With Microsoft making huge steps in acquiring Bethesda, running the gambit around Sony with Gamepass having big titles available on launch day, who do you think will 'win' the coming console war? I feel like it hasn't really started, as only a small amount of units has been made available to the public. The games aren't really there yet either I feel like.
MicrosoftBig acquirement of studios such as:-inXile Entertainment (Wasteland series)
-Obsidian Entertainment(New Vegas/Stick of Truth)
-Double Fine Productions (Psychonauts,Brutal Legend)
-ZeniMax Media including Arkane Studios (Dishonored/Prey), Bethesda Softworks(Elder Scrolls Skyrim/Fallout), ID Software (Quake/DOOM)
Game Pass Day One Titles including Outriders or MLB 2021 The Show day. -New first-party Xbox titles will be part of its Xbox Game Pass subscription service – day-and-date with their retail release.
Massive Backwards Compatibility-568 Xbox 360 games, and 39 original Xbox games are available to play on Xbox Series S/X, most including patches to run the games at higher resolutions and/or framerate.
SonyComing out of the PS4 as the clear winner, some feel like 'arrogant' Sony is back. Shutting down old stores and denying any forms of backwards compatibility they have the home advantage but their current attitude isn't liked by most Sony fans. They still have the best first party studio output and don't seem to be slowing down on that front.
Public advantage and huge in Europe-
The PS4 has sold three times the amount of the Xbox One in Europe, according to Sony exec Jim Ryan. "It's been pleasing that in North America, we've been 2-to-1 against Xbox,"
First Party Studio output has been great-TLOU, TLOU II, God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, Uncharted, Spiderman, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ratchet & Clank, Demon Souls are all amazing games. Most of these games have reviewed +90 on Metacritic.
Personally I haven't picked up either system yet, but so far the Xbox Series X seems a clear winner to me. For me the ability to play and replay my old Xbox games is a pretty big deal, and I hope that Microsoft really starts putting more titles from the OG library and from the 360 library into BC. Their Gamepass initiative has really paid off, and it seems to be drawing more and more gamers. Their publicity on this is also always positive, so it's always a win win for them.
Sony to me seems a bit more arrogant, and isn't willing to focus on anything before PS4. With their abandonment of their legacy titles, I feel less inclined to invest in their current ecosystem.
Maybe we can use this topic throughout the years to see how it goes, I feel like this one might take awhile to get going. Also can we get a Poll? Microsoft/Sony? <3