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Weekend Confirmed 123 - Outernauts, Ratchet and Clank, Dynamite Jack
by Jeff Mattas, Jul 27, 2012 11:00am PDTWhile Garnett is away in Seattle on business, the two Jeffs (Cannata and Mattas) are joined by Insomniac's James Stevenson and Shacknews Daily contributor and video guru Ryan Calavano to talk about this week's gaming news, as well as some stuff they've been playing during the summer wait for mainstream releases. Insomniac's recently-launched Facebook game Outernauts gets some love, and the new Ratchet and Clank HD collection and upcoming downloadable installment, Full Frontal Assault get some hype. Mobile iOS goodness, including Dynamite Jack and Great Big War Game, get some of the spotlight as well, before the crew brings it home with another batch of Finishing Moves.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 123: 07/27/2012
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Comments
The Wii actually sold faster than the PS2 at points I think, and has sold a more comparable number of units, but it was also a remarkably unstable platform, relying almost solely on hardware contained experiences, like Wii Sports and Wii Fitness. The 360 and PS3 meanwhile are at 50-60 million units, half the PS2's install base, and they don't really have different audiences.
So right now I think we're kind of getting the worst of both worlds. Two consoles that are very stable expensive an incredibly homogeneous. And one platform that was wildly disruptive, cheap, and now basically dead.
I also think the way PSN and XBLA games are angled in the market, kind of cannibalizes the ability for developers to push out new titles. A lot of the ideas that would make imaginative late gen titles are now being put into digital and free to play.
When I look at a game like Deadpool, I don't really see something that would be impossible to launch on new platforms. I see something that kind of fits in with current design trends, and if anything cynically plays to the middle aged male comic book geek demographic. As Andrea pointed out there will be jiggling boobs, and they will not be all that innovative.
Also have to say that Outernauts has some awesome music for a Facebook game.
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