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jnemesh on 20 June 2014
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Dark_Feanor said:
jnemesh said:

It's not the same game that was played out last generation.  The PS3 had better build quality than the competition, more developer support, a blu-ray drive that the competition lacked, and other contributing factors that led to it's being able to catch up and eventually overtake the 360.

This generation, the console that is lagging is SIGNIFICANTLY less powerful, has less developer support, less games available to play on the console (knock "indies" all you want, but they are there, and people do buy them and play them!), and most importantly, they lost the trust of a good deal of their customers, myself included. 

Last generation, I started out with a 360 (replaced twice due to RROD...how many "sales" were replacements last gen, I wonder?) and then bought a PS3 later.  This generation, I am skipping the Xbox completely.  There just isn't enough to compell me to spend another $600 on their system (console, extra controllers, battery packs, headphone adaptors, etc).  I bought the more powerful console that has more games (and more diverse games).  I am sure many others are making the same decision...as a matter of fact, I am sure of it!  If you look at the sales numbers, the VAST majority of Xbox One consoles were purchased in Nov and Dec last year...early adopters who bought purely on faith, to the tune of 3 million consoles.  Now, here we are SIX MONTHS later, and they havent even cracked 5 million!  I would be VERY surprised if they did 7 million by the end of the year.

Halo isn't going to save them, Sunset Overhype isn't going to save them, DX12 isn't going to fix things.  They need games, NOW...but "AAA" exclusives are hard to come by these days (especially after Titanflop)...and even if they signed someone up, it would be 2-3 YEARS before a game started today is ready for launch....by that time, it will be far too late.


Good for you.

But again, there is nothing MS can do other than release a totaly new console. Expecialy if you just refut any thing they are trying. Don´t know about your Live friends, but I know of none that would give up Halo for any indie or even Naught Dog´s master pieces.

And if you realy belive in what you wrote, so... I think Microsoft is glad in losing a client like you.


Actually, most of MY friends have made the switch with me and got PS4s.  And MS might not mourn one single player going away, but the effect is cumulative.  I went and got my PS4, then my friends started getting them too...eventually, they WILL start to "miss" gamers like myself.  Additionally, your tone here, saying MS is "glad to lose a customer like me" seems to indicate some hostility and defensiveness.  I would evaluate whether your feelings toward your console of choice are really justified, or if you have some irrational attachment to a brand for no reason.

What I was trying to convey to you, is that as a GAMER, I choose how to spend my money based on the quality of the offering.  I wasn't a "Sony fan" last gen, I preferred to own both consoles.  I would have gone the same route this time, but Microsoft isn't giving me enough reasons to own their console.  They focused, for good or ill, on "multimedia" features over gaming, and I already have PLENTY of devices that stream Netflix, Hulu and HBO.  I don't need any more of that...what I wanted was a "next gen" GAME CONSOLE, and theirs is not only underpowered, but it doesn't have the content I am looking for either...and with the current tally at something like 43 games available to play on Xbox One and 81 on PS4, I don't see that changing any time soon...ESPECIALLY since I thought Halo 4 was horrid.  Even if Halo 5 WASN'T a year and a half away, it wouldnt be enough to sway me.

And yes, I DO think that MS killing off the One early would be their best option at this point.  They won't do that, of course, but their only other option is to try and convince customers for the next several YEARS that their underpowered box is worth the investment...and that's not happening (look at sales figures for confirmation of this assertion).  MS is in a loosing position right now, and eventually, shareholders are going to pull the plug on it.  The OG Xbox was supposed to lose money, but get Microsoft's foot in the door...the Xbox 360 was supposed to solidify their business, and the X1 was supposed to be their profit maker...that's just not going to be the way it works.  We will see how it plays out, but I don't see Microsoft being any more successful with the Xbox brand than they were with ANY of their other consumer electroncs.