| Aj_habfan said: If there's one thing to take from this years E3, it's that third party support is not going to just "pick back up". With Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy XV just announced for PS4 too, do you really think Nintendo is going to get a port? I'm just saying, for gamers who have played games like Assassins Creed, Call of Duty, GTA, Elder Scrolls, Dragon Age, Fallout, Final Fantasy, etc etc etc, for the past 7 years, it's asking a LOT to have them switch to a console that has virtually none of that, but Mario style games instead. Not saying theyre worse in any way, it's just a lot different. I think we'll see these gamers giving themselves with the option of choosing between the X1 or PS4. PC is always an option I suppose, but I just can't see many people switching to that. Maybe I'll be wrong, but I just don't see it. |
I keep going back to the PC and Steam option for those who really feel the need to make this a huge issue. But if one is playing several hours a week or more online consistently on their console, it's really not a huge issue. Seriously; it isn't. It's mainly those who only buy a few games a year and go weeks, if not months between turning on their console between games who will rightly be wondering why the hell they should pay $50-60 a year to play each new $60 game online.
I essentially made the switch from XB360 to Games for Windows and Steam back in 2008 when I realized all the big games I was buying for the XB were not only on PC, but better. When I let XBLG go, it suddenly became a no-brainer to ditch the XB and just play on PC. I think I averaged maybe 2-3 games a year on XB after that compared to dozens each year on Steam.
But... I have to add that I immediately became a PC builder which the majority of console gamers would probably want nothing of and would rather play on console because of the convenience of a walled off ecosystem. I've always said that if your friends are on XBLG, then you're on XBLG with no choice other than to not play with them.
