| Reasonable said: I know this is off topic, but given S.T.A.G.E. has often been fairly pro 360 and clearly likes the console why is he getting so much bashing for simply stating he's a little concerned about the currently known exclusives it'll receive in 2011? His point is fair and at this time the known titles that are 100% 360 exclusive are very thin on the ground and there aren't even that many notable 360/PC exclusives at this point. With Valve now commiting themselves to releasing on PS3, and Mass Effect franchise going multi-platform his concerns on exclusive support seem fair enough and he only asked whether others agreed wtih him or not - not to be attacked. In a few months things might change, lot's of exclusives might be revealed, but right now his concern seems fair to me and I don't know why so many are responding as if he's launching some sort of stealth attack on the 360 because, at least IMHO, he's clearly not. I'd say right now most new titles being shown or pushed are Kinect focused, we all know MS has less 1st party development capabilty than Nintendo or Sony and a number of former key 360/PC franchises developers are now going fully multiplatform (Valve and Bioware). If you're not interested in Kinect - which he doesn't seem to be - I think it's fair to wonder whether you're going to get a few exclusives you might be interested in or whether you're going to get more than that. As I noted I don't think having less exclusives will actually harm the 360 at this point - but that doesn't seem to be his focus, simply that he's worried that while he'll of course get all the big multi-platform titles as well as the key exclusives (Halo, Gears) there's not much else unique he can see on the horizon at this point. |
My problem is that the viewpoint is based on fear instead of facts.
1) Kinect will be the focus for MGS going forward.
Why would anyone come to that conclusion??? The lineup revealed at E3 seemed to favor the rest of 360 owners more than Kinect, as Halo Reach, Fable III and Gears of War 3 are all FAR bigger than any Kinect game announced for now or the foreseeable future.
2) Gears of War 3 is the only non-Kinect game that we know is coming in 2011.
So far, yes. So. Far. But, as any 360 owner should know, this isn't anything new for MS. They generally like to keep game announcements close to the vest and revealed at key moments closer to their release than Sony. Just because that's all we know doesn't at all mean that is all that they have. Again, this is NOTHING NEW.
3) The PS3 exclusive lineup looks so much more promising.
First, read number 2 again. Second, stop comparing. Really, if between 1st and 3rd party games the 360 lineup keeps you entertained throughout the year, what difference does it make??? Not to get into life lessons, but if you always compare yourself to those that have more than you, you will never find time to appreciate the things you do have. Sorry, its just unhealthy, especially when there ARE plenty of games to play. So what if some of them are available on the PS3 too. There is no one console that has everything, and that includes the 360.
For the record, I'm a happy 360 owner that's not looking forward to Kinect THIS FALL (save Dance Central, but not worth it still) but instead all of the other games 1st and 3rd and XBLA that are coming. Again, its a focus on what I know I'll be playing between now and next April/May and have strong confidence that there will be plenty to play after that for us non-Kinect owning 360 players.
