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S.T.A.G.E. on 19 November 2014
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Nadwki said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nadwki said:

Interesting the route each has taken, kinect had better tech was a success and I think pulled it off as appearing as something new, I have watched the PS2 eye toy clips on you tube, I never owned one, but it's amazing to watch that Sony had basically already being doing it! 


Yep. As I always said, Microsoft is better at dealing with consumer perception than Sony. Sony also never saw fit to force bundle any peripherals even if it came at a loss. As Jack Tretton said when people asked why Sony didn't follow MS with force bundling the Eyetoy. Its a stupid question to ask them to begin with. They started to major Camera gaming trend and MS just popularized it. Sony never...ever saw fit to force the consumer into anything they didn't want. As you can see Sony has always profited off of the Eyetoy hence the newer iterations.

Have to agree that MS market their products well, although I think Sony have improved a lot this gen. To force the consumer has definitely backfired, have read that the PS4 camera is selling well, just wonder if it will it ever get utilized fully and become a must have peripheral, I use mine for voice commands atm more for fun than anything, still I think it was worth it. :) 


I don't think Sony marketed their product better than MS (In fact I think Microsofts marketing is still better outside of Sony's destiny bundle).  Sony got the hype and also they are more trusted worldwide than Microsoft. Its a tough sell for Microsoft naturally world wide when they both launch. In America specifically its a battleground because they are so similar, but little things like friends or exclusives can change the tide of the fight. The PS4 camera will have games for it. Sony never really lacks the games for it, its just the hype behind the games. Again...their marketing still isnt on level with MS for me. Microsoft tends to focus on a tight group of games and market the crap out of them while Sony develops a fleet and can only market for few. They spread themselves too thin. This gen they promised to slow it down, but even when they slow down what they put out is still more. Lets stay tuned and see if it works. I love both my Xbone and PS4 right now though.