Pallas
Gold Member
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikka...-going-to-crush-microsoft-all-over-again/amp/
Someone should tell him that he’s suppose to be shilling for Microsoft.
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Forbes Contributor: “Why Sony Is About To Crush Microsoft All Over Again”
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikka...-going-to-crush-microsoft-all-over-again/amp/
Someone should tell him that he’s suppose to be shilling for Microsoft.
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
LolForbesContributor.
Fenris Wolf
Member
Wasn't Forbes the same website to publish this article as well?
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MiyazakiHatesKojima
Banned
WTF I love Forbes now!
Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
Having heard of this guys other *stuff* you may as well have got TLW to write this unbiased piece. Also didn’t they just put out something saying the opposite? 
TBiddy
Member
Having heard of this guys other *stuff* you may as well have got TLW to write this unbiased piece. Also didn’t they just put out something saying the opposite?
If TLW was writing this, there would be a lot of dots.....and some other stuff.... that doesn't really make sense....
makaveli60
Member
I mean, he is right, shilling or not. Only those will want to buy a Series X who want to play MS exclusives and hates gaming on PC. That includes me. And if it will have much better hardware than PS5 then it will be also better for third party games.
Stilton Disco
Member
Honestly, all these articles claiming precognition over how well any of these systems are going to do, either in raw numbers or overal financial terms, is talking out of their arse.
Sony are the market leader, made a ridiculous profit this generation, and have an incredibly strong and diverse library of games and play styles, so sure, they'll probably end up dominating gaming as usual. Even their worst selling home console is still the 5th best selling ever after all.
But past success, no matter how consistent, is no guarantee of future success.
Microsoft are really good at fucking up, and are usually the 'also ran' of gaming, but thats not stopped them before and it's not looking likely it's going to ever stop them at this point.
Gaming is a problem they're happy to toss endless cash at, in the hopes one day they'll purchase a winning formula.
This gen, with the new studios they've bought, the insanely cheap game prices they're offering and the sheer volume of good will they're generating/purchasing from the gaming press (lets be fair, is there really a difference there?) may well finally have them buying the golden ticket to the success they've always acted like they've had.
Meanwhile Nintendo will Nintendo and make stacks of cash while seemingly not know what decade it is, or that any form of gaming exists outside their own stuff.
They will probably do really well, might rewrite how the entire industry works, have a slim chance of fucking up massively, or could end up doing great in complete isolation to any other trends in the wider gaming space.
Anyone that tells you they know how next gen is going to go down, who is poised to be the 'winner' or 'change gaming as we know it', is full of shite basically.
Sony are the market leader, made a ridiculous profit this generation, and have an incredibly strong and diverse library of games and play styles, so sure, they'll probably end up dominating gaming as usual. Even their worst selling home console is still the 5th best selling ever after all.
But past success, no matter how consistent, is no guarantee of future success.
Microsoft are really good at fucking up, and are usually the 'also ran' of gaming, but thats not stopped them before and it's not looking likely it's going to ever stop them at this point.
Gaming is a problem they're happy to toss endless cash at, in the hopes one day they'll purchase a winning formula.
This gen, with the new studios they've bought, the insanely cheap game prices they're offering and the sheer volume of good will they're generating/purchasing from the gaming press (lets be fair, is there really a difference there?) may well finally have them buying the golden ticket to the success they've always acted like they've had.
Meanwhile Nintendo will Nintendo and make stacks of cash while seemingly not know what decade it is, or that any form of gaming exists outside their own stuff.
They will probably do really well, might rewrite how the entire industry works, have a slim chance of fucking up massively, or could end up doing great in complete isolation to any other trends in the wider gaming space.
Anyone that tells you they know how next gen is going to go down, who is poised to be the 'winner' or 'change gaming as we know it', is full of shite basically.
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Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
You, me, and especially this writer, don't know.
Incidentally, he's not shilling. He's flamebaiting for clicks. That's different.
makaveli60
Member
What is that we don't know? Among the things I mentioned the only thing that we can't possibly know is if he is shilling or not. And TBH I don't even care if he does or not.
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Captain Hero
The Spoiler Soldier
Nvm its Forbes
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it_wasn't_me
Banned
Wrong, Forbes!
www.engadget.com
Xbox is poised to dominate the next console generation
Well, this is certainly a surprise. Xbox has been the bumbling underdog of the eighth console generation, playing catch-up to Sony's PlayStation 4 and watching from a distance as the Nintendo Switch reignited the passion of video game fans worldwide. However, over the past five years, Microsoft...
www.engadget.com
SoullessApples
Member
Or lets just wait for both consoles to come out and ignore clickbait articles. These articles are made to stir the pot. So why jump in? Just ignore it. Stop posting them. Don’t give them the attention
Ryu Kaiba
Member
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MoreJRPG
Suffers from extreme PDS
Imagine putting all that time into an article that no one will read? That person probably wasted an entire afternoon writing that garbage and no one will even open the page!
But Sony will crush Microsoft again! Somehow selling 50 million consoles on the back of Don Mattrick is getting crushed
But Sony will crush Microsoft again! Somehow selling 50 million consoles on the back of Don Mattrick is getting crushed
HaveButOneLife
Banned
It is when discussing install base.
Bryank75
Banned
He is probably right but still... you can't take Forbes too seriously.
As far as I am concerned PlayStation has hurt their most faithful customers with some of their most recent moves. The leaks about games going to PC, crossplay, cross-save, not answering MS's acquisitions in kind. The loss of several key popular PlayStation execs...
The move away from big conferences is also disappointing, E3 2015 and 2016 were great memories and the new 'state of plays' are (in a word) shite.
As far as I am concerned PlayStation has hurt their most faithful customers with some of their most recent moves. The leaks about games going to PC, crossplay, cross-save, not answering MS's acquisitions in kind. The loss of several key popular PlayStation execs...
The move away from big conferences is also disappointing, E3 2015 and 2016 were great memories and the new 'state of plays' are (in a word) shite.
Frito_Pendejo
Member
I’m excited for both consoles. Might be the first time I get both on day one.
DunDunDunpachi
Patient MembeR
Elenchus
Banned
Same argument. Different day. Ok Forbes I’ll submit.
Yes I’ll buy a PC for $1000 and a PS5 for $500 to get access to the same library I could get for just $1000 if I buy a XSX and PS5. (Sure I could use that extra $500 to buy games but this way I get to stick it to Spencer. Grin your way through this you bastard-I’m going to Micro Center!!)
Yes I’ll take the time to research motherboards and graphic cards to come up with the perfect future-proof but still budget-friendly PC build. Then I’ll order the parts and wait a week for them to arrive so that I can spend 4-6 frustrating hours putting it together and waiting on the phone for tech support when I could just drive over to Best Buy and pick up a XSX.
(Remember when I was the confused grandparent who would be hopelessly confused by the name of MS’s new console? Well I am now magically no longer that according to Forbes it seems. I am now a tech savvy millennial with a full working knowledge of graphic card benchmarks and RGB lighting. I wasn’t literate enough to read the name of MS’s new console on a box but I now can interpret all of these PC build instructions and online self help forum posts. Gee that’s awesome. Thanks Forbes.
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Also I will definitely trade the ease of plug and play on XSX for the hassle of PC gaming in my living room and force myself to use a mouse and keyboard to compete in PC multiplayer lobbies (with a wireless keyboard mouse combo balanced on my lap) when I would prefer to use a controller.
Are we good now? Did I get it all right? Fantastic. Now if I don’t need to placate you any further Forbes I’d love it you’d just leave me in peace with my consoles and stop recycling this tired ridiculous argument.
Yes I’ll buy a PC for $1000 and a PS5 for $500 to get access to the same library I could get for just $1000 if I buy a XSX and PS5. (Sure I could use that extra $500 to buy games but this way I get to stick it to Spencer. Grin your way through this you bastard-I’m going to Micro Center!!)
Yes I’ll take the time to research motherboards and graphic cards to come up with the perfect future-proof but still budget-friendly PC build. Then I’ll order the parts and wait a week for them to arrive so that I can spend 4-6 frustrating hours putting it together and waiting on the phone for tech support when I could just drive over to Best Buy and pick up a XSX.
(Remember when I was the confused grandparent who would be hopelessly confused by the name of MS’s new console? Well I am now magically no longer that according to Forbes it seems. I am now a tech savvy millennial with a full working knowledge of graphic card benchmarks and RGB lighting. I wasn’t literate enough to read the name of MS’s new console on a box but I now can interpret all of these PC build instructions and online self help forum posts. Gee that’s awesome. Thanks Forbes.
)Also I will definitely trade the ease of plug and play on XSX for the hassle of PC gaming in my living room and force myself to use a mouse and keyboard to compete in PC multiplayer lobbies (with a wireless keyboard mouse combo balanced on my lap) when I would prefer to use a controller.
Are we good now? Did I get it all right? Fantastic. Now if I don’t need to placate you any further Forbes I’d love it you’d just leave me in peace with my consoles and stop recycling this tired ridiculous argument.
Slings and Arrows
Banned
This.
skneogaf
Member
Everyone seems to be overestimating the difference between a next generation only game and a game that will be able to be downgraded enough to work on past generation consoles.
The difference, especially in the first few years is not as big as people think.
Better graphics, higher resolution, quicker load times, more enemies and more enemies etc are all that we can expect to see and all can be done over 2 generations of consoles.
The reason I know this..... Pc gaming.
You can reduce graphics that much you can play games on garbage pc's and you can crank up the settings to make it look amazing.
I feel bad for you if you believe it is any different at least the first few years.
I'd love to be proven wrong as I'll pick up whatever I need to so I can play the games I want to play.
The difference, especially in the first few years is not as big as people think.
Better graphics, higher resolution, quicker load times, more enemies and more enemies etc are all that we can expect to see and all can be done over 2 generations of consoles.
The reason I know this..... Pc gaming.
You can reduce graphics that much you can play games on garbage pc's and you can crank up the settings to make it look amazing.
I feel bad for you if you believe it is any different at least the first few years.
I'd love to be proven wrong as I'll pick up whatever I need to so I can play the games I want to play.
HeresJohnny
Member
So why bring out a console at all? Why not just let people buy Sony's console?
I will say that Forbes has written some ridiculously spectacular rubbish regarding gaming, so I would take this with the smallest grains of sand. I think Microsoft sending out the idea that console sales do not matter (and its fans buying into that horseshit) is a far better indicator of how fucked they might be than anything Forbes has to say.
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HeresJohnny
Member
Well, in defense of that, you really can't blame the guy for hopefully wishing that people will stop spending their money on Marvel sewage.
ethomaz
Banned
I think you have the gif in the wrong placeSony: We won the console war!
Microsoft:
Birdo
Banned
I think you have the gif in the wrong place
Umm...
Sony Net Worth: $45 Billion
Microsoft Net Worth: $760 Billion
ethomaz
Banned
MS money is not coming from games.
That gif is pretty much Sony Game division this generation.
Birdo
Banned
Why would they be crying, when they have the best selling console?
ethomaz
Banned
Bryank75
Banned
Sony Net Worth 2006-2020 | SNE
Interactive chart of historical net worth (market cap) for Sony (SNE) over the last 10 years. How much a company is worth is typically represented by its market capitalization, or the current stock price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Sony net worth as of February 26, 2021 is...
www.macrotrends.net
Interactive chart of historical net worth (market cap) for Sony (SNE) over the last 10 years. How much a company is worth is typically represented by its market capitalization, or the current stock price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Sony net worth as of January 28, 2020 is $89.9B.
They are a very hot growth stock at the moment...
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Birdo
Banned
Sony Net Worth 2006-2020 | SNE
Interactive chart of historical net worth (market cap) for Sony (SNE) over the last 10 years. How much a company is worth is typically represented by its market capitalization, or the current stock price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Sony net worth as of February 26, 2021 is...
Interactive chart of historical net worth (market cap) for Sony (SNE) over the last 10 years. How much a company is worth is typically represented by its market capitalization, or the current stock price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Sony net worth as of January 28, 2020 is $89.9B.
Google Lied to me (I'll assume MS is now higher too)
Still, they are no threat to MS at all. In fact, MS should just buy them out and have both consoles.
Bryank75
Banned
MS went over a trillion a year or so ago, not sure where they are now...
But both are doing quite well, Sony being a Japanese company held its value down for a long time due to the economy there.
Birdo
Banned
Sony are doing okay now. But there was a time when they were very special.
When I was a kid, if it wasn't Sony, it was trash
My Walkman, TV, VCR, and Hi-fi were all Sony. The kings of electronics.
kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
Next week when Sony presents the PS5 nobody cares about those complains anymore. And after Sony has presented their PS5 exclusives for 2020 and beyond, all this meme will be everywhere.
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