Xbox Series X's cross-gen approach is robbing players of the next-gen thrill

[Shiken]

JRPGfan said:

Shiken said:

So being pro consumer is now letting down said consumers....?

Most games have always been cross gen for about 2 years for new consoles.  It is why the "PS4 has no gamez" and the "indiestation 4" became a thing at the start of last gen.  The only difference is that MS is allowing you to only have to buy the game once if you don't have the money or supplies are limited for next gen.

People hating on this move are really trying too hard...

People always say 2 years, but it was more like 1 year.
Sony used 2nd party + 3rd party exclusives to more than make up for it, by the early-mid 2nd year they had a higher output of excules than xbox did.

Basically apart from the launch year, I think xbox got its arse handed to it, by sony in terms of software.

I am not talking about exclusives, I am talking about games in general.  Most games, including console exclusives, were cross gen (exception to Order 1886, Bloodborne, and Infamous outside of launch games).  Three exclusives over 2 year not being cross gen does not erase the majority of 3rd party games from the equation that were.  Some of them were just last gen ports such as Last of Us, God of War 3, Uncharted collection, and Tomb Raider.  But I guess last gen ports are only evil when Nintendo does it.

And how did this turn into an exclusive debate between PS4 and X1?  Everything I said applied to both brands, so to jump to the defense at something that was not even brought up is kind of funny TBH.