| S.T.A.G.E. said: I've been speaking to quite a few Xbox and PS4 fans outside of VGChartz. Petty differences aside, there should be a lesson learned. Its good to have a next gen refresh all around because at maximum for this generation the goal should've been 1080p resolution 60fps in general. Regardless of 4k which I believe should've remained as a next gen thing. Now because of this, the next gen consoles will have higher standards expected of them by creating a situation that started far too early. With that said, the chatter will start out of anticipation but after the scorpio drops people will focus on games once more and it will be business as usual. The console realm is not the PC realm. Games mean more to us over here and always have compared to parts and overt customization. Around mid gen until the end of the gen, library and lower prices. It influences late adopters who waited for a better price and want a deeper library of games. It is more imporant on any side of the tracks (in the console realm) than how much of a power boost is gained and I believe the lack of chatter over the PS4 should tell that story to anyone thinking people will continue to brag about graphics between the Xbox One and PS4. Console gamers should remember what makes them different. The ways could be listed outside of the fact that we like games. I think Microsoft (like Sony) knows these consoles will be for the premium crowd, Microsoft in general needs to get their act together with new IP, because it comes down to it new IP's represent the consoles singular identity. |
I've been seeing quite a few YouTubers point out that the Switch has illustrated that distinguishing your console by experiences that can't be had anywhere else is key to sales. Nintendo and Sony's unique brands (and some good ad campaigns) have left Microsoft looking like the generic, vanilla option.
Scorpio may have experiences that can't be had on other consoles, but both Nintendo and Sony have experiences which are exclusive to their hardware altogether. Those that say "exclusives don't matter" are almost always those with one console - and I'm hearing that sentiment most from Xboxers at the moment.
* For clarification, I own a PS4, Switch, and a POS PC. No hate on Microsoft (360 was my main machine last-gen), but they don't have a lot of compelling games outside of Halo and Forza right now.
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