| xboxgreen said: The 8th generation is far different than the 7th generation in terms of games. Digital libraries and GAAS became the norm in the 8th generation and a lot of people didn't want to give up their game libraries they bought. That is why a lot of people said losing the 8th generation was the worse generation to lose. Playstation and Xbox bread and butter are third party games. Their exclusive don't even chart that well in comparison (DS 2 for example sold only 1.5 million). According to newzoo, there isn't even a first party exclusive in the top 20 most played games. Microsoft strategy is a sound one to put all their game on all platforms and turn Xbox into a console/pc hybrid. Microsoft's future is secured because all the acquisitions they were able to make under Phil Spencer (Minecraft, COD, Bethesda RPGs, WoW, and more). That is why Phil Spencer is a great leader in my opinion. |
Indeed, Nintendo doesn't need to convince anyone to buy their console for third party games, because Nintendo's own games are convincing enough. No PS gamer had to give up their PS library when buying a Switch, because there are no laws against multi-console ownership.
The reason why we are seeing combined PS+Xbox sales decline this generation is because there is a decreased incentive to own both of these consoles and that's because Xbox has no exclusive good games anymore. I don't view the decline as an indicator that console gaming in general has become less interesting, rather it's that Xbox specifically has become less interesting due to its lack of exclusive games.
Spencer put Microsoft on track to become a third party publisher. It is a sound strategy if you find it too tough to compete in the console market, but at the same time it's a death sentence for Microsoft's console business. Hence why Spencer is the clear choice for the question posed by this thread.
Legend11 correctly predicted that GTA IV will outsell Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I was wrong.
