Poll: Has Sony already won?

[ChrisCarTheMarauder]

They just won.

I had my doubts for a while, but they went all out and destroyed MS.

 

[In Search of Username]

Is Final Fantasy Versus or XV or whatever they're calling it now coming out on PC? Cos I doubt it but if so I can avoid consoles entirely this gen by the looks of it, but if not, yep Sony's won it, no chance I'm getting an Xbone even if it comes out for that too.

 

[KarmaTheAlligator]

To be honest, I never saw Nintendo as participating; it was a fight between MS and Sony with Ninty doing their thing in a corner, and Sony just won that big time. If they don't, all my freshly renewed hopes for humanity are lost.

 

[Extra-Ordinary]

Well, I'm waiting to see what Nintendo brings, but for today, Sony blasted the heck out of Microsoft.
Here's a pretty accurate depiction of how it went.
(I don't know how to post GIFs)

http://strixus.tumblr.com/image/52679811444

 

[McMarbles]

I think we shouldn't count out the cheapest console, with its still-free multiplayer and family-friendly exclusives.

Microsoft, however, is [Kenshiro] ALREADY DEAD.

 

[Buckles Supreme]

Well I think as things stand right now, Nintendo and Sony will stand strong with their strong console exclusives as their consoles are relatively cheap and don't have anything but good extras for consumers. Microsoft is going to have to pick themselves up, dust themselves off from the beating Sony just delivered to them, remember that the console should be benefiting THE CUSTOMER and then get rid of all this bullshit. With their console priced at $499 with the PS4 being $399 the need to make people believe that the Xbox One is still worth buying.

 

[Charli]

Note: If you are a PC gamer, then fuck off, we're talking about consoles.

*Walks in casually*

*Walks back out*

HEY SONY NEARLY MADE ME CONSIDER BUYING ONE! NEARLY. THAT'S WORTH MY 2 CENTS YA INGRATE!

 

[Meatspinner]

I'll stick to my Aryan master pc machine until after they've released their second or 3rd build of the console.

I've learned patients from all the RTS games I play you see

 

[Brotha Desmond]

Note: If you are a PC gamer, then fuck off, we're talking about consoles.

I honestly think Sony has won. But that's not to say that microsoft will do terribly. Knowing the internet people will still buy the Xbox One for the exclusives.

 

[ryessknight]

Hell yes they did! Sony just shot buried dug up shot then reburied the xbone just at e3. The wii u will be a close second but microshit just lost it all.

 

[Brewtus]

I honestly think Sony has won. But that's not to say that microsoft will do terribly. Knowing the internet people will still buy the Xbox One for the exclusives.

Sony did win, but if Microsoft came out tomorrow and said no DRM, no online requirement, and we're charging $399 the whining would cease and it would be a nearly even race again.

 

[AzrealMaximillion]

They've yet to clarify their policy on DRM or address any of the rumours about second-hand sales beyond "We're leaving it up to publishers". They've yet to announce price. There are still plenty of ways Sony could fuck this up.

And what say you now that we have the info to say that there's no DRM, trouble with second hand sales, and its priced only $50 more than the Wii U Deluxe?

 

[DuelLadyS]

I can only speak for myself- and I'm going to be buying a PS4 and a Wii U, all that remains is to see who gets the games I want out first to determine the order. I have no plans to buy an Xbox One, nor do I think I will at any point in, say, the next 3-5 years (if at all).

I'm very, very interested to see how this plays out as something of a social experiment- the Xbox one represents the worst of how console gaming could evolve. Will people see this and buy the competitors, forcing Xbox to rollback its invasive policies or fail? Or will people willingly give up so many of their current consumer rights- and why? I know I'm very interested to see how this one plays out.

 

[AzrealMaximillion]

I honestly think Sony has won. But that's not to say that microsoft will do terribly. Knowing the internet people will still buy the Xbox One for the exclusives.

Sony did win, but if Microsoft came out tomorrow and said no DRM, no online requirement, and we're charging $399 the whining would cease and it would be a nearly even race again.

Not with the exclusives list side by side it won't. And not with how MS' rep with indie games on XBLA is versus what we saw with Sony and the PSN. It'd still be decently in Sony's favour.



Sony just did to MS what they did to the Sega Saturn years ago with the PSOne.
-$100 cheaper
-Has games
-Has actual 3rd party support
-Isn't hurting retailers

 

[neppakyo]

Yep sony won. Nintendo will come in a strong second, handhelds and phones for third, xbone a distant fourth, and all third party devs leaving the xbone within the first year.

 

[scorptatious]

Well considering that

1. Kingdom Hearts 3
2. Watch Dogs
3. Kingdom Hearts 3
4. They aren't doing any of the shit Microsoft is pulling
5. Kingdom Hearts 3
6. It's priced at $400
7. Kingdom Hearts 3

I'd say that Sony has this in the bag.

Did I mention Kingdom Hearts 3? I don't think I did.

There's still no news on The Last Guardian though, that would have made the conference absolutely perfect.

Of course, Nintendo still has a chance to steal the show. So while Sony has Microsoft beat, we still have to see what Nintendo has in store.

 

[IllumInaTIma]

Well, at the very least Sony gave me a good enough reason to learn to how to make gifs.
<img src=http://cs537509.vk.me/u15047576/doc/260c1bc02e67/1x2e6.gif>

 

[rednose1]

Yep, Sony won.
They won so handily, I am somewhat suspcious. My current tinfoil hat theory is that someone at Microsoft sabotaged the Xbone and handed Sony this console generation in return for cash/future position promises. Seriously, how could highly paid CEO's have signed off on the rancid buzzard vomit that is the Xbone?

 

[KarmaTheAlligator]

Yep, Sony won.
They won so handily, I am somewhat suspcious. My current tinfoil hat theory is that someone at Microsoft sabotaged the Xbone and handed Sony this console generation in return for cash/future position promises. Seriously, how could highly paid CEO's have signed off on the rancid buzzard vomit that is the Xbone?

Greed. Being highly paid just means they see money as their due, not something they should earn.

 

[Trueflame]

You know how earlier today I wrote that while Microsoft shot itself in the foot, and then shot itself in the other foot, and then jumped off a cliff (okay, I didn't say that, but that is what they did), that Sony could still mess up? Well I am extremely happy and excited to learn that I was dead wrong! PS4 looks amazing, they are already starting out with games that interest me, their pricing is good, their policies are great, and I don't even care that they are charging for PSN+ and online multiplayer, because it's a much better value than Xbox gold ever was, and you can't really fault them for wanting to make some profit, not after they undercut the Xbone in literally every way imaginable.

I'm still probably not going to get it on launch day, but I know now that I am definitely getting a PS4 at some point. And still definitely never getting an Xbone.