Sony: We Were Consistent, Others Have Shifted Their Message

[Runa216]

tuscaniman99 said:
@Runa216
We aren't talking about last gen. We are talking about this gen and Xbox is winning in the games department. Nobody knows how this gen will pan out so you can only take it with face value. Regardless Sony better not get complacent. We have seen Microsoft make moves and make them quick. People are already starting to look at Microsoft the Xbox One in a better light. This gen won't be a cake walk for the PS4. Xbox One will put up a fight.

I think this is why I dislike you and have you deemed a fanboy in my mind...The fact that you disregard three generations of history shows that...well, you are blinded by bias.  I know you're banned right now (and rightfully so), but I have to say so anyway:  If you honestly are so insistent on ignoring trends and proven promises kept that Sony has a steady stream of games on the horizon instead of releasing everything en masse at launch, then you are a straight up fool and should be either banned or ignored.  

Let's get something straight, I do not like Sony or Microsoft, but when it comes to conscious, gaming decisions and overall attitude towards consumers, I can get behind sony.  They have some flubs, mostly them fucking up with PR and security (the OtherOS incident that led to the massive power outage), or straight up arrogance (the launch of the PS3 at 600 bucks...and their attitude surrounding the belief that you should get a second job to afford one), but when they make their DECISIONS, it's usually good.  PS+?  one of the best deals in gaming, EVER. The vita?  I don't care what anyone says, the features of that system are outstanding, and their cross-buy promosions are outstanding for people who own both.  Free online play?  Addition of the Blu-Ray player?  Controllers with incumbet, lithium-ion batteries?  Wireless consoles?  They did a LOT of things this generation that were outstanding for the consumer, even at the cost of their dominance, and they learned their lessons from their flubs.  

I say what I do and preach the sony religion (not really, but you get the drift) because everything in the last 5 years or so has proven to me that Sony really, really does do what they can to please us.  I mean, they don't CARE about us (if you think they do, you're a fool) beyond what money of ours they can coax from us, but unlike Microsoft's policies and attitude they don't seem to hate us.  

You can go on and on about how much better the Xbone's launch lineup is, and I'll admit straight up it's more impressive, but I've learned from previous generations that it's not how you start, it's how you finish.  Gen VII showed that Microsoft was more worried about a strong start and a lead over their main competitior (Sony) that they sacrificed hardware reliability and any sort of consistency in order to get a stranglehold of the market.  sony, on the other hand, took a lot of risks and ended up the strongest of the three console makers by the end, eventually beating the Xbox 360 in worldwide sales and, if their policy from last gen carries over (to maintain production of the PS3 for a 10-year+ cycle), then it could end up, in 2015 or 2016, beating the Wii worldwide. 

There's nothing foolish, arrogant, ignorant, or biased about using modern trends and extrapolated data from three console generations to come to the logical conclusion that Microsoft has kinda lost it and Sony has in fact proven themselves to be true to their word.  

I mean, the mere fact that the Xbox One's MSRP is 100 dollars more than the PS4's by simple virtue of forcing the Kinect on us shows that Microsoft is no longer targetting the 'core' gamer.  I am a core gamer, so I am therefore not the kind of person that buy's an Xbone.  I will, eventually, but right now all I see is inconsistent policies, a launch lineup that doesn't appeal to me, a system that's too expensive and not very powerful, and a forced peripheral who's predecessor I didn't have any fucks to give to.  do I disregard the system entirely?  No, I do not, but based on what I've seen and the company's past history and decisions, I just don't feel I can trust Microsoft.  I'll g ive them a year to convert me.  I'll likely get an Xbox One next year...if the system proves to be worth it.  I don't like the idea of having to pay 70 bucks a year (I'm canadian, 59 plus tax is 67) to use a console's advertised features when I can, instead, spend 50 a year on PSN+ and get far better deals, knowin that even if I lose PSN+, I'll still be able to use virtually all the PS4's advertised features.  

At this point, it's just better.  Saying "The Xbox One has Halo!" is as redundant as saying "Nintendo has Mario!" when your brand relies too heavily on a stable of three franchises, well...let's just say there's a reason gameslike LittlebigPlanet and uncharted tend to score higher marks.  

I honestly don't even know if I was going anywhere with this. 

TL;DR version?  Sony has proven themselves, and any logical, rational thinking person would agree that on the whole the PS4 is a much safer bet and a better investment.