Rpruett said:
EaglesEye379 said:
I disagree. The IPs/games I stated were created with the 360 in mind with a decision to port it to the PC at a later stage. Heck you cant (and wont ever) play Gears 2 on PC. And these IPs are massively more succesful on the 360 than their PC counterpart. I firmly believe that if the 360 didnt exist, none of those games would have - because MS' investment in Rare/Epic/Bungie/BioWare were definitely part of their 360 strategy.
Are you sure about that? Games like Mass Effect/ Alan Wake totally appear like 'PC' born games. What good IPs has Rare given Microsoft? Bungie / Epic (Halo and Gears) and.... Bioware makes PC games and always has.
And secondly, I dont really have to argue on the above because consoles dont give birth to IPs, the publishing companies and developers with the ideas do. These 2 elements dictate the hardware/console. And thats why I am talking about MS and Sony rather than the 360 and PS3. So to answer your question on what IPs MS came up with, I would give you the same list as before. What is the difference of Sony paying the wages/bills for Insomniac/Naughty Dog so they have to make it on the PS3?
The point is, if I want to get truly original, unique, IPs that differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack. Sony has always provided that better than Microsoft has. That continues onward today. Which is precisely the point. I have played numerous 360 games on my PC.
Dont get me wrong though, Im not trying to flame you or say you cant prefer Sony/PS3. The bottom line of what Im trying to say is - you said you prefer the PS3 because Sony created IP, Im saying MS created IP as well. You made it sound like only Sony did.
Sony has created so many IPs with more consistency and this has happened since the Playstation brand formed. Microsoft to date has stamped their name on Ex-PS2 exclusives. (Which is great for 360 gamers) but the fact remains that there isn't any creativity in that. So what? What 'new' games are you going to offer me? I don't think the 360 delivers as well in that regard.
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We seem to be going around in circles so I would just say I totally respect your preference in Sony's new IP creation so far since this generation of consoles started, and Microsoft has new consistent IP creation as well. PS3 purchasers get to enjoy new IPs such as Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, Resistance, LBP and 360 purchasers get to enjoy new IPs such as Gears, Mass Effect, Viva Pinata and Crackdown. And both companies will still be looking to generate new ones from now on. Creativity stems from the ideas of the developers - Insomniac, Naughty Dog, Rare, Epic and does not come by a bunch of management people sitting on a board who decide what and who to pay. And so far this gen, both companies have funded successful and creative IPs. So as much as you prefer the fact that Sony funded their developers to create these new IP, I dont see how this is different from MS funding their own chosen developers to create new IP.
