The PS5 and Xbox 2 thread - it's happening

[Markman]

15 million Game Pass subs. God damn.
Its probably going to double till next november.
Was thinking of getting Doom Eternal on a sale, seems I wont have to now.

All Access is 370 SEK in Sweden. 245 for series X and 135 for Game Pass Ultimate. But for some stupid reason you need to go to the store, cant sign up online.

 

[DalekFlay]

Sony fanboys are always throwing 'EXCLUSIVES!' left and right but in fact since PS3 it means 3-4 cinematic craps.

I am not a fan of their exclusives either. Only one that makes me wish I had a console is Bloodborne. However they sell amazingly well and people seem to love them, so our taste means little in marketing dynamics. Microsoft needed big AAA franchises to complete, and with Halo looking shitty and the other stuff not ready to show yet I can see why they made this move to have an instant library of top tier content (sales wise). I'd guess Starfield is gearing up for a holiday 2021 launch, and that holiday will be as important to the console war as this one.

 

[oddech_wymarlych_swiatow]

Microsoft needed big AAA franchises to complete, and with Halo looking shitty and the other stuff not ready to show yet I can see why they made this move to have an instant library of top tier content (sales wise). I'd guess Starfield is gearing up for a holiday 2021 launch, and that holiday will be as important to the console war as this one.

I think it's only the beginning, there was a rumors about MS wanna buy Warner Bros and CDP, imagine MK, Inustice, Witcher, Batman:Arkham-Whatever avoiding Playstation...

 

[Frusciante]

I think PlayStation will want to respond to this somehow. Elder scrolls is a must buy for many people so Sony needs to find an equivalent type of RPG. Would be nice if they buy capcom and pour a lot of money into a dragons dogma sequel.

That being said, Bethesda has been making shit games for a while now. I think PlayStation will still have the better exclusives. Horizon 2 and god of war 2 will be miles better than anything Bethesda can produce.

 

[Markman]

Doubt all their games are going to be exclusive.
Too much money to leave on the table.

Option 1. Get it on Game Pass on day 1
Option 2. Buy it for 70$/80€ on PS/Xbox/Steam

Either way its win-win for Microsoft.

 

[Xorphitus]

Pre-Order Day for the Series X consoles turned out to be a game. I was able to unlock the pre-order achievement after 35 minutes.

 

[J_C]

Doubt all their games are going to be exclusive.
Too much money to leave on the table.

Option 1. Get it on Game Pass on day 1
Option 2. Buy it for 70$/80€ on PS/Xbox/Steam

Either way its win-win for Microsoft.

Exactly. People think that Microsoft will now screw over Sony by not releasing their games on PS5. But don't forget, by releasing them on PS5, they will get 70% of the revenue from these games. And that's probably means more than having an exclusive which sells a few more Xbox.

 

[DalekFlay]

That being said, Bethesda has been making shit games for a while now. I think PlayStation will still have the better exclusives. Horizon 2 and god of war 2 will be miles better than anything Bethesda can produce.

Extremely subjective and depends on genre taste. I'd eliminate the entire God of War series from existence just to save one Arkane game.

 

[Cromwell]

Horizon 2 and god of war 2 will be miles better than anything Bethesda can produce

you're either elitist enough to hate bethesda which would be ok, or you're retarded enough to like horizon and god of war which would mean you're definetly retarded enough to like bethesda.

 

[Kem0sabe]

They were awesome games, GoW and horizon, thoroughly enjoyed them both, that being said... Fuck sony and their 80€ games.

I'll be getting a series s once performance analysis on it is released for 1080p because that's my TVs resolution. If it's a smooth experience I'll buy it and gamepass for good value.

 

[samuraigaiden]

 

[markec]

Doubt all their games are going to be exclusive.
Too much money to leave on the table.

Option 1. Get it on Game Pass on day 1
Option 2. Buy it for 70$/80€ on PS/Xbox/Steam

Either way its win-win for Microsoft.

Exactly. People think that Microsoft will now screw over Sony by not releasing their games on PS5. But don't forget, by releasing them on PS5, they will get 70% of the revenue from these games. And that's probably means more than having an exclusive which sells a few more Xbox.

It's not like Microsoft needs the money, they could play the long game, sacrificing short term profits in hope to make Xbox dominant console platform.

 

[Tehdagah]

PS5 has no gaems?

 

[J_C]

PS5 has no gaems?

Didn't you hear the news? Playstations never have games. Probably that's why they sell gangbusters in every generation. People just love buying them despite not having any games.

 

[Cromwell]

Sony tries to get users with a larger psplus offer for november.

God of War
The Last of Us: Remastered
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Battlefield 1
Monster Hunter World
Fallout 4
Final Fantasy XV
The Last Guardian
Ratchet and Clank
Infamous: Second Son
Days Gone
Bloodborne
Detroit: Become Human
Batman Arkham Knight
Mortal Kombat X
Persona 5
Until Dawn
Resident Evil: Biohazard

personally I would be offended to get the standard edition for P5 and probably standard MHW

 

[Ebonsword]

PS5 has no gaems?

Didn't you hear the news? Playstations never have games. Probably that's why they sell gangbusters in every generation. People just love buying them despite not having any games.

Well, that was kind of true for the PS3. Many people bought those at launch because it was the best Blu-Ray player available for the money rather than because of the games.

 

[Mortmal]

What are the killer apps , the games everyone absolutely want and justify getting a PS5 or xbox S day one ? I read nothing about them at all...

 

[Morgoth]

What are the killer apps , the games everyone absolutely want and justify getting a PS5 or xbox S day one ? I read nothing about them at all...

A Remake, of course!

 

[Mortmal]

What are the killer apps , the games everyone absolutely want and justify getting a PS5 or xbox S day one ? I read nothing about them at all...

A Remake, of course!

Demon souls , i still have it on PS3 and playable...Hardware look great , and cheap compare to pc but i dont remember such a let down for a release line up.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

horizon 716k copies.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com...sales-were-nearly-as-large-as-the-witcher-3s/

 

[DalekFlay]

horizon 716k copies.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com...sales-were-nearly-as-large-as-the-witcher-3s/

I don't care that much about Horizon, but that's pure incline in the sense of getting Sony to port stuff I really want like Bloodborne, Demon's Souls and their FPS games.

 

[Black]

Series X feels like too much of an upgrade

 

[Markman]

Some testing incoming

 

[Ivan]

and their FPS games

?

 

[Dexter]

Series X feels like too much of an upgrade

That's great, but normal consumers apparently can't really tell what the difference is between "Xbox One X", "Xbox Series S" and "Xbox Series X":