In your mind, what will the Xbox SX conference have to do to beat the PS5 conference?

[sales2099]

goopy20 said:

sales2099 said:

Well the second and last paragraph seem subjective enough to leave alone. Now I thought I explained my tastes and why I have them, how Xbox caters to it. Yet you remain unconvinced by Hellblade. Fair enough. 

I like Viking culture and time periods. Not fantastical like GOW but the actual Viking era. Really excited for Assassins Creed this year! Same goes for TV shows like Vikings and The Last Kingdom on Netflix. Something about being in such a primitive period and the drama that occurs draws me to it. This looked like a unique take on it while maintaining historical accuracy. Yet they balance that with the concept that the main character has paranoid schizophrenia with deep psychosis/hallucinations. The concept that people wouldn’t know how to react to such a thing in that period intrigues me and struck me as very original.  

It was billed as a shorter game which suited me fine. Again I’m not really into long 3rd person adventure games so this struck me as more intimate. The narrative possibilities of having multiple voices inside your head. The combat looked tense from what I’ve seen but the game wouldn’t over rely on it either. I liked that it was more about the journey and characters then the combat or puzzles. The idea that your save would be terminated if you died too much made me want to try my hardest with every encounter. I dont get that feeling much anymore with quick saves being a norm. Graphically I was also blown away. 

And then it came to Xbox and Ms bought the studio :)

There's no arguing taste and I'm not saying you shouldn't be excited about Hellblade 2. It just strikes me odd how you're so in love with it, even calling the game being short as a plus as it makes it "intimate", and then write off all of Sony's critically acclaimed blockbuster as the same old "3rd person action adventure single player games" that are too long for your taste... 

Like I said, not everybody is as loyal to a console brand as you and its silly to think Sony is getting so much hype just because of brand power. Sony's brand power didn't do them much good in the early ps3 days when the 360 was nailing it with games like Gears and Sony had nothing to get excited about. It was their exclusives, and MS completely dropping the ball later on, that got them through one of the worst console launches in video game history. 

I also don't think Sony's ps5 reveal was perfect. It was a well put together, professional presentation and it showed glimpses of some of their big ip's that looked next gen. Imo there weren't any new ip's to get super excited about and in theory its definitely possible for MS to beat Sony's event in July. However, if its just going to be like their last presentation and show Halo, Forza and a bunch of indie titles with an "optimized for Series X" logo, can you then honestly blame anyone for feeling let down by MS again? 

It’s really simple. Sure I’m loyal but I don’t have any illusions about other fans. They likely have their own story. They are drawn to other factors. I believe that covering the different genres is what brings in little niche crowds to the brand. I don’t like games like Ori but I know many people love that game. Hellblade is just one perfect example where the theme and narrative made the game appeal to me despite being in third person. 

Personally I’d argue Sony’s brand power from PS2 is what saved it until it’s games kicked in (MGS4 in 2008 I believe is regarded as its turning point). Without the previous brand power it would have ended up like the Sega Saturn. Agree to disagree. 

“going to be like their last presentation and show Halo, Forza and a bunch of indie titles”. I wouldn’t blame anybody for being let down. So would I. But we know that isn’t going to happen. Playground, Obsidian, Initiative, and Ninja Theory have been too quiet for too long. The beauty about Ms going after Sony is that they can gauge what people thought and what Sony showed, and try to top that. Usually they go before Sony at E3, FINALLY they played it smart by waiting a bit for the real show.