Michael Pachter chooses the Xbox to win the next generation

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TheAdjustmentBureau said:

Scisca said:

TheAdjustmentBureau said:
Ms made a bad error with DRM.

However Sony is throwing it away right now. Driveclub is a shambles with its average reviews and broken online aspect of an online heavy game. The order has terrible previews. And my friends are struggling to justify their ps4 right now. They bought because of titles Luke driveclub and the order.

Microsoft just need to keep up the exclusives with good reviews. Indies are all coming so slowly ps4 is looking pretty much a 3rd party machine only atm. I only really see uncharted trying to compete with halo 5, quantum break and rise of the tomb raider. Bloodbourne is coming next year. Butsales will be low for that game as history shows.

Sony are throwing it all away.

Haha, doesn't really sound credible. People losing faith in PS4 because of DC and The Order? I can't imagine anyone caring that much about DC, there can't be a single person that bough PS4 for it. Let me remind you - it was supposed to be a free game given away on PS+ right from the start! It was obvious from the first announcement that it would be more of a filler in the waiting for GT7 than a serious new franchise on the market.

On the other hand The Order looked awesome, but let's face it, it's being made by a dev who was only doing PSP games - that is telling. This should be a Vita title really. I'd say that the level of hype and excitement they managed to get aroung their game is a surprising success already. This is a B studio trying to make a step up, the same applies to Sony Bend and their upcoming game. This is the background, not the main dish Sony has to offer. Wait for Guerilla Games, wait for Santa Monica.

Setting Uncharted alone vs Halo 5, QB and TR is as unfair as it gets. TR is only timed exclusive, so it shouldn't even be mentioned. Halo 5 is a massive game, bigger than Uncharted, but QB looks just as disappointing as The Order. Moreover, Uncharted isn't coming alone - there is Bloodborne, which looks awesome and has no competition in the stables of MS. GT7 is inevitable and it is easily on pair with Halo. There are so many other games coming, Sony has many more franchises and studios than MS and it will show soon, just like it did last gen.

 

Before driveclub delay. before ps4 launched in the UK driveclub boxes were all over ps4 promotion stands. Sony pushed this game massive.

so far quantum break has got great previews. and the order poor previews.

I agree there is no first party answer to bloodbourne. But I think the witcher 3 will overshadow it both in reviews and sales. It's getting amazing praise. and visually is one of the most impressive games to come on consoles. and it releases right near bloodbourne.

I still maintain ex 360 owners are more western centric gamers, and Xbox looks to be doing a better job there.

 

The thing is, last generation saw the Xbox 360 holding several basic advantages that it doesn't any longer- price, launch time, multiplat quality, etc- as well as actually having a decently varied array of exclusive titles. There were some Japanese titles, less 'shootery' stuff like Kameo, etc, etc, before the 360's final few years dissolved into just Halo, Gears and Forza over and over. But by then, of course, the 360 had a big, big gap in the U.S., and because of the whole 'Going To Get What My Friends Have' phenomenon, the console continued to sell on its own merits, despite the lack of new exclusives. So simply declaring that all, or even most, of those 360 owners are going to get an Xbox One 'Because Western' isn't by any stretch of the imagination a guarantee.

Heck, since you were using a personal story in another thread about how your friends are disappointed in their PS4s, let me share you one of mine. A friend of mine, fiery lass that she is, big Call of Duty fan, (filthy mouth when she plays it, too,) she was even quite attached to her Gamerscore, and while she was initially irritated with Microsoft's original policies, price, etc, when they reversed all that, she decided 'Yeah, when I get the money together, I'll get an Xbox One.' Largely because she was a 360 gal, might as well get the next Xbox. Now, despite my love of debate on here, I don't pressure or prod my friends, so I respected her decision.

As it turns out, her decision changed anyway; after she had seen Sony and Microsoft's Gamescom shows, she made such an abrupt about-face, I was actually pretty surprised. Bottom line, she wanted variety, and as far as she was concerned, Microsoft flopped facefirst in delivering that for their show. This was a decision notable to me because it wasn't born of that whole DRM and pricing mess, it was literally, entirely based on her comparison of their game lineups. (For the record, her judgement of Quantum Break, based on the footage they showed, was 'Well, it's technically impressive and sparkly, but kinda looks like another shooter where time goes wibbly.' ) ((She's also a Doctor Who fan.))

Now, obviously, neither my, nor your, personal stories mean 'Entire Market Will Be Like This,' but in my case, it isn't meant to be 'Sales Will Go This Way Because...' reasoning. Rather, I'm just advancing 'If Sales CONTINUE To Go This Way (Sony In The Lead) It Will Likely Be Because...' Things may indeed change. Or they may not. We'll have to wait and see. =P