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S.T.A.G.E. on 08 March 2014
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NightDragon83 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
DirtyP2002 said:
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DirtyP2002 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Because Microsoft honestly has nothing going for them until next year outside of Killer Instinct. They are smart. They cover up their weaknesses with other peoples games.


don't you get tired of spreading this nonsense?


Ok..What has Microsoft been using to sell Xbox Ones? Lets see in Europe they used Fifa and they are giving away Titanfall now. Theres no actual Microsoft game that is truly selling consoles. Forza is a great game but there is no Microsoft made system seller. Instead of taking offense realize that every opinion has a point.

I want to keep on watching 'The Following' with my family, so I make this pretty short and simple.

The consumer does not give a fuck whether an exclusive is 1st (Halo, Kinect Sports, Project Spark) 2nd (Quantum Break, Sunset Overdrive) or 3rd (Titanfall) party exclusive. All they see is an exclusive.

But you seem to think that the game has to be 1st party to be good or worth our attention, which is just stupid.


No, I am stating that Microsoft couldn't even make something of worth themselves to sell consoles this year so they use third party titles to cover up their weaknesses. Not everything comes down to first party but with MS they know the profitability of investing less in games and focusing on pumping up the profitability of third party. Microsoft was confronted about this many times last gen towards the end of the last two years. They know the value of good third party and keeping it from Sony is pretty much all they are concerned about.

Some of us remember when Sony relied on 3rd party titles to sell their consoles...

http://www.vgchartz.com/platform/5/playstation/

Pos Game Year Genre Publisher North America Europe Japan Rest of World Global
1. Gran Turismo 1997 Racing Sony Computer Entertainment 4.02 3.87 2.54 0.52 10.95
2. Final Fantasy VII 1997 Role-Playing Sony Computer Entertainment 3.01 2.47 3.28 0.96 9.72
3. Gran Turismo 2 1999 Racing Sony Computer Entertainment 3.88 3.42 1.69 0.50 9.49
4. Final Fantasy VIII 1999 Role-Playing SquareSoft 2.28 1.72 3.63 0.23 7.86
5. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 1997 Platform Sony Computer Entertainment 3.78 2.17 1.31 0.31 7.58
6. Tekken 3 1998 Fighting Sony Computer Entertainment 3.27 2.22 1.40 0.29 7.16
7. Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped 1998 Platform Sony Computer Entertainment 3.68 1.75 1.42 0.28 7.13
8. Crash Bandicoot 1996 Platform Sony Computer Entertainment 3.23 2.35 0.94 0.30 6.82
9. Driver 1999 Action GT Interactive 3.11 2.80 0.02 0.33 6.27
10. Metal Gear Solid 1998 Action Konami Digital Entertainment 3.18 1.83 0.78 0.24 6.03

hhttp://www.vgchartz.com/platform/4/playstation-2/

Pos Game Year Genre Publisher North America Europe Japan Rest of World Global
1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 Action Take-Two Interactive 9.43 0.40 0.41 10.57 20.81
2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002 Action Take-Two Interactive 8.41 5.49 0.47 1.78 16.15
3. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec 2001 Racing Sony Computer Entertainment 6.85 5.09 1.87 1.16 14.98
4. Grand Theft Auto III 2001 Action Take-Two Interactive 6.99 4.51 0.30 1.30 13.10
5. Gran Turismo 4 2004 Racing Sony Computer Entertainment 3.01 0.01 1.10 7.53 11.66
6. Final Fantasy X 2001 Role-Playing Sony Computer Entertainment 2.91 2.07 2.73 0.33 8.05
7. Need for Speed Underground 2003 Racing Electronic Arts 3.27 2.83 0.08 1.02 7.20
8. Need for Speed Underground 2 2004 Racing Electronic Arts 2.71 3.02 0.08 1.09 6.90
9. Medal of Honor: Frontline 2002 Shooter Electronic Arts 2.93 2.75 0.17 0.99 6.83
10. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001 Action Konami Digital Entertainment 2.45 2.01 0.87 0.72 6.05

http://www.vgchartz.com/platform/3/playstation-3/

Pos Game Year Genre Publisher North America Europe Japan Rest of World Global
1. Grand Theft Auto V 2013 Action Take-Two Interactive 5.74 7.31 0.70 3.17 16.92
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011 Shooter Activision 5.35 5.46 0.49 1.46 12.76
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 Shooter Activision 5.77 4.15 0.48 1.68 12.09
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops II 2012 Shooter Activision 4.64 5.08 0.53 0.84 11.09
5. Gran Turismo 5 2010 Racing Sony Computer Entertainment 2.81 4.67 0.81 2.60 10.88
6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009 Shooter Activision 4.90 3.50 0.38 1.55 10.32
7. Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 Action Take-Two Interactive 4.58 3.54 0.43 1.51 10.06
8. Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013 Shooter Activision 3.13 2.75 0.36 1.25 7.49
9. FIFA Soccer 13 2012 Action Electronic Arts 1.00 4.85 0.12 1.17 7.14
10. Battlefield 3 2011 Shooter Electronic Arts 2.73 2.76 0.34 0.99 6.82

Other than the Gran Turismo series and the early Crash titles, what Sony franchise actually moves consoles?

 There are many reasons other than moneyhatting why third parties went to Sony in large amounts in a mass exodus away from Nintendo. Sega and Nintendo both created huge issues with third parties which resulted in them running to Sony, much like Microsofts policies with indies which caused them to run to Sony. Only difference is Microsoft is smart and knows the value of third party unlike Nintendo and Sega and crawled back to them. ;)