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Polygon -Sony’s silence on PS5 has done wonders for the next-gen Xbox

Panaphonics

Banned
For me all of that is is worthless without a quality exclusive output. But that’s only my opinion. Sony brought the games and that is great for customers like me.

MS is at least trying now so that’s great for everyone.

Again,what kind of quality exclusive output can we expect for the PS5 launch? Godfall? XD which looks horrible?!
Don’t forget that the PS4 launch lineup was one of the worst launch lineups ever.
 

Venom Snake

Member
Sony has reached such a level in the world of electronic entertainment that it can afford to remain silent and everything will revolve around them anyway.
Also, let's not forget that the current generation is still underway, there are a few big titles ahead of us, so Sony does not have to start the ps5 campaign right now.
Microsoft did us a favor by revealing the most desirable secrets of their new console, but what other cards can they play now?

Let's not jump into conclusions, both of them know what they are doing.
 
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darkinstinct

...lacks reading comprehension.
Sony better have something good cooking, because with every day that passes, the disappointment will be bigger. Some are truly believing in RDNA2+14 TF right now. They may have hoped for things to calm down, but it's getting more and more crazy. I bet they don't even know what to do anymore, because they will very likely disappoint. That July reveal is so far away.
 

Hobbygaming

has been asked to post in 'Grounded' mode.
they are Talking shit about PS5 though. Like that pathetic logo reveal where people made fun of them and now people expressing their frustration with Sonys silence.
people are not talking in a good way about Sony!
When the PS5 reveal hits everyone will be talking about PS5 and the talk will be positive. It's going to be all over the internet
 

Hobbygaming

has been asked to post in 'Grounded' mode.
Ive defended the silence in the past...i didnt think it would be this frustrating though. The whole crouching down thing sounded like the long wait before Goku comes back after training for like 10 years.

I know its only March, but man i need something. Im literally saving money for a console i know very little about. I guess it doesnt mayyer because save some type of catastrophe. Imma buy it anyways. Actually thats probably why its so frustrating. My purchase decision has already been made so just show me the damn thing already, ya know?
The wait for PS5 news was starting to get to me then I saw that Ghost of Tsushima is releasing in less than a month after TLOU 2 🔥

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dDoc

Member
Saw somewhere that PS5 was revisioned. Maybe thats one of the reasons for no info yet?

Also like others said PS4 exclusives are still to land. Why talk of pS5 and leave those games in the dust?

There's still a way for the release of next gen consoles, guess Sony can afford to wait out a tad longer.
 

Gargus

Banned
Yeah people are talking about their awesome eye exploding super hot dog number 1 superior hardware just like everyone always does. But at the end of day everyone talks about playstations games which is ultimately what a game system is about.

From what I see though I see more people talking about playstation than xbox. Most of the talking I see about xbox is microsoft talking about how awesome their hardware is and websites repeating that info.
 

GHG

Member
Where those headlines? On forums in 9.2 Teraflops rumor threads?😂

Considering Xbox fans like Panaphonics Panaphonics are spending all of their time speculating about what Sony will or wont do I'd say the silence is working wonders. It's an obsession for some of these people.

Maybe it's the fear of the unknown so they feel the need to try and make their voices heard while there's still the opportunity to do so.
 

Panaphonics

Banned
Considering Xbox fans like Panaphonics Panaphonics are spending all of their time speculating about what Sony will or wont do I'd say the silence is working wonders. It's an obsession for some of these people.

Maybe it's the fear of the unknown so they feel the need to try and make their voices heard while there's still the opportunity to do so.

Xbox fans. Says the guy with an Xbox logo as his avatar. Go away, fanboy. Suck on Phil’s dick or something. This seems to be your obsession.
also, how fucking obsessed are you with ME that you have to tag me?! Seriously. Get a life, STALKER.
 
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THE:MILKMAN

Member
That sort of headline does Microsoft or their fans no favours at all. Yes it is bloody frustrating Sony remain silent but no way will such bait get them to respond.

Even Phil Spencer had a subtle dig with the 'open and transparent' line clearly aimed at Sony's silence.
 

DeepEnigma

Gold Member
But Sony is still getting headlines......

- Sony not attending E3 2020 (just like E3 2019)
- Sony not attending Pax East
- Sony not attending GDC
- Sony not attending Gamescom

Any I miss?

On the plus side they did announce "attending hundreds of global events"

The rate this virus is going nobody is attending any of that shit. Once again, Sony has great foresight.
 

DeepEnigma

Gold Member




They were also going hard, stanning for the always online DRM.

I wonder what it could be?

:pie_thinking:
 
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I’ve said before that I honestly think Sony’s silence is a mistake. It’s not like the release is 2 years away. It’s sooner than a lot of people realize.

If they haven’t done a full reveal by the end of April then I’ll officially start to worry

Meanwhile the XSX details have already convinced me to purchase Day One when I originally was just going PC/PS5 next gen
Its out of their control.
 

NahaNago

Member
It has done wonders for xbox but at the same time though Sony has like several big games coming out in the next few months so folks will be talking about PlayStation from FF7 all the way to Ghost of Tsushima. So Sony could just honestly wait all the way to E3 June and then do hard marketing all the way to PS5's release. I think what would help out folks is if Sony would announce when they would talk about the PS5 rather than us constantly going off rumors over and over again.
 

yurinka

Member
PS5 silence simply didn't overshadowed PS4 sales. PS5 is very likely to be pretty similar to Xbox, whose recents announcements other than hardware specs were features already available on PS4 (free? Pro-like updates, Remote Play, PS Now, crossbuy, etc). I'm pretty sure next gen PS will dominate again, because in addiition to all these things Sony will have their exclusive games and BC with at least PS4, which sold over 100M units and counting.

I think Sony wanted to release Dreams, FFVII, TLOU2 and maybe Cyberpunk before hyping PS5.
 

Tiamat2san

Member
I want series X badly, can’t wait.
But if they don’t show real games, they will not gain real attention.
I am not worried at the moment.
They must have planned all this and unknown games will be shown before release.
The question is how many? And are they good?

We got halo infinite, cool I like halo but I want a diverse line up.

Bring back Killer instinct for fighting game fans like me.

We need an exclusive racing game, a plateformer, a 3 rd person action game, fun family game , an adventure game on launch day or at least in the month after launch.
This and good support of multi platforms games.

When you are in their position, you need to have a strong start on content.
 
Microsoft has spent years trying to brighten up the public’s perception of the Xbox brand through experiments like Xbox Game Pass and the Xbox Adaptive Controller, but many of these innovations aren’t embraced on the level of say, Sony “announcing” that it will continue to let players share used games among their friends.
Adaptive controller ? But it's already available now.

What about their next Xbox controller ? Is it innovative ? Because Sony's DS5 is clearly bringing something new to the table with rumored 2 back buttons and confirmed adaptive triggers and haptic feedback.

I guess they conveniently forgot to talk about the new DS5 features ?

I mean, sure they showed their box, but who cares about the shape of their PC tower ? What does it bring to gaming and gamers ?
 
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Gavon West

Spread's Cheeks for Intrusive Ads
I think Sony have done an Ooooopsie resulting in a Christmas 2021 release so they can have MORE POOOWWWEEEERRRRRR. But that's just my onion.
Precisly what I'm thinking. They got caught with a lower powered box and are trying to revise the hardware at this point. If that the case, they'll cancel PS5 release for this year. As I understand it, changing hardware to retain more power isn't as simple as flipping a switch. Alot of work has to be done. We'll see...
 

phil_t98

#SonyToo
They’re giving you the Series X patch for free, just like you already get the One X patch for free, locked behind the online DRM since they’re not going send you a disk with it already on it for those who buy physical.

Both companies will probably be doing this since both have full blown current gen BC in the same ecosystem out of the gate. MS is just good with marketing buzzwords.
will you get last of us 2 patch free?
 

cireza

Member
But I thought it was a smart move according to another topic. So who is right ? Did someone lie to us ?
 

Shin

Banned
The wonders this person speak of is Xbox itself and not the silence of the other team.
People around here claim that the team behind the platform isn't important, I disagree.
Look at the Tweet below, it's silly as hell, yet it is precisely what makes me happy to buy into their eco-system.
Games should be fun, the people behind it, the devs, the publishers, the platform-holder and I feel Xbox is just that.

 

hunthunt

Banned
Now Microsoft has to find a way to silence Sony about the Ps4 and his games to finally reach complete domination in the videogames business.
 

LMJ

Member
Hoo boy, It's truly baffling how much some of you are reading into something We have no concrete info over, similar to a conspiracy theory you hear a snippet here there and then you fill in the rest and start screaming that the sky is falling lol

My personal opinion, so take it with a grain of salt but I'm going to wager that Sony is simply waiting for it big name games coming out you know final fantasy 7 remake, the last of us 2, ghost of Tsushima...

Chances are they don't want to overshadow that news with hype for the playstation 5 making people wait to buy a new system rather than purchasing the games when they come out, I would argue from a business standpoint this is also a smart thing to do...

CatLady CatLady , no I don't think arrogant Sony is back, I simply think they're biding their time likely gonna introduce the PS5 with a big showcase just like they did the PS4...

Gavon West Gavon West and Hayabusabruh Hayabusabruh do You have any idea how much building a new console would cost, Sony would not make a stupid mistake like that as it would be a hard thing to bounce back from loss wise, especially if the development kits and so forth are already out in the wild

DynamiteCop! DynamiteCop! , octiny octiny and D darkinstinct Guys I know your xbox loyalists that's great, but seriously watch it with the personal attacks and the borderline trolling you've already lost one comrade no need to start seeing people drop like flies...

you know this?

A bet is a wager...so no lol
 
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Boss Mog

Member
Some SJW soyboy games "journalist" who knows nothing about games or the world said:
A new generation of gaming consoles will arrive in 2020, but you wouldn’t know that from how Sony is handling its marketing of the PlayStation 5. So far, in terms of new information this year, we’ve got the unveiling of a new logo ... and that’s kinda it.

Anybody with half a brain and some understanding of the consumer electronics industry knows that they aren't talking about it because the coronavirus might potentially affect the manufacturing of the PS5 and as such we could see a delay to 2021. The virus could have also been responsible for the cancellation of the reveal event itself as many rumors suggested it would be happening on February 29.
 
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