Confused Cheeseburger
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So we're just disregarding the buzz for Spiderman, God of War and Days Gone?
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VentureBeat: Nintendo Switch generated more positive E3 reactions than Xbox One X
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So we're just disregarding the buzz for Spiderman, God of War and Days Gone?
But the article says:
"Although Nintendo generated more conversation volume than Xbox, when it came to conversations surrounding the Xbox One X versus Nintendo Switch, Xbox One X was received more positively than the Nintendo Switch by the E3 audience. Interestingly, the Xbox One X was mentioned only 1 percent more than the Nintendo Switch during E3, which means this audience was equally discussing and perhaps comparing the consoles. However, 57 percent of the conversations about Xbox One X were positive while only 45 percent of all Nintendo Switch conversations were positive."
So for console talk X received more positive talk. Or am I reading this wrong?
"Although Nintendo generated more conversation volume than Xbox, when it came to conversations surrounding the Xbox One X versus Nintendo Switch, Xbox One X was received more positively than the Nintendo Switch by the E3 audience. Interestingly, the Xbox One X was mentioned only 1 percent more than the Nintendo Switch during E3, which means this audience was equally discussing and perhaps comparing the consoles. However, 57 percent of the conversations about Xbox One X were positive while only 45 percent of all Nintendo Switch conversations were positive."
So for console talk X received more positive talk. Or am I reading this wrong?
Yep. And while other stage shows were trying to imitate esports, Nintendo actually had it. The commentary was on point throughout, and the high level play was intense. I also saw some people say they were finally sold on ARMS thanks to the tournament.
From what I've seen overall impressions have been very positive. Game runs at 60fps docked and portable. Everything aside from Journey is included and there's some good gameplay videos on YouTube. It sounds silly but FIFA 18 is one of my most anticipated titles on switch.
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Deleted member 231381
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No, you seem to be reading it correctly. The implication would be that people were discussing Nintendo's software in significantly more positive terms than that available for the Xbox in order to make the numbers work. That's perhaps unsurprising - Nintendo really catered to the crowd with Odyssey and Prime 4.
The problem with Xbox is that they don't have any must-have exclusive titles. The direction which they are heading leads to, the people they are trying to appeal to, say "Why should I buy an Xbox if a PC does the same and I can do much more things on a PC?".
The Switch lineup for this year is just nuts. The problem is that there won't be enough Switches for everyone.
The Switch lineup for this year is just nuts. The problem is that there won't be enough Switches for everyone.
Literally who actively uses Facebook nowadays lol
it's been mentioned plenty of times but softwarewise, 2017 is proving to be a terrible year for MS
they are being squashed by Nintendo and Sony, it started with Zelda and Horizon and it's going to get worse as the year goes by
a powerful console with no (or too few) major exclusives serves no purpose.
they are being squashed by Nintendo and Sony, it started with Zelda and Horizon and it's going to get worse as the year goes by
a powerful console with no (or too few) major exclusives serves no purpose.
Incitemaybe
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I mean...X box X is a powerful console but as someone who's been gaming for 40 years there's always something more powerful around the corner.
Gotcha. I keep seeing people saying 499 and such, but that doesn't look all that negative since it was pretty positively received.
Omega Kirby
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SO basically
Hardware wise Xbox X got more positive reaction than Switch
Software wise, Switch got more positive reaction than Xbox X
You're just witnessing usual gaf hyperbole
That was about reactions during the conferences and didn't separate negative and positive feedback.
This article is about the entire week and separated the opposing moods.
SmokedMeat
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Did they miss Minecraft in 4K??
Exactly! So it's a win win. Don't understand the negative tone from this thread regarding Xbox.
I'm confused. From that same article:
So which is it - Nintendo generated more conversations but lesss positive reactions, or Xbox generated more conversations but less positive reactions. In the same article, they literally contradict themselves. The first half says Nintendo had more positive reactions and less conversation than Xbox, the second half says the complete opposite.
I don't get it.
So which is it - Nintendo generated more conversations but lesss positive reactions, or Xbox generated more conversations but less positive reactions. In the same article, they literally contradict themselves. The first half says Nintendo had more positive reactions and less conversation than Xbox, the second half says the complete opposite.
I don't get it.
Exactly, let's face it, people were expecting an amazing AAA showcase of new IPs and exclusives running on Scorpio and using its power to melt our faces.
They didn't, the most powerful console in the world doesn't amount to much without a killer line up to demonstrate it, PS4 games, on OG and Pro, had a much bigger splash visually than the X overall, MS has failed to deliver this E3.
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Deleted member 231381
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That paragraph refers to discussion of the consoles only, and so excludes discussion of the software. As discussed above, the Xbox as a piece of hardware seems to have been moderately better received than the Switch, but the Switch's software absolutely blew everything else out of the water to make up the lost ground.
It's really odd to see isn't it? So much angst to not see it do well.
Gaiaknight
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2006 e3 was maigcal everyone wanted to see how the wii was gonna turn out plus nintendo had a solid lineup for people to demo , Twilight princess, metroid prime 3, super mario galaxy all were playable.
But you are cherry picking the article. It's clearly a positive article for Nintendo and Xbox.
Because a console with no important exclusives is easily repaceable.
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I didn't say it wasn't? I'm not sure what I'm cherry-picking?
Schucky Ducky
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I was just looking for this tweet haha.obligatory
Sounds like they were expecting a new generation to launch. Which doesn't make sense.
Did Sony reveal the Pro with a bunch of games we'd never seen before? New IPs and such?
So is a console who's exclusives don't appeal to you.
not necessarily, as shown in the article. you're cherry picking just the hardware side where in a vacuum what MS showed was pretty solid. it's a nice little box for the price. however when you consider the software side of it it's pretty bleak for MS whereas Nintendo is killing it with Switch software. add all that up and you have this thread.
I can't think about an AAA exclusive apart from Forza that they showed. And today cars simulator are not that popular. An Xbox E3 with no Halo, Gears of War or big new IP is just shitty.
Dash_Riprock
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The problem is they are still making games for the franchises they created during the 360s golden age.
Franchise fatigue has set in and MS is unable/unwilling to take any risks with a new franchise.
ElBoxyBrown
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Not if your the strongest and don't want to play on PC. It's still a win-win.
LordOcidax
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Nintendo+Mario+Ubisoft everywhere. Good job.
hanspampel
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so this is "Nintendo ~100% more than Microsoft and Sony"?
Crayon
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I'm not so sure about these social medial studies. Maybe they're fine idk. But the nintendo conference was pretty good. Mario looked great. The logo for mp4 was great lol. The ms conference was kind of surreal. It was good if you wanted to see some new games in general. But it was hairy if you were looking for clues as to where xbox is at. And of course there a sizable contingent who would love a given conference no matter what.
So I can see the xbox show having major mixed reaction.
So I can see the xbox show having major mixed reaction.
Dash_Riprock
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At a $500 price tag, the amount of people who fill that description is pretty slim.
Diprosalic
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which one
ElBoxyBrown
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Slim is what MS is hoping for. Expectation are already set. If MS put their entire studio on the line for the console then that would be a major failure.
Toadthemushroom
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BrandWatch: Microsoft captured 44% of mentions overall. Nintendo captured 15% of mentions
VentureBeat: 38% positive for Microsoft, 51% positive for Nintendo
38% positive of 44% of all mentions is still a much larger number than 51% positive of 15%.
But likewise the negative will be proportionally larger for Xbox, as with the neutral.
Jaded Alyx
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Please be joking.
Yeh, most impressions and videos can be found in the last few pages. There are a lot of videos on YouTube by now as well.
hanspampel
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can some one explain to me where this data is coming from and where it's shown?
Toadthemushroom
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The headline referring to consoles is strange when there are these findings/paragraphs:
It seems that Nintendo overall received more positive comments than MS, but the Xbox One X had more positive comments than the Switch overall. So I'm not sure why the headline isn't focusing on the platform holders instead of the consoles themselves.
It seems that Nintendo overall received more positive comments than MS, but the Xbox One X had more positive comments than the Switch overall. So I'm not sure why the headline isn't focusing on the platform holders instead of the consoles themselves.
Sea of Thieves isn't AAA? Forza is a flagship title for them...so showing it is a big deal. What's your metric for popular? Cause I think you're mistaken on that. They're popular enough that the generation started on Sony and Microsoft touting Driveclub and Forza. Now it's Forza and GT. Does the trailer for Crackdown not count as AAA?
That's not lost on Microsoft.