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JWeinCom on 07 December 2014
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MikeRox said:
JWeinCom said:
MikeRox said:
People cream themselves over Xenoblade Chronicles finally being portable. Then moan when equally great games finally become portable because they are ports. This forum is hilarious for the double standards.


The difference is that while the 3DS has a few ports, they are not the only thing coming to the 3DS.  The 3DS also has a strong library of original and exclusive games.  If Xenoblade Chronicles were the only thing coming to the 3DS, then people would probably complain.  Xenoblade Chronicles is the cherry on top of a delicious sundae after a scrumptious dinner.  The Vita's ports are the whole meal.

By my unofficial count, the 3DS has 30 original and exclusive titles with an aggregate score of 80% or more.  The Vita has 8. So, the hilarious thing is not the double standards, but your inept argument.


What do exclusives have to do with people getting excited over a port on the one hand, while saying they don't want ports on the other?

 You're making a strawman argument.  Nobody is saying (at least that I've seen) that all ports are bad.  What people are saying is they do not want a system with only ports.

Changing goal posts as per the usual on this place when confronted with a like for like comparison.

I'm not changing the argument.  Just tearing down your strawman :) 

The simple reason the 3DS has to rely on exclusives is because it's not capable of running software appearing on other formats. Most of those exclusives you refer to, have superior iterations of the franchise on other formats.

Well, I needed a good laugh I suppose.  Exclusives have been a big part of the draw of basically every system.   Generally, people buy a system primarily to get experiences they can't get elsewhere.  This level of downplaying is ridiculously absurd.  

The reasoning really doesn't matter.  The point is people prefer exclusives to ports.  That's why people are complaining, and that's why people are buying 3DS.

And ALL of those games listed for Vita have better iterations elsewhere.  Every one.  100%.  Any game that's also available on the PS4 (basically all of them) will have to take a graphical hit to fit on the Vita.  That goes the same for the PC games, which will also likely have worse controls.  Even if you wanted to argue that the 3DS games have better iterations elsewhere they at least provide quality iterations that add to the franchise and are portable.  The Vita ports offer nothing but a visual downgrade and portability.