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Thanks to BC Support Xbox is my favorite Console Ecosystem for 3rd Party Games

PopcornMegaphone

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When this generation started I purchased my 3rd party games on my PS4 due to the superior hardware. However, after MS announced BC support and their intention to support BC in future consoles I started buying 3d part games on xbox. I'm feeling pretty validated by the decision. I got an X with awesome resolution upgrades and performance improvement at no additional cost. Now with next gen we can expect even more resolution, framerate and HR improvements.... again at no additional cost. Additionally, with MS's hypervisor tech I'm confident consoles after the Series S/X will be even better with BC support.

I'm going to buy a Series X, PS5 and whatever Nintendo is cooking up, but there's no doubt where I'm going to prioritize 3rd party purchases. MS is the best console ecosystem for respecting my purchases.
 
Bitch Pudding

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Does Xbox respect my PS4 purchases and PS+ library? No? Then I'll stick to PlayStation. So einfach ist das.
 

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Okay.

These threads are getting a bit boring now with people trying to justify to themselves which platform is the best.
 
YuriLowell

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I love Microsoft's commitment to backwards compatibility. It's probably the only reason I'll buy a series x. I won't have to repurchase games for small graphical upgrades.
 
Garrett 2U

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Bitch Pudding said:
Does Xbox respect my PS4 purchases and PS+ library? No? Then I'll stick to PlayStation. So einfach ist das.
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PS4 didn't respect your PS3 purchases, and that doesn't seem like it was a point of conflict for you.

The OP's point is that investing in Xbox platform for third party titles is the most future proof. Which I don't think there's really any really any debate on, besides PC. Sure, maybe you didn't invest in it previously but that doesn't invalidate the argument.
 

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PC is the best, actually.

We also don't know exactly how BC works on PS5. There will be a PS4, Pro, and PS5 options from what I gather. So, games with dynamic resolutions and variable frame rates may very well see all the improvements you're talking about.
 
Slaythe

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YuriLowell said:
I love Microsoft's commitment to backwards compatibility. It's probably the only reason I'll buy a series x. I won't have to repurchase games for small graphical upgrades.
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But you... do ?

3rd party is always up to the devs not xbox.

Dmcv SE has to be repurchased on both ps5 and series x for instance.
 
a Master Ninja

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XBLA games I bought in 2005 will work on a machine releasing in 2020. That makes me feel good about the Xbox ecosystem.
 
Clive

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Feels like these topic would always benefit from using "great" instead of comparative words in the title since this will turn into a topic where people rush in to say "what about PC?" and "but PS4 has more games" etc.

Will unwatch what will turn into a dumpster after this post. Xbox is great though!
 

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Garrett 2U said:
PS4 didn't respect your PS3 purchases, and that doesn't seem like it was a point of conflict for you.
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They couldn't even if they wanted to. The design of the 3 was a hot mess, and it seems very clear Sony has changed their tune with this kind of thing. They're keeping the same design philosophy going forward to make BC possible.
 
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PopcornMegaphone

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Clive said:
Feels like these topic would always benefit from using "great" instead of comparative words in the title since this will turn into a topic where people rush in to say "what about PC?" and "but PS4 has more games" etc.

Will unwatch what will turn into a dumpster after this post. Xbox is great though!
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If a mod want to change it from "best" to "great" that's fine by me.

I know this is a shocker, but this isn't a console warz thread.
 
cowbanana

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I like how you had to qualify it with "console" to make your argument stand a chance of survival.

It's going to be some long months with all these blog post topics trying to validate personal choice.
 
My Blue Heaven

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While I certainly respect their focus on BC not everyone buys a new console to replay Kingdom for Keflings or Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
 

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Playstation basically always gets a lot more third party support in general due to either timed exclusives or just a boatload of Japanese games that just don't come to Xbox at all.

As long as Xbox continues to miss out on those games or gets them way later, it can't be the best third party console for me.
 
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Garrett 2U said:
PS4 didn't respect your PS3 purchases, and that doesn't seem like it was a point of conflict for you.

The OP's point is that investing in Xbox platform for third party titles is the most future proof. Which I don't think there's really any really any debate on, besides PC. Sure, maybe you didn't invest in it previously but that doesn't invalidate the argument.
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What if She/he never Had a ps3?
 

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Garrett 2U said:
PS4 didn't respect your PS3 purchases, and that doesn't seem like it was a point of conflict for you.

The OP's point is that investing in Xbox platform for third party titles is the most future proof. Which I don't think there's really any really any debate on, besides PC. Sure, maybe you didn't invest in it previously but that doesn't invalidate the argument.
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you make it sound like a PS6 has the sames chances to be a thing than a next Xbox, I don't think that's the common opinion
 
Gatsbits

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enhanced back compatibility and max powered third party games are daily use features.

Im agree
 
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PopcornMegaphone

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cowbanana said:
I like how you had to qualify it with "console" to make your argument stand a chance of survival.

It's going to be some long months with all these blog post topics trying to validate personal choice.
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WTF, I really don't see the problem. There are console only gamers like me. No doubt, PC is the best BC platform. I'm not going to argue against that. That's why I used console in the title and OP.

Sheesh.
 
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mullah88 said:
What if She/he never Had a ps3?
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Well it certainly didn't respect their purchases on other platforms, so I'm still not sure how that is relevant to the OP's discussion point.

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They couldn't even if they wanted to. The design of the 3 was a hot mess, and it seems very clear Sony has changed their tune with this kind of thing. They're keeping the same design philosophy going forward to make BC possible.
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It didn't respect previous PS2 or PS1 purchases either, but I wasn't really trying to rub it in.
 
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RelaxItsJustMe said:
Playstation basically always gets a load more third party support in general due to either timed exclusives or just a boatload of Japanese games that just don't come to Xbox at all.

As long as Xbox continues to miss out on those games or gets them way later, it can't be the best third party console for me.
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Yeah, that happens every generation.
 
Jaded Alyx

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It's one of the reasons I tend to prefer to buy things on PC (I don't have an Xbox), even smaller titles where PC has no obvious performance benefit.
 
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Garrett 2U said:
PS4 didn't respect your PS3 purchases, and that doesn't seem like it was a point of conflict for you.

The OP's point is that investing in Xbox platform for third party titles is the most future proof. Which I don't think there's really any really any debate on, besides PC. Sure, maybe you didn't invest in it previously but that doesn't invalidate the argument.
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Do the PS3 purchases for digital apply to PSNow?
 
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RelaxItsJustMe said:
Playstation basically always gets a lot more third party support in general due to either timed exclusives or just a boatload of Japanese games that just don't come to Xbox at all.

As long as Xbox continues to miss out on those games or gets them way later, it can't be the best third party console for me.
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Yeah basically this. Xbox never had equivalent third party support to Playstation for the first place, and I don't think it ever will.
 
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RelaxItsJustMe said:
Playstation basically always gets a lot more third party support in general due to either timed exclusives or just a boatload of Japanese games that just don't come to Xbox at all.

As long as Xbox continues to miss out on those games or gets them way later, it can't be the best third party console for me.
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360 broke that tradition, so it's possible.

Though right now there are more 3rd party timed exclusives for Xbox announced than ps5, but they are lacking in having something as big as Ff16.
 
Dead Man Typing

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The great thing about backwards compatibility is you can get it right later and it's still an amazing feature.

The Xbox One launched with 0 backwards compatibility, then they fixed that and invested in making it better. Now it's the jewel in their crown, from my perspective.
PS5 will do a lot of the same things for PS4 games that Series S and X are doing. But if in a year's time Sony turns around and says "PS5's can play PSone, PS2 and PS3 games now". That would be amazing too. Then all the third party PS1 purchases going back to the PSP store for third party games might carry over.

It's all tied to the accounts. The hardware and feature sets can change. Right now, it feels pretty great having a large library of Xbox games that look great and play great on the latest machines. I hope it inspires Sony to go even further, PS4 compatibility is great first step.
 
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Xbox's commitment to BC and Game Pass is largely why I'm interested in getting one. I just hope they're better at enticing Japanese companies this time.
 
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I have more than 530 games I'll be moving forward on to the Series X. (And I still have 3.2 TB left 🤣)

Outside of my gaming PC that's just insane.
 

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Lukas Taves said:
360 broke that tradition, so it's possible.

Though right now there are more 3rd party timed exclusives for Xbox announced than ps5, but they are lacking in having something as big as Ff16.
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It is possible, though even 360 with all the effort they put behind it still didn't have the same Japanese support as PS3 did which was pretty much Sony's low point with an incredible annoying console to work with. To say it's an incredibly uphill battle is an understatement.

That causes them to miss out on a ton of Japanese support and while they've obviously tried to get better at it with getting the KH collection, Yakuza and Nier Automata, they still miss out on a ton of good games. I do believe it's possible but there's still a long road ahead of them.
 
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RelaxItsJustMe said:
Playstation basically always gets a lot more third party support in general due to either timed exclusives or just a boatload of Japanese games that just don't come to Xbox at all.

As long as Xbox continues to miss out on those games or gets them way later, it can't be the best third party console for me.
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Exactly.

But I buy third parties on PC (Steam/GOG) because I'm sure they won't be removed from my library. It happened before on Xbox.
 
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DagsJT said:
Okay.

These threads are getting a bit boring now with people trying to justify to themselves which platform is the best.
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Sometimes look like these guys work for these companies. Hey look this is the best console you need to buy this one. You are doing it wrong. Come on.

Lol
 
Dunlop

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Jesus some of you guys get your jimmies rustled easily with any positive Xbox thread. OP is making a subjective statement not laying down the law.
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It's kind of funny due to the shitfest of threads and posts after the Xbox reveal that you can almost feel the tangible anger that Sony did not knock it out of the park and for whatever reason they now need to defend their corporation of choice.

Concerning the OP I agree due to the amount of generation of xbox games but until there is a side by side list it is still subjective. I'm still not clear on how Sony enhances their BC games
 
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