Sony vs Microsoft: Who won Gamescom 2014

Gameondaily discusses the Gamescom 2014 showings from both Microsoft and Sony and picks a winner

[iamnsuperman]

Phfffff. They both did what they needed to do. Microsoft, instead of what they did at E3, made their conference about selling the Xbox One. Not selling gaming in general. Sony, of what I saw as twitch kept crashing, was really good as well with a mixture of things.

[Enemy]

- Wild (Sony owned, PS4, open world new IP, developed by Rayman/Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel, biggest game of the show, literally)

- The Tomorrow Children (Sony owned, new IP, PS4)
- Rime (Sony owned, new IP, PS4)
- Alienation (Sony owned, new exclusive from Housemarque, PS4, ‘nuff said)
- Until Dawn (Sony owned, horror PS4 exclusive)
- Tearaway Unfolded (Sony owned, PS4)
- DayZ coming to PS4
- Hellblade (new IP, timed exclusive, PS4)
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (timed exclusive, PS4)
- Volume (new IP, timed exclusive, PS4)

Sony demolished the competition to a point where it's actually embarrassing.

I don't even remember what Microsoft announced besides Tomb Raider, which is now rumored by trustworthy insiders and a Game Informer editor to be a timed exclusive.

[MightyNoX]

This

[Jordan88]

there is one real game on that list that isn't a timed exclusive. and that u cant eventually get on other consoles...

[Number-Nine]

Indie games are not going to push console sales.

[lunatic0001]

they were both good...my standouts was wild from ps4 and quantum break from ms...oh and halo 5 returning to classic halo mp...ill give a slight edge to ms just a little...tearaway announcement pissed me off because i love tearaway but instead of making a sequel to vita they make a ps4 version...pretty much tells me that my vita is getting no love from sony :(

[DualWielding]

I'm a Sony fan but none of that makes up for losing Rise of the Tomb Rider... If it turns out Tomb Rider is only timed exclusive then yes Sony won, but if its really exclusive or even console exclusive then Microsoft Won

[MelvinTheGreat]

Dayz wont be on ps4 for 2-3 years

[Paprika]

I'm a ps4 guy.... but cmon... At least mention remedys exclusive for Xbox one. This looks to be one of the best next gen games of the lot.... accept gaming across all platforms and you will enjoy it do much more!

[Nightcyberspud]

Sony abandoned their other platform the Vita.

[Starks]

@Number-Nine

But didn't everyone only cared about games? You know, games that Sony did brought on the table? Oh right... apparently no one cares about indie games. So you want a high end, theatrical pile of linear monkey sh*t? Suit yourself.

[DevilOgreFish]

I thought quantum break took down every teaser that it went up against, CGI or otherwise. considering that there was finally a gameplay blowout.

[rainslacker]

Ori and ScreamRide come to mind from MS. Too bad no ones really talking about them since TR stole the show for MS.

Sony didn't even really bring out their big guns, and I think the games they showed were quite creative and fresh.

@gootimes below

Some of those indie games most people wouldn't associate with what most people call indie games on here. Rime and The Tomorrow Children and Wild could easily fall into the AAA category.

[gootimes]

I think DayZ alone has more potential to push systems than Tomb Raider.

Plus Sony announced so many good looking titles. I know people will start up the indie's suck campaign again on here. But those things would sell me, I am sure they are kicking themselves at Micro for Rime.

Hellblade is goona be awesome, until dawn looks insane. Tearaway will be a very nice quality title that will attract casual users to the platform as well.

Sony did great.

[acemonkey]

agreed..i guess to this site (the one that wrote the blog or whatever) just because they didnt show Last guardians they lost and some other games. We got new IP, exclusives games and features that we wanted on ps4 (most of us knew it was going to be on the system, we finally got the patch number) no release date but still good

Dayz on the system sounds good, kinda wanted to see H1Z1 tho

but all i hear that Microsoft was tomb raider is an exclusive now (not that big of a deal we got uncharted)

[VforVideogames]

Hold on let me throw up a little bit........ Ok now that is out of the way, let me just say that Microsoft won E3 and Gamescom now lets wait and see what happens at the Tokyo game show.

[Bobertt]

Its been confirmed by the developers Tomb Raider will be exclusive to Xbox 1.

[Enemy]

Some of you guys are pretending the Tomb Raider reboot was actually a good game now because the second will be timed exclusive? Went from forgettable to, "holy crap the sequel is coming" in a day. Can't remember anyone being hyped about the initial reveal for Rise of the Tomb Raider either.

Too funny. Hope you guys are looking forward to the official "it's a timed exclusive" announcement.

[mikeslemonade]

Sony had more annoucements, they just couldn't deliver it in a way the Microsoft executives did.

Notice how the Microsoft execs twist their words more with "best" and then used the word "exclusive" more often and correctly.

The activision exec for in the Sony conference said "timed exclusive" and that doesn't sound as good.

I would say it's a tie as far as which company made the bigger splash, but if Sony couldn't deliver things as professional as MS then Sony won this one by a small amount.

Tomb Raider is not a big deal. PS4 sells itself. It will help X1 sales but not really hurt PS4 sales.

[Xsilver]

Don't know why The Order trailer wasn't shown at the conference but look at this http://a.pomf.se/lawpma.gif i mean GOOD GOD.

[christocolus]

@enemy

I don't think dayZ is a ps4 exclusive cos dean hall just stated on twittr that the game aint exclusive to any console.

https://mobile.twitter.com/...

[MeLoveRamen]

@Enemy i agree, Sony just showed so much more and they actually had lifetime exclusives and not a timed exclusive that everyone will forget after 2 months (cough, cough titanfall). Microsoft just really loves pleasing the short minded gamer with nothing but timed exclusives where Sony invest in games your only going to get on playstation

[BattleTorn]

Dude, if that's what you call Sony demolishing the competition....

Then maybe I have my eggs in the wrong basket.

I did NOT buy nextgen for INDIES!

[y7jzdgy]

"Sony demolished the competition to a point where it's actually embarrassing." Fanboys.

[Army_of_Darkness]

@dualwielding "I'm a Sony fan but none of that makes up for losing Rise of the Tomb Rider... If it turns out Tomb Rider is only timed exclusive then yes Sony won, but if its really exclusive or even console exclusive then Microsoft Won"

Umm.. if you're a Sony fan then what I quoted from you shouldn't have been said at all LOL! Sony losing cause they lost rise of the Tomb "RAIDER ;-)"?? It will be going up against Uncharted 4 next year and Did you not see all the other great games they unveiled??
beside, I guarantee you that it will be releasing on the ps4 a year after as the Definitive version.

[gootimes]

@christocolus

That doesn't mean it is coming to X1. It is not exclusive to pc as a platform... P.S. he said "platform" not "console"... big difference.

If it was coming to X1 there would be NO reason not to just say it.

[callahan09]

@DualWielding: Really, six new exclusives + a bunch of timed exclusives, and some really awesome features announced for firmware 2.0, while PlayStation 4 still gets Uncharted 4 exclusively at the same time that Xbox gets Tomb Raider... you think Tomb Raider alone trumps all of that? Not to me.

[SilentNegotiator]

There are so many multiaccount xtrolls in this comment section it isn't even funny. Gamer####/gameon####/ game####/gamerfan####/etc even logged into all of his accounts to spread as much FUD as possible.

Sony had a bunch of NEW IPs that are ACTUAL exclusives, and they looked spectacular.

[FayZ_]

wow you paid 400 for indie games good list there, makes it look like there are AAA titles LOL you should work for sony, you're good at deception.

[Kayant]

All the people talking about indies only being shown on PS4. Please state what new AAA exclusives aside from Rise of tomb raider was announced again for the XB1....

[medman]

@Enemy
You forgot an important one, Bloodborne.

[Ra3030]

@Number-Nine
Who needs to push sales with 10million already sold? And for those of you that has not gotten a Sony PS4 yet you might wanna hurry before the raise the price. 10 months after it's release it's still so popular they can't make them fast enough and at 10mill sold the price just might go up.

[Nine_Thousaaandd]

Indie Games...

"Independent video games are video games created by individuals or small teams generally without video game publisher financial support. Indie games often focus on innovation and rely on digital distribution..."

This generation...creativity and new games will lead the way...and Sony is leading the way with dozens of games each month. We have the AAA games, just like Xbox has 'em. Some of ya'll act like Microsoft is just killing it with AAAs each month. These games take time, and hit with delays all the time as well. PS4 is more appealing because they have more games releasing each month in droves. The variety, new IPs, add-ons...you name it. And while we play these fantastic Indie games each month, that some delusional people think is crap because Indie is involved...they fill the gaps between AAA releases. At least I get to turn on my PS4 everyday and play something new almost every week.

This month alone...across the US and EU, 17 games releasing on PS4! This is why I purchased a PS4...to play games, a lot of games with variety...not waiting for the next "3 year in the making" AAA game to come along. Most people finish them within a few days to trade them in afterwards waiting for the next BIG thing to happen! Then the wait starts all over again.

SONY led this showing easily...tons of new games and variety, plus we already know we're getting AAA goodies as well. By the end of year, Sony may very well hit 175+ games...and this why PS4 is selling better than Xbox One. We have new stuff to play almost every week...most of which is under $20.00 if not free-to-play!

SONY WON! All Microsoft treated us with today is console bundles and TR exclusive. QB and Ori may have been the highlights of their show...not impressed at all. Everything else, we knew about since E3.

I wish people STOP treating Indie like it's the devil of gaming. I love Indie games. It's not always about ripping somebody's head off, shooting them in the face...or stabbing someone in the ass with a katana. If you really love gaming and have a passion for innovation and great experiences...then Indie games have a place in gaming along side AAA titles!

[THEMIGHTYDOOVDE]

Oh look, another shitload of PS IP's that people will forget about a week after their released.

[sinspirit]

I agree, but it makes me really wonder why Sony Santa Monica and Guerilla Games didn't show anything. I wonder what they're holding back.

Tearaway looks really fun on Vita and this new one looks great, but I was hoping they would work on a whole new ip.

The only negatives I can think of.

[4Sh0w]

I won because I own an X1 and I liked this:

-Quantum Break was the highlight for me since it was some pretty awesome never before seen and lengthy gameplay. Besides Halo5 Guardians it is by most wanted game for next year.

-Halo MCC is just pure fan service, at a very very cheap cost.

-Halo5 Beta, can't wait to play it and some rewards will carry over.

-I feel bad about Crystal Dynamics cutting a deal and excluding ps fans even if it is timed exclusive I'm kind of split on this one, but I really like the series.

-Sunset Overdrive looks fun as hell.

-Forza Horizon2 & more free Forza5 cars incoming.

-Fable Legends

-Halo Nightfall looks like it will be a epic tv series.

-I want to know more about Screamride???

-Experimenting with pre-loading titles prior to release is great, make it standard micro.

-Indie developers are getting the some nice attention on the Xbox One with great games like Ori and Below being pushed.

-Dashboard update will include a boot to TV function with a new mini-guide, as well as the ability to watch TV remotely on a tablet. 

-I also think the new bundles are great for new comers.

**If you liked what sony showed more and you already have or intend to buy a ps4, then you won.

[redwin]

I congratulate everyone that likes the playstation on all the indie games that you are getting this holiday season. Indie power to the player.

[Torgul]

May be it is because you don t have an xbox one And that you are a sony fan(boy?). If you were a gamer you will know that MS conf has been good and mainly about the games I could play this year.

Do you know smite? Seem not.... This game has no competition on console And the Pc base is growing....

Your comment is just pointless.

[hakeem0996]

Sony has become the indie console .I'm not sure people wants to pay $400 to play indie games ,i sure don't .As far as i'm concern MS won again tomb raider exclusivity and quantum break stole the show .Last not also forget SMITE coming to xboxone ,the first MOBA on console it could be huge

[squeezx]

Not to mention Silent Hills. Which may have some exclusivity (timed?) with PS4

[CptVimes]

@paprika Apologies I hit the disagree by mistake when I totally agree with your statement, so I gave a bubble to restore balance. Cleb fisted goober that I am ;-)

[MysticStrummer]

"Indie games are not going to push console sales."

Another person who has no idea what "indie" means. There seem to be a lot of ill informed gamers here.

OT - Both had good shows again, but unlike E3 when I thought it was very close, I thought Sony clearly won the day. MS's biggest announcement was a timed exclusive.

[Major_Glitch]

SONY WON. Sony announced MORE exclusives, and MORE new ips, FACT! The biggest thing MS showed was a timed exclusive, FACT!(and a sad one at that)
Edit: Dear Xbone only gamers, do yourselves a favor and seriously consider going multi-console. Trust me, you'll thank me later.

[JoGam]

HERE WE GO WITH THESE WHO WON ARTICLES. SMMFH!

[iamnsuperman]

It is almost an irrelevant discussion. They are both in vastly different positions. They both had to do things differently. it makes comparison difficult

[VP37]

Agreed...who cares...just another click-bait article. It's enough already, let's talk about games.

[Consoldtobots]

I agree, I own a PS3/4 and have absolutely no interest in what MS is doing or will be doing in the future. Just keep showing me why I bought a playstation.

[lelo]

Both had good conferences, but Microsoft had a slight edge with the Tomb Raider announcement and Quantum Break gameplay. Sony also had a few decent announcements like Wild (I'm curious about this game).

BTW: Where the hell are Sony's first party games?

[torchic]

Microsoft had nothing but the Tomb Raider announcement. they didn't even need a conference for the content they showed.

[rainslacker]

They both had good conferences. But when the biggest takeaway from MS conference was the TR announcement, that is worrying. Mostly because MS did show some games that deserve more attention than they're getting.

QB game play was actually a disappointment to me, which is a shame, because it was the game I was most looking forward to. Now I've moved on to Ori and ScreamRide.

[ragnalamb]

I agree....

Havent seen anything from Santa Monica Studios, Media mulecule, Guerrilla, Bend or all those japanese studios. Hope to see something soon.

Im sorry for TR... Hope its as good as the last one.

[Manic2014]

@torchic
If that's the case both MS and Sony did not need a press conference. Sony showed a vast amount of indies and elaborated on announced AAA exclusives, MS did the same thing except they has fewer than Sony on the indie department. Both teams had a great showing.

[redwin]

Did you watch it? Quantum Brake was awesome and the Helo remastered was great. At least MS is giving the player 4 games remastered with remastered multiplayer maps and a movie in one cd. Sony resold me TLOU , I like it, I got it but it's border line dishonest

[pompombrum]

Both were good. As an Xbox One owner and a huge Halo fan, I came out of Microsoft's conference feeling that I made the right choice in buying an Xbox One. As a gamer I came out of Sony's conference with the reinforced belief that I should be buying a PS4 sooner rather than later.

[Kingthrash360]

They have been showcasing halo since the reveal of x1...I mean halo is awesome and since you love halo buying an x1 has been the right choice for you day1.
That said as far as new games...we seen almost nothing new. Tomb raider exclusively is the biggest news of ms conference... And IMO its a dick move....it also show ms still isn't making new games bringing new ideas.....smmfh right now.

[DeadlyOreo]

I feel the same as you, just with the opposite consoles. That Sunset Overdrive White Xbox One should do it.

[JeffGUNZ]

@ Kingthrash360

MS rarely announces games more than a year away. For instance, we ALL know Gears is coming down the road, but they haven't even released a teaser yet. They typically do it within a year or so before they intend to release it. I feel like MS showed what's coming NOW and Sony showed what was coming in the future. I am an Xbox owner first right now and fully intend to buy a PS4. Yet, yesterdays conference for Sony didn't make me run out yet and get one. I truly think 2015 is when I'll get it, hopefully an Uncharted bundle! I get dissapointed that indies are more prevelant then the games I am used to playing on Playstation. I know in a year or two this is a moot issue when Uncharted, the Order and all other great games will hit PS4, but right now, I feel eh. I mean, even with my X1, I love it and have a lot to play, I just am still waiting for that truly NEXT GEN feeling game. Ryse looked the part but the gameplay has been done before. I'm hoping Destiny, with it's 24/7 team dedication and daily activities adds something new to the mix.

Quantum Break and Uncharted really look like NEXT GEN from what we have seen. I can't wait to see Uncharted 4 in action!

[headwing45]

@Melvin

I guarantee you it's times exclusive. There is no amount of Money Microsoft could pay Crystal Dynamics (or want to pay them) in order to make up for the loss of PS4 sales, I mean they just sold 10 million units.

[lelo]

So when a 3rd party developer makes a exclusive game for the PS4, how much money will they loose by completely ignoring PC, X1 and WiiU gamers. I bet they ignore more then 10 million gamers.

[headwing45]

@lelo

Name a 3rd party game completely exclusive to PS4? (as opposed to timed)

[fermcr]

"Name a 3rd party game completely exclusive to PS4? (as opposed to timed)"

LOL. You got to be joking?

Just take a look at Sony's conference.

[headwing45]

@fermcr

Okay? Then name one...

[Genuine-User]

I enjoyed both of the conferences but Sony has MUCH better line up of games in my opinion.
Rime, The Order 1886, Until Dawn, Everybody's gone to rapture, Blood Borne, Vanishing of Elthan Carter, Driveclub, Wild, Alienation, Tearaway Unfolded, Infamous First Light, Little big Planet 3 and many more.

[Magicite]

If at E3 2014 some said that actually MS won, then at gamescom Sony took sure victory.

[thehitman1398]

What if any NEW games did micro$oft announced at all??? ( crickets! ! ! )

Freaking Sony won hands down this is not even a competition...

[JeffGUNZ]

At this point aren't you more concerned about what is coming out NOW as opposed to naming games that will eventually come out? I think MS focused more on what's coming out NOW and SONY focused on what will be coming out down the road. Also, Indies are great fun, but they shouldn't be the focal point of any conference. A lot of those games are timed exclusives for the indies or are just indies. I am not downplaying these developers, but I want NEXT GEN Games and at the moment, both consoles are failing to deliver truly next gen titles.

[assdan]

I didn't watch either. But I've heard a lot of things about sony's. They only thing I've heard about with microsoft's is that tomb raider is an exclusive. So it doesn't seem like they did much else.

[bennissimo]

OK... Well, for me, owner of both PS4 and X1...

I cared about:

PS4--
Bloodborne
Hellblade
Rime
DayZ
Wild

MS--
Quantum Break
Tomb Raider
Cuphead
Superhot
Inside
Goat Simulator
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
No time to Explain
SlashDash
The Escapists

For me, MS took the day. But since I'm not an abject fanboy troll, I can easily admit that the PS4 exclusives listed above will captivate me just as much as their X1 brethren. The X1's tally is just higher for Gamescom.

[gameon1985]

Like I said before, unless Tomb Raider is truly exclusive to Xbox one they are both a tie.

[DanteVFenris666]

How, how can you even say that. Besides tomb raider they had nothing. More of the same from microsfoft

[DigitalRaptor]

I simply cannot grasp how people balance these conferences.

E3 - Sony had far more NEW content to announce, and Microsoft had next to no surprises. According to Xbox fans, they won because they were completely focused on games despite most of them being multiplatform, already announced exclusive games and games not releasing until 2016.

Gamescom - Sony (AGAIN) announces more NEW content. More new IPs. More first-party, second-party and third-party exclusives. More indies, ambitious indies like RiME and WiLD. More of everything. Most of the NEW content Microsoft revealed were indie games, and yet people mock Sony for the indie focus, and say Microsoft won for focusing on exclusive games that have already been announced. It's unbelievable.

Tomb Raider was pretty much the only new AAA exclusive they announced, and it's a mirage of exclusivity, when we all know it's just timed based on their track record, the nature of what series Tomb Raider is and the fact that Aaron Greenberg gave a deflective answer and couldn't clarify if it was a lifetime exclusive. Somehow, people think MS won, when Sony still showed their already announced upcoming AAA exclusives, as well as more new content across all other categories.

It's far from a tie. Sony, yet again had more to show that was NEW, and that is what these conferences are about.

[Mankey]

Not sure.
Still surpised that Tomb Raider 2 is going to be exclusive.

[DVS-Zev]

timed

[HaydenJameSmith]

you'll have to provide me a source of this fact of yours cause I read in the trailer that it was exclusively on Xbox One, probably will come to PC a year after launch like DR3 and Ryse but don't see it going to PS4.

Edit:
And all that exclusive content that Sony announced for there multiplat games I guess aint exclusive either, cause after all it will eventually go to the other console. Just thought I'd point that out too...

[LOL_WUT]

Exclusive ;)

[Eldyraen]

I expect any exclusive, no matter the system (unless Nintendo), has a high probability of it only being timed exclusivity no matter what people say when it is announced.

It doesn't mean this will be but at least half of all exclusives are no longer true exclusive. I don't care overly much as I just want to play them and am lucky enough to have multiple platforms to pick from.

[Gamer1982]

Its a S-E game mention one recent PS game that has been exclusive?? FF13 was remember for a while.. So was ff13-3 (now ff15) and remember star ocean? That was Xbox exclusive at the beginning of the 360 era. S-E don't do exclusive games anymore at least not outside timed ones.

[DVS-Zev]

Source? As if MS or SE will say it's timed? lol.
How about applying some common sense?

Whatever.Will bookmark this page for future laughs.Will you eat some humble pie when the announcement comes?

[TheRealHeisenberg]

I hope it is timed just so you can sleep better at night. Be upset all you want. I will be enjoying this and UC4.

[DVS-Zev]

Dummies

http://n4g.com/news/1566381...
http://www.salvospeak.com/w...

@Heisenberg Didn't buy the first one and i probably wont buy this one either.And certainly am not upset.Just calling things for what they are.

Some people just like to live in lala land apparently.You know, pretending Microsoft don't have a long, long history of having "exclusives" end up everywhere else.

[TheGrimReaper]

@Hayden:
http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

[Consoldtobots]

going any sort of exclusive deal with a console that is getting railed worse than a tijuana whore is just embarrassing at this point.

[Themba76]

sony won they had more variety of new games microsoft just got tombraider thats it.

[98xpresent]

What at sony press conference surprised you ?

[Themba76]

all of there new games surprised me not sequals or more remasters. also driveclubs graphics surprised me as well wasn't interested at all in driveclub at first but now I really need it bad it just looks too good now.

[irokster]

Sony debuted a bunch of brand new, never before seen games. How many never before seen games did MS show?

[MRMagoo123]

what surprised you at the MS conference? it definitely wasnt a surprise they bought an exclusive again so whats left ? Sony won this show by a land slide its not even a debate.

ALSO 10 MILLION PS4S SOLD WOW!

[DigitalRaptor]

@ Irokster

Microsoft showed quite a few new ID@Xbox games. In fact, what is hilarious is that vast majority of the new content Microsoft announced at Gamescom were INDIE GAMES.

And these fanboys have the audacity to laugh at PS4 for its indies, whilst saying Microsoft won Gamescom? For what? Announcing a moneyhatted Tomb Raider sequel and not clarifying whether its a lifetime exclusive, or not?

[Gr1mmyshadows]

You must love Indies because Sony conference was garbage. Nothing surprising and nothing interesting.

[FunAndGun]

and you must not like games...

[Flamingweazel]

HUH?? Hell, Until Dawn hell Blade 2 new IP's AAA games, Ms had ....nothing but multiplats and a money hat.

[strickers]

Go and take up paintball or some other hobby. If it was up to you it would all be grey shooters , I suppose.
Diversity. AAA mixed with Indie is the wah forward for most of us.
Polished blockbusters AND quirky games pushing the artistic side.
Gaming has never been better in it's history.

[98xpresent]

Microsoft .
Some people just don't want to admit it . Their too loyal to their console brand

Edit: I had high hopes for Sony too . Their conference was rubbish

[Xsilver]

what did MS do that was soooooo amazing but start this argument about tomb raider pleasseeeeeeeeeeeeeee tell me.

@alba
"Just Quatum Break was enough........Lara Croft shut the door!"

You can't be serious can i get a reason from someone that doesn't have two bubble

[alb1899]

Just Quatum Break was enough........Lara Croft shut the door!

[DigitalRaptor]

Rightttttt.

Quantum Break's stage demo (which by the way was the game I was looking forward to most from Xbone) confirmed nothing other than what were generic cover shooter segments and frozen in time exploration. How can people say that was enough to trump what new content Sony showed? It didn't trump anything, particularly not Bloodborne or WiLD…

The shock and controversy behind Tomb Raider's exclusivity basically overshadowed the rest of Microsoft's lineup which was: games that were already announced, and the rest of what they had to show being INDIES that Xbox fans seem to mock Sony for - yet the vast majority of their NEW game announcements were INDIES.

Sony announced more new first-party, second-party, third-party exclusives, and more indies. But somehow Microsoft won because of one cover shooter demo that looks no more impressive than something like Bloodborne or The Order: 1886, and a moneyhatted exclusive sequel that is probably only timed based on Microsoft's history.

[HappyWithOneBubble]

And MS won how? Stealing Tomb Raider from Sony don't makes them a winner. Makes them look desperate because XB1 don't have any games to compete with UC4.

[n4rc]

You mean besides qb?

And they didn't steal anything.. It was sold to them..

[JeffGUNZ]

They didn't steal anything. Tomb Raider initially launched on Sega Saturn, then Playstation about two weeks later. It was also available on DOS.

Also, Quantum Break looked impressive. Stop comparing everything, it's so annoying. It's like a generation of gamers crying over whose pee pee is bigger then the others.

Sit down and brace yourself, this may be a crazy concept; Some people may have preferred one conference over antoher. GASP!

[Fanci]

Agreed. Sony need to learn that Indie's wont push their future console sales. Xbox was about the big games, which is what people actually buy $400 consoles for.

[xc7x]

how so,if all XB1 fans say PS4 has only indie games,yet leads in console sales,makes your argument very weak

[iceman06]

Microsoft needs to understand that you can only buy so many exclusives before people catch on to what you are...or specifically aren't doing. They had a good conference. But, seriously, Xbox has always front-loaded their launches. As the generation plays out, which console do you think will offer the most diverse line-up of games? That's what gaming is about. It's not about the next "AAA" fix, it's about playing games that are fun. It's funny. I didn't hear this same sentiment when Limo, Shadow Complex, Braid, and Geometry Wars were running wild on the 360. Nope, those indies were the rage. Now, indie is all of a sudden a bad word. Even though MS biggest title to date...TitanFall...was developed by an independent studio (thus an indie). But, whatever makes you sleep better at night.

[LOL_WUT]

First time watching a Gamescon showing and I got to say I was very impressed! This is the type of conference Sony should've brought to E3. I didn't see MS but man Sony's 10 million consoles sold was a clear indicator of great things to come ;)

[kingtroy]

MS conference was basically E3 showing. Sony was okay so it like a tie

[Lenrulesdaworld]

But with everything playable thats coming this year & gameplay of qb. As well as new indies 1st on xbox like sonys conference. Including some of the new ip announced games coming to xbox as well with TR as icing on the cake.

[Bennibop]

Sony just killed it, have never seen so many new games announced one after another. Where Microsoft showed very few new things a load of multiplats and some ambiguous news that tomb raider is coming out for x1 holiday 2015 but not the competition.

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

Dollars to doughnuts, it's timed. I haven't been a Tomb Raider fan since she had those 50J polygon implants, but I haven't played it since then either. Are they good? Maybe they'll have her in a XBundle.

[TheCagyDies]

Microsoft

[Godmars290]

Sony showed the most new content, my have been the only one to show any new games, but MS pulled off the biggest surprise with TR.

Edit:
Just watching MS's conference: they brought a sports celeb on stage for FIFA. They lost.

They're going to have TR for PR, but that's it. Sony announced new games.

[XStation]

All of those indie games (I have no problem with) NO MEGATONS, no TRIPLE AAA. Come on now...I know you're a hardcore Sony fanboy and all, but man...

[Godmars290]

The only hardcore fanboy here is the guy w/two bubbles.

MS won PR, will get more news stories over that one thing, but Sony gave more reasons to buy a PS4. Showed off titles which weren't mentioned at E3.

[Xsilver]

"All of those indie games (I have no problem with) NO MEGATONS, no TRIPLE AAA. Come on now...I know you're a hardcore Sony fanboy and all, but man... #10.1
9m ago by XStation"

Then you ask something like this Did you even watch the Conference Bloodbourne was the Second thing Shown :/.

[Kivespussi]

Eh, xbox didn't have new AAA announcements either. Just gameplay for titles we already knew about.

Off topic but quantum break looks beautiful!

[Benjammin25]

Until Dawn isn't an indie game,
Bloodborne isn't an indie game.
Rime is published by Sony, not an indie game.
Driveclub is not an indie game
Tearaway is not an indie game
Alienation is published by Sony, not an indie game
Wild (Game of the show in my opinion) is not an indie game. What bloody show were you watching?

[DanteVFenris666]

You know some of those indiies are megatons for different people. I'd rather play rime then any game xbox is getting any days of the week. Stop with your dillusioned view on indies. Some indies are massive and are greater then triple A games that play it to safe.

[christocolus]

Lol. Do we need this? I think both companies had very game centric conferences. I was really impressed by both i must confess. A lot of indies were shown and it was all about games and fun. Looking forward to some AA exclusives like Quantumbreak and Bloodbourne and that tomb raider announcement was huge though..its still trending on twitter..lol.. Anyways can't deny the fact that some indies really stood out..i liked wild, below, cuphead,rime...so many games ...I think in all the gamers won the show.

Wanna enjoy this gen to the fullest?then think about owning as many platforms as possible. That way no one misses out on anything great.

[truefan1]

MSFT and it wasn't even close!!

MSFT actually still has games coming in 2014 and they highlighted those. They had one megaton with Tomb Raider that rocked the internet and shut down neogaf for like 3 hours. Quantum Break also had the best gameplay shown today. Second show in a row all about games that people are actually interested in. Don't for smite making it's way to XB1, the first moba to make its way to consoles.

Sony's presentation just flat out sucked and I will detail why.
1.They didn't have one presenter who could talk without a teleprompter.
2.They had 2 sections of indie games, if ps4 is 50% more powerful I would personally like to see games that show it.
3.All the ps4 games are starting to look the same, everything is some sort of dark horror video game. Deep Down, bloobourne, the order, uncharted, until dawn are all the same type of game, heck even the indie games.

Overall I though the MSFT showing was better, even the 3rd party games for MSFT had better presentations. That MGS video was like finding out the Mandarin was a joke in Iron Man 3. I was extremely underwhelmed by sony's showing and I figured they had an opportunity to really have a good show.

[Bennibop]

Yes people ability to use a Teleprompter is a good indication of who had the better show, you my friend are a plank.

[-Foxtrot]

How delusional

1) What person hosting a conference dosen't have a telepromter, hell even people hosting the Oscars have them.

2) That's right focus on just the Indie games instead of non Indie games they showed. Least Sony has both

3) Really...well what did Microsoft is full of shooters most of the time.

Honestly even if you had a Sony conference which announced Half Life 3, Beyond Good and Evil 2, The Last guardian, Shemune 3 and Fallout 4 you would STILL think it was shit.

[Godmars290]

MS brought out a celeb. A sports celeb at that. Though that was an automatic -1?

[EvilWay]

You are out of your mind?

Sony showed all indies, except Until Dawn (looks amazing). Sony should have showed us atleast 1 other AAA title other than The Order 1886.

MS showed some good stuff. Starting off with Halo MCC, Tomb Raider, and Quantum Break, even there indies look interesting

[SoapShoes]

"Sony should have showed us atleast 1 other AAA title other than The Order 1886. "

Didn't watch the conference, I see.

[gootimes]

Sony had more than one AAA, plus there were new announcements. DayZ is huge, bigger than getting tomb raider.

Sony showed plenty of high quality games. MS showed their usual so-so first party, plus money hat. Same old from them.

Shoot, the order alone demolishes anything coming to X1 so far in my opinion. And rime shown on PS4 could potentially be better than any X1 AAA coming...

[uth11]

I know, these dark games like Rime, Little Big Planet, Tearaway, Abzu, Tommorow Children, and No Man's Sky are all so samey, aren't they :P

whatever!

[MonChiChi]

UC is not even close to the same tone as those games you listed it with.

I am off to play some games, have fun trying to justify that one.

[LordMaim]

Gee, truefan1 is proclaiming Microsoft superiority despite all evidence to the contrary.

I am stunned and shocked by this turn of events.

[GarrusVakarian]

", if ps4 is 50% more powerful I would personally like to see games that show it. "

Look, and you shall find:

http://abload.de/img/monste...
http://a.pomf.se/lawpma.gif (DAYUM!)
http://giant.gfycat.com/Rec...
http://giant.gfycat.com/Glo...
http://giant.gfycat.com/Dap...
http://static.gamespot.com/...
http://fc01.deviantart.net/...

You're welcome.

I think the PS4's exclusives, mixed with the superior multiplats pretty much prove that power difference that people like you have been denying for these past 9 months, don't you? The Order looks much better visually than anything on the Xbox, and DC looks better than Forza Horizon 2 (and that's an understatement). By "looks better" I mean visually, of course, not that they look like better games.

[DanteVFenris666]

I was going to make a comment, them I saw it was true fan...the xbox fanatic that no matter what happens He will see Microsoft as the second comming.

[imt558]

Sony won! Much more variety of games, much more new exclusives IP's and of course in graphical department, Driveclub, The Order and Bloodborne OWNED the show. Well, Quantum Break looks really nice.

@truefan

2.if ps4 is 50% more powerful I would personally like to see games that show it.

The Order, Driveclub and Bloodborne really show the difference.

Cathedral in The Order is WOW!

Quote :

They didn't have one presenter who could talk without a teleprompter.

:ROFLMAO: Well, i'm not surprised about your funny comments. Everybody do that, dude.

Just look at the Phil Spencer's eyes when he start to talk :
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

@Xstation :

Here is your Bloodborne :

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

http://abload.de/img/bloodb...
http://i.minus.com/ilLKYxv3...
http://i.minus.com/ikO6u5pT...
http://abload.de/img/bloodb...
http://abload.de/img/bloodb...

Btw. The Order cathedral gif :

http://a.pomf.se/lawpma.gif

DAMN!

[XStation]

Did they even show Bloodborne Gameplay?

Edit: That looks sick. Still though...they should of showed more triple aaa games. Too many indie games back to back. Wild looks nice and some of the others, but it wasn't any surprises, any hype moments, no megatons.

[gamerfan0909]

They showed it in the trailer. I've yet to see full on in game gameplay for that game. And it's supposedly releasing in march.

[irokster]

The footage of The Order when they show one of the main characters in the cathedral was probably the best photorealistic environment I've seen in ANY game.

[GarrusVakarian]

Omfg....that GIF of The Order :O

The Order and Drive Club have the best graphics I've ever seen in videogames.

[no_more_heroes]

Can't say, didn't get to see MS's conference. Still looking for where I can watch it in its entirety. For me, Sony's was mostly good, particularly toward the end. I did like the variety they showed as well. Most of the really interesting things are for 2015 though.

[Jdoki]

Try here. I'm watching it now.

http://n4g.com/news/1565540...

[no_more_heroes]

Thanks!

[LCEvans]

Sonys conference was bullshit! It was basically full of indie games? Are you on meth?

[Themba76]

you talk as if microsoft had no indie games.

[LCEvans]

Do I really tho? Were those my words? No....exactly

[Spurg]

The overall of Sony conference was an indie fest ...Ms had indies but they didn't over do it.

Sony could have blown it out of the water if they shown Bloodborne gameplay. That was their most anticipated game and it was shown as an afterthought.

[RIP_Weazel]

The Order, Driveclub, Until Dawn, and Bloodborne don't really strike me as overly indieish.

*Bloodborne trailer was all gameplay.

[DigitalRaptor]

My word. You folks are delusional.

Watch the conferences again. Weigh them up and you'll see that the vast majority of Microsoft's newly announced games were INDIES. The rest were already announced exclusive games and multiplatforms.

Not only that but Sony announced MORE AAA games. Until Dawn, Tearaway Unfolded, Hellblade. And they secretly announced an new Silent Hill reboot for PS4 created by Kojima and Del Toro, which is a megaton in itself.

Plus, you're not even factoring in the quality of the indie games on display.

- RiME is no different in scale and content than a game like Zelda or Ico. It's published by Sony and the quality is there.
- WiLD is an indie game from Michel Ancel (creator of Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil) and is absolutely 100% AAA in scope, visually and conceptually. It's published by Sony and will get a big push.

You guys need to reanalyse how you analyse the indie games you bash on.

[FunAndGun]

Yeah, I agree. Sony's conference was full of games.

[LCEvans]

Rephrase 'average games' none of which are worth my money!

[SoapShoes]

Try harder at BSing LCEvans, or cry harder. Your choice!

[DanteVFenris666]

@lcevans. Then what is worth your money? Oh let me guess more halo and tomb raider. Ever indie game mopped the floor with both of those series. So I don't know what an great game to you is but it must not exist because games like wild didn't interest you

[bleedsoe9mm]

the way sony doesn't make the distinction anymore is interesting while ms still sets them appart

[SoapShoes]

Your comment reeks of feces.

[Spotie]

Judging by the bouquet, I'd say it's from a male of one of the bovine types of mammals.

[Grave]

I won't tell you who won, but I do know it wasn't even close.

[Rask]

Sony conference was god awful. I didn't watched the Microsoft conference, but Tomb Raider megaton alone is bigger than anything Sony showed.

[WeAreLegion]

Wild is much cooler than anything Microsoft showed.

[towelie1288]

Microsoft for sure!!

Alot more games i am interested in Coming this year!!

great gaming for the X1

[MCTJim]

Who won articles already? NEXT up...35 hate articles on the (insert name) console

[crayon13]

so all the other studios sony owns ain't doing jack except naughty dog, very disappointed in the playstation brand

[dodgemoose]

Not revealing anything doesn't mean they're doing "jack" all. Try and hold back your stupidity please.

[hello12]

This site is a joke. I watched the official Playstation stream and fans were not happy (comments prove it). Go on Playstation reddit see if i am lying. You guys are not rational fans at all.

Microsoft won and its no surprise to me. I expected it and told you why Sony would struggle this gen with AAA games.

Again i am right.

The disagrees are a laughable because when i joined up i posted a lot of comments why Sony would have very few AAA Titles at E3 2014 and for the foreseeable future. Its not as if i am just doing it now. While you Sony fans were boasting about all the PS4 games coming. I gave the facts and in time i have been proven to be correct.

[Gamer1982]

Yeah your right and those sales prove how right you are *end sarcasm*
People need to stop being fanboys and start being gamers. Sony had a LOT of games at there show more exclusives by far. Sure most were indies but they still have driveclub, bloodbourne etc.. We actually saw in game footage of those not to mention tearaway for PS4 which is a near 9/10 game on vita. Tomb Raider although was a decent remake and sold decent wont sell consoles. So I'll let the GAMERS decide who won not fanboys. Oh and that 2.0 update blew me away.. We knew that controlling anothers game was coming but the actual amount we could play?? Like playing couch co-op using internet? Thats just mindblowing...

[HappyWithOneBubble]

If Sony have few AAA games then tell me why MS bought Tomb Raider exclusive which is a AAA game. Don't forget Titanfall too a AAA game. XB1 have no AAA games of it's own besides Halo and Gears. MS just buys them. What AAA game will MS buy next.

[WeAreLegion]

The subreddits are excited about Wild, Tearaway, and The Tomorrow Children. What are you talking about?

[zerog]

You never give facts, all you do is spew bs. Its people like you, truefan and morepowerofgreen that are laughable. Perhaps you forget that there are more AAA titles on ps4 then x1 right now and out of those that are multiplat the ps4 version is superior? Not to mention x1s total lack of 1st party support compared to ps. All ms can do is buy exclusives because for some reason they can't seem to make them themselves, kinda sad for a software company don't you think? Sony showed NEW stuff in their conferance and I'm pleased. Theres more to gaming then shooters and sony has been dominating when it comes to variety, quality and 1st party, this gamescom proves it for anyone with half a brain.

[RedDeadLB]

I'm disappointed by both, honestly. The best thing I saw, honestly, was Quantum Break. I can't wait until it inevitably comes to PC.

[Gamer1982]

Yeah it will come to PC and my PC is ready for it.

[BattleTorn]

Yeah, same. More disappointed with Sony tho.

I know they want to show new, but I don't get why they don't reiterate their big hitters. Gamers can be a finicky bunch, but another thing that is also true is that many many gamers don't tune into events, or only catch the AAA highlights.

Would it kill them to show another teaser for Uncharted4, HALO MMC or 5.

[Jahbu]

I thought Sony's conference was Tuesday night at 7pst? Where can I watch the conference?

[Gamer1982]

Sonys blog doing re-runs

[Jahbu]

Thanks man! I forgot to look there lol.

[1nsomniac]

Undoubtedly & unquestionably Sony!

Microsoft had a surprise with Tomb Raider which worked well for them but very little new to the table apart from that.

Sony brought a huge selection of exclusives plus almost the entire presentation was new content. There was no comparison between the two.

[MRMagoo123]

yeh I cant even understand anyone saying MS won, all MS showed was games we saw at e3 and bought out tomb raider, Sony showed new game after new game and then the announcement for day z coming to ps4 was good too.

[RedDeadLB]

DayZ will come to the Xbox One as well. Count on it. There was no mention of console exclusivity in the entire speech.

[Fullmetalevolust]

Gamers, as per usual, won, although Gamescom isn't over yet, so we may hear some Vita news.

[AutoCad]

i dont care for indies so, im giving it to MS.
Quantum break blew me away.

[strickers]

But thag looks inferior to the Order. Best looking game on Xbox , true. I do like the look of it, but not as good looking as I expected.

[AutoCad]

not talking about graphics, i could carelss about that.
Gameplay is what blew me away

[zeuanimals]

I guess so. It looked pretty generic to me. Would've been much better if they went with a different setting since it just feels like a regular shooter with time warping abilities, which aren't new or exciting.

The shooting mechanics looked good, but would have preferred old-school Remedy with a more emphasis on "hipfire" and less on ADS which is killing shooters.

[Gr1mmyshadows]

Microsoft. Why you ask?

Quantum Break and Tomb Raider.

Sony had a ass ton of Indies and that's it. Almost fell asleep watching Sony's conference

[WeAreLegion]

Many of them were not indies. Stop trolling.

[SoapShoes]

It's all they have left, let them try to feel secure about Sony showing off better variety.

[Keltech]

Knowing your history and comments above, I wouldn't even ask. You're too predictable.

[DJustinUNCHAIND]

If you have to ask yourself this question, remember this.

Which made more waves today.

The Tomb Raider announcement.

or

The entire Sony conference.

[Silly gameAr]

Yeah true, the Tomb Raider announcement is the most talked about thing to come out of Gamescom, but I don't think it's being talked about the way that MS and SE where hoping it would be talked about. But hey, I guess any attention is good attention, even when it's mostly negative.

[gamertk421]

Microsoft shook things up big, and for that they win. I am looking forward to Rime and Wild tho.

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

Three things come out for me from both conferences...Tomb Raider exclusivity and getting my candy taken away from me. But the game I'm most looking forward to was in the Sony Conference...HellBlade.

I don't know if it is exclusive, nor do I care, but it seems oddly like Heavenly Sword. GAAWWD! I love that game and the art style in the graphics is so awesome. I guess I'm a Ninja Theory fan. So they won!

[mcarsehat]

Bloody no one.

[AD705]

All MS showed us that was new was some lame roller coaster game while everything else was about indies, multiplats, exclusives we already know about and TR going timed exclusive which is the only thing we remember from their conference.

Sony had it bad as well but atleast we saw things like wild, until dawn, hellblade, alienation and other new games while the only new thing I got from the MS conference was a roller coaster game.

[CervantesPR]

Microsoft conference in nutshell:
"Tomb Raider is exclusive and heres quantum break gameplay"

Sony Press conference in a nutshell:

*dam so much stuff, better go watch it again*

[gamerfan0909]

Not much of that new stuff they showed today looked all that great in my opinion. Wild looks ok, but that was just snippet of stuff. Nothing showed was really mind blowing considering they were hyping a Guerilla Games new IP, new IP from London, ect.

[xxx_Solid_Snake_xxx]

Microsoft

[ziggurcat]

sony, actually.

they showed a lot more NEW IPs, and more exclusives.

MS showed fewer new IPs (and really it was only during their ID@Xbox segment), mostly 3rd party, and they relied heavily on their staple franchises (halo, and forza) the only surprise was tomb raider... that turned out to just be timed exclusivity.

[gamerfan0909]

Both Conferences were Boring. Man I have no clue what Sony's studios are doing. Idk if they started developing for the PS4 late or if a lot of their projects got cancelled. They're just not pumping out a lot of AAA content. MS wins by default for that awesome 8 minute QB gameplay.

[guiltl3ss]

I don't understand all of the hate with Indies. Don't we play the games that are good, indie or not? Does it really matter if it is "indie" if it is fun? Sure, there may not have been an abundance of AAA titles, but the AAA titles we do know about are still coming. Personally, I feel like there are a lot of games that both sides are bringing to the table that look like fun. I prefer Sony, but some of MS's offerings did turn my head. Can't we enjoy both? Do we need a "winner?" Let's just enjoy what was showed and look forward to gaming! As I always say, it's all good any way you game.

[gamerfan0909]

I enjoy indies, but I don't buy 400 dollar systems to play an abundance of indies on it. Just like I didn't buy my 4k television to just watch the foodnetwork on it.

[uth11]

Yeah why buy a $400 console to play indies when you could be playing them on an $900 PC?

[SilentNegotiator]

You didn't pay $400 for a system, unless you got the Xbone without Kinect, Gamerfan####/gameon####/etc/et c, so don't worry about it.

[guiltl3ss]

It seems to be a nice mix of Indie and "traditional." I'm especially looking forward to all of the newer horror games. Also, I don't think we'll see a lot of 4k content for a while..

[lonewolfjedi]

hmm a hard one mircosoft dealt a big blow but sony had a diverse show and showed way more exclusives than mircosoft

[marlinfan10]

both did good..

id say MS won but then again, the next person could say sony, its all about preference. QB, halo 5, halo collection MP and TR are what did it for me.

[Baka-akaB]

Sony imo . I was quite surprised actually , the rate at wich they showed new games of every kind or new trailer of known games , actually felt like a mini E3 .

[Speak_da_Truth]

Sony's conference was shit nothing was really interesting to me Sorry i expected more but Quantum break was stunning at Ms conference then the TR news so even though my preference is and always will be Playstation, In my book Xbox won.

[GamersHeaven]

Sony won of course more exclusive better looking games Microsofts conference=Timed exclusive zZZZZ.

[Convas]

Go look at the Playstation Youtube comments and the Playstation Reddit hub to see how actual Playstation fans (READ: not shills) felt about Sony's Gamescom 2014 performance.

The only people praising Sony unconditionally are the transparent super fans (Enemy, MightNoX, etc) who would lap up anything they were given.

[gamerfan0909]

Well on forums like this Sony has a lot of die hard unapologetic sickle fans. They won't admit anything.

[SilentNegotiator]

It's probably filled with the multiaccount Xtrolls that are spamming this comment section.

Meanwhile the videos' ratings are 95% thumbs UP, so apparently these "actual Playstation fans" that you speak of did enjoy it and you are full of s**t.

[Convas]

Oooh, touchy.

You're one of the ones I referred to, so no surprise there.

[SilentNegotiator]

The "actual Playstation fans" are happy with the conference. A couple of spammers in comment sections are nothing.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

So no one is allowed think that Sony had the better conference or at least praise it without being a shill?

Sounds like something a transparent super fan of the opposing console would say. Just saying.

[Convas]

If by super fan, you refer to my loyalty to PC gaming, then you'd be right champ.

Also, where did I say that no one was allowed to praise Sony's conference or think it was better?

The lady doth protest too much, me thinks. I mentioned UNCONDITIONAL praise. Look up what unconditional means.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

***"Also, where did I say that no one was allowed to praise Sony's conference or think it was better?"***

You practically implied it with your first paragraph. Like why is that your initial response. If you had no problem with people praising or saying it was better you'd have just gave your own opinion on the matter instead of going "Oh, look at the comments of "actual PS fans" on reddit and youtube where they aren't praising it as much as you see on here." Your comment was solely to discount people that liked Sony's conference on here.

***"The lady doth protest too much, me thinks. I mentioned UNCONDITIONAL praise. Look up what unconditional means."***

Yes, I know what unconditional means, no need for me to look it up. Your second paragraph is obvious is not? Of course super fans who would lap up anything on ANY console would be praising their company unconditionally. Like Couldn't the same be said for MS? The only people praising MS's conference unconditionally are super fans that would lap up anything they were given? Or are you trying to say that MS deserves to be unconditionally praised and Sony doesn't?

[iistuii]

I honestly think MS had the better AAA showing. Games & bundles that are coming this year too.

[KillerByte23]

PS4 update 2.0 is a bit of a disappointment compared to the massive update that was announced for the Xbox One today

[EdoubleD]

Neither..

Microsoft relied on the Tomb Raider megaton.

Sony was focusing a lot on indies (Not entirely a bad thing)
I was just expecting some news on GG's new IP and Santa Monica....

oh well.

[Macdaddy71]

Well Sony better change cause I Din Not spend $400 for Indie games, if ps4 going to be a high price Tablet I'll sell it n keep my beloved X1.... I wish indie games would get the F****k my consoles

[alb1899]

Is really somebody satisfied with Sony conference......come on!
MS won!

[Meatyboy]

Why hasn't anyone been talking about mocrosofts new ip screamride? Looks fantastic!! I was impressed with both shows id say both were even better than e3. Wild looks incredible and halo looks better and better the more they show.

[i3eyond the Circle]

Sony had the quantity. MS had the quality.

In my opinion of course. In terms of interest, gameplay and overall internet buzz Microsoft had the most impact.

2015 is shaping up nice for both sides nonetheless

[stavrami-mk2]

meh.

[DanZeeMan]

Goat simulator.....the megaton inside a megaton!!!

On a serious note,

PS4 brought the fire with Wild & Day Z
Xbox bought TR showed some quantum break & the internet went to shit in minutes

Games com 2014 FTW

[kx4122]

i don't know or care who won its your money so it's your choice but i'm not to big on indes so i'm selling my ps4 and i just pre ordered the Xbox One Limited Edition Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Bundle for Xbox One cause it's my money :)Cheers

[Slugfest321]

Either im loosing interest in games or msoft and sony had pretty underwhelming announcements again. :(

[uth11]

What is all this "Sony only showed Indies" crap? They showed a bunch of first party games. More brand new exclusives than MS showed

[Lord_Loco]

I nearlly fell asleep by the amount of ps3 and vita games sony showed.
Why would u need a ps4 for them games?

[btk]

Tomb Raider? Big win? Really?

Total sold on XB360
3.46M
Total Sold on PS3
4.19M

Compare to the other Treasure hunter game...

Uncharted
Total sold on PS3
17.52M

[btk]

So all MS did was buy a franchise timed exclusive which is on its way down anyway...
And this is the big announcement?
Heck... the remastered Uncharted will sell more than Tomb Raider...

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End will most likely by far outsell Tomb Raider.

Lots of games incoming...
Not seeing something from MS that will really challenge the Sony lineup that can turn the tide.

[Obamanationn]

can you bring up Franchise long sales #'s , and u also forgot steam/origin/pc sales

[George Sears]

Sega

[Brettman2008]

Disappointing Sony showing. So no more AAA games for release later this year? All these supposed AAA exclusives in development? You wouldn't know it. Is Planetside 2 even coming out this year? As usual, Sony are mostly keeping their customers in the dark. As a PS4 owner, that is disappointing.

[Baka-akaB]

Uh ? it's the middle of august , who the hell is going to announce any unknown big title to release at fall , right now ?

[guyman]

I must say it has been a pretty good day besides the tomb raider controversy. Microsoft had a strong showing especially with quantum break. Sony showed some amazing games today, im very satisfied. What's even sweeter is that sony still haven't even revealed some their first party studio big guns yet.

[ShaqSoda]

I'm proud of Microsoft. Stepping it up once again. Quantum Break, Halo, Tomb Raider? YAAAS.

[Masterh0ppa]

I had to laugh at the start of sony conference. The atmosphere was just to noobish... Jesus what an awfull trailers!

[Jdoki]

Not unexpected. It's pretty typical for mainland European adverts. Kinda cheesy. :)

[phantomexe]

Indys sell me and sony won that big time.

[Jdoki]

Sony had more unexpected surprises and quirky games I can't wait to play.

MS had more obvious AAA, but a lot was already known from E3

Glad I own both systems.

[DevilishSix]

I didn't see the MS conference, what new exclusives did they announce? Sony announced Until Dawn (rereveal), Tearaway Unfolded, Aliennation, The Tomorrow Children. Then some other timed exclusive games like Hollowpoint and Hellblade. Not sure if Wild is exclusive or not. So there was many games I hadn't seen before at Sonys Presser. So what did MS have TR and gameplay for QB...anything else? Because I haven't turned on my X1 in awhile other to play some Ghosts Extinction with friends, I want to know when its going to have some games? I guess I have to wait until Master Chief Collection cause more I see of Sunset Override the less interesting it is.

Oh and Rime looked so good, yeah MS is going to regret that one for a long time.

[SuperBlur]

Wild is an exclusive :) and may i suggest you read throughfully this, all the gameplay feature has me hyped even more http://blog.eu.playstation....

[Majin-vegeta]

Sony definitely won.They showed most new games.While MS all they showed was stuff we already knew about other than the TR thingamajig

[OiNioB]

On N4G Sony a billion times over

[Benjammin25]

Sony showed me games. I like games. They won Gamescom.

[Gunstar75]

I was working so only just caught up with the MS show, not seen Sony's yet, but will.

Quantum Break, FH2, Screamride and MCC are really doing it for me.

Not sure what Sony can do to impress me more, but open to being seduced.

Not happy with what I am hearing about VITA...I can't even remember the last time I charged mine!

[inf3cted1]

Thank you Sony for proving once again that you support the ps Vita...

[festunga]

again the answer is, we win. the more these 2 go head to head the better games we as the consumer will get, so smile :) also I find it hard to believe that tomb raider is anything more than a timed exclusive.

[mochachino]

Wrong.

3rd party exclusives produce less games overall (unless to save a dying project or fund a new one). It's a total lose lose situation. MS gives xbox a budget for games, xbox division wasted its resources on securing a game it already had...a game that probably won't even move many consoles too... Both xone and PS4 owners are out a game now.

It's the definition of unhealthy competition.

[Julion0715]

They both had good shows why is everything about winning and losing all 3 console offer a unique experience all system have good games or atleast 1 or 2 titles that u wish was on ur system. Let's not get caught up in this fanboy war I like games and fun games idc which system they appear on

[mochachino]

Sony's conference was shiitake mushrooms but MS paying money for 3rd party exclusives games (that would have been on the system anyways) really decreased xone's already low goodwill. I thought Spencer realized that a major problem with 360 was the lack of 1st and 2nd party games...no one gains anything by 3rd party exclusives unless it's to start a project or save a dying one...

Sony didn't exactly lose goodwill but didn't excite either, so I suppose MS did worse by resorting back to old bad habits. I was just getting interested in xone again too. Oh well, maybe it wasn't Mattrick's fault afterall.

[S2Killinit]

Sony took it i think. MS was showing mostly multiplayer games, and games we already knew about.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

They both won and we the gamers lost because looking at this thread we have become nothing more than marketing monkeys for these companies spewing their marketing messages out like they are the word of God himself. Its utterly disgusting how easily we all have become shills for their products.

[jjonez18]

Xbox one caught my eye. The last Tomb Raider I played was on the PS, and MS locking it down as an exclusive was jarring even if my go to Tomb Raider-esque game is Uncharted now. Quantum Break was more interesting than I gave it credit for. It was Timesplitter-esque with amazing grafix.

Sony showed a bunch of smaller titles and stuff we already knew about. DC, Tearaway, Bloodborne, LBP3, Until Dawn. Don't get me wrong The new trailers from Rime,Bloodborn and The Order were amazing and sold me on those games but they weren't out of left field or unexpected in any way. I was waiting for megatons, mainly from Sony Worldwide Studios, but was left with nothing, not even a teasers...

My conclusion: MS's conference was great because I wasn't expecting them to go all out. Sony's was underwhelming because they didn't live up my expectations.

[Rimeskeem]

MS got Tomb Raider 2 and Sony got well everything else!

[ShaqSoda]

Just watched both briefings and wow... Microsoft really stepped it up a notch. I think they took this one.

[SideNote]

Sony killed it for me. So many original new games on the horizon. My xbox one will now be flogged off for a ps4. I see no real reason in owning it and can only afford one next gen console. My bottom shelf homes my trusty xbox 360, which does more anyway. But i loved sonys game line up. Microsoft needed to show its future and failed.

[jeremiah64]

The official Tomb Raider published the letter
below explaining their reasoning behind the exclusivity.
Dear Tomb Raider Community,
As you may have seen, we’ve just announced that Rise
of the Tomb Raider, coming Holiday 2015, is exclusively
on Xbox. We consider all of you to be the lifeblood of
Tomb Raider and the work we do at Crystal. I’d like to
give you some insight into this decision, and why we feel
this is the very best thing for the Tomb Raider sequel
we’re creating at the studio.
Tomb Raider in 2013 was a success due in large part to
your continued support. Our goal has always been to
deliver something truly special with Rise of the Tomb
Raider. Today’s announcement with Microsoft is one
step to help us put Tomb Raider on top of action
adventure gaming. Our friends at Microsoft have always
seen huge potential in Tomb Raider and have believed in
our vision since our first unveil with them on their stage
at E3 2011. We know they will get behind this game more
than any support we have had from them in the past - we
believe this will be a step to really forging the Tomb
Raider brand as one of the biggest in gaming, with the
help, belief and backing of a major partner like Microsoft.
This doesn’t mean that we’re walking away from our
fans who only play on PlayStation or on PC. Those are
great systems, with great partners, and amazing
communities. We have Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
coming to those platforms this December, and Tomb
Raider: The Definitive Edition is available on PS4.
We know that there are probably many more questions
and concerns. Please do send them to us, and we’ll
answer to the best of our ability. Meanwhile we’re going
all out to try and make something truly special - the most
ambitious Tomb Raider game ever built.
Thanks,
Darrell Gallagher
Crystal Dynamics Head of Studios

[MultiConsoleGamer]

Microsoft.

Sony's presentation was admirable but their games won't move hardware.

[SynestheticRoar]

Square won. Dancing in their money hats.

[Tedakin]

Sony had some interesting looking games, but everything has been overshadowed by the Tomb Raider announcement. So you got me, as far as who won.

Quantum Break visually was the best looking game I saw. Until Dawn could be great, but from that trailer we know nothing about what type of game it is.

[gfk342]

For me neither of the companies won. Both conferences were bland, except for 2-3 occasions seen at each event.

What is more interesting to see is that MS prefers to pay money to have exclusives, instead of investing them in creating/ buying first party support. Think that the money paid are for a game that will be released more than a year from now, time which could have been used in creating a long term investment.

In other words MS looses its time and money for something that IS NOT A LONG TERM INVESTMENT.

This is shame because this will diminish the trust in the console and also in MS. The problem is that the same thing happened last generations and we all saw that x360 was not supported for several years.

This could happen also to X1!

So, even with Phil Spencer, nothing has changed. For me this is another proof that MS is not fully committed.

At least Sony showed several games that are made by ITS developers and thus assuring that PS4 will always have games to play.

[S2Killinit]

I'm pretty sure Sony had the better conference. MS showed Lara Croft, that i didn't know they would get exclusive (although i knew it was coming just didn't know they paid to exclude PS4 owners), everthing else was already announced or is multiplatform (probably plays better on PS4 too). Quantum Break was cool of course, but we already knew about that. Same with Ori. I mean they REALLY didn't show anything new did they? (and their indies were only timed exclusive)

Sony on the other hand was packed full of new IP. there were 13 timed exclusives (which is a lot compared to MS's 5). They had a wooping 6 new IPs all of which were exclusive (PT, Until Dawn, Alianation, Wild, Tomorrow's Children, Rime), And they had two exclusives we knew about (in DriveClub, and Terraway). Plus only two multiplayers in Destiny (which has timed exclusive content) and Shadow of Mordor (whcih has exclusive content). So its pretty fair to say Sony DID "win" this.

[horndog]

For best indies ps4 takes the cake. Best AAA x1 got this one. Quantum break alone did it for me but sony is rocking some good indies. Too bad I got a cell phone for that.

[ShaqSoda]

Indiestation lives up to its name once again. I think Microsoft won.

[kingvendrick]

Bloodborne beat everything MS showed hands down.

PS4 the win.

[souga_houjou_jin]

lets see
microsoft more halos
a third party game time exclu "TB"
quantum flop
sunset thats it

sony new IPs and fresh ones too
rime
alienation
until dawn
LBP 3
tearaway
bloodborne
the order 1886
driveclub
uncharted 4
and the game that stoled the show so far at gamescom
a game from the creator of BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL called "wild"

its safe to say that AGAIN as expected from another year sony won easily

its not by making a third party game a timed exclu that things gonna change ms...if u think u will get ps4 players to your camp then keep dreaming

make a game instead of buying them...

[sAVAge_bEaST]

because

#4theGamers.

-TRUTH`

[SuperBlur]

the game that stole the show for me which you forgot to include
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Wild , its looking quite sexy tho the world seem relatively empty

[S2Killinit]

Sony won hands down, it was the most number of new IP in any conference, ever. enough said.

[slutface]

yes babe =D

[fanboysmackdown]

Trolls for both sides are hilarious, especially Sony's army of thin skinned troglodites. Buy both consoles and there's never an issue you retards.

[CBaoth]

A bit of advice; before you denegrate an entire fanbase perhaps you'll learn to actually spell the word in question. Or else you'll look like a "retard" who just watched Jurassic Park.

[Torgul]

Guys stop to fool yourself, no one bought a next Gen console to play indies indies And indies. Be honest.
I don t give a shit about who won but please stop your BS.

[HAC522]

thank you. i enjoy them every so often, but my ps4 has been a paperweight 2/3 of the time since ive owned it.

[xc7x]

i dont buy that argument,all XB1 fans say PS4 just has indie games and its dominating in console sales,apparently people like indie games a lot then or there wouldnt be 10 million sold.

[Revengeance]

Umm Sony duh.

The ONLY thing MS had going for them was the Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity. Anything else was from multiplat games or games we already knew about.

Sony actually showed a massive amount of new games. That's what gamers wanted and that's what they gave us.

[HAC522]

they both sucked

[Blueraven316]

Total domination by sony

[Azzanation]

MS clearly had a better Gamescon. They announced bigger budget AAAs and also kept a few exclusive while Sony had more PC ports and Vita ports. A couple good games from Sony but MS had few more.

[xc7x]

Neither won for me personally but for variety's sake,it has to be PS4,loyalty's sake,a tie.

[Platinum_k]

...but that +10M SOLD though

[xc7x]

And peeps say indie games dont sell consoles,ha ha,things have changed and that upsets people for some odd reason

[OiNioB]

They're probably buying it because of many more reasons then just indies

[Platinum_k]

I still have yet to get mine...

History: Owner of...
PS1
PS2
PS3
PS4 (soon)

That would make it +10.000 001M!

Destiny , Killzone/Infamous and TLOU(remastered)

[xc7x]

who buys a new game console for other reasons than games? So that leaves the only reason for it to be bought,games and there are two kinds,indie and big budget. If there is a lack of AAA games then obviously indie games are in abundant and is selling the PS4 with ease. I can only imagine once Sony gets its top AAA titles out,that sales will really be dominant but that hasnt happened yet,so sales of indie games and 3rd party games are carrying it to the top for now.

[TheEternalGamer]

Sony showed way more surprises at Gamescom then Microsoft did and thats factual. Just re watch the Conferences the only surprise that MS showed us was Tomb raider and everything else was multiplatform or exclusives we already know that were coming.

Sony showed us 3 multiplats. Destiny (which is normal for Sony to show because they really seem to be pushing it as well as Activision and Bungie too). Farcry 4, and Middle Earth Shadow Of Mordor the rest were exclusive to PS4.

Sony had the most number of exclusives while Microsoft had less.

[DivineAssault]

BS won gamescon.. Patience

[urwifeminder]

Only seen MS show I enjoyed it liked most of the games shown so they won me over.

[souga_houjou_jin]

10mil ps4 against a poor 4.5mil
Nuff said

[ratchet426]

^^^This

10 million PS4's *sold through to consumers* vs. ~5 million XB1's *shipped to retailers*. Math: It's what's for dinner.

[GW212]

Math (and reality for that matter) are most certainly not on the menu at N4G.

[Picnic]

On PS4, the Vanishing of Ethan Carter, P.T. and Until Dawn look very interesting. The first will be multiformat in the long run, P.T. I'm not sure is necessarily going to end up multiformat.

Rime looks lovely- like Sony's Ico meets Wind Waker.

Quantum Break looks more or less like Alan Wake meets Max Payne.

ScreamRide looks great - a bit like the Xbox One's equivalent of the PS3's Pain.

In fact there's a sense that the Xbox One is doing nothing but trying to catch up with whatever Sony's doing.
Like Sunset Overdrive is its answer to Infamous (kind of- I think of it as appealing to Jet Set Radio fans too).

Quantum Break is its answer to the kind of mind bending gameplay that Quantic Dream had on the PS3 (actually Remedy have always done that so they're not necessarily following anyone).

Timed exclusivity on Rise of the Tomb Raider is its answer to Uncharted 4.

Ori and the Blind Forest and timed exclusivity on Inside is its answer to the PS3's whole host of indie games last generation.

Controversial to say it but I think that, with the likes of Cuphead, the Xbox One's indie games look better than the PS4's for the time being.
However will Xbox One exclusive Below end up on PS4?

http://www.pushsquare.com/n...

Sony might have the edge overall. However a sense of boring us about social gaming might remind people a bit too much of the Wii and give the Xbox One some buyers instead. The Xbox One is taking on Sony at some of its own types of games.

[Mr Lahey]

Indies? Wtf are you gusy talking about? The Bloodborne trailer won gamescon btw! Nothing else came close imho!

[kingvendrick]

@Picnic exactly right. Don't forget also the white xbone Sunset Overdrive bundle in answer to the white PS4 Destiny bundle too.

Tbh since the reveals last year when Sony caught MS cold, all they've been doing is playing catch up with a thick layer of damage control on top.Well you know what they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

10,000,000 PS4's sold through v's 5,000,000 shipped says it all really. MS must be sh1tt1ng bricks by now.

PS4 the win by a landslide.

[_FantasmA_]

Lol Sony always one step ahead. M$ hasn't even had a portable Xflop or virtual reality. I'm sure they will call their VR Neo (which is just One with the lettters reassembled).

[paulogy]

Amazing how much changes in a day. Now we learn Sony's P.T. teaser is actually a promotion for a new Silent Hill, and the new Tomb Raider is coming to 360 too and the Xbox exclusivity has "a duration". If the scales weren't already tipped, I'd think that would do it.

[ballsohard2013]

whats with people and this indie games... Indie games arent for everyone. And i know some are gonna say you're not a hardcore gamer if you dont play indie's. Then call it what you want...

I really just want some blockbuster games and i dont care which console it lands on. I own a Ps4 and downloaded 2 F2P indie games which i dont play at all. Im patiently waiting for Destiny, GTAV, Madden and the list goes on. Its getting better tho. Cause so far both consoles have been underwelming to me with X1 edging out a lil bit better of a lineup with exclusives (titan fall and Forza). Ps4 has infamous which is fire, just a lil too short. But looking down the Pipeline... All the exclusives i was expecting to play on ps4 is non existent so far.

I am planning to get a X1 though... the COD Bundle sounds decent. But i really want the white console.

The interesting thing is that when you look at Gamescom... it seems that X1 is picking up momentum very fast. For example the system updates x1 vs ps4 is very telling. And again it seems like X1 exclusives are coming at a quicker clip. I would've thought that the rolls would be vice versa being that according to most the Ps4 is more powerful and the developers "Love" making games for it.
Lets see how it plays out but overall this is good for gaming.

[JumpyLuweegee]

It's not even funny how much of a giant heap of trash Xbox One has become. Pathetic.

[lemoncake]

Multi platform gamers are the winners, good conferences from both.

[OUROSMAG]

They were both kind of lack luster.

[Enigma_2099]

... who the hell cares?!?!?

[cruzngta]

MS had a hell of a show and so did Sony. Respect for both unless your a little punk bitch who doesnt give credit where credit is due. Grow the hell up.

[feraldrgn]

Sony.
As clear as day after today.

But MS did have some decent titles.
Those guys lying about TR being permenant exclusive was a bit scummy though.

[mediate-this]

Bloodborne won it for me, that game looks so sick. Cant wait to find out more on that game.

[Vasto]

Microsoft won Gamescon. Sony uses indies too much to make it seems like PS4 has alot of games.

[user9558903]

Sony because this is n4sony

[S2Killinit]

Well, i mean what did MS have other than Quantum Break? (Which is great but we already knew about it) they had a timed exclusive in TR. nothing else really. Sony showed a ton of new IPs. In all honesty it wasnt even a contest when u put them side by side.