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Xbox Series S Has Gone From No-Brainer To No Thank You

Xbox Series S Has Gone From No-Brainer To No Thank You https://ift.tt/fvG6q2x Just a couple of years ago, the Xbox Series S felt like a great holiday gift idea. I was able to pick up a console for $250 during Black Friday and introduce my brother to this generation of console gaming. He just had to buy a Game Pass for Console subscription, and he suddenly had access to a big library of current-gen games and all of Xbox’s first-party titles the day they released. Sure, games didn’t run quite as well on the slightly less powerful console, but it was good enough for a casual gamer like him. Following the price hikes announced today by Microsoft , the Xbox Series S no longer feels like such a good deal. While it’s still the cheapest way into current-gen gaming, the entire Xbox ecosystem has been price gouged to the point where the Xbox Series S no longer has a clear or appealing platform identity. When Microsoft first ...

Smash Bros. Creator On Franchise's Future: "I Can't Imagine A Smash Bros. Title Without Me"

Smash Bros. Creator On Franchise's Future: "I Can't Imagine A Smash Bros. Title Without Me" https://ift.tt/XgQwpfG

Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai has been a prolific YouTube presence since starting his channel last year, where he speaks about his experiences in game development. The latest update also touched on the past, but this time he also gives some thoughts on the future of his most successful project: Super Smash Bros.

The video tells the story of Sakurai's involvement in the creation of Super Smash Bros. Brawl--specifically, it shares how Sakurai was unaware of the game until the late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced it during Nintendo's E3 2005 press conference. Sakurai was in the audience for that announcement, and afterward Iwata asked Sakurai to lead the team in his hotel suite.

After sharing the story and speaking about how the development team was assembled, Sakurai spoke about the future of the Smash Bros. franchise, and where he may fall into it. He hypothesizes one option, which would be to hand the series over to another director, but he also has trouble envisioning that future.

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