I think the bigger talking points will be/can be improvements in the user interfaces. What people really want is better operating systems (menu navigating, better downloading speeds) this time out. I'm sure the games will be impressive visually but most will blabber on and on about the OS and new controllers.
I predict we'll hear console-gen comparison debates for the first 3-6 months and then maybe it'll die over or be restricted to cross platform titles. I won't care until I actually purchase a next-gen console but I listen to a handful of game-related podcasts and I know that'll be the topic of discussion that can be unavoidable.
I haven't felt the need to buy grippers for the Vita. It feels pretty comfortable in my hands.
I'm intrigued but I have no business buying new games right now. Maybe that attitude will change come Black Friday...
Speaking of Roger Ebert, he hated this film.
[url]http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/i-spit-on-your-grave-1980[/url]
I'm staying away from this one. I don't like rape in film, even when its portrayed responsibly.
I'm still so busy with current gen-games that I don't have time for next-gen. I've never had the new hotness in this regard so I don't see how I'll suffer if I don't once more.
I actually sold my copy a while back so this is nice. I even have all of the map packs downloaded.
Gamer confession: I never finished the campaign. I couldn't get past the Flood level (the one that takes place in what looks to be a nasal cavity). I always hoped my brother and I could finish it one day but then he got married 3 years ago.
When HD remasters of games and movies are done well, the results can truly be impressive. I for one would like to see this entertainment in the highest quality possible and I've bought and watched plenty of films on blu-ray that blew the SD DVDs away, pure and simple. Standard definition presentations on HDTVs aren't VHS-level abysmal but they can only go so far.
As for games, I've only dabbled in this area just recently (e.g., Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Ratchet & Clank trilogy, Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3) with my PS3 and Vita and in most cases, I found the purchases very affordable and the results pleasing to the eye and ear (in the case of SotC, it's probably a matter of framerate improvement, but whatever).
It was easy for me think upgrading to DVD from VHS was worthwhile but it did take time. I resisted blu-ray for as long as I could until the price was affordable and the library was bigger and I'm still building. There are still plenty of dvds in my collection but I keep those for sentimental value or other reasons (out of print, artwork, features not ported to blu-ray). I've been content with blu-ray but I'm not sure that the jump to the next format will be that easy for me; the bar has truly been raised.
I never shop at Gamestop. Thankfully there are other stores in my area but you may not be so lucky.
I'm pretty sure both Microsoft and Sony officially stated that they plan to support their current-gen systems for another 3 years (at the most, anyway).
Good luck with that. I don't have it in me to Platinum anything. Yet.
