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Xbox One secures its first MMO — and it's coming to free-to-play-crazy China (update) Above: The Yeti (seen above) is one of the latest creatures to hit Neverwinter. The Xbox One is finally breaking into the massively multiplayer online gaming universe. Publisher Perfect World Entertainment and developer Cryptic Studios announced today that the free-to-play MMO Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter will hit the Xbox One in North America and Europe sometime in the first half of next year. It will be a launch-day title for the Xbox One in China. Neverwinter is an action-based MMORPG (massively multiplayer role-playing game) set in Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe. It was released as a free-to-play PC title in June 2013. Neverwinter will be free for all Xbox Live Gold members. The announcement marks the first entry into console gaming for Cryptic Studios and the first release on the current console generation for Perfect World Entertainment. The publisher previously released an Xbox 360 version of the PC action title Torchlight. Alan Chen, CEO of Perfect World Entertainment, offered this statement in a press release: “Neverwinter is our premier title to bring to console players. Consoles are a perfect fit for action-oriented MMORPGs like Neverwinter, and we are thrilled to be one of the first publishers to bring premium free-to-play titles to leading next-gen platforms. Being able to bring Neverwinter to the Xbox One is a critical achievement for Perfect World. It is our first step taking our games beyond the PC market.” The seasoned MMO publisher is a subsidiary of Perfect World Company Limited, which is headquartered in Beijing, China. The Neverwinter announcement came on the same day that Microsoft announced a Sept. 23 release date and 3,699 renminbi (about $600) price for the console’s China release. “Our expertise in the Chinese gaming market and legacy of developing quality free-to-play MMORPGs made us perfect fit for Microsoft,” said Andrew Brown, General Manager of Publishing at Perfect World. “Our main focus as a publisher and developer of games is to deliver the best possible free-to-play gaming experiences to gamers on the platform of their choice. Supporting the Xbox One was an easy decision after their successful launch last year.” Brown didn’t rule out a PlayStation 4 release for Neverwinter, but he said there was “nothing to announce at this time.” Neverwinter’s expansion comes just a few weeks after the announcement of the Tyranny of Dragons expansion, which will release on August 14. The first chapter of the Tyranny of Dragons storyline for D&D ‘s traditional tabletop game, which is also getting its fifth edition, is already available. This joint venture promises to put dragons back at the forefront of the D&D universe. For more information, check out GamesBeat’s two-part interview session with Neverwinter lead producer Rob Overmeyer and D&D brand manager Nathan Stewart here and here. Skara – The Blade Remains. Added Under ACTION | International | Closed Beta: TBA. Info: Skara: The Blade Remains is a free-to-play multiplayer online versus game developed by 8-bit studios. Unlike simple versus games that have players facing off, SKARA is set in arenas where as many as 16 players can fight at a time. Happy Wars. Added Under ACTION | International | Live: May 28, 2014. Info: Happy Wars is an online multiplayer action game developed by Toylogic. Enter the fray as one of the six player character classes – Warrior, Mage, Cleric, Berserker, Zephyr, or Engineer, each with different tactical strengths. Work together as a team to take down the enemy team and conquer their castle! Added Under ACTION , MMORPG | International | Open Beta: July 16, 2015. Info: Skyforge is a sci-fi fantasy MMORPG developed by Allods Team. Featuring dynamic action-based combat inspired by console action games, players play as immortal warriors that later develop into powerful gods as they progress through the game. Added Under ACTION , MMORPG | International | Live: July 9, 2015. Info: Trove is a voxel-based sandbox MMO developed by Trion Worlds. The game is an open-ended online adventure RPG where you journey through an endless dynamically generated universe filled with quests, chests, and dungeons that hold enemies great and small. Added Under ACTION , MMORPG | International | Live: July 1, 2014. Info: Onigiri is a an action MMORPG developed by CyberStep. The game takes place in an ancient and mythological Japan, a world where the human race and non-human races such as Oni (ogres) and Youkai (devils) coexist. Players can play as either a human or Oni and adventure across the game’s expansive world. With friends and companions in arms, players will fight against devils from the netherworld in their pursuit of the shadow clan Goikkou. Added Under ACTION , MMORPG | NA, EU | NA Live: May 1, 2012, EU Live: May 3, 2012. Info: TERA is an action MMORPG developed by Bluehole Studio. The game is set in a vast open word and features a non-targeting combat system, colossal bosses and an in-depth political system. Neverwinter. Added Under ACTION , MMORPG | International | Live: June 20, 2013. Info: Neverwinter is a fantasy MMORPG developed by Cryptic Studios based on Dungeons & Dragons. Set in the Forgotten Realms city of the same name, Neverwinter is a story-based action MMORPG where players can play as classic D&D classes and take on quests in groups of five players. The game features a user-friendly level design toolkit called “The Foundry” and lets players create their own dugneons, quests, cities, and even NPCs. Added Under ACTION , SHOOTER | International | Open Beta: March 21, 2013. Info: Warframe is a PvE-based sci-fi third-person shooter developed by Digital Extremes. In the game, you play as a warrior race known as the Tenno in a war against the vicious and oppressive Grineer Empire. Added Under STRATEGY | International | Open Beta: August 15, 2012. Info: Developed by Carbon Games, AirMech is a sci-fi MOBA that combines the tactical decisions of an RTS with direct control over a transforming war machine that fights alongside your army. Play online with your friends in 3v3 combat, test your skills in the cooperative survival modes, or race against the clock in the game’s various challenges. Main Sections. MMOs by Subgenre. MMOs by Version. MMOs by Status. MMOs by Theme. MMOs by Platform. MMOFRONT - The Free MMO Directory. Your portal to new free MMORPG and other free MMOs. © 2017 MMOFRONT. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. Evolve Stage 2. Added Under SHOOTER | International | Live: February 11, 2015. Info: From Turtle Rock Studios, creators of Left 4 Dead, comes Evolve, the co-op FPS in which four Hunters face off against a single, player-controlled Monster in adrenaline-pumping 4v1 matches. Play as the Monster to use savage abilities and an animalistic sense to kill your human enemies, or choose one of four Hunter classes and team up to take down the beast on the planet Shear, where flora and fauna act as an adversary to man and Monster alike. Level up to unlock new Hunter or Monster characters as well as upgrades, skins, and perks. Earn your infamy on the leaderboards and become the apex predator. ARK: Survival of the Fittest. Added Under ACTION , SHOOTER | International | Open Beta: March 16, 2016. Info: ARK: Survival of the Fittest is a Multiplayer Online Survival Arena game from Studio Wildcard. Built for the burgeoning wild west of eSports competition, ARK: SotF challenges gamers to fight each other and the Jurassic environment that players loved in ARK: Survival Evolved. However, rather than a huge open world to survive in, this newly refactored game is an epic dinosaur survival arena with a continually shrinking “ring of death.” In the end, survivors are eventually pushed into an epic final showdown where only one “Tribe” will make it out alive. Tantra Rumble. Added Under ACTION , STRATEGY | International | Closed Beta: TBA. Info: Tantra Rumble is a free-to-play multiplayer online action game developed by GameOlic. The game is a mash-up of MOBA, RPG, TCG and action that offers players 8 characters to choose from for battlefields specially designed for strategic team battles. Added Under BROWSER , MMORPG , SHOOTER | International | Closed Beta: TBA. Info: The SKIES is a cross-platform post-apocalyptic MMORPG developed by Eforb. Based on the novel “The Skies”, the multiplayer game is centered on a real-time evolving experience in which each player’s action causes a change in the world, including relationships with characters, factions and other events. Added Under SHOOTER , STRATEGY | International | Open Beta: September 16, 2016. Info: Paladins is a team-based online multiplayer FPS developed by Hi-Rez Studios. The game combines a rich fantasy setting with the fast action of a team-based first-person shooter. In addition to the core shooter experience, Paladins also offers deep strategy and in-match character progression through decks of collectible cards, which amplify and augment a character’s core set of abilities. Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade. Added Under SHOOTER , MMORPG | International | Live: March 17, 2017. Info: Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is a Massively Online Third Person Shooter developed by Behaviour Interactive. Players select one of four factions of the 41st millennium and fight other players for control of a persistent world at war. As they fight their way across the planet, players claim territory in massive battles and earn the right to customize and improve their characters in a deep progression system drawn from Warhammer 40,000 lore. Magic Duels. Added Under STRATEGY | International | Live: July 29, 2015. Info: More Cards. More Strategy. Bigger Story. Summon mythical creatures. Cast legendary spells. Match wits with your opponent and emerge victorious in epic online duels. With hundreds of earnable cards and countless strategies, building your deck and challenging your friends in Magic: The Gathering has never been more fun. Added Under SHOOTER | International | Closed Beta: July 25, 2017. Info: Fortnite is a free-to-play survival shooter and building game developed by Epic Games. In the game, you and your freinds lead a group of heroes to reclaim and rebuild a homeland that has been left empty by a mysterious darkness known as “the Storm”. Band together online to build extravagant forts, find or build insane weapons and traps and protect your towns from the strange monsters that emerge during the Storm. Added Under SHOOTER | International | Open Beta: December 10, 2016. Info: Gigantic is a third-person multiplayer action game developed by Motiga. In Gigantic, five players charge across a fantasy battleground alongside their guardian, a five-story-tall monster they’ve sworn to protect. Players start by choosing from a roster of unique heroes that fits their gameplay style, then aim, dodge and leap across the map until they defeat the enemy guardian. Every battle in Gigantic lets players earn rewards, unlock new heroes and fine-tune the gameplay to fit their style. Main Sections. MMOs by Subgenre. MMOs by Version. MMOs by Status. MMOs by Theme. MMOs by Platform. MMOFRONT - The Free MMO Directory. Your portal to new free MMORPG and other free MMOs. © 2017 MMOFRONT. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. MMORPG. Console players of Neverwinter will be pleased to hear that the Swords of Chult update to the Tomb of Annihilation has been deployed. New content includes a new Skirmish to the game as well as significant improvements to PvP, inventory management and the refinement system. “The Merchant Prince’s Folly” Skirmish – Port Nyanzaru is filled with riches and the enemies of Chult want them. A defense of the city and its inhabitants is in order in an all-new, dynamic five-player Skirmish for adventurers at the endgame. Save the city for new rewards! PvP Updates – In this update, the Tenacity stat has been replaced, PvP items now scale even more with the activity, plus armor penetration has been changed further and control effects now have diminishing returns. Swords of Chult also introduces a new set of PvP gear, a permanent Solo PvP Queue and more. Inventory Management Updates – In an effort to improve item management, new sorting options have been incorporated into the UI allowing players to sort all items, identify all items, sell all treasure and tweak other display options. Refinement System Changes – Adventurers can also look forward to a more streamlined refinement experience, allowing them to bulk convert items into RP, as well as manage them incrementally as before. Campaign Progression for Alts – Avid Neverwinter players with multiple characters now have the option to create a Signet of Patronage for several endgame campaigns. These may be applied to alt characters to progress through supported campaigns much faster. MMORPG. Classic WoW is a Labor of Love Between Blizzard & the Community. Not much has been said about the World of Warcraft "classic server" project since its announcement at last year's Blizzcon. However, Forbes has an enlightening interview with J. Allen Brack about the project and some of the vision that developers have. The clear message from Blizzard through this interview is that feedback and input from the classic community is integral to the project. Producer's Letter Teases Out 2018 Content. The latest Dungeons & Dragons Online producer's letter has been published on the game's official forums that teases out what players can expect throughout 2018. There are several things in the works starting with Update 38 and players joining up with healers from House Jorasco as plague sweeps through Stormreach. The update is expected to be released this spring. Season 5 Update Brings Visual Updates & More Immersive Play. Hi-Rez Studios has announced that SMITE has been updated for Season 5 that brings a number of visual improvements to the game. In addition, several game play improvements have been made to bring "more choices and immersing them in an epic visual experience." Rockstar's Humble Bundle is an Awesome Collection of Games & Supports a Great Cause. Rockstar has sent word that it has collected a number of its games into a Humble Bundle. Proceeds from the sale of the Rockstar Games Humble Bundle will go to support the Rainforest Alliance, a "network of farmers, foresters, communities, scientists, governments, environmentalists and businesses dedicated to conserving biodiversity and ensuring sustainable livelihoods." Miroir Tundra Ice Fishing Festival Kicks Off. If you're the type who both loves the cold and fishing, ArcheAge has something just for you. North American players can now start participating in the Miroir Tundra Ice Fishing Festival that began today and will run through February 14th. EU players will be able take part starting tomorrow. Guardian Legion Update Now Live. TERA players can now log into the game to try out the new content that just arrived with the Guardian Legion update. Most notably, the update brings a number of new activities for high level players including the addition of "hot spots" that show where an active participation area is live. Fifteen players can band together to take part in the action to close any one of the six missions. EA Confirms 'Early 2019' Release, Claims It's Not a Delay, Also Posts Nearly $200M Loss in Q3 2017. Earlier today, EA told the Wall Street Journal that BioWare's Anthem will be coming out in early 2019. EA's Blake Jorgensen told the WSJ, "It's not a delay. People are trying to create a story." However, from the start, BioWare and EA said that Anthem would be released in fall 2018. If that's not a delay, we don't know what is. Ion Hazzikostas Live Q&A Blog - Big PvP Changes, Allied Races & More in BfA. The World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth live Q&A with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas is about to kick off. Keep your eyes on this article by refreshing it from time to time to find out what's what with BfA! And in case you missed it, preorders for the expansion have already started! The expansion is expected to arrive on or before September 21st. Battle for Azeroth PreOrders Begin for $50 or $70 - Arriving On or Before Sept 21st. The preorder page for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is now live. Players can purchase one of two available editions, Standard for $50 or the Digital Deluxe for $70. Each of the two contain a level 110 boost and the Digital Deluxe edition contains a pair of mounts and a pet. Valentine's Boost Challenge Revealed. From now through February 12th, Skyforge players are charged with defending Thais, the Goddess of Love. Her temple has been inundated with Oceanids and she needs your help to get things cleaned up. During the event, both the EU and NA player communities are tasked with defending the Temple 800 times. Successful completion of the defense of Thais will yield everyone a special boon and a bonus. Faction Changes & Additions in the Wonderland Expansion. The latest Perfect World International developer blog has been published ahead of the release of the Wonderland expansion. This time, devs spend a bit of time introducing players to forthcoming changes and additions to the faction system with particular regard to Faction Bases and Trials. Barrier to Entry – Newbie’s Starter Guide to Warframe. Welcome back Space Ninjaz! Brandedwolf here bringing you another edition of Kinda, Sorta, Maybe A Space Ninja. Last time we gave a brief introduction to what Warframe is and all the various things it has available for players. This time we'll dive into the barrier to entry that Warframe has for new and returning players. With a game featuring so many different frames, weapons, pets and so many mods, it can be overwhelming. Will Today's Q&A with Ion Hazzikostas See Preorders for Battle for Azeroth Begin? It appears that the Collector's Items for preordering Battle for Azeroth are now visible in World of Warcraft. Two mounts (one each Alliance and Horde) and a pet are visible by looking at the Pets and Mount tabs in the interface. Though preorders haven't yet been announced, there is a Q&A today at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern with Ion Hazzikostas. Many are hopeful that the event will lead to the commencement of preorders. We'll have a live blog of the event in about 2 hours. Will MMOs Become the Entertainment of the Future? We are living in an interesting time as MMOs become more mainstream. Many here will say that the traditional MMO is not, but it is there, living within games like Destiny and eventually Anthem. Games are set up specifically to draw in large audiences on Twitch. Add in esports to the mix and you have a full viewing spectrum to enjoy. Cradle of the Death God is the Next Epic Trial. The Neverwinter site has been updated with a new developer blog regarding the next epic trial called the Cradle of the Death God. This will feature some of the most challenging content for high level players ever and will be the "beginning of the end" of the content expansion, Tomb of Annihilation. Xbox One's First MMO Reaches 1.6M Players, Free Expansion Plans Revealed. Neverwinter hits new player milestone; five free expansions slated to launch before the end of the year. Last updated by Eddie Makuch on May 13, 2015 at 12:05PM. You are now subscribed. Xbox One's first MMO, the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game Neverwinter, has attracted more than 1.6 million players since the game arrived at the end of March. Publisher Perfect World Entertainment announced the news today, also revealing some initial player statistics, and divulging plans to support the free-to-play game with five free expansions in 2015. Since Neverwinter was released, players have accomplished the following feats: 2.3 million characters created with over 92,000 reaching the level 60 cap 86 million minutes of Neverwinter played 16 billion Astral Diamonds earned 10 million parties formed Over 1 billion enemies slain including Undead, Orcs, and Bandits 92 players have killed over 1,000 dragons. Neverwinter is also available on PC, though it's unclear how many people are playing on that platform. Perfect World's announcement today also included a statement from Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who said, "We're thrilled gamers have embraced this unique free-to-play MMORPG on Xbox One." As for the five free expansions, Perfect World isn't saying much about them yet, confirming only that they will be based on the Tyranny of Dragons and Elemental Evil storylines from within the overall Dungeons & Dragons lore. All five will debut later this year, though specific release dates have not been announced. Neverwinter requires an Xbox Live Gold subscription. It won't be the only MMO on Xbox One for much longer, as Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls Online will be released for Microsoft's new console, as well as PlayStation 4, next month. Xbox ONE. The live stream is up! Are you excited ? UPDATE: I am not excited anymore, Xbox RIP. :'( This new console seems a mobile facebook that plays high res games. baah. - You can no longer play your Xbox 360 titles on this new Xbox One. - You can no longer play your Xbox Live Arcade games on this new console. - The console will not work without the Kinnect attached to it. - The Xbox One will feature games in bluray discs (25gb to 50gb in size) and games MUST be installed on the tiny 500gb hard drive. - If you want to play Pre-Owned games, even after buying those games, you MUST pay a fee to install them on your console, meaning not only you pay for the second hand game but must also pay another fee just to be able to use it. - Xbox One will rely heavily on social networks, making it a portable Facebook. - Redesigned controller will have better button response and cross section directional pad. - Heavily focused on watching TV and Sports/Movies, making it less of a console and more of a TiVo/TV Bo x. Very underwhelmed so far. Nothing in it that I must have. I don't need my Xbox to watch TV, but the way they charge I'll need Xbox Gold to watch TV. Forza 5 for the One (snort) is probably the most exciting prospect. I think if they'd just have built a gaming rig and put Windows 8 on there, they'd be more impressive. Did you SEE the size of that console? Kinect - Built in, 1080P, can see small movements (like flicks of wrists). Commands like Xbox TV, or Xbox movies, etc etc. Forza 5 will launch with One. Lots of new sports stuff. Bunch of sports players. Supposedly focusing on AI. COD: Ghosts. Looks pretty. I'm sure you guys'll love looking at the dog tattoo (while I'm sniping you in the head) I missed quite a bit from the stream because of buffering, disconnects etc. Voice control and gesture recognition will be fun to play with. No real exclusives other than Halo and Forza which was to be expected. Forza 4 was soooo good that it was worth having an Xbox just for that game alone. I am glad that Kinect comes with every XBox now and it looks like it's integrated in the console's body rather than having a "separate" Kinect. I think the only cool new thing about this next gen of consoles is that they offer more processing power so that games can move forward in terms of graphics. Does the PS4 have proper Kinect like capabilities? If it doesn't, I will probably go for the Xbox. Originally posted by Butregenyo. i am not impressed at all. too much focus on the non gaming features. ps3's reveal was a lot better imo showing the games instead of focusing on the `box`. And now they have the upper hand while showing their machine for the first time :P. Conventional gaming will be the same on both consoles so that doesn't really matter. Both will have the hardware for all upcoming games, will look almost identical and most games are developed for all console platforms so yeah. I think the thing they offer us in terms of better gaming is the beefed up hardware. Xbox's exclusives suck soooo not much to brag about there too. We know about Forza, Halo & GoW. PS4 hasn't announced that AFAIK. What PS4 has going for it is form factor, impressive graphics, and a metric BUTT TON of exclusive titles. Edit: Adding a run down of PS4 exclusives. SONY shares are going up.. LOL. Originally posted by fivoroth. PS4 hasn't announced that AFAIK. What PS4 has going for it is form factor, impressive graphics, and a metric BUTT TON of exclusive titles. Edit: Adding a run down of PS4 exclusives. Well amazing graphics is not a "reason" to buy a console imo. I mean graphics are super important but these two consoles will have almost identical graphics. or do you think PS4 graphics will be more impressive? I admit though that PS4 has a much better lineup of exclusives imo. Xbox was never good for its exclusives except for Forza. I guess that's why they didn't focus on exclusives - because they simply don't have anything to tell us but that I was expecting as much. Originally posted by fivoroth. PS4 hasn't announced that AFAIK. What PS4 has going for it is form factor, impressive graphics, and a metric BUTT TON of exclusive titles. Edit: Adding a run down of PS4 exclusives. Lot of microsoft hate, zzz, whatever though. they announced 15 exclusives with 8 new IPS in the first year of xbox, which is pretty much a buy for me. Originally posted by Ikeda. Originally posted by fivoroth. PS4 hasn't announced that AFAIK. What PS4 has going for it is form factor, impressive graphics, and a metric BUTT TON of exclusive titles. Edit: Adding a run down of PS4 exclusives. Lot of microsoft hate, zzz, whatever though. they announced 15 exclusives with 8 new IPS in the first year of xbox, which is pretty much a buy for me. Over half are kinetic games. It's too soon to answer this question. But at PS4's reveal they had that old man head and were playing with it. The shading, the skin, everything looks really freakin' good. The most impressive stuff I saw was the COD stuff on the One and I just didn't get a good enough vibe from it. In shot comparisons between the 360 and the PS3, Backgrounds seemed sharper on the PS3 but some of the characters looked better on the 360. I imagine it's something similar. Here's the thing though, graphics DO matter at this point. This console is supposed to last 5 years. This current gen actually lasted a little too long. That being said, I couldn't imagine some of these games graphics back when 360 first launched. But I remember hooking up my Xbox and my 360 and booting up Halo for a comparison between the two. My point is that if the graphics START really awesome, it'll only get better. If they start like the Wii U, then there really is only a limited amount of advancement without significant hardware upgrade. Did they not consider that some people were calling the first Xbox the XBOX 1, up until now? Type "Xbox 1" or "Xbox one" in google and do an image search. Not sure how being mistaken with the first Xbox is going to be great marketing, but then I'm sure that whoever came up with the name Xbox "One" doesn't have any past experience with Consoles. Originally posted by LuciferIAm. PS4 hasn't announced that AFAIK. What PS4 has going for it is form factor, impressive graphics, and a metric BUTT TON of exclusive titles. Edit: Adding a run down of PS4 exclusives. Lot of microsoft hate, zzz, whatever though. they announced 15 exclusives with 8 new IPS in the first year of xbox, which is pretty much a buy for me. Over half are kinetic games. Kinnect games can be quite fun Why the Kinnect hate? MS shares are dropping. Wow those shares soared during MS's Launch! LoL, but seriously my 60" Samsung tv can do all of that already except play Next-gen games. I have no use for the kinect, i barely watch tv (except GoT, football, AMC shows), I'm not into skype (thats why i have this thing called a cell phone), & I refuse to pay a service fee monthly to access apps/services which I have to pay for to! In the end all i care about is quality gameplay! They are doing like sony's ps3 by not focusing on the games and just bloat ware. Lot of microsoft hate, zzz, whatever though. they announced 15 exclusives with 8 new IPS in the first year of xbox, which is pretty much a buy for me. I'm not trying to hate on the system, I'm talking specifically about what they've shown. I never owned a PS2 and I didn't buy a PS3 until the Slimmer one came out. I've owned both the Xbox and the 360 in MULTIPLE versions. I also owned the Kinect and a LARGE library of it's games as well. But I saw nothing today that was a necessary upgrade from a 360. The specs are better, the graphics are better. The console is BIGGER than the 360 (and almost as large as my desktop). The Kinect looks ok but I'm still torn on it. The better camera might be better but I had HUGE problems getting the Kinect to recognize my daughter. They should have focused on the gaming. They should not have focused on all the entertainment center ideas. Everyone is doing that. Nothing special there. My WiiU does a lot of that stuff. Kinect is not a selling feature for me. What I would want is a fast, furious, console with good sound and picture, plus cheap downloadable games. I'm still not sure that'd sell me because GF and I play cooperatively. That would mean 2 consoles, 2 tvs, 2 subscriptions, etc. I don't see it working out. Kinect is not a selling feature for me. What I would want is a fast, furious, console with good sound and picture, plus cheap downloadable games. I'm still not sure that'd sell me because GF and I play cooperatively. That would mean 2 consoles, 2 tvs, 2 subscriptions, etc. I don't see it working out. PC with the PS4 is the best choice for gaming. I kept hearing about social feature this, social feature that. Facebook in a box ? Very disappointed overall. By the end I was talking to myself (though when I do that I tend to be wrong on varying degrees and speaking out of bias) and saying ". so where's the video game console?". By that I probably meant that they seemed to be focusing on it being the ultimate media system that you could watch TV and surf the internet on, while focusing so little on what it is (or has been) to gamers: a video game system. Sure, during the event I found myself saying "I'd like one of these", simply because I am lazy and would just want to say someone to turn the channel. But there was a disturbing lack of focus on video games and instead just things such as sports counters, sports titles, skype, new improvements to the system, new TV series. I'm just very disappointed. Also don't usually like it when a console tries to buy exclusives for a short time and screw players of other systems. That may be common practice nowadays, but I had hopes we would move beyond that in this new generation (though I knew it wasn't likely). If you were hoping to play your vast collection of Xbox 360 games on Microsoft's latest creation, we've got a spot of bad news. Microsoft Xbox Live VP Marc Whitten confirmed to The Verge that the new Xbox One console will have no backwards compatibility whatsoever. Console MMORPGs. The growth of MMOs and MMORPGs since the days of EverQuest and Ultima Online have been enormous. MMORPGs from World of Warcraft to Ragnarok Online have seen huge success and MOBAs like League of Legends and Dota 2 have exploded in popularity. But what about console MMORPGs? PC Gaming is a big industry, but console gaming in the U.S. is actually a much bigger industry. Why haven't MMORPGs penetrated the console market yet? Well they have, to a degree. The first game to do so in North America to my knowledge is EverQuest from Daybreak Game Company. They released a console version of the game called EverQuest Online Adventures for the PS2. Getting online with the PS2 was never easy, but with the PS3 and PS4, online gaming on consoles is much easier. Despite the advances in internet connectivity on consoles, there really aren't that many console MMORPGs, but there are some. If you're curious what they are, see the list below: Console MMORPGs. Skyforge - A Russian developed Sci-Fi MMORPG by the same studio behind Allods Online. Final Fantasy 14 - Square Enix's Final Fantasy MMORPG is available for PC, PS3, and PS4. DC Universe Online - This superhero themed free to play MMORPG is available for PC, PS3, and PS4. PlanetSide 2 - The sequel to the first Planetside game is available on PS4 as of mid 2015. Elder Scrolls Online - Bethesda Softwork's Elder Scrolls MMO is truly multi-platform. Available on PC, Mac, PS4, and Xbox One. Trove - A sandbox crafting MMORPG inspired by Minecraft, but with an emphasis on combat and progression. Gorgeous voxel graphics! Available on PS4 / Xbox One. War Thunder - Available on PC, Mac, Linux, PS3, and PS4. Quite a few platforms for this World War 2 simulator. World of Tanks - Wargaming's hugely successful tank MMO Is available on Xbox 360. It's launching on PS4 later in late 2015. Defiance - The sci-fi themed MMORPG based on the Syfy series is available on PS3 and Xbox 360, and PC. It was originally intended for Xbox One / PS4 Release as well, but that was scrapped. Star Trek Online - Cryptic's sci-fi Star Trek MMO is available on PS4 / Xbox One. Warframe - An enormously successful sci-fi themed cooperative shooter. Available on PS4. Gigantic - This free to play MOBA from Motiga will launch on both PC and Xbox One. SMITE - Hi-Rez Studio's Smite is the first MOBA to launch on consoles. Battleborn - Although not an "MMORPG", Battleborn is yet another MOBA that launched on consoles. It's available for both PC and console. Paragon - This action MOBA from Epic Games will be available for both PC and console at launch. Blacklight: Retribution - A Sci-fi themed FPS game developed by Zombie originally and now by Hardsuit Labs. Available on PC as well as Playstation 4. EverQuest Next - The upcoming fantasy MMORPG from Daybreak Game Company. The game will be available on PC and Playstation 4. Neverwinter - Originally launched on the PC, Cryptic Sutido's Neverwinter launched on Xbox One to great success, quickly reaching over 2 million console users. APB Reloaded - Originally launched as APB: All Points Bulletin, APB Reloaded is a free to play third person MMO shooter by K2 Networks (GamersFirst). It's available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Onigiri - Onigiri is a Japanese developed MMORPG from Cyberstep. It features fluid action combat and is available on both the Xbox One and the PS4. Unfortunately games like League of Legends and DotA will likely never see console releases. Probably because these games were designed for a mouse+keyboard rather than a gamepad. This list will periodically be updated as more and more consoles MMOs are released. Several games have been announced, but until they launch in the U.S. they won't be included in this list. This list will be updated from time to time! Been playing MMOs since I first got my hands on Ultima Online when I was 12 years old. Played so many games from Star Wars Galaxies to MapleStory to DAoC to World of Warcraft. Long time League of Legends player too! I'm also Known as "ReMo" and "Remotay" Problem is playing an MMORPG on a console just seems counter-intuitive. Imagine typing on there. it's not going to be easy. Then again, I'm sure they sell console compatible keyboards. Realm reborn support wire/wireless keyboard/mouse. I think there are many compatible Bluetooth keyboard for ps4. Not sure xb1. Or just install PlayStation apps on your phone. Login same psn account and use your phone as a keyboard. Works fine on warframe and dc universe online. ESO does not really need keyboard, since players can only communicate via voice chat. See that extension slot on your PS4 controller? You can get a mini-keyboard like a slide-phone for texting. Also, a headphone and mic would do justice. Typing is usually replaced with talking through party chat. For example, when my party and I get together on Diablo III or Destiny we get in a party chat, so we can talk to each other and coordinate. It's actually more efficient since you don't have to type it all out. That makes a lot of sense. If a game has voip the keyboard definitely isn't necessary. A lot of MMORPGs have LOTS of hotkeys though for tons of spells. I dunno how a console would handle a traditional MMORPG Like that WoW? I wish they would come to consoles more, I rarely type or message other players at all, and sitting on my laptop hurts my neck, back, and fingers. Yet playing my ps4 I can get as comfy as I want to. Anyone got any news for Onigiri Online? I shows on the Sony website that it's already released, but is nowhere to be found on the PSN store, I read that it's hung up on the developers side, but I can't find any info on a actual release date. Onigiri only available in Japan PS store under free to play section. Not available in others regions tho. That games is not region locked, just create Japan psn account if you really want to play it. Phanasty Star Online was the first console MMO. RIP Dreamcast. Defiance isn't available on PS4 and XOne. RIP everquest next </3. What dipshit made this list. War Thunder is RPG? World of Tanks? Smite? Fucking PlanetSide? Do you even kown what MMORPG mean? "Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game" These are not even Massive multiplayer (except PlanetSide) and DEFINITELY not Role playing games. The Best Free Games on the Xbox One. With so much money being generated by titles like Candy Crush Saga and Clash Royale on phones and tablets, it’s entirely reasonable that the game industry is taking the free-to-play model very seriously these days on every platform. We’ve done our share of groaning about the nickel-and-diming tactics found on the App Store and Google Play, but there’s still much to enjoy about the free-to-play model when it’s done well. Dota 2 and League of Legends on the PC are some of the most popular games in existence – both of which are free-to-play titles. Frankly, it’s beyond silly to write off the model entirely when there’s so much critical and commercial success. Clearly, this is more than just a passing fad, and console devs are working hard to get some of that alluring micro-transaction cash. Now let’s jump in, and explore what the free-to-play model has to offer for the average Xbox One or Xbox One X (see on Amazon) player. I’d buy that for a dollar. While console gamers have grown accustomed to dropping $60 (or more) on a game, it’s good to see more variety in the marketplace. And just like a large price tag may not fit a small-scale indie game, it’s important to remember that the free-to-play model isn’t one-size-fits-all either. F2P is definitely here to stay, but not at the expense of other business models — in conjunction. Poorly made free-to-play games can easily leave a bad taste in your mouth, but it’s not fair to dismiss the entire concept outright. After all, we’ve seen numerous free-to-play games on the PC garner massive critical acclaim, and the concept is still relatively novel on consoles. Give these games a chance, and you might just find a game that you really love. Post a Comment Comment. Requires Xbox Live to obtain, and play, thus=not free. That is untrue to the best of my knowledge. You can download the client, and “Gatorade Sports Performance Football Training Camp” for $0 regardless of Gold status as far as I understand. nope, xblg required, part of free for gold program. I don’t have an Xbone here in the office, but I just now “bought” both the client and the “Gatorade Sports Performance Football Training Camp” online for $0. I don’t have XBL gold, and there were no disclaimers AT ALL about needing XBL gold. Obviously, you need to have gold for unlimited access, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m referring to this one specific routine “purchased” for $0 like you would buy one of the other programs for $60. Also, I just went through Xbox support, and asked if I can play Xbox Fitness DLC sans gold membership, and the answer was “Yes.” To be fair, it was really hard to explain it to the agent in a way that he would understand, so ya know. This issue is apparently more complicated than it would seem. Get on an xb1 without gold, see howfat that goes… not free, (KI is, but thats just a demo anyways..) every live account you start gives you a small amount of gold time if im correct and after you are downgraded to silver….but none of the games on this list were games that required xboxlive gold except warframe which is an all online game. ive downloaded plenty of games without having gold…i bought minecraft without gold and downloaded neverwinter without gold soooo do you even have a live account? CANT PLAY WITHOUT GOLD….. Games, like warframe, are free to play on ALL other platforms BUT xbox…… Do you even internet? I have each game you have stated that you are unable to play and i am able to play them all wothout my xbox one live so i have no live and am still playing games like neverwinter and warframe on my xbox do YOU even internet. So full of shit, haha. YOU ARE WRONG_ DO YOU EVEN OWN A XBOX!? you can get LIVE SILVER which is free and thus allows you to web connect and download the above games. My Uncle Max recently got a new black MINI Cooper Roadster Convertible by working parttime off of a macbook air. check this……>> -> START MAKING ONLINE EARNINGS EASILY. <- People used to bash XBLG service because PSN was free. But XBLG was clearly superior in every way. Now PSN is a paid subscription and people are still bashing XBLG. I don’t get it. You can literally buy XBLG for $40 a year if you wait for a sale somewhere that seems to happen every month. Under $4 for a lag free service with free stuff every month. What more do you want? PSN is awesome too with their free games. What people need to complain about is the nickel and dime DLC tactics by developers. They can’t increase game prices so they just give you an incomplete game and force you to buy DLCs. DLCs used to be extras. Now you just get things that should’ve came with the game. When a developer launch a game with DLCs ready, you know it’s BS. I pay for ps+, they tell me what I am paying for, and that is what I am getting… msft though claims its all for the servers (which it has plenty of, but xbk barely gets 1% of that whole 300k server pool they talk about, on top of the fact that most of the people, playing most of the games most of the time are not on xbl servers.. they are playing on that 3rd party game server. Msft is selling people something they aren’t getting, sony sells exactly what they say is being sold (and pays for itself, years worth every month, … I feel like I am stealing from sony really.) Unfortunately due to the amount of time PSN spends having maintenance its value for money is very low. I want to be able to play when i want not find that the system is down for maintenance again. Frequent maintenance to continue offering more of the best games and services to almost 10 times more users than xbl and all while making sure we don’t have our identities and credit cards stolen every 7 minutes like on xbl….uh.. yes please? Better security, service, and stability> being hacked on silly xbl. The only time i have ever had my data at risk on a console was on my PS3. I have always bought both systems and do not have the hatred that you seem to have for one or the other. I game for fun, so have both systems to be able to take the best of both worlds. Limiting yourself because of some unrepaid loyalty to a brand that doesn’t really even know you exist is ridiculous. The maintenance that has been happening on the PS4 is not planned so trying to spin it as a positive is again ridiculous. From my own personal experience two of the last three things you mention Security and stability have been better on the Xbox. The service offered by Sony has always been top class. er… your data was at risk on ps3? how’s that? did you make your pw : 12345? or your pet’s name? or literally PassWord?….. wait.. I bet I know what you are going to reference.. the “great hack” of psn right? where NO USER ACCOUNT DATA WAS ACTUALLY ACCESSED according to the FBI…..Which was resolved fairly swiftly (srsly.. they rebuilt the entire PSN after that) and just in case there was a 1 million dollar insurance for every user, and compensation for something that wasn’t even being payed for at the time. While it is obvious you have a slight Bias to Playstation i will try to have a conversation with you. As i stated quite clearly my playstation was at risk. I did not lose any data but did have to go through the inconveniance of changing all my passwords as advised by Sony. If i remember correctly Sony also gave a free game as an apology for the inconvenience, which was welcomed. The new super dooper PSN you referred to was hacked again as recently as August, hmmmm. I have said before i own and enjoy both consoles. I can see the benefits of both consoles and because i do ot limit myself i can access the best games on both consoles. I do not care about 1080p, I do not that i have to pay a yearly subscription (to both). Gaming is about fun and enjoyment with friends, a lot of people this gen seem to have lost that and get their kicks from antagonising others over their choices. Enjoy your console as i enjoy both of mine. that wasn’t hack.. fyi, was a DDoS.. which NOTHING can prevent, and is itself not a security threat. I have no bias for or against a company in this industry, My bias is for or against a product, based solely on its capabilities costs, or lack thereof. It’s ok, I understand you aren’t as knowledgeable on the subject, but again, please refrain from inserting your misconceptions as though they were fact. Your manner on forums certainly requires work. I had a look through some of your previous posts and it appears that i am not the first person to call you up on some of your so called factual statements. I wonder how much time you have actually spent using the Xbox, probably little to none though im sure you will state otherwise. Its a shame as your prejudice is stopping you from experience some great games. That’s your choice though which you are free to make. So enjoy what you have, i wish you many hours of happy gaming. ah, deflection.. you forget (since you have read all my posts) I own an xb1 at my shop, anything I need to play on it I play there, and run side by side against ps4 and 2 tiers of PC builds all for customers to SEE the differences. Business must be slow if you have time to play on your Xbox. I did say how much time you spend using the Xbox, never stated you didn’t have one. Anyway i will leave this here although i await your final reply as i know that you will want the final say. Thank you. still avoiding the foundation of your argument eh? Nice job forgetting about that. anyways, yes, I do have time in the store I own to play the xb1 in it, and time is allotted to all of my employees to use the equipment we sell as I would prefer they have an experienced understanding of the products and not just the tested knowledge of them, unlike certain large chain stores who have “geeks” and “genius” types hovering about like used car salesmen, lacking even the most basic knowledge on the product or tech involved and only caring about that one sale. Been doing fine for 31 years with a customer base covering 9 towns… I think I’m doing just fine. What has any of that blowing your own trumpet nonsense you’ve just spouted have to do with psn being superior in your opinion? More like you think YOU are superior, and your opinion is the only one that matters, it must frustrate the s*#t out of you seeing us in subordinate lowlives having our own opinions and not cowtailing to yours.. I bet you’ve gone all pink with rage that somebody who doesn’t own a shop(big deal mate get over yourself) could possibly disagree with you. Owning a shop for however many years is irrelevant come to think of it so are you and I feel like I’ve wasted 2 minutes of my life on trying to converse with you. Ownership of a game shop obviously doesn’t promote intelligence eh? I learned long ago to not argue with PS fans. I own every every sytem and have 4 TVS in my living room for my family and the only obvious difference in PS/XB history is the original XB has noticeably better graphics than PS2. The 360/PS3 and XB1/PS4 games look the same, i’ve played dozens of them side-by-side. I have no preference as both companies have excellent exclusives, but in the end both have games that make me think “this is the most beautiful blah blah blah…” The only reasons I prefer XB is the controller feels far superior (just my opinion) and XB live has always been way more appealing TO ME. Both companies make great systems and games that push the other to respond, and they constantly one-up each other…to our (the non-biased) advantage. Choosing one side means you’re missing out. like you did by stating you can only get free games with gold which is not true, you come across badly here dude. Did you just wait a whole year to be wrong? Go shill elswhere. You’re a horrible troll. Particularly when you run your uninformed childish brand-loyal (pathetic no matter what platform you’re freely spamming for) BS mouth about uptime & security. = one of the largest data/user breaches of all time, including CC#’s. we could go on and on and on and on, but you’re just some pathetic kid that’s trolling an Xbox article that doesn’t even mention PS. Grow up. Get some hair. Go outside. Get laid. Do something. Finally a comment i can agree with. Well said. stfu Sony fan boy! If you remember ps3 everything went down for like 2 months where nobody could get online to do anything xbox has not had that happen during the time ive owned one granted i still enjoy my ps4 and xbox one just the same as any other system ive ever had because theyre just games and its just for fun if it were real life shit going on that would be a different story. That was psn, hacked in 2011, was down for 27 days, could still play games, and use apps and any onl e game that didn’t use psn for services. 27 days… not a single account looked at let alonr stolen from. While there has not been a single period lime that on xbl, xbl hets brought down by hacking more frequently and in total far more than 27 days… the cumulative number of days either system has been down shows xbl down significantly more, on top of being less secure (an account is highjaked every 7 minutes on xbl, and issue that has happened even to top brass accounts. It’s funny, because people like to talk about how msft has all these servers (but xbl gets less than 1% of these to operate on in reality). They claim it better because it has been forcibly taking subscription money for nearly a decade already. It has far fewer users and far less mefia and services to bog it down. And yet, it is slower than psn, don more often, and less secure (second to steam in this regard). None of these systems are immune to the whims of these ddos kids, but an argument can easily be made as to which is better or worse. Which has more uptime? Which has more account theft due to their own security flaws and not the individual’s? Which consistently has faster download speeds? Which has more media and services? Which costs more or less? It was Sony that got hacked and everyone’s details were stolen causing the psn to close not xbl doofus, facts mate do you know any? All you prove with your obvious bias is that playstation is in its entirety a fanboy console as you won’t be swayed by pesky facts in your unwavering defence for a poorly developed machine. I too used to be a fanboy for Sony advocating all then I realised Sony have consistently taken the p*s# out of the consumer, by rushing the release of ps3 and the birth of psn they didn’t seem to worry about hackers, thinking instead nobody would dare…. Epic fail, I’ve had all Sony consoles up to the ps3 and the catastrophic hack drama then I sold it and got an Xbox 360 and now have and xbox 1 which allows me to use cross platform xbl and share it with everyone on my home network so there are 3 of us with gold for £6 a month. 2 times as many users mate or do you really think 500 million people are on psn……. Fanboy. dude….remember when psn was down for like 2 months because they got hacked and user data was getting released. 27 days, no user data eas even accessed let alone stolen by the hack, still they rebuilt psn, offered insurances (which none had been requested) and gave users, who pay nothing for use of their network, free ps plus time and games…. (weird how evidence discovered and reported by the FBI is different than your misconception of a tale……) I know this is a later response but I’m going to point something out. Try to look at it with an open mind. Mind you I’m not taking a side in this debate but i do want to note that if data wasn’t in danger in the latest hack then why offer insurance why even need it. The fact that they offered insurance shows that they were worried about data having fallen into someones hands where it didn’t belong. In all honesty I agree when people say that Xbox live is much more stable. Because it is prudent, rather than only reacting if or when there is a problem they took action in the case of such, a contingency. The FBI had already proven that account data hadn’t even been looked at, let alone accessed. When we question these claims these people make, and search them out, we chip away the tales and get to the truth, and it is in this truth that we learn xbl is not what they believe it is. In the end it still comes down to worry even if its prudent. Its the worry about what if i dont do something and something bad happens. In this case it was better safe then sorry is basically what you are saying. How many companies run into the same security issues as many times as sony. Does gmail have issues keeping things secure, what about Dropbox, or better yet Samsung. Have you ever heard of the google play store getting hacked? The answer is no its cause they keep things tight and work hard to protect you. I know what you are gonna say those are all massive corporations and have money to spend on that stuff. But then the question is when does it become negligent. Do you think its wise to wait till you have a serious issue to start investing in proper security. Think of it as leaving the house unlocked while your on vacation. Would you leave you house open? I have no beef with Sony i do not care what you opinion i am only here for cold hard Facts and the fact is as of right now i do not have any trust in sony security and nothing you say will change that. Daily…. this is more dramatized and oversensationalized, as is common for the poor media who are worried more about views and less about the actual news. http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/02/technology/security/sony-playstation-hack/ just gonna leave this here for you to read. Note this is coming from a trusted source and the person interviewed is a longtime sony user. I don’t have an XBox, but I do have a PS3 and PS4 (Mainly on PC, though) and I have to say, that PSN is one of the worst services I’ve ever used. Often unstable and all kinds of different issues with it. 280 million people say otherwise… You sure? Did you ask them? When you look at the internet and even Playstation forums, then you can see so many people, who have issues with one thing or another. (A lot of those issues being things, which shouldn’t be a problem) Were issues tangible and serious, these would no longer be active members, it is clearly better than others. Sadly that’s not true. There are so many examples of terrible services having more active users than proper services. Lol, you are telling me people are saying “oh, this thing sucks, let’s use it”. Not exactly, I hope. People put up with terrible services, it seems, when they have to, to get that small part, which they wanted. Even I put up with some terrible services, if I don’t have another choice. You haven’t lived enough yet, I guess, to notice these things, but you will. Lol…it’s psn, they have many choices, not just the user, but the developers and publishers get to choose if they use psn at all or not…. it’s not at all like living in an area where there is no other cable company so they can bilk you for standard services. And don’t try pulling the wise old man game on me kid. There is no game. If you haven’t noticed a lot of people using services, which tend to often have issues, then you either haven’t been around long enough or have been interestingly lucky to not have noticed. Usually it’s the first. Simple as that. Wtf are you talking about? Do you actually have a point? I certainly never said it, nor any service has been free of issues, I am in fact saying quite the opposite, as well as how drastically the comparative rlation of them are. Adres IP: 117.162.212.230. Data: 2015-12-09 03:20 (GMT) This is a part of a message I got from Microsoft about some accident with a try to log into my account. Im using Sony console for 1 year, and I never got anything like that. I was having X360 for few years, but now I dont want XOne. I decided to get PS4, not because PS+ is better or something, cuz Im not using it anyway. I like PS4 games more than games that are coming to XOne. Pozdro dla kumatych. I’ve never been hacked on my 360 or one but have have 2 friends get the ps info stolen and got charged lots…. Doesn’t mean it’s not a good system but you can’t just say stupid stuff about Xbox just cause you’re not a fan of it loser! Hm… way to run about name calling when your fake story didn’t hold up. Even msft brass had their xbl accounts hacked…. and stop making your psn passwords “1234” and “password”… thorough investigations are conducted by sony, who pay for losses and then some if they find they are at fault…. that has never been found though even by the FBI…. Bet you didn’t think I would snipe your little fanboy comment here posting months after the fact did ya? Get a clue kid. oh i see you just a fanboy looser console defender. Holy full retard fanboy…. like msft you came here a day late and a dollar short. Some games are free without gold as I have purchased them without a gold membership. Not all launch day DLC is evil. There’s a period of time where they actually have to make all the packaging and disks, and send them out everywhere. They all have to have the same version, which means the devs have a cut-off point to work on the main game. In that between period, when the copies are being created and distributed to various stores, they work on DLC. It keeps them employed, makes the publisher some more cash, and adds content for the gamers. It isn’t like they chop DLC chunks out of the game and ransom it back. That only happens on rare occasion. Pretty poor nigga if u aint got xbl XD. Wait, unless games are free with ads… WHO THE $#!T WOULD WANT TO DOWNLOAD “Gatorade Sports Performance Football Training Camp”. It’s literally $25. Stop being a cheap ass and just go buy some. It’s not much and they’re always having sales and free games to gold so you can’t act like they don’t treat us well either. So you are complaining that you need xbox live to get a game and not soend actual money on the gane itself the idea of the game being free is you paid 60$ to use live and you are not paying for the game itself you get multiple games depend8ng on what live you get so you are getting the games for free just not the ability to download and play them right away quit your bitching and grow up. Free on All other platforms. How many of those run at 1080p? Er, every game on my Android runs at 1080p. It is a lot easier to run 10000 polygons in 1080p than 100000 polygons in 720p. Perhaps I did not made myself clear. How many of those run at 1080p ON THE XBOX ONE? Because the last time I checked. It can’t even run Angry Birds at 1080p but the PS4 version does. Bear, dont be bitter, darkich was just being an smartass. You are right, this pos dont run any of those @ 1080p. Damn, X1 can’t play Angry Birds at 1080p?? Yeah, either that was one lazy port or.. That’s it. I will have to say its a lazy port. If not damn. meh…… EA needs to bring C&C to a downloadable client instead of the script version they offer. I’m seeing reports that some large retailers are knocking $50 off of the price of the XB1 (bundled with Sunset Overdrive IIRC). Supposed to last through at least January per info on IGN and TechCrunch. Between that and these “free” games, MS is getting serious about trying to revive market interest after their flop of a launch. I sort of wonder if Sony will be able to match the price drop because, although PS4 selling very well is making them money, it is damn near the ONLY thing making them money right now and they are in hot water as a company overall. Whatever the case, as a consumer I am glad to see increasing competition for my $$$. It’s kind of funny that despite Sony’s TV division has been bleeding money for many, many years, they’re still holding onto that one while letting others go. Despite all their attempts, their smartphone and TV divisions are still regularly posting losses as usual. It’s kind of surprising to see Sony struggle as much as they have, especially with their TVs. Only ten years ago were they the de facto brand for your TV needs. They were researching cutting edge technologies like S-LCD which was sold off to HTC and OLED which they’re no longer pursuing it seems… Or maybe they are, but their Vita OLED screens are nowhere near the quality of Samsung’s (I have one… screen burns etc. galore) 10 years ago some key things happened, companies like samsung began hitting the market hard with reverse engineered sony tech, for a fraction of the cost and were able to price it far lower. Sony’s real issue is failing to lock down their R&D on displays as much as they should have and gone after blatant copies, or having sold off/shared said tech after piling cash into its R&D. Hahaha they all stole their tech from Sony did they? You’re sounding desperate now….. I am speaking of displays only.. ( but really, most if what all the consoles are doing is iwed to sony anyways..) wash away the silly trademarks and branded terms, look inly at the tech itself and the timing of each, and it becomes clear.. if I want the most bang for my buck on a mid range display=samsung. If I want the best image possible regardless of price=sony. Thag is simply the way things are, and people do shop by those filters. Also, why would I be despirate?? Nvm, just realized you are one of them fanboys, an xbot to be specific, who will interject into anything pro sony, nintendo, or pc that doesn’t give overly gratuitous praise to the console brand you emotionally attached your lack of self-esteem to. I’m a fan of watching morons take the time to bash each other over stupid shit but he’s right. actually, many retailers have been doing -$50 to -$100 no xb1 and bundles since as early as late Jan 2013… Me being one of them (along with a free 8th gen console of choice with 4k Display purchase). Sony won’t drop prices, they quite famously bragged about how they can take the p*#s out of consumers because they are Sony (can’t afford a playstation get another job….. Remember that??) I’m not going to say the xb1 is better than the ps4 it was just my preference of Xbox that made me purchase it I honestly don’t care about differences between the two, I care about the quality I receive and couldn’t give a monkeys whether or not psn works or ps4 has 2 more polygons and can play angry birds in 1080p as that would be the equivalent of polishing a gaming turd (great graphics do not a good game make my old son) be lucky go outside take a breath and smile, you are alive and the real world is in HD x. Giving away 10 Xbox Live Gold codes all this week on my blog. This is for one FREE month of xbox live. Don’t miss out. We need an article detailing and explaining about the Cancellation of F.E.A.R. Online, how they are shutting the servers down for good sometime in the middle of May 2015. The one reason I read is many people were in game hacking and the moderators can’t keep up with the patching. Too bad, the game is actually good. i really dont care about the best, where is the list for all the free games. No kidding. I don’t understand why Microsoft makes it so hard to find games on the XB1. The on-system store has no sort or filter options and the web store isn’t much better. Warframe is a complete waste of time. You can’t effectively solo it and you will never find players in the lobbies to get a co-op game going. Just avoid it. I favoured the x-box over the ps2 as preferred the games such as championship manager and KOTOR 1 & 2, Never really bothered with the 360 after I bought my ps3 apart from for Mass Effect 1 and 2. I got the ps4 before the X-box one but disappointed with it and ordered X-box one a day after. I have only really played Watchdogs, Thief and Arkam night on ps4 but played loads on x-box one have no real preference other online experience but prefer the PSN store. Console wise the X-box one fits my needs most. I have gold for the x box one and EA hub, but don’t have a PSN subscription although have considered it for free games alone. then go get gold cheap ass bitch I’m more than happy with my yearly subscription of gold. I really don’t care which company is better. It is a matter of opinion not fact. Both companies make good consoles. I personally enjoy the Xbox as most of my friends do as well and it has good quality. Also in the time that Microsoft has made 3 consoles (Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One) to compete with Sony, Sony has made 4 consoles (PlayStation, PS2, PS3, and PS4) and 2 handheld consoles (PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation Vita) but Microsoft is still their main company to “Battle” with. I also have a few friends who have recently switched from the PlayStation 4 to the Xbox One. So, while everyone is busy debating about which is better, you can try them out for yourself and just take in the vast and glory of both of the consoles because they are both unique in their very own way. I have also recently bought a new Xbox One console (Forza Motorsport 6 Edition) and I have to say that it is one of my favorite consoles that I have ever used. It also sounds like a racecar as the special power up and power down sounds so that is a really cool feature as well :) These are Freemium games not Free. Don’t forget the new Fable Legends is F2P! Please don’t call world of tanks historical :) It may be free to download and maybe free to play, but not totally free. Microtransactions galore or grind fest. Besides, a lot of these free games are already on PC which is already a superior console err i mean platform (excluding some of the crappy console ports). Now if only Evolved was free I’d actually play that. Why do I say that? Because a lot of the aesthetic skins in the game are locked behind a paywall. $60 for the game + $15 for content that you ALREADY paid for? That’s pushing it. World of Tanks, I don’t think I ever hated a game so bad and yet I kind of like the feel of the tanks. But the terrible mm and wallet warriors, along with the some bias for Russian tanks. before i got gold again i downloaded tomb raider definitive edition and it required gold to play so they are not free at all so you grant need to get ya facts right am with you on that one mirimon. Great news that DCUO is coming to Xbox. Ive been telling my Xbox friends abou this game for years. Plus it gives me a chance to grab the names i never managed to get on PS3 and 4. dont be stupid when something is free it cost 0. there for it is free, all games with gold are free the games in this list are free. if game shops took all their games and said come take what you want they are frrreeee, you can not turn around a say oh none of its free cos I had to pay bus fare or to play these I have to buy an xbox. your an idiot free is free. now what does cost is xbox live gold and for that price you are paying for eeso Microsoft feature inding most online features. Slideshow doesn’t show up in Chrome. Same problem here; got our dev team working on it. Sorry for the inconvenience! (It’s intermittent, too; a refresh sometimes brings it up for me, which is even weirder.) Okay, this problem should disappear over the next few minutes. Thanks for reporting. Store online. xbox one digital games http://www.gameskey.net order now! 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