Capulous said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Capulous said:
How quickly you seem to forget Sony's attitude in the beginning of last generation. MS coming into the console race did a lot for gamers. Options give real gamers more choices and competition is great for innovation and value. You should really start considering that.
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Sony took a risk to save a format and allow their Blu Ray board to profit. Blu Rays rate was in their hands and they took the dive. I am sure they are recieving some sort of compensation for not only being the lead group for it but spear heading the initiative. The PS3 did the work and Samsung and all the other brands rode on the wave.
Microsofts intro into the console race only brought PC gaming to consoles. Microsoft hasnt made a game themselves that was worth a damn outside of Crackdown, Fable, Forza and Project Gotham. Halo would've existed without them, Gears would've existed without them and PC games were already starting to make their way to console gaming since the PS1/N64 era. Microsoft taught Sony and Sega how to create what they've always been wanting to create for years. A online gaming os thats closed and unified to create a community. Thats Microsofts claim to fame...OS software. They were doing that for Sega before they even joined the industry.
Sony made them squirm because they threatend the PC market with the PS1. Outside of the online respect, Microsoft is trying to basically replace everything that makes Sony what they are in front of the western gamer. Problem is they are extremely dependent on third party to accomplish this.
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Sony pushed blu-ray onto the playstation to help them win the next format wars. They forced the cost onto consumers in order to profit from it. You actually do not recall the whole people will work 2 jobs just to afford a PS3, and stuff like next gen doesn't start unless we say it does. Yea, it really shows how Sony always only had the gamers in mind for all that.
MS has made plenty of games worth a damn; you yourself list a few. Halo may have existed, and it may have complete failed without MS behind it. Gears probably would have existed, but we don't know in what state. You speak in what may have been, but there is no way to really argue that one way or the other because it didn't happen that way. MS has done plenty for console gaming. Their presence help drive innovation and value; that is why have multiple competitors in the market is a good thing.
Sony is extremely dependent on third parties as well. If you think otherwise, you are sorely mistaken. The best selling games on both these consoles are third party.
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Look up how many first party games Sony actually created last gen. Third parties aside. Microsofts existence increased Sonys hunger to be self sufficient.
As for Blu Ray. Blu Ray had to live or else the Blu Ray association consisting of the top brands (not just Sony) would've died. Sony spearheaded Blu Ray, so much like DVD they would use Blu Ray. Remarkably, it seems the demand was still there despite the price, because the PS3 still outsold the 360s first year at $200 higher than the Xbox 360 launched.
