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gigantor21 on 30 May 2013
disolitude said:
gigantor21 said:
kowenicki said:
Words. Different words and emphasis, same outcome. You watch.

Will the ps4 end up with more games than the Xbox one? No.

It's actually very odd though that a company with so much on tap media content, movies and music, doesn't want to talk about it for fear of upsetting fans. They still don't get synergy.

He certainly gets that the people most likely to get one early--i.e. core gamers--are going to be looking at it as a games console first. It's a much more compelling angle than the the way they pushed the PS3, or how MS is pushing the Xone. 

To you and people on this site maybe. To general consumers, not even close...

The difference between 2 companies is that one is positioning themselves to sell console and games/multimedia services to the only group of people willing to spend 400 dollars on a gaming machine.

In Microsofts case, they are looking to push the exact same things, however they also want adoption of Bing, IE, Skype, Skydrive, Windows 8 development...on top of getting an early jump in to the IPTV game with their set-top approach.

The only reason Xbox One may need a cable box in the near future is because cable companies aren't able to deliver TV with an IP based service. That should roll out within a year or two and when it does, will you buy a brand new IPTV receiver, or will you just use your Xbox One?

Yes...at the same time that the cable companies have been losing subscribers as people lean more and more towards a la carte programming and viewing stuff online. Especially among younger viewers, which should be of particular interest to any company making a games console.

Frankly, I think making exclusive original content and partnering with sports organizations should be their only focus. Their hitching themselves to an increasingly anachronistic cable business makes me question the wisdom of their entire entertainment strategy.



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Signalstar on 30 May 2013

This is all very amusing because back in the early days of the PS3 it was criticized to death for being a trojan horse Blu-Ray player with no games. The 360 was supposed to be the gamer's console. Now it seems the sentiments have shifted though Sony has always pushed games and other media features with their platforms.



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badgenome on 30 May 2013
pokoko said:
I find it very interesting that suddenly Sony looks poised and focused, while Microsoft is fumbling around in an uncoordinated mess.

Is it possible that Microsoft believed its own hype to the point that they didn't feel the need to prepare? They just thought they could phone it in? That their market share would grow automatically? It's hard to believe that about Microsoft, though they have had their share of failures.

Perception is reality, yes, but it's a nebulous sort of reality. A sudden shift in presentation and perception can turn a 360.

No pun intended.

No. Sony is just making another console; Microsoft invented TV.



Munkeh111 on 30 May 2013
Andrespetmonkey said:
kowenicki said:
It's actually very odd though that a company with so much on tap media content, movies and music, doesn't want to talk about it for fear of upsetting fans. They still don't get synergy.

Yeah, this is one thing I really don't get. Why the hell haven't they done anything with their movies? Even small things like Sony movies on netflix exclusively on Sony devices. They've experimented with music apps I think, but shit, when you have movies like Spiderman and James Bond and a very media-capable machine... maybe they were trying to promote the use of blu-rays with PS3, but surely that ship has sailed by now.

Well they don't want to lose out on their movie business my limiting its avaliability. They are good at ensuring that their content does come to the SEN store swiftly, but I think it would be a bad bussiness decision to keep their movies to themselves



Weedlab on 30 May 2013

And that is how it should be.



 

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J_Allard on 30 May 2013

As is the case for all games consoles. Otherwise they would not be called video game consoles.



Skeeuk on 30 May 2013
sub-zero-TM said:
kowenicki said:
Words. Different words and emphasis, same outcome. You watch.

Will the ps4 end up with more games than the Xbox one? No.

It's actually very odd though that a company with so much on tap media content, movies and music, doesn't want to talk about it for fear of upsetting fans. They still don't get synergy.


Ummmm let me see... yes! 


ps3 has more games than 360, i see now reason why ps4 wont have more than xbone

kaz's statement is correct gamers want a gaming console first and formost everything else can be extra



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KBG29 on 30 May 2013

This is a good opening act Sony is playing out. They still have months before the console is going to launch, and have plenty of time to show off other capabilities before launch. Making the gamers happy first and foremost is a good direction. Gaming is the one thing PS4 will bring that smart TV's, Blu-ray Players, and set top boxes can't compete with.

Make no mistake PS4 will match XBO feature for feature. For each exclusive service one shows, the other will counter with one of their own. In time each will end up with most of the features once exclusive to the other. At the end of the day though, all of these extra features are nothing special, as any net connected device will have them. It all comes down to games, as that is the one feature they have that the others don't.



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Carl on 30 May 2013
badgenome said:

 

Im sick to death of these fake fucking .gifs. Give it over already. Final Fantasy Versus XIII simply isnt releasing.

FFS.



                            

NobleTeam360 on 30 May 2013

In other news the Earth is round, the sky blue, and the sun sets in the west and rises in the east.