How Microsoft defeated Sony.

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MontanaHatchet said:
1. Sony sold their console at an even bigger loss. Companies have been doing this with consoles for quite a while now.

2. If RPGs were so significant, wouldn't they be the highest selling genre this generation? Microsoft just wanted to gain a bigger fanbase in Japan, that's it. The main fanbase of the Playstation consoles is the casual fanbase, and Nintendo snagged them, not Microsoft.

3. Sony did this too with the Playstation, and they could have done it this generation if they wanted to. If Sony wanted to buy downloadable content for 50 million dollars, they could have. They're a global corporation. That's not even that much to them.

 

Yes, but it's hard to deny that Microsoft defeated Sony this generation, or more accurately, Sony defeated themselves. They are certainly far beyond the point of winning anything, while Microsoft easily can chalk up this generation as a grand success.

Sony's fumble came in the form of the Blu-Ray player. They risked the success of their gaming division so they could promote what they hoped would be a much more profitable division in the future, movies and other BR related media.

As for the rpg statement, the highest selling games of every gen are always preordained. However, most of the core Sony fans, I imagine the ones like myself who switched to the Xbox 360, always cherished their jrps that were only available on the Sony consoles. Sure, it's anecdotal, but it is also a commonly held belief. Sony dropped the ball with jrpgs this gen, and their fanbase chided them for it, if nothing else. I hope to hell Killzone 2 was worth it.

As for me, I don't know anyone who would trade Dragoon 2 for a few hours of a derivitive FPS with an online mode and pretty graphics. Then again, I hang around gamers, not fanboys.