Then you'll ascertain that "majority" is still the every annoying and whiny minority that clearly are going into it not liking it and looking for any excuse to dislike it. I couldn't really care what platform the user has a bias for, though they do exist, the point is hoe layghably quick people are writing off the game for no reason, especially considering they haven't played it, despite reviews being positive and contrary to this bullshut narrative constructed about the game. Ultimatley, if you hate the game so much, why waste your efforts peddling your bias here? That's why people hate gamers and find it to he toxic. Keep your opinions and keep an open mind until you do actualy play the game. If you hate it then move on. Is that really hard to understand?
Game pass is anti-consumer and a waste of money. You pay money for games you might not play or ones you do that you have to keep paying money for and will never own. That's *****. Besides, xbox is pointless and if you care about hardware then invest in a PC that has a cheaper proposition in the longrun. I mean, how cannoned justify spending/ wasting 840 over 7 years on a service where you end up with no games!!! That's insanity. The only reason to stay on a console is the games and Sony more than deliver there. Microsoft being a PC platform just makes xbox obsolete. Microsoft exclusive games are just tragicly bad and mediocre at best.
People trying to sabotage it just had a confirmational bias from the start and/ or were just pursues who couldn't hack the themes. It's kinda sad to think people have nothing better to do than spew futile disdane for a game they clearly never liked from the start, aside from those saying the LGBT themes are an apparent "agenda", despite the fact they were still present in the original amd is indicative of people who never read the games and wanted to use the facade that they "liked the original, but..." *****. Pathetic and second only to those spreading misinformation and peddling hacked/ leaked footage that ultimatley did the oposite of what the sabotage was trying to do (i.e. build hype). Everything isn't sunshine and rainbows, what game did these people think it was going to be? Regardless, I'm hyped for yet another generation defining rollercoaster experience. The false naratives around this game coupled with the inevitable release only makes their pressed ***** all the more laughable when the rest clock on that the game is nothing like this delusion they constructed. Probably the same morons who started a discourse over a puddle in spiderman, which wouldn't be that surprising given the xbots jumping the bandwagon to purvey their jealousy over another L they taken this gen as an excuse to tey and tarnish hype.
They probably won't, however, they may drop the console design like they did with the controller after the event...maybe (I hope). Either way, I guess we are all banking on then revealing it tomorrow, but they would be very stupid not to considering how quiet they have been and waiting until October or even later in December time is going to alienate a lot of people.
People just need to know, otherwise Sony can kiss the prospect of keeping people interested goodbye, because it's taking the piss currently. At least xbox had the sense to get the design out the way and then drop the admittedly dissapointing games reveal. Much of what should have been done hasn't and the silence doesn't reflect well on a company that absolutely knocked it out of the park in every way this gen.
Sony should have been more transparent and forefront about the PS5 and this tactic can either massively pay off or completely flop, here's to hoping it's the former.
I can see some sad mf review bombing it like they did with troll metacritic reviews for Death stranding (which were thankfully deleted). Regardless, I see this easily averaging 90, but the real question is who cares? What's with this culture of caring what others say if you enjoy the game? Don't change for anyone-- I mean, don't obviously damage control an obvious broken, trash and/ or generally ***** game, but reviews mostly don't count other than to form a consensus after the fact, but you should still go into it with an open mind and suitably managed expectations, that goes without saying...or not, idk, common sense isn't all that common these days.
Still, I maintain that you should not base whether you like soemthing because of opinions. Conversely, don't be a dick and assert that your opinion of the game as absolute and representative, unless the consensus is solid after the fact and pretty much common knowledge, etc. Also, dont be an A-hole and spoil things put of spite- these "hackers" are worse than those who hack online services for no reason, which is ultimatley fuel for the console wars pissing contest- though I wouldn't be all that surprised a few disgruntled xbot fanboys got big mad over this game, remember that "puddlegate" for spiderman?
Anyways, the amount of people getting pressed about this game is hilarious, but we all know the game will deliver and (or maybe not, but mostly will) and prove them wrong. Everything about the "controversies" and leaks reeks of people having some kind of conformational bias and/ or wanting this to fail from the get go.
Lastly, some people do indeed suck and have nothing better to do than piss on something others enjoy, however, just remember nobody can change whether you like a game or not (nor should they ever) and their opinions are meaningless ultimately. This is the only time I will agree that the internet has ruined things by allowing toxic morons to have a platform to spew bs outside of social media (sometimes including social media) concerning matters of gaming.
Stay safe and I'll see y'all on the flip side when the game drops. Peace!✌
really not sure why this is an issue since it's an upgrade and a custom NVME M.2 SSD. Obviously games are gling to be managed differently and you still have the option to partition game elements, say, if you want the multiplayer you can chose to just download that, etc. Regardless of the wildly mismanaged expectations, this is still an upgrade over the ps4's 500GB HDD where the PS4 Pro later double that. Assuming Sony continue this trend, we could be looking at a potential 1,650 GB drive if they decide to release a iterative system that's definitely an improvement on the original. I mean, you might not even have to wait for that, depending on whether Sony let you upgrade the physical intwrnal drive (even upgrading to SSD) and/ or add external drive support, you could bump that to whatever you want theoretically, just like PS4 supoorted those two options. Sony clearly have the incentive to offer flexibility and options unlike xbox which is pretty much external or no access without voiding warranty by delving inside. Regardless, just delete and redownload games as an when you want them or once you're done. It's really quite simple and painless, especially if you have physical games. Besides, I remember the days of when you could only have one game at a time occupying the system memory aside from storage cards. People really just need to get over it and delete games they aren't playing. Gamers are so damn whiney this days! Grow some damn balls and get some common sense.
I mean the cop has already lost his job and been arrested...what else could the rioting achieve other than to get the attention of a Trump aside from another impending stoic and flippant speech? This mourning period will last months, granted, but we'll be waiting a while for everything to be "resolved regarding this matter to tackle systematic racism. Sony have no choice other than to leave it for a week or two for people to mourn, otherwise any longer and it may seriously affect their preorders and give xbox a serious advantage. Sony really have to knock it out of the ballpark and upstage Xbox on this one, otherwise Sony are gonna look dumb and like they missed their window months ago, which let's face it, they already have now. Let's hope it was worth the wait, because I sure as hell know it's palpable right now, with hype reaching fever pitch. I mean, there's an equal chance Sony can screw this up as they can nail it. Hopefully my confidence In Sony and the rest of those waiting pays off 🤞.
This isn't the music industry or the entertainment industry to a certain extent; It's an announcement of a console. Pure and simple. I mean, are you effectively trying to tell me the news industry has stood still, because I have some news for you that you might already know, homeslice.
Here'sthe low down: the market, wherever it was, was clearly big enough that Sony outsold the Xbox by more than half or by 3:1 because of smart marketing and a flawless launch. This pretty much is seems the opposite of that and seems like convenient procrastination and issues beneith the surface.
Gamers are annoyed and this has nothing to do with politics, because the window was open months ago, despite current US affairs obviously being tragic. I'd understand if this was another 911, but it isn't.
My opinion is also not irrespective of current events, don't get me wrong because it is a tragedy, however, I feel politics is perhaps hinging on this way more than it needs to be and given the circumstances, and Sony's quietness thus far, that isn't exactly working in their favour or reflecting well on their new system or the percived confidence in their new console.
Lastly, dare I say it seems indicative of complacency after the PS4 success. It's time for Sony to move on and get it over with, because there has been enough bullsh*t so far and not enough transparency. Considering preorders have to be based on something, they may very well be missing an opportunity by whatever this is (aside from the pandemic and Black Lives Matter 2.0).
Sony doesn't specifically market their system in the US and is, as a matter of fact, hugely popular outside the USA in Europe and Asia. Why the hell does a console release have to get caught up in politics?...surely that seems against the point of gaming as an escape?
At this point the only celebration would be the system actually damn releasing and being out the way so things can actually happen and move forward. Again, they need to bite the bullet, grow some balls and actually release the thing. We are sick of waiting and the world doesn't wait forever. Right now it seems like convenient procrastination and it's annoying nonetheless when the opportunity and window was open long ago and is closing by the second.
To come back to the point: 108 million PS4's sold across a plethora of countries kinda indicates that Sony's market is wider than what you assert, especially compared to a tragically low less than half of that for Xbox one becauseof a more tragic E3 launch. Regardless, if it is "the wrong time" then surely every dev would feel obliged to jump aboard. Unfortunately, this isn't the case and business or the show must go on, despite the tragedy. Politics always happens and this is going to start to seriously eat into their sucess if it carries on as people are losing patience and a the PS5's initiall success hinges on preorders that aren't even live yet, thus why it will seriously affect the trajectory henceforth.
This has seriously given Xbox an advantage and it's an inexplicable blunder to boot. Long story short: business is businesses and Sony can't get caught up in it. They have to stay above water to meet a bottom line, especially considering the PS5 is set to be more expensive which may only act to only further alienate Sony from the fanbase when you also account for this stupid playing chicken game with Xbox's price, etc.
Oh for god sakes, Sony! Grow some ***** balls and announce the damn thing already! I'm still yet to actually understand how something, while admittedly tragic, affects gaming, specifically an event that isn't even hosted in a traditional confrerence format. If this thing fails it's on Sony's ***** decision to play chicken with a system that should have been announced months ago.
Between this and the unreal engine 5 demo I think Sony have A continued incentive to deliver games first and strike the iron hot in regards to what won them a hands down victory this gen. Suffice to say, as long as Sony do the oposite of what xbox are doing this gen with games, it's fair to say there will never be any issues when delivering on what people want. I think that especially rings true since xbox relied on third parties in a staggered announcements that backfired, presumably to undermine Sonys whole tactic and hype, especially considering xbox's appeal on the hardware front was tarnished by the news of AC:V only targeting 4k 30fps.
I just don't understand how the premise of gaming can be so understated by a system that prizes itself on hardware so much (even if it is a 1.18TF difference) with no regard for various other factors. I mean I'll straight up say TFs are only a vague indication of performance in a vacuum and shouod never be taken at face value, especially not if it does not account for thermals, performance under, software and literally anything else, etc. Long story short: the hardware means jack if there's no love for games (preferably first party variety that aren't just a cold rehash if the same dead hears bested for a decade a la gears, halo, forza bla bla bla).
If games are first then surely everything else falls into place, especially considering Sony have loads of first party studios and games to boot to show, instead of relying on vapourware. At this point it's certain xbox don't give a ***** about games more than they do services and how much money they can get by extorting idiots. I mean, they definitely don't have much in the ways of things to rival literally any game of the year award winning games that sold over 10 million per IP this gen, for example. I think the fact Xbox waited this long to disappointingly throw a few third party gameplay trailers with their logo slapped on the beginning and end of them last amid all this hardware hyperbole is pretty much quite telling of their priorities.
With that said, Sony and Sucker punch got it right with this and that's great news for the ps5 formula considering Sony have no incentive to fix what isn't broken or bother with xbox essentially playing tennis without a net on the games front-- aside from the same old one horse race bs they insist upon gamers. Seriously, just let go of halo, gears and forza. Nobody gives a crap!
I mean, aunt May kinda died...so that's unlikely. Jokes aside, the character has potential in line with the movies before, but maybe the character has been a bit milked in perspective and the execution maybe not the best, but we pretty much don't know anything yet aside from the look of the game. One thing I agree in is that this definitely fails to impress in regards to next gen prowess graphically. Hopefully it's a substance over style thing, but who knows. I am certainly not holding my breath.
I mean, that is literally the character from the much beloved LOTR franchise...so obviously there's some ambition for a game. The execution, however...yeah, the least we say the better. Not bad, but not great.
The art style is hideous! It looks half way between a love child of telltale and realism that had an aborted cronenberg baby together 🤢🤮. Suffice to say, this ain't a glimpse at next gen by any stretch, and this definitely ain't it, chief. Also, why does sméagol look like a balding Steve Buscemi, only more bug eyed. DISGUSTING.
@Cybrshrk @CybrshrkInteresting you mention a ‘manifesto’ but the rest of the consumers with a brain actualy despise predatory services, and the gaming industry as a whole has been objected to the notion of loot boxes or "games a service” morally and legally--firstly because they suck, but secondly because they’re scummy. If you’re honestly trying to tell me that an empire, so to speak, built around this principle is stable then you have another thing coming. Further, just because a brand has money does not mean they are also popular or “playing" at all. To me this screamed cop out from day one because xbox had and has nothing to offer over the slew of titles Sony have published and garnered accolades from.
What epitomises this morally is the fact xbox have no regard for whether they should be providing such a service that effectively means you own nothin all for the small fee of your soul in shilling out for the same game every month. Why would or should I care about paying 10 bucks every month for a game I cannot access without a subscription? Further, why would or should I pay money for games I may not care about and gamble? Seems very much like a system designed to lock you in whereby the consumer gains nothing in the end. The money end from it only tells me that consumer ignorance and stupidity goes hand in hand with predatory services when people ultimately pay exuberant prices for nothing in return. Ultimately you end up with nothing while having payed 840 bucks over the span of a console generation on a bs service. What’s even more legible is by the next time the other console generation comes around you’ll be paying twice and twice as much for the same game which turned the whole backwards compatibility on its head.
By your logic your saying it’s ok as long as they earn money, despite capitalising off of consumers getting shafted. By that logic Konami is the old guy because they said ***** gaming and instantly decided gambling was more profitable. Use your brain, that is the world where gaming stagnates and dies. All this can be avoided if on brand pulls their finger out and has some incentive to honestly compete with games and not break even squeezing money from the lowest common denominator of gamer.
@Cybrshrk I also have no idea how many times I have to reiterate this for it to stick, but Halo debuted on the original xbox and ever since they have coasted on that one franchise, so evidently 'same old' still is same old and waffling to boot. like how many games in is Halo now? what's even more laughable is that none of them recently managed to garner any significant praise opposed to an almost universal sigh after being let down (again), just like gears did (again). time to let go. it's also hilarious how you seem to think titles like uncharted are inherently same old when there has been significant changes not only graphically but in regards to the narrative, with GOW being a testament to turning things around, so to speak. it wouldn't be so bad if existing franchises just concluded bu they're painfully mismanaged it cant go unnoticed and it is just wearing thin at this point.
lastly, what does TLOU2 have to anything, despite the fact exactly no consumer has played it and you're basing that on rumours, that still has nothin on what xbox have been coasting on for the best part of a decade now. so what if the last of us doesn't live up to expectations? if isn't their first and wont be their last successful title and that's the beauty of the aforementioned brand trust and consistency. that is the point you fail to understand.
@Cybrshrk
Secondly, regarding those other titles, I have very clearly mentioned them for the sake of transparency as a retort to a very obtuse argument with a very anecdotal angle, that is frankly irrelevant. and so what of those massive titles that have had exactly no competition in the ways of xbox growing some incentive and actually giving their system a shred of justification regarding its existence? Again, the last time I checked such IPs honestly rake in the big bucks and show sony care about games and gamers, yet another thing the big coperate conglomerate (Microsoft) fails to account for in giving most what they want: something new.
The fact of the matter is Sony's huge success is attributed to something and you have failed to do is connect the dots. after-all, at least going by the figures, it wouldn't be a surprise GOW contributed to console sales with more than 10 thousand games and is a classic example of how games like Horizon, GOW, Spiderman, The last of us, etc. are so important because exclusive games are in symbiance with the system sucess, thus those sales equate to potential system sales, thus 108 million consoles doesn't seem like some wild coincidence now does it?
Thirdly, you are making no point when consistency builds legitimacy and thus consumer trust, and then success. What is interesting is how the success of Sony is easily attributed to their ability to learn from mistakes and develop. this gen saw xbox pull two 180s on their tactics and none of them learned anything from each blunder, nor did it significantly turn sales or profits around. Sure, xbox may have acclaimed to "most powerful" this and "most powerful" that, but did that change anything? ***** NO! xbox practically stumbled out the gate with a slew of anti-consumer bs, no discernable games to compete with the likes of the order, knack, infamous and killzone, etc. and that gap only grew as the bs became all the more transparent with xbox seemingly giving up and appearing comparatively less ambitious with flops like rize, which was frankly the most pathetic and laziest game I have ever played from a first party studio.
xbox clearly aren't committed to the primary focus of games and games first, but the fact of the matter is that hardware did not turn it around this gen, and with hardware so negligible this time round they need consistency, legitimacy and trust in regard to software and games, because that is the stakes Sony plays with thus far has led to the hands down victory with virtually no resistance where it counts and sales will only partly expose this truth. Again, Sony didn't have a win handed to them for better hardware out the gate, but achieved that through the honest ambition of what gamers want good games and secondary bonus of having a reason to buy and be loyal to their system. despite the fact xbox very much is obsolete when PC is factored in, there has been ample time to push first party games and push resources into IPs and game development, instead of placing all their cards on the one X.
well, erm, like, if you were totally paying attention, then you might have ascertained the part where I basically brought a consensus and sales into the mix where your whole 'Sony isn't really just blowing up with new original ip either is all I'm saying.' was concerned, as they clearly are, regardless of what you deem "new", and even if that fails to count for the aforementioned titles you omitted from your retort. Regardless, Sony still have the upper hand already over anything xbox have now or in the future in regards to franchises (plural) and foreseeable IPs, obviously accounting for any new games along the way, unless they change tactic; change is goods you concede- and we already know Sony have games in the pipeline verus like, what, halo? not exactly surprising and just a little tired like the franchise at this point, but I digress.
what isn't also surprising is that Sony are committed to narrative-focused, single player games and what is essentially focused on a broad, mature audience opposed to a demographic that seemingly can't go 5 seconds without an explosion and is attention deficient. You can also find Sony going on record to state that games always come first and, judging by history and their success, it isn't an-unfair statement to say that Games have had a huge impact and IS a factor regardless of your blatant gymnastics.
If you also extended your limited attention span to the matter at hand, then you might have ascertained that two games surpassing 10 million each with a slew of awards and revenue is actual where the money is (as a very limited example for sake of argument) verus scummy services that should never be taken seriously, and was only introduced as damage control. non of that should ever sideline honest sales and healthy competition that's evidently been lacking. need I remind you why ps4 sold 108 million in the first place? hint: Microsoft have historically had hit or miss software, the same lineup of games and they certainly didn't win anyone with windows 8, so nice try.
Good to see people have some common sense these days. It never was really about power anyways, since a decent game making the most makes a world of difference and truly pushes the capabilities regardless. I mean, you're good despite what persuasion you come from, but true power enthusiasts opt for PCs and that in itself makes xbox obsolete. Anyways, I can't wait for the actual benchmarks to dismiss this bs about TF count, but I especially can't wait for the games Sony have lined up in the future. It's truly going to be a special system indeed, especially when you consider VR, too.
Nothing has also never come close to xbox's level of waffling with franchises, say, maybe aside from COD and Assassins creed. So that same old remark is bs to me and obviously obtuse.
Really, so apparently the newest exclusive Spiderman IP, that has simultaneously set and broke sales records as the fastest selling ps4 exclusive surpassing GOW while breaking 10 million sales (13.2 million). That apparently means nothing? So what about Horizon: zero dawn, The last of Us, Bloodbourne, the last guardian, concrete genie, days gone, ghosts of Tsushima, The order 1886, detroit: become human, death stranding, until dawn, dreams, and a few or basically any VR games apparently just skipped your mind? In regards to a limited scope on what sony offer? So what about remakes? The market is full of them and is clearly still offering something familiar, yet new for a new demographic of gamers. The Resident evil 2 remake was huge and the 3rd has alredy surpassed the lifetime sales of the original in under a week. So frankly I think shrugging a remake of is rather convenient when actively ignoring games like Shadow of the colossus and medievil, for example, both of which were huge.
Is it not enough to say that you're more than likely the minority here, especially when games like Uncharted 4 managed to sell over 15 million copies grossing 65 million in three weeks in digital sales alone whilst winning 5 out of 8 nominations including a game of the year award. Further, something like GOW also won a game of the year, surpassed 10 million sales and picked up a game of the year in the process. I wouldn't even be mad if Microsoft had any ambition, but with the bar set so high, you can't exactly get pissy with some guy calling out the complacency, especially with the dry season the xbox has had with virtually nothing to show even factoring in new framchise releases. I also wouldn't get uppity when xbox have not shut up since about the master chief collection, and then even managed to screw that up at launch LMFAO.
Secondly, GOD of war was a new IP for all intents and purposes and was the biggest departure a franchise such as it has ever seen (that being a basic button mashing hack and slash with little in the ways of plot). So really I'd go as far as to say every accolade is deserved and did the franchise justice in effectively refreshing it, which is something that is rarely done in games. Also, Uncharted 4 and its expansion game was a conclusion to the franchise and effectively demonstrated how not to waffle on and keep a franchise meandering for eternity like some input limbo that inevitably kills franchises and renders their reputation null.
Thirdly, if it wasn't clear enough, your opinion is menaingles and frankly that which obtuse for the sake of it. I'm clearly emphasising that there's no excuse not to have something in responss to the slew of new IPs and existing ones being expanded on while xbox virtually offer nothing. Xbox have also historically offered nothing outside the few you can count on your hands and the fleeting sense of superiority and are obviously oblivious to the competition and market. That's neither how you cary a generation or existing franchises and frankly a game like gears 4 and 5 is a fate worse than death when the game had already concluded with 3, for all intents and purposes. I'd also like to see a legit consensus that Sony titles have outlived their welcome. You wot find one outside of braindead morons, because such a consensus doesn't exists.
Fourth, when have Sony ever ripped off anything like gears or even Halo? They maybe have like one racing game and maden but even the racing game is miles apart in almost every aspect aside from the core mechanic. Kill zone was/ is nothing like Halo LMFAO! instead what I remember is xbox getting a lucky break and riding out the coat tails of that shred of success and having a failed generation to show for it now. I also distinctly remember the gap closing toward the end of last gen with Sony having learned it's lesson and hands down being the most successful system with 108 million sales versus 65 being not even close, pal. If you're trying to tell me Xbox have been on their A game this whole time then they're instantly gonna fail if they keep this up. Even if xbox are hiring what like 5 studios? And what? Who are they? What do they specialize in? The fact of the matter is xbox clearly have been inept at handling existing franchises and it's become apparent that anything else under the same publisher is probably going to indicate the same trend unless they overall their tactics and priorities- which is very unlikely given the fact they were shoved to the side. Obviously you can be optimistic, but xbox have never lead gaming where it counts: games. Again, they had a break with the 360 due to some game related accolades and a major unrelated one in regards to ps3 development and logistical issues to do with price, etc.
Another harsh reality that you will have to ascertain is that there just isn't a market for xbox outside of perhaps Europe and America. What's also clear is that xbox have never ever tried to expand their horizons and appeal to those markets with games or literally anything else to offer that's a shred of something anyone would care about, suffice to say, the same lineup of games that I'm sure even the fanboys are rolling their eyes at isn'tgonna cut it. It's also painfully obvious to anyone but you than Microsoft have had zero ambition and with this hype about the hardware gettinv all the more obnoxious, despite being negligible, this talk of studios is nothing more than a consolation prize it seems. They're seemingly not willing to gamble on putting hyperbole and pride aside and invest/ commit to decent narrative driven games and have yet again out all the cards on hardwares. Yet again, that what the hugest mistake that lead to the xbox one x and xbox one brand overall flopping. The hyperbole of teraflops did not bolster sales on the one X or even close the gap that games could easiky fill and obviously the xbox 360 was the weaker system innrehards to hardware, but had gears and halo going for it. Now it's time they let go and learn thw6or lesson, but they won't and never will seemingly. You'd be delusional not to see that. Power is but one aspect and not the be all and end all when you consoder the specs are neck and neck for all intents and purposes.
Finally, the whole point is giving your system a justification and Sony have VR, a slew if solid games and accolades , with a loyal fanbase to boot, on a system that primarily is exclusive regarding its huge library of games (I.e. tied to that system). These days it's all the more apparent that hardware isn't everything, especially when both target 4k 60 with ray tracing, but historically speaking, Microsoft are fighting an up hill battle between consoles being rendered obsolete due to PC and 90% of their games being on the Microsoft store with no VR to complete, with no apparent incentive to actually offer something to different markets and demographics while also proffering high quality AAA first party games as well as decent indie titles that aren't just copy and paste infantile games from the play store that outright suck.
I never understood why it is people loose their s*** over a white system when the black one is released, and the lose their s*** over a black one when the standard one is white. I personally prefer the option for both, but would people just calm down and have a rational mind when they consider color =/= design and just because it's black doesn't make it better or change the design, since it's the same aforementioned design controller.
Besides, black systems just look cheap and nasty, plus they visibly wear worse with greasy hands giving them a sheen with dusting being all the more visible and annoying.
I like this modern and futuristic design, it seems in line with an alienware design philosophy and their PSVR headset, too, which is hopefully indicative of the new system itself, which is to say very exciting stuff if it remotely resembles the peripheral in question. The rest just need to get over it and accept change, while the others coke to grips with the fact the xbox series x (still a dumb name) is as boring and uninspired as most of their consoles prior and I'm sure it's fair to say xbox have always sucked at this, I mean, just look at that hideous Duke controler that was swiftly replaced.
Thats actually wrong. The power is always negligible and has always flip flopped between the two in regards to the undying d***measuring contest the platform is synonymous with. The xbox 360 was also inferior in regards to hardware power over the ps3, however, due to a higher price and logistics regarding being harder to develop games for, the ps3 was slightly behind but soon made up the difference toward the end of the cycle with games to follow like The last of us setting the benchmark for what the potential is and that translated to the ps4s record breaking success regarding having a palm and getting their s*** together, which will logically follow on with the ps5.
To no finer point, this gen was the reverse of last gen with xbox one at launch, having no incentive for gaming and the same watery hardware and an operating system that sucks and is so inconsistent to the point it becomes alienating. It just goes to show it's always about games, but the real question is what is Microsoft's move, since all they have done is rehash sequels as part of a dying string of mediocrity.
To he brutally homest Xbox have had no genuinely above average games this gen and had maybe one or two like cuphead and sunset overdrive which still fizzled, certainly nothing on the likes of GOW, spiderman ps4, shadow of the colossus remake, Uncharted, horizon zero dawn and the last of us, just to name a few.
All things considered it's still neck and neck in regards to hardware, since there's a 1. Something discrepancy according to floating computational power aka: teraflops and the ps5 just seem to be the system that's a guaranteed decent system with a consistent, solid software and equally great games lining up sequels with new IPs guaranteed and in the pipeline, as expected, plus VR as a bonus.
Sony also seem to be busy optimising performance in regard to thermals by having a CPU that gets hot where it's necessary under load and guages throttling on a case by case basis, instead of necessitating an always hot system, which may prove to be noisy and a bottleneck, with a uninspired large design and fan to match, but they're essentially going to be running a similar configuration and all it boils down to is software and optimisation.
Frankly I personally think xbox has always been a poor investment if you consider PC renders it obsolete in regards to games offered and raw performance, especiallylongevity with the same games available on the same account for years that puts the backwards compatibilityto shame. There's also the fact Xbox have no competition in regards to VR which sucks and has missed the mark on gathering more fans to its system. I mean, to no finer point, the one x flopped and failed to really turn the profits and sales around for Xbox, despite having a more powerful system, going to show the power wasn't necessarily the issue.
Instead, to me it seems xbox couldn't care less about giving gamers a reason to buy their system and justify it aside from dumb services and unrelated matters aside from having a 1. Something TF advantage. I mean, placing all your cards on hardware just seems to be setting fans up for disappointment and I was ultimatley disappointed in what xbox had to offer with the X having been invested in PS4 for most this generation.
I'll just finish my long-ass monologue by saying that xbox may have appeared to won the battle, but the war is far from over and I guarantee it's hardware assault will only pip sony to the post so far before the real issues come into play surrounding games.
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Re: The Last of Us: Part II - Essential Sequel Is Naughty Dog's Best Effort
@Envy
Then you'll ascertain that "majority" is still the every annoying and whiny minority that clearly are going into it not liking it and looking for any excuse to dislike it. I couldn't really care what platform the user has a bias for, though they do exist, the point is hoe layghably quick people are writing off the game for no reason, especially considering they haven't played it, despite reviews being positive and contrary to this bullshut narrative constructed about the game. Ultimatley, if you hate the game so much, why waste your efforts peddling your bias here? That's why people hate gamers and find it to he toxic. Keep your opinions and keep an open mind until you do actualy play the game. If you hate it then move on. Is that really hard to understand?
Re: PS5 Reveal Event a Massive Success for Sony, Peaks At Over 7 Million Viewers
@MarcG420
Game pass is anti-consumer and a waste of money. You pay money for games you might not play or ones you do that you have to keep paying money for and will never own. That's *****. Besides, xbox is pointless and if you care about hardware then invest in a PC that has a cheaper proposition in the longrun. I mean, how cannoned justify spending/ wasting 840 over 7 years on a service where you end up with no games!!! That's insanity. The only reason to stay on a console is the games and Sony more than deliver there. Microsoft being a PC platform just makes xbox obsolete. Microsoft exclusive games are just tragicly bad and mediocre at best.
Re: The Last of Us: Part II - Essential Sequel Is Naughty Dog's Best Effort
People trying to sabotage it just had a confirmational bias from the start and/ or were just pursues who couldn't hack the themes. It's kinda sad to think people have nothing better to do than spew futile disdane for a game they clearly never liked from the start, aside from those saying the LGBT themes are an apparent "agenda", despite the fact they were still present in the original amd is indicative of people who never read the games and wanted to use the facade that they "liked the original, but..." *****. Pathetic and second only to those spreading misinformation and peddling hacked/ leaked footage that ultimatley did the oposite of what the sabotage was trying to do (i.e. build hype). Everything isn't sunshine and rainbows, what game did these people think it was going to be? Regardless, I'm hyped for yet another generation defining rollercoaster experience. The false naratives around this game coupled with the inevitable release only makes their pressed ***** all the more laughable when the rest clock on that the game is nothing like this delusion they constructed. Probably the same morons who started a discourse over a puddle in spiderman, which wouldn't be that surprising given the xbots jumping the bandwagon to purvey their jealousy over another L they taken this gen as an excuse to tey and tarnish hype.
Re: Some First Party Studios Don't Know What Sony's PS5 Console Looks Like
@Flaming_Kaiser
I did and you don't have to agree, but people are sick of waiting now. It's either make or break for Sony depending on how they play it.
Re: Some First Party Studios Don't Know What Sony's PS5 Console Looks Like
They probably won't, however, they may drop the console design like they did with the controller after the event...maybe (I hope). Either way, I guess we are all banking on then revealing it tomorrow, but they would be very stupid not to considering how quiet they have been and waiting until October or even later in December time is going to alienate a lot of people.
People just need to know, otherwise Sony can kiss the prospect of keeping people interested goodbye, because it's taking the piss currently. At least xbox had the sense to get the design out the way and then drop the admittedly dissapointing games reveal. Much of what should have been done hasn't and the silence doesn't reflect well on a company that absolutely knocked it out of the park in every way this gen.
Sony should have been more transparent and forefront about the PS5 and this tactic can either massively pay off or completely flop, here's to hoping it's the former.
Re: Poll: Predict The Last of Us 2 Review Scores
I can see some sad mf review bombing it like they did with troll metacritic reviews for Death stranding (which were thankfully deleted). Regardless, I see this easily averaging 90, but the real question is who cares? What's with this culture of caring what others say if you enjoy the game? Don't change for anyone-- I mean, don't obviously damage control an obvious broken, trash and/ or generally ***** game, but reviews mostly don't count other than to form a consensus after the fact, but you should still go into it with an open mind and suitably managed expectations, that goes without saying...or not, idk, common sense isn't all that common these days.
Still, I maintain that you should not base whether you like soemthing because of opinions. Conversely, don't be a dick and assert that your opinion of the game as absolute and representative, unless the consensus is solid after the fact and pretty much common knowledge, etc. Also, dont be an A-hole and spoil things put of spite- these "hackers" are worse than those who hack online services for no reason, which is ultimatley fuel for the console wars pissing contest- though I wouldn't be all that surprised a few disgruntled xbot fanboys got big mad over this game, remember that "puddlegate" for spiderman?
Anyways, the amount of people getting pressed about this game is hilarious, but we all know the game will deliver and (or maybe not, but mostly will) and prove them wrong. Everything about the "controversies" and leaks reeks of people having some kind of conformational bias and/ or wanting this to fail from the get go.
Lastly, some people do indeed suck and have nothing better to do than piss on something others enjoy, however, just remember nobody can change whether you like a game or not (nor should they ever) and their opinions are meaningless ultimately. This is the only time I will agree that the internet has ruined things by allowing toxic morons to have a platform to spew bs outside of social media (sometimes including social media) concerning matters of gaming.
Stay safe and I'll see y'all on the flip side when the game drops. Peace!✌
Re: Mini Review: Monstrum - A Procedural Game of Horror Hide and Seek
Zzzzz! I don't think there's really anything to say about it other than [insert trope here].
Re: PS5 Comes with 825GB of Internal Storage on SSD
really not sure why this is an issue since it's an upgrade and a custom NVME M.2 SSD. Obviously games are gling to be managed differently and you still have the option to partition game elements, say, if you want the multiplayer you can chose to just download that, etc. Regardless of the wildly mismanaged expectations, this is still an upgrade over the ps4's 500GB HDD where the PS4 Pro later double that. Assuming Sony continue this trend, we could be looking at a potential 1,650 GB drive if they decide to release a iterative system that's definitely an improvement on the original. I mean, you might not even have to wait for that, depending on whether Sony let you upgrade the physical intwrnal drive (even upgrading to SSD) and/ or add external drive support, you could bump that to whatever you want theoretically, just like PS4 supoorted those two options. Sony clearly have the incentive to offer flexibility and options unlike xbox which is pretty much external or no access without voiding warranty by delving inside. Regardless, just delete and redownload games as an when you want them or once you're done. It's really quite simple and painless, especially if you have physical games. Besides, I remember the days of when you could only have one game at a time occupying the system memory aside from storage cards. People really just need to get over it and delete games they aren't playing. Gamers are so damn whiney this days! Grow some damn balls and get some common sense.
Re: New Date for PS5 Reveal Event Coming 'Soon', Says PlayStation
I mean the cop has already lost his job and been arrested...what else could the rioting achieve other than to get the attention of a Trump aside from another impending stoic and flippant speech? This mourning period will last months, granted, but we'll be waiting a while for everything to be "resolved regarding this matter to tackle systematic racism. Sony have no choice other than to leave it for a week or two for people to mourn, otherwise any longer and it may seriously affect their preorders and give xbox a serious advantage. Sony really have to knock it out of the ballpark and upstage Xbox on this one, otherwise Sony are gonna look dumb and like they missed their window months ago, which let's face it, they already have now. Let's hope it was worth the wait, because I sure as hell know it's palpable right now, with hype reaching fever pitch. I mean, there's an equal chance Sony can screw this up as they can nail it. Hopefully my confidence In Sony and the rest of those waiting pays off 🤞.
Re: Sony Going All-Out on PS5 Reveal Event with TV Advertising
@gabe_reisinger
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Re: PS5 Reveal Event Scheduled for Thursday Has Been Postponed
@Eldritch
This isn't the music industry or the entertainment industry to a certain extent; It's an announcement of a console. Pure and simple. I mean, are you effectively trying to tell me the news industry has stood still, because I have some news for you that you might already know, homeslice.
Here'sthe low down: the market, wherever it was, was clearly big enough that Sony outsold the Xbox by more than half or by 3:1 because of smart marketing and a flawless launch. This pretty much is seems the opposite of that and seems like convenient procrastination and issues beneith the surface.
Gamers are annoyed and this has nothing to do with politics, because the window was open months ago, despite current US affairs obviously being tragic. I'd understand if this was another 911, but it isn't.
My opinion is also not irrespective of current events, don't get me wrong because it is a tragedy, however, I feel politics is perhaps hinging on this way more than it needs to be and given the circumstances, and Sony's quietness thus far, that isn't exactly working in their favour or reflecting well on their new system or the percived confidence in their new console.
Lastly, dare I say it seems indicative of complacency after the PS4 success. It's time for Sony to move on and get it over with, because there has been enough bullsh*t so far and not enough transparency. Considering preorders have to be based on something, they may very well be missing an opportunity by whatever this is (aside from the pandemic and Black Lives Matter 2.0).
Re: PS5 Reveal Event Scheduled for Thursday Has Been Postponed
@Royalblues
Sony doesn't specifically market their system in the US and is, as a matter of fact, hugely popular outside the USA in Europe and Asia. Why the hell does a console release have to get caught up in politics?...surely that seems against the point of gaming as an escape?
At this point the only celebration would be the system actually damn releasing and being out the way so things can actually happen and move forward. Again, they need to bite the bullet, grow some balls and actually release the thing. We are sick of waiting and the world doesn't wait forever. Right now it seems like convenient procrastination and it's annoying nonetheless when the opportunity and window was open long ago and is closing by the second.
To come back to the point: 108 million PS4's sold across a plethora of countries kinda indicates that Sony's market is wider than what you assert, especially compared to a tragically low less than half of that for Xbox one becauseof a more tragic E3 launch. Regardless, if it is "the wrong time" then surely every dev would feel obliged to jump aboard. Unfortunately, this isn't the case and business or the show must go on, despite the tragedy. Politics always happens and this is going to start to seriously eat into their sucess if it carries on as people are losing patience and a the PS5's initiall success hinges on preorders that aren't even live yet, thus why it will seriously affect the trajectory henceforth.
This has seriously given Xbox an advantage and it's an inexplicable blunder to boot. Long story short: business is businesses and Sony can't get caught up in it. They have to stay above water to meet a bottom line, especially considering the PS5 is set to be more expensive which may only act to only further alienate Sony from the fanbase when you also account for this stupid playing chicken game with Xbox's price, etc.
Re: PS5 Reveal Event Scheduled for Thursday Has Been Postponed
Oh for god sakes, Sony! Grow some ***** balls and announce the damn thing already! I'm still yet to actually understand how something, while admittedly tragic, affects gaming, specifically an event that isn't even hosted in a traditional confrerence format. If this thing fails it's on Sony's ***** decision to play chicken with a system that should have been announced months ago.
Re: Reaction: State of Play's Ghost of Tsushima Deep Dive Feels Like the Future of the Format
Between this and the unreal engine 5 demo I think Sony have A continued incentive to deliver games first and strike the iron hot in regards to what won them a hands down victory this gen. Suffice to say, as long as Sony do the oposite of what xbox are doing this gen with games, it's fair to say there will never be any issues when delivering on what people want. I think that especially rings true since xbox relied on third parties in a staggered announcements that backfired, presumably to undermine Sonys whole tactic and hype, especially considering xbox's appeal on the hardware front was tarnished by the news of AC:V only targeting 4k 30fps.
I just don't understand how the premise of gaming can be so understated by a system that prizes itself on hardware so much (even if it is a 1.18TF difference) with no regard for various other factors. I mean I'll straight up say TFs are only a vague indication of performance in a vacuum and shouod never be taken at face value, especially not if it does not account for thermals, performance under, software and literally anything else, etc. Long story short: the hardware means jack if there's no love for games (preferably first party variety that aren't just a cold rehash if the same dead hears bested for a decade a la gears, halo, forza bla bla bla).
If games are first then surely everything else falls into place, especially considering Sony have loads of first party studios and games to boot to show, instead of relying on vapourware. At this point it's certain xbox don't give a ***** about games more than they do services and how much money they can get by extorting idiots. I mean, they definitely don't have much in the ways of things to rival literally any game of the year award winning games that sold over 10 million per IP this gen, for example. I think the fact Xbox waited this long to disappointingly throw a few third party gameplay trailers with their logo slapped on the beginning and end of them last amid all this hardware hyperbole is pretty much quite telling of their priorities.
With that said, Sony and Sucker punch got it right with this and that's great news for the ps5 formula considering Sony have no incentive to fix what isn't broken or bother with xbox essentially playing tennis without a net on the games front-- aside from the same old one horse race bs they insist upon gamers. Seriously, just let go of halo, gears and forza. Nobody gives a crap!
Re: PS4 Console Sales Surpass 110 Million with 41.5 Million PS Plus Subscribers
R.I.P. Xbox One and One X.
Re: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum PS5 Screenshots Are a Glimpse Into the Future
@Nickolaidas
I mean, aunt May kinda died...so that's unlikely. Jokes aside, the character has potential in line with the movies before, but maybe the character has been a bit milked in perspective and the execution maybe not the best, but we pretty much don't know anything yet aside from the look of the game. One thing I agree in is that this definitely fails to impress in regards to next gen prowess graphically. Hopefully it's a substance over style thing, but who knows. I am certainly not holding my breath.
Re: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum PS5 Screenshots Are a Glimpse Into the Future
@Nickolaidas
I mean, that is literally the character from the much beloved LOTR franchise...so obviously there's some ambition for a game. The execution, however...yeah, the least we say the better. Not bad, but not great.
Re: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum PS5 Screenshots Are a Glimpse Into the Future
@GADG3Tx87
Or a burn victim. Looks like the early days of 360 when you had to wait a whole minute for the textures to pop in lmfao
Re: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum PS5 Screenshots Are a Glimpse Into the Future
@TrueAssassin86x
There's also observer: redux and quantum error, obviously there's going to be another assassins creed (i.e. the one universal constant).
Re: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum PS5 Screenshots Are a Glimpse Into the Future
The art style is hideous! It looks half way between a love child of telltale and realism that had an aborted cronenberg baby together 🤢🤮. Suffice to say, this ain't a glimpse at next gen by any stretch, and this definitely ain't it, chief. Also, why does sméagol look like a balding Steve Buscemi, only more bug eyed. DISGUSTING.
Re: This PS5 DualSense Render Is Too Sexy Not to Share
@Cybrshrk @CybrshrkInteresting you mention a ‘manifesto’ but the rest of the consumers with a brain actualy despise predatory services, and the gaming industry as a whole has been objected to the notion of loot boxes or "games a service” morally and legally--firstly because they suck, but secondly because they’re scummy. If you’re honestly trying to tell me that an empire, so to speak, built around this principle is stable then you have another thing coming. Further, just because a brand has money does not mean they are also popular or “playing" at all. To me this screamed cop out from day one because xbox had and has nothing to offer over the slew of titles Sony have published and garnered accolades from.
What epitomises this morally is the fact xbox have no regard for whether they should be providing such a service that effectively means you own nothin all for the small fee of your soul in shilling out for the same game every month. Why would or should I care about paying 10 bucks every month for a game I cannot access without a subscription? Further, why would or should I pay money for games I may not care about and gamble? Seems very much like a system designed to lock you in whereby the consumer gains nothing in the end. The money end from it only tells me that consumer ignorance and stupidity goes hand in hand with predatory services when people ultimately pay exuberant prices for nothing in return. Ultimately you end up with nothing while having payed 840 bucks over the span of a console generation on a bs service. What’s even more legible is by the next time the other console generation comes around you’ll be paying twice and twice as much for the same game which turned the whole backwards compatibility on its head.
By your logic your saying it’s ok as long as they earn money, despite capitalising off of consumers getting shafted. By that logic Konami is the old guy because they said ***** gaming and instantly decided gambling was more profitable. Use your brain, that is the world where gaming stagnates and dies. All this can be avoided if on brand pulls their finger out and has some incentive to honestly compete with games and not break even squeezing money from the lowest common denominator of gamer.
Re: This PS5 DualSense Render Is Too Sexy Not to Share
@Cybrshrk
I also have no idea how many times I have to reiterate this for it to stick, but Halo debuted on the original xbox and ever since they have coasted on that one franchise, so evidently 'same old' still is same old and waffling to boot. like how many games in is Halo now? what's even more laughable is that none of them recently managed to garner any significant praise opposed to an almost universal sigh after being let down (again), just like gears did (again). time to let go. it's also hilarious how you seem to think titles like uncharted are inherently same old when there has been significant changes not only graphically but in regards to the narrative, with GOW being a testament to turning things around, so to speak. it wouldn't be so bad if existing franchises just concluded bu they're painfully mismanaged it cant go unnoticed and it is just wearing thin at this point.
lastly, what does TLOU2 have to anything, despite the fact exactly no consumer has played it and you're basing that on rumours, that still has nothin on what xbox have been coasting on for the best part of a decade now. so what if the last of us doesn't live up to expectations? if isn't their first and wont be their last successful title and that's the beauty of the aforementioned brand trust and consistency. that is the point you fail to understand.
Re: This PS5 DualSense Render Is Too Sexy Not to Share
@Cybrshrk
Secondly, regarding those other titles, I have very clearly mentioned them for the sake of transparency as a retort to a very obtuse argument with a very anecdotal angle, that is frankly irrelevant. and so what of those massive titles that have had exactly no competition in the ways of xbox growing some incentive and actually giving their system a shred of justification regarding its existence? Again, the last time I checked such IPs honestly rake in the big bucks and show sony care about games and gamers, yet another thing the big coperate conglomerate (Microsoft) fails to account for in giving most what they want: something new.
The fact of the matter is Sony's huge success is attributed to something and you have failed to do is connect the dots. after-all, at least going by the figures, it wouldn't be a surprise GOW contributed to console sales with more than 10 thousand games and is a classic example of how games like Horizon, GOW, Spiderman, The last of us, etc. are so important because exclusive games are in symbiance with the system sucess, thus those sales equate to potential system sales, thus 108 million consoles doesn't seem like some wild coincidence now does it?
Thirdly, you are making no point when consistency builds legitimacy and thus consumer trust, and then success. What is interesting is how the success of Sony is easily attributed to their ability to learn from mistakes and develop. this gen saw xbox pull two 180s on their tactics and none of them learned anything from each blunder, nor did it significantly turn sales or profits around. Sure, xbox may have acclaimed to "most powerful" this and "most powerful" that, but did that change anything? ***** NO! xbox practically stumbled out the gate with a slew of anti-consumer bs, no discernable games to compete with the likes of the order, knack, infamous and killzone, etc. and that gap only grew as the bs became all the more transparent with xbox seemingly giving up and appearing comparatively less ambitious with flops like rize, which was frankly the most pathetic and laziest game I have ever played from a first party studio.
xbox clearly aren't committed to the primary focus of games and games first, but the fact of the matter is that hardware did not turn it around this gen, and with hardware so negligible this time round they need consistency, legitimacy and trust in regard to software and games, because that is the stakes Sony plays with thus far has led to the hands down victory with virtually no resistance where it counts and sales will only partly expose this truth. Again, Sony didn't have a win handed to them for better hardware out the gate, but achieved that through the honest ambition of what gamers want good games and secondary bonus of having a reason to buy and be loyal to their system. despite the fact xbox very much is obsolete when PC is factored in, there has been ample time to push first party games and push resources into IPs and game development, instead of placing all their cards on the one X.
Re: This PS5 DualSense Render Is Too Sexy Not to Share
@Cybrshrk
well, erm, like, if you were totally paying attention, then you might have ascertained the part where I basically brought a consensus and sales into the mix where your whole 'Sony isn't really just blowing up with new original ip either is all I'm saying.' was concerned, as they clearly are, regardless of what you deem "new", and even if that fails to count for the aforementioned titles you omitted from your retort. Regardless, Sony still have the upper hand already over anything xbox have now or in the future in regards to franchises (plural) and foreseeable IPs, obviously accounting for any new games along the way, unless they change tactic; change is goods you concede- and we already know Sony have games in the pipeline verus like, what, halo? not exactly surprising and just a little tired like the franchise at this point, but I digress.
what isn't also surprising is that Sony are committed to narrative-focused, single player games and what is essentially focused on a broad, mature audience opposed to a demographic that seemingly can't go 5 seconds without an explosion and is attention deficient. You can also find Sony going on record to state that games always come first and, judging by history and their success, it isn't an-unfair statement to say that Games have had a huge impact and IS a factor regardless of your blatant gymnastics.
If you also extended your limited attention span to the matter at hand, then you might have ascertained that two games surpassing 10 million each with a slew of awards and revenue is actual where the money is (as a very limited example for sake of argument) verus scummy services that should never be taken seriously, and was only introduced as damage control. non of that should ever sideline honest sales and healthy competition that's evidently been lacking. need I remind you why ps4 sold 108 million in the first place? hint: Microsoft have historically had hit or miss software, the same lineup of games and they certainly didn't win anyone with windows 8, so nice try.
Re: This PS5 DualSense Render Is Too Sexy Not to Share
@cali_kush70
Good to see people have some common sense these days. It never was really about power anyways, since a decent game making the most makes a world of difference and truly pushes the capabilities regardless. I mean, you're good despite what persuasion you come from, but true power enthusiasts opt for PCs and that in itself makes xbox obsolete. Anyways, I can't wait for the actual benchmarks to dismiss this bs about TF count, but I especially can't wait for the games Sony have lined up in the future. It's truly going to be a special system indeed, especially when you consider VR, too.
Re: This PS5 DualSense Render Is Too Sexy Not to Share
@Cybrshrk Ì
Nothing has also never come close to xbox's level of waffling with franchises, say, maybe aside from COD and Assassins creed. So that same old remark is bs to me and obviously obtuse.
Re: This PS5 DualSense Render Is Too Sexy Not to Share
@Cybrshrk
Really, so apparently the newest exclusive Spiderman IP, that has simultaneously set and broke sales records as the fastest selling ps4 exclusive surpassing GOW while breaking 10 million sales (13.2 million). That apparently means nothing? So what about Horizon: zero dawn, The last of Us, Bloodbourne, the last guardian, concrete genie, days gone, ghosts of Tsushima, The order 1886, detroit: become human, death stranding, until dawn, dreams, and a few or basically any VR games apparently just skipped your mind? In regards to a limited scope on what sony offer? So what about remakes? The market is full of them and is clearly still offering something familiar, yet new for a new demographic of gamers. The Resident evil 2 remake was huge and the 3rd has alredy surpassed the lifetime sales of the original in under a week. So frankly I think shrugging a remake of is rather convenient when actively ignoring games like Shadow of the colossus and medievil, for example, both of which were huge.
Is it not enough to say that you're more than likely the minority here, especially when games like Uncharted 4 managed to sell over 15 million copies grossing 65 million in three weeks in digital sales alone whilst winning 5 out of 8 nominations including a game of the year award. Further, something like GOW also won a game of the year, surpassed 10 million sales and picked up a game of the year in the process. I wouldn't even be mad if Microsoft had any ambition, but with the bar set so high, you can't exactly get pissy with some guy calling out the complacency, especially with the dry season the xbox has had with virtually nothing to show even factoring in new framchise releases. I also wouldn't get uppity when xbox have not shut up since about the master chief collection, and then even managed to screw that up at launch LMFAO.
Secondly, GOD of war was a new IP for all intents and purposes and was the biggest departure a franchise such as it has ever seen (that being a basic button mashing hack and slash with little in the ways of plot). So really I'd go as far as to say every accolade is deserved and did the franchise justice in effectively refreshing it, which is something that is rarely done in games. Also, Uncharted 4 and its expansion game was a conclusion to the franchise and effectively demonstrated how not to waffle on and keep a franchise meandering for eternity like some input limbo that inevitably kills franchises and renders their reputation null.
Thirdly, if it wasn't clear enough, your opinion is menaingles and frankly that which obtuse for the sake of it. I'm clearly emphasising that there's no excuse not to have something in responss to the slew of new IPs and existing ones being expanded on while xbox virtually offer nothing. Xbox have also historically offered nothing outside the few you can count on your hands and the fleeting sense of superiority and are obviously oblivious to the competition and market. That's neither how you cary a generation or existing franchises and frankly a game like gears 4 and 5 is a fate worse than death when the game had already concluded with 3, for all intents and purposes. I'd also like to see a legit consensus that Sony titles have outlived their welcome. You wot find one outside of braindead morons, because such a consensus doesn't exists.
Fourth, when have Sony ever ripped off anything like gears or even Halo? They maybe have like one racing game and maden but even the racing game is miles apart in almost every aspect aside from the core mechanic. Kill zone was/ is nothing like Halo LMFAO! instead what I remember is xbox getting a lucky break and riding out the coat tails of that shred of success and having a failed generation to show for it now. I also distinctly remember the gap closing toward the end of last gen with Sony having learned it's lesson and hands down being the most successful system with 108 million sales versus 65 being not even close, pal. If you're trying to tell me Xbox have been on their A game this whole time then they're instantly gonna fail if they keep this up. Even if xbox are hiring what like 5 studios? And what? Who are they? What do they specialize in? The fact of the matter is xbox clearly have been inept at handling existing franchises and it's become apparent that anything else under the same publisher is probably going to indicate the same trend unless they overall their tactics and priorities- which is very unlikely given the fact they were shoved to the side. Obviously you can be optimistic, but xbox have never lead gaming where it counts: games. Again, they had a break with the 360 due to some game related accolades and a major unrelated one in regards to ps3 development and logistical issues to do with price, etc.
Another harsh reality that you will have to ascertain is that there just isn't a market for xbox outside of perhaps Europe and America. What's also clear is that xbox have never ever tried to expand their horizons and appeal to those markets with games or literally anything else to offer that's a shred of something anyone would care about, suffice to say, the same lineup of games that I'm sure even the fanboys are rolling their eyes at isn'tgonna cut it. It's also painfully obvious to anyone but you than Microsoft have had zero ambition and with this hype about the hardware gettinv all the more obnoxious, despite being negligible, this talk of studios is nothing more than a consolation prize it seems. They're seemingly not willing to gamble on putting hyperbole and pride aside and invest/ commit to decent narrative driven games and have yet again out all the cards on hardwares. Yet again, that what the hugest mistake that lead to the xbox one x and xbox one brand overall flopping. The hyperbole of teraflops did not bolster sales on the one X or even close the gap that games could easiky fill and obviously the xbox 360 was the weaker system innrehards to hardware, but had gears and halo going for it. Now it's time they let go and learn thw6or lesson, but they won't and never will seemingly. You'd be delusional not to see that. Power is but one aspect and not the be all and end all when you consoder the specs are neck and neck for all intents and purposes.
Finally, the whole point is giving your system a justification and Sony have VR, a slew if solid games and accolades , with a loyal fanbase to boot, on a system that primarily is exclusive regarding its huge library of games (I.e. tied to that system). These days it's all the more apparent that hardware isn't everything, especially when both target 4k 60 with ray tracing, but historically speaking, Microsoft are fighting an up hill battle between consoles being rendered obsolete due to PC and 90% of their games being on the Microsoft store with no VR to complete, with no apparent incentive to actually offer something to different markets and demographics while also proffering high quality AAA first party games as well as decent indie titles that aren't just copy and paste infantile games from the play store that outright suck.
Re: This PS5 DualSense Render Is Too Sexy Not to Share
I never understood why it is people loose their s*** over a white system when the black one is released, and the lose their s*** over a black one when the standard one is white. I personally prefer the option for both, but would people just calm down and have a rational mind when they consider color =/= design and just because it's black doesn't make it better or change the design, since it's the same aforementioned design controller.
Besides, black systems just look cheap and nasty, plus they visibly wear worse with greasy hands giving them a sheen with dusting being all the more visible and annoying.
I like this modern and futuristic design, it seems in line with an alienware design philosophy and their PSVR headset, too, which is hopefully indicative of the new system itself, which is to say very exciting stuff if it remotely resembles the peripheral in question. The rest just need to get over it and accept change, while the others coke to grips with the fact the xbox series x (still a dumb name) is as boring and uninspired as most of their consoles prior and I'm sure it's fair to say xbox have always sucked at this, I mean, just look at that hideous Duke controler that was swiftly replaced.
Re: This PS5 DualSense Render Is Too Sexy Not to Share
@hkreasthull
Thats actually wrong. The power is always negligible and has always flip flopped between the two in regards to the undying d***measuring contest the platform is synonymous with. The xbox 360 was also inferior in regards to hardware power over the ps3, however, due to a higher price and logistics regarding being harder to develop games for, the ps3 was slightly behind but soon made up the difference toward the end of the cycle with games to follow like The last of us setting the benchmark for what the potential is and that translated to the ps4s record breaking success regarding having a palm and getting their s*** together, which will logically follow on with the ps5.
To no finer point, this gen was the reverse of last gen with xbox one at launch, having no incentive for gaming and the same watery hardware and an operating system that sucks and is so inconsistent to the point it becomes alienating. It just goes to show it's always about games, but the real question is what is Microsoft's move, since all they have done is rehash sequels as part of a dying string of mediocrity.
To he brutally homest Xbox have had no genuinely above average games this gen and had maybe one or two like cuphead and sunset overdrive which still fizzled, certainly nothing on the likes of GOW, spiderman ps4, shadow of the colossus remake, Uncharted, horizon zero dawn and the last of us, just to name a few.
All things considered it's still neck and neck in regards to hardware, since there's a 1. Something discrepancy according to floating computational power aka: teraflops and the ps5 just seem to be the system that's a guaranteed decent system with a consistent, solid software and equally great games lining up sequels with new IPs guaranteed and in the pipeline, as expected, plus VR as a bonus.
Sony also seem to be busy optimising performance in regard to thermals by having a CPU that gets hot where it's necessary under load and guages throttling on a case by case basis, instead of necessitating an always hot system, which may prove to be noisy and a bottleneck, with a uninspired large design and fan to match, but they're essentially going to be running a similar configuration and all it boils down to is software and optimisation.
Frankly I personally think xbox has always been a poor investment if you consider PC renders it obsolete in regards to games offered and raw performance, especiallylongevity with the same games available on the same account for years that puts the backwards compatibilityto shame. There's also the fact Xbox have no competition in regards to VR which sucks and has missed the mark on gathering more fans to its system. I mean, to no finer point, the one x flopped and failed to really turn the profits and sales around for Xbox, despite having a more powerful system, going to show the power wasn't necessarily the issue.
Instead, to me it seems xbox couldn't care less about giving gamers a reason to buy their system and justify it aside from dumb services and unrelated matters aside from having a 1. Something TF advantage. I mean, placing all your cards on hardware just seems to be setting fans up for disappointment and I was ultimatley disappointed in what xbox had to offer with the X having been invested in PS4 for most this generation.
I'll just finish my long-ass monologue by saying that xbox may have appeared to won the battle, but the war is far from over and I guarantee it's hardware assault will only pip sony to the post so far before the real issues come into play surrounding games.