Veknoid_Outcast on 04 March 2013
| TheLastStarFighter said: I do miss the days of true games companies competing. Nintendo and Sega, games were their business. They lived and died by their arcade machines, consoles and software. Sony and MS joining the games industry was in some ways good - it pushed certain things forward and mainstream - but in many ways bad - they don't truly care about gamers per se, they use machines to push other products. Both Sony and MS have used expensive, money-losing systems as a way to try to conquer the industry. It's bad for it. It's pushed tech further than it should be. As consumers we win because we get systems cheaper than they should be, but the industry loses with unsustainable business models, costly AAA titles and bankruptcies. I would welcome Sega back as a hardware maker. If I had to pick one to leave to make room, right now it would probably be MS. Nintendo is a true games-only company so I want them to stay forever. 7 years ago I would have said Sony could leave because I was pissed at them for using the Playstation brand to push Blu-Ray. Right now, despite owning XBox1&2, I'm most unhappy with MS. I think the next machine is going to be used to push Windows hard. They are going to push PC connectivity, Windows Phone connectivity... I think it's going to be one big marketing tool. They are also pushing the subcription model harder too, which I hate. Sucking money out of us. I don't really want to see any company gone, but I am always in favor of any company that is in the business for games and for gamers. So right now I'd take Sega over MS, though I hope I'm plesantly surprised by the next XBox and MS's games strategy. |
Great post :)
@OP: Would the software exclusive to the system on the chopping block disappear forever? If that's the case, then I say no one should go. Microsoft should stay for Halo alone. However, if the software would endure beyond the closure of the company, then I would sacrifice Microsoft for Sega -- for exactly the reasons StarFighter articulated. I've actually warmed up a lot to Sega over the past two years -- I wish I had supported them earlier in my life, before they bowed out of the hardware business.
