Honestly, Spencer can eff off with his "not going to be forcing people into next-gen" BS. They're planning to discontinue the One X and the All-Digital Edition as the Series X launches. Gee, I don't know about you, but giving consumers practically no choice but to buy the newest Xbox system seems an awful lot like "forcing" it to me.
Oh, whoop-dee-do. Another heavily-monetized Ubisoft live service, as if that hasn't become pretty much the only type of "game" they're interested in putting out anymore.
Honestly, there was never any doubt that this was going to be a huge seller. It's freaking Horizon Zero Dawn, not The Order: 1886. Nevertheless, I fully expect that rather than encouraging most PC players to buy a PS5 for the sequel, it'll more likely encourage them to just wait for the sequel to appear on PC as well, even if it does take upwards of three years.
It'd be nice if the existing PS fanbase benefited from this move in some way. At least MS believes they're benefiting Xbox gamers by putting their own exclusives on PC, but Sony doesn't exactly have their own "Play Anywhere" system, so instead PS users just get the honor of owning the inferior versions of Sony's own exclusives and nothing else.
Still, all I really ask is for Sony to get rid of the "Only of PlayStation" labeling if they plan on continuing to do this. No reason for it to exist anymore if it's just going to keep being undermined like this.
Also, if they do plan on continuing to do this, then they need to do away with the "Only on PlayStation" labeling. No point in pretending that these games will remain exclusive if they won't, and this move alone just completely undermines any meaning that it has.
Though I think this is a bad move, it's Sony's decision at the end of the day, and I guess we'll just have to see how it works out for them.
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Re: Can You Name These PS3 Exclusives?
13/20. Have only played five of them, though.
Re: Can You Name These PS2 Games?
9/15
I definitely remember that utterly terrible PS2 version of Spider-Man 3. XD
Re: Sony on PS5 Exclusives: We Can't Take Everyone with Us from Previous Gens
Honestly, Spencer can eff off with his "not going to be forcing people into next-gen" BS. They're planning to discontinue the One X and the All-Digital Edition as the Series X launches. Gee, I don't know about you, but giving consumers practically no choice but to buy the newest Xbox system seems an awful lot like "forcing" it to me.
Re: Skull & Bones Reportedly Rebooted Into an Ongoing 'Live' Game
Oh, whoop-dee-do. Another heavily-monetized Ubisoft live service, as if that hasn't become pretty much the only type of "game" they're interested in putting out anymore.
Re: Xbox Boss Implies PS5 Exclusives Are 'Counter to What Gaming Is About'
Meanwhile, at Sony....
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/06/on_ps5_exclusive_games_will_be_more_important_than_ever_before_says_sony
Re: Horizon Zero Dawn Rockets Straight to the Top of Steam Best-Sellers List
Honestly, there was never any doubt that this was going to be a huge seller. It's freaking Horizon Zero Dawn, not The Order: 1886. Nevertheless, I fully expect that rather than encouraging most PC players to buy a PS5 for the sequel, it'll more likely encourage them to just wait for the sequel to appear on PC as well, even if it does take upwards of three years.
It'd be nice if the existing PS fanbase benefited from this move in some way. At least MS believes they're benefiting Xbox gamers by putting their own exclusives on PC, but Sony doesn't exactly have their own "Play Anywhere" system, so instead PS users just get the honor of owning the inferior versions of Sony's own exclusives and nothing else.
Still, all I really ask is for Sony to get rid of the "Only of PlayStation" labeling if they plan on continuing to do this. No reason for it to exist anymore if it's just going to keep being undermined like this.
Re: Unravel Horizon Zero Dawn's Mysteries from 7th August on PC
I sure hope Sony isn't doing this to its own detriment. According to this poll, 45% of voters said they'd skip PS5 if Sony keeps putting exclusives on PC:
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/01/poll_will_playstation_exclusives_on_pc_affect_your_ps5_purchasing_intent
Also, if they do plan on continuing to do this, then they need to do away with the "Only on PlayStation" labeling. No point in pretending that these games will remain exclusive if they won't, and this move alone just completely undermines any meaning that it has.
Though I think this is a bad move, it's Sony's decision at the end of the day, and I guess we'll just have to see how it works out for them.