Balder
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Post by Balder on Apr 27, 2017 5:58:38 GMT
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Apr 27, 2017 6:01:58 GMT
Gears is one of my favorite series of games, and the first one is so classic. This was basically the pioneering game for the 360 and what persuaded Microsoft to add in more RAM to the console. The graphics look great even today.
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stratogustav
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Post by stratogustav on Apr 27, 2017 12:18:45 GMT
It worked. Both Gears Of War and Halo made the 360 look as the primary console for shooters.
This is why Sony invested so much in getting associated with Destiny and Call Of Duty. This is why the PS4 launched with a shooter. This is why the DLC and time exclusive new partnership with ex-Xbox's Bungie was heavily announced on PlayStation. They simply had to climb a big hill to reach the shooter recognition Xbox built with the 360.
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Apr 27, 2017 12:32:54 GMT
It worked. Both Gears Of War and Halo made the 360 look as the primary console for shooters. This is why Sony invested so much in getting associated with Destiny and Call Of Duty. This is why the PS4 launched with a shooter. This is why the DLC and time exclusive new partnership with ex-Xbox's Bungie was heavily announced on PlayStation. They simply had to climb a big hill to reach the shooter recognition Xbox built with the 360. Yeah I agree on everything. But I just want add that Playstation's way of being the shooter console with timed exclusive content is so pointless and only cheapens the game for Xbox players. Have actual exclusive content, not just take away content from one platform for a year.
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Post by stratogustav on Apr 27, 2017 17:45:02 GMT
Have actual exclusive content, not just take away content from one platform for a year. The reason is that sales keep them from doing so. They sell 2 to 1 when comparing to Xbox so they stopped caring for going all the way long time ago. Maybe they'll do it on the next gen, which is why is not surprising Xbox is already trying to push new hardware that appears next gen. For example when it comes to fighters they knew Killer Instinct was exclusive. To fight that, they didn't release a new fighting game because they knew Killer Instinct was already a well stabished brand even aftet almost 20 years, so a new IP was not going to cut it. So what they did instead is that they went to Capcom and SNK and somehow managed to obtain both main entries as exclusives, Street Fighter V, and The King Of Fighters XIV. Which is really surprising because traditionally those games come on the arcades first, and this time not even that. KOF is not even on PC and any there are no official arcade ports for Street Fighter. Talk about hardcore marketing. Even if I wanted to move to Xbox for Killer Instinct, they really got me with those 2, and I'm sure that happened to many others as well. In fact a lot of third party keeps people from Xbox. In PlayStation there is no Forza, and Gran Turismo is nowhere to be seen yet, but for the time being Project Cars, Dirt Rally, F1, and Asseto Corsa are keeping people happy, and even when those games are not exclusive they keep the ecosystem flowing.
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Post by Balder on Apr 27, 2017 18:03:38 GMT
Have actual exclusive content, not just take away content from one platform for a year. The reason is that sales keep them from doing so. They sell 2 to 1 when comparing to Xbox so they stopped caring for going all the way long time ago. Maybe they'll do it on the next gen, which is why is not surprising Xbox is already trying to push new hardware that appears next gen. For example when it comes to fighters they knew Killer Instinct was exclusive. To fight that, they didn't release a new fighting game because they knew Killer Instinct was already a well stabished brand even aftet almost 20 years, so a new IP was not going to cut it. So what they did instead is that they went to Capcom and SNK and somehow managed to obtain both main entries as exclusives, Street Fighter V, and The King Of Fighters XIV. Which is really surprising because traditionally those games come on the arcades first, and this time not even that. KOF is not even on PC and any there are no official arcade ports for Street Fighter. Talk about hardcore marketing. Even if I wanted to move to Xbox for Killer Instinct, they really got me with those 2, and I'm sure that happened to many others as well. In fact a lot of third party keeps people from Xbox. In PlayStation there is no Forza, and Gran Turismo is nowhere to be seen yet, but for the time being Project Cars, Dirt Rally, F1, and Asseto Corsa are keeping people happy, and even when those games are not exclusive they keep the ecosystem flowing. Just to be clear, I'm not denying Playstation anything. They have a lot of great exclusives, but I get ashamed of the gaming industry when they take established game series and make them exclusive. Like Street Fighter on PS4 and Tomb Raider (timed) on Xbox. It's just stupidity on both sides. And btw, Scorpio is the Xbox equivalent to the PS4 Pro. Sony has already gone 0.5 next gen.
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Post by stratogustav on Apr 28, 2017 1:05:47 GMT
Just to be clear, I'm not denying Playstation anything. They have a lot of great exclusives, but I get ashamed of the gaming industry when they take established game series and make them exclusive. Like Street Fighter on PS4 and Tomb Raider (timed) on Xbox. It's just stupidity on both sides. And btw, Scorpio is the Xbox equivalent to the PS4 Pro. Sony has already gone 0.5 next gen. It's a business. So we can't really blame them. Like I said, if Street Fighter V and KOF XIV were not PlayStation exclusives I would be playing Xbox One right now simply because they have Killer Instinct. That's just how it works. Time exclusivity is also a pain. I personally didn't mind waiting for Rise Of The Tomb Raider. In fact I'll probably start it today and I know I will enjoy it. But when it is an IP I can't wait for, I can see how annoying that can be.
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