| Rpruett said: Microsoft and the Xbox brand has one problem in my eyes overall. They lack diverse, original exclusives and they whore out all of their existing exclusives until you end up with rehashes of the same IP numerous times every few years. |
This "issue" is inherant of Playstation as well, just with less popular properties.
| Rpruett said: The rest of their games can be played on other platforms (PC and generally Playstation systems) and only when Sony shoots themselves in the foot can they obtain these these types of third party games exclusive. |
As long as Sony continues to port all their "exclusive" games to Playstation Now, that's an inherant issue too. Why should I buy a PS4 for Uncharted 4 and Horizon, when I can stream them to the Playstation Now app on my Xbox One or Windows 10 PC?
| Rpruett said: Last generation was essentially : - Halo - Gears of War - Forza - Fable - Generic shooter Rinse wash repeat. One of those four games was their biggest game every single year. |
As long as Sony cancels Uncharted 4/The Last of Us 2, Gran Turismo 7, God of War 4 and MLB The Show, you have a point.
| Rpruett said: They don't invest in first party studios, they just throw money at a problem. |
Haha. Throwing money at first party studios is investing. That might be why Microsoft has 21 studios to Sonys paltry 13.
| Rpruett said: They don't foster a culture of creativity or art. Something that Sony does do. (See Flower, Journey, Heavy Rain, Little Big Planet etc). |
And yet, Microsoft did make Sunset Overdrive (the game Sony tried to prevent Insomniac from making), give the world Minecraft and made Ori and the Blind Forest happen. Sony would never get behind a game like Ori, it's not in their nature.
| Rpruett said: Microsoft --- If they operated more like Sony and fostered development and creativity would easily be the top console. They just can't change because it's how the company is run. |
I guess they'll just have to settle for having bigger franchises and still operating in 10 years.
