Xbox one vs Nintendo 64?

[Michael-5]

lostintheodyssey said:

Michael-5 said:

Microsoft rarely announces games 3-4 years in advance because they usually don't have games 3-4 in advance planned, or they want to keep it a secret (like XB1's launch lineup & the next biannual Forza).

The 360 was an amazing console for the first 4 years, then Microsoft just gave up. It's unfair to assume Microsoft has changed (especially since Kinect is still forcefully bundled despite fan protests). The original XB had the same history (with the most exclusives in 2002, and less each year following).

Also Microsoft investing in 1st party studios? Remember that "new Halo" by Black Tusk? Scrapped, they are making the next Gears of War now. Titanfall? Not 1st party. Quantum Break? Also not first party and likely to release on PC.

Microsoft will only diversify their 1st party portfolio as long as they can see a sizeable profit. They won't be like Sony and introduce new IP's 5 years into the consoles lifetime because realistically a new IP that late into the generation won't add many sales.

Anything can happen, but as a 360 owner myself, I'm not expecting much from Microsoft.

Yes microsoft gave up after the first 4 years with the 360 because with their head start they had established their install base and they knew Sony would not catch them in their two strongest territories of US and UK so they figured they could take their foot off the gas.  They can't do that this time because sony was ready when the xbox one launched and sony is selling consoles at a record pace worldwide. 

I never mentioned Titanfall I don't consider that because it's already been said the sequels would be multi platform.  Quantum Break is published by microsoft and probably funded by them too.  If it goes to PC it will be because Microsoft allowed it to and they would still see money from the sales of the pc version so what do they care as long as xbox one is the only console you can play the game on.  Remedy never released Alan Wake on a home console other than microsofts so I will consider Quantum Break a true console exclusive too until proven otherwise.

Microsoft doesn't have a history of introducing new IP's 5+ years into a consoles lifetime but they have done 3-4 years in multiple times before so that leaves a decent amount of time to see some new IP's.  Sony themselves didn't get serious about their first party lineup until the PS3 when they were forced to because microsoft took away their former third party exclusive titles. During the ps2 and ps1 days they relied on third party exclusives to sell their system very few people bought sony consoles for first party titles. 

I believe microsoft will have a solid lineup of exclusive games at the end of this generation.

Well like I said, you can't assume Microsoft will change. You can assume that they won't and maybe get lucky with a better product.

Quantum Break is Remedy, and everything Remedy has made has released on PC. Even Alan Wake which Microsoft said would not release on PC. Console exclusive =/= exclusive, you wouldn't call Just Dance an HD exclusive if it released only on WiiU/XBO (for sake of arguement). Same applies here.

Obviously Sony didn't get serious about 1st party games until the 360, there were more exclusive 3rd party games on PS2 then not.

You have high hopes for a company which has a history of ripping people off where possible. Plus if Microsoft only has 3-4 years to debut all their exclusives (from history) and a year has past and the quality of the exclusives is about par with PS4, then all that means is that in 2-3 years time the XBO is going to start sagging behind. Plus once the Japanese are finished with the PS3, then you'll see a lot of 8+/10 exclusives start to appear on PS4.