Console holiday exclusive line up: which offers the biggest bang for the buck?

Are you a gamer looking to upgrade? Or a parent gearing up for holiday gift-giving? Either way, you won’t want to miss The Co.’s assessment of Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft’s exclusive holiday line up of games.

[bobsmith]

ps4, then wii u, then xbone

[freshslicepizza]

video suggests it's xbox one then wii u, and last ps4. most will likely disagree here. however it is talking about this holiday line-up, not next years and not previously but this holiday.

[Aenea]

Which is kind of weird since it's also about upgrading to a new console, wouldn't then all the games that have come out count not just the ones still coming?

[MasterCornholio]

@AENA

Well that's true. For new console owners not only do they have new games coming out this holiday but they could probably also pick up plenty of old games for dirt cheap.

I could imagine someone buying a PS4 bundle with Battlefront and then a used copy of Bloodborne for example.

[freshslicepizza]

@Aenea
"Which is kind of weird since it's also about upgrading to a new console, wouldn't then all the games that have come out count not just the ones still coming?"

i would think so but those aren't the game being marketed anymore. that doesn't mean they don't exist but the new games are what are going to get the most attention.

[xHeavYx]

If you want to focus on big AAA, mostly-shooters, then yeah, Xbox may have the upaper hand.
Personally I go with the PS4 because of variety and the track record of amazing games that launch not only during the holidays.

[Spotie]

@moldy: Why is the video ONLY talking about what's coming out this holiday? Is that all YOU'D be looking at if you were going to get a console this holiday? Would you act like the rest of the library didn't exist?

Years of retail- particularly GameStop- experience tells me this is NEVER the case. When somebody's going in to buy a new console, holidays or not, they look at EVERYTHING that might interest them, not just what's coming out near the year's end.

You call yourself a primarily PC gamer who has a PS3, but all I see is shilling for Xbox and downplaying PlayStation with the most inane logic possible. I mean, if you're talking "console holiday exclusive lineup," and talking about prospective new console owners, they're gonna look at MORE than JUST what's coming out for this holiday.

Outside of fanboys- I won't name any names, but quite a few have made their way into this article- nobody buys a console the way this guy is laying out his argument. And, really, outside of fanboys of a particular console who have only JUST started supporting the notion, nobody ONLY looks at a console's holiday lineup when deciding which to buy.

[gangsta_red]

@Spotie

"Why is the video ONLY talking about what's coming out this holiday?"

Because that is what the subject of the video the author made it about Spotie. It also says that in the title. Why are you asking a question with such an obvious answer.

Maybe if the topic was "Console Year Exclusive Line Up" you may have a point.

"You call yourself a primarily PC gamer who has a PS3, but all I see is shilling for Xbox and downplaying PlayStation with the most inane logic possible."

What are you TALKING about? He is repeating what the actual VIDEO said. Where in the world did you get that he was shilling for Xbox and downplaying Playstation?

"nobody ONLY looks at a console's holiday lineup when deciding which to buy."

Really...nobody Spotie? Lmao, didn't know you were an expert and knew EVERYONE's shopping habits.

[freshslicepizza]

@Spotie,
"Why is the video ONLY talking about what's coming out this holiday? Is that all YOU'D be looking at if you were going to get a console this holiday? Would you act like the rest of the library didn't exist?"

maybe you should ask him?

"Years of retail- particularly GameStop- experience tells me this is NEVER the case. When somebody's going in to buy a new console, holidays or not, they look at EVERYTHING that might interest them, not just what's coming out near the year's end."

that's fine.

"You call yourself a primarily PC gamer who has a PS3, but all I see is shilling for Xbox and downplaying PlayStation with the most inane logic possible."

where did i say the xbox one is better? i am echoing what the topic is about.

"I mean, if you're talking "console holiday exclusive lineup," and talking about prospective new console owners, they're gonna look at MORE than JUST what's coming out for this holiday."

you seem rather upset and i have no idea why.

"Outside of fanboys- I won't name any names, but quite a few have made their way into this article- nobody buys a console the way this guy is laying out his argument. And, really, outside of fanboys of a particular console who have only JUST started supporting the notion, nobody ONLY looks at a console's holiday lineup when deciding which to buy."

ok, let me get this straight. you think i am a shill for microsoft for reasons only you seem to know. you think all i do is attack sony with you selective reading, all while you somehow manage to ignore your own behavior. that is very interesting.

do you come to the forums always looking for a fight? it's amazing how all i did was repeat the topic and now you want to attack me. maybe you should ask yourself what brought you here and what did you expect to walk away from it? better yet, why are you worried about some perception to begin with when the ps4 is doing very very well? you have no reason to be upset about anything but for some reason you like to cause your own headaches.

[kreate]

I think the x1 gives more bang for the buck cuz not only is it cheaper, it comes bundled w free games and other accessory. More so than the ps4.

More value than the ps4 and thats why i picked it up.

But ps4 is more popular so i would assume ps4 will still outsell the x1.

[freshslicepizza]

@xHeavyx,
"If you want to focus on big AAA, mostly-shooters, then yeah, Xbox may have the upaper hand."

are we still trying to go there? they are promoting rare replay which is not a shooter but a collection of rare games which are not shooters, gears of war remaster which is a third person shooter, forza 6 which is a racing game, rise of the tomb raider which is an action/adventure game, halo 5 which is a shooter game, and fable legends which is a fantasy/role playing game. that to you means it's mostly shooters? i don't know about you but 2 out of 6 is not mostly anything.

@kreate,
"I think the x1 gives more bang for the buck cuz not only is it cheaper, it comes bundled w free games and other accessory. More so than the ps4."

microsoft is definitely the more aggressive of the two in pushing more bang for your buck. the ps4 is outselling it by a 2-1 margin it seems so that pits greater pressure on them to try and create more value. sony may drop the price of the ps4 soon to $350 as well.

[Loadedklip]

XBONE has two to arguably three huge exclusives and all the big AAA third party support.

PS4 game has no big exclusive, they do have all the big AAA third party support.

Nintendo has a couple of big exclusives but none of the big AAA third party support.

Take bias away ... the answer for THIS holiday is pretty clear.

[SoapShoes]

Dragon Quest and Tales of are big enough. Plus Disgaea 5. A bunch of great smaller games is just as good as one big game for selling consoles. Nathan Drake Collection is pretty big as well.

[N4g_null]

I know right pc and a wiiu lol.

[jb227]

XBO has one huge exclusive in Halo, a timed exclusive in RotTR, the remastered original Gears & a racer in Forza. PS4 has Until Dawn, a highly rated uniquely interactive experience, Tearaway Unfolded, a game that is great fun for all ages, The Uncharted Collection which is great for returning players but worth its weight in gold for people who haven't experienced the franchise, and a handful of exclusive deals for all of the biggest third party titles.

There you go, took bias away from your comment to present a clearer picture which makes both consoles look enticing for different types of gamers...the gamer that prefers the more traditional idea of fps games and racers would go w/ the XBO for the best holiday lineup, the gamer who prefers a more widespread catalog of genres would go w/ the PS4. So its clear that the answer for this holiday still comes solely down to personal preference, not some cut & dry "winner".

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

@SoapShoes
I don't see a lot people buy those games in the west.

Japanese games has been overshadowed on PS for a good while unless it a franchise that grew a lot bigger on PS.

[Darkfist]

@OtakuDJK1NG-Rory

but they sell well enough for the next game to be localized.

[Automatic79]

Both offer a great lineup its all a matter of preference.

[freshslicepizza]

of course it is but it's obvious the two biggest rivals are always xbox and playstation fans. but because there are more ps4 owners out there it is the xbox one that will take the most abuse on the forums.

[jb227]

I'm not seeing any XBO abuse here, only PS4 gamers having to defend a lineup that is absolutely worthwhile from a handful of XBO gamers who claim that there is some clear "winner" as to holiday content. They both offer great but different prospects. This Spring looks better for both consoles all around imo, it actually blows the holidays out of the water for me...QB, UC4, Far Cry, SFV, etc...

[FlexLuger]

XB1. That is all...

[Letthewookiewin]

Haha no.

[Letthewookiewin]

@Wob That's funny because the X1 only has had one exclusive over 90 on metacritic and it was an indie.

[PSN_ZeroOnyx]

Should be called Xbox never /s

[slappy508]

Im sorry but why do I only have to consider games that were released in the holiday when I purchase a console.

Also he just dismissed Sony off hand as if they had absolutely nothing other than 3rd party deals. NO mention of Disgea 5 (83% average) Dragons Quest, Tales of Zestira, Tearaway Unfolded, and Until Dawn. Obviously he has his type of games that he likes but the playstation four offers a nice variety of different styles of games

[Fro_xoxo]

The mentality in general is that most people are looking for AAA titles a.k.a BIG games. The ones that people go out and buy consoles for.

Honestly speaking, do the masses rush out in droves to buy a new console for games like Tales, Disgea and Tearaway? These games are for those with an acquired taste.

Hold that thought, from that perspective.. Halo Tomb Raider and Forza would be highly recommended. .

Also, you don't have to consider only games released in the fall.. You could even consider games from the start of the gen as a new console owner..

but this article is talking about the Holidays..in the context of exclusives.

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[slappy508]

sony has a large amount of niche games that appeal to different audiences, which explains why you won't see millions of sales for one game, it's spread over the install base. the same can be applied to steam vs consoles: steam generates much larger revenue but often one would see that the highest sales for one game goes to consoles because there is more to choose from in the library. I understand that quality should be a factor but it is subjective. I don't like racing games or first person shooters which made the Ps4 and wii U obvious choices for me.

[user9950279]

isn't tearaway a Vita port? Is this the standard for big games on Playstation 4?

lol

[chrisco84au]

@Martinstrings -

Rare Replay ring a bell? By your reasoning the standard for big games on the XBONE are ported N64 titles.

Think before you post. There is a reason you have one bubble.

For the record, I love Rare Replay, it is an amazing collection and deserves all the praise it receives. I simply used it as a clear example to reply to a troll comment.

Also Tearaway unfolded isn't a port, it is about 75% the same game with many parts optimised or changed for the PS4. Well worth a look.

On topic, if as the article is about only this holiday seasons AAA exclusives, XBONE is in pole position, they are throwing everything they have out. We can argue about past releases or future games but for the purpose of this article, XBONE looks to have the lineup to watch.
Of course everything is preference and subjective, there is never a clear 100% 'winner' as everyone's tastes are different. This is a good thing.

[kreate]

Tales is actually pretty big. But halo is much bigger.

[freshslicepizza]

@slappy508
"Im sorry but why do I only have to consider games that were released in the holiday when I purchase a console."

who says you have to. the video is about what's coming this holiday and what each will be marketing leading up to christmas. why do you think so many oscar contender movies come out at the end of the year? it's because the other ones can be forgotten that came out earlier. christmas season is like that too, it's the busiest time of the year.

"Also he just dismissed Sony off hand as if they had absolutely nothing other than 3rd party deals. NO mention of Disgea 5 (83% average) Dragons Quest, Tales of Zestira, Tearaway Unfolded, and Until Dawn. Obviously he has his type of games that he likes but the playstation four offers a nice variety of different styles of games"

you have to remember, this is about marketing. most of those games you listed are for a niche crowd and won't be getting a ton of marketing. that doesn't mean those games aren't good, they are just not going to be promoted as system sellers. how much advertising is sony going to spend on until dawn compared to uncharted 4 and which will move more systems?

[meche334]

Xbox One Wins in terms of holiday exclusives. Theres no argument about it

[Eiyuuou]

We're doing this again..? One word: preference.

[MasterCornholio]

Yep.

Consumers will decide which one is better this holiday season.

[Grell566]

XBOX ONE.

[Donjune]

If Fanboys were objective , then you would clearly see Xbox has the better games this holiday!

[xHeavYx]

The irony...

[Darkfist]

lol

[corroios]

Dude, but if you are buying new console you dont have any games... Its a matter of preference nothing more.

This kind of news are pointless. You can like Halo or DC, or Forza or Bloodbourne or Gears or Until Dawn...

[sovkhan]

I lol'ed to death to this guy thinking his taste is everybody's taste /S

Ps4 line up is ahead by miles for me but i won't make a video spewing it like a fact...

Some people...are not afraid to sound silly as hell!!!

[Satyre28]

I really want to know about these holiday AAA exclusives you PS4 guys are talking about. Because as an owner of all this gens consoles, I have about 3 exclusive games paid off for my X1, but nothing on my PS4 and I buy all exclusive games. So am I just missing something or are you guys just trolling to make the X1 look bad?

[jon_snow]

Disgaea 5, Uncharted Collection, Dragon Quest Heroes and recently released Until Dawn.

[sovkhan]

If it's not a Dudebros shooter or yet another racer, they don't count, you did not know that!!!

And also, a year has only the winter season, all the rest is trash, get your facts right :)

/big S of course :p

[xHeavYx]

@satyre
While you focus on the holidays, and in those 3 games that you still have to wait to play (one a time exclusive, by the way) I ask you, what proper exclusive did you play since last November? Becuase until the GeOW and RARE remastered launched, the only "big" game that was exclusive was Ori.

[Revengeance]

PS4 of course.

[Eiyuuou]

"nothing on my PS4 and I buy all exclusive games"

So are you either missing everything or are you just trolling to make the PS4 look bad?

*This was supposed to be a reply, but for some reason it isn't... Great.*

[Satyre28]

Man God forbid people expose the PS4s lack of AAA exclusives this holiday and you guys are ready to get out your pitch forks. O and btw, yes the PS4 doesn't have a AAA exclusive this holiday, so please get the BS and toss it out the window.

[Eiyuuou]

*Picks you up and tosses you out the window*

Now then. I never stated otherwise. I was merely calling out your BS. You claim that you buy all exclusives, yet at the same time you claim that PS4 has none.

We both know that's because of your taste and nothing else. I mean c'mon!

Imagine me now buying an X1 and going around on the comment sections saying that "X1 HAS NO GAMES", just because none of them suit my taste. No, I don't care for racers or shooters. Uncharted, Killzone, Halo or Gears, I don't care.

Sure, PS has no big AAA titles now, save for the Uncharted collection. It's not like I care, I don't buy em anyway. I mainly play RPG's like the upcoming Tales of Zestiria and they rarely get the AAA-stamp.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm out of bubbles so I'm gonna play on my Wii U.

[Dewitt]

The comments in here are hilarious, the answer is quite clear and amount of delusion is just beyond ironic. How about instead of defending the lack of great exclusives this holiday, you push Sony to actually do more..

[sovkhan]

Ps4 has more games on it than any other console on the market...and as a matter of fact more exclusives as well.

But keep focusing on holiday season, we all see how your narrative is objective :)

Winter is somehow the best gaming season for some folks around here, the other 9 mounths they are too busy!!! to play ;)

[Dewitt]

Read the title of the article, this isn't about what is on the console, this is about what is coming this holiday.

[Lenrulesdaworld]

I'll say it again, both the xbox one and the Ps4 are in the same boat just releases are reversed. Earlier in the year PS4 drop its big games, micro dropped it's niche/mmo/timed exclusives. Nothing big the 1st 6 months. Now the Ps4 is dropping it's niche/remastered titles and xbox is dropping it's big games the last 6 months. Niether really had any AAA games released year round. Micro just dropped theirs during the fall/winter season cause it's holidays season so people are buying more at this time. Both will sell really well regardless but 2016 is the year that bombs will be dropped damn near year round for both. I don't how my wallet will survive. Will be post apocolyptic in my house. Can goods, water and stale bread, while I buy games & pay the electric & fios bill.

[Fro_xoxo]

I agree..

but If count all the AAAs released in the overall year. I'd still give XO the better line-up of games.

that's just my opinion, It isn't biblical.

[Lenrulesdaworld]

Nothing wrong with that and I agree.

[InTheLab]

Man some of you guys....

So let me get this straight. Microsoft launches one of the largest franchises in gaming this holiday along side Tomb Raider, but a handful of niche titles are equal or better?

It's flat out embarrassing how some of you guys absolutely refuse to give credit where it's due. I guarantee if Sony launched Killzone 4 with Gran Turismo , and Tomb Raider as a timed exclusive, every single one of you trashing Microsoft's lineup would be drooling over those games and calling it the greatest launch lineup in the history of games.

More bits of hypocrisy, you never hear "dudebro" shooter until someone brings up Cod (which is heavily advertised by Sony with timed dlc), or Halo....but never for Killzone or Resistance. People like shooters. There's nothing wrong with liking shooters...especially shooters with fantastic campaigns like Halo and Resistance.

Meanwhile, having multiple Weeboo (see how that works? Not fair is it?) titles that every PS4 owner should love despite how niche they are, is perfectly fine.

Cut the f***in malarky. This is yet another poor showing for Sony. They've got nothing to offer us this holiday outside of niche and multiplats. This is the type of thing most of you would have crucified MS for last gen...but now it's ok.

I'm embarrassed for all of you defending Sony for such or weak effort. If...

Disgea 5/tales of whatever/Tearaway port/Uncharted collection > Halo 5/Tomb Raider... Then MS will never win. It won't matter what game they produce because Sony can show up with Dance doku doku Battle 3 and win because that s*** is better than dudebro.....

[Chevalier]

Except the system isn't only going to be played for the holidays. You look at the complete package and what it will offer you as a benefit. Looking at a couple holiday games doesn't change that. Most people actually look down the road and what else will come down the way.

It's like suggesting a car dealer releases a flashy beautiful car in your price range and you guys suggest everyone will be out buying it because it has a couple nice features. Then you look at how bad the mileage per gallon is and how it will cost you much more in the end and decide against it.

You guys seem to think a couple exclusives will sway customers and that's just idiotic. For example if all your friends own an Xbone would some awesome PS4 exclusives sway you away from that? Or vice versa if all your friends own PS4's and are playing Borderlands, Star Wars Battlefront and Black Ops 3 would you buy and Xbone and be out of that group? Pretty unlikely.

Same goes with this exclusives argument. How about if your just not a fan or Halo, Gears, Bloodborne etc.? Now some random person is claiming your going to buy system X because of 'better' exclusives even though it's subjective wouldn't you look at those idiotic claims and scoff? Sorry only the person in question knows the right choice for them.

[AstroCyborg]

never seen somebody so harsh on the ps4

[Rookie_Monster]

The Xbox One IMO is the perfect console this holiday.

-It has the biggest Fall exclusives

-the biggest exclusive of the year in Halo 5

-BC for xbox gamers to play games they already owned and increase the library of titles to new comers of the xbox brand

-Games for gold include not only 2 XB1 titles per months but two BC X360 titles as well

-Windows 10 integration for more universal apps and games

-a new UI yupdate that is the fastest in the business when release.

-a choice of using a moddable controller for more gameplay options and replayability.

-Have every big AAA games available.

-$50 cheaper than its closest competitor.

-8 confirmed exclusives already for next year and counting and purchasing Havoc recently show MS is dedicated to gaming in the long haul.

-Cloud Live Compute will be here next year to take gamers to the next level of gaming comes next year.

IMO, the XB1 is the best choice this holiday for gamers.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Rather than quantity, I look at which games coming out in the next 4 months, including this one, will last me the longest.
Out of all I've seen, The Legend of Legacy and Xenoblade X will have a ton of replay value and will last longer than most other games, meaning I'll get the biggest bang for my buck out of those two games more than anything else.

Fatal Frame 5 might be included in that depending on what it's got going for it after the game's completed once.
I'm hoping for some sort of incentive, but I don't expect anything will make it last as long as the other two.

And considering how low my funds are, it's not like I'd be able to afford it if tons of games that I wanted came out all at once over the next 4 months, so only choosing a couple out of the many arriving, suits me just fine.XD

[Segata]

Xenoblade Chronicles X wins it for me personally

[Darkfist]

and these fanboys wonder why ps4 selling well, they ignore all those great exclusive ps games, while the people who bought ps4 seems to enjoy these games including third party games.

[4Scarrs_Gaming]

Glad to see a lot of discussion on this guys!!