VGKing said:
DirtyP2002 said:
I don't know where MS will end up, because every gen is basically random.
However, I do think they are in the best position out of the three.
Sony is in financial trouble and they have to support the PS Vita as well. It needs every support it can get, otherwise 3rd party publishers won't do anything for it either. Sony has a lot of homework to do. This might have an impact on the PS4 and the software support for it.
The Wii U is not exactly doing crazy numbers (not bad either btw) and the tech behind it is not new to anybody. They made a pretty big bet with the tablet controller and have to stick with it for about 5 years now. There still has to be the software that proves that this controller is more than a gimmick. Old ports won't do the trick. These are just as useful as standard DS3 games were to promote the PS Move.
MS biggest advantage this gen is that they are the first company in the videogame industry that understood to sell a service with the games. Xbox Live is so freaking huge compared to everything else. MS makes 1 billion USD per year just with the fees. This money is an undeniable advantage over the competition. The online business is head and shoulder above the competition. Sure PS+ is nice for you guys, but this is Sony playing catch-up. XBLA games, media functionality, streaming services with hundreds of Apps, Skype, smartglass and soon an even better interaction with every Windows 8 PC is just on another level. There are more than 40 million XBL users (not accounts) out there and this number will only increase till the next Xbox is released. This number is a year old already btw.
People are overestimating the games btw. 98% of the games are multiplat anyway. Halo, Gears, Fable, Forza, Kinect and a couple of new IPs from the newly built studios will do just fine. I think it will be all about the service in the future and that is where MS is leading the way.
I could be wrong though. As I said, a new gen is always random.
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Sony's financials will have little impact on PS4 support. 3rd parties want to make the most money so they make their games for both Xbox 720/PS4.
The Wii U isn't doing bad? Really? You call 50k sales good for a new console? That is worldwide BTW.
LOL @ that 1 Billion thing. Just lol. Sony isn't playing catch up anymore. They may have already surpassed Live with PS+ Now its all just down to personal preference.
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Of course Sony's financial will have an impact on the PS4. What would Sony do if MS payd Rockstar 100 million to get GTA VI exclusive for example? Having less cash is always a disadvantage. Period.
I think the Wii U had a decent holiday season. I won't judge a system because of two weeks of bad sales. If I remember correctly you were one of those people who said it would be premature to judge the Vita before its first xmas season. Double standards anyone?
And you think the XBox 3 will be in 3rd place that means you expect it to sell less than the Wii U. So what numbers do you think will the Xbox 3 sell in January after its first xmas? 40k / week?
Of course Sony is playing catch-up. Heck PSN was just down for the past weekend. And why do you think the 1 billion statement is stupid? It is the truth. So all the talk about "Xbox 3 will cost more [for MS] due to Kinect" is offset by the 1 billion USD MS makes with the fees that Sony is not able to generate. So that could reduce the price tag significantly.
