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S.T.A.G.E. on 22 December 2013
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DarkD said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Yeah...Sony brainwashed themselves into third place and brainwashed themselves into second place right?

....What exactly are you trying to say? Sony has done a lot to win the good graces of fans back. Sony is known to increase their library of successful franchises every gen.If it wasnt for the Kinect Sony would've passed Microsoft two years ago in sales.

Gears of War cannot follow Microsoft unless Epic says it does. Same goes for Titanfall with EA which will be full multiplat by the second game. Sony doesn't need to worry about that with Uncharted or The last of Us, now do they?


I think you are a bit confused about my argument.  I'm saying  Sony fans only care so much about the graphics because its been Sony's big thing since last generation.  Until then Sony consistently had the weakest console in terms of graphics.  Sony fanboys will simply say whatever Sony does like parrots so long as it doesn't deeply conflict with their beliefs.

The only thing Sony did was capitalize on Nintendo's bad business practices from back in the N64 era.  Since then they haven't really done anything to hurt their reputation or anything to bolster their reputation.  The hardcore loved the PS3, they just couldn't justify buying one until the price dropped.  

Microsoft exclusives are a lot more likely to remain exclusives than Sony exclusives.  Microsoft right now is throwing money out the window paying for them, Sony can't do that so they lose out.  Right now Sony only has its first party as guaranteed exclusives.  The rest are pretty much flying away to multiplatform status like  Metal Gear.  

Sony creates dedicated fans, just like Nintendo dedicated to a wealth of exclusives. Microsoft....I don't really understand the hype outside of Halo and Gears after a decade of being in the industry. I still buy their consoles though, just don't understand the hype.


That last paragraph brought me back. Just looking back there were so many lessons to be learned from this gen. If you throw money at developers to make games become exclusive, its still not your franchise but theirs. They decide where it goes. Microsoft proved that when you put your faith in third parties for exclusives you can lose them easily, so Sony further bolstered their first party ranks when they lost exclusivity to the likes of Tekken, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear at E3 2008. Since then you've seen a new Sony that we've never seen before wall to wall, lined with exclusives.  

Microsoft always plays the third party exclusive game. They just can't seem to nail having a fleet of first party even though they've been trying since the first gen. It was actually much worse last gen with more franchises, but eventually they all dried up when Sonys marketshare expanded and third parties wanted multiplat profits. Thanks to their purchasing of Rare at least their first party has a leg to stand on. Microsoft's most successful exclusive titles were in development before they bought them or paid for their exclusivity. Halo, Gears, Rares IP's  and Titanfall would be the last example. Its their great equalizer. Can't blame them for being dependent upon it. Obviously they have the best OS but they are the least creative company of the big three.