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Which is your favorite out of the big 3?
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Sony... but they've been letting out a lot of air lately. The games have largely been knockouts, albeit with what feels like a narrowing genre spectrum, but more than that it feels like they stopped going above and beyond in making the actual PS4 the best system it can be. The past few updates have been lame. The PS2 classics initiative was a fart in the wind. I don't know why you can't get or play PS1 games on the system. It's consistent, but not exciting.
That said, I still don't trust MS or care for the Xbox exclusives enough to be swayed any time soon, and Nintendo anti-appeals to me in most regards (might be more on the existing fanbase than Nintendo itself), but I like to take notice when the competitors do good. Microsoft's BC initiative is my favorite thing any of the three have been doing lately, and lately has been a while.
That said, I still don't trust MS or care for the Xbox exclusives enough to be swayed any time soon, and Nintendo anti-appeals to me in most regards (might be more on the existing fanbase than Nintendo itself), but I like to take notice when the competitors do good. Microsoft's BC initiative is my favorite thing any of the three have been doing lately, and lately has been a while.
I guess if I have to choose, ultimately it's Sony, followed by Nintendo somewhat close. Don't care about Microsoft personally.
They can be dismissed extremely easily when they're not to your taste
-poor online support
>prefer single player games or couch co-op
-lack of third party support
>not an issue this gen for the genres I like, plus nintendo's first party support has been exceptional this gen
-lack of voice work
>not really fussed about voice work. It's cool when it's good, and stellar VA in games like Day of the Tentacle, Fate of Atlantis and Panzer Dragoon Saga stay with me even now, but it's not something I need.
so you don't like them because of the fanbase. makes perfect sense.
I'll say the fanbase exacerbates what would otherwise be just a general disinterest.
I prefer Sony due to their first party games, I love pretty much all of those. I've really been enjoying the Switch lately though.
Both companies are shitty when it comes to producing quality hardware and not least acknowledging when they fuck up. They hide away and pretend nothing is wrong, no proactive action to recall and replace faulty hardware, because fuck the customers! I'm of course talking about the jet engine PS4 Pro garbage and the drifting trash joy-cons.
Both companies are shitty when it comes to producing quality hardware and not least acknowledging when they fuck up. They hide away and pretend nothing is wrong, no proactive action to recall and replace faulty hardware, because fuck the customers! I'm of course talking about the jet engine PS4 Pro garbage and the drifting trash joy-cons.
Nintendo. About half of all (non Indie) games released each year taht I find enjoyable are made by them. I do think the Switch is their weakest period for a long time though. They made the second worst 3D Zelda, the second worst 3D Mario (which in this case is still an absolutely incredible game), the second worst Yoshi game and otherwise rely way too much on ports.
Really hard for me between Sony and Nintendo. My trajectory is I grew up Nintendo, went hard on 360 for the first half of that gen, and then bought a PS3 and later a Vita and had been pretty diehard Sony until the Switch came out. Now Nintendo is kind of back to being the apple of my eye, and the franchise nostalgia certainly helps.
For now I'll vote Sony.
For now I'll vote Sony.
ThatsaThats because nintendo has alot of character. Quirky. Focused. They are the master toymaker.
That because sony should have a cold character. I mean they do, but I say 'should', because that's how I like them. It's starting to get all fan-sy. You said 'secular', and that's a good word to partially describe it, which is as good as you could hope for. Sony is an electronics company. Not terribly exciting aside from the occasional aibo.
When I think of sony, I think of
It's a lil badge. I think i'd prefer a yamaha badge. Yamaha has a cooler logo. Anyway, its the company that makes the thing that you bought to do the thing you want. Decent electronics have a little badge stuck on them. Be it sony or yamaha, it's just a sign that its made by a reputable outfit.
But of course sony had to do a little more than just make a box, like a stereo receiver. They had to bring content onto the platform, publish, Etc. It was more like betamax. They had a proprietary platform to get off the ground. They had to make sure there was shit on it.
That prolonged content effort led to the major game development that they're up to these days. And that leads to characters. And to stories. And eventually, fandom.
And that's weird to me. But it's not unpleasant or anything. I can still confidently purchase this unremarkable black box, stick it under my TV, and forget about it. Then just think about games. Keepin it secular.
there are OT's that do not tie their low assertion of value to shilling one company or console
If so then it's well deserved.
I love Nintendo but I put my vote on Microsoft right now because of Game Pass. In the end I have to go with the one that gets me to put in the most time and Nintendo isn't even close with Switch and it's current games library, right now it feels like I do 90% of all my gaming on PC or Xbox. And with Sony I've just been waiting on PS5 since GoW.
Game Pass plus the X upgrade and the PC+X license and save sync has changed everything for me. Microsoft went from being pretty much pointless to the top dog for me during this generation. I think Stadia will completely crush their cloud plans but as of now Microsoft is definitely my favorite.
Nintendo for me as well. I've never been impressed with graphics and resolutions so the fact their consoles are weaker has never really bothered me. As long as a game is fun, it could look like Pong and I wouldn't care. It helps that a lot of Nintendo games are hugely entertaining.
Microsoft are second for me. Their emphasis on backwards compatibility and Gamepass means my Xbox One backlog is ridiculous and it's nice to have a load of last generation classics at hand. Cuphead, the Forza Horizon series and Ori are some of my favourite games this gen as well.
Sony is pretty much a distant third. Apart from Bloodborne, I haven't enjoyed many of their offerings this generation (God of War and Horizon:ZD both left me cold). Their attitude towards their own gaming history annoys me (I still have my OG BC PS3 plugged in so I can play some of their older classics). I think I've played my PS4 maybe twice this year - but if Earth Defence Force gets a Switch port I'll probably just get rid.
Microsoft are second for me. Their emphasis on backwards compatibility and Gamepass means my Xbox One backlog is ridiculous and it's nice to have a load of last generation classics at hand. Cuphead, the Forza Horizon series and Ori are some of my favourite games this gen as well.
Sony is pretty much a distant third. Apart from Bloodborne, I haven't enjoyed many of their offerings this generation (God of War and Horizon:ZD both left me cold). Their attitude towards their own gaming history annoys me (I still have my OG BC PS3 plugged in so I can play some of their older classics). I think I've played my PS4 maybe twice this year - but if Earth Defence Force gets a Switch port I'll probably just get rid.
Sony, they have half of my goty for this gen and their strong genre (open world, tps,action rpg) are my favourite genre so it's easy to choose.
Also their console has actual exclusives that i can't find on pc and it's not an underpowered tablet with shitty graphics and performance.
Also their console has actual exclusives that i can't find on pc and it's not an underpowered tablet with shitty graphics and performance.
The three of them, I like playing videogames. I would like to love all games but that's unfortunately not possible, so if I have to choose based because of what games I enjoyed the most recently, I would say Nintendo. But I like Sony and Microsoft too.
Sony because of the most interesting, cutting-edge AAA games and lots of different IPs.
Nintendo has great exclusives as well but they always feel a whole generation behind on a technical level.
Microsoft lost all their steam during mid-last-gen for me and didn't recover yet.
Nintendo has great exclusives as well but they always feel a whole generation behind on a technical level.
Microsoft lost all their steam during mid-last-gen for me and didn't recover yet.
Sony is tops for me, but Nintendo isn't too far behind. Generally, my allegiances shift, though.
That is obviously very true for this generation, but I think Microsoft is really positioning themselves to start the next gen strong. I doubt they will overcome the big dogs outright, but I bet they will be in the mix again.
That is obviously very true for this generation, but I think Microsoft is really positioning themselves to start the next gen strong. I doubt they will overcome the big dogs outright, but I bet they will be in the mix again.
Micsoft for consoles and SONY for In House games . I happy to own both a One X and PS4 Pro and enjoy the best of this gen.
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Sony.
Really have no opinion on Microsoft, was never interested in their games( they do make good hardware, though.)
As for Nintendo, it was pretty much the same as Microsoft, but that changed when I started frequenting gaming forums where I first came into contact with Nintendo fanboys. Because of them, I hate evertything that has to do with Nintendo and seeing them defeated when Nintendo is struggling is always a great source of entertainment.
Really have no opinion on Microsoft, was never interested in their games( they do make good hardware, though.)
As for Nintendo, it was pretty much the same as Microsoft, but that changed when I started frequenting gaming forums where I first came into contact with Nintendo fanboys. Because of them, I hate evertything that has to do with Nintendo and seeing them defeated when Nintendo is struggling is always a great source of entertainment.
Picked Sony as they have delivered every gen since PS1.
But damn Nintendo are not far behind. Loving Links Awakening
But damn Nintendo are not far behind. Loving Links Awakening
I think Sony makes much better games and Nintendo makes much better experiences, but PVP Shooters are my bread and butter and that's core Xbox. I'll gladly continue owning all three though into the future.
These kinds of threads tend to be proxies for console wars so we are locking this.
To answer the OP however: Sega.
To answer the OP however: Sega.
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