Microsoft Has Put Themselves Back In The Game!

[sales2099]

Runa216 said:

sales2099 said:

You took it too literally. I gave a general guideline for Sony’s top exclusives. They technically all fall within it. That doesn’t mean you can’t craft different experiences from it. 

By comparison let’s look at 2020 Xbox: Ori (metroidvania), Gears Tactics (turn based strategy), Minecraft Dungeons (dungeon crawler), Bleeding Edge (multiplayer brawler), Battletoads (beat em up), Tell Me Why (interactive story), Grounded (coop survival), Flight SIM (Simulator), Wasteland 3 (turn based RPG), Age of Empires 3 DE (RTS). Now with Bethesda Xbox has FPS and WRPG on lock. THIS is genre diversity. 

Sorry no mental gymnastics here. By comparison PS top exclusives are more then similar when put next to each other. I’m not wrong in saying Sony could do with a little more 1st party multiplayer and genres in general. Like PS3, now that had genre diversity in their exclusives! 

To bring it all home that’s why Xbox has an edge next gen imo. They do vastly different genres which appeal to more diverse gamer groups. Better multiplayer, like on a whole other level. Games like Sea of Thieves being more popular with age only bode well for say Halo Infinte MP, which if done right will be played long after 2021 exclusives from the competition are beaten and never played again. 

Really? You honestly think that MLB: The Show, Killzone, Resistance, or Gran Turismo 'technically' fall under the same banner of 'story-driven, third-person, action-adventure'? Get outta here with this bad logic. 

As for the rest of your list, keep in mind we're talking about exclusives that are actually good and well liked. Half of those entries you gave are either multiplatform (no, not just on PC), or got shit reviews. Plus, you know, the fact that I actually had to look these games up just to know what the hell Tell Me Why was at all shows that those games aren't really all that popular. 

And if you look at all of these games, there's still very little variety, if you wanna go the 'my console has variety and yours doesn't' logic bend, because all of those games on your list are super western. Even the RPGs are western. I don't think western RPGs are bad (Again, Skyrim is one of my all-time favourite games), but the more you examine Xbox's games, almost all of them are exclusively for a western (Read: US) audience. A Flight Simulator and a beat-em-up might very well be vastly different games and attract very different crowds, but I don't see many japanese gamers giving a shit about them. 

The point is, you can't just stupidly say 'All of Sony's exclusives' are the same because they're third person action-adventure games, it's just a VERY bad point and utilizes terrible logic. If you think Xbox's output is adequately diverse, that's fine. Good for you. The reality is that Sony's lineup is far, FAR more diverse, and that's why it wins worldwide. You can't come from the console who exclusively caters to western audiences then turn around and claim SONY lacks diversity in their exclusives. 

If you somehow don't like their very wide variety of games, that's fine. Some people only like 3-4 genres. but again, don't act like they lack diversity when defending Microsoft. It's not even a fight. IT's not even a competition. It's a point that really shouldn't even be up for debate. Unfortunately I know you'll argue anyway, but know you're unequivocally wrong and it's rather silly to fight. 

You not even paying attention. I clearly said elsewhere that they moved on from experimenting with FPS games and multiplayer like Killzone and Resistance and moved their teams into the single player 3rd person adventure games. Gran Turismo is one game per gen and MLB isn’t exactly at the top of people’s list when they make “best of”. You are listing exceptions to the rule. It’s not stretch to say PS4 exclusives have a similar roadmap/pattern compared to Ps3. This is not debatable (PS3 vs PS4 genres covered). 

I don’t care what you deem is popular. The list I gave was 2020 1st party Xbox and it is clear they each had a distinct genre difference. 

Sony’s exclusives are all unique gameplay experiences. Doesn’t change they double down on single player with no multiplayer. How single player story driven 3rd person adventures is a common trait, as vague as that may seem. I say be proud of it. Own it. Sony knows exactly what their fans want and distilled the formula down to a science. Don’t debate me on it...be proud of it.

Personally, I like FPS, WRPG, Turn based strategy and multiplayer (depends on the game). Therefore Xbox has an edge on those next gen. Because I’m not alone in liking what I like, Xbox simply does certain things better. Sony is more specialized by comparison. And there’s nothing wrong with that, nothing to be defensive about (if that’s what you want from them). 

Last edited by sales2099 - on 01 October 2020