Microsoft: Xbox One Launch Line-Up Best "in Console History"
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Microsoft's only launch title I feel like I must have is gonna be available for the PS4 and PC regardless, so I find it hard to care. Peggle 2 interests me a little because I spent so much time playing the first one, but I'm guessing that's also going to be multiplatform.
They probably only think it's strong because most of those are either well established franchises or yearly iterations.
They probably only think it's strong because most of those are either well established franchises or yearly iterations.
Oh, so Titanfall isn't a launch title? That's, like, the only reason I'm still considering an Xbox One. All the other games I want (Mirror's Edge 2, Battlefield 4, Battlefront 3, Destiny) will, as far as I know, be cross-platform.
No inFAMOUS Second Son, so obviously whoever said that is sniffing a lot of glue.
Captcha: Not Yet.
And the best burn comes from Captcha.
Captcha: Not Yet.
And the best burn comes from Captcha.
...Yeah, I don't think your lineup is going to be known for saving an almost-dead game industry. When we get to that state again, you aren't going to beat the NES launch lineup. Sorry, but that's just how it's going to be :/
They really need a 'citation needed' on that statement. If the current line-up is MS's big release spunk blow-out, then I'll hate to think how bad the first few months post release are going to be games wise.
Oh MS. Why do you let PR do what it wants? The very fact that the Xbone is only launching in 13 countries will hurt it.
Its price still hurts it and its exclusives are too similar to each other to be exciting overall.
After launch the PS4 has a few big advantages. The Xbone next to no games after launch that people are really going ape for. The PS4 has the advantage have having all of the niche Japanese franchises that do surprisingly well outside of Japan as exclusives in the near future and going forwards.
The Playstation brand is usually where the majority of console sleeper hits/niche Japanese titles(Yakuza, Way of the Samurai, etc) find initial success on. The Xbone's long term game isn't that great.
Its price still hurts it and its exclusives are too similar to each other to be exciting overall.
After launch the PS4 has a few big advantages. The Xbone next to no games after launch that people are really going ape for. The PS4 has the advantage have having all of the niche Japanese franchises that do surprisingly well outside of Japan as exclusives in the near future and going forwards.
The Playstation brand is usually where the majority of console sleeper hits/niche Japanese titles(Yakuza, Way of the Samurai, etc) find initial success on. The Xbone's long term game isn't that great.
If this is the best launch in console history then all it does is say heaps about how poor all the console launches in history were.
Meanwhile, ill be happy with my choice of not 23 but 184 games on PC i want to play. And yes im obessive enough to make a list of 184 games okay?
Meanwhile, ill be happy with my choice of not 23 but 184 games on PC i want to play. And yes im obessive enough to make a list of 184 games okay?
Aside from Watch_dogs, COD:Ghost, and Battlefield 4, nothing else really stands out to me. When does the Division come out>
For the record, FF15 and KH are not PS4 exclusives, they never said they were, they just revealed with the sony event. That said, out of the two, I will eventually get a PS4.Captain Anon said:you got Preggle 2? prfff we got Kingdom Hearts 3, Final Fantasy 15, The Elder Scrolls Online, Diablo III, Killzone Shadow Fall and Infamous: Second Son, yyyyeeeaah The XBone and Microsoft is fuckedPhlakes said:Well of course. Whatever they did or didn't do wrong from E3 up to now, they've always had a secret weapon up their sleeve that assures they'll beat Sony at launch.
Listen Harrison, you don't get to decide that, we do. I am so sick of companies promoting themselves like this, usually because they angle their business to try to make it a self-fulfilling prophesy, and that's usually how bad ideas are made into big failures. They have far too much confidence, so much confidence that they wouldn't know a shitty idea until it bankrupts them and then they would blame us for not buying into their shitty idea.
I'd say that this is indeed the best launch lineup for both consoles that either has ever had.
But barely. We're talking about a handful of games people are actually excited about and then you just wade through even more fodder. I mean, numerically, the ps4 is 33 launch titles available within the first year and the XBO is 23. But let's be honest, all that really matters is the exclusive lineup comparison.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/07/28/xbox-one-vs-ps4-launch-title-line-up/
According to that, there only 5 exclusives per console that'll be around come launch day, and they aren't all that good. The other non-exclusive games ARE really great and do make this console launch very impressive, but just 5 games per console are different. Of those five, I'd say the XBO has Dead Rising 3 (which is unfortunately looking like it's following in the trend of several other #3 games in that it's temporarily divorcing itself from the things that made it as popular the first time) and Killer Instinct (an IP I recall enjoying on my SNES) while the ps3 has Killzone (the only legit FPS exclusive on the list) and Knack (what could be a good platformer). The rest are racing games or something like Ryse that has found itself squarely in the realm of ridicule (a game that plays itself).
I don't think either launch-day lineup is particularly strong. Combined with the multi-console titles and yeah, no one is going to be bored at launch. But neither exclusive lineup is good enough to tip the scale. I think dead rising 3 may be the most anticipated of those titles but I think Sony's titles appeal to a wider audience at the moment and even includes a new IP which I have to give them credit for.
Right now, it isn't the launch titles I care about, though Sony and Microsoft love to try and convince us that all the titles coming out within the first year are also launch titles. I do care about the exclusives in general. I'm not seeing a ton of titles I care about and some of the biggest names that would sell a console to me (like Titanfall) are also available on the pc so don't factor fully into my judgement but do still benefit the console. If I lay both console's exclusives up, side by side, I am leaning more towards the ps4 with 1886, inFamous, the more robust indie lineup and the ton of console exclusives in general (seriously, the XBO has something like 9 console exclusives while the PS4 has over 30).
On the other hand, the XBO has some titles I don't know much of anything about that may end up being really good. I've also always been a fan of Halo and Dead Rising so it's got that. The indie department still mostly sucks in my opinion.
So both systems have some really good games. I don't think anyone will be bored on either console. I just don't think the titles alone are enough to tip the scale.
But barely. We're talking about a handful of games people are actually excited about and then you just wade through even more fodder. I mean, numerically, the ps4 is 33 launch titles available within the first year and the XBO is 23. But let's be honest, all that really matters is the exclusive lineup comparison.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/07/28/xbox-one-vs-ps4-launch-title-line-up/
According to that, there only 5 exclusives per console that'll be around come launch day, and they aren't all that good. The other non-exclusive games ARE really great and do make this console launch very impressive, but just 5 games per console are different. Of those five, I'd say the XBO has Dead Rising 3 (which is unfortunately looking like it's following in the trend of several other #3 games in that it's temporarily divorcing itself from the things that made it as popular the first time) and Killer Instinct (an IP I recall enjoying on my SNES) while the ps3 has Killzone (the only legit FPS exclusive on the list) and Knack (what could be a good platformer). The rest are racing games or something like Ryse that has found itself squarely in the realm of ridicule (a game that plays itself).
I don't think either launch-day lineup is particularly strong. Combined with the multi-console titles and yeah, no one is going to be bored at launch. But neither exclusive lineup is good enough to tip the scale. I think dead rising 3 may be the most anticipated of those titles but I think Sony's titles appeal to a wider audience at the moment and even includes a new IP which I have to give them credit for.
Right now, it isn't the launch titles I care about, though Sony and Microsoft love to try and convince us that all the titles coming out within the first year are also launch titles. I do care about the exclusives in general. I'm not seeing a ton of titles I care about and some of the biggest names that would sell a console to me (like Titanfall) are also available on the pc so don't factor fully into my judgement but do still benefit the console. If I lay both console's exclusives up, side by side, I am leaning more towards the ps4 with 1886, inFamous, the more robust indie lineup and the ton of console exclusives in general (seriously, the XBO has something like 9 console exclusives while the PS4 has over 30).
On the other hand, the XBO has some titles I don't know much of anything about that may end up being really good. I've also always been a fan of Halo and Dead Rising so it's got that. The indie department still mostly sucks in my opinion.
So both systems have some really good games. I don't think anyone will be bored on either console. I just don't think the titles alone are enough to tip the scale.