Microsoft hopes to be top dog again with their new changes, after the fans raged about the system's inability to allow borrowing of friend's games and a daily internet check. There will still be games that must be connected to the internet, much like the video game Mag, and the Kinect is also still a requirement. It seems like no matter how much of a backlash, the Xbox One will still be able to spy on you with it's ever open eye. The company announced on June 19th, 2013 the removal of these aspects, hoping to make their fans happy and to raise the sales of their already bombing system. The real question is, is it too late for Microsoft to regain the faith of their fans? The following links cover the announcement and an IGN article that shows the differences of the next gen consoles.
E3 reveals made a large splash with headline titles we haven't seen in a long time. Mirror's Edge is brought back, but with a prequel. Mirror's Edge has been a game of the past for close to five years, only to be brought back into the light at E3. Another forgotten title to hit the new consoles is Killer Instinct! Lost back in 1996 with it's last installment of Killer Instinct: Gold. Killer Instinct (2013) will be a free-to-play game, set to release with the Xbox One, with one character unlocked, and the rest to be bought with micro-transactions. Star Wars Battlefront is also back, after having been left behind four years ago on the Nintendo DS and Playstation Portable.
Square-Enix came out swinging at E3 with two titles nobody expected to see the light of day. Personally I have lost interest with the Kingdom Hearts series as every other Kingdom Hearts game requires you to buy a new system or handheld in order to play. Kingdom Hearts III was finally announced however at E3 to be released on both the Xbox One and the PS4.
Final Fantasy fans were ecstatic to hear that Final Fantasy Versus didn't die after being announced, originally, back in May 2006. As some fans were happy, others were confused. The game was named, to start, Final Fantasy XIII Versus and was supposed to be a part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis series. The title now, however, is Final Fantasy XV. The game, while extremely late, looks absolutely amazing, and brings the Final Fantasy fans a new taste of game play that's different from anything we have seen thus far.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has also been stirring a lot of talk lately, as their relentless ads for beta testers have been plaguing the social networks lately. A lot of fans feel jaded as the game flopped hard during it's release. Since it's initial release the game has been taken down, destroyed, and remade. The game is still undergoing final touch-ups for it's future release in August, with the help of their faithful fans who signed up to become beta testers. Hopefully this time, Square-Enix learned from their mistakes and wont make a MMO that makes their fans think twice about every purchasing an online game from them.
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