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Squilliam on 21 March 2010
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rocketpig said:
Squilliam said:

For rentals:

Sony > Microsoft > Nintendo.

For games I will keep:

Microsoft = Nintendo > Sony

I just find the types of games Sony releases are interesting to play once and experience but I find the idea of playing them more than once not to my taste.

Microsoft tends to produce games which have local coop, more solid gameplay even if less spectacular so I find they can be replayed more easily and Nintendo are the same. The value I find in the Nintendo/Microsoft games exceed that of Sony games even though I play my PS3 more than my Xbox 360 I still own more Xbox 360 titles.

I am a PC gamer first and foremost and I shouldn't forget that whilst I play many games on consoles like a buffet I tend to buy to own on the PC. My HD 5870 means I can be extremely critical of the graphics of a title and often I come into the Sony titles with a critical mindset due to the graphical hype they often recieve so I then tear them apart mentally and any good work they may have done passes over my head.

Squillam, I love ya, but if you own a gaming PC, how could you choose MS over Sony? Are Halo and Gears that powerful? After that point, what games are attractive? I admit that I share your sentiment about Sony games being less "playable over a long run", but when you own a PC, the 360 and its "playable over the longrun" selection starts to look pretty sparse.

These are the 1st party published games I currently own for all three systems:

Xbox 360:

  • Halo 3
  • Halo ODST
  • Gears of War 2
  • Crackdown

PS3:

  • Little Big Planet

Wii:

  • Wii Sports
  • Wii Sports Resort
  • New Super Mario Brothers
  • Wii Fit for girlfriend!

I was always thinking of getting Super Smash brothers though I never seem to get around to it along with having a look at Mario Party 8.

I have a criteria for keeping a game, if I don't see myself playing it again then I sell it. If the game gets supersceded by another I sell the older version. Having local play is a big part of keeping a title, and Halo is the only game I have ever played online. So even taking away the PC games the Xbox 360 titles from Microsoft have what I want. When it comes to consoles im probably a little casual in that I expect every game I own to be shared. Sony titles in general don't and I hold no grudge over this fact. Part of the reason why I only own LBP is the fact that Sony are constantly releasing new titles which gives me even more incentive to sell the old to buy the new.

So yeah im a bit anal about having useless possessions taking up space. I don't keep games for sentimental reasons, I only want to look at games that I will definately play in my collection.



Tease.