@Jdzspace @jablocanas The numbers have not been that consistent. It hasn't been long enough, and we need to wait on the fallout for MS's decisions recently. Either way, more markets would still help the One sell better. Fairly certain total sales numbers are closer to 5:7 in Sony's favor. And of course you factor in things like the extra money that MS is making on the system and the difference in terms of money brings things closer. And the Xbox one has done very well in terms of game sales. I think it actually is doing, considering the market share vs PS4, better than the PS4. But that is just something I think I remember, might be pulling that out of my ass. At least the better than Sony part, I know they have been doing fairly well.
@whatsazerg What? That's absolutely why people aren't buying Xbox Ones AND PS4s. Most gamers are happy with the PS3/360 and aren't ready to upgrade. If Sony said this, the reaction wouldn't be half as vitriolic. So tired of people trained to bark whenever MS stories come up. He also has a job to keep a lot of people confident and happy with his company. This statement isn't intended for gamers, so why you are taking it so personally or seriously is beyond me.
@chaazin The PS3 has a much larger market. The Xbox division at MS has always had a narrower view than Sony, probably largely because Sony has been around in the industry for a whole generation and a half before Microsoft entered the arena.
The PS3 only started outselling the 360 in the last couple of years as I recall. And that was despite selling to a significantly larger market. That's true of both systems. 40 vs 15 is a bit of a misleading number, but not so much that it isn't important. Seriously, people need to recognize their ignorance of the industry. You don't need to know the details of the business, but don't act like you understand every little thing. Yusef is an incredibly smart guy. And the new head of the Xbox brand is a very smart guy that has a lot of good ideas for the brand. Finally. Microsoft is seeing a lot of positive movement in the upper ranks. Personally I have a lot of trust in him; and more importantly to gaming, Phil.
@papi0006 The HD-DVD vs Bluray fight was relatively close, if not heated. It took a while for the Bluray to take the lead. A company should be able to survive a failure, especially one like that. They didn't over produce a product that wasn't selling, they just didn't market the thing very well. On top of that, the Kinect may be a failure in your eyes, but the original sold incredibly well. Scarily well, actually. I suspect the Kinect's only failure is that it's built in. Otherwise it'd probably be a successful accessory. The standalone one was popular, just not with everyone. The built in Kinect drove up the price of the Xbox One, and the audiences that don't want that saw that as poor value (fairly so).
I think it's a very hard thing to put a score on. Mostly because the sum of the experience is A) pretty much entirely dependant on what you put into it (ie the company you keep and curiosity with which you try new things. Such as riding a jet ski up what is essentially the running water equivalent of a puddle).
Yes it's a messy and often unpleasant, frustrating game. But some of my favorite moments playing games have come from the sheer scale and freedom of the game. As much as I generally hate the AI you go up against in the missions, as much as I hate obnoxious randoms, there's nothing that can take away from moments like Tank Baseball or just cruising with friends or taking dump trucks down the interstate.
@youre_a_sheep @balrogbane Fights to the death that happened almost exclusively amongst choiceless ranks (gladiatorial combat as a sport) is pretty different from wealthy, free athletes hitting each other until barely bloody.
@Vienreich Because they played a key role in ending it? They may have been late to the game but they scored many of the key victories late in the war. You know, when the war ended. They defended France and England, squashed the pacific, and staunched the flow of axis forces so they couldn't get any more of a foothold. Russia barely held it's own and then only because they were used to the formidable climate of their homeland more so than the Germans. Everyone played their part in the war and everyone had their victories. But lets be honest here, the Americans were there to put an end to more than just a couple loose ends.
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