| tuscaniman99 said: @S.T.A.G.E. If you're referring to the multiplat gamers picking PS4 because of the same point you listed the 360 as having then the good online part still has yet to be proven especially now that its pay to play. I know plenty of customers who only played COD on PS3 because it was free but wanted to play on Xbox. Now the choice to move to Xbox is easier to make. |
Its a new generation and the online play will be dead on similar. Gamers are taking sides as we speak. Xbox Lives allure will only carry over with the faithful. Multiplat gamers will have to pay for online either way, so really what does it matter which console they choose? The $400 console with the $50 PSN Plus and multiplayer subscription or the $500 console with the $60 Xbox Live Gold subscription?
My friends at home (not at school, don't know about them yet) are even contemplating PS4 for the first time since the PS2 era. They never played the exclusives, they just bought the console the other had so they could enjoy it during the free time. The majority of gamers are going to be doing this. The faithful will have the consoles they personally desire though. Xbox Live subscriptions spread like wildfire because of word of mouth with gamers getting their friends to buy the consoles and game with them. The PS4 will have a similar reaction this gen but from the start just like the Xbox One will.
