{"id":3803,"date":"2015-03-20T10:15:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T10:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=3803"},"modified":"2015-03-26T09:59:16","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T09:59:16","slug":"8-great-games-youll-miss-out-on-if-you-dont-upgrade-your-console-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/03\/20\/8-great-games-youll-miss-out-on-if-you-dont-upgrade-your-console-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"8 great games you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll miss out on if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t upgrade your console in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>Hankies at the ready, everyone: the final curtain is about to fall on the Xbox 360 and PS3.<\/p>\n<p>2015 is the year that game developers are turning their full focus to the PS4 and Xbox One, with a raft of amazing exclusive titles that the poor old 360 and PS3 just can\u2019t handle. Here are a selection of the awesome games you\u2019ll miss if you don\u2019t upgrade!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>The Witcher III<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tDfa1Qp2SwA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>The Witcher III<\/i>, the sequel to the critically acclaimed <i>Assassins of Kings<\/i>, was originally scheduled for released on 360 and PS3. However, developers CD Projekt Red later stated it would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/witcher-3-for-xbox-360-or-ps3-would-be-impossible-dev-says\/1100-6417274\/\">\u201d\u02dcimpossible\u2019 to release on the older consoles<\/a>, citing the game\u2019s size (it\u2019s 20% bigger than <i>Skyrim<\/i>) and power.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you want to play IGN\u2019s Best RPG of E3 2013 <i>and <\/i>2014, you\u2019ll need to upgrade. It\u2019s worth bearing in mind that the last <i>Witcher<\/i> was so good that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2014-06-03-obama-praises-witcher-2-but-it-doesnt-sound-like-he-played-it\">President Barack Obama mentioned it in a speech<\/a> (although he hasn\u2019t actually played it\u201d\u00a6)!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Batman: Arkham Knight<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VpXUIh7rlWI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With a game world 5x bigger than the one included in <i>Arkham City<\/i> and the ability to drive the Batmobile (!), there\u2019s simply no way the Xbox or PS3 could handle the might of <i>Arkham Knight<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rocksteady, the team behind <i>Arkham Knight<\/i>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogamer.com\/ps4\/batman_arkham_knight\/news\/batman_arkham_knight_isnt_coming_to_xbox_360_or_ps3_rocksteady_confirms.html\">developing solely for next gen consoles allowed them to be more ambitious<\/a>. If that means it let them put the batmobile in the game, we\u2019re fully behind their decision. We\u2019d highly recommend <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/sell-electronics\/trade-in-consoles\/sell-xbox-one-games-console\/\">selling your Xbox<\/a> or PS3 to save up for a PS4 or Xbox One in time for June!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>The Elder Scrolls Online<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QAnThKbSjNY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The MMORPG prequel to the monster hit <i>Skyrim<\/i> has been out on PC for a while, but has had to wait for the powerful PS4 and One to emerge before making the leap onto console. Simply put, the older consoles just can\u2019t process <i>TESO\u2019s <\/i>massive game world.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Dead Island 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D6h987UqYr4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The original <i>Dead Island<\/i> was disappointing to say the least (especially after <i>that <\/i>trailer) but <i>Dead Island 2 <\/i>looks like a completely different proposition. With a new developer on board and a sunny new Californian setting, <i>Dead Island 2 <\/i>looks fantastic &#8211; and it&#8217;s probably because its not being developed for the older consoles at the same time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Star Wars Battlefront<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2yKv45X_OIo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Scheduled for release around the same time as <i>The Force Awakens, Battlefront <\/i>will cap off a wonderful month of <i>Star Wars <\/i>goodness &#8211; if you own a PS4 or Xbox One. Luckily, you\u2019ve got until December to upgrade!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Final Fantasy XV<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ny69S-GWcU8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Like many of the games in this post,<i> Final Fantasy XV <\/i>started life as a 360 and PS3 game. Halfway through development, though, it shifted to the next gen and consequently looks amazing. It could be the first essential <i>Final Fantasy<\/i> game since <i>Final Fantasy X<\/i> (which came out nearly 14 years ago!).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Halo 5: Guardians<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ijw3N676yWY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The follow up to the 360-exclusive <i>Halo 4 <\/i>takes full advantage of the Xbox One\u2019s superior power, making it the most ambitious and expansive <i>Halo <\/i>to date.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, 343 didn\u2019t have much of a choice when it came to choosing whether or not to develop <i>Halo 5<\/i> across 2 consoles, <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.ign.com\/articles\/2014\/05\/16\/halo-5-guardians-receives-first-piece-of-concept-art\">as <i>Halo 4 <\/i>already pushed the 360 to its absolute limit.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Halo 5<\/i> is an Xbox One exclusive, so you might want to <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/sell-electronics\/trade-in-consoles\/sell-your-ps4-games-console\/\">sell your PS4<\/a> if you\u2019re absolutely desperate to play it!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>FIFA 16? <\/b><\/h4>\n<p>There have been a couple of next-gen editions of <i>FIFA <\/i>now, which means EA could decide to halt development on previous gen consoles.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unlikely though, as <i>FIFA 14 <\/i>was released on the PS2 a full 13 years after the console was released! The 360 and PS3 versions may lose a few features, though.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning to upgrade to a new console, why not sell your current console with musicMagpie? It\u2019s really easy; just click below to get started!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/start-selling\/basket-media\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3496\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sell-Games-Button.png\" alt=\"Sell Games\" width=\"299\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre>Image credit: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/hPXiZv\">Mack Male on Flickr<\/a> under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/\">Creative Commons license<\/a><\/em><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hankies at the ready, everyone: the final curtain is about to fall on the Xbox 360 and PS3. 2015 is the year that game developers are turning their full focus to the PS4 and Xbox One, with a raft of amazing exclusive titles that the poor old 360 and PS3 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[593],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3803"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3812,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3803\/revisions\/3812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}