Yes, it's a huge problem.
This gen there were only 2 open world Bethesda games (Fallout 4 and 76), both pretty mediocre, and PS4 did it just fine lol
I don't think BGS is the big loss in the Bethesda acquisition. I think losing a resurgent Doom franchise, the unique design of Arkane and Tango, along with the giant open world RPGs for BGS are what will hurt PS5.
There wont be any, since TES6 is still far far away and by then PS5 will consolidate its position on the market
Yeah, and even if they started putting a team together right now, it would probably be a full decade before they'd be able to put out a game of that scale.
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Nah there will be loss of markatshare this gen. Xbox has a lot more studios now and Series X does not have bad PR Xbone had. Games like Starfield and TESVI will make an impact and that's only a fraction of what Xbox will get exclusive this gen.
I agree with you, and I am not dismissing those games, but people are talking about losing market share this generation, I just think is too early to talk about it with certainty.
I agree. And as Viceratops mentioned, that Bethesda deal included a lot of other top tier devs as well. I think it's gonna hurt Sony noticeably, even if they still end up "winning" in total sales in the end, imo.
Idk, it's not just ES6 though. MS owns twice as many first party studios as Sony does now (what is it, 25 vs 13 now?). And most of those studios used to work with Playstation as well, so they're losing output while the competition gains it.
You are probably right, but i don't think it's impossible to imagine a scenario in which the Xbox sells even worse than the Xbox One (or just on par if there will be an player growth this gen) because Microsoft is much more focused on Gamepass and people that might have been interested in it, that would normally buy an Xbox are just using XCloud or PC instead.
Looking at Sony's latest investments, I think there is some truth to this. But hoooooo, boy. If this is their actual mindset right now, they're in for a world of hurt.
I mean, the 360 had a 1 year head start and the PS3 was incredibly expensive so that's not exactly an apt comparison here.
your timing:
True. But I assume the Factions must be being made by a dedicated team with a new game being made by another.your timing:
Anyway this just seems like the regular post launch promotions round. Its not really indicative of when development on a new game has started
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOO
I mean.....what else would they be doing?....
This thread -> Twisted Voxel -> Gaming Bolt -> this thread :D
I'm curious to see if all the acquisitions they've made coming to Gamepass day one will be enough to even the odds. I got a PS5 and series X and gamepass is one hell of a deal so far, just being able to hop into any game I have any sort of interest in is awesome. Highly recommended if you're a hardcore gamer.
I don't think it would be a shock if XSX sells the same (or worse) than Xbox One. I personally think it will do better cause Microsoft should have some exclusives this gen that people care about but Microsoft doesn't care about console sales. They've basically conceded to Nintendo/Sony in that department already since theres multiple countries where they can't make any headway. They put all their exclusives on PC. They want to make the most money possible while growing Game Pass
Like modiz said, February 3rd at 7:00am Europe (so 1:00am East / 10:00pm Pacific)
They've already been wrong for all the past year and PS5 is breaking record left and right from launch, now we're back at it again based on titles which don't even exist yet lol
I hope they're planning to do something thu. Their catalogue is seriously missing FPS and RPGs and now their competitor has double the studios with some massive IPs, and I think it's obvious they can't just rely on studios like CD Projekt or Bioware for that. I think more people will start to see that once Starfield comes out.
It took Skyrim around 10 years to sell 30+ million copies across every platform known to man.. God of War sold 20 million on 1 platform in its sleep...
This right here. PlayStation is a beast and people keep forgetting that.
To be fair, it's only their prestige AAA games that sell like that. Sackboy, Returnal, and Destruction All Stars don't have a chance in hell of reaching that milestone. No one denies their strength but I just wish they had a little more variety like they used to(oh and when they actually do have variety, they don't send them out to die by not marketing them). They can't leave it ALL to third parties to fill that gap.
I hope they are working on a Horizon MP game. Would love that. We have so many FPS games from 3rd parties.
