Gaming PS5 vs Xbox Series S|X

Which do you think will release first?

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afrocentricity said:
That PlayStation conference pushes Sony even further ahead.
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I can see the appeal if you are into the superhero genre. It's just never been my cup of tea. I've never read a superhero comic, never seen a superhero movie that I enjoyed and haven't gotten into the superhero games scene either. So another Spiderman and a Wolverine game don't really excite me as much as they would a lot of other people. I will repeat that I can see the appeal for anyone who is into superheroes and will admit that there is a large crossover between people who game and people who like superheroes.

Apart from that the first party was either what we already knew about or very far away.
 
Alock1 said:
I do love me some fish hook

Tell you what though, Wolverine by Insomniac sounds cool - but it's either a formulaic open world like Spiderman without the fun traversal, or it's an on rails linear campaign.

Sunset Overdrive was one of my favourite games last gen. Shame to see Sony turn Insomniac into a study that produces no new IPs and when they're not doing license work, making the same Ratchet and Clank game for the 8th time just a bit shinier.

Yes they're banging good quality games out but they're talented enough to be bringing something original to the party. What a waste.
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A lot of assumptions there mate. We know nothing about Wolverine, and Insomniac are probably working on 3 games right now (one of which is probably the original game that you seek but unfortunately for you it's VR lol). For real though, Insomniac are smashing it. Was playing Rachet earlier and... :drool: :drool: :drool:

I'm surprised to see you seemingly upset about it, I would have thought you were happy to see sequels, iteration, etc.... Being an Xbox Stan and all that. ;)

Fully Fledged said:
I can see the appeal if you are into the superhero genre. It's just never been my cup of tea. I've never read a superhero comic, never seen a superhero movie that I enjoyed and haven't gotten into the superhero games scene either. So another Spiderman and a Wolverine game don't really excite me as much as they would a lot of other people. I will repeat that I can see the appeal for anyone who is into superheroes and will admit that there is a large crossover between people who game and people who like superheroes.


Apart from that the first party was either what we already knew about or very far away.
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Well yeah I like comics and hero stuff but a lot of things could come under that umbrella theoretically (Halo, Horizon, GoW, etc) so it's a bit meaningless as a categorisation. What actually stood out for me (apart from the usual suspects) was Forspoken and Project Eve.





They have my full attention...
 
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afrocentricity said:
A lot of assumptions there mate. We know nothing about Wolverine, and Insomniac are probably working on 3 games right now (one of which is probably the original game that you seek but unfortunately for you it's VR lol). For real though, Insomniac are smashing it. Was playing Rachet earlier and... :drool: :drool: :drool:

I'm surprised to see you seemingly upset about it, I would have thought you were happy to see sequels, iteration, etc.... Being an Xbox Stan and all that. ;)



Well yeah I like comics and hero stuff but a lot of things could come under that umbrella theoretically (Halo, Horizon, GoW, etc) so it's a bit meaningless as a categorisation. What actually stood out for me (apart from the usual suspects) was Forspoken and Project Eve.



They have my full attention...
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Looks great I'm a real fantasy nerd so looking forward to games like this. I don't think it would be enough to make me buy a PlayStation but it looks like a game that I would hope to come to PC at some point.
 
Fully Fledged said:
Looks great I'm a real fantasy nerd so looking forward to games like this. I don't think it would be enough to make me buy a PlayStation but it looks like a game that I would hope to come to PC at some point.
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If you're willing to wait a bit I'm sure it will be.
 
Fully Fledged said:
Looks great I'm a real fantasy nerd so looking forward to games like this. I don't think it would be enough to make me buy a PlayStation but it looks like a game that I would hope to come to PC at some point.
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If you are talking about Forspoken, it is coming out on PC same day as PS5. Project Eve is also confirmed for PC too.
 
afrocentricity said:
A lot of assumptions there mate. We know nothing about Wolverine, and Insomniac are probably working on 3 games right now (one of which is probably the original game that you seek but unfortunately for you it's VR lol). For real though, Insomniac are smashing it. Was playing Rachet earlier and... :drool: :drool: :drool:

I'm surprised to see you seemingly upset about it, I would have thought you were happy to see sequels, iteration, etc.... Being an Xbox Stan and all that. ;)
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They are smashing it. But considering their most original game was one of my favourites it's a shame we aren't seeing a sequel to that or another original IP instead. They have the talent to bring us something creative and cool.

The world doesn't need more marvel.
 
Alock1 said:
They are smashing it. But considering their most original game was one of my favourites it's a shame we aren't seeing a sequel to that or another original IP instead. They have the talent to bring us something creative and cool.

The world doesn't need more marvel.
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Lets see what happens...
 
Alock1 said:
Sunset Overdrive was one of my favourite games last gen. Shame to see Sony turn Insomniac into a study that produces no new IPs and when they're not doing license work, making the same Ratchet and Clank game for the 8th time just a bit shinier.
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Insomniac are the ones who came to Sony/Marvel wanting to do Wolverine. What we do know about them is they are very productive. I wouldn't be surprised if they're working on a game for the PSVR launch as well. We'll see them do original IP work again - I've got no doubt about that - but for now superhero games are the route they've gone down and it has produced great results so far.
 
Damien said:
Insomniac are the ones who came to Sony/Marvel wanting to do Wolverine. What we do know about them is they are very productive. I wouldn't be surprised if they're working on a game for the PSVR launch as well. We'll see them do original IP work again - I've got no doubt about that - but for now superhero games are the route they've gone down and it has produced great results so far.
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That doesn't mean they would have been given the freedom to do a new IP and backed with big budget otherwise. It's also the type of thing which has little substance 'they went to Sony'. Who did? They may have had a multi game deal, or been told they'd need to continue with licensed work, or knew that they wouldn't get a new ip signed off - who knows. Plus, if leadership are on earn outs after the acquisition, then licensed games with huge fan bases make sense because you guarantee a bucket load of sales. It doesn't necessarily mean they have a passion for it and wouldn't rather do a new IP or take some creative risks in an ideal world.

A PSVR title will likely be a smaller team and smaller resources. It's not the same as giving them freedom to do their own thing.

Just saying.. it might be cool, but I'd prefer to have seen something new from them personally. I'll still get it because its Wolverine, and Insomniac guarante4d high production values and satisfying core gameplay/combat.
 
Forspoken looked interesting, I'm very down for a KOTOR remake as I've tried the original a couple times and just can't get past how dated it feels.

Hopefully GT7 re-captures the magic. God of War we all know will be exceptional. Haven't played any of the Insomniac Spiderman games but looks like there will be plenty of that genre available when I get around to it.

Imo Sony did enough there to keep me thinking I won't bother getting a Series X for years, despite MS doing a much better job of enticing me this gen.
 
Insomniac confirmed this trailer was running on PS5 real-time btw....

Killing it!
 
Trailer views on the official YouTube accounts of each platform's exclusive announcements (only using the main ones and no regional for maximum viewage) - note that the Xbox trailers had an extra three months to get more views while the PlayStation views are after four days.

9.6M - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (PlayStation)
7.6M - Forza Horizon 5 (Xbox)
5.6M - God of War: Ragnarok (PlayStation)
4.5M - Xbox Mini Fridge (Xbox)
2.7M - Marvel's Wolverine (PlayStation)
2.5M - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake (PlayStation, TE)
1.7M - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (Xbox, TE)
1.5M - Gran Turismo 7 (PlayStation)
555k - Starfield (Xbox, but does have 15M views on the Bethesda account which is unsurprising given they advertised it on literally every video around that time)
227k - Redfall (Xbox)

Showcases:
3.5M - PlayStation Showcase
2.1M - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase
 
Damien said:
Trailer views on the official YouTube accounts of each platform's exclusive announcements (only using the main ones and no regional for maximum viewage) - note that the Xbox trailers had an extra three months to get more views while the PlayStation views are after four days.

9.6M - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (PlayStation)
7.6M - Forza Horizon 5 (Xbox)
5.6M - God of War: Ragnarok (PlayStation)
4.5M - Xbox Mini Fridge (Xbox)
2.7M - Marvel's Wolverine (PlayStation)
2.5M - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake (PlayStation, TE)
1.7M - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (Xbox, TE)
1.5M - Gran Turismo 7 (PlayStation)
555k - Starfield (Xbox, but does have 15M views on the Bethesda account which is unsurprising given they advertised it on literally every video around that time)
227k - Redfall (Xbox)

Showcases:
3.5M - PlayStation Showcase
2.1M - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase
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Xbox :lol:
 
El General 1994 said:
Got one since launch! Completed Spiderman, Miles, Demon's Souls and Control.

Waiting for Rachet price to drop.
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esmufc07 said:
Hilarious how @Alock1 bigs up every Xbox game whilst downplaying every Sony one.
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He's a WUM though tbf...
 
Ahh another 10/10 highly reviewed exclusive for playstation and we still wait for Halo on xbox.

same s**t different day.

Enjoy the 12 month wait.
 
For a moment I thought Mini Fridge was some new quirky indie adventure game....then I found out that it's actually a mini fridge.
 
Deathloop combines a classic Arkane stealthy-shooty foundation with a genuinely interesting and fun premise.

Good if true. Both Prey and Dishonored were fun but I didn't feel motivated to finish either of them.
 
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Best 2 games MS studios have had for years, one of them is multi platform (Psychonauts) and the other is PS exclusive
 
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