ClovingWestbrook
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If the industry were to ask you to remove one of the big three (Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft) from the video game industry both as a manufacturer and publisher, which would you choose and why? Which would the industry miss the least?
Nintendo- Classic IPs like Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, Metroid. Great handhelds.
Sony- Classic IPs like God of War, Gran Turismo, Uncharted, Jak and Drake, and more. Great hardware. Great publisher. Become very important for indies.
Microsoft- Xbox Live, Classic IPs like Halo, Forza, Gears of War.
IMO it would be Microsoft. While MS definitely helped bring online gaming to the console crowd and pushed it mainstream, online gaming for consoles is now growing independently of MS. Sony is pushing it forward with the PS4 in a big way.
Microsofts IPs like Halo and Forza sell well but there are so many shooters around and a few popular racing IPs too.
To me, the Xbox and what it brings to the industry just isn't vital for the good of the industry like Nintendo and Sony's IPs and hardware are.
Whatabout you?
Nintendo- Classic IPs like Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, Metroid. Great handhelds.
Sony- Classic IPs like God of War, Gran Turismo, Uncharted, Jak and Drake, and more. Great hardware. Great publisher. Become very important for indies.
Microsoft- Xbox Live, Classic IPs like Halo, Forza, Gears of War.
IMO it would be Microsoft. While MS definitely helped bring online gaming to the console crowd and pushed it mainstream, online gaming for consoles is now growing independently of MS. Sony is pushing it forward with the PS4 in a big way.
Microsofts IPs like Halo and Forza sell well but there are so many shooters around and a few popular racing IPs too.
To me, the Xbox and what it brings to the industry just isn't vital for the good of the industry like Nintendo and Sony's IPs and hardware are.
Whatabout you?