What Nintendo Domination? Just ignore portable consoles and Sony is the king with 500 million sold home consoles!As for NeoGaf specifically, I think MS failing helps Sony fans get over Nintendo’s domination.
I should have specified other consoles that generation then and not Nintendo products across decades.
Total software sales (units)
WII: 921.85M
PS3: 999.40M
This is really useful data because you then sit it next to the perspective consoles total sales and that the 79 additional million software sale diffrence is on the one with the smaller install base.
Meaning the attach ratio would be the smallest that gen.
Well unless 360 can't include its downloads like Wii, it might not have had a disc like Wii Sports (which Nintendo therefore included) but everyone knows the homies played Uno on 360.
Yes, and there are people that literally bought only two games on Xbox 360 and PS3, it's just that there are even more Xbox 360/PS3 owners who bought more than two games therefore the tie ratio is higher.This is because people literally bought it for Wii fit and Sports and therefore made no further purchases.
I think it's the fact that they keep throwing money at distorting the market in their favour and consumers have nothing positive to show for it. In fact it looks like they've taken over ips and studios to run them into the ground.I see a lot of people here who are very happy that the Xbox is more than in a bad place right now. They want it to crash an burn. I have all the current consoles, but even if I only had the Ps5, that wouldn't be a good thing if Sony suddenly had no more competition (Nintendo is not their direct competition).
Ok let's look at what could happen if Xbox would exit the gaming market:
There would probably be more things happening that I'm not thinking about right now. Competition is good without it there will be no progress.
- Budgets for the games would be smaller. 200 million for God of War? What for? Half that or less would be enough.
- Sony just bought a lot of new studios, none of that would have happened. In fact, they would very likely downsize significantly.
- The game quality would probably suffer as well.
- Game prices could rise even further.
- Playstation VR would probably not happen either.
- Without competition, the Ps Plus costs would probably rise as well.
Just ignore the competition's product. That is indeed the way to bake in your confirmation biasWhat Nintendo Domination? Just ignore portable consoles and Sony is the king with 500 million sold home consoles!
Really all it demonstrates is that gamers can't handle hearing anything but PR. They refuse to acknowledge nuance and acknowledge what he said, preferring gotcha clickbait instead of a nuanced conversation with honesty.
He spent the entire first half of the interview apologizing for a poor quality game and saying they have to get games out every quarter, and at quality, and they have to get their assistance and support teams in much earlier. Said Xbox games have had high MC scores for the last 2 years typically, and that's what they're shooting for.
The final comment is made in the context of the acquisition that he's dealing with; pretty obviously. Basically says that he believes that the gaming industry market is systemically built in such a way that it is anti-competitive. 1) Digital store front consolidation last gen, 2) Exclusivity deals. The anti-competitive nature of the market makes it impossible to succeed purely on the back of great games. It will require more, and will require Xbox and MS to chart a new path into an adjacent market. That's what he said, and everyone is too stupid to follow the conversation unless it's dumbed down into PR that says nothing.
"git a second jawb you stupid morons! We could put "PS" on a box and you guys will buy it even with no games, and like it!". Sure as hell don't want to see a repeat of that.All I know is that they need to stay in the game so we don't get full blow arrogant Sony.
must be the Nokia Ngage.Also, what is up with this in the background? Is this something new, I don't seem to recognize it.
No, it isnt the answer at all.This is the answer.
Anyone saying "people dont want Xbox to fail" clearly arent actually reading these threads.
If Xbox has a bad performing game, they are happy.
If Xbox has bad sales quarter, they are happy.
If an Xbox game reviews well, reviewers are shills.
Digital Foundry says PS5 is best way to play Game Y, they celebrate.....even if they were never going to play that game.
Digital Foundry says XSX is the best way to play Game X, they celebrate because the Series S version is worse than the PS5 version?
Flight Simulator is the most nextgen shit ive played, its not a game.
If Microsoft leaves the console business, we are truly fucked.....all of us.
Seems like there are a bunch of rich brand snobs who are somewhat casual gamers, and they don't care if the rest of us would have to suffer with $80 or $90 games, if Sony had a monopoly.
Nintendo is the most anti consumer company in gaming. If you owned a game on the wii digitally you didn't own it on the WII U, same with the ds and the 3ds. If you lose access to your digital owned games on any of these devices they're gone forever. At least with the OG Xbox a game you owned digitally you still have access to.Its not about wanting the competition to disappear. Its that xbox's vision is too damaging to the gaming industry as we know it. It promises a bigger focus on online, not owning your games, long term live services and lower budget games. Either they need to do it the way sony/nintendo does it, or GTFO out of the market instead of strong-arming it into submission by buying up everything.
Just like to see consequences paid for. No ill will toward MS.I think a lot of people here do want it to fail, just look at how pleased people are in the redfall thread, best day of their lives you would think.
James isnt 100% correct LJN had "some" decent games. Acclaim was far worse.They weren’t around when one company controlled 99% of the market to remember the absolute bangers that produced.
Wait until you find out who owned LJN.LJN had "some" decent games. Acclaim was far worse.
LJN caused Jame's receding hairline.
Oh shit I totaly forgot.Wait until you find out who owned LJN.
Your right it isnt but your just picking and choosing comments that validate your beliefs all while ingoring everything people are posting here to the contrary. It's a serious persecution complex with you'll.Imo the majority of people saying " we only want it to do better" are lying to themselves. its not fooling anyone else. Xbox despite its shortcomings, gets a lot of flak that for things that sony and nintendo also do. its just the general sentiment around here, I don't think there are many sony fans that care if xbox does better. The laughing and pointing seen by many, isn't how you express that.