Eurogamer reviews PS4 and Xbone in 2015

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

pokoko said:
It's kind of funny, really.

It's like you have a kid who has screwed up a lot and a kid who has been conscientious right from the start. The screw-up starts doing better and gets overly praised for it, while the good kid gets a disapproving frown if it pulls a B+ on a test.

Right now, Microsoft's best move is that they started out so badly. They can literally do anything and they get a doggy treat and a pat on the head.

That's fine, though. The bad part here is that major publications seem to be racing to see who can pull down the PS4. They aren't judging with the same criteria and they appear to be picking at any loose threads to see if they can find hidden faults. Most of the compliments are grudging and usually followed with a shallow criticism.

What is the agenda here? Why are they going out of their way to be less than fair? It's an interesting question.

Also, I've got to say, I question the intelligence of any writer who cannot see the difference between a major publisher like Square whoring out a multi-platform series as a timed exclusive and a new, independent Japanese studio forming a one-game partnership with Sony.

Another annoyance is how, for some reason, exclusives only count if you release them during the holiday season--a period that is already crammed with blockbusters. If there is ever a time when you should not release most exclusives, it's during the holiday season. Just ask Tomb Raider.

It's probably to appear neutral. I was listening to Jim Sterling talk about it. False Equivalency or something like that, its trying to even the playing field by bringing up one and putting down the other to appear netural.

But at this point its so skewed that its pretty damn obvious.

All they can say is PS4 hasn't done anything, and XB1 has improved greatly.

Even though in my opinion, I'd say they both have improved about the same.

Addendum: This is standard practice, there's no need to pretend that it doesn't exist. Plus it creates controversy (see this thread), and that brings in Ad Revenue.