Sony: Microsoft Reliant on Shooters

[themanwithnoname]

Joe_D_Hoe said:

themanwithnoname said:

http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/82111/sony-xbox-360-is-reliant-on-shooters/

I figured now would be as good of a time as any to debate the perception of the 360 as a "shooterbox." Peter Dille didn't exactly say that, but it's directly implied with his comments about Microsoft.

Anyway my take is that this is pretty ironic considering that the PS3 has more exclusive shooters and more shooters published by Sony than the 360 has by Microsoft.

Taking a gander at the list:

Sony:
Resistance
Resistance 2
Resistance 3
SOCOM: US Navy Seals Confrontation
SOCOM 4
Killzone 2
Killzone 3
Warhawk
MAG

Microsoft:
Halo 3
Halo 3 ODST
Halo Reach
Gears of War (also on PC)
Gears of War 2
Gears of War 3
Left 4 Dead (also on PC, published by Valve)
Left 4 Dead 2 (also on PC, published by Valve)

So that's 9 to 8 Sony or 9 to 5 Sony if you wanna discount the "console exclusives." What does everyone else think of Dille's comments? Is it coincidental that they were made the release of Halo Reach?

Haha, no offense but you left out games on both sides. How can you name Resistance for the PS3 & not name Perfect Dark: Zero?

I only looked up shooters for the Xbox 360 & I didn't get half way through their library because it just got tiring.

Prey, Perfect Dark Zero, Bulletwitch, Call of Duty 2, Metro 2033, Call to Juarez ( Not Bound in Blood), Chromehounds, Crackdown 1 & 2 (Considered an open world TPS), Darkest Days, Deathsmiles, & Dreamkiller.

You see how I just easily added 12 shooters to that list ( they are either exclusive or on both 360/PC).

Fair enough. Perfect Dark ties it. A majority of the stuff you listed though is either stuff that were de facto exclusives that the PS3 would've gotten had it been on the market, stuff I haven't heard of (Bulletwitch, Dream Killer), or a steaming pile of crap (Darkest of Days). I attempted to list the titles Microsoft relies on, which is mainly console exclusives that they either publish or break a couple million units (Left 4 Dead). Deathsmiles is not the kind of game Peter Dille is talking about. He really isn't going to bring up titles like Bulletwitch or Metro 2033 if you asked him to specifically mention which games Microsoft relies on.