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SlayerRondo on 28 January 2014
Mr Puggsly said:
SlayerRondo said:
Sony puts their resources into making great games instead of bribing other companies to not release games on other systems.

Just look at the pathetic effort Microsoft made with the Xbox 360 over the past couple of years.

I prefer the word persuade. Also, its funny nobody complains when Sony money hats exclusives.

Sony did release more games in the past few years, but how many were noteworthy? Last of Us and... lets just say time and money was better spent with 3rd party games.

They persuade people by paying them money not to put the game on consoles they would have done otherwise.

And while they were not the series best GT6,  beyond two souls and God of War Vengence were all solid efforts that sld well.



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Wonktonodi on 28 January 2014
Mr Puggsly said:

Good catch, I didn't notice that.

I think Last of Us is the only noteworthy title missing though.

yeah I clicked through the various sony ones on the list and seca had 11million games listed under it but several were dupes though the last of us was a big stand out.



jmcoo7 on 28 January 2014

It's a bit early yet, I expect once all Sony's studios unveil all the games they are working on I will be extremely happy indeed and in the meantime the much better third party multiplats will more than do me until Infamous and others.



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Branko2166 on 28 January 2014

In my opinion Sony has a pragmatic strategy. They are attempting to get their finances in order and have done a great job by providing the most powerful console on the market while making it cheaper than the Xone.

On top of that in terms of development the PS4 is also the easiest to develop for having standard pc hardware and unified memory.

In terms of exclusives Sony's strategy is to focus on 1st party games and funding development of 2nd party games while refusing to pay for exclusives.

Considering how much easier the PS4 is to code for compared to the PS3 and that Sony's 1st party studios are arguably even better now in the long term I can see them making even more games compared to last gen.

All in all nothing out of the ordinary for a console launch and people need to be realistic when it comes to a console's game library. It gets better in time and for the PS4 I suspect in record time.



 

 

Mr Puggsly on 28 January 2014
SlayerRondo said:
Mr Puggsly said:
SlayerRondo said:
Sony puts their resources into making great games instead of bribing other companies to not release games on other systems.

Just look at the pathetic effort Microsoft made with the Xbox 360 over the past couple of years.

I prefer the word persuade. Also, its funny nobody complains when Sony money hats exclusives.

Sony did release more games in the past few years, but how many were noteworthy? Last of Us and... lets just say time and money was better spent with 3rd party games.

They persuade people by paying them money not to put the game on consoles they would have done otherwise.

And while they were not the series best GT6,  beyond two souls and God of War Vengence were all solid efforts that sld well.


Right, some solid games but few were noteworthy.

I think GT6 was about as noteworthy as a new Fifa or Madden. It has an audience... but lets not pretend GT6 was amazing. Forza Horizon was more noteworthy.

Between 2012 and 2013, I think many feel Last of Us was the only noteworthy 1st party PS3 game. Sony put out a lot of quantity and little quality. Yet some people act like Sony is pumping out a massive number of amazing games.

Basically, I roll my eyes when people say Sony has a much stronger 1st party than MS and thank god for 3rd parties.



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Drakrami on 28 January 2014

Why don't you buy Sony and start making the decisions.

NO, YOU ARE TOO CHEAP.



DonFerrari on 28 January 2014

Nintendo is a little cheaper and MS more expensive... Owww you weren't talking about hw msrp??? Then

It's more of a strategic difference, Sony invest on new 1st party IPs and MS on 3rd parties. And seing the growth for ms and recovery for Sony in 7th gen I would say booth have paid out.



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S.T.A.G.E. on 28 January 2014
Locknuts said:
Sony: Best multiplats

Microsoft/Nintendo: Best exclusives


Microsoft buys the best exclusives. If you actually check the games they make, they don't have the best track record. Sony and Nintendo's far outpaces them. Microsoft had the best multiplats last gen and thats mostly what they survived off of once the third party exclusives dried up because most third parties wanted to go multiplat once both installed bases grew to a healthy level.



fps_d0minat0r on 28 January 2014

I would rather have Sony spend money on first party exclusives than wasting it keeping multiplatform games off other systems.

...and making conclusions on games this early? have people forgotten last gen already?



S.T.A.G.E. on 28 January 2014
Kyuu said:

Both consoles don't have great exclusives at the moment. But you can't really blame Sony for not yet announcing any serious third party exclusive (besides The Order 1886) given the messed up financial situation they're in. But Microsoft isn't doing any better in my opinion.


The order is first party not third party. Sony owns the rights to The Order. Ready At Dawn has been making games for them for a good long while.