Which company made the best contribution to gaming this gen?(poll).

Valve, reasons are not needed. The scores across the board is nothing except steller, but it is the STEAM platform that takes the cake, despite being as young as it is, it has so much sucess that it is near mind boggeling. Lets indie devs get a try at gaming, without the huge barriars both MS and Sony tends to put up, and it has a basic guideline that all games have to work.

Not to forget thier steller support ^^

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Nintendo, in one generation they have managed to change the gaming direction of both Microsoft and Sony, console gaming is all family friendly titles and motion control.

ChubbyGuy40

well...the TC did say best and the Motion Control/App-style games aren't what majority would consider "the best," if even good.

yes but with the 3 consoles dev all going for the wii family market the PC will become more attractive to devs looking to make more adult oriented titles.

I'd say Valve.

Microsoft: Well implemented online service, downloadable arcade games, gamescores, etc.

Also Epic and Unreal Engine 3.

Valve definitely

Sony

microsoft

1. Microsoft = A big push towards online gaming
2. Sony = Blu-Ray
3. Nintendo = Motion controls

Those are the biggest "contributions" I saw out of each of the big 3 this generation. However none of those really stick out to me, so I'm going with EA due to their new orignal series... MADDEN!!

Dr_Snood

Yeah, I would tend to disagree with #1. Online gaming has been around for quite a long time and I don't really feel MS did anything special this gen.

1. Valve: Major push for PC gaming and DD
2. Nintendo: Attracting a lot of new gamers to the industry. Big push for both touch screen and motion controls.

MS by far delivering a totally cohesive, fully integrated on-line gaming service also featuring the most impressive line up with XBLA and the indy's plus the best of the best dual analog trigger / sticks controller on the planet and at the top of the game with franchises like Halos, Gears & Forzas. :D Kinect, eh, impressive sales but the jury still out on it's usefulness for core gaming but teh kiddies are lovin it. :P

Wow the greatest comeback ever you sure show me i learn my lesson. Why even reply to say that.tormentos

You're right, comebacks are supposed to be clustered together random words and completely unrelated facts and opinions so that it turns off the guy debating you and makes it look like you won. :?

FROM SOFTWARE imo - it turned the tide from so called "cinematic experiences" back into gameplay.

[QUOTE="tormentos"]Wow the greatest comeback ever you sure show me i learn my lesson. Why even reply to say that.waltefmoney

You're right, comebacks are supposed to be clustered together random words and completely unrelated facts and opinions so that it turns off the guy debating you and makes it look like you won. :?

lmao you really want someone to pay attention to you huh...this is pretty much the same thing you said a few posts ago :lol: if you are gonna argue against the 360 at least be original or argue something that mattersmems_1224

Maybe next time you can actually argue my points instead of just saying XBLA>. It make you look like you have not argument what so ever,you quote a person which make an argument,to quote him saying 3 words,then quote him again to attack him personally,because he actually make fun of your pathetic comeback.tormentos

It might sound strange to you, but it's possible to counter someone's argument by using 2-3 words while your post is completely readable without any headaches :o. Shocking, I know. I also love how you try to counter my counter by just saying "your counter is bad" and then accusing me of having no argument.

Nvidia.

The 580gtx made it possible to max out crysis and metro 2033 giving gamers the opportunity to experience the best graphics made till date.

It might sound strange to you, but it's possible to counter someone's argument by using 2-3 words while your post is completely readable without any headaches :o. Shocking, I know. I also love how you try to counter my counter by just saying "your counter is bad" and then accusing me of having no argument.waltefmoney

lol, can you even imagine what this gen would have been like without ms?

we'd be all hyped up for this falls release of lair 3, haze 3, genji 4 and a patch that finishes gt5.

Why reply at all.? You have no points what so ever to counter those points i make,so you resort to say XBLA > pretty easy to see. I don't blame you those are facts not my opinion,actually you know what MS did good job with XBL integration and all,it just kills it that they charge for it,and they did other moves which actually were in favor of hem self and not the consumer at all.tormentos

Yes, I posted my opinion that XBLA outweighs everything bad that they've done/may have done. If you don't agree, simply say so. Don't post something like "buh.. your argument is bad." and then attack me for making posts with no value.

[QUOTE="mems_1224"] lmao you really want someone to pay attention to you huh...this is pretty much the same thing you said a few posts ago :lol: if you are gonna argue against the 360 at least be original or argue something that matterstormentos

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]It might sound strange to you, but it's possible to counter someone's argument by using 2-3 words while your post is completely readable without any headaches :o. Shocking, I know. I also love how you try to counter my counter by just saying "your counter is bad" and then accusing me of having no argument.tormentos

OT, MS :P

Sony, was there any doubt? :P Heil68

Apparently people here think that charging for online is a good contribution :P kuraimen

Does that bother you? :)

[QUOTE="kuraimen"]Apparently people here think that charging for online is a good contribution :P waltefmoney

Does that bother you? :)

lol, can you even imagine what this gen would have been like without ms?

we'd be all hyped up for this falls release of lair 3, haze 3, genji 4 and a patch that finishes gt5.

Riverwolf007

No, I'm just scratching my head. I agree with Japan's gaming tastes much more than NA's so that might explain it.kuraimen

I know. You've told me that.

Yes, I posted my opinion that XBLA outweighs everything bad that they've done/may have done. If you don't agree, simply say so. Don't post something like "buh.. your argument is bad." and then attack me for making posts with no value.waltefmoney

lol At trying to revert my argument at me,i did not attack you i actually make fun of your post.tormentos

Okay, noted.

Microsoft made the biggest jump with XBL everybody knows that.Miketheman83

Also what happened to Cowspot? ;) I though Sony was supposed to always win polls.kuraimen

[QUOTE="kuraimen"]Also what happened to Cowspot? ;) I though Sony was supposed to always win polls.tormentos

It's amazing how many posts you have devoted exclusively to pointing out hypocrisy among "xbox fans." Anyway, got any proof?

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lol, i didnt vote and just hit "results"

Yeah, why is Valve not on the list when activision is. activision hasn't really made any contributions. i would argue that they have hurt the industry. but who knows. i guess you could say that the incredibly popularity of call of duty has expanded the demographic of video games as a whole. i know a bunch of older guys and my friend's dads who now play call of duty.

jettpack

With there game Franchise Call of Duty, they brang some of the most important elements to strategy games

1.Mic Raging- You see, when you yell at someone over the mic and call them profanities and question their sexuality, that is a strategy. It is very strategic. You see when when someone is getting called a gay ****** over the mic it will make them scared and lose their calm, so you can move in for the kill with your already overpowered weapon. That is a strategy that the CoD franchise brang to the table.

2.Overpowered weapons- Using Overpowered weapons is a strategy, a very good strategy at that. You see, when you use overpowered weapons and the enemy turns the corner they will see your Overpowered Death Machine and will be like "Wow! How did you afford that in this economy ?" While they ask you that query, you can then kill them with your overpowered weapon. That is an excellent strategy that just shows how well Call of Duty inovated the genre

3. Killstreaks- You see, when someone uses killstreaks, it's a strategy. Like when you earn a Chopper Gunner the enemies will hear it and they'll be like "Oh nio, that's a powerful killstreak!" and they'll be so startled you can get free and easy kills withyour Chopper Gunner. You see, this is where FPS's like Battleifield 3 and Starcraft 2 really dropped the ball. No Killstreaks = No one will buy the game. Killstreaks are a strategy that CoD has inovated so well.

That is why Activision deserves to be up there, they inovated the strategy genre so well and are excelent community supporters as well. Plus they made Steam.

[QUOTE="tormentos"][QUOTE="sts106mat"] face it tormentos. without XBL, sony probably wouldn't have bothered.sts106mat

no its not strectching the truth at all. from wikipedia (you can lol at wiki, but prove what it says is wrong first)

" Although Sony, unlike Sega with its Dreamcast, placed little emphasis on online gaming during its first few years, that changed upon the launch of the online-capable Xbox. Sony released the PlayStation Network Adapter in late 2002 to compete with Microsoft"

Sony knew they had to up their game when XBL came around, hence why the network adapter was released after XBOX. if there was no original xbox or xbox 360, the PSN would probably be just a shadow of what it is today. competition causes innovation dude.

How about none of them?