As you may have seen, the Applelizados team has attended the international gaming fair, Games Week, where we have been able to see the latest news that is presented to Gamers this year. Many of you who are reading this will be thinking; What was a website related to Apple doing at a video game fair?, but our assistance makes a lot of sense. But before we see it, we are going to review what we have seen.
PlayStation 4 and XBOX One
As noted in some of the videos and photos from different blogs, the main protagonists were Sony with its new PlayStation 4 and Microsoft with its Xbox One being able to say that the fair was based on putting honey in the mouth of all gamers Before the imminent launch of these two consoles, because as soon as we entered we found a multitude of spaces to be able to test them with different games. Although it is clear where these two companies have headed (to present their new consoles), they have shown that they do not forget their predecessors since we saw great games that demonstrated their capabilities in the already well-known ones, PS3 y Xbox 360.
Without focusing too much on the great protagonists and having tested them exhaustively, it is clear that both are powerful consoles, worthy of succeeding their predecessors, which have marked a before and after in the world of video games. So much Sony as Microsoft have decided to bet on a change in the design of their controls, a very important detail when talking about a console, but where this change stands out is in the new command which includes the PS4, given that it leaves all the fees they had carried from their original PlayStation, including motion sensors and a small but useful (from what we could see) touch panel.
We will see how the two behave in the face of this upcoming Christmas, because their presentations this month look straight ahead at these dates where gamers of all ages are waiting to see them in the shop windows.
Wii U
Among all of the spaces we saw these days there was also Nintendo with its Wii U among their other consoles, but as we said they have been practically overshadowed by Sony and Microsoft, with a more modest team where they presented their latest titles without much novelty. And risking a little, we would say that in the face of their rivals they have little to do, although we did see a lot of people testing their consoles.
Oculus Rift
Many did not even know what it was and others had a hard time finding their space, but those from Mountain to make your virtual reality equipment more and more popular in video games. Despite being a bit hidden and behind all the hubbub that the console giants made, Mountain with his Oculus Rift and his more than powerful equipment, managed to challenge with his head held high the Console vs PC duel that has been going on during long years. Not only for the teams that could include up to 3 graphics NVIDIA GTX to be able to play in panels 4KIf not that with the Oculus Rift they have put all the meat on the grill to change the rules of the game.
As we were determined to give it a try, last Thursday we made a long queue that was worth it, as we got to see how these fantastic sunglasses worked. virtual reality who offered us to get into the game, in this case a Half Life 2. It may be that this game is even historical, but the Oculus Rift They are a product in search of financing so that they reach the sale on a large scale to a reasonable price and with this game that became a myth, they intend to demonstrate their capabilities and once tested, we can say, they have succeeded.
As soon as you put on the glasses, you fully enter the virtual world of the game and wherever you look, the environment where you were playing will have disappeared, leaving you and the game. It is also true that it is a product that has a long way to go to be at the level of graphics and fluidity at which games currently work, but it is a great bet and they have managed to get very close to the gameplay that a few years ago could seem distant or futuristic.
Conclusions and why.
In general, it has been a fair that we liked a lot, even more so on Thursday when we were able to try more things, but after analyzing everything, some devices that are increasingly integrated into the world of video games, the SmartPhone and the tablet have been lacking. . And that is the reason why a blog like Applelizados had to attend, because Apple with its iPhone e iPad has an extensive market of Apps with games. It was clear that Games Week would focus on equipment made exclusively for gaming like Xbox or PlayStation, but what about the item we use the most on a daily basis? It has enough graphics and power to create a wide range of powerful games for portable devices such as mobiles and Tablets, but that could be the downside that the greats like Sony can see with their PSVita or Nintendo the DS range and they will do their best to stay ahead (or at least level) in the video game market portable . Personally, we have lacked spaces at the fair dedicated to mobile games.
All this may not fit the Apple environment in which we usually move, but it seemed very interesting to know the latest news in this field and let our readers know, many of them will be the most gamers!
Having seen everything, have any of you been to this important fair held at ifema? Tell us what you think!
