farmville etc.

In short, I see no reason for CCP to be in anyway concerned about the future of either consoles themselves, nor of DUST 514 as a product. As they know very well, things change, but that does not mean they fade away.

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Xinivrae
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2012-11-09 20:34:33 UTC
The first nail, of course, being associated with "EVE Online: A Dying Game"
Shizuken
Venerated Stars
#6 - 2012-11-09 20:34:35 UTC
Aside from media bias in always reporting things to be a catastrophe, console gaming is still far more popular than PC gaming. After Dust breaks, and becomes a big hit, I expect you to come back here and recant your doomsaying.Roll
Gogela
Epic Ganking Time
CODE.
#7 - 2012-11-09 20:34:46 UTC
Apparently you missed Halo 4 coming out. It's awesome. A lot of people are playing... think this is the biggest Halo ever. If console gaming were dying, I don't think Halo 4 would be able to out-do every previous Halo. I play a lot of console games too... it's just a different market. We in EvE are so far removed from the console experience it might be hard to see... DUST was never designed for "us"... it's for the console crowd. DUST has plenty to worry about but the platform ain't it.

I still hope DUST works... just hard to stay excited when I just got H4 in my hands.

Signatures should be used responsibly...
DaDudeinDump
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#8 - 2012-11-09 20:35:13 UTC
Console Gaming isn't dead. A bunch of games just came out. and are STILL coming out. Ac3, Halo 4, Borderlands, Dishonored, and not to mention we are still waiting on black ops 2. They're mostly talking about the WiiU. The new console I knew was going to flop.

If anything, CCP should be worried about the ps4 being released. It's been announced.
Oops Ididitagain
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2012-11-09 20:38:58 UTC
Oh my, Dust sure must have great future, EVE was dead out of the gate from day one.
highonpop
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#10 - 2012-11-09 20:39:26 UTC
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:
Oooh Ooohhh...I wants to say it.... DUST is Dying.



damn it

you beat me to it

FC, what do?
Nicolo da'Vicenza
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#11 - 2012-11-09 20:41:15 UTC  |  Edited by: Nicolo da'Vicenza
PS3 and xbox 360 are reaching the end of their lifecycle, hth

also PC games have to rely on stuff like kickstarter, while franchises like COD and Halo literally have bigger production budgets then blockbuster hollywood movies
Dark Assassin15
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#12 - 2012-11-09 20:41:31 UTC
posting in a stealth eve is dying thread. +1 for creative effort.

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Sentamon
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#13 - 2012-11-09 20:42:07 UTC
Who is this Blake Snow and why should anyone care?

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Moe Doobie
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2012-11-09 20:43:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Moe Doobie
People are tired of the crap the developers pull with these console games. Put out a half done product, then sell the other half and call it "Downloadable Content". It's pure greed. It's why I stopped playing consoles. Hell with MMORPGs at least you're actually paying for something (server upkeep patches, new content, etc).
Nicolo da'Vicenza
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#15 - 2012-11-09 20:47:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Nicolo da'Vicenza
COD: Warfighter hired the navy SEALS who killed Osama Bin Laden as under the table consultants
Halo 4 converted an entire country into a Halo landscape replica to promote the game's release

consoles are dying
Baby ChuChu
Ice Cream Asylum
#16 - 2012-11-09 20:48:59 UTC
I wonder if we'll see these articles next year when the PS4 and next Xbox hopefully hit stores. Hell, I wonder if we'll see these after the WiiU comes out.

"Oh noez, consoles are dead...but they're sold out everywhere because...uhh...umm...THE GRIM REAPER BOUGHT THEM OOOOOOOOOO SCARY."
Dave stark
#17 - 2012-11-09 20:52:13 UTC
CNN
credible source

pick one, and only one.
Destination SkillQueue
Doomheim
#18 - 2012-11-09 20:57:15 UTC
Nicolo da'Vicenza wrote:
COD: Warfighter hired the navy SEALS who killed Osama Bin Laden as under the table consultants
Halo 4 converted an entire country into a Halo landscape replica to promote the game's release

consoles are dying


Is that seriously what it's called. Lol
Nicolo da'Vicenza
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#19 - 2012-11-09 21:01:29 UTC  |  Edited by: ISD TYPE40
sorry, it was Medal of Honor: Warfighter, not COD

*snip*

EDIT: Please leave the politics out of these forums - ISD Type40.
Xpaulusx
Naari LLC
#20 - 2012-11-09 21:18:53 UTC
CNN, the bastion of credibilty....laughs.

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