Back at E3, Microsoft really pissed me off with their DRM policies. You don't remember?.....maybe Angry Joe (Love this guy, check out his channel) clip and clip 2 will jog you memory. That event not only pissed off me but seem to piss off enough of gaming community to the point of running over to Sony without them lifting a finger. Point being that Microsoft started off on the wrong foot.
Time has passed, Microsoft has started to make amends with most of the gaming community. I for one will publicly forgive them and start the relationship fresh.(meaning we broke up and now back together) Up this point, I can't understand why I'd ever thought Sony was better. Was it really the DRM thing? Don't get me wrong, DRM is BS (I'll address this on a different post)and was poorly executed by Microsoft; however, Sony was on board up to the point Microsoft took the first bold step. If that was really why I picked Sony over Microsoft then I'm really stupid.
Even up to today, comparing both systems up close, its pretty up the same specs. Is there really people thinking one is better than other? Both systems are made by ATI and 75% of the games will be cross platform (that is fact don't even try to debate it.) when it comes to exclusives head to head Microsoft has the edge. Sorry they just do. Lets not turn this into a fanboy session. Take a look at Sony's exclusives lineup for launch: The Order(looks sweet) this is not even coming out still next year, Knack(really?), Drive Club(amazing), Infamous Second Son(looking forward to this, but not coming out til 2014), Killzone: Shadowfall(Halo wanna be) vs Microsoft's Titanfall(best looking game outside of The Order: 1886), Halo(does it matter? great series), D4(looks interesting ), Kinect Rivals(good drinking game), Dead Rising 3 (the only zombie thing I'm interested in is Walking Dead TV series), Forza Motorsport 5(looking pretty sweet), Ryse (God of War clone but has potential), Quantum Break(game changer and I like it), Sunset Overdrive(looks nice but not that interested), Project Spark(I'm interested) and Killer Instinct(I'm so down). Who is more prepared for the next gen again? Sony has one title that is equal to Microsoft's lineup and Sony fanboys are claiming Xbox One sucks? Sony talking "All about the gamers!" They have less AAA launch lineup exclusives than Microsoft. This has to be a joke right? Please don't try to count indie titles as games.
Second thing, what is wrong with the Microsoft features? I mean really, some of the features are far better than Sony's. Is it really a bad thing that your console is integrated with your television services? I know a lot of people will use this including myself on day one. I believe once Xbox One community starts to use the features, it will be a great addition to the console. It reminds me when I worked at Verizon Wireless in early 2000 at the call center in Seattle and VP of marketing was trying to push text messaging feature on cellphones. Many of my co-workers back then thought "this is dumb why would anyone want to text message?" since customers at that time only care about talk time and not paying 10 dollars for 50 texts.(yes I'm that old) We all believed text messaging would never catch on. Look how cellphone use has evolved now, almost nobody will even consider wireless service without text feature. I'm just saying lets not doubt the features on Xbox One until we see how it evolves. I'm not a big Kinect fan but I'll willing to allow the feature to grow on me. Lets not forget, Sony has similar features and some how its ok for Sony to have them but not Microsoft? How crazy is that?
Lastly, I believe Microsoft at this time has the better product, sorry I do. As I mention earlier, Sony has a great product however, this seems to be a common theme with them. They start off really slow then by the end of the cycle they pick things up. It happen with the Ps2, Ps3 and Ps Vita. How can Sony loyalist think everything Sony touches will turn into gold? Ps3 wasn't as popular for 3-4 years in the beginning of cycle. Last time I checked Microsoft won last gen clearly. Sony brand doesn't even have a good track record. They were behind in online play since Ps2, they can't seem to win the hand held war with Nintendo, Ps vita is a bust so far. Making games on Sony platform has always been difficult and your telling me everything changed on the Ps4? I doubt it. Sony just seem to be all over the place. They are following and not leading, like with ps one. It clearly shows after E3. The fact they made such a big deal over DRM during their press conference when everybody in the gaming industry knew both companies at that time were going to force DRM and Sony backed out at the last minute tells you everything you need to know. Microsoft has been the total opposite, both of their previous consoles got better and better. Their online service, software, titles and etc. Microsoft tries to make bold and exciting moves. How is Sony on par? Its like saying Lebron James is on pair with Michael Jordan. That is just misguided.
I'm not trying to sale an opinion. But tell you how it is.
I'm not trying to sale an opinion. But tell you how it is.
It doesn't really matter since in Jan I'll be picking up a Ps4 anyway. Go figure right?
Tell me what you think below, thanks for visiting, Next blog......."Nintendo its time for a change!" Stay toon........
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