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The Sony Hype Train Vs Microsoft's Past Success

BigBoxGaming looks at the strengths and weaknesses from each company's last gen consoles and where they are headed now. Sony "learning from their beatings," Microsoft "home entertainment," and the zune.

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JoGam4042d ago

Sony hype train? MS past success? WTF. Gotta love these titles.

MikeMyers4041d ago

I guess they have to continue to feed the frenzy that still plagues the internet and how there must always be a winner and a loser. It's pretty evident the console wars will continue into next gen, especially the Sony versus Microsoft camp.

The PS3 gained traction from a gamers perspective later on while the Xbox 360 did quite the opposite. Now it seems Sony is continuing that pattern while learning from past mistakes and listening more closely to game developers. Meanwhile Microsoft managed to expand the marketing brand of the Xbox 360 but also forgot about the hardcore gamer in the process. So it will be interesting to see just how committed they are to gaming, especially the more serious gamer.

What is evident however is that forums don't really dictate what will be successful or not or what the mainstream consumer wants. Year after year we see games like Call of Duty outsell all others but on forums it's as though nobody will buy it. The Wii was laughed at for it's power and casual gaming yet it sold more than the other systems. So again there is no real correlation between what people say here for example and what people actually purchase. What we do know is the more hardened gamer will likely be on the forums.

Right now the PS4 looks to be offering gamers a great console while Microsoft remains totally quiet. Of course that means the internet is buzzing and drawing their own conclusions going off little bits of rumors. I'm not ruling out that Microsoft will deliver or am I ruling out they won't.

EVILDEAD3604041d ago (Edited 4041d ago )

What's happening at the current moment literally happens every year before E3.

If Sony has something announced game or otherwise and MS doesn't then the fan bloggers and detractors spin it as they see fit in the interim.

In this case, Sony decided to announce first and MS is widely keeping the lid shut after the SuperDae leaks and doc that got out.

Sony is trying to make up for weaknesses last gen and by E3 your probably going to see MS make up for theirs.

MS never abandoned the 360 core and found success expanding their audience through Xbox Live and Kinect.

What your seeing as time goes on is that no matter what mainstream hype Sony gets for their reveal, the same press will be sure to mention that soon MS is going to announce its console as well.

The 720 is he 300-pound elephant in the room. While you can argue hype for one, then you can argue anticipation for the other.

What is a known factor like every year, when it's all said and done is that when E3 is over it'll be an entirely different ball game.

Evil

gabescow4042d ago

Hype doesn't have to be a bad thing. It's when you don't deliver that you can get into trouble.

Whatever the outcome I am ready for this next gen to start, and can't wait to see what both systems will bring to the table.

Though right now Sony looks to be my first purchase.

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amiga-man4041d ago (Edited 4041d ago )

M$ biggest success this gen has been getting away with charging a subscription fee for people to access THIER internet, a success for M$ but a huge minus for gamers.

Unless that changes I will stick with the PS4 next gen and leave the mugs to pay the M$ internet tax.

gabescow4041d ago

Some of Microsoft's tactics do seem pretty ridiculous. They are like the bottled water of the video game industry..." you do realize you can get that for free don't you?"

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC1h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC13m ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer1h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey60236m ago(Edited 36m ago)

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

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Unicorn Overlord is a tactical RPG masterpiece

Vanillaware's tactical role-playing game Unicorn Overlord is a beautiful mix of old mechanics and new-age graphics, with over 65 unique recruitable characters and a rich storyline.

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jznrpg52m ago

I have the game and downloaded it going to start it tonight and play it on the Portal.

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil6h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

ZeekQuattro6h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B3h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21833h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh3h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia3h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins3h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal3h ago

The first game was the best imo.