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Otter on 14 November 2020
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Shiken said:

They don't have the same narrative so it's not a double standard.

Microsoft got backlash because they insisted EVERY game from the next 2 years of 1st party games would be tied to old hardware. 

Out the gate sony has 2 launch games built exclusively around PS5 hardware. Demon Souls is a remake but it's also the best looking console game ever made (technically). Astrobot has been universally praised for its use of the ps5 control, something's its gameplay was designed around. In both cases the praise comes from centering PS5 hardware at the heart of the development and the absence of this is why people were concerned about MS' statement. If MS had crazy good looking games, or unique titles taking advantage of the Series X hardware, then any initial backlash would be mute. Playstation would have got just as much backlash if they committed to to every 1st party game coming to PS4 before they even revealed any PS5 games. 

Next on Playstation 5 there's Destruction All Stars, Returnals, Ratchet and Clank and GT7. All aimed for Q1/Q2. Anyone investing in PS5 knows that there will be games designed around its specs. 

Equally if Microsoft was showing cross gen games arriving in the near future that looked a generational leap (ala Horizon 2), people wouldn't care about the cross gen statement but instead they showed off Halo Infinite...

Look all I know is that I was sold on PS5 till Horizon was announced as cross gen.  Now I will wait for GoW5.  I have a PS4 Pro for Horizon and Spiderman, and don't care about the shovelware.  Demon Souls can wait, but I am interested in that one as I loved it on PS3...

However as someone who did not play many of MS games in gen 8, the Series X was the easy choice for me to start next gen with.  Aside from new 3rd party games, I can experience Gears 4 and 5, Halo 5, Crackdown 3,  DOOM Eternal, (I will get to why this is a point for XSX), etc for the first time with improvements to boot.  And I get to do it all for minimal cost on gamepass inbetween new games (which is why DOOM Eternal is still a point for XSX).

It just makes the most sense from both a financial standpoint and from a games standpoint.  This is why I find it hilarious when someone says anything along the lines of, "XSX has no gaemz at launch, so only hardcore fans will buy it!"  It shows that, through lack of desire or otherwise, they refuse to look at the bigger picture and fail to see why the XSX is just as good an option at launch than the PS5 (pending on the situation of the gamer).

On the flip side, anyone with an XBox ONE X would benefit more from the PS5.  They already have a beast that can do gamepass while they wait for more games tailored for the Series X.  So in the meantime they can check out what Sony has to offer.

Sorry but this has nothing much to do with my post. Everyone play the platform you want, they're all brimming with games :)