Why I Switched To Xbox

A look at one writer's decision to make the Xbox brand his home for console gaming

[DonkeyDoner]

"the Xbox is a great hub for a wide variety of games. From racers, shooters, action titles, JRPGS, adventure games, platformers, simulations, and sandbox"

>>jrpg
>>jrpg
>>jrpg
>>jrpg

its dead on xbox brand

[Yi-Long]

Agreed that PS4 is easily winning in the JRPG-genre, and with Japanese games in general, obviously.

Microsoft does have (at least) 2 potentially interesting Japanese games lined up: ReCore, and Scalebound.

If those two games turn out very good, and (only) IF they have the original Japanese voices included, it could tempt me into buying an XBO. If they're dub-only, I honestly couldn't care less about them.

[dirkdady]

U switched because you write for a site called Xbox enthusiast. No?

[jb227]

What exactly about Recore makes it a JRPG? At this point it could be a pichenko machine, no one knows what that game is...just because an Asian man is attached to the franchise doesn't make it a JRPG though...pretty sure Armature Studios is involved as well & they don't have a JRPG pedigree. Xbox has some great games for sure, but that genre isn't one of them this gen. Scalebound is also more of a western RPG also considering it is mp & co op focused real time combat over the turn based gameplay typically indicative of a JRPG.

Honestly if MS created more first party studios & put out more games like QB, I'd be all about an XBO, but this article inadvertently pointed out that MS is all about the MP. Not a bad thing but it's definitely the bread & butter for the X box brand over sp experiences. I'm still getting more sp titles on my PS4 for now, regardless of genre.

[rainslacker]

Scalebound looks more western than Japanese. I know the dev is Japanese, but the game has a very Insomniac vibe to it. Lollipop Chainsaw is a Japanese game, but has a very western vibe to it...so it's kind of like that.

Recore probably isn't going to be a RPG, but more likely an action/platformer type thing. It'll probably have some RPG elements though, but I could be wrong since so little has been shown of it.

[3-4-5]

Well to be fair, I'd say the 3DS has a better selection for JRPG's than PS4, but if your only talking consoles then yea.

The only thing really lacking that is significant on the XB1 is JRPG's.

They are obviously going to keep coming to the PS4, but I think the NX might get just as many when it's all said and done.

I'd love for Microsoft to make their own Dragon Quest type of game or something.

[BG11579]

Even the WiiU vas more jrpg than the Xbone!
What kind of argument is that!?

[awi5951]

To bad japan sucks for everything now they have been in a recession for 20 years now.

[Dabigsiebowski]

I agree that most japanese games pick awful no name voice actors but to completely out a game because of it is a little much.

[Ezz2013]

"XBOXenthusiast.com: Why I Switched To Xbox"

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[pinkcrocodile75]

I'm glad that Microsoft have opted to NOT cater for Japanese RPG's.

The market is small and Japan's gaming business is smaller than the UK.

It's time to let JRPG's fade into memory

[indyman7777]

@WiiUMasterRace every year JRPG's take up 36-52% of game sales in Japan.

How is it small? Every year it takes up the largest percent of all games in all of Asia, how is it small? You know Asia contains more than a third of the worlds population don't you? Just East Indian has 1.2 billion alone, and China has 1.4 Billion people.

Look past yourself.

[UltraNova]

@PinkCrocodile75

What?

I cannot even begin describing how wrong that comment of yours is...Jesus...

"I'm glad that Microsoft have opted to NOT cater for Japanese RPG's. "

So MS was in the position to say no to Japanese devs on making games for the xbox 1 ?

Oh ok I'm sure the explosive Xbox one sales in Japan are the reason devs are so into developing for it!

"The market is small and Japan's gaming business is smaller than the UK."

Yeah because only huge markets are worthy of gracing us with their games!

From Software I think you should give up its pointless you don't deserve our attention since your are such a small insignificant market...

"It's time to let JRPG's fade into memory"

Of course its time the to let the genre that brought us some of the most memorable, fun, inventive and several gaming milestone games we ever had die, simply because, you know they do not bother with MS products!

You sir need to get off the MS coolaid, ASAP.

OT:

A guy who writes for xboxenthusiast.com decided to switch to xbox and let us know why?

Why???

Picture me severely confused.

[AsGryffynn]

Needing the JP audio is rather petty, if I might say...

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

I can't believe the author put Xbox and Jrpg in the same sentence, let alone the same article.

@UltraNova

"A guy who writes for xboxenthusiast.com decided to switch to xbox and let us know why?
Why???
Picture me severely confused."

This gif fits your situation perfectly.

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[UltraNova]

@IGiveHugs2NakedWomen

Hehehe, indeed...

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[AnubisG]

The writer of this "article" is full of it. Also, why do we need to have this on new 4 gamers? This isn't news why a single individual (who I'm pretty sure never owned a PS4) is switching to Xbox. This is a personal blog. No one cares.

[freshslicepizza]

over 200 comments in less than a day, it just goes to show how active the system wars are and how much people voice there opinion of what they think of the xbox brand.

not sure what the purpose of this article is other than to stir up conflict between the playstation and xbox camps like we don't have enough of that already. there really isn't anything relevant about the xbox one, more about the history of the xbox and some key games it got like jet set radio and lost odyssey. microsoft tried to get unique japanese content but japan snubbed the xbox from day one and continued to do so even when they made a big push with getting exclusive content. they are quite xenophobic when it comes to the gaming culture over there.

the ps4 is clearly the choice of platform if you want japanese support however the wii u has some decent stuff too.

[Death]

After reading your comments I was blown away at how insane this author must be to make the claims they did. Then I clicked the link and read the article. That's when it was clear to me that none of the people making comments read the story. For those interested this is an opinion piece where the author is talking about his switch in preference from Nintendo to Xbox more than a decade ago. He never states he only plays an Xbox. He actually still enjoys gaming on Nintendo and Sony consoles according to the article. The people in his gaming circle all own Xbox consoles so naturally that is where he spends much of his time when playing multiplayer games.

It's sad to see so many people think Playstation is the only platform that has something to offer to gamers. All platforms are worth owning and there is no "bad" choices out there. You don't need to own a competing platform to appreciate what they contribute to gaming, but it is nice to have first hand knowledge.

[t-hall785]

I want everyone of these die hard jrpg fans to list what games they are playing. Don't just list jrpgs. List those that you actually play. This genre has fallen so far from grace since i was a kid. Seems like now you almost have to play with a blue eyed girl with an extremely high pitched voice, or a guy who dresses like the girl i just described. I MIGHT get ff15 but thats the only one that looks halfway appealing to me. But overall the genre isn't as important as it used to be. Remember when final fantasy was good? Chrono trigger? Secret of mana? Dragon quest? This new shit sucks. You can have jrpgs japan.

[DarXyde]

Pinkcrocodile,

You'd rather them NOT have that variety because you're apparently into genre eugenics?

And that is why Xbox cannot have the same support as PlayStation or Nintendo: they keep an open mind for the most niche tastes. Consider this: you have buddies who enjoy shooters, others who enjoy platforming games. Then there's one buddy (who's also cooler than the rest of you) who's into JRPGs. But he's also a free spirit and buys a PlayStation to have the all encompassing experience. Guess what? Now, to play with him, all of you need to invest in PlayStation 4s. After all, he's cooler than all of you.

Microsoft's lack of these games basically tells you right away that "these experiences are best found on competitor's platforms". It's basically admitting that if you're into these games, look elsewhere. That's very bad for sales.

THall,

Don't pretend to speak for everyone. There are GREAT JRPGs worth playing. Since you asked, I very regularly replay Persona 4 Golden, Persona 3, and Final Fantasy X. I ordered Disgaea 5 on black Friday (should be here this week) and I'll be getting Xenoblade Chronicles X when it releases.

Yeah, I still play the genre very avidly.

[xXSilentXx]

wait till FF7 remake comes with a 1 year timed exclusive. the sales in japan with a bundle will skyrocket the PS4 sales like bread.

[sonarus]

I consider the Xbox to be the shooter console. And while this generalization might not be 100% accurate it has quite a bit of truth to it. Xbox brand is about Halo and call of duty even though now sony gets first dlc call of duty is still heavily Xbox. Ppl buy Xbox to shoot other ppl. Which is cool and all but i like my games to do more than just point and shoot.

I have played more than enough shooters to last a life time and there is still no Xbox game that excites me even a little bit. Gears of war 4 maybe but that series already peaked as far as i'm concerned playing it a 4th time doesnt fill me with that much excitement. PS4 hasnt been hitting it with any major new ips either but at least i have No Man Sky to look forward to. Even though i dont really understand the game yet i will still rather buy that than any shooter.

Lot of people love the shooter thing though so they should get Xbox. Still best console for shooters just that i am tired of that stuff

[ThanatosDMC]

Wtf and No. What a troll article. It'd make more sense if he wrote that article on a different website but Xboxenthusiast.com is just hilarious.

[LackaJaKane]

@dirkdady

Seems as if he switched to xbox in about the year 2003. looks like he started writing for this xbox site in 2014.

So mabe he writes for the site because he switched to xbox. No?

[ChrisW]

I prefer Western RPGs by far more than JRPGs. So this argument for people like me is just a moot point.

[UncleJerry]

@yi-long...hmm, I am hoping just the opposite. I have zero interest in the jrpg and the like. Japanese culture, as with any, has many intriguing aspects. To each his own. But I just never saw the draw with the types of games someone like yourself is clearly interested in. To be fair, if that is your thing, than ps4 is your place to be. I have ps4 and x1 but still don't play those types of games.

Just my take on it tho. I'm not arguing against the genre or japanse games in general.

[Realms]

Really an article about his preference it is safe to assume that's the reason he writes for xboxenthusiast. Is this type of article really necessary? Nope just add gasoline to the fire and watch it burn kind of the way I feel when I see the comments on articles like this.

[gangsta_red]

Agreed, MS and XBO really lost a a specific market with this.

It is interesting that a lot of Japanese devs are porting their games to Steam. Is Steam popular in Japan?

With MS losing the Japan support with JRPG's it seems they are trying to make up for this with MOBA and MMO type games on their system.

[tanukisuit]

It's mainly for the North American/European Steam users. Heck, even Visual Novels (both indie/AAA ones) are popular!

[sammarshall102]

Scalebound looks really good so far so that will be my fix

[Dewitt]

Explain how it looks like hot garbage? Have you even watched the extended videos or the concept talks?

[Black0ut]

Hot garbage?? What a comment!

This article is a bit silly though, person writing for xbox enthusiast switches to xbox. Just like those sony sites writing the same thing about the PS - It holds not a great deal of legitimacy :|

[rainslacker]

It looks good. But it also looks like the mutant unwanted offspring of a Disney and Insomniac art style. I haven't seen much in it that would make me think that it comes from a Japanese dev other than the Platinum logo at the beginning.

Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy platinum games, and they don't get enough credit for how consistently good their games are, but at the same time, I can't really say Scalebound would be a suitable "fix" for those who are into the JRPG scene, or Japanese games in general, because it just doesn't feel like one.

[Why o why]

Unfair to label something as hot garbage dude.

Lol at the bias doesn't exist argument. . .

That enthusiasm lol

[nitus10]

One or two good games does not make me buy a console.

[jebabcock]

Yeah, the source of the article kind of indicates there will be significant bias. This person switched to Xbox after the PS2 and has been a fan of the system ever since. His best argument made is only that despite Bad decisions made my microsoft, there are some good things there still. That can be said about almost anything. Ultimately this guy is just saying he is as the site indicates, An Xbox enthusiast. He has significant brand loyalty. I do like that he focuses on what Xbox provides vs getting too heavily into criticising other systems.

[Death]

The author didn't switch after PS2. According to article he had multiple consoles prior to PS2 and multiple after. Contrary to popular belief console gaming was around before the Playstation.

[BlackTar187]

@death not to about 60% of the people on this site :)

[MasterCornholio]

What JRPGS?

:I

[DragonDDark]

Wide variety.. chooses Xbox.
Wut? Can you give me the games?

[alabtrosMyster]

This must be satire... The machine has less games in all genres than the ps4 (less well recieved games too).. So unless you are looking for one of their 3 yealy holiday exclusives you are screwed as the console itself isn't very good at gaming :-/

[sammarshall102]

It does really

Racing: Forza 6, Forza Horizon 2
Fighting: Killer Instinct
1st person shooter: Halo 5, Halo Master Chief Collection
3rd person shooter: Gears of War Ultimate edition
Puzzle: Pneuma
Platformer: Ori and the Blind Forest, Max and the Curse of the Brotherhood
Action/adventure: Ryse, Rise of the Tomb Raider (timed)
Open World: Sunset Overdrive, Dead Rising 3
RPG: Fable Legends
Other: D4, Rare Replay, Xbox Fitness, Kinect sports, Project Spark, Crimson Dragon

[Gwynbleidd]

@sammarshall:
Well said! I don't get how people can say Xbox has no variety. PS4 may have more variety in the Indy genre but overall Xbox is not lacking behind by much.

[RpgSama]

@sammarshall102

Congrats sammarshall102, you just mentioned EVERY Xbox one game, having variety is not only having ONE game in every genre, variety is having a lot of games, big and small in every genre, which the Xbox objectively does not.

[jaymacx]

Xbox brand is severely lacking in Jrpgs and platformers. Playstation is better in this regard.. Thats why if you love games from Japan (which most core gamers do) playstation and/or Nintendo is for you. MS needs an in house japan studio to help with this.

[Automatic79]

@Sammershall well said Xbox has improved with every genre moving forward.

[ABizzel1]

@sammarshall102

I get what you're saying and I completely agree the XBO is by far the most diverse MS console. But the problem I think they have is that while they're diverse, many of the games in those genres aren't best in class experiences and that's what the issue is. But more importantly there are proven experiences for generations on other platforms.

I'm not knocking any of the games, but let me use your list as an example of what I feel is the reason people say that.

Racing: PS > Xbox >>> Nintendo (Kart alone can't make up for 3rd party)

Fighting: PS > Xbox = Nintendo (Smash alone can't make up for 3rd party)

1st person shooter: Xbox > PS >>> Nintendo

3rd person shooter: Xbox > PS >>> Nintendo (Uncharted / Ratchet / TLoU in different genres)

Puzzle: PS = Xbox = Nintendo

Platformer: Nintendo >>> Sony >>> MS (Sony needs Jak, Sly, etc... to compete with Nintendo)

Action/adventure: PS > Xbox > Nintendo

Open World: PS = Xbox > Nintendo

WRPG: PS = Xbox >>>>>> Nintendo

JRPG: PS = Nintendo >>>>>> Xbox

Niche: PS >>>>>> Nintendo >/= Xbox

And I think many gamers on n4g would agree with that. All 3 consoles have good games, but there are serious quantity gaps in both Xbox and Nintendo's offerings. Xbox simply can't get JP support, and Nintendo simply can't get Western 3rd party support to fill the voids in their libraries.

PS simply has all areas covered, and while they obviously don't lead every market (FPS / TPS go to Xbox, and Platformers go to Nintendo), they offer enough compelling games whether first party or 3rd party to bring several games of various genres to their console for everyone's taste.

Xbox is great for shooters, Open-World games, WRPG, Racing, and great 3rd party support (pretty much anything western Xbox is good / great at). But it suffers in the Niche, Platforming, and the overall JRPG / JP markets (basically anything niche / JP / or RoW). The problem for MS is they don't like to take too many financial risk (which thankfully this gen is forcing them to, and we're getting Scalebound, Recore, and hopefully more). And also JP simply doesn't want an Xbox, and so they'll always struggle with JP support which still has a strong global presence.

Nintendo suffers from an overall lack of 3rd party support. They have a expansive library of games, but they simply don't have the time, the amount developers, or the risk to put their full support into making games form their huge catalog. Until Nintendo gets decent 3rd party support it will always be a primarily first party console and thus sales will always struggle, unless they triple down on first party exclusives and buy up a bunch of small good indie developers to start making new versions of their classic franchises.

Out of 100% of games including exclusives and 3rd party games for all consoles.

PS probably gets 85% - 89% of those games (again including all exclusives, and 3rd party exclusive deals).

I'd say Xbox gets about 75% because of the lack of JP support.

And finally Nintendo gets about 40% because of the lack of western support.

[ThePope]

@Abizzle

Interesting way to put a list together I like it.

Though I do disagree in a few areas:

Racing: MS has 2 amazing racers available and Sony has 1 great racer. MS is definitely in first place (excuse the pun) in the racing category.

Fighting: What fighting game does PS have exclusively that's better than KI? I'm honestly asking because I'm not into fighters so I just don't know.

Puzzle: From what I hear Ori is basically a AAA game on a budget and that's a puzzle game. Unless you are referring to a different type of puzzle game? What game on PS gives it the edge, again honestly asking.

[ABizzel1]

And shockingly I went to metacritic to see test my theory and percentage by finding averages based on the number of games reviewed.

PS4 has 380 games reviewed, XBO has 247, and Wii U has 162. Now this is excluding plenty of PSN / XBL / eShop games, and we know PS4 doesn't have every game on it, but we'll have to use PS4's 380 as the divisor (had to look that up again lol), and just scale those numbers.

PS4: We'll say 80% just to underbid the actual total.
XBO: 65%
Wii U: 42.63%

Using wikipedia things get worse as they try to track every singe game (PSN / XBL / eShop).

PS4 825, XBO 495, Wii U 287

PS4: Again we'll keep it at 80%
XBO: 60%
Wii U: 34.79%

Now I'll average out my assumptions with these 3.

PS4: Again we'll just keep it at 80%
XBO: 66.7%
Wii U: 39.14%

Sony having a world market and audience means it simply gets more games from every genre for every type of gamer.

Xbox has a great following due to it's western audience focus, but it misses out on a good deal of Asians specific and niche games for RoW local audiences.

Nintendo's lack of 3rd party support from the west pretty much dooms it to be a First party only console with JP support. Thus their consoles do well in JP, and while they're first party is absolutely great it simply doesn't make up for the complete lack of 3rd party support for the majority of core gamers.

[ABizzel1]

@The Pope

I had this paragraph response for each genre, but it was becoming way too long, and I didn't feel like typing all of that. But here's the reasons for the genres you listed.

Racing: I assume you mean Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon (or Project Gotham). Personally I really like Forza, but realistically Gran Turismo is a significantly bigger franchise, bigger than both Forza's combined. Also Sony does have other developers who make racing games like Evolution as well as IP's like DriveClub (which is a good game despite the bad launch), Motorstorm (if PG counts), and Wipeout.

Fighting: Again I really liked Killer Instinct, but for the most part 3rd party Fighting games almost always push PS as the primary platform by default because they're generally JP games and PS does well over there while Xbox doesn't. And as far as exclusives go PS4 has Street Fighter V, Guilty Gear, and King of Fighters exclusive, as well as "remasters" of PS360 games like Injustice (although on Wii U), and Street Fighter 4.

Puzzle: I didn't give any console the edge in the puzzle genre. I said it was a 3 way tie and they all have equal signs (=), because this genre is filled to the brim with indie games and they are just WAY too many on all 3 platforms meaning regardless of what console you get if Puzzle games are your favorite then you'll be happy.

But when it comes to sheer number of Puzzle games it's:

Wii U (thanks to classics from NES - GC) > PS4 > Xbox

Here are the game list wikis

Wii U
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

PS4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

XBO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

[ThePope]

@Abizzle

Racing: While I agree GT is bigger than Forza (though how much at this point is debatable) there isn't a GT game on the PS4. SO to say it has better racing than MS which has two studios that exclusively make racing games that have currently set the bar on next gen I don't believe is fair. So could the upcoming GT outshine Forza, for sure but at this point Forza is the next gen king of the hill.

Fighting: I cant knowledgeably talk about this genre so I'm going to have to defer to your judgment.

Puzzle: I misread your chart

I think the main point of our convo to this point is both consoles bring so much to the table that owning both is IMO a must. Or you will guaranteed miss out on great games.

[ABizzel1]

@Pope

The percentages I used were based on available games.

The concept behind the which console had better support in each genre was done on a combination of game history (franchises only), games available, and upcoming 2016 games.

So the percentages are based off what we have to play up to this year.

While the ">" comparisons are based off proven franchises, what we have up to this year, and what was already announced for 2016 (which is why I included GT).

Also a single ">" meant that it was still fairly close, but the winning console has either more games in that genre or a key franchise that stands above the competition. Only ">>>" or ">>>>>> " meant that it was a drastic difference in quality & quantity.

[Bahamut]

@sammarshall102

I fell asleep reading that list.

[XanderZane]

Yeah, this gen JRPG are pretty dead on XB1, but last gen the XBox 360 had a ton of JRPG's. Hopefully with B/C many gamers will be able to replay some of those games on the XB1 as well. This is one of the reasons I own a PS4 as well. Cause I do enjoy a lot of JRPG games. Hopefully Scalebound is just the start of some new JRPG's on the XB1.

[Youngindy21]

It may be dead on Xbox brand, but there hasn't really been any GREAT JRPGs on PS4 either. Outside of Persona, Final Fantasy, and Tales the genre is pretty much dying altogether and it is not very popular in America. I wish PS4 fanboys would stop acting like there are so many highly rated JRPGs on PS4 when in reality there are hardly any this gen on either console.

[rainslacker]

You think so? So Dragon's Quest, Kingdom Hearts, Any number of the niche NISA or Atlus titles, Omega Quintet, Disgaea, Star Ocean, Sword Arts, Toukiden, Ys, and some more I'm probably forgetting make a dying genre? What's the criteria for great? Reviews...sales?

Seems JRPG's are making a resurgence, and I haven't seen so much excitement for JRPG's in a very long time...mostly because they seem to be forgotten by publishers last gen.

Even when JRPG's were up there, there were still plenty of mediocre or niche ones to choose from. Most didn't sell gang busters, yet the genre was well liked, and there are enough people who want the genre to make it viable.

[kfk]

@rainslacker:
Yeah, next year's going to be fantastic for JRPGs (and Japanese ARPGs), pretty much every major franchise has new entries coming out.

Final Fantasy 15 (and World of Final Fantasy)
Persona 5
Star Ocean 5
Dragon Quest 11 (and Builders)
Kingdom Hearts 2.8 (and 3?)
Tales of Berseria
Atelier Sophie
Megadimension Neptunia VII
Nier: Automata
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization
The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Digimon Story
Ys?
Ni-Oh
Setsuna
Exist Archive
Nights of Azure

[indyman7777]

There are more on PS4 on it's second year on the market, so far than there was on ps3 and xbox360 combined in third THIRD year on the market!

[-Ikon-]

My guess is playstationenthusit.com was taken so he went with the poorer choice

[SegaGamer]

@EMZ99. You obviously haven't played many JRPG's of late then if you think they all suck.

[forgetmenot]

This had me rolling.
and what variety are these people talking about The only games I hear about from the xbox community this gen is titanfall, ryse, killer instinct, halo , forza and gears.
and as you can see below in a trolling comment xbox gamers dont like jrpgs/ or anime theme.

[ScaReCrow90]

You forgot ori and dead rising and sunset.

[XanderZane]

This is why I own both systems. If you really want a JRPG system, get a 3DS. I has probably 10x more JRPG's on it then the PS4. There are 100's of them in Japan.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

X1 has JRPG deficiency. As for these articles they're stupid. You bought an X1 no need to announce it and start giving reasons and justifications. Have fun, enjoy it.

[UKmilitia]

i got an xbox one for kid for xmas(well me aswell)
did all the update etc last nightand installed a few games so he wasnt hit with the xmas day updates when everyone else is updating theres.

the new dashboard is horrible,couldnt find my way round and seemed like i was going past adverts(xb1 games/apps) to get to the stuff i owned and to get to some of setting i had to look on internet.

couldnt even find how to enter a prepaid code ffs

[Fatdrinkofwater]

What? Heres a hot tip. Use rb and lb to go left and right in the dash. Press the menu(start) button on anything for more options at hand. And you redeem a code from the store.

The dashboard is great if you just learn how to use it. It does need refining however and ms always do. Next big update due after xmas.

[ScaReCrow90]

It hasn't changed much. Things are still int the same place more or less. It seems like a new look turns peoples heads upside down.

[TheSheEti]

You say the new dashboard is horrible but did you actually take your time in finding where everything is or did you just go running into everything. Much like when Windows 8 was released people didn't know where anything was, MS did have an intro video showing you where to access everything. They do the same with the xbox one dashboard. On the homepage there is an icon which says something like getting started with the new dashboard try using that.

I has the same problem when I first got a PS3, the settings seemed to be everywhere but once you actually got into them you understood where everything was and it was actually easy once you took 5 minutes to check over it all.

[ThanatosDMC]

New UI is much better than the laggy PoS UI that the Xbone used to have. It's still not as straight forward as the WiiU and PS4 but they're getting there.

The fact that you have to watch a tutorial to know how to use a plug and play console is stupid. Poorly thought out UI.

[Perjoss]

I really wanted to like the new dashboard, its a slight improvement but its still not good. They full well know how to make a good UI but they are hellbent on having this aero style thing with boxes/windows so they can mix ads in with the menu buttons.

Not many things about the UI make sense, took me ages to find where my screenshots are being saved, double tapping the home button (for taking screenshots) opens the in game menu, thanks, I don't want to take a pic of the game's menu, I want to take a pic of the game. Their solution is to speak to Kinect to take your screenshot, sorry but I don't want to buy that piece of redundant hardware.

On a more positive note, Rise of the Tomb Raider is freaking amazing, I may even double dip and get it on PC when it comes out next year.

[Picnic]

Lucky I'm not in to Japanese role playing games. It's a pretty niche thing to be in to for a Westerner no matter how popular it might be.

[Relientk77]

Wait he said JRPGS? If u want JRPGs should have bought a PS4

[Death]

You are replying to something not stated in the article. The author didn't single out JRPGS, he included the genre in the list of genres available across three generations of Xbox consoles. JRPG's do exist on the Xbox platform. If you primarily play JRPG's then you are correct, buying a Playstation would be a better option. If you are interested in all genres, the Xbox is a viable alternative.

Here's something else to consider, instead of thinking of this as an either/or kind of thing, perhaps you could open your mind and think about owning an Xbox and Playstation.

[showtimefolks]

good for you, play the console you want and the one your friends are playing. by now both systems are at a price point where if you have the time and resources than buy both

i don't think stuff like this requires an article, so now what are we suppose to throw you a party because you switched to xbox one?

ever heard of personal preference.

[Ashby_JC]

If you read the article the headline is misleading as he does have a PS4. So he really didnt switch to the XBOX one.

He was a nintendo and early PS gamer then got turned onto the OG XBOX and stuck with it.

Reading his article I was pretty much the same. I have owned just about every system. Would I say I switched to this or that...naw.

I may have a preference....but switching to me makes no sense. Ill just get both.

[fulnattybrah]

jrpg games are dead on the ps4.... nobody even buys the jrpg games.. Check the sales of those games, they're miserable

[twinspectre1990]

Xbox one has 0 Jrpgs, so why this guy mentioned Jrpgs ?
Platformers? can someone explain me which platform game he's talking about?

[danny818]

to be fair jrpgs are niche.

[SmokingMonkey]

FUD

Fear, uncertainty and doubt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (shortened to "FUD") is a tactic used in sales, marketing, public relations,[1][2] politics and propaganda.

FUD is generally a strategic attempt to influence perception by disseminating negative and dubious or false information. An individual firm, for example, might use FUD to invite unfavorable opinions and speculation about a competitor's product; to increase the general estimation of switching costs among current customers; or to maintain leverage over a current business partner who could potentially become a rival.

The term originated to describe disinformation tactics in the computer hardware industry[dubious – discuss] but has since been used more broadly.[3] FUD is a manifestation of the appeal to fear.

Microsoft[edit]
Although originally associated with IBM, from the 1990s on the term became most often associated with software industry giant Microsoft. Roger Irwin said:[10]

“ Microsoft soon picked up the art of FUD from IBM, and throughout the '80s used FUD as a primary marketing tool, much as IBM had in the previous decade. They ended up out FUD-ding IBM themselves during the OS/2 vs Win3.1 years. ”
In 1996, Caldera, Inc. accused Microsoft of several anti-competitive practises, including issuing vaporware announcements, creating FUD, and excluding competitors from participating in beta-test programs in order to destroy competition in the DOS market.[11][12] One of the claims was related to having modified Windows 3.1 so that it would not run on DR DOS 6.0 although there were no technical reasons for it not to work.[11][13] This was caused by the so called AARD code, some encrypted piece of code, which had been found in a number of Microsoft programs. The code would fake nonsensical error messages if run on DR DOS, like:[14][15]

[Ashby_JC]

Read the article.

[kenwonobi]

@smoking monkey. I know exactly what you are saying. It seems Microsoft has mastered the art of FUD. It's used so often within their gaming history that its actually a turnoff to gamers who smell bs a mile away. It's done so often I frankly find it offensive and outputting. The reason it doesn't work as often on the gaming community as much is because by their nature they are a problem solving analytical crowd. So FUD is often figured out right away.

[SmokingMonkey]

@Kenwonobi

This is the biggest piece of FUD I have ever seen. Why would someone from "Xboxenthusiast" not already have a XB1? Why would they need to switch if you write for this site?

The answer; FUD

[MehmetAlperTR]

do not need to switch... I have both, i like both.. I love Nintendo also.. Cause i m gamer.. not a worker at sony, MS or nintendo.. I like games..

[kenshiro100]

Not sure why someone needs to write an article on why they switched, but okay.

Also, PS4 has more jrpgs.

[SUCKxITxEZ]

Because they work at xboxenthusiast.com

[peshkavusCA]

Once Lost Odyssey backward compatibility is released, then we will go back to this... LO is enough to quench your JRPG face.

[Kidmyst]

The article makes it seem like he switched from PS4 to Xbone one, he's been on Xbox since the first one and tayed loyal to MS when the PS3 and 360 came out. I don't really call that switching more of a decision why he stuck with Xbox.

[MrCrimson]

jrpg is a dead genre in western markets.

[Docknoss]

I loved JRPG's growing up, but that's all their was then. Then KOTOR came out and I haven't played a JRPG since July, 15 2003

[0to100]

i only got a ps4 for black ops 3, ps4 has no good games, or features for that matter, unless you like trash?

[otherZinc]

Without that super long story, you could've easily said the XBOX ONE has the best AAA Exclusives. Really, the PS4 doesn't have any AAA Exclusives for the 2nd consecutive holiday season.

Also, COD, Star Wars Battlefront, Assassin's Creed, Madden, NBA2K, NHL, GTA, MGS,etc...are all on the XBOX ONE.
INCLUDING, Halo 5, Tomb Raider, Forza Motorsport 6,Gears Ultimate, Backwards Compatability, Elite Controller, XBOX Live, that are Exclusive to XBOX ONE Console.

That's why.

[LackaJaKane]

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[saywat247]

he switched to xbox because he clearly prefers an inferior console more :)

[illAmpThunder]

I can tell you why some people would switch 2 xbox because the controller is ergonomics design is comfortable compared to a pos like ds4 . Seriously sony redesign this shit controller itsbeen the same controller 4 20years its outdated instead of adding touch pad bs redesign this pos build upon the dual analog controller design you originally invented instead of releasing the same controller every PlayStation. For gods sake save future generations from carpool tunnels syndrome because this controller is built for 4 year old hands the stick placement is way to close sony engineering should be ashamed at how bad this outdated controller really is but ps fanboys dont have peripherals so they dont know and adding touch pad bs wont fix this fuked up controller design . And here come the fanboys flags the stick placement on the ds is outdated get over it fanboys you know its true its been the same controller 4 20years if they dont use wider stick placement w/ ds5 and ps5 im going 2 ditch ps

[lociefer]

well considering you write for xboxenthusiast it would be dumb not to have it as ur main console

[alabtrosMyster]

He used to be only enthusiast, he wasn't an xbox owner yet! Mystery solved, no need to thank me!

[crazychris4124]

I asked for the 360 or the PS3 for Christmas, got the 360 since it was cheaper. Bought a PS3 years later but then had to sell couple years after that when money got tight, regret that decision since I missed The Last of Us.

[GearSkiN]

they got it for ps4

[mokkeyrg2]

looool loads of re releases tbh so ps4 would be great for you if u wna play ps3 re releases @crazy

[Ristul]

mokkeyrg2 TLoU looks better then most games in the 7th generation, It could even rival some of the 8th gen games to be honest. It sold 632 000 the first week on PS4, thats double the amount RoTR sold it's first week so a lot of people who missed it got a chanse to play it on PS4. Thats a positive, the same way it is a positive that people can play Gears of War and Halo remasters on Xbox One and Wind Waker on WiiU.

[RiPPn]

Writer for Xbox Enthusiast chooses Xbox as his console of choice.. unbelievable.. someone call the local news outlets, this is incredible breaking news!!

[DivineAssault]

Some people only like western developed games.. If thats the case, go for xb1.. I like all genres (minus shooting & sports) so xb1 has no place in my home.. Same price for less power on top of that..

[DLConspiracy]

Let's be Honest here. XB1 has no place in your home because you are under legal contract to not enjoy it. Secrets safe with me though.

[DivineAssault]

Whats there to enjoy if i dont like shooters & multiplats are better on PS4?

[Spartacus10]

Shooting and sports are my favourite genres and PS4 (which I primarily game on) does them really well.

[DivineAssault]

Case and point.. PS4 has everything, same price, & its more powerful.. Maybe people follow their friends and dont care? IDK

[user9950279]

I switched to Xbox from N46. Played Cel Damage in a Futureshop and was sold.

[Lennoxb63]

Heey Cel Damage was my first Xbox game as well!

[user9950279]

haha nice, I loved Cel Damage. Picked it up for PS4 but they tweaked it a bit its just not as fun as it was.

I think I got Shreck too. I ACTUALLY miss that game.... And Oddworld Munches Odyssey, which was great too.

[WeAreLegion]

I just sort of play PS4, XBO, Wii U, and PC when I feel like it. Why choose? Save up some money. Buy good games.

[rainslacker]

I find myself spending more time with a single game than I used to. Probably because I'm enjoying some good titles lately, so I push for the platinum trophy more.:)

While I now have all three consoles, and a PC which I don't realy game on, I find that I could probably be a single console owner and still be satisfied with my choices. Doesn't really matter which console, although Wii U may be a stretch on the variety front.

Multi-console ownership nowadays seems a bit excessive to be honest. At least for me. There isn't enough exclusive content on the X1 or WiiU to really make me yearn for either, but since I do have them, I won't worry about it and just get those exclusives when they come around and I feel like playing them.:)

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I found that same issue last gen. Having both a Ps3 and 360 was a nice luxury and afforded me the flexibility of playing all exclusives but generally I stuck to one platform. Looking at this gen there really hasn't been a compelling need to have both consoles so far. It doesn't seem like you genuinely miss out on something major so far. Exclusives that have come out have been solid but no one game has been a "omg you need to play this" game so far. You can get a fix for something similar on the competition box.

[Ravenor]

I just switch from console to console, it seems odd and trust me it is. But I'm an odd person.

For example I bought Phantom Pain and Batman for the XB1, don't ask me why but I did. Bought FF Type-0, Unity, GTA, Watch Dogs, my sports games on the PS4. Multi console ownership IS excessive, but it allows me the flexibility that I didn't get when I was younger and being stuck with a Master System, Genesis vs NES and SNES. I like the idea that nothing is out of my reach, it's liberating in a way.

[rainslacker]

I'd switch too, but as of right now, PS is providing me with the games I want. I actually probably play my Vita or PS3 more than the PS4 though. If I brought the multi-plats on X1 I'd probably be playing that more than PS4, simply because those are what I"ve been playing most so far. I imagine over the generation I'll play all of them, and won't really consider the brand much when I get into a game itself.

[sk8ofmnd]

Lol funniest thing ive read on n4g in awhile. Keep it comming who ever wrote this crap 😹. I really hope next gen they can make up for mistakes made this one. I think the brand has a lot of potential to be great. When i read the title it made me think of why i switched to (og) xbox. 😁

[lastking95]

Nice read, seems like everyone that switched it all starts with a friend. I hated the og xbox dat damn controller was too big

I only knew 2 people with the og Xbox. I first play it with halo over my brothers friend house, and....didn't like it at all. Thought halo was overrated. Years later the 360 release and my cousin got one on launch. Much better and I enjoyed playing on it. He played online a lot something that was new to me cause I never did that on PlayStation. My friend had a ps3 but it broke so he got a 360 and I play fable over his house and loved it. Halo 3 dropped with a ton of hype and even though I played halo and didn't like it years ago I thought I'd buy ce on pc for myself cause playing just a little doesn't always give the full experience. I was hooked after the 2nd mission. I had to continue that experience so instead of buying ps3 I went with 360 with halo 3 and fable 2 as my first games. Both are in my top 5 games of last gen with halo 3 leading the pack. Forge was something special so many great game nights because of it. Met a lot of awesome people through halo.

[lastking95]

Not sure why I'm getting disagrees but whatever. As gaming continue no other consoles can surpass ps2 and xbox 360. I'll always hold them in my heart makes me wanna cry lol. Dammit I wanna play fable 2 now. A fable mmo would be awesome. Hopefully lionhead get their sh.. together.

[DLConspiracy]

This is not the place to talk positively about Xbox anything. You don't want to be outcast for enjoying something that isn't popular now do you? I thought not. Step in line.

*sarcasm* Just teasing man. I wish they would have made a real fable this time around. Not this weird MOBA version... Fable Legends... sigh... I think we all wanted a real Fable game.

[lastking95]

@DL ikr I forgot I was on n4g. We need a legit fable, I think they forgot what made fable great. They should make fable 4 that's mmo it would have be f2p if they made it mmo though.

[DLConspiracy]

@last <--- sound that out

Idk I think a regular Fable game wold be just fine. As long as they spent some real time on it.

[lastking95]

@bruce I was talking about the disagrees in my first comment. There's nothing to disagree with. No opinion was given simply a story.

[Sephiroushin]

Even if it was a story they could disagree with a few stuff btw starting just with that "nice read"...

[etownone]

I think I'd agree about Halo 3

My favortie game of last gen... Just from the Co op, the Multiplayer, Forge... It was just the most addicting fun.

[kenwonobi]

If he is a Xbox enthusiasts wouldn't it be kinda off he had to switch to Xbox in the first place? I'm confused. Being a Xbox enthusiasts writer technically he should have already had a Xbox. It sounds like a advertising to me. The system is a good system no doubt. They are both good systems. I'm kinda glad both are doing so well in sales no matter who is ahead in any market. They both seem very healthy.

[lastking95]

Xbox brand is fairly recent Nintendo and PlayStation been in the game way before so every xbox gamer at one point was rocking PlayStation or Nintendo. Did you even read it?

[Lennoxb63]

PlayStation has been around for one gen longer than the Xbox. Nintendo has been around longer than both.

[ChiblackHwks]

Its opinion, everybody have one...so

[ApolloTheBoss]

I switched to PS3/PS4 when I realized that there are a wider variety of video games on Sony's console(s) especially jrpgs.

[Ristul]

I switched over after the DRM disaster that was Xbox One at E3 2013, and it was (in hindsight) the best choice for me personally. Yeah, it was kind of weird at first to go from Xbox to Xbox 360 and then PS4, but it seems a lot of people did the same so yeah.

[etownone]

OKs... Best move you can make is get an Xbox one too.

Like you, I went from Xbox, to 360... Missed out on ps3. But it's great my ps4 is coming out with so many remasters of the ps3. TLoU, Uncharted, gow, beyond soul.. Seems all the best ps3 exclusives are coming out to ps4. So now... No regrets not owning a ps3.

But your missing out on so many great exclusives on Xbox One... Especially Halo 5. Best Halo to date. Imo.

[Ristul]

I can do without Halo, I loved 1, 2 and 3 but never got the same wow out of the games after that. The games that could convince me to get Xbox One is Crackdown and Gears 4, those look promising!

[Black0ut]

Getting sick of these console-named sites stating their opinions for said consoles... Goes for both consoles and tbh it's just a waste of time to read. Very predictable.

[DLConspiracy]

Just think. This opinion piece would have been skipped over had it not been for a large group of people upset about one persons opinion. Now it's on the headline of N4g. Nice work erbody.

[sullynathan]

Good for you

[sullynathan]

People disagree with me congratulating him?

[TheColbertinator]

I switched to GEICO and saved 15% on my car insurance.

[Bathyj]

The only comment in this thread I enjoyed reading.

[rainslacker]

I kept Geico for another 6 months, and they raised my premiums 15%(actually 18%). Not sure why since I had no accidents or tickets in those 6 months...or the 20 years prior to gswitching...but I'm sure you were interested in my life so I thought I'd share.:P

More on topic, I didn't switch, but I brought because I got a good deal on it from AMazon, and felt the impulse. Could have waited, but I guess I'll be ready for Quantum Break whenever it releases.

[GrubsterBeater]

Did you know that if you have Geico, and call them and say you have a subscription to National Geographic, they will give you a discount, no questions asked.

[Rookie_Monster]

Great choice. Xb1 is an amazing console.

[Ristul]

What do you like about it if you don't mind me asking?

[Saranya]

It's unfortunately that they got Don Mattrick on the last gen because, Mattrick came to MS for destroyed Xbox brand.

[The_KELRaTH]

I'd likely get an Xbox One if they released another Crimson Skies game.

[forgetmenot]

From the website title should i even bother reading this?

[DC1980]

Purchased an XBOX One on Thanksgiving Night, hate the slow install times though. Played more PS4 since then.

[etownone]

I have both... Both have horrendous install times...

[Izalith]

@etownone
You simply tell straight lies!
Xbox One With physical disc games install is slow. Example: Assassins Creed Unity did take me 1 hour and 5 minutes to complete on Xbox One, on PS4 it did take me 1 minute, both is physical discs.

[EnigmaSG1]

What? Games install in less than 30 seconds off the disc on the PS4. Xbox One you are in the hour range.

[etownone]

I just installed Until Dawn a couple days ago and it took over an hour to install the disc.

I guess each game is different.

But from my experience, both have horrendous install times

[22CobraKing]

Who care if you switch to Xbox but his statement should be because I was mainly into shooters and racers. Xbox has just focused on shooters for a very long time, they don't really have a genre variety of games that appeals to people that's why it's doing poorly in some countries.

[lastking95]

That's a pretty big misconception you really should check out the games released for xb1 and it's 2016 lineup.

[PeaSFor]

to resume this "article", it look like someone is on MS payroll....

[Chris12]

Says the guy with user name of PS4. How much are they paying you??

[PeaSFor]

a lot of peas.

[Spikeantestor]

I appreciate the trip down memory lane, I really do. Its just that the title is just so clickbait-y. In the modern climate, the writer must know that it looks like he traided in his PS4 for an XBO.

[carriage4hire]

JRPG's are as dead, in America, as the Dreamcast. Sad, but true. I miss Phantasy Star, Skies of Arcadia, Shenmue, and Shining Force.

[RoseSapphire]

I saw the title and the first thing I thought was, "who cares?"

Enjoy whichever system you like, or better yet, all of them.

[Moe-Gunz]

Maybe I'll write an article entitled "Why I we don't care if you switch consoles".

[Condemnedman]

Your here so you do care.

[saint_seya]

I switched to X-box because is the only company that will pay me to do this kind of stupid propaganda, PS4 selfs by itself so i wont get any $ in there.

There i resumed the article for you guys~

[boodi]

can't agree more ..
(besides this i'm happy xb1 owner)

[boodi]

wtf with the disagree guys ?
what do you disagree ?
n4g land of zombies

[saint_seya]

I didnt disagree with you, actually i agree with you, as long as you are happy, it doesnt matter wich console are you playing #or even if isnt a console and is pc, at the end of the day, the best console for each player is the one that gives you what you are looking for.

[boodi]

was not referring to you in praticular

[sovkhan]

Xboxenthusiast chooses xbox as his home brand!!!

And some call out life is strange????/ponders

[Artemidorus]

Spoke more about the outside aspects of Xbox!

I did it the other way round stuck with Xbox from 2002-2014 while playing Playstation at others.

Finally got a Playstation 4, solid all rounder with plenty of new games to play, better frames and pixels on the multiple platforms, VR very intresting.

The next Xbox will have to do alot to convince me to buy.

[skratchy]

Halo, Forza? I don't really know what else there is, honestly. Quantum Break could be cool, but I'm on the fence about it.

[BIGBOSS08]

come on microsoft.. try harder..

[Ristul]

MS got away with these type of tactics in past gens but now people have learned their buisseness tactics, it's so easy to see through their PR spinning this generation.

[L0wlifeGamer]

Propaganda article...

[b3ast]

Lol 😂

[Yurtigo]

Nobody cares.

[Donnie81]

Salty ponies everywhere! Jrpgs jrpgs jrpgs blah blah blah! Can I get a list of obscure games exclusive to the ps4 please. The worst part is you list these things but you don't buy them. Face it Sony is not in the business of aaa games anymore but hey they are in the business of showing 8 year old footage of a game that's beyond vaporware at this point. Look on the bright side only 11 months til you can play rise of the tombraider :)

[Artemidorus]

Funny because I seem to remember Tomb Raider being home to the Playstation so anyone who picks a copy are enjoying a Playstation legacy.

We have Uncharted 4 and Tomb Raider (higher edition) arriving for Playstation plus better running multiplatform games and much more AAA/indie titles I can't even list them all.

After Christmas it's all up hill for Playstation, Xbox will come to a grinding halt in 2016.

[gamertk421]

Huh, I played my Tomb Raider on a pc back in the day...

[DashArrivals]

They sell more than Tomb Raider on Xbox. Try again you bum lol

[SharnOfTheDEAD]

Lol I sold my Xbox One the other week. Tomb Raider was ace and EA Access was a nice bonus, but the dashboard, god awful install times, £20 chat adapter for my Astros, lack of parity with the PS4 in terms of res & frame rate. I just got fed up with it. I got more use out of my Wii U than the Xbox One. Very happy with the PS4 as it does everything I need it to do and I don't need to wait for an hour or so for a game to install.

[gamertk421]

I remember when I sold my PS4 and so many here swore I never had it...

[Picnic]

It's underestimated by some people but the raw power of the original Xbox, enabling it to play Doom 3 and Half Life 2 (and yes, Jet Set Radio Future), blew the PS2 away. Yes, the PS2 could do 'emotion' (see Silent Hill 3 or Final Fantasy) but those big PC games could only be truly replicated on the Xbox.

The 360 had 18 months, including the release of the iconic Bioshock remember, to leave a similar impression.

But it was the original Xbox that cemented a cult appeal with some gamers. And, as the article writer seems to be a big Rare fan, he'll have Sea of Thieves to play if Rare Replay is too much retreading.

The best thing the Xbox One does is to try to be a bit more like the original Xbox than the Xbox 360 was.

[WiiU-Dude]

I liked your article. It’s brave to talk about such personal and heartfelt feelings. Gamers can be a harsh bunch and love to make fun of such admissions. I’m 44 and been gaming for 35 or so years. The irony for me is that games have provided me with that solace more so now than any other time in my life. My wife of 22 years had an affair and has done some terrible things with custody since and I find many heart wrenching quiet times that would have been otherwise maddening if I didn’t have video games to fill the painful void. It’s been four years and the heartbreak is still there, but video games have indeed mitigated much and dulled the pain greatly. Nintendo will always hold my heart of hearts, but I love all companies and I own nearly every system spanning 3 decades. God bless the different ways video games have helped so many of us. Often times they definitely go deeper than just entertainment.

[D-riders]

Great post man

[parentsbasement]

It is possible , (outside the N4G bubble) that some people just like Xbox more , I certainly do , the controller better suits me , never had snap before , now cant live without it, like the messages and partys better , and like xbox live better ...but I'm not gona deny myself the PS4 exclusives so I gots it too...

[Relientk77]

The site is Xbox Enthusiast. Hilarious

[Condemnedman]

Christ how many sdf are here.please just go and play all your diverse game the ps4 has.
......
😕

[TheShorterBus]

Microsoft has done far better than the past for having a variety, but they still cant hold a light to Sony for variety of experiences in exclusives.

[melmacj]

Who cares really. Why can't gamers enjoy any system they own without stating why hate or dislike the one they don't have. Jeez! Is this article to help Microsoft move more units? Are people so lost that reading this will make them suddenly switch their system too? Who cares why you switch but we would care what games you like. Because truth be told you can get alot of Microsoft exclusive content on the more powerful more versatile PC. But I guess as long as there are multiple gaming platforms we'll always have these articles on why someone thinks one is better than the other. Rather than it's the controller, online play, content or power. In the end who cares why you switch? Just Play Please.

[D-riders]

worlds smallest violin. seriously this article is like pleading people to like xbox. so much so the author sounds divisional

[SOM3ROiD]

I had Xbox one, for a 5 months, but switched back to PS4, as I play 3rd party games more than exclusive ones, and X1 sucks in that department. It's good for exclusives, but PS4 is better for the 3rd party games.

[corroios]

The only problem with this «news» is why the front page, why the headline. Who care about a dude that went Xbox One?

This is clickbait and N4g shouldnt put this on top. This just help the so call war among gamers. Its sad.

[Condemnedman]

Yes but pat him on the back if he went from xbox to ps4?

[ncc-017]

I love action adventure games like Uncharted and Enslaved so the Tomb Raider reboot was one of my favorites from last gen. Unfortunately I didn't buy an XBOX one this gen so I was feeling bummed about having to wait a year to play rise of the tomb raider (i have a ps4 and my PC sucks for gaming)
But this past black friday some of the deals on xbox were so crazy i decided what the hell and I bought an xbox with rise of the tomb raider! Sadly I think I might have to sell both as soon as I'm finished with them but at least I'm gonna get to play the game I wanted.

[Revvin]

And tomorrow on N4G we have a fat kid discussing why he likes cake

[Budrazor]

This was a Xbox article not a PS. How does PS keep getting brought up?

[gamertk421]

PS4g is why.

[kenwonobi]

Because domination. Ps4 is the Stephen Curry of consoles.

[MicrosoftMackin]

LOL Good for the guy that works for Xboxenthusiast, In all fairness they are both great consoles and I definitely intend to own a Xbox one(Rear USB FTW) and due to scalebound and other IPs like Crackdown but PC/PS4 is doing pretty well for me at the moment so I don't see a need for it right now and would like to see what microsoft do with there SS or slim Model that we all know is coming sooner than later.

[SynestheticRoar]

Serious if I have to make believe, I switch game systems to play up my new job. Im sorry I couldn't do it, but hey I won't judge you.

[asadachi]

maybe because it's from the site called xbox enthusiasts, but I'm inclined to believe this is a bit biased and a little more than bullshit.

[cd1]

"why i switched to xbox" by xboxenthusiast.com - a very similar article to "why i now support Liverpool" by Phil Thompson :D

[Condemnedman]

Maybe he's telling this because a ps4 site are not going to host it duh! Maybe he came from a ps4 and he's explaining his reasons for the switch. We dont all love Sony?

[cd1]

Your correct we dont all love sony but you still completely misunderstood my comment.

I dont trust a pro-xbox article that was published on a pro-xbox website, their opinion will most probably be one sided. The same goes for a pro-sony site.

That is why i prefer multiplatform magazines and websites like EDGE - didnt really think your comment through did you princess...

EDIT: Do people still say duh?

[Automatic79]

@Cd1

Are you this vocal with why I switched to PS4 articles? Or do you not bother to think it through.

[cd1]

yep.

[angelusbrz]

lmao dat website : xboxenthusiast.com

Next article,Why I switch on PS4 ( Sonyloveyouforeveryou'reth ebest.com )

[kenwonobi]

I know right? I feel like this a article that makes more sense coming from a blogger or random site not named after Xbox. Then it just comes off as insincere advertising.

[Orionsangel]

Why I always owned all the consoles. What? I thought this was standard practice. I'm not rich either. I just save. Because I must have everything so I don't miss out on any exclusive games.

[franwex]

I do too, but one console can became a main console, or if a third party game gets made you pick it up for that console without really thinking about it much (asside of console specific exclusivity)

[Livecustoms]

I will be switching over soon as well !

[ICANPLAYGAMES2]

Good for you, but nobody cares.

[Condemnedman]

I do

[memots]

why?

[Condemnedman]

Because he's joining the xbox community I like people to play with. I wouldn't be hurt if he went to playstation land.

[ICANPLAYGAMES2]

I just don't think it deserves an article, but okay.

[Manubiggs]

Click Bait. They are all great concoles and the owners have a wide variety of titles to enjoy this year especially. A great year to be a gamer.

[gamertk421]

Let's see. The author bought an original Xbox over 10 years ago. It helped him socially and professionally, as he is only 26 now. He didn't switch because he worked for Xbox Enthusiast. Pretty obvious that his switch made him INTO an Xbox Enthusiast to the point where he now writes for them.

But y'all asleep tho.

[maybelovehate]

So far x1 has the best games this generation. It is still early though.

[DashArrivals]

No they don't. Metacritic also disagrees, but I hate that crap. PS4 has the best games.

[maybelovehate]

Best Racer: Forza Horizons 2
Best Shooter: Personally I like Destiny, but Xbox has Titanfall and Halo MCC, Halo 5.
Best Fighter: Killer Instinct
Best Platformer: Ori and the Blind Forest.
Best Adventure Game: Rise of the TombRaider
Best Sandbox Game: Sunset Overdrive.
Best Action game: Bloodborne.

Personal opinion of course, but to me X1 is destroying PS4 in games so far. Of course Tombraider is coming to PS4 eventually and they do have Uncharted which could unseat it but still, X1's library is really nice right now.

[memots]

LOL

[mep69]

I used to game on an amiega when i was 4 and i thought "this is amazing, nothing can beat this". Then we got a PC Win95, so i made the switch to PC and never looked back.

[LegendaryKaze]

Yeah that guy is full of lies ps4 install times are super fast I had a friend come over to play 2k on the Xbox one and it took us 2 hours to install

[Bobafret]

Man, what hateful comments! I guess the author got what they were looking for.

[horndog]

There's something about JRPG that just screams G**. Maybe it's he design of the characters themselves, specially the males looking more like females. I couldn't are about jrpgs. It's more for the girls and EMOS.

[DashArrivals]

You are so wrong you filthy casual.

[Darkfist]

"the Xbox is a great hub for a wide variety of games. From racers, shooters, action titles, JRPGS, adventure games, platformers, simulations, and sandbox"

"wide variety" lol

racers and shooters are the only ones that xbots care about.

and its hilarious how they list games like ReCore, and Scaleboun as if they care about these niche games i mean come on look at Sunset Overdrive and Tomb Raider sales, and remember when xbots prefer multiplayer than stupid single player.

[LTwriting]

In this comment thread:

PS4 fanboys and girls biting the clickbait.

Seriously, I think the only reason I come to N4G anymore is to watch the legion of PS4 warriors get all indignant at anything not PS4 related. I suppose I owe you all a well-deserved thanks for all the laughs!

[DashArrivals]

It goes both ways all the time. If you can't see that, then you're exactly what you claim to laugh at.

[LTwriting]

Sure, both consoles have their respective fanboys and girls, but N4G is laughably biased, most of the time, precisely because this community is full of Sony warriors. If your comment is an attempt to make N4G look like a balanced community then I really don't know what to say to you... other than just sit here and smile.

Personally, I find fanboy'ism of any kind hilarious. Neither Sony nor Microsoft care about what their customers think, provided what we think doesn't impact their bottom line. In that case, they care only as far as their agendas allow them. Meanwhile, the fanboys shout their praises loud and proud and mindlessly spend their money. It makes for some humorous internet reading as the flame wars ensue.

Which brings me back to my original comment: I only come here to see the sparks fly. If I want actual news or info... I go elsewhere.

[Automatic79]

Lol well said. Every Xbox One article reaches 300 comments these days while PS4 articles barely hit 100. LMAO

[kenwonobi]

At one point I was one of the early Xbox adopters. i bought when it first released before many others even knew of Xbox the very first day. I remember my first original Xbox. It was unbelievable. Probably my favorite system ever. The first time I played Halo I was amazed. It had such good graphics. Could play music on the system easily and in games. Lots of good games. In fact that whole generation I never bought the PS2 I was so pleased. Until the very end I bought a PS2 because it was so cheap and slim. I was still more of a Xbox gamer back then. The original machine was a beast and impossible to break. It was gorgeous with a giant x on it and looked like a badass amplifier.

[PickAShoe]

"xboxenthusiast.com" He's just writing this to keep his job.

[Jag-T1000]

I bet every ps4 owner is playing that Godzilla game right now. It sold millions!

[ZorinInc]

I bought an Xbox One on black friday the menus are super sluggish. It reminds me of running Android on a crap phone.

[BattleTorn]

Huh... I have about the IDENTICAL story... but mine ends with

"then nextgen released, & I picked PS4"

[Deathtrick]

clickbate detected!**

[quenomamen]

I dont play JRPGs so I'm fine with Xbox sales in Japan being lower than squid candy.
- Xbot mentallity

[Tito08]

"Why I switched to Xbox" from XBoxenthusiast, lol, nice try.

[franwex]

I'll tell my Xbox tale here.
I switched to Xbox when my ps2 kept getting disc read errors and because it had an HDD.
Then I went ps3 because no fee for online play and my 360 kept RROD. I went back to xbone because there are better games on Xbox than ps4 and free online for PlayStation is gone. Plus my friends are on live.
I'll probably go PC in the future.

[alti]

I really did plan to read this, but its plodding, slow, redundant pace was too boring.

[kupomogli]

"Why I switched to Xbox"

Playstation isn't for everyone. The pressure of that many awesome games on one console may drive a person insane..... and make them buy an Xbox.

That being said. JRPGs? Xbox? If you were a fan of the genre you would have stuck with Playstation after the amount of quality JRPGs the original Playstation had, and on the Xbox's release, it wasn't hard to see that the PS2 had a lot while the Xbox had practically none. The 360 is the most the Xbox brand has ever had, but you move outside the beginning of the gen and then there's a very large lack of JRPGs because they're all on the Playstation 3, including almost all the ones that were on the 360.

[BartMoons]

Great system to own!

[Claudinho69]

how did he switch if he never left

[guyman]

Reply to author's title because I'm not bothered in reading click bait crap: lol, who gives a crap? Just enjoy what you enjoy. Articles like this thrive off heated arguments and people getting emotional, people trying to justify their purchases. when in fact you could just freaking enjoy both consoles and their exclusives.

So author, enjoy your xbox. I'll enjoy my ps4 and Xbox one.

[reaperofsouls]

Why I switched to xbox by xboxenthusiast.com echos desperation from a xbox zealot

[_LarZen_]

Biased site with an article written by a biased person. Everyone knows the PS4 has the most games with the biggest variation of genres when it comes to next-gen consoles.

[WizzroSupreme]

I switched to Xbox One because of the cheaper price originally, but I'll say that I'm enjoying back-compatibility a whole lot along with some great exclusives like Halo 5 and Forza 6.

[UnholyLight]

I haven't even read the article and I can tell how the comments are about to go.

Honestly, I spent the first year way more impressed with the PS4 but that also was partially due to the fact that the game I played all the time was BF 4 and that game loaded so quickly to the title screen etc...

I love both of my consoles equally, it's kind of cool to switch between the two styles of controllers...damn that DS4 is actually really a great controller...Weird to say because I was such a hater of the DS3 so I am very impressed. The Xbox One has treated me well also and I am also a big fan of the controller as well.

At the end of the day it's just whatever your preferences are. I am not a huge fan of all the exclusives on PS4 but I did buy it for some of the exclusive brands like Killzone etc.

[InTheZoneAC]

switched to xbox from what? dreamcast?

[Vasto]

Xbox One is the best!

[level 360]

I do think Miicrosoft's/XBox ONE biggest weakness is they alienated a lot of solo gamers' out there unlike Sony/PS4.

They are more interested in multi-player/money making(?) games.

[ZombieStalker]

Who f'not cares? Clickbait article, and how many people read the article! Stop reading this crap and people will stop writing and posting this junk!

And no I did the click/read this s**t.

[dizeestl]

why i switched to xbox and why nobody cares

blog4g

[FN4GM]

Uh oh, more N4G band bait. I'll just leave it at this..

NO SALE!

Your sales pitch article didn't convince me to buy an xbone, mission failed.