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gooch_destroyer on 19 July 2013

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Payday 2 developer David Goldfarb discusses the FPS preference of the Xbox.

Published on Jul 19, 2013

The original Payday never came out on Xbox 360, which is unusual considering the preference of shooters on the platform. 

But is Overkill Software aware of this? Is it something the team is having to work around? David Goldfarb believes the Xbox culture of shooters won't affect the switch.

"Yeah, and I think – if I can say this without getting into trouble – I think there’s more of a shooter culture on Xbox than there is on PlayStation," said Goldfarb.

"I mean that in the primary titles on Xbox are shooters, I don’t think you can say the same is true for Sony that I can think of. So it made a lot of sense from that perspective."

But why is Xbox so shooter-centric?

"I couldn’t really say, I think a lot of it is just control scheme," said Goldfarb. "Now I think the controllers, on both sides, are good. But I think historically there’s was a larger portion of people playing shooters on Xbox, but I couldn’t say why, though.

"Yes, there is an American demographic that likes shooters, but for us, in the end, it’s a platform and it’s cool."

In a recent interview with IGN, PS4 creator is well aware of the PlayStation's diversity. He even used it as an example of what the PlayStation identity is, but whether that's a good thing or not will depend largely on your personal outlook.

 

http://www.nowgamer.com/news/2010800/xbox_has_more_of_a_shooter_culture_than_playstation.html



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Cobretti2 on 19 July 2013

isn't this common knowledge?



 

 

gooch_destroyer on 19 July 2013
Cobretti2 said:
isn't this common knowledge?


Pretty much.



The Fury on 19 July 2013

What took them so long to work it out?



Hmm, pie.

Weedlab on 19 July 2013

Some will beg to differ, and with that said, I am patiently waiting their response. This has come up before, and a few of them have debated otherwise. Let's see if they'll bring the same argument.



 

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SxyxS on 19 July 2013

there is culture in shooters???



Wright on 19 July 2013

Well, I differ. I don't know the original Xbox lineup, though. The 360 ain't that shooter-ly. I think Ps3 has more shooter exclusives.



Holykael1 on 19 July 2013

All I can say about this article is.. No shit Sherlock



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Mummelmann on 19 July 2013

No way dude?! I thought that was pretty much crystal clear to pretty much everyone.



BinaryDelt on 19 July 2013

I think it's why XBox has done so well in North America and not as well in the rest of the world. The US in particular seems to have a lot of one-dimensional gamers. I live in Ohio, and when I talk to some of my friends about gaming, a lot will say "Yeah, I'm a gamer too". When I ask them what they play, a shocking number say the exact same response "Call of Duty and Madden." SMH...

To link this back to the point in the OP, since it feels like this type of gamer makes up a lot of the US market, they're going to game on the platform that best caters to their style of gaming. A lot of FPS-centric gamers tell me they prefer the XBox controller over the DualShock. In addition, online and the multiplayer experience through XBox Live, as well as timed exclusives for many FPS titles, make XBox a natural choice for them.

XBox recognizes this core demographic, and thus many of their core games are shooters. It's a cycle. XBox also realizes that the American market is their stronghold, and thus has tried to tap into the large casual market with Kinect.

With a more diverse core lineup, the PlayStation brand does better across a diverse worldwide gaming demographic.

Just my 2 cents (PlayStation gamer of all genres)