@Gameronmp il also add to this that are people really happy to keep game prices increasing (regardless of the platform) when will it stop $100, $150? $200+?, will prople eventually stop buying xbox and playstation when the price is $800 per console? Why do people think Sega Saturn failed so badly?, the overpriced cost (for the time) compared to everyone else (and yes there was the complexity to program on it for third parties)
Another unliked take:
Personally, i think if the Switch 2 is within the price of $400 too $450 with a good selection of games at a resonable price, i think it will be the most successful console of the next generation.
As the current path both microsoft and sony are heading on will simply make the hobby of video gaming on these consoles unsustainable for the average consumer due to econmic pressures and cost, while also making their games unsustainable by cost and what the consumer can pay.
To clear something up i own all three consoles (in simpler terms i am not a fan boy of any console) Unliked take here: I dont think neither Sony or Microsoft have a future in the home console space.
With econmic problems around the world and the rumored $699 price tag for the PS5 pro (which has no upcoming games from sony may i add), where do they think people can afford this without going into debt, another example is the fact developers are pushing and pushing for AAAA games that people do not have the time too play and with the rumored cost going up to $100, again where do they think people have this sort of money, it doesnt grow on trees believe it or not, in essense i feel that playstations PS Plus PREMIUM has got to the stage of the question is it worth it for the price and can i afford it?
I Feel microsofts instetence of going completly digital with the series s is its achieles heel and limits its capabilties regarding backwards comptability, i also think with the introduction of game pass core (formally XBL Gold) and the two base game passes (console and pc respectively) in addition to ultimate has made the descion of what subscription to buy confusing, if you get someone who doesnt understand the subscriptions and are buying it for someone for the multiplayer, would they buy Xbox Game Pass for console instead of core or ultimate.
Another unliked take upcoming: Next i feel that the instance on max visuals is going to kill the industry
The mass layoffs across multiple gaming companies including sony and microsoft indicated via high development costs and lower returns.
Video games are meant to be fun, with enjoyable gameplay and excellent frame rate, not the concrntration on the visual quiality making or breaking a game and people following this like lost sheep.
People need to learn if the trajectory continues on this path of increasing visual quiality, leading to increasing prices and lower quality, less enjoyable games with outrageous micro transactions, people need to learn too not accept this or it will become the norm and lead to the only platforms left being PC and Nintendo with newer companies taking the place of Sony and Microsoft.
Let me second this with a further unliked take: Microsoft and Sony and to some extent even Nintendo (althrough more unlikely) are replaceable, other companies have come and gone from the hardware space the big three are no expection.
However, i do not discount the factor of Sony and Microsoft turning to handhelds rather then home consoles, so they can lower their prices.
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Re: Xbox Planning to Release the 'Majority' of Its Exclusives on PS5
@Gameronmp il also add to this that are people really happy to keep game prices increasing (regardless of the platform) when will it stop $100, $150? $200+?, will prople eventually stop buying xbox and playstation when the price is $800 per console? Why do people think Sega Saturn failed so badly?, the overpriced cost (for the time) compared to everyone else (and yes there was the complexity to program on it for third parties)
Another unliked take:
Personally, i think if the Switch 2 is within the price of $400 too $450 with a good selection of games at a resonable price, i think it will be the most successful console of the next generation.
As the current path both microsoft and sony are heading on will simply make the hobby of video gaming on these consoles unsustainable for the average consumer due to econmic pressures and cost, while also making their games unsustainable by cost and what the consumer can pay.
Re: Xbox Planning to Release the 'Majority' of Its Exclusives on PS5
To clear something up i own all three consoles (in simpler terms i am not a fan boy of any console)
Unliked take here:
I dont think neither Sony or Microsoft have a future in the home console space.
With econmic problems around the world and the rumored $699 price tag for the PS5 pro (which has no upcoming games from sony may i add), where do they think people can afford this without going into debt, another example is the fact developers are pushing and pushing for AAAA games that people do not have the time too play and with the rumored cost going up to $100, again where do they think people have this sort of money, it doesnt grow on trees believe it or not, in essense i feel that playstations PS Plus PREMIUM has got to the stage of the question is it worth it for the price and can i afford it?
I Feel microsofts instetence of going completly digital with the series s is its achieles heel and limits its capabilties regarding backwards comptability, i also think with the introduction of game pass core (formally XBL Gold) and the two base game passes (console and pc respectively) in addition to ultimate has made the descion of what subscription to buy confusing, if you get someone who doesnt understand the subscriptions and are buying it for someone for the multiplayer, would they buy Xbox Game Pass for console instead of core or ultimate.
Another unliked take upcoming:
Next i feel that the instance on max visuals is going to kill the industry
The mass layoffs across multiple gaming companies including sony and microsoft indicated via high development costs and lower returns.
Video games are meant to be fun, with enjoyable gameplay and excellent frame rate, not the concrntration on the visual quiality making or breaking a game and people following this like lost sheep.
People need to learn if the trajectory continues on this path of increasing visual quiality, leading to increasing prices and lower quality, less enjoyable games with outrageous micro transactions, people need to learn too not accept this or it will become the norm and lead to the only platforms left being PC and Nintendo with newer companies taking the place of Sony and Microsoft.
Let me second this with a further unliked take:
Microsoft and Sony and to some extent even Nintendo (althrough more unlikely) are replaceable, other companies have come and gone from the hardware space the big three are no expection.
However, i do not discount the factor of Sony and Microsoft turning to handhelds rather then home consoles, so they can lower their prices.