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goopy20 on 11 July 2020
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chakkra said:
goopy20 said:

Because a next console generation should be exciting. If you don't care and are fine with playing the same games we've been playing since 2013, then good for you. I do care about these things and so far all MS's been doing is dampen my enthusiasm whenever Phil gives another interview.

MAybe you've forgotten about the May event and it's still not entirely clear what MS is doing. But unless you'll be watching MS's 1st party stream in 120fps, you will maybe realize why their whole new consumer friendly strategy is pissing me off. Not saying everybody should share my opinion and maybe there are plenty of people who got excited after seeing Dirt 5 just because it's running in 120fps. I'm just saying these next gen consoles should be able to do a lot more exciting stuff then what Phil Spencer is telling us. 

What I gather from all your responses is that you seem to be more excited about what Sony says than what Sony shows. Jim Ryan promised you "something new, something different, that can really only be enjoyed on PS5" and that seems to be have been ingrained in your brain even if he shows something totally different from what he actually said, but again, do you.

But I don't understand why MS's strategy pisses you off so much. I mean, whatever MS decides to do with their 1st party games is not going affect the games you play on your PS5. I mean, Spiderman and Sackboy will continue to be "something new, something different, that can really only be enjoyed on PS5" regardless of what MS does with Halo, so their decision literally has no effect on you.

Well Sony hasn't shown much so that is kinda true. I was impressed with the glimpses we got so far, though. The thing is that new console generations aren't a new concept. Current consoles get outdated and after 7 or 8 years we all need to upgrade so we get to see things pushed to the next level. It's always been that way and nobody will get upset if support for their current console dries out and we move on. A complete reset is what drives new experiences conceived to be impossible on current gen and it's usually exciting stuff.

MS on the other hand is acting like we don't need next gen consoles at all. Its almost as if they're saying the ones we have are perfectly fine and the Series X is too expensive anyway. Why that bothers me is that I would love to play a true next gen Halo, Gears and hopefully some new ips. Also, I think MS messaging is super confusing for 3rd party developers. Like I said, as a developer would you invest in a AAA next gen exclusive when you hear Phil say "We don't care which console you buy"?