sasquatchmontana said:
This "issue" is inherant of Playstation as well, just with less popular properties.
No -- It's not. I'm sure someone around here can display the level of varied multi-million sellers the Playstation franchise historically has. Playstation is known for their varied library. Microsoft? Not so much. Do they have sequels? Long running titles? Ofcourse, but they have tons of quality games in a varied genres.
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?
To my knowledge -- There aren't any or certainly not many current gen PS4 games on PS Now. And you essentially answered your own question -- PS Now still requires a monthly subscription to Sony. Whatever cost Sony deems valuable enough and whatever platforms Sony desires to put PS Now on will directly control how important it is for the PS brand and for them to establish that entry fee. PS Now is not a competitor for their full-fledged hardware yet.
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.
And if these were the only big titles that Sony released -- You'd have a point. I seem to remember some of the biggest, highest reviewed games of last generation --were brand new IPs.... Little Big Planet was a brand new IP as was the Last of Us....as was Demon Souls......Microsoft.....Halo (Sequel), Gears of War (Third party new IP....Fable (Sequel)....Forza (Sequel). Gulp down those repeats.
Haha. Throwing money at first party studios is investing. That might be why Microsoft has 21 studios to Sonys paltry 13.
We all know that's a recent development after MS has had it's ass figuratively handed to them since 2008. It's actually an encouraging sign for MS fans.
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.
Like I said earlier -- Microsoft is hopefully learning, but this is the first generation they've been doing things like this. Far too early to say if they've changed stripes yet. They didn't GIVE the world Minecraft. They bought Minecraft. Ori and the Blind Forest is a fantastic game that is absolutely in Sony's wheel house. Those are the type of games that Sony has consistently made since the days of PS One. As an MS fan --- You're just so starved for a game like that, that you think MS is so wonderful for giving you one. Hopefully, they invest more in games like that.
I guess they'll just have to settle for having bigger franchises and still operating in 10 years. |
Shrug. I'm not a shareholder, the veiled criticism doesn't mean anything. Microsoft is a large, wealthy company without a soul or any character that creating what essentially amounts to as art, demands. That is their problem and has always been their problem. They drop support for their consoles the moment they lose profitability. They nickel and dime their consumers to better their bottom line. (Xbox Live, Battery powered controllers, Wifi dongles, Non replaceable HDDs, etc).
Halo was/is a fantastic franchise but it's literally one of the few reasons someone would choose an Xbox over a Sony console at this point. There's a reason that Microsoft can't obtain true success in the console industry -- if you want to plug you ears and cover your eyes to the reasons why then so be it. But it's not my job to protect your feelings.
