| pokoko said: Luckily, the PS4 doesn't have to compete against the PS1 or PS2, they just have to beat the Wii U and Xbox One. Yeah. On a serious note, arguments built on comparisons between generations are usually flawed and that's no different here. The main reason for that is the way the third-party market has developed around both Playstation and Xbox. We aren't going to see third-party exclusives at nearly the same rate as with previous generations, which is far from being a negative thing, no matter how you structure your argument in order to give that appearance. The fact is, when we consider first-party exclusives AND third-party titles, it's a pretty damn good selection with some fantastic looking titles on the horizon for both Sony and Microsoft. Now, I understand why you want to pretend third-party titles don't exist but they do and they're an important part of video-gaming. That makes the ability to play those third-party titles a pretty nice attribute to have. |
i guess all this just really speaks to the horrible state the industry is in.
you might hate thid party exclusives, but i think they are a great thing. the xbox, ps2, and gamecube were all completely different systems and when you have a third party exclusive, you are able to focus solely on the hardware you are working with and make a very unique game that is specific for that platform.
with the way things are now, the consoles are so similar that i guess there is no benefit to focus solely on one system. the way third party exclusives are handled now involve throwing money at a developer rather than enticing them with having the system that can produce the best games.















