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[LittleBusters]

I think the real issue is can the collective might of the 23 studios under XGS fight the big 4:

Guerilla(Horizon Zero Dawn), Naughty Dog(Uncharted, Last of Us), Santa Monica(God of War) and Sucker Punch(Infamous series).

It's about quality vs quantity.

My candidates from XGS:

Playground Games
The Coalition
Rare
Obsidian
Ninja Theory
Bethesda

 

[Achillias]

Impressive line-up.

 

[Ellery]

Hopefully they will battle until the end of times and I play their games while they one up each other.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[DJT123]

xbox already 1

 

[Clear]

Sony because MS remains oblivious to interests outside of NA.

 

[Stuart360]

How do you judge who 'wins' when talking about game studios?, meta scores?, consoles sold?.
In thatcase Sony will probably win as PS5 will sell more, although Microsoft releasing games on both Xbox and PC, i wouldnt be surprised if Xbox sell more software over the whole gen.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Impressive line-up.

Your last 10 posts read like MS PR

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

Why leave out Nintendo when they have been doing bangers over MS for a while now and up there with Sony?
Naturally when talking though Sony still has the edge for best in house content from the past 3 generations.

 

[FunkMiller]

Gamers. We win. Competition is healthy.

 

[LittleBusters]

343i is the whipping boy of the industry now, demoted to single-A status until proven otherwise.

 

[DynamiteCop!]

It's not even a question anymore, and we all know they're not done buying studios yet.

This is as big as buying EA or Activision, Microsoft isn't just a threat right now, they control basically 1/4 of the AAA game industry.

The amount of games they will be able to deliver is unprecedented.

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

It's impressive that's for sure. It all depends on how Microsoft uses the studios and IPs.

 

[truth411]

Until M.S. actually make a few good new AAA IPs this isn't even a comparison. Sony all day everyday and Twice on Sunday.

 

[DJT123]

343i is the whipping boy of the industry now, demoted to single-A status until proven otherwise.

A disgraceful shame of an FPS developer. They have no excuses.

 

[LittleBusters]

The point is for Sony fans they always keep citing those Big 4 studios: Sucker Punch, Naughty Dog, Santa Monica & Guerilla Games as the 'holy of holies' studios that can do no wrong. XBox needs several studios are talked about in such hushed tones of reverence.

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

How do you judge who 'wins' when talking about game studios?, meta scores?, consoles sold?.
In thatcase Sony will probably win as PS5 will sell more, although Microsoft releasing games on both Xbox and PC, i wouldnt be surprised if Xbox sell more software over the whole gen.

ehhh MS has been doing this mostly all gen and sony sold more software than Nintendo and MS combined this entire generation. (over 1 billion) and that was before they started doing PC games as well.

 

[sobaka770]

Let them release a few new games under Microsoft umbrella first! We only have trailers and games they are releasing now are all old contracts and designs!

We won't know the true value until 3 years in at best and what MS wants: keep teams intact or do something more. And that'll only be wave 1.

 

[Arkam]

Well if we look at what all those studios put out this gen and compare to Sony 1st party you have a very clear answer. You know unless you are only focusing on the "what if" of tomorrow. In which case there is nothing to go on and its just wishes/guesses.

Oh and who wants to prepare the Bingo card for which studios get shuttered before the end of the gen?

 

[SentientStone]

In my heart it is PlayStation, mostly due to the art style and my preference for single player interactive narrative experiences.

 

[Alebrije]

Consumers

 

[MH3M3D]

The one that won every single gen.

 

[LittleBusters]

In my heart it is PlayStation, mostly due to the art style and my preference for single player interactive narrative experiences.

Hasn't Sony overdone the 'narrative' experience with the endless cut-scenes? Zelda BOTW is not like that and it's old 17 million copies. People just want to play the game, not watch a movie.

 

[MrS]

Sony will sell more units and put out games which will be received better by critics. Xbox will continue to add value to, and indeed grow, GamePass and there will be a lot of first party gems on there that Xbox fans love before the end of the generation. Xbox will be much better next gen than this in terms of the quality of their output. As others have said, gamers are the winners as competition will push both companies to new heights, provided Xbox can put out excellent games consistently.

 

[yurqqa]

Microsoft isn't just a threat right now, they control basically 1/4 of the AAA game industry

It's good that 3/4 is much bigger than 1/4.

 

[SlimySnake]

hard to say. im leaning MS because they are already working on next gen games while we dont know what platforms sony's best studios are working on.

 

[LittleBusters]

The one that won every single gen.

Sony should rename SIE to Sony Legendary Entertainment.

 

[Achillias]

Your last 10 posts read like MS PR

My guy, sush... Hahaha not really, just happ

Your last 10 posts read like MS PR

My guy, you need to learn to count.. Hehe jokes aside it is impressive .

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Going with Sony till MS puts a steady stream of quality games. They will come there this gen though.

 

[martino]

Spoiler

on both side

 

[Fbh]

Who will win in what sense? Review scores? Sales? User score?.

For me it's going to be tied. Based on the output these studios have had this gen I suspect MS will release more overall games that I like, but Sony will release the games I like more.
I don't know if it makes sense, like in 4-5 years there will have been 10 MS games I'd rate 7 or higher.... Sony is only going to have 5 but I rate all of them a 8.5 or higher.

My big "BUT" when it comes to MS is that I want to see the actual games. The studios are nice but I've yet to actually see anything that interest me come from them under MS.
Avowed sounds cool but the trailer was a short cinematic with a title screen (and The Outer Worlds was meh), Fable could be fun but it was a short cinematic with a title Screen, Starfield could be cool but all I've seen is a short cinematic with a title screen, etc.
Next gen is releasing in a couple of months and so far I've seen more tangible games (showing actual gameplay) that interest me on ps5 than Series X.

 

[JimiNutz]

MS defiinitely have a impressive portfolio of studios and it's crazy how quickly they've grown but at this stage it's hard to be too excited because they still don't have that many games that are actually out now or coming really soon.

The only thing that we can comfortably say at this stage is that their first party output is going to significantly improve but it was in a really bad state so it could only really get better.

Sony on the other hand have been killing it for such a long time in terms of exclusives that it's hard to see them going backwards.

Either way it's an exciting time to be a gamer.

Nintendo are still king though lol

 

[Nikana]

God its fucking weird to the ID logo under the MIcrosoft brand.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

It's an easy win for Sony.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

343i is the whipping boy of the industry now, demoted to single-A status until proven otherwise.

They better fix their shit. If not, MS should dissolve them and give the Halo IP to someone more competent.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

It's an easy win for Sony.

Says the guy whose avatar is the SCE splash screen from the OG PS boot logos.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Spoiler

on both side

Makes for great entertainment seeing people get riled up over shit that doesn't really matter. Play what you like and enjoy it. Someone's choice in game console/PC doesn't represent their self worth.

 

[GrayChild]

My boy Phil will beat Jim Ryan's ass without even breaking a sweat.

 

[Zog]

Sony because MS remains oblivious to interests outside of NA.

I thought it was more the case that the Japanese were Xenophobic.

 

[SentientStone]

Hasn't Sony overdone the 'narrative' experience with the endless cut-scenes? Zelda BOTW is not like that and it's old 17 million copies. People just want to play the game, not watch a movie.

I don’t know about other people, but I have not had enough since I skipped the entire PS4 generation of gaming.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Says the guy whose avatar is the SCE splash screen from the OG PS boot logos.

It's common sense. The world doesn't really care about xbox.

 

[N30RYU]

OP, what about insomniac? media molecule? polyphony digital? Bend or Japan Studio?

 

[VAVA Mk2]

I thought it was more the case that the Japanese were Xenophobic.

Japan is very picky about electronics in general not from Japan (this is not exclusive to gaming).

 

[bender]

Consumers?

 

[sircaw]

Its always going to boil down to quality.

Those studios of Sony produced some of the best game experiences you can have this generation.

It's going to be even better for next-gen.

quality always wins,

 

[VAVA Mk2]

It's common sense. The world doesn't really care about xbox.

Again says the guy with an avatar from the OG PS boot up logos.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Microsoft does not have a good record of maintaining studios. Most have devolved after acquisition.

 

[BlueXImpulse]

Betting against Sony is lunacy.

 

[Kodiak]

For all of Microsoft's acquisitions, I am much more excited for games like God of War 2, Demon Souls, HZD2, and Final Fantasy 16.

Sony just has games that make me want to drop $500 on a console. Microsoft currently does not.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Again says the guy with an avatar from the OG PS boot up logos.

Good luck with your unreachable dreams.