So this means that there is no real Single player in the game. Another MMO type of shit just made for consoles
Bungie's Destiny a 'shared-world' shooter
By
Eddie Makuch, News Editor
New universe is first-person shooter for Xbox 360 and PS3 with elements of open-world sandbox and persistent world; will not require subscription.
After years of secrecy, Bungie today officially announced Destiny , its first post-Halo project. A first-person shooter for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with elements of open-world sandbox and persistent world, Destiny is described as the world's first "shared-world shooter." And Activision has big hopes for it.
"Very few games transcend their medium and their genre to truly become a part of popular culture; to belong in the time capsule as something that we can all share. And we believe Destiny could become one of those games," Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg said, describing its title as the "worst-kept secret in the history of secrets."
Bungie cofounder Jason Jones said Destiny will be the ultimate first-person shooter and even something grander.
"If you enjoy shooters, Destiny is going to be the best game you've ever played," Jones said. "Destiny is Bungie's next great shooter and is set in an amazing new world that we're building. In Destiny, players get to build their own characters and grow them over time. We're really putting players in the center of the world and giving them control over their experience. From the ground up we've built this game to be social and cooperative."
Bungie and Activision are not yet talking release timing, but past legal documents said Destiny would ship first for Xbox 360 (and the Xbox 720) later this year, with a 2014 release for PS3. Could Destiny come to PC or next-generation platforms? It's plausible, but Activision would not comment.
"We're really putting players in the center of the world and giving them control over their experience. From the ground up we've built this game to be social and cooperative." --Bungie cofounder Jason Jones.
Though Destiny will feature a persistent world, the game will not carry a monthly fee. Hirshberg confirmed the publisher has "no plans" to charge gamers a subscription to play Destiny and would not got into further detail about the game's business model.
Destiny aims to break molds by throwing away the traditional playbook, including the idea of main menus, Jones said. In addition, Jones said everything that's fun to do is more fun if friends are around, and this is why Destiny's campaign will not be a solitary experience.
"Think about the gym, think about college; imagine those places empty. That would be crazy; no one would like that; it would be creepy. But that's the experience we've all had for decades playing these campaign games in a solitary way. That's not what we want," he said.
Playing solo is a "totally valid" way to experience Destiny, Jones said, though he argued it's more fun to play with other people. For more on Destiny, check out GameSpot's just-published extended coverage of Bungie's new universe.
By
Eddie Makuch, News Editor
Eddie Makuch (Mack-ooh) is a News Editor at GameSpot. He works out of the company's Boston office in Somerville, Mass., and loves extra chunky peanut butter.
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3 Like After your devs mouthed off and showed you were making just another mediocre consolized shooter I have no plans to buy this crap.
1 Like When they say it is an growing thing, I shivered, because my interpretation is a beta build that will improve over time like many MMO games. Played Planet Side 2, it is so boring after awhile. I am not sure how you can make a fun MMO shooter, because it gets old for me really fast.
am not convinced i need actual footage, ingame or cg any kinder of gameplay footage will do not a photo montage
Oh hey look! Bungie's making another FPS! And they're saying it's revolutionary, you know, like Halo was! (lol)
WHO'D HAVE GUESSED.
another fps who cares????? the big catch is its onine or something? aren't all games online nowadays. My fun ended after the first Halo from games from bungie, they for some reason think they are still good at making shooters.
And not being on PC is terrible idea, shooters are crap on consoles.
@Yams1980Ya cause Call of Duty and battlefield have done so bad on Consoles, i love the ignorance in people like you, we've barely heard anything about this game yet you're already making bad judgements and complaining....from what we've been told the online is going to be a giant open world where you can play with other characters, the last couple of mmo fps have failed and honestly it is boring to play a campaign by yourself, destiny is going to bring all the players together in the campaign which will be awesome, hopefully they do it the right way though, they can learn from Defiance because they failed miserably
The fact that something as innovative as this isn't coming out on PC bums me out. For once I'm wanting a next-gen console just to play this game.
only problem I have with this game is it's a FPS. Everything sounds amazing, in particular the concept art is fantastic, but why is it that a game that focus's on creating and becoming a legendary character and getting new armor, weapons, abilities, and ships is in first person perspective. Maybe I'm just selfish, but I want to see my badass character all the time, not just in menus.
@Capt_Doom I agree it would be nice if there was a 3rd person option. Or if there was a cover system that would snap you to 3rd person whenever you take cover ala rainbow six vegas. However I have played many games in the first person perspective that aspired to be much more than just a first person shooter. It's doable. Can't wait for more info and gameplay footage.
4 Like Sounds good to me, as long as it actually can function without online. I will prefer to play it connected, but I hate that feeling when there is some sort of outage and you can't use what you paid for.
I know everyone's ragging on the 'always connected' idea, but it sounds like they're going for a slight MMO approach, in some elements. With that in mind, it's hard to knock it. Besides, it really sounds like they're going for a sort of EVE Online approach, in that they're creating this world for us to interact in, but what we do with it may be up to us. That's just speculation though, but regardless I trust Bungie to provide a genuine experience.
That said, Activision is an entirely different story. It seems I can never trust them with a franchise, because after all of the products they shove down our throats I always get sick of whatever it is they're selling. I'm hopeful for this as it sounds promising, but with Activision being attached to it, I'm remaining skeptical.
Eh, I don't see Bungie as the type of company that would just roll over and let Activision control them. Activision is just heavily footing the bill for a profit.
@robertico7
what if it is designed for ng consoles?
oh yes, sorry. it states so in the article.
article says xbox360 and ps3. A sequel (if ther'e planning to make 1) would be on the ng for sure
5 Like Meh... i was expecting Bungie to open up their Horizons and make another kind of games, after all the hype i was seriously expecting the new greatest franchise to come up from them but instead of that we get another FPS. I hope Bungie proves me wrong but FPS + always online experience + Activision sounds like a pretty bad combination from the start.
oh goodie, i guess it is planned to come on the pc according to this.
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-hints-indicate-bungies-destiny-coming-to-pc-and-wiiu/
enjoy that..?
1 Like @Mega_Loser This is no guarantee. They might release it on PC, WiiU etc but no one is sure.
6 Like Call me a miserable old man, but I don't like this 'always connected' world we're coerced into being a part of in nearly every aspect of life. It used to be that every man was an island. With the internet, mobile phones, tablets, online gaming and twittbook, every man is now nothing more than one stepping stone in a long line of stepping stones.
That said I'll withhold further judgement until we've got more details.
Anyone else think that static screen on the video in the article looks remarkably like one from the STALKER games?
3 Like @Shantmaster_K It's not innovating when you use ideas that have been done before. Just saying.
@DarkSaber2k @Shantmaster_K They are taking some ideas from Halo but pushing it farther
@DarkSaber2k @Shantmaster_K Okay but at least they're trying to make an interesting game. People shouldn't be shunning this they should be supporting it.
1 Like @DarkSaber2k @Ferg1213 @Shantmaster_K Key word "this" meaning people should be supporting game developers that are trying to do something fairly original instead of shunning them. How that relates to you hating Halo since day one I don't know and don't care.
1 Like @Ferg1213@DarkSaber2k@Shantmaster_K"People shouldn't be shunning this they should be supporting it. "
@DarkSaber2k @Ferg1213 @Shantmaster_K I never said anything about your personal opinion on Bungie or Halo?
@Ferg1213 @DarkSaber2k @Shantmaster_K I've hated Halo since day 1, and by extension Bungie. What about this "reveal" is meant to change that?
3 Like Well guys, especially PC gamers, I think we should see a gameplay of sort before going all RAAAAAAGGGGEEEEE!!! and OMG MINEPLANETSIDECRAFT RIPOFF on this game. As far as I know, Halo is a pretty solid game, Bungie has a good track record, and we barely know jackshite about this game.
So yeah. Calm down and just see what they got up their sleeves.
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