Im not so sure, they are being held up as the white knight of gaming, if they do go the same route as ms i think the backlash will be extreme.
MS marketing director: "We are going to kill Sony at E3!"
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Im not so sure, they are being held up as the white knight of gaming, if they do go the same route as ms i think the backlash will be extreme.
We are gonna see why they stopped 360 development four years ago for all but the most successful IPs. Been working on X1 ever since. Sony has to create exclusives for at least two platforms, so obviously has less to offer for each. And with superior hardware they have less money to spend on third parties.
Hehe...but honestly, I don't see the raison-d'être of a KI3 and this is coming from a guy who adored the initial one on the Super Nintendo. Sure, it might arouse the passion of some Rare fans, but its appeal as the representative of a dying genre (fighting games) would be symbolic at best.
I am very curious to see what Microsoft has to offer.
It seems they learned a lot from Sony's first party approach last gen. They created several new internal dev studios (Black Tusk, 343 Industries, ...). Combine this with MS' bottomless wallet and their tendency to buy out 3rd party (timed) exclusivity... I'm sure they will have a very strong exclusive line-up. The only thing I fear is that those exclusive games will not be as innovative as I want them to be.
I'm eager to see what Sony brings to the table. We probably won't see anything from Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica and Quantic Dream just yet. I hope The Last Guardian rears it's pretty head on PS4.
I'll be honest... In the end I'll buy both systems, but I'm rooting for Sony. They seem to have the right idea to me. Microsofts lack of focus on games frightens me.
It seems they learned a lot from Sony's first party approach last gen. They created several new internal dev studios (Black Tusk, 343 Industries, ...). Combine this with MS' bottomless wallet and their tendency to buy out 3rd party (timed) exclusivity... I'm sure they will have a very strong exclusive line-up. The only thing I fear is that those exclusive games will not be as innovative as I want them to be.
I'm eager to see what Sony brings to the table. We probably won't see anything from Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica and Quantic Dream just yet. I hope The Last Guardian rears it's pretty head on PS4.
I'll be honest... In the end I'll buy both systems, but I'm rooting for Sony. They seem to have the right idea to me. Microsofts lack of focus on games frightens me.
Does that mean in two years MS will stop making games for the XOne so that they can prepare for the XTwo?
PS4 - Shenmue Trilogy
XBone - Final Fantasy VII Remake
Wii U - Beyond Good and Evil 2
Those three impossible exclusives would destroy human civilisation.
Samir Sedlar
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well that's interesting, MS is pushing it so hard regarding their exclusive games, I wonder if those are REAL exclusives or just TIMED ones.
Heck I wonder how many of those are 1st party, when it comes to Sony for the past few years they have been pumping great exclusive titles on the PS3, while MS wasn't, there is a huge difference between Sony & MS when it comes to exclusives, I wonder if MS will change that Next Gen.
Anyway no matter what I have faith in Sony, I mean come on every single studio they own is working on a PS4 game, they have a huge roaster of games to show, if not at E3, then down the line next year, Sony will provide constant support to the PS4 with exclusives titles every year, I am not sure MS will keep up.
Heck I wonder how many of those are 1st party, when it comes to Sony for the past few years they have been pumping great exclusive titles on the PS3, while MS wasn't, there is a huge difference between Sony & MS when it comes to exclusives, I wonder if MS will change that Next Gen.
Anyway no matter what I have faith in Sony, I mean come on every single studio they own is working on a PS4 game, they have a huge roaster of games to show, if not at E3, then down the line next year, Sony will provide constant support to the PS4 with exclusives titles every year, I am not sure MS will keep up.
Amory
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Can someone explain why there's such unbridled hatred for a console we don't really know much about yet? Is it just that they want to do some different things with TV connectivity and everyone's paranoid that Microsoft is gonna be watching you play games naked?
seems kind of ridiculous.
seems kind of ridiculous.
Evolution_1ne
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And yet here we are, looking at some of the post in this thread, they haven't learned a damn thing
Keep on dreaming MS fans, keep on fighting that battle
SolarPowered
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Good luck with that.
Officerrob
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I'd be more concerned if they felt they didn't
Synless
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They will show more than that and you know it.
That1BlackGuy
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Hype has a way of biting people in the ass, especially with gaming but we'll see.
CosmicGroinPull
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Wow. Looking forward to the aftermath, regardless of whether they live up to their words.
Do MS still like Square and their FF? Do we?
Anyway, if it's a FFVII that looks like Advent Children, hell yes, that would be the first time I buy a MS console.
Do MS still like Square and their FF? Do we?
Anyway, if it's a FFVII that looks like Advent Children, hell yes, that would be the first time I buy a MS console.
Cave Johnson
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Wow, now I'm even more hyped than ever. If they really wowed us in E3, I have to admit SONY shouldn't be complacent with just their Killzone demo. They better bring TLG, Versus XIII as their secret hand. Maybe the game AGENT will resurface as a PS4 exclusive... shit...
Yeah they'll show more but it will just be games that have always been Xbox exclusives and always will be, Forza, Halo, PGR etc...
They may show Mirrors Edge 2, Fallout 4 but they'll never on earth be exclusives.
I'm going to cackle with glee if this is true, because I've been claiming it in multiple places for years now--Microsoft simply stopped developing new games for the 360 during the financial crisis/RROD, and by the time they started developing games again, they started focusing on the Xbone.
You heard it here, folks: those eight new IPs Microsoft's planning to release in the Xbone's first year alone, including Black Tusk's new AAAA sci-fi horror shooter thingamajig, aren't going to be shown, despite claims by Microsoft to the contrary. Thanks, Roxas.
we believed that for the reveal
I don't want developers to go out of business either, but I also don't think consumers should bear the blame for the situation, nor the responsibility for fixing it.
I understood that the publishers had just as much to answer for in terms of keeping developers from getting decent revenue.
travisbickle
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I'm not holding my breath.
You'd think if MS have enough to "kill Sony" at E3 they might have shown something, like anything interesting, at the world-wide viewed console unveiling?
You'd think if MS have enough to "kill Sony" at E3 they might have shown something, like anything interesting, at the world-wide viewed console unveiling?
Synless
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Who did? Rumors were that MS were something like 6 months behind in development all together. Add to the fact the last two years have been all about kinect and less catered to the hardcore. I would like to know who fucking thought they were going to blow hardcore Gafs mind at that event and why?
FalsettoVibe
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They have to kill it after all the bad publicity they have been getting. I expect them to have one or two crazy exclusives. E3 will be bliss this year.
Yeah, This looks to be nothing more than meaningless bluster.
mercenar1e
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They are in serious PR mode after that disastrous XBONE reveal lol.. SONY needs to start the press conference by saying No DRM, possibly mention a price and show off some exclusive titles and it will be a TKO for Microsoft
It's hard to believe anyone missed this part, but I think it's more about having to connect to the internet every 24 hours and putting restrictions on used games. They say this stuff isn't finalized, but so far they have only added fuel to the fire.
No amount of games will get me to buy the Xbone. None. I made this list a while ago of why I won't bother with their console regardless of the games and I don't think any of it changed:
They are doing all of the above with competition. Now imagine without competition...
Not hatred. See the listing above.
- It won't stop the console from being always-on and requiring an internet connection. 24hours or 2mins check.
- It won't take away the used games block.
- It won't let you change that static 500GB hard drive. (They may allow you to buy their branded HD but we don't know anything on that yet)
- The games install on that 500GB HD and they are on blu-ray discs. I will let you guess the sizes and how many games you might be able to install.
- It won't stop games from having to be tied to your account and activated before you can play them. No insert and play anymore basically.
- It won't stop Kinect(and Smartglass in every game) from being required and having to be on for your Xbox One to work.
- It won't stop the actual console from being weaker than PS4 and lagging behind the PC by a larger margin than the PS4.
They are doing all of the above with competition. Now imagine without competition...
Not hatred. See the listing above.
If they wanted to kill Sony, why didn't they do 4-5 years ago when they had the chance? The only way to kill Sony at this point is if they drop the DRM, make Kinect optional, and drop the Live Gold paywall, combined with their exclusives.
I hope MS is ready to turn Xbox into a hardware agnostic platform in 4 years, because that is the Xbox future.
I hope MS is ready to turn Xbox into a hardware agnostic platform in 4 years, because that is the Xbox future.
Huh? It's an original IGN article, not a re-post. The source of the source is Craig Davidson himself.
Captain Tuttle
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I think so too.
It had better not be too good of an exclusive though, I'm already on the fence with this thing.
Google translate shows "Let's kill Sony at E3" for me. "Let's" isn't the same as "We'll".
Surely some Spanish speakers here can confirm how the sentence comes across in their language?
Also worth noting that it's been translated twice - from English to Spanish, and back to English. It likely sounds more arrogant than it is due to the context and tone getting lost in translation.
Original artilcle says: "Vamos a matar"
Vamos a matar = We'll gonna kill
Let's kill = matemos.
Amory
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If there are restrictions on used games, we can pretty safely assume Sony will be doing the same thing, regardless of what that is. MS isn't taking that trip alone. As far as connecting to the internet every 24 hours, how many people don't already do that? It's a pretty minor issue for the backlash it's prompted.
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