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[Rhazer Fusion]

Xbox “Lost the console War” is a more accurate title.

Xbox still is a powerful 3rd party publisher.

We all win here.

Not sure if we win when Sony will inevitably have a strong monopoly on the console market. Sony with no competition would be frightening for consumers imo. Sure, we have Nintendo, but they are in their own world and the Switch 2 probably won’t really be able to directly compete hardware-wise.

 

[chromatic9]

Never really bought into this PS4/XBox One gen being the one to lose for digital library reasons so Xbox Series lost.

If you go back to the end of the PS3/360 era, it was also said then that the next Xbox will win easy due to the digital library, xbox live and backwards compatibility that PS3 to PS4 wouldn't have, 360 had the US market and no-one would move from Xbox live and their library, yet they did and Xbox lost it all. They migrated despite everything in Xbox favour, the digital library and Xbox live held nothing in the end.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Ryan McCoffin got the marching orders

These cucks are painfully transparent.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Not sure if we win when Sony will inevitably have a strong monopoly on the console market. Sony with no competition would be frightening for consumers imo. Sure, we have Nintendo, but they are in their own world and the Switch 2 probably won’t really be able to directly compete hardware-wise.

So, if Nintendo is in "their own world", who is their competitor? Why aren't the same sentiments drawn towards them as well?

 

[Humdinger]

"we" didn't win anything yet, nothing has changed, all Acti-Bliz+Bethesda games have to release on PS as they used to for logical monetary reasons, there wasn't any improvement because or thanks to the MS purchase yet

They're sending their historically core, pillar Xbox exclusives over to Playstation - Forza Horizon now, soon Halo and Gears, and then Fable. Those are the big 4 that defined Xbox since the beginning: Halo/Gears/Forza/Fable. Those will now be coming to Playstation. I'd say that's a big change, and a win for PS gamers.

 

[Topher]

These cucks are painfully transparent.

Destin dropped all pretenses on twitter. Trying to build up his social media presence through notoriety I think. Should have just stayed with IGN.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

PC has the least amount of compromises for me, however my 3080TI is a noisy bitch and it often turns me off from gaming on my PC. I made the mistake and picked up a Alienware Aurora R13 a few years ago and from my understanding it has pretty poor thermal mitigation and the Dell neutered 3080TI is a loud mofo.

Console gaming on my Series X or PS5/Pro has been a great escape from that noise with their near whisper quiet fans under load. I find myself playing on my consoles more because of it despite greater compromises with graphical fidelity and frames.

The only real thing that has pissed me off about Microsoft (series) consoles this generation is Microsoft not releasing their new Sebile controller early on to have parity with the PS5 controller AND Microsoft dropping exclusives which was my primary reason for picking the console up. I'm debating on upgrading my Series X to the next generation of Microsoft console when it comes out. My justification at this point to upgrade to the next gen of Xbox would be to avoid the situation where the internal SSD dies on the series x console resulting in the whole damn thing being bricked. M$ is pretty good about backwards compatibility so I can be rest assured my 360, Xbox one library will be safe and the very few Series games I own. I haven't purchased very many games on Xbox this generation due to gamepass and preference to playing on the PS5 due to the controller tipping the scale for me. PS5 Pro has pretty much sealed the deal in me never buying a Xbox version of a game for the remainder of the generation.

I think Sony needs to take the opportunity to do the following

• Put out an Xbox style Dual Sense
• Put out a Dual Sense Mini
• Release an officially licensed keyboard and mouse

 

[snapdragon]

Yeah no.

Buy a PlayStation or a Nintendo.

no

invest in the platform that has a much larger library, gets superior versions of 99% of every game that's released on console because MS/Sony insist on devaluing their own platforms, has vastly cheaper ways of obtaining games, and has free online play, unless you're getting a top of the line PC, you will swiftly make up for the initial higher cost of building your own computer due to the reasons I listed

A Switch and a PC is all anyone needs, sony and especially microsoft are beyond washed

 

[EN250]

They're sending their historically core, pillar Xbox exclusives over to Playstation - Forza Horizon now, soon Halo and Gears, and then Fable. Those are the big 4 that defined Xbox since the beginning: Halo/Gears/Forza/Fable. Those will now be coming to Playstation. I'd say that's a big change, and a win for PS gamers.

Oh no doubt about that, if you're a PS4-PS5 owner you're getting more games for sure, but I was talking in general, there was a time back before the Acti purchase where every shill was saying this was good because infinite MS would make games made by said Publisher so much better and even there would be revival of old IPs and such, in the end, the purchase didn't change anything for the better

 

[DeepEnigma]

no

invest in the platform that has a much larger library, gets superior versions of 99% of every game that's released on console because MS/Sony insist on devaluing their own platforms, has vastly cheaper ways of obtaining games, and has free online play, unless you're getting a top of the line PC, you will swiftly make up for the initial higher cost of building your own computer due to the reasons I listed

A Switch and a PC is all anyone needs, sony and especially microsoft are beyond washed

Read what that cuckhold shill said.

“If you can only afford one console…”

If you can only afford a damned console, you don’t have future-proof PC money.

 

[DarkstarRising13]

Pop open the champagne bottles, guys. We're witnessing history. Sony has YET AGAIN put a hardware console maker out of business.

Man, Xbots can't accept the writing on the wall. They rather go blind than see that Xbox has become the next Sega.

 

[onQ123]

How it all started

 

[Joel Was Right]

Ryan McCoffin got the marching orders

what does this even mean. is this some kind of satire?

it's satire isn't it?

 

[DeepEnigma]

How it all started

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Never really bought into this PS4/XBox One gen being the one to lose for digital library reasons so Xbox Series lost.

If you go back to the end of the PS3/360 era, it was also said then that the next Xbox will win easy due to the digital library, xbox live and backwards compatibility that PS3 to PS4 wouldn't have, 360 had the US market and no-one would move from Xbox live and their library, yet they did and Xbox lost it all. They migrated despite everything in Xbox favour, the digital library and Xbox live held nothing in the end.

The idea that people play their old games THAT much is a fantasy and a copout.

First off, 2/3rds of the industry is playing live service games that are either F2P or annual releases... So that library argument just doesn't carry water.

No one is playing NBA 2K18.

As you said, that the PS4 was so successful without BC is evidence that BC is probably somewhat overrated. I think it helps with individual games more than it helps with ecosystems. The Switch also won't play digital library games from previous generations... Again, hasn't mattered at all.

Phil made an excuse and people bought it hook line and sinker (quote die hard 3), but if anyone stops to actually think about it, it makes no real sense. BC had always been around more or less, so why would digital libraries make people stick more than physical libraries would?

 

[playbignbox]

Ryan McCoffin got the marching orders

Nintendo + PC is the only combination you need

 

[OuterLimits]

So, if Nintendo is in "their own world", who is their competitor? Why aren't the same sentiments drawn towards them as well?

Other portable systems exist. Very soon Sony will basically have a monopoly on the traditional home console.

 

[Mr Moose]

So, if Nintendo is in "their own world", who is their competitor? Why aren't the same sentiments drawn towards them as well?

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Other portable systems exist. Very soon Sony will basically have a monopoly on the traditional home console.

The Steam Deck exists and isn't a console/portable hybrid. In that space, Nintendo largely exists on their own and have for quite a while. Guess what? The world didn't explode. It won't with PlayStation either.

Besides, no matter how much people choose to ignore it, Steam and Nintendo platforms are competitors to PlayStation. Anything that can take a customer away is a competitor, despite a difference here or there. It's not Sony's fault that their direct competition tripped over itself so much that it invited its own exit.

 

[Banjo64]

no

invest in the platform that has a much larger library, gets superior versions of 99% of every game that's released on console because MS/Sony insist on devaluing their own platforms, has vastly cheaper ways of obtaining games, and has free online play, unless you're getting a top of the line PC, you will swiftly make up for the initial higher cost of building your own computer due to the reasons I listed

A Switch and a PC is all anyone needs, sony and especially microsoft are beyond washed

No.

Buy a PlayStation or a Nintendo.

 

[OuterLimits]

The Steam Deck exists and isn't a console/portable hybrid. In that space, Nintendo largely exists on their own and have for quite a while. Guess what? The world didn't explode. It won't with PlayStation either.

Besides, no matter how much people choose to ignore it, Steam and Nintendo platforms are competitors to PlayStation. Anything that can take a customer away is a competitor, despite a difference here or there. It's not Sony's fault that their direct competition tripped over itself so much that it invited its own exit.

You can connect the Steam Deck to a TV.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

You can connect the Steam Deck to a TV.

You can connect a PC to a TV.

 

[Mr Moose]

You can connect the Steam Deck to a TV.

You can connect a PC to a TV.

 

[bitbydeath]

How do you think PlayStation would look without a certain pressure from Xbox after the 360. Advancements in graphics, processing power, online services, controllers... software, usability, price... Do you think the Playstation user experince would be the same as now?

It's a rhetorical question btw, we all know what the correct answer is.

We could only dream if online and gaas never took off.

 

[REDRZA MWS]

Xbox “Lost the console War” is a more accurate title.

Xbox still is a powerful 3rd party publisher.

We all win here.

Caveman thinking. MS will never, but doesn’t have to out sell Sony nor anyone else. On this forum as bad as the series consoles have been it brought in over 80 B in revenue. They also have windows pc’s which btw has a larger install base than all consoles combined.

All they need to do is make a powerful console, (no bs S model), and fully support it with game and subscriptions. They will still never outsell Sony but they make profit.

Every time I read about “fans” happy about something they have no interest in get giddy over failure. The more completion, the more games, more places to play those games TURN PROFIT. It’s not about “sales” but making profit. I seriously hope responses left by console warriors are no more than 1: years old. Otherwise it’s time to think about life’s priorities.

 

[semiconscious]

'xbox wants out of the console war'...'

 

[Smoke6]

We haven't won enough until virtually all games become multiplatform and liberated from walled garden restrictions. Luckily also Sony is on the move with more and more PC releases, so they'll get there eventually.

Where are you getting this from? What move is Sony on more and more and how do you know this?

 

[OuterLimits]

You can connect a PC to a TV.

Steam Deck is a handheld much like Switch. Nintendo doesn't have some unique ability that other portables can't do. If Valve decides to make a home console(they won't) then Sony would have competitor in that market.

I'm a consumer in a few years looking for a portable. Hmm, do I want the Switch 2 or Steam Deck 2.(perhaps a Microsoft portable also). In a few years I'm a consumer looking for a home console. Hmm, do I want a PS6 or....well I'm getting the PS6 I guess.

 

[drganon]

Ryan McCoffin got the marching orders

It's telling that two of the media's biggest xbox shills are now also trying to pretend they're pc gamers.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Steam Deck is a handheld much like Switch. Nintendo doesn't have some unique ability that other portables can't do. If Valve decides to make a home console(they won't) then Sony would have competitor in that market.

I'm a consumer in a few years looking for a portable. Hmm, do I want the Switch 2 or Steam Deck 2. In a few years I'm a consumer looking for a home console. Hmm, do I want a PS6 or....well I'm getting the PS6 I guess.

Sony hs competition. Nintendo has competition. No matter how you divide it, they are all competing for people's wallets. That's a fact.

Also, no, the Steam Deck and Switch are not the same, even if you tell yourself they are.

 

[March Climber]

 

[Lokaum D+]

Nintendo + PC is the only combination you need

tbf you really only need PC since u can play NMS on it.

 

[Elbereth]

I hope you're a 12 year old, cause your assessment of the current situation is really, really stupid.

Having Xbox out of the race only hurts consumers, Sony has already been making some fucking stupid shit lately, can't imagine what they will do when MS pull their HW completely.

Hmm, now who is the blame here?

The downright hubris and mismanagement of the X-Box platform, or the useful idiot fanboys who refused to hold them accountable?

Don’t you dare talk about hurting consumers when Microsoft has done more to hurt this industry than any other.

Get your head out of your ass and place the blame firmly where it’s due.

 

[OuterLimits]

Sony hs competition. Nintendo has competition. No matter how you divide it, they are all competing for people's wallets. That's a fact.

Also, no, the Steam Deck and Switch are not the same, even if you tell yourself they are.

Yes, every consumer product on the planet is competing for your wallet. Lol. Now, if you want to argue Sony and Nintendo are in competition merely because they are in the video games business I would probably agree. However, The FTC in their antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft over Activision argued Nintendo was not a competitor of Sony and Microsoft though.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Yes, every consumer product on the planet is competing for your wallet. Lol. Now, if you want to argue Sony and Nintendo are in competition merely because they are in the video games business I would probably agree. However, The FTC in their antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft over Activision argued Nintendo was not a competitor of Sony and Microsoft.

I can argue that the Earth is flat. Doesn't make it so.

Unless there is anything else, the point remains — Sony isn't without competition even though Xbox shit the bed.

 

[bender]

Yes, every consumer product on the planet is competing for your wallet. Lol. Now, if you want to argue Sony and Nintendo are in competition merely because they are in the video games business I would probably agree. However, The FTC in their antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft over Activision argued Nintendo was not a competitor of Sony and Microsoft though.

How can you possibly go wrong with the FTC on your side?

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

So, if Nintendo is in "their own world", who is their competitor? Why aren't the same sentiments drawn towards them as well?

Doesn’t Sony have a history of being rather sanctimonious even with competition and some even say modern Sony is “anti-consumer”, so imagine what they would do with no strong direct threat to their console? Nintendo isn’t direct competition to Sony imo. I feel Nintendo’s more direct competitor will technically be other portable devices like Steamdeck and Rog Ally as well as mobile devices. They can compete more directly with Sony if the hardware for Switch 2 is comparable spec-wise and depending how the device is marketed, but for most people Switch has typically been considered a secondary console so I’m not so sure if Switch 2 will change that.

 

[awwr999999]

PlayStation vs Switch vs PC is quite interesting, 3 very different types of systems.
Far more interesting than Dreamcast vs PS2 vs GameCube vs Xbox where you had 4 boxes that all pretty much did the same thing, even if it was my fondest generation.

They're all PCs built around HW designed for multipurpose computing.
PS5, Switch and PC all operate with the exact same PC UI and provide the same PC UX.
PS2's PlayStation's last true "console" with a console UI that provides a console UX.
Put in a game, press power and play the game.
Nintendo abandoned the console UI/UX for the PC experience and here we are.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Doesn’t Sony have a history of being rather sanctimonious even with competition and some even say modern Sony is “anti-consumer”, so imagine what they would do with no strong direct threat to their console? Nintendo isn’t direct competition to Sony imo. I feel Nintendo’s more direct competitor will technically be other portable devices like Steamdeck and Rog Ally as well as mobile devices on the market. They can compete more directly with Sony if the hardware for Switch 2 is comparable spec-wise, but for most people Switch has typically been considered a secondary console for most so I’m not so sure if Switch 2 will change that.

What have they done that is “anti-consumer”?

 

[bender]

What have they done that is “anti-consumer”?

Abandoned the Minna No Golf series.

 

[OuterLimits]

How can you possibly go wrong with the FTC on your side?

FTC is right on some things,wrong on others. They usually lose by the time they get to Supreme Court though. Regardless, having one traditional console choice I view as a bad thing for consumers. Imagine if Xbox1 had been the only choice on the market with their many fucked up decisions that generation, and Sony wasn't there holding up used games and mocking Microsoft. That would have sucked for the consumer.

 

[laynelane]

What have they done that is “anti-consumer”?

I'm wondering too. Been with them since their first console and although I don't agree with everything they do, I get a quality product (be it hardware, software, or services) for what I pay. That's what I expect from any business I deal with.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

I'm wondering too. Been with them since their first console and although I don't agree with everything they do, I get a quality product (be it hardware, software, or services) for what I pay. That's what I expect from any business I deal with.

Exactly.

 

[bender]

FTC is right on some things,wrong on others. They usually lose by the time they get to Supreme Court though. Regardless, having one traditional console choice I view as a bad thing for consumers. Imagine if Xbox1 had been the only choice on the market with their many fucked up decisions that generation, and Sony wasn't there holding up used games and mocking Microsoft. That would have sucked for the consumer.

Xbox hasn't really been competition since the X360 though. They've had one successful generation out of four and even then, their sales numbers were propped up by hardware failures which also cost them dearly. The market has spoken when it comes to that platform.

Personally, I hate the argument that Nintendo isn't competing with Sony and Microsoft. I just find that sentiment ridiculous. Maybe it's just my inner Nintendo fanbot speaking.

 

[DAHGAMING]

Can we make 6 threads from this guys? Let’s go.

Only if we can squeeze out a few more Avowed threads

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

What have they done that is “anti-consumer”?

Those aren’t necessarily my words, but some gamers consider think Sony is anti-consumer especially in the PS5 era.

Raising prices of PS Plus with virtually no improvements to the service.

Making PC customers sign up/register for an PSN account to play PlayStation games on PC.

Charging a $10 upgrade fee to get next generation enhancements on certain older games.

Don’t they have the worst refund policy on digital games compared to the competition?

Big live service push ignoring older catalog of games even requested ones like Bloodborne.

Censorship on Japanese games.

We believe in generations.

Taking the disc drive and stand out of the PS Pro despite it being the “Pro” version while the peasant PS5 still has a disc drive and stand.

Saying the reason the PS5 Pro is expensive is because we have no legitimate competition on the market. Yeah they actually said that.

This is just off the top of my head. I’m sure I’m forgetting some things.

 

[OuterLimits]

All the console makers charging a fucking fee to merely play online certainly isn't pro consumer. You can't buy digital games on PS5 from Amazon, Best Buy, etc like you can on Switch, Xbox. Only PS store. Pretty anti-consumer.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Those aren’t necessarily my words, but quite a few gamers consider Sony as being anti-consumer especially in the PS5 era.

Raising prices of PS Plus with virtually no improvements to the service.

Making PC customers sign up/register for an PSN account to play PlayStation games on PC.

Charging a $10 upgrade fee to get next generation enhancements on certain games.

Big live service push ignoring older catalog of games even requested ones like Bloodborne.

Censorship on Japanese games.

We believe in generations.

Taking the disc drive out of the PS Pro despite it being the “Pro” version while the peasant PS5 still has a disc drive. You also gotta pay extra for the stand which came with the standard PS5.

Saying the reason the PS5 Pro is expensive is because we have no legitimate competition on the market. Yeah they actually said that.

Raising prices of PS Plus with virtually no improvements to the service - Then everyone with a sub service is anti consumer, because they've all done it.

Charging a $10 upgrade fee to get next generation enhancements on certain games - No one is forced to buy the upgrades.

Big live service push ignoring older catalog of games even requested ones like Bloodborne - This is not anti-consumer.

We believe in generations - This is also not anti-consumer.

Saying the reason the PS5 Pro is expensive is because we have no legitimate competition on the market. Yeah they actually said that. - They did? Source the exact quote, because last I checked, Piers Harding-Rolls said this, not Sony.

For someone who's "words they aren't", you sure have no problem peddling them as your own.

 

[OuterLimits]

Xbox hasn't really been competition since the X360 though. They've had one successful generation out of four and even then, their sales numbers were propped up by hardware failures which also cost them dearly. The market has spoken when it comes to that platform.

Personally, I hate the argument that Nintendo isn't competing with Sony and Microsoft. I just find that sentiment ridiculous. Maybe it's just my inner Nintendo fanbot speaking.

Xbox wasn't very competitive that gen because they royally fucked things up for the Xbox1. They absolutely could and should have been competitive coming right after the successful 360. Fortunately consumers had the PS4 as an option though.

 

[T-0800]

Ryan McCoffin got the marching orders

If you can only afford one console you can't afford a gaming pc.