It easily is. Which makes the whole article weird as hell. Another one.
If anything I'd call Last of Us, God of War, and UC4:Expansion. Samey.
I agree MS has positioned itself to improve their conditions next-gen but to take next-gen doesn't make sense when you look at the many countries where the brand just doesn't resonate with them no matter how hard they try. I see an improvement in the US/UK but there is a reason why they are 45 million behind PS4. Most of the gap is coming from outside the US/UK. The xbox has brand issues world wide and that is the real problem. They will improve no doubt next gen but mostly in the west.
When it comes to PS Now lets us not forget Nielson's data.
https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news...scription-services-generated-273m-in-q3-2018/
Still find this very hard to believe, myself. PS NOW is barely marketed at all by Sony, and no one I've ever talked to even used it. It is primarily made up of old games (unlike Gamepass which offers $60 games day and date) and the majority of it's games can only streamed, which doesn't work very well for many (myself included). It also is available in very few countries. Even with Sony's massive userbase, it doesn't seem possible for them to be so dominant with this service. If they are, to the point they are making more than three times the revenue of any service, why don't they ever trumpet that fact? It is utterly bizarre to me, and leaves me very skeptical.When it comes to PS Now lets us not forget Nielson's data.
https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news...scription-services-generated-273m-in-q3-2018/
When it comes to PS Now lets us not forget Nielson's data.
https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news...scription-services-generated-273m-in-q3-2018/
It is the 4th article in ONE week on a US centric videogame media trying to diminishing PS4 year(problably best year about the most important thing: GAMES) and trying to create a bias around Xbox pre next-gen.
PS Now has downloads. For more than 200 titles. You are wrong.
It really is. Streaming is awful, and the downloadable selection is lacklustre at best. Sony isn't putting games like God of War or Spider-Man on there anytime soon. The gulf in the quality of the line-up is massive.
When it comes to PS Now lets us not forget Nielson's data.
https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news...scription-services-generated-273m-in-q3-2018/
I wasn't talking about the 2018 lineup only.
Well, if they have found such success with it, good for them I guess. Given the awful experience I've had with game streaming myself, I'll never support it. Same for MS's Xcloud initiative.Do not take this the wrong way but your post is the definition of a forum bubble. I myself held the same belief because it was the dominant narrative on places like era and other gaming forums. Nielson as a company also certifies music/album sales both online and at retail. They're not one of the leading companies that do this, they are the gold standard in music certification. Search "Nielson Soundscan" for more info.
Their data and research is as legitimate as legitimate gets. The fact that they inadvertently put a tectonic plate sized hole in the Gamepass narrative we see all through out gaming forums showcases a problem with our perception. Where we readily rely on CEO's hyping up their products and services instead of asking for the receipts. And also Sony not giving a fuck about said PR, preferring to instead be like
Behind the scenes. That said, the fact that Sony says nothing about PSNow speaks volumes within itself.
...And performance. Download is the way to go, and you still have to stream on alot of the games on Sony's service which isnt very good - plus only select titles from the PS4.
Yup. Until Sony starts putting their first party exclusives on the service day one, and getting quality 3rd party games like Ashen, Below and Void Bastards to launch on the service, Game Pass is in another league.
