i just don't understand MS plan. they built the most powerful console to win ppl over on third parties? that's a battle you fight in the first 2 years of a generation, not 4 years in. Ppl want reasons to invest in xbox and they just aren't giving them many
As an owner of every XB and PS system ever (and every nintendo up to the Wii U) I never understood this type of comment. I think people are shortsighted for their own agenda or preference. There are plenty of reasons to own any console out there. People have different preferences and different likes.
For me personally i do game more on my xbox then on my PS4. I had both at launch. I didn't get a pro bu i did pre-order a scorpio. I've more and more in the past 15+ years have become an online player. I prefer MP games to SP games by far. Not saying i can't or don't enjoy SP games. I've beaten the order, ROTR, wolfenstien, quantum break, ryse, horizon zero dawn, shadow of mordor off the top of my head this gen. and i'm playing south park currently. But still 90% of my time is spent in PVP and Co-op online games like destiny 1 and 2, halo MCC and 5, gears4, titanfall 1, overwatch for a few examples. To me MS does a much better job online. their games have servers and much less lag BS then P2P games (which all sony's are) and I think they make more and better online games then sony. Their online is better and more stable. their party system is better. it's easier to block and report people. It's just an overall better experience. If you like JRPG games and SP story driven games then yeah sony is the better way to go for that. it's what they focus on. But if you like online games MS does a better job. Funny how preferences work.
Even more funny if i look at the top 10 selling games on PS4 90% are on xbox as well (UC4 is the only one not). 90% have MP in them (Fallout 4 is the only one not). 40% are EA games, 30% activision, 10% sony, 20% other (rockstar and bethesda) So it would be pretty safe to say that SP games and niche games aren't making much of a difference at all. the vocal minority on the internet would lead you to believe this is true but the numbers show the majority just want to play games online and play CoD, Battlefield, Battlefront, Destiny, GTA, FIFA etc. games on every system. If i take the top 10 on X1X it's practically the same list except they have halo 5 instead of UC4 and they have minecraft as well. it's not much different at all.
So you'd think what pushes sales actually to the masses?
1) price point - price will always be a huge factor in buying decisions
2) Power - people do care about this. always have. ever since the 8 bit vs 16 bit days lol
3) brand loyalty - some people will always be loyal to a brand and nothing is wrong with that either
4) play where my friends are. nowadays with online so popular, people will most likely buy the same console as their friends to play together with them
So whether it be PS or XB at the end of the day most people are just playing the same games online with each other, but of course the .00001% of gamers who are actually on forums won't reflect this
