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curl-6 on 08 November 2014
Blob said:
curl-6 said:
Aerys said:

Look at all their library, im talking about facts, games, dont care about coré franchises, for a gamer, what makes a console unique is not thé console image but thé library of exclusives available for everyone, on that, Nintendo consoles are not better, trying to ignore all thé library of exclusives to make it look less unique than nintendo consoles and on par with Xbox library is stupid

Core franchises show which ones both the companies and their target audience prioritise. Both Sony and Microsoft prioritise 13-40 year old Western males, and this is reflected in the games they invest their resources and marketing into. Shooters are the bread and butter of both companies, with a side dish of racing sim.

Im going to agree with you both on this one. Sonys console side is defintely more focussed on combating xbox, and theyre definately pushing the more mature shooter/racing angle on it. 

However Aerys has a point as sony can make unique and interesting titles, for the vita. Games like tearaway, invizimals, freedom wars, an gravity rush are far from the fare they put out on their consoles at the moment. This is probably why I enjoy the vita more than ive enjoyed the ps3/4. I just worry that these titles will dry up due to the vitas current situation.

Oh, I agree, there are some interesting games. Puppeteer was one I quite liked. I never said it was identical to Xbox, just that Nintendo is the odd one out of the three.



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Blob on 08 November 2014
curl-6 said:
Blob said:
curl-6 said:

Core franchises show which ones both the companies and their target audience prioritise. Both Sony and Microsoft prioritise 13-40 year old Western males, and this is reflected in the games they invest their resources and marketing into. Shooters are the bread and butter of both companies, with a side dish of racing sim.

Im going to agree with you both on this one. Sonys console side is defintely more focussed on combating xbox, and theyre definately pushing the more mature shooter/racing angle on it. 

However Aerys has a point as sony can make unique and interesting titles, for the vita. Games like tearaway, invizimals, freedom wars, an gravity rush are far from the fare they put out on their consoles at the moment. This is probably why I enjoy the vita more than ive enjoyed the ps3/4. I just worry that these titles will dry up due to the vitas current situation.

Oh, I agree, there are some interesting games. Puppeteer was one I quite liked. I never said it was identical to Xbox, just that Nintendo is the odd one out of the three.

Ah puppeteer.... Loved that game but it was sent out to die something fierce.

Don't worry I agree with you, Nintendo is the odd one out for better or worse.



Cream147 on 08 November 2014

Is it actually controversial to say tha Playstation and Xbox are close to identical at this stage? I mean just play them both, the differences are trivial! It's like choosing between different types of apple. I mean they do taste and look slightly different, but when compared to an orange (Nintendo in this terrible analogy) they might as well just be the same.



WilliamsF1 on 08 November 2014

Each console has their strengths & weeknesses.... But on the case of Nintendo, the lack of games is a problem... A situation like this could be plugged if you had 2 extra A+ developers, like Rare or Factor 5.....

Look on the brightside, once you hit rock bottom, the only way is up, so it shouldn't be all rough sailing long term....

Nintendo publicly acknowledged this issue 6months ago (Lack of variety/games), so worst case scenario they're 2 years away from being strong again....



S.T.A.G.E. on 08 November 2014
Brotherstotheend said:
well they are both the same in the fact that there have way more games coming than the wii u
most people only buy one console and don´t care about a game beeing exclusive, that´s why they are selling so bad


Essemtially this. 



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Namiirei on 08 November 2014

Reggie want to be the new Kaz Hirai ?



curl-6 on 09 November 2014
ClassicGamingWizzz said:


playstation have games for all tastes , knack, lbp, killzone,driveclub, bloodborn , second son .

1 platform family friendly game

1 platform/builtergame family friendly game

1 shooter

1 racer

1 rpg

1 open world game

and i am just talking about exclusives , add that the multiplts and you see the picture there, i am sure xbox console had a vast library too , so this "Playstation and Xbox concentrate on shooters and M-rated fare" you said is totaly not true.

And just because sony and microsoft have pretty graphics does not mean they dont focus on gameplay , you can have both.

LBP and Knack are not Sony's focus any more than Fatal Frame and Bayonetta 2 are Nintendo's focus.

Look at the main franchises, the ones that get the budget and marketing, the ones that get priority. Uncharted/Killzone/Infamous are in a similar vein to Halo/Gears of War, Gran Turismo is in the same vein as Forza. Xbox and Sony prioritise the same demographic range.



SpaceWalker on 09 November 2014
curl-6 said:
ClassicGamingWizzz said:


playstation have games for all tastes , knack, lbp, killzone,driveclub, bloodborn , second son .

1 platform family friendly game

1 platform/builtergame family friendly game

1 shooter

1 racer

1 rpg

1 open world game

and i am just talking about exclusives , add that the multiplts and you see the picture there, i am sure xbox console had a vast library too , so this "Playstation and Xbox concentrate on shooters and M-rated fare" you said is totaly not true.

And just because sony and microsoft have pretty graphics does not mean they dont focus on gameplay , you can have both.

LBP and Knack are not Sony's focus any more than Fatal Frame and Bayonetta 2 are Nintendo's focus.

Look at the main franchises, the ones that get the budget and marketing, the ones that get priority. Uncharted/Killzone/Infamous are in a similar vein to Halo/Gears of War, Gran Turismo is in the same vein as Forza. Xbox and Sony prioritise the same demographic range.


Same demographic range has nothing to do with design focus though so you contradicted yourself.No Nintendo game get's as big a budget as Sony and MS games do,not even SSB,SMB,Zelda or Metroid.Infamous being compared to Halo and Gears lol that is a ridiculous comparison.Your comment was wrong period,so just admit it.LBP gets a lot of focus from Sony,which is why it is one of their most successful franchises.Just stick to saying Nintendo focuses on kids and family,because that is the only true thing you said.zNintendo onloy hasd like one mature game so of course their priority is kiddiness.Also if Bayonetta 2 is not Nintendo's focus then why is it on their console and it is the most hyped WiiU game (from them) right now?



SpaceWalker on 09 November 2014
jlmurph2 said:

I guess that's why people are actually buying them.


We can agree on that lol.They are doing something better than Nintendo.



jlmurph2 on 09 November 2014
SpaceWalker said:
jlmurph2 said:

I guess that's why people are actually buying them.


We can agree on that lol.They are doing something better than Nintendo.