WULFER said:
You guys still think M$ isn't ready to play the game for number 1 now. Shoot I bet we haven't begun to see the marketing that's about to hit us. I think what M$ tied to do with the Xbox was test the waters for killer inhouse software. Now with 360 their going after the big boys. See GTA, FF(yes Final Fantasy XI it is a FF title that's all the public needs to hear), RR and next to fall will probably be Metal Gear(it doesn't have to be the same MG that the PS3 gets just a quility title.) MS still has Fable, Elder Scrolls, Knights of the old Republic, Halo, Forza (big titles to name a few) exclusive for now what does Sony have again?
So basically, half your post is speculation and the other half is jumping to conclusions.
GTA is on no system yet, neither PS3 or 360. Whoever gets it will have a huge win, possibly gamemaker.
FFXI is not "an FF title and that's all that matters." You think Japanese consumers are
that dumb? Well, they're not. FFXI is a win no matter what for Microsoft, but it's still a port of a several year old game and any effect it would have had is significantly diminished. FFXI is a signal that SquareEnix is supporting 360, and that's all. When they announce other projects we'll be able to correctly gauge how "big" it is. Because if it isn't FFXIII/FFXIV/FFXV, if it isn't Kingdom Hearts, if it isn't Dragon Quest, hell if it isn't even
Grandia... what's the point?
Metal Gear Solid 4 was announced for PS3 - exclusively. Metal Gear Solid 2 came to Xbox and PS2, but Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence and MGS3 are not even releasing for Xbox. There is no even hint of a Silicon Knights-esque affiliation to create a remake. No hint of an Ac!d type game. So what's the dig? Hoping and dreaming? It doesn't make a compelling case.
Ridge Racer is a big win, especially symbolically. No doubt about that.
As to what PS3 has, we still don't know - because it's early. We know they have Devil May Cry 4. We know they have Gran Turismo, one of the absolute biggest franchises this gen and a billion times bigger than Forza (perceived quality aside). They have, as established, MGS4. They have Tekken, they have Final Fantasy (and if they have
true FF, they have DQ).
What else will they have? Well, that's the point of this whole mini-rant. We don't know! It's too early! All the trouble you (and others lately) are going through to try to pass judgment on ANY systems lineup is
pointless, because we simply cannot know how the cards are going to fall. PS3 is further away than 360, there's plenty of inevitable game announcements we haven't heard. Likewise, 360 still has TGS and X05 and Game Convention to shock us with secrets. Revolution has barely revealed
anything.
What's most disappointing is that people, in their rush to pass judgment, act like the franchises THEY have are the only ones that matter. This goes for Sony fans, this goes for Microsoft fans. Because to them, it's an "either/or" proposition. It's either Microsoft, or it's Sony. Either Sony wins, or Microsoft does. It's impossible to perceive a world where they
both succeed to the specific audience that adopts them. This is the thought process. How can you, in your bullshit, establish which franchises are more important? Almost every one of the things you listed for the Xbox were outsold by PlayStation franchises. Does that mean only PlayStation franchises matter? Or will they matter if they land on Xbox? The same goes for Sony fans. I bet if Knights of the Republic or Ninja Gaiden was announced for PS3, they'd all suddenly "remember" how awesome they were. And, naturally, they'd be the most important franchises of all!
Anyway, that's all. Think before you type.
