Official Xbox Magazine UK Mocks PS4 Slogan "Greatness Awaits" After Mixed Reviews

Looks like the officially endorsed press is joining the console war early, with the Twitter account of UK’s Official Xbox Magazine firing shots on the competition after some mixed reviews that hit the PS4′s launch titles. Not so classy, but the power to judge is as always in the hands of the readers.

[user7402931]

lol, that all they got? greatness awaits.

[GarrusVakarian]

Have people suddenly forgot that consoles are with us for the best part of a decade? Gamers old enough to have seen multiple launches know that judging a consoles success from its launch games is beyond stupid.

I mean cmon people....have you just forgotten about the PS3? Selective memory for people with a personal vendetta against Sony it seems. Can't wait to see how vocal you are with your trolling when the heavy hitters come and reveal their games.

[Abriael]

I actually read most of the reviews, and most of the mixed ones seem to be fruit of excessive expectations mind you.

The games are better than a lot of journos give them credit for.

[ThunderSpark]

I can definitely see all the haters coming from under their bridges. They're looking for bad reviews so they can vent because of all the bad news the Xbox has being getting.

I can see may angry XBox One fans running through the forums disagreeing with anything pro Sony. But tomorrow night is PS4 day, when me and 34 of my friends are going to be on a line at midnight to pick up our new PS4s.

[xHeavYx]

I think anyone is in the position to mock except MS.
I'm sure they'll be happy when Polygon and Sessler rate Ryse and Forza 9/10. Dead Rising will be getting at 8.5

[sincitysir1]

U shouldn't talk crap til ur reviews are out. Ps4 gamers are on the defense but Xbox gamers forget that their reviews are incoming. Lets all stay level headed before we feel stupid for saying ridiculous things.

[kwiksilver99]

there are more illogical fanboys than smart people.
as long as people get riled up about review scores ,bash other people's choices because it's different etc and are free to communicate their opinion's over the freedom that the internet provides,i really dont see much change happening.
2 sides fighting to and fro with the occasional pop up of the pc representative.
it just seems to go on and on and on.sigh

[Rainstorm81]

Apparently.....Now its about what games launch in he first 2 months that defines a system for a life time....**FACEPALM**

I've had both the Xbox and 360 at launch and after those two generations I see a recurring theme....MS drops support of their consoles in the last 2-3 years, Sony doesnt...that coupled with the entire Xbone fiasco is very telling for what to expect.

@whathappened

Damn that's a lot of friends getting the 4.... I have about 6 friends getting it I thought that was a lot....you guys are about to take down half a stores stock lol

[GarrusVakarian]

@Rainstorm

Exactly, but as i said, people have selective memories and only like to remember things that work best with their biased argument/viewpoint. PS3 had no launch games......now look at it, MS abandoned the 360 for kinect, the 360 has been bone dry for exclusives since 2010....but of course nobody mentions that.

[Thehyph]

Off topic, but:

None of the Resogun reviews have any temperature on here.

I'm still confident in my belief that it will have the highest aggregate score of any exclusive launch title come December.

That game is, truly, a video game in the 'classical' sense, but it still takes full advantage of a video game console launching late 2013.

[ThePope]

@abriael Oh you've played and beat them all? Sweet! how did you manage that!?!

[Godmars290]

MS: "Its a sprint not a marathon."

[Pogmathoin]

This is a bit much. No wonder the games industry is seen as the little juvenile kid in the whole entertainment industry. All parties have been guilty of it. And all of us too at some stage. I know you all see me as always sticking up for X1, but I have never knocked PS4, looking forward to getting it on Friday, and next week the X1... Both MS and Sony have spurred each other on in producing great stuff. 360 did enough to make Sony step up with PS4. X1 has features too that will take us all forward. Ourselves, we bicker over pointless crap.... time to enjoy next gen and leave behind the BS... happy gaming all....

[abzdine]

if they cannot come with better they better shut up

[Lon3wolf]

I remember every consoles launch (even the Atari, yes I am that old), what I can never fathom is the loyalty to one particular console/company that seems to completely overtake any discussion regarding consoles nowadays.

[isa_scout]

Yeah, the PS3 started out the same way as far as exclusives at launch, and we all see how that turned out. The big difference this time is Sony doesn't have to worry about a low install base due to a high price of entry meaning they can focus all ttheir attention on bringing awesome exclusives out sooner.
I'm fine with only a few exclusives at launch because we have the Destiny beta to look forward to in January and Infamous in February so we wont be waiting long before we dive headfirst into amazing games.
Sony releases amazing exclusive after amazing exclusive so having good games to play is the least of my worries. Tomorrow night can't come soon enough.

[THE-COMMANDER]

I totally agree with you, judging a console from its launch title is so stupid, and when it comes from "Official Xbox Magazine" this is just pathetic.

[darthv72]

"judging a consoles success from its launch games is beyond stupid"

Man I wish more people would take this to heart for a platform like the wii-u. If you can get passed the initial launch and really get your hands on one, you would find it is quite enjoyable.

some of the best games for it have yet to be released. And i know this is about the PS4 but even the wii-u needs a bit of respect for being on the market with these bigger platforms.

[4Sh0w]

Wait so now after months of Sony fan boys piling on X for every nitpicking reason and now ps4 sort of underperformed it's xbox fans who shouldn't laugh and call shots, for the record I don't see too many xbox fans doing that but let's not forget if they did it would just be a situation of serving p's fan boys some humble pie.

[Nintenja]

I remember a lot fo things Sony says and I also remember what they end up doing. They are as bad as politicians.

i.e. controller touchscreen. It was all hype to make it look like they had something innovative. Then in typical Sony fashion the nix it.

That is why I by MS. Sony talks a lot and then fails to back it up.

[SilentNegotiator]

OXM is afraid that Xbox One won't have the same popularity/market share as 360, and then they will lose a lot of readership/ads. And rightfully so.

[Bigpappy]

I think it was just XBM giving their readers a little humor. There did not insult the PS4 like that guy did yesterday when talking about COD. He referred to the X1 as the Xbone. That is fine for people in forums to do that, but a reviewer has to at lease give the impression of being even handed. From the second he use that term, it is time to stop reading.

[Death]

Haven't PS fans been declaring the console war over for the past couple weeks since some of the PS4 launch games are higher resolution than their Xbox One counter parts? How is it last week the launch titles were the definitive proof of the PS4's superiority and now after the first batch or reviews launch titles mean nothing?

So whats the deal? PS4 launch titles mean nothing and Xbox One launch titles are proof that the system is worthless?

Let's all take a step back and admit that both consoles launch titles aren't necessarily indicitive of the consoles long term success. Games will get better on both platforms. As far as launch titles go, it really looks like both systems have some of the best launch games we have seen in a very long time. Way too much emphisis has been on proving one console is better than the other. Both have something to offer and at the end of the day we need to decide which fits our wants and needs most if we are only choosing one system.

[dmeador]

I hate when any company talks crap in any sort of passive aggressive way. Makes me lose respect for them. The only time I liked it was the new surface commercials making fun of iPads, just because Apple had an entire ad campaign picking at pcs

[GameSpawn]

I'm happy with the game selection starting out for the PS4. Frankly, I'm glad the heavy hitters are more spread out anyways. This is better for ANY console (to an extent).

Think about it. If there were 10 major games (and I mean every type of gamer would want to own and buy) you'd have 10 games to divide your attention between. For some people this isn't a problem, but I'd like to imagine for a majority of people this would be sensory overload.

On the other hand, I think it's equally as bad to spread your must have games too thin then people finish them too early before the next game hits and they get stuck in a drought until the next big release possibly killing any motivation said person had for the games in the first place. This is how Nintendo has personally been for me since the GameCube; the games I have had LOADs of interest in are spread so far apart that my motivation for playing the console and its games dies a little.

There needs to be a happy balance of game releases through the year to keep gamers busy with what is coming out, but also to keep them starving with anticipation for just a little more.

[Karpetburnz]

agree, Xbox fanboys seem to be making a huge deal over the review scores of Knack and Killzone, but seem to forget that these consoles will be around for the next decade. where were these same fanboys when the 360 was dead for the last 3-4 years?

people are idiots to judge how good a console is from its launch line-up, exclusives only make up like 5-10% of the consoles library, the rest are multiplats, so PS gamers will still have plenty of games to play, I dont know why some people think that its only the exclusives that matter.

When Naghty Dog, Sanata monica, Media molocule etc.. reveal their PS4 games, It will sure shut up those fanboys.

[Goku781]

It's kool, let them laugh now, while they'll cry later. Sony just said no dry spells. MS track record has not been the same.

[majiebeast]

Sony should hit back with 1080P awaits. Its not smart to do this when Ryse and Dead Rising 3 dont look that hot.

[user7402931]

heres a goddamn bubble for you.

[torchic]

the Ryse reviews will make this Xbox UK branch look pretty dumb.

[creatchee]

@majiebeast

"Sony should hit back with 1080P awaits."

Knack and Killzone both run in 1080p. If anything, their reception shows that resolution and game quality are mutually exclusive.

[VENOMACR1227]

Not sure how much the 1080 means when your getting scores of 5/10 on IGN for Knack. You can polish up a piece of sh*t but at the end of the day, it's still a piece of sh*t. I don't mean that towards knack, im just saying in general it doesnt matter how pretty a game looks if it plays terrible and isn't fun. Would you rather have a 1080 game that is "eh" to play, or a 720 that is awesome?

[GrandTheftZamboni]

@Venomacr

In case of COD and BF4 it's more like:

"Would you rather have a 1080 game that is "awesome" to play, or a 720 that is awesome?"

[-Foxtrot]

This is going to come back and bite them on the ass...after everything which has happened to the Xbox One since it's reveal I'm sorry but you couldn't tip the scales even if you tried

[VENOMACR1227]

You forget Sony's little jabs here and there. What comes around goes around. Everyone's been talking poorly about MS including Sony, so the fact that their reviews have been less than stellar is warranted. Is only Sony allowed to talk trash or throw jabs? Sony has been pounding their chest this whole time. And now that MS throws a jab, all the Sony fans are wetting themselves.

[kenshiro100]

VENO when did Sony take a jab? Microsoft brought ot on themselves. If anything this is a very weak comeback.

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

probably won't come back to bite em because microsoft buys reviews.

[come_bom]

Not judging the console or it's games, but in all honesty i find the PS4 Slogan "Greatness Awaits" quite arrogant.

[ThunderSpark]

Please explain why you feel that way.

[stuna1]

So how does "All in One" sound to you!?

[Belking]

"in all honesty i find the PS4 Slogan "Greatness Awaits" quite arrogant."

it should be await greatness...lol I find it funny that this tweet from a person is getting people angry. When sony was ripping on MS at their E-3 the same people were loving it. Now they are finding out most of that stuff was just PR hype.The problem is they believe anything the gaming press throws out there. If they are upset now, just wait till they find out that xb1 is more powerful. Just watch and see. Sony has been very quiet and building up the hype and now we are seeing the actual truth.

[solidjun5]

"Not judging the console or it's games...."

Your comment history says otherwise.

[Mr Pumblechook]

It's nice to have a little joke....

The team at OXM are currently busy writing their 8/10 Ryse review!

[Silly Mammo]

And they'll probably get the actual game to play next week! ;0)

[True_Samurai]

That's all that needs to be said
"Greatness Awaits?" Sounds about right over hyped under delivered

[ThunderSpark]

http://suicideproject.org/w...

[kenshiro100]

Sounds like the XB1, oh...wait.

[DARK WITNESS]

to be honest I say let them have their fun...

it's not like when the xbone reviews come we wont have plenty of reason to be saying the same thing about it.

we all know that there are many more years to come for the systems to really prove their place, but right now it's all about what is offered at launch.

it's starting to feel like both systems were rushed in my opinion. I am still Glad they are launching now because I was really, really starting to get tiered of the stuff coming out for current gen, even if it just means playing the same games just nicer looking.

anyway one thing is for sure the next few weeks will be fun with all the mud throwing going on between the two camps.

let the games begin !

[jessupj]

"to be honest I say let them have their fun... "

I concur. I mean, ever since the reveal every single week there's been some bad news for MS. And it seems like for the past month every single day there's been a new negative to hear about concerning the xbone.

They've been so battered and bruised and their soul and spirit almost completely destroyed, I say let them have this.

Of course, like people have been saying, judging a console based on the less than 1% of games that will be launching on the system is extremely stupid. Sony ALWAYS delivered the games, and I see no reason why that would change for the PS4. I'm not doubting my PS4 pre-order one little bit.

[MiloGarret]

But not right now, apparently.

[Thatguy-310]

IDGAF lol nothing like most people that preorder the consoles will make them cancel at this point. 2 more days!

[darren_poolies]

At least when Sony does this it's actually funny. that was terrible.

[frostypants]

What "bad reviews", anyway? Time just published a glowing review of the PS4, calling it a "master of all trades", and everything else I've read has been positive. Launch titles are launch titles...both systems will have great games. All I really want right out of the gate is BF4. I'm paying for hardware right now. $399 for $700 of hardware, or $499 for $350 of hardware...

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

KAPOOOOW!

[GoPanthers999]

Time? I am sure the PS4 is impressive to seniors who grew up with Tiddly Winks and Jacks. This is not a valid point of reference for tech.

[Lykon]

LOL the couple of dodgy reviews by MS puppets will only fuel the backlash ... The bone is going to get slaughtered.

[JasonKCK]

You know, Sony does this same thing if not more. I don't really approve of any of it, but there are two sides to this coin. On this site it seems to be alright if Sony does it but not the other way around. If Sony fans get angry at MS for this, they only need to look in the mirror.

[Lykon]

yeah true ... mind you ... 7 years ago sony fans were not even the underdog .. they were some poo that the underdog had stepped it. so there is something kinda sweet about the extent of MS's failings.. It has been very entertaining. Actually the tables have turned so much that we could be entering dreamcast territory where the XB one actually becomes a fondly remembered failure. It depends on the exclusives really. A lot of things could happen yet. It's very very early days. We could have hardware issues/changes to iron out yet. That is quite normal. One thing I'm definitely sure about with Sony is that their system will be supported well throughout it's life cycle. I'm not so sure that MS can do that. Hopefully they have learned not to rest on their laurels this time.

[Hicken]

Actually, isn't it more like giving what you've already gotten? Sony fans have already been subjected to this, for the entirety of the past generation. Maybe you haven't been around this site long enough to know, but it used to be that MS was infallible, and Sony only made mistakes, even while all evidence pointed to the opposite being true.

Additionally, this isn't Sony. OXM, OPM, and ONM are all owned by the same company, and that company has no relation to any of the console manufacturers.

Which means this is a journalist's doing. Which displays the same lack of objectivity that Sony fans have been talking about for years. The same lack that prompts Polygon to assign someone who hates Killzone to write(or record) a review for the next game in the entry. The same lack that has the living joke known as Tom Chick as a staple on Metacritic.

I kinda get the argument you're making, but it doesn't actually count here.

[JasonKCK]

^^^ the fact that you're arguing for this is as pathetic as your attempt to downplay Sony for doing the same thing. It's hypocritical.

[Hicken]

IT'S. NOT MICROSOFT.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Well, would you look at that. It's the same company that owned OPM and Nintendo Power. They MUST be run by Microsoft, right?

How can we get mad at Microsoft for something they have no part in? C'mon, man. At least do your homework.

[JasonKCK]

Don't you find it just a bit hypocritical that you have a problem with this now? But when it's Sony it's "their right" or "good for them" but when it comes from the other side it's "their being childish" or they need "to grow up" You don't see it, are your blinders on that tight? It's just strange how fanboys don't have any problems until the shoe is on the other foot. Sony spent 95% of it's time at E3 doing nothing but talk about MS, but it was all good then. Now not so much.

[BOLO]

Thing is...M$FT has no room to talk when it comes to negativity surrounding a console launch. By your logic an morbidly obese man can make fun of a moderately obese man and tell him to lose weight. It's nonsensical.

[solar]

both next gen consoles are a joke. i plan on buying a ps4 when The Last Guardian drops. other then that no games catch my fancy. and no im not an MS fanboy, would never buy an Xbox.

next gen should be 1080p/60fps standard for ALL games. since it is not Sony and MS are selling you last gen consoles with a bit more prettier graphics, and all you console gamers are eating it up. "give me more of those empty promises" like pigs at a trough.

[NateCole]

In baymans voice lol!. This is funny.

[lpc]

Ps4 best ha ma ki kuss Xbox one ki aur un k magzine ki... gandu ha microsoft dali k bachay apni inki dang phatti pari ha ps4 k ziada title 1080p pay hain aur xbox k 720p ma ki kuss ma yawoo nay dead rising 3 720 p aur 30fps pay di ha lun pay charay pti aur xbox ... XBM ki ma ka phuda

[mightyhokie]

dude, i'm getting a x1 and prefer my 360 over my ps3 by a LOT (although I don't consider myself a 'fanboy'...if I thought my ps3 was better than my 360 i'd use it..i owe MS nothing)...

i understand that the companies have to slam each other because they are in competition (although we gamers shouldn't..really, why do we have loyalty to these mega-billion-dollar corporations?)..but really...thats the best they can come up with? Why not say 'Sony are a bunch of booger eaters!' or 'Nah nah nah boo boo wash your face in doo doo'? Millions and millions of dollars in PR and thats the best they have. Wow.

[GarrusVakarian]

Sigh

"greatness awaits".....lets see how smug you are when ND owns this industry with their next gen game.

It seems that gamers aswell as OXM have completely forgotten about the PS3 and how it continues to pump out exclusives in 2013 while MS abandoned the 360 for kinect in 2010.....and somehow think that it can't happen again.

[Abriael]

*pats*

[Xsilver]

You shouldn't talk Crap when your games aren't even reviewed yet :/ that's my logic.

[-Foxtrot]

They are reviewers though, so I'm guessing these guys will review the Xbox's launch titles with good scores.

[Xsilver]

But then it would be from a official Xbox MAg so wouldn't that be biased if they gave all the Xone games 10/10.

[Destrania]

Killzone is going to be incredible to play through. Especially as a showpiece of the hardware even as a launch title. Reogun will be fantastic as well, and there's some 3rd party games that I'm excited to play like BF4 and AC4. Greatness is here!

[sAVAge_bEaST]

Exactly.. Main Reasons for Ps4

-Bf4 ,32vs32 @60fps.

-KZ:SF, graphics.

-Resogun -old school scroller, classic.

-The Order, Second Sun, and what ever else 1st party games bless us in the the future.

[Destrania]

Exactly! Two more days of waiting...

[VENOMACR1227]

Doesn't ND basically just make single player games? Uncharted has an online but lets be honest, no one buys it to play online. ND makes beautiful games but theres a reason why COD, BF, Halo, and Gears sell so well, it's the multiplayer. And now here comes Titanfall. If you like single player exclusives, PS is for you. I played all 3 Uncharted's and after I beat them, sold them. The replay value is very low. I didn't play Last of Us, but I assume it's not a heavy multiplayer game.

PS3 can continue to pump out single player exclusives. I'll take Titanfall.

[GarrusVakarian]

As far as i know UC2 +3 have great online communities, TLOU too, my friends are playing TLOU online right now and i haven't heard any complaining about empty games....They aren't marketed as MP focused games anyway so its stupid to compare them to BF and COD.

And im looking forward to Titanfall, but please don't compare it to anything ND have made or will make.

[frostypants]

Uncharted 2/3 online was awesome. It's Gears, but with far more ways to kill and hide.

[trouble_bubble]

@venomacr
Sounds like all you wanna play is the same game over and over and over again. Now its COD with mechs.

The multiplayer in uncharted and last of us were actually very well done for the kinda 3rd person online they do. Calling the replay value low is a lowball. No one stopped you from playing MAG, DCUO, warhawk, starhawk, twisted metal, dragons crown, killzone, resistance online...but you'd rather play nothing. Sounds...fun?

[BOLO]

I'm sorry...I can't...Did you just explain why single player games...That have been around for decades are irrelevant in comparison to multiplayer? Is that what I just read? No can't be...I... http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[jessupj]

People like to forget inconvenient truths.

But honestly, call me a conspiracy theorist, but after some of the gaming media outlets have been downplaying the huge resolution gap so pathetically, I don't think it's a stretch to say these same outlets (IGN included) has been very harsh with their PS4 reviews and will be very lenient with their xbone reviews.

Don't be surprised if Ryse gets many glowing reviews.

[solar]

i really like ND, but in reality they did nothing to push the TPS genre. they has pushed storytelling. one aspect of gaming. i loved UC2, one of my top 5 games, but only because of the storytelling. not the entire aspect of what a game can be.

[DaGR8JIBRALTAR]

BRAVO....cause that's exactly what happened!

[EasilyTheBest]

Very Good. Harmless too so no getting your knickers all twisted.

[Gore-Content]

Classic M$ and their minions.

[Convas]

A little poking is fine from Sony, but not from anyone else?

I thought it was all in fun. Just like Shu's resolution post ...

[Abriael]

There's a difference when you're Sony or Microsoft (IE you're part of the competition), and when you're *press*

Even when you're officially endorsed and licensed press, integrity would dictate to keep the jabs at bay. It's what part of being press is.

Why would one trust their reviews of Xbox games if they mock Sony's games? It casts a shadow on their ability to remain neutral.

Mind you, I would have found *nothing* wrong if the jab came from microsoft itself. They're part of the competition, and it's right for them to compete. But the press is another pair of sleeves.

[Objective]

Oh really? Hope you had also so discerningly hit the disagree button on all the comments above condemning MS for this jab then.

[Abriael]

@Objective: really. When you're *part* of the competition, go ahead and jab away. It's your job, or at least part of it.

When you're press, it's not.

[4Sh0w]

Abriael well dualshockers has put out some articles I would called filled with heavy biased, although I say most of the time it's pretty balanced, still things like "oops" in the pics and editorializing comments that seem to side one way or another and you being a avid member of n4g would suggest dualshockers is biased too and this site writes news articles for both, at least this xbox site is only dedicated to xbox.

[JasonKCK]

Abriael the so called "press" takes jabs at MS daily here. I don't see any of your post complaining about those.

[mdluffy]

They should wait until xbox-one game reviews come out.
I fully expect Ryse to score around the same as killzone:sf.
And I expect dr3 scores to be even lower, because of the bad graphics/frame rate.

Not a cool move microsoft...

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

Watch how reviewers ignore the issues with DR3 and RYSE and score them pretty good! Bc what i find strange is that most previews for KZSF were pretty good but got average scores where mostly all RYSE previews were negative so it will be interesting to see.

[cyhm3112]

I actually expect xbone launch games will score high not because they are good but because there are lots of sites which are pro-MS

[Toman85]

Im 85% sure of the sites out there will not seeing issues with X1 titles, just wait and grab popcorn.
This will be fun for me. Already tried out X1 and PS4 so I know which games are good or which games are bad

Tried out X1 and PS4 on a norwegian gaming convention last friday :)

[cactusjack]

dont worry, this magazine will sing praises to the xbone.

[Derajcan2]

Yeah Xbox one does have the better games, no doubt about it

[TristanPR77]

Xbox One have the 720P games, no doubt about it.

[Derajcan2]

Killzone can be 1080p all it wants, it'll never be a great game, graphics don't make games. Ps4 will have some good games all it wants, but it's hard to be out the lineup xbox is throwing out next year with halo and Titanfall, 720p, still going to be the best games, and there is no DOUBT about it.

[HardcoreDaBoss]

yes they do. I havnt even played them yet but I know its tru in my great big fanboy heart xbox one will be sooo amazing and all the games will sell millions to all.

[jessupj]

Yes, because we're going to playing launch games for the entire generation... smh

Remind me again, which console manufacture completely dropped the ball last gen in regards to the amount of quality exclusives released? I forget.

If you think MS is going to beat Sony in the games department this gen, you're sadly mistaken.

I guess I shouldn't be too hard on you though. After all the negative news about MS day after day, I think you deserve a bit of blind chest thumping. So thump away.

[listenkids]

No console in history has had a stellar launch line up.

[Abriael]

True that, but even this line up is much better than many give it credit for.

[SpinalRemains138]

Guys guys.....were talking about the outfit that has lost each generation it has taken part in. It is the dead last machine.

MS Xbox division, when you can outsell any of your competitors, then you can tout something. Until then, continue working on your next dance title.

[Lowsnamebrand]

BAM!!! here have a bubble for keeping it real with true facts

[MysticStrummer]

XBox leads from behind. They push progress forward.

; )

[sigfredod]

Butthurt too much? lol, please MS fans buy the xbone they are hurt

[Mikelarry]

You see this is what MS does, see how they are pot stirring and the apologist are reveling in this when Sony made that 1080p most of them were all sony is not classy different strokes i guess SMH.

[Grown Folks Talk]

Right, because a magazine not owned by them made a joke, this is what Microsoft does.

[TKCMuzzer]

Maybe they should wait for the Xbox One game reviews first, these kind of things can come back to bite you if your not careful.

[christocolus]

Lmao...i couldnt resist either...i have been saying this from the start..stop the hype and wait for the games to come out..never been a fan of unecessary hype and fanboy wars but this is just so funny...all those who kept shouting at the top of their voices seem humble now.. wouldnt it have just been better to be patient from the start?...well this is just the start of a new generation..im certain once weve got past launch both sides will do alot better than their launch line up...it takes time to create good things so poor reviews are nothing new at launch....anyways congrats to my ps pals on the imminient launch of the ps4....have fun guys.

[XboxFun]

Well Said,

It's one thing to be excited for a new Killzone game, it's another to try and use that game as some benchmark of greatness compared to other games on another console. And this is where, as usual, a lot of sony fanboys fall flat on their face.

They jump the gun on every thing and sure enough it comes right back around to bite them. Now we see the usual suspects in the comments defending and spinning and actually blaming MS for bad reviews or not being classy when Sony has been mocking MS this whole time.

Funny the short term memories of some here.

I'm excited for Ryse, DR3 and KI, but I will never say those are the greatest games ever because one, I haven't played them yet and two my excitement is my own not others.

Who cares about a score! You guys are so quick to grab pitchforks and torches whenever a precious Sony exclusive isn't scored well. It's obvious you sony fanboys have a like mind and will like the game. That should be enough.

[christocolus]

Lol..you need to see some comments ive read on n4g..."killzone will dethrone all other fps".."killzone will show the world ps is king"..so many crazy comments..and they sometimes cross from ps articles into xbox articles with these same comments. i am excited about many xbx 1 launch titles but a you said i wont go hyping them up the way some of them do..its not wise to and it spares me the embarrasment just incase they turn out crappy.

[frostypants]

Plenty of x-bots ARE saying Ryse will be a killer game. Just because you are not hyping it doesn't mean no one is.

[DarthJay]

It was a joke. You guys bit it hook, line and sinker. Something tells me this tweet from last night is way more sincere:

https://twitter.com/majorne...

[jgrigs09]

Whoa whoa people calm down. They are just joking around like Sony did. No harm no foul! Jeez you people are sensitive

[FANTA1180]

after all the bs from sony im glad to see xbox jumping in on the fun.

[christocolus]

Looking forward to xbx one game reviews...i hope these guys aint been unecessarily harsh regarding the next gen games though.. cos it seems some of them actually set the bar too high for these consoles...expecting avatar type graphics at launch and gameplay as sweet as honey..

[IanVanCheese]

Sony trolls and it's like they're gods, OXM does it and it's unacceptable lol.

[Abriael]

OXM is not Microsoft.

Microsoft and Sony are *part* of the competition, so it's ok for them to troll each other.

When you're press, it's quite different. Integrity would dictate to keep a level of neutrality, no matter if you're specialized on a brand.

[IanVanCheese]

OXM = official Xbox Magazine...so they are pretty much part of Microsoft.

[Abriael]

@IanVanCheese: you don't seem to know how it works.

All the "Official" magazine just have a license to use the brand name. They aren't paid (at least they say that they aren't) or financed by the brand, and they're most definitely not part of its staff.

So no, they're not "part" of Microsoft, pretty much or otherwise.

[MASTER_RAIDEN]

Truly pathetic display. you guys have to wake up and realize that not all jabs = trollage. trollage is in good fun. a lot of MS's past remarks really haven't been in good fun at all.

"Jump ahead?

of surface pro 2 sales, maybe."

[user9597082]

But when Sony takes jabs at the competition in the same fucking manner, it's witty and perfectly acceptable?

#dumbassfuckinghypocrisy

[Dread]

true that

pure hypocrisy

but this has been the norm at n4g.

[Statix]

Should've sent Polygon a bigger check; maybe they could've knocked the Killzone score down to 3.0.

[TristanPR77]

Microsoft shouldn't be commenting on this, they seems to forgot the resolutiongate and the underpowered console they have.

I know Microsoft may have controlled media $$$ for the reviews, I saw that coming, but there is not stopping PS4 for next gen dominance.

[WorldGamer]

Always risky being the first one out the gate, but I don't think anyone expected there to be 100% smooth acceptance of the PS4.

Funny thing is, the X1 releases a week from Friday and MS will be under the microscope. Lots can go wrong, and given their recent history since the X1 was unveiled, I would have taken a more conservative approach if I were MS.

All in good fun I guess, all will be on the table in a week so it will be time to deliver.

Interesting times indeed.
http://i.imgur.com/ylRz8.gi...

[ELpork]

Huzza shitty PR for both sides... Greatness Awaits is a crappy line, but making fun of it is even worse.

[svoulis]

People need to learn to follow their gut and not the bias of the interwebs.

I will get any game I want and have been interested in regardless of crap reviews from sites that are endorsed by the competing companies.

I think you should all do the same :D

[Gamer187]

I loved Too Human

[kewlkat007]

How old are you people? I swear all people do on here is damage control and whine about opinion pieces. .

It's not even about the games anymore..

[Shellcase]

lol nice

[MCTJim]

So..people are saying its unprofessional for OXM to twitter something, but its ok for Cerney to take a shot at MS in an open interview?

Guess its a double standard.

[Abriael]

I didn't know Cerny was part of the gaming press. Since when?

Double standards can exist only between two entities on the same level. You're comparing apples to escalators.

[MCTJim]

Not that it matters, but why are people not in an uproar over someone who should be held to higher standards rather than just OXM?

[Hicken]

Cerny is Microsoft's competition. He's fielding- and created, mind you- a device that directly opposes Microsoft's device. You EXPECT trash talking or something like that. "Toyota Camry has more standard blah blah blah than Accord." "Satellite goes out in bad weather; switch to Comcast."

That's part of competition.

OXM is a magazine outlet. They're not owned by Microsoft. They're journalists. Which makes them fundamentally different than someone like Cerny. Journalists should be the ones held to a higher standard, because it's their job to impartially bring us the facts.

I know you and plenty of others in here would like it to be otherwise, but there's no double standard, no hypocrisy here.

[MCTJim]

So I guess the old adage: "If you cant say something nice, don't say nothing at all." applies here.

[kenshiro100]

I'm sure Sony's just laughing right now. I wouldn't take this seriously anyway.

[quenomamen]

Well it's not like they can claim the following about the Xbone:
1. Better hardware
2. More pre sales
3. Cheaper
4. More consumer trust

Mocking is all they got to go on ? The War is already won.

[tdog125]

Greatness Awaits....... ya got to wait for any games that even look fun to play till middle of 2014 to end of 2014. And the only game that even looks interesting is the Order. Yet on xbox, Dead Rising 3, Ryse, and Forza all off launch then march comes BAM titanfall then later that year Halo 5, possibly sunset overdrive and quantum break. Ya I think I know my choice.

[bleedsoe9mm]

95% of launch games suck , its amazing the ps4 games aren't completely broken , and the xb1 will probably be the same way .

[HardcoreDaBoss]

Knack is getting bad reviews from most sites. killzone is getting mixed with most saying its 7/10. The Ps launch games so far are worse then wii u launch games by far( going by reviews). And wii u had more games at launch also. Lets just hope the xbox one has better games. I really dont care too much though since its launch games and i will have all 3 consoles soon. And just because reviews are bad doesnt mean you wont like it.... good example zombi u. had mixed reviews but after playing it I loved the game.

[bleedsoe9mm]

i always think launch games get a little bump for being pretty and excitement for being new . we'll see the true next gen titles next year

[trouble_bubble]

The multiplats aren't rating much better. This years battlefield, cod and assassins creed have been rocking the 70's and low 80's meta averages too across next AND current gen. Sequelitis.

[GoodnessGreatness]

Microsoft shouldn't be in a position to mock lol.

[ALLWRONG]

As long as it's Sony doing it it's okay. E3 remember? Take your medicine son.

[GoodnessGreatness]

Whatever they did on E3 was good. Microsoft deserved that! You see the result now? Microsoft suddenly cared a little bit more about their fans. Don't forget when the PS3 launched, Microsoft was more immature by crashing the PS3 party.

[HardcoreDaBoss]

why? when sony and sony fans have dissed xbox for months now. If someone dissed you all the time for months if you had the chance you would diss them back.

I think there should be no mocking or dissing by anyone here. Just let the console and the games speak for themselves.

[ALLWRONG]

Killzone is getting torn apart by reviewers. Even Sony slanted site Kotaku has ripped on it.

[georgenancy]

torn apart?getting 9s,8s and 7s is torn apart?okay then....

[GiantEnemyCrab]

It is an XBOX Mag, they don't talk or do anything with PlayStation. Neither side is innocent of this.

The games have been reviewing average, reports of hardware problems, the 1080p patch debacle, No MP3 or DNLA, YouTube at launch. Reality is coming home to roost and when you run around saying "Greatness Awaits" and then there are more mediocre than greatness you might be called out.

I expect the same kind of thing for XB1 launch. This stuff will all smooth out.

[pheature]

childish if you ask me

[pop-voxuli]

They'd better hope their launch line up is straight from the hand of God or else the internet will come down on them like the hammer of Thor after spouting BS like this.

[Visiblemarc]

Launch titles man... Just wait until DR3/Ryse reviews hit...preview buzz is bad and in DR3's case seem to highlight console weakness (supposedly hitting 16fps often).

So... Be kind to each other people... Launch is always about possibilities.

[chrisgay]

Sega does what Nintendon't- this has been going on for ages and it was actually funny once upon a time. We need to lighten up.

[Harpers_Ferry]

So are we taking bets yet on who posts "The power of the cloud?" after Xbox launch?

[Max-Zorin]

It does what Nintendont >>>>>>>&g t;>> Any shot MS or Sony could ever think of.

[HmongAmerican]

Does MS have a XB1 slogan?

[A2X_]

Possibly the worst slogan you'll ever see http://images.vg247.com/cur...

[A2X_]

Mocking the competitoir is perfectly fine but I find it questionable when you have an embargo on your own game reviews.

[Morgue]

Was that post in 1080p @ 60fps because if so, I sure didn't see that coming.

Greatness awaits means what it means. We've all waited since February when it was announced and now it's here. Just because all the AAA titles arn't coming out the day it's released and games getting meh reviews doesn't mean a thing. Just means we as PlayStation owners are awaiting the years of great gaming to come.

Unforntunate that MS pulled what they did in the beginning with the X1 announcement because the only thing Xbone owners will be waiting for is the chance that DRM will be implemented, Destiny, Titanfall, Halo 5, dreaming about Gears and the next big Kinect TV show.

I have no love for MS even after supporting the 360 all these years. In the end that system was the worst for games these past 2 years and the paywall of doom. I also can't wait to read the paid reviews for Ryse, Forza, Killer Instinct, DR 3, Ghost's, BF 4, AC BF and whatever multiplat title that is released.

[foxsilver007]

I'm not surprised the Line up for ps4 is not impressive just surprised no one has called them out on it before now. For me Personally not enough to drop 400+ dollars on it till they beef up there game titles a little more looks like it was rushed to beat black friday and upcoming holiday rush to get them on selves just IMO.

[DOOMZ]

Haha, awesome!

[Palaven]

I guess we are going to be "Awaiting Greatness" until the Xbox One launches.

[ruefrak]

How is any of this bad for Sony? Some people didn't like Knack, big deal.
If you really want to put things in perspective, let's have this argument (in an us vs them style with them being xbox)

Xbox had a one year head start, a $200 price advantage, best sellers like Halo and Gears of War, a superior online infrastructure, an easier to develop for console, the coolest accessory (Kinect) and a parent company with billions of dollars to spend for it to succeed and they still lost to the PlayStation.

[Indo]

Greatness Awaits? Within a few days, it doesn't have to.

[Lonnie18]

"Greatness awaits":)

[LeCreuset]

Can you really blame them? What we all have to understand is that those poor souls are fighting for their jobs. Would you feel too secure working for the official Xbox magazine given how things are going for that brand right now?

[pheature]

i like how they have the playstation eye on the xbox green side

***first attack 75hp***

[Kydawg]

That's just wrong.

[floetry101]

Although both consoles in the long-term will stretch out and deliver, anyone who buys a console at launch is wasting their time and money. Even as an avid player of games on all platforms, you're obviously wasting time with the smallest launch line up for any two consoles ever. By the time March rolls around, you'll probably have a cheaper product and a more extensive library of games to use Playstation Plus or Xbox Live on as well. I'm sure Shadow Fall is a solid title, as well as Resogun, but come on, these aren't going to reinvent the wheel for Next Gen, nor is Ryse or Dead Rising 3.

Logic > Favouritism

[Azzanation]

Fun reading fanboys complain about comments from a corp. Wasn't it Sony that did all the dishing at E3 and beyond? MS come out and say 2 words and all you babys cry.. grow up and buy what you like.

[fsydow1]

Xbone is a joke of a console with games still in 720P. My F$#$#%$# Pc is more powerful then turd of a machine, lol.

[Mister_G]

Where's the X1 reviews? Thought the embargo was lifted on the 12th?

[fsydow1]

Official Xbox turd,that sounds so much better.

[Obscure_Observer]

s a Xbox One future owner, i don´t like that kind of comment either.

BUT let´s not forget about the low jabs that some of Sony "classy" gentlemen has been throwing at MS(House, Cerny).

When that happen, friggin fanboy is all like: "They say nothing but the true".

But when the tide turns, the same fanboys gets all emotional and all rage against MS?

Both companies has idiots in their payrolls that sometimes do nothing but fuel the infamous flame war in sites like this one.

[JeffGUNZ]

Why do you people get so defensive over other people's reviews? It's just someone's opinion. Listen, I know a buddy who can't stand chocolate, makes no sense to me, but I don't flip my lid when he doesn't eat an M&M, I just respect his opinion and eat as much chocolate as I desire. Geesh, relax people.

[_LarZen_]

LOL at the butthurt fanboys.

[WolfOfDarknesss]

It's Xbox magazine , what your expecting ?!