kowenicki said:
RolStoppable said:
BraLoD said:
None of those started while a PS system was dominating as the market leader.
Actually it became the trend last gen when most of the time the PS3 in the last place, when Sony stopped being the leader.
So I'm not sure where it's coming from as it doesn't stand for what you were claiming in the post I quoted before.
That was: "I think Sony as the leader means that the industry can get away with more anti-consumer practices"
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Well, most third parties considered PS3 and 360 as one, so in that sense Sony was still the market leader. Also, the PS3 received more high-profile games than any other console in that generation, so in the context of how third parties treated the available systems, Sony was still the market leader. Additionally, I didn't exclude Microsoft in my initial post.
But the real point is that things aren't going to get better for gamers. That in turn is good for the industry.
When you think about it, the competition between PlayStation and Xbox isn't all that beneficial for gamers. They merely get to pick the lesser evil between the two, but the whole thing is run more like a duopoly where companies instead of consumers dictate the shape of products. Quick example: Proper competition would have made Microsoft offer a basic free online multiplayer package as an alternative to Xbox Live Gold; what happened instead is that Sony made PS+ mandatory for online multiplayer. The industry is certainly not complaining about that, because the big third parties probably receive benefits for driving adoption of the mandatory subscriptions for online interactions.
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Great post. Spot on.
Great for the industry is not great for gamers. The last two gens have not been great for gamers in terms of value. I don't care frankly, it doesn't bother me... but what Role is saying is correct.
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Of course it's beneficial for gamers. A well selling playstationplattform is a guarantor for a wide spectrum of genres and creative games, since Sony isn't shying away from funding new concepts, expanding and open up new studios.
In comparison, what did Microsoft do with the success of the Xbox 360?!
Do you honestly believe that bad sales would have the same effect and bring the same quality and quantity of games?
