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If a studio wants their game only able to run, only if a connection is present, sony/ps4 won't stop them. My point is that, both consoles will end up being the same, for the western market. Obviously most people will think, why develop for the xbox in the first place, if the ps4 is a better alternative for consumers. If MS can offer those publishers, no secondhand/resell of software on the consumer side, forwarding of personal information for marketing purpose and help with advertising, those simple moneyhatting offers, will be good enough reason for some to use the xbox as a main platform. Of course some titles will be make there way to the ps4 as well, but those studios will likely ask sony for similar features. They can either play ball or get sidelined, like what is happening to nintendo and to sega/dreamcast in the past. You can offer third parties open systems, but if you cannot offer them support as the competitor do, they will just leave. Japan on the other hand is different, I don't think an always on console/games will be tolerated, as the secondhand market is huge over there, as far as in know. But then again is not like MS will be able to break into the japanese market anyways. |
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2013-04-07, 14:27 | Link #46 | |
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Durango having less sales than PS4 = PS4 have more gamers to sell games to. It is very easy to have no 2nd hand sales of a game, if no one is buying your game to begin with due to not willing to buy the console.
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2013-04-07, 15:10 | Link #47 | |
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2013-04-07, 15:49 | Link #48 | |
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Low Adoption = unsuccessful console. High adoption = successful console.
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2013-04-07, 16:38 | Link #49 | |
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Rumor: Next Xbox to be revealed on May 21, cost $500 for base or $300 for subscription model, and launch in November
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2013-04-07, 17:48 | Link #51 |
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In the end, we'll all be forced to buy either because of some blockbuster/exclusive title.
Namely GTA 6, MGS6, next-gen fighting games (important)... Afterall I've bought a PS2 just because of GTA:Vice City lol The only hope would be PC games, but they're far from having iconic exclusives like consoles.
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2013-04-07, 17:55 | Link #52 | |
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2013-04-07, 20:01 | Link #56 |
Many RPGs, Little Time
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That's true... 360 lost 98% of its exclusives on sequels. And being the first console to come at that time, it had promising titles! Remember: PS3 HAS(had) NO GAME. And the Five Hundred Ninety Nine US Dollars pricetag for the PS3 didn't help either. However, time's passed and...
PS3 now has great exclusives, like Disgaea, Metal Gear, J-RPGs, Gow (maybe)... and many others I probably don't know/remember haha So there's not really a reason to get a 360 over a PS3.
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2013-04-07, 20:33 | Link #58 |
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The reason is that Xbox Live is generally far better than the PS network (yea, I realize this is asking for fanboy rage, but whatever).
The only reason I have both systems is because there were a few PS 3 exclusives I wanted to play, but when it comes to multi-player games, most of the action is on Xbox Live, hate-filled trolls notwithstanding. The entire online experience, from UI down, is just better there. The PSN has attempted to make improvements (finally improving its UI a few months ago; a few years later), but it's still pretty bad compared to Xbox Live. Microsoft understood the draw of being online years ago, and it shows. Sony appears to only now be waking up to it. I don't know if it's a cultural thing (maybe in Japan, it just wasn't a big draw), but I really felt MS separated itself significantly from Sony over this last generation. I'm a PC gamer first, Xbox gamer second, and PS 3 gamer when it's a single player PS 3 exclusive. As far as the price rumors, $300-500 doesn't sound far off target. Sure, the PS 3 probably shot itself in the foot when it released for that all those years ago, key part being all those years ago, second key part being the Xbox was noticeably cheaper. I don't believe the PS 4 pricing has been said yet, but does anyone believe it isn't going to be at LEAST $300?
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2013-04-07, 20:43 | Link #59 |
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"Being online" is not the same as "mandatory online".
Do I like a car, fridge or toaster that can go online? Sure. Do I want a car, fridge or toaster than can only WORK if they are online? No way. Able to go online is a benefit. To not able to use something unless it is online is NOT a benefit.
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