S.T.A.G.E. said:
J_Allard said:
Retail games aren't lacking on 360 though. And I question how much you use your 360 if you didn't even know all XBLA games have demos. Either way you're a huge Sony apologist, that was the point regarding the comment about dismissing XBLA. |
Actually, no, I am not a Sony apologist and I used to bash Sony for not making enough games when I first joined. When I got my PS3 it was a huge paradigm shift because there were much more games in 2009 than I thought that were out, they were just new IP's that werent marketed properly. Microsofts exclusives new IP's were never up to snuff unless they were being created by the top third party and if you dont see the trend here I dont know what to tell you. (1st gen: Bioware, 2nd gen: Epic, third gen: Crytek and...?) Unless third parties are doing a large part of the work for them their they dont continue on but less than a handful of names. I have no loyalty to gaming companies, I focus on the games. Yes, I will get on the case of companies whom are falling behind on game development and I will praise the companies that are doing what true gaming companies should, which is not cut corners and make games.
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Define "up to snuff"? Because I had a blast with games like Kameo, Alan Wake, Lost Odyssey, Crackdown 1 and 2, Viva Pinata, etc. Just as much fun as I had this gen with games like Infamous or Resistance. So quality is subjective. If you're talking sales, well then MS and Sony have both failed. Also, you're joking about last gen, right? Halo? PGR? Forza? Links? Fable? Crimson Skies (while technically not a new IP, was dramatically different than the PC prequel and was just an AWESOME online title)? Rallisport Challenge? Phantom Dust? Among others that were not nearly as good as those. And they've made attempts this gen as well, people just overlook them. Games like N3, Too Human, Blue Dragon, Blade Infinity, etc etc.
If you truly care about which company is developing games you wouldn't ignore such a large and impressive selection of games as XBLA.
