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Luke888 on 24 September 2015

I didn't even read the thread, I'm kinda bored of this Spencer-centric threads, I just wanna say:
Is there REALLY someone that enjoys console wars currently ?



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Chief on 24 September 2015
walsufnir said:
UltimateGamer1982 said:
Just sitting here reading this and wondering if he would be saying this if Xbox one was selling double of ps4.


Probably not.

Microsoft was loving last gen trumpeting every npd win, various video comparisons showing ps3 version performing much worse with lower resolution, lowered frames, screen tearing, etc.


Now that Sony's back on top and learned their lesson, "I hate the console war".

Right.

 

It seems last gen left some serious wounds. Perhaps that explains a lot in discussions.

It sems like this gen is doing the same to some others.



theprof00 on 24 September 2015
jlmurph2 said:
theprof00 said:
THere's nothing wrong with differentiating your product.
Phil doesn't like when Sony "bought" exclusivity, but they were doing it themselves for years. That's how the business works. X360 was the first time MS actively went out and tried to convince devs that multiplat was the future, then they started buying up tons of exclusive content.

What's worse than exclusivity or dlc tied to stores and preorders is multiplat game content tied to a console.
Honestly, just seems like sour grapes.

He wasn't head of Xbox. Nor did he have any say over 3rd parties.

I'm confused, are you saying that he was "just following orders"?



jlmurph2 on 24 September 2015
theprof00 said:
jlmurph2 said:

He wasn't head of Xbox. Nor did he have any say over 3rd parties.

I'm confused, are you saying that he was "just following orders"?


I'm saying he had no say in what MS did. He didn't decide anything. Wasnt even associated with 3rd party deals



Protendo on 24 September 2015
jlmurph2 said:
theprof00 said:

I'm confused, are you saying that he was "just following orders"?


I'm saying he had no say in what MS did. He didn't decide anything. Wasnt even associated with 3rd party deals


All this from the guy that announced Tomb Raider as an exclusive, and did the best he could to make the audience believe it was a true exclusive and not a timed exclusive.



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HollyGamer on 24 September 2015

Love Phil , and his action. Even without Microsoft competitor, he try to ruin his name and his company from the inside on PR lol :-d



mochachino on 24 September 2015

With all do respect to the guy, it's because he's losing.



xl-klaudkil on 25 September 2015

I bet if the xbox one would be nr1 instead of the ps4 his view would be different



 

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UltimateGamer1982 on 25 September 2015
d21lewis said:
People keep saying he hates the console War because he's losing. Does Sony love the console War because they're winning?


Maybe they're saying that because during the 360 gen, they seemed to love the console war. I remember the forums were packed with stories from Microsoft execs trumpeting every npd win and every screen/video comparison of inferior ps3 multiplat versions. 

 

So ya, to hear this just sounds ridiculous and childish considering their attitude last gen. But no company is perfect, I remember some bad ones from Sony back in the day, but not quite to the extent Microsoft was doing during the 360 years. That's my take on the situation anyway. 

 



Arkaign on 25 September 2015
xl-klaudkil said:
I bet if the xbox one would be nr1 instead of the ps4 his view would be different


I dunno. I prefer Sony to MS on the console front, but I think Phil is mostly a good guy. He's right, the console war folks are incredibly toxic. We can ban people here, but just look at most of the internet, it's troll city. Youtube in particular.