Experimental42 said:
teigaga said:
Oh I'm sure the PS4 will be doing 2:1 when it comes to those releases but i still expect a healthy boost for the Xbox. Also Halo + Gears >>> Any IP sony has. Specifically because they online/community and the power in them. I really think people are making the mistake in thinking that these early adopters are representive of the masses that will swarm to the next gen systems once they've got big hitters exclusive. I don't think the casual COD fan has the bias against microsoft that is portrayed by the informed gamers on here who bring up suff like resolution, DRM etc.
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Didn't the last Gears game fall off a cliff as far as sales go? Uncharted and Gran turismo are pretty big franchises, arguably bigger than Halo and Gears. Bonus, Sony has more, and more varied, first party franchises. Gears and Halo appeal to the same type of crowd, which isn't a terribly great thing.
CoD casuals may not understand things like resolution, DRM, and frame rates, but they do understand "The PS4 has better graphics and costs the same. It even gets some cool exclusive content for Destiny broseph."
Everyone keeps saying that they expect the XB1's multiplats to be a selling point. Here's a little mental, or real world if you want, experiment you can try:
Make two batches of doughnuts. Make sure Batch B looks a tiny bit deformed or smaller. Set up a sidewalk stand and try to sell them. Batch A looks better and you can drizzle a very small amount of chocolate, caramel, or sprinkles on it. Batch B is slightly less appealing and doesn't get the toppings. Sell both batches at the exact same price, and refuse to add any toppings to doughnuts from Batch B no matter what. See how many Batch B doughnuts sell before Batch A runs out.
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I think you're falling into the trap of trying to push the point that the PS4 will sell better then the Xbox One, which is not the point of the original discussion. Look back at what you're saying. Xbox is currently selling at 55k a week and you don't think will recieve a huge boost from next gen exclusives? If so explain to me why the system is selling near parity to Wii U with no system sellers? Surely that is the effect of 3rd parties? And thats merely cross gen titles (titanfall, watchdogs, cod)
Furthermore Gears and Halo have huge followings and that can't be ignored. The deciding factor between the systems for a fair amount of people won't be which one runs 3rd party games slightly better but which ones has all the games they want to play. My point is there is definitely a big enough following for xbox exclusive games that when they do finally arrive(the big ones), they will create traction. Even if you're just buying a next gen system for 3rd party software, if theres a new halo game coming out soon and you're a casual fan of the franchise that will likely sway you... And although the PS4 has plenty of exclusives coming, they are ultimately very different from Microsofts.
But I'll agree to disagree, we will see whether Xbox's sales are strongly boosted (not above PS4) when AC Unity, Witcher 3, Batman etc come out...
