Seems like a contradiction to me. If the holiday season is crowded with AAA multiplat releases, why does MS having better exclusives = more sales? The people that buy consoles for exclusives have likely done so already. From this point on, it's all about 3rd party support, price, and where your friends are. Exclusive games would rank below these and may be a deciding factor, all other things being equal.
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Sony: "No concerns" about any lack of PS4 software this Holiday
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Seems like a contradiction to me. If the holiday season is crowded with AAA multiplat releases, why does MS having better exclusives = more sales? The people that buy consoles for exclusives have likely done so already. From this point on, it's all about 3rd party support, price, and where your friends are. Exclusive games would rank below these and may be a deciding factor, all other things being equal.
John Bender
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You already played the "50% new content" of Tearaway Unfolded (compared to Tearaway Vita)? How was it?
Dredd97
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family_guy
Member
From a competitive holiday perspective it isn't anything to be excited about. It will do worse than LBP3. It's really about what they have in their lineup that has mass market appeal to attract new consumers. Their sales this holiday will be good but just not as good as they could have been with the loss of UC4.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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You are coming down quite hard on this. It is also okay to disagree with ones opinion as well. God forbid you can't question someone's thought process and why they thought so?
It's not like he said anything negative too.
Crimson_Gold
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I want Folklore and White Knight Chronicles
GHG
Gold Member
I'm actually curious... Where have I posted my opinion on this subject matter in this thread?
protomouse
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Sony has no games.
Nintendo won't be at E3.
Microsoft spent 2.5 billion Xbox dollars on Minecraft.
Quite honestly, they could announce next to nothing at E3 and still need not concern themselves about holiday sales.
schaft0620
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[Call-Me-G];163918267 said:
There are a ton of great games to play on the PS4 and it's only going to get better, its simple.
You have a time machine. How did E3 and PGS proceed exactly?
Airtight logic.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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I think he said start? Not all there is to offer? Like? >_>
John Bender
Banned
Well good then that Tearaway Unfolded isn't a remaster.
And "lol indie game" is still a thing? Baffles my mind.
Escpecially for a game like No Man's Sky.
[Call-Me-G]
Banned
I understand. But given the fact that I also own a Xbox One, I should have waited for Uncharted 4.
Concerning 3rd party games, I'm still waiting for the 8th gen Bioshock, the 8th gen Mass Effect, etc... Nothing really mind blowing has been released yet. Many games have failed in giving us great experiences. TW3 is coming. I'm really confident. This gen is starting slowly. Really slowly.
schaft0620
Member
Tearaway Unfolded isn't a remaster.
Indeed, and if they just do a price drop then oh boy, watch out.
Dredd97
Member
Interesting choice that, I think it would work but needs some extra work, I found the first one a bit too dry for me, however I'd love a HD port of FFXII and the dark chronicles series
Veritigo_X
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If you ignore third party games which apparently don't count for anything.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
Well you started off by asking him why he was upset, and then implied that he somehow was telling other people how to feel about Sony's lineup despite the fact that he didn't do anything but express his own opinion about how he felt.
It doesn't matter what your opinion on the matter is, you challenged an opinion he never even gave just because he said he didn't like Sony's lineup.
He didn't even challenge his thought process, he straight up made up an argument that the poster didn't make by trying to claim that he was trying to convince other people to be disappointed with Sony's lineup when all he said was that he personally wasn't thrilled with it.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
i already played Tearaway yes.
And I'll wait before saying that this nebulous "50% new content" is actually worthwhile. For all I know it's akin to those "1h of exclusive gameplay" Ubisoft used to do for some games, or useless rehash of previous missions.
Stone Ocean
Member
You forgot the "how does this console keep selling with no games?" part
John Bender
Banned
And the "indies, remasters, japanese games don't count" part.
You can hear that stuff on Facebook or Youtube all the time
Crimson_Gold
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Interesting choice that, I think it would work but needs some extra work, I found the first one a bit too dry for me, however I'd love a HD port of FFXII and the dark chronicles series
I think SE is going to bring FFXII eventually. Dark Chronicles and Rogue Galaxy would be welcome additions to the remaster train.
I loved White Knight Chronicles. Idky either. It just was a lot of fun creating combos and transforming into a giant mechanized knight. I liked the online as well
Hans.Gruber
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[Call-Me-G];163919563 said:
I bought my PS4 only for exclusives, since I play 3. party games on X1.
And so far my library has been pretty good:
MLB, Bloodborne, TLOU, Infamous SS and FL, KZ SF
haven't played Driveclub and Order yet.
It's a pretty good menu of games IMO. PS4 is only 1,5 years old.
Kssio_Aug
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Dominating the charts like they are, theres nothing for them to be concerned. For me however... Stating one indie game and a remaster of a Vita game like something trully relevant (read: as AAA title relevant) doesnt make me feel more comfortable.
I hope to see a surprise at E3 for PS4 this year, if not, at least a confirmation of Persona 5 for this year in NA (what I believe its unlikely).
I hope to see a surprise at E3 for PS4 this year, if not, at least a confirmation of Persona 5 for this year in NA (what I believe its unlikely).
Kenzodielocke
Banned
This my biggest concern right now, that it won't...
wumster3000
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Thanks for this bit of info, I haven't seen any gameplay or read any articles about it really. I blew it off when it was announced because I knew my extraordinary Vita experience would be too difficult to translate to a controller. It was a wonderful game.
If PS4 doesn't have a mindless tps, fps and racing exclusive for the Holiday how can we shoot things and drive in circles this Holiday? Please ;_;
John Bender
Banned
Tearaway Unfolded isn't a remaster.
What else would you like him to name drop? An E3 announcement?
Dragonslayer_023
Banned
This means absolutely nothing, of course Sony is going to say that they're not worried about the holiday. It could be as sparse as last year.
Dredd97
Member
excellent choice my man!
no back on topic...
lets just wait for E3....
and remember kids a console isn't just for christmas
I enjoy playing games year round instead of buying 4-6 during christmas and spreading those throughout the year. Bloodborne has been amazing and MLB is the best sports game every year. I don't want to make a list war but the ratio of exclusives is in favor of one and not the other.
friskykillface
Banned
Uncharted 1-3 remaster please
i bet lots of DLC for existing games too, bloodborne, killzone, infamous, etc
Tearaway is like LBP3 , not for me so hopefully they have a lot more to offer
i bet lots of DLC for existing games too, bloodborne, killzone, infamous, etc
Tearaway is like LBP3 , not for me so hopefully they have a lot more to offer
it's been two years since reveal and they still haven't showed any gameplay other than some walking around. It's nothing people should be getting excited about.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Nope, but it doesnt make things feel better either.
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
If they stopped releasing exclusives then I'd have zero reason to get one. Same goes for XBO and Wii U.
I don't get where the idea exclusives don't matter came from, but I think that's a very misguided thought. For those of us who figure "hey, why not just get the PC version of (multiplatform game) since it'll have the best graphics and free online!", we need console exclusives to drive us to said console.
The only exceptions to this are console exclusives that are also on PC, but where it's reasonable to assume the vast majority of players are on console (SFV).
Backfoggen
Banned
Meaty Bloodbourne DLC and I'm good.
SuperSonic1305
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I'm drowning in "concern"
double jump
you haven't lived until a random little kid ask you "how do you make love".
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man if you don't get outta here with that fuckshit.
I want some real games son. Don't get me wrong, those games seem very innovative and ambitious. But I want them in house AAA big action Sony titles.
Anything announced at e3 will most likely get pushed to next year.
Looking like 3rd parties going to win the holidays. This is disappointing cause I'm not interested in any of the annual franchises. Heck the only game I'm looking forward to is mgsv atm.
Neuromancer
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Yeah fuckin' indie games
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
Considering Sony apparently nabbed the advertising rights to Battlefront and COD surely this year was in the bag anyway, with or without an interesting exclusive line up. If they do have a bunch of interesting exclusives to bring to holidays too then I can see this being a landslide victory for them. No Man's Sky alone got a whole load of people's attention and if they have anything else that turns head like that did, well it's gonna be an interesting year.
John Bender
Banned
Really? Man, I remember I saw them flying around in spaceships.
Crimson_Gold
Member
Here, put on this red life preserver of no games outrage. That will save you.
I don't see why any of the console makers would want to put their exclusives next to CoD, Battlefront and the like. Why not release your exclusives against little competition and make a killing? I believe there will be holiday titles, but they won't be betting the farm on anything. Why set yourself up for likely failure when a month like April could be all yours.
Getting excited again
MS doesn't have any big exclusives out yet though. Halo and Tomb Raider are the first true potential console-sellers.
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