Snoopy said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Nintendo is the most innovative company but admittedly they did need help with tech and formatting, hence why Sony joined the industry. The problem with one company is that they dont excel at anything in gaming outside of online, which is secondary to be honest. They have the money to stay in the race, so really you cannot stop them. You're correct that it shouldnt matter, but the crux of Microsofts issue is they buy up what they think is hot without ever thinking of somethiig new or being able to sustain themselves with proper innovation. The only reason Nintendo and Sony have survived Microsoft is because of pure creativity and innovation. This is something Microsoft cannot match nor have the patience for. That and gaming is both Nintendo and Sonys bread and butter in the current years.
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The first part is very wrong. Microsoft has come up with game winning innovations and ideas. Orignally Halo was an RTS, but now it is a FPS due to Microsoft decision which revloutionize the FPS genre. They push the industry forward with online and features like achievements, cross voice chat,ect. They also have one of the best racing games if not the best in their respective genres (simulator and open world arcade). Soon we might see a new Fable which has done fairly well for an RPG. Not to mention they have made what is regarded as the best controller to many people so much that Nintendo and a lot of third party makers are copying it's design (sort of).
The second part isn't necessarily true. Nintendo are on their last legs regarding consoles. The Wii U did HORRIBLE and if the Switch fails thats the end of that imo. Sony survives for multiple reasons, but the main reason isn't exclusives or innovation, but their brand appeals world wide. Only Sony has the brand name to survive the stunt they pulled with the PS3. If Microsoft did what the PS3 did the xbox brand would have died.
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Halo was going to be revolutionary regardless of which genre it was in. Apple and steve jobs was counting on it showcasing apple products as potential gaming platforms . Once Microsoft saw Apple wasnt going to buy bungie they bought them. They just needed them to develop the game for them. Halo Wars is not going to take the world by storm, Fable was ok, but set no real standards fo the RPG genre. I dont even remember the last time that game challenged anyone. Rare went from the most interesting company with Nintendo to the most uninteresting company with Microsoft. It seems the most valuable thing Microsoft has from that property are the IPs they made with Nintendo and not them. The genre Microsoft has always excelled at was simulation games. Ive been playing their flight simulator games since I was young and Forza and project gotham are probably the highest quality creations to come out of their studios. Halo was a great acquisition and so was Gears. Microsoft is smart to put all the money behind those two franchises because quite frankly they've got nothing else that can push consoles outside of third party. Microsoft did prompt the genre change, but again Halo was poised to be great regardless of genre, hence why Steve Jobs showed the tech demo off in good spirits.
Nintendo are not on their last legs. I cannot even begin to remember a console they havent profited on. Microsoft has the money and they buy up hot real estate to stay relevent, because got knows their first party isnt capable of doing it themselves. Of the big three, Microsoft is the least capable of the three, but their strength is and has always been that they have money.
Sony's success does go hand in hand with not only their exclusives, but because unlike Microsoft and Nintendo they get that all parties involved are important. You see...
Sony has both strong first second and third party which allows them to appeal to the largest chunk of gamers available in the console realm. Their competition cannot attest to that. They are the jack of all trades but only a master of some, whilst Microsoft is great at third party and online, they are terrible at first party exclusives. Where Nintendo is not proficient at online or third party, they are amazing at first and second party ip's. Sony does not have those gaping holes in their game which again, keeps them a step ahead of the competition should they focus everything into a product against them.
