Sony is sure as hell doing better than MS in Japan. The US and UK are the only countries were X-Box sells better than PlayStation iirc.
So now only the UK and US are relevant countries?
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Of Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft; which would the industry miss the least?
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Sony is sure as hell doing better than MS in Japan. The US and UK are the only countries were X-Box sells better than PlayStation iirc.
So now only the UK and US are relevant countries?
BassForever
Member
Ill day Sony because Microsoft has one franchise I still care about in Halo, Sony has zero exclusives that I really care about just a few I enjoy like uncharted and god of war.
LowEndTorque
Member
I have nothing but fond memories of the gens dominated by NES, SNES, PS1 and PS2.
This gen, as great as its been, leaves me with a lot of bitter feelings towards the development of disgusting anti-consumer practices and shameless profit mongering and I feel like MS has been on the front lines of it. So as much as I give them credit for pushing console online networks to the next level they would be the least missed by me, hands down without question.
This gen, as great as its been, leaves me with a lot of bitter feelings towards the development of disgusting anti-consumer practices and shameless profit mongering and I feel like MS has been on the front lines of it. So as much as I give them credit for pushing console online networks to the next level they would be the least missed by me, hands down without question.
Kenshin001
Member
Microsoft.
Think Bungie's new game will make Halo redundant and Gears is milked out. Apart from those two their IP are unmemorable. Most good XBLA games end up on Steam or PSN (Braid, Limbo, Fez, Trials etc). They popularised paid online play, one of the worst things to happen to gaming.
Saying that I'm glad they're around to keep the others on their toes. Sony in particular needs a good slap around the head sometimes.
Think Bungie's new game will make Halo redundant and Gears is milked out. Apart from those two their IP are unmemorable. Most good XBLA games end up on Steam or PSN (Braid, Limbo, Fez, Trials etc). They popularised paid online play, one of the worst things to happen to gaming.
Saying that I'm glad they're around to keep the others on their toes. Sony in particular needs a good slap around the head sometimes.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Microsoft.
ComputerMKII
Banned
I still miss SEGA.
Krusenstern
Banned
Super Mario Land on Game Boy was my very first video game. Playstation was my first console. I grew up with Nintendo and Sony. Couldn't care less about Microsoft's games and consoles.
Overwhelmingly tragic post. Mario and Zelda are to this date, the greatest IP's this industry has bar say...GTA. To suggest the industry wouldn't miss them is not only numerically wrong, it's a critical misunderstanding of art itself. You should be ashamed.
To lose Nintendo, would be to lose a massive number of IP, frequent software and hardware innovation, competent publishing standards and one of the few companies which thrives on being different.
Flakster99
Member
Personally? Microsoft. By a fucking mile.
Gamers? Microsoft.
The industry? Nintendo.
Gamers? Microsoft.
The industry? Nintendo.
grimshawish
Banned
Microsoft.
IDK. I don't see the Industry taking up Nintendo's space with anywhere near the same quality.
Most third parties have gone incredibly mature, to the degree that to kids now GTA must seem tame.
Nintendo brings a steady stream of gamers into the industry every generation and keeps a good public face for the industry for families.
They'd be missed in the long term.
IDK. I don't see the Industry taking up Nintendo's space with anywhere near the same quality.
Most third parties have gone incredibly mature, to the degree that to kids now GTA must seem tame.
Nintendo brings a steady stream of gamers into the industry every generation and keeps a good public face for the industry for families.
They'd be missed in the long term.
Yeah it didn't. But the problem with the PS2 days wasn't market share. 3rd parties were fine with the platform and sales and stuff. But you could even tell then they were getting put off by Sony's arrogance in those days, as well as the way they designed the platform. Cases like Mikami with Res Evil and Itagaki come to mind. But due to the market share 3rd parties had no choice, but clearly jumped on another ship in the 360 at the first opportunity.
What you'd need is a platform that is dominant, yet still remains humble. Whether Sony can do that is another matter. Nintendo lost their way in their arrogance after the SNES era, and were then shot down. But after regaining their market strength, you could say they got complacent all over again. Microsoft on the surface it appears may be taking their audience for granted as well after the success and mindshare they've achieved. If Sony were to be dominant again, would they stay true or show the same pitfalls once more?
It's strange because while I don't anything like the PS2 happening again, only Sony could do it. Microsoft have got very strong 3rd party support overall, but their Japanese side of things is lacking to the point multiplat releases don't bother releasing on 360 there. And sure the likes of Ni No Kuni (and even HD collections like FFX and Kingdom Hearts) and random games like that aren't big by any means, but they still make a difference and not having them will reflect that in a way and prevent them from global domination. You could reverse that and say Nintendo get good Japanese 3rd party support and poor western (although in Wii U's case it's bad everywhere, even moreso in Japan weirdly). They have their market, but will find it pretty much impossible to break into the so called western 'hardcore', meaning they'll never get anywhere wordwide. Sony are the only ones that straddle both the Western and Japanese side of things and get the best (and at times worst) of both worlds. It's the only platform that can conceivably have pretty much all audiences on board, and therefore in my mind the only platform that could in theory achieve market dominance all over.
That's why if the OP question were to be reversed, I'd say Sony would be missed the most as their platforms are the closest you'll get to a one stop for pretty much everything gaming related (ignoring other first parties that is). Note this isn't my personal preference going forward, it's just my (misguided as it may be) view on the gaming market and where it could possibly go.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Microsoft no contest.
I don't think I can consider OoT playable now, it feels a bit old and clunky on the 3DS, but that's just me.
I don't think I can consider OoT playable now, it feels a bit old and clunky on the 3DS, but that's just me.
So he should be ashamed because his opinion doesn't align with yours?
It would be a tough call but I think I would choose Nintendo also. I own a Wii U and it just shows me how off course that company is..and they will not do a thing to correct it and will just bank off of their ip's like they always do
I would definitely agree with this.
Except I've actually played more than two Nintendo game in the past ten years.
OT, my vote goes to Microsoft since they've completely dropped the ball on software for the past couple years or more. Anything else the Xbox brand is known positively for can be covered by Sony, if the PlayStation 4 is anything to go by.
Majmun
Member
Microsoft.
Sony supports their consoles much better compared to MS. The Ps3 is still going strong with exclusives. Even with the Ps4 announced.
The Xbox was cut off pretty fast and the X360 doesn't get much support outside of the usual third pary games and Kinect nonsense. And the next Xbox hasn't even been announced...
Nintendo can't be missed. Their franchises are too well known and their quality has been pretty constant. And you just can't miss their handheld efforts.
Sony supports their consoles much better compared to MS. The Ps3 is still going strong with exclusives. Even with the Ps4 announced.
The Xbox was cut off pretty fast and the X360 doesn't get much support outside of the usual third pary games and Kinect nonsense. And the next Xbox hasn't even been announced...
Nintendo can't be missed. Their franchises are too well known and their quality has been pretty constant. And you just can't miss their handheld efforts.
I am not talking about now but when it was released, and even so you would have at least to play the game to find it old and clunky xD
btw. loved it on the 3DS - the games has aged well i would say.
UrSuLeTZuL
Banned
M$
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Seems obvious to me that the answer to the actual question in the OP (which many seem to not really be answering) is Nintendo. 3rd party games generally sell like shit on their consoles, and support for the Wii U is terrible. Sony's and MS' consoles are where 3rd parties get their big sales and make their money, so why would they want to lose either of them?
Personally, as a gamer, I'd say get rid of MS. They offer little of interest to me, and I don't like the direction they've taken the 360 in the last few years, nor where they are rumored to be taking the 720. I'll be rocking a PS4 next gen, Sony seems to know what they're doing. Nintendo I want to keep just for their classic franchises.
Personally, as a gamer, I'd say get rid of MS. They offer little of interest to me, and I don't like the direction they've taken the 360 in the last few years, nor where they are rumored to be taking the 720. I'll be rocking a PS4 next gen, Sony seems to know what they're doing. Nintendo I want to keep just for their classic franchises.
DecoyOctopus
Member
SolsticeZero
Banned
Microsoft. Easily. I don't think anyone would actually miss their paywall scheme with the exception of our very own MVP.
darkjedi187
Member
Hate to join the bandwagon but MS all the way. Outside of bringing online gaming to the forefront their have never been any games or console that I felt a need to get.
SolsticeZero
Banned
It's been M$ for years, but seemed to get more use with the 360 pay online (that the competitors didn't have), and the proprietary overpriced accessories (i.e. hard drive for 360)
Dragon1893
Member
MS, not even a contest.
PdotMichael
Banned
America is not the world.
The gaming industry wasn't dead neither in Japan nor Europe in the 80s.
Hunter-Zero
Member
Microsoft obviously
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
I did have the game and dropped it midway on my 3DS. It really is old and clunky.
I could have liked it if I actually had an N64.
because they throw money around for exclusives and timed dlc etc, they did it alot at the start of the gen. Moneyhats!
Beermeister
Banned
Nintendo.
Same games and characters over and over again. Do not want.
Same games and characters over and over again. Do not want.
So you're saying the industry would not miss being able to sell millions and millions of units of the most popular games?
I think people are reading into the OP's question as "which one would I personally not miss." The industry thrives on making money and out of the big 3, Nintendo make the majority of their own money, while most 3rd parties are left to pick off the stragglers. The industry would gladly drop Nintendo and actually be able to sell their software and not go against Mario, Zelda etc.
MikeE21286
Member
Probably Microsoft.
I'm talking about future state here.
I think Xbox Live was revolutionary, but that revolution has passed.
Their current strategy says nothing about innovation to me at all.
I'm talking about future state here.
I think Xbox Live was revolutionary, but that revolution has passed.
Their current strategy says nothing about innovation to me at all.
Brofist
Member
I dont know why but it bugs the shit out of me for some reason when people use the hyphen in Xbox.
lol
Well I get that to a degree, but Nintendo are definitely not shy of accessories and Sony have shown with their propriety memory cards they aren't averse to the same. It's only really the online
And Sony or Nintendo don't?
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Microsoft, the youngest in the gaming industry, least amount of exclusives and quite a few fuck ups in the past three-four years.
SolsticeZero
Banned
I'm not disagreeing one bit, but I think the origin of it goes back even farther to the overpriced operating system and office suite
tkscz
Member
Sega did it before Microsoft, Nintendo did it somewhat before Sega (some weird satellite thing with the SNES only in Japan). So they didn't really bring that, just a better interface and like you said, that would've been made better anyhow.
So yeah, Microsoft.