Tame By Comparison

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So, the Emasculated Electronic Entertainment Expo is upon us. What surprises does the show hold? New IPs? Price Cuts? Giant enemy crabs? We can only hope. The next few days will probably be rife with exciting gaming news, so stay tuned to TNG for all the most important updates.

A couple other items of note: PS3 gets a price cut and a new SKU. I have a feeling this is too little too late to improve Sony's market share much. Jack Tretton said he expects sales to at least double, but this seems more than a little optimistic. Until some big, GTA-sized exclusive hits, neither HD console is going to take off as the PS2 did. If you are at all interested in a PS3 though, and don't have Sony's previous console, this is your chance to secure a emotion-engine enabled console for best backwards compatibility.

Second, Microsoft extended their 360 warranty to three years to cover the dreaded "Red Ring of Death" at a reported cost of $1 billion+. They are even compensating people who have already experienced hardware failures. While this is very generous and great PR, the fact is that consoles should not be failing in the first place, especially at such a high rate. Would it really be that expensive to alter the architecture and fix it? Still, this is better than I would have expected out of Microsoft.

Lastly, who thinks Killzone will look nothing like the 2005 trailer? A screenshot has already been leaked, and it looks like crap, but really won't be able to tell until we see it in motion. Sorry fanboys and girls.

Real-time Weapon Switching,
Kaz Hirai