{"id":12429,"date":"2023-11-29T16:37:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/29\/pushing-buttons-the-playstation-4-and-xbox-one-ushered-in-an-era-of-technical-brilliance-but-creative-timidity\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T16:37:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:37:34","slug":"pushing-buttons-the-playstation-4-and-xbox-one-ushered-in-an-era-of-technical-brilliance-but-creative-timidity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/29\/pushing-buttons-the-playstation-4-and-xbox-one-ushered-in-an-era-of-technical-brilliance-but-creative-timidity\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ushered in an era of technical brilliance \u2013 but creative timidity"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u2018next gen\u2019 consoles of 2013 invented high-definition gaming and cleared the way for streaming \u2013 but a decade on, what did they get wrong?<\/p>\n

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It was at this point 10 years ago that the future began. I am referring to the almost simultaneous launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles in late 2013. These machines ushered in the era of universal high-definition gaming. They brought us into the cloud computing era, allowing games such as Forza Horizon and Titanfall to perform complex maths remotely, freeing up your processor for other tasks. They forged ahead into game streaming, allowing us to play retro games across broadband connections, and recognised the growing importance of sharing gameplay, including functions that made it easier to record and broadcast gaming experiences across social media and Twitch.<\/p>\n

It was an exciting time, but looking back, a lot of mistakes were made. Microsoft fell on its face with its awful Xbox One debut event in Redmond<\/a>, talking up the machine\u2019s TV services and laying out a vision of an always-online console with digital-first software, seemingly destroying the idea of sharing and reselling our games. Although Microsoft was correct that digital downloads would soon dominate and that fast broadband connections would become almost universal among gamers, it was all too much, too soon.<\/p>\n

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\nIt was at this point 10 years ago that the future began. I am referring to the almost simultaneous launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles in late 2013. These machines ushered in the era of universal high-definition gaming. They brought us into the cloud computing era, allowing games such as Forza Horizon and Titanfall to perform complex maths remotely, freeing up your processor for other tasks. They forged ahead into game streaming, allowing us to play retro games across broadband connections, and recognised the growing importance of sharing gameplay, including functions that made it easier to record and broadcast gaming experiences across social media and Twitch.
\nIt was an exciting time, but looking back, a lot of mistakes were made. Microsoft fell on its face with its awful Xbox One debut event in Redmond, talking up the machine\u2019s TV services and laying out a vision of an always-online console with digital-first software, seemingly destroying the idea of sharing and reselling our games. Although Microsoft was correct that digital downloads would soon dominate and that fast broadband connections would become almost universal among gamers, it was all too much, too soon. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The \u2018next gen\u2019 consoles of 2013 invented high-definition gaming and cleared the way for streaming \u2013 but a decade on, what did they get wrong? \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It was at this point 10 years ago that the future began. I am referring to the almost …<\/p>\n

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