How will Microsoft compete with all of Sony's game studios??

Fascinating article from Edge Magazine (link below) that analyzes the fact that Sony owns by far the most in-house game development studios and resources.

My question is this: with 3rd party exclusives becoming nearly extinct, how can Microsoft keep up long term with Sony exclusives when Sony has way more development resources?

Sony's studios are now definately coming into their own. Just look at the last 6 months (Killzone 2, Little Big Planet, Resistance 2, MLB 09 The Show, Motor Storm, etc) and the next 12 months (Infamous, Uncharted 2, M.A.G., Heavy Rain, Ratchet & Clank, GOD OF WAR 3, Turismo 5, etc, etc).

I seriously want to know from Xbox fanboys... how will MS compete with this? And I don't think the occasional throwing of money around for exclusive DLC such as GTA is the answer...

I own both consoles, and I am definately much more excited about what Sony is doing right now and think the long term prospects for Sony software is much more promising...

http://www.edge-online.com/features/exclusives-analysis-playstation-3

[QUOTE="IronBass"]I don't think MS needs "to compete" with it. Being most games this gen multiplat, and with a lower price, MS is safe, imo.bingbaocao

[QUOTE="IronBass"]I don't think MS needs "to compete" with it. Being most games this gen multiplat, and with a lower price, MS is safe, imo.senses_fail_06

[QUOTE="bingbaocao"][QUOTE="IronBass"]I don't think MS needs "to compete" with it. Being most games this gen multiplat, and with a lower price, MS is safe, imo.IronBass

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"][QUOTE="IronBass"]I don't think MS needs "to compete" with it. Being most games this gen multiplat, and with a lower price, MS is safe, imo.IronBass

i'm not sure what we're talking about to be honest. All i do know is that sales wise microsoft doesn't need to compete with the PS3 but as a consumer microsoft needs to bring it up a notch as far as exclusives go, i just hope that they are preparing an awsome E3bingbaocao

...and you talk as if it doesn't need to.senses_fail_06

I think the key thing to remember in this conversation is just how rare 3rd party exclusives have become. Knowing this, it really puts MS at a disadvantage in terms of exclusive software since they simply don't have the in-house resources that Sony does.

With this in mind, I fully expect Sony to dominate the quality exclusives category from here on out...

i cant. microsofty will never deafet sony .not with video games

Fascinating article from Edge Magazine (link below) that analyzes the fact that Sony owns by far the most in-house game development studios and resources.

My question is this: with 3rd party exclusives becoming nearly extinct, how can Microsoft keep up long term with Sony exclusives when Sony has way more development resources?

Sony's studios are now definately coming into their own. Just look at the last 6 months (Killzone 2, Little Big Planet, Resistance 2, MLB 09 The Show, Motor Storm, etc) and the next 12 months (Infamous, Uncharted 2, M.A.G., Heavy Rain, Ratchet & Clank, GOD OF WAR 3, Turismo 5, etc, etc).

I seriously want to know from Xbox fanboys... how will MS compete with this? And I don't think the occasional throwing of money around for exclusive DLC such as GTA is the answer...

I own both consoles, and I am definately much more excited about what Sony is doing right now and think the long term prospects for Sony software is much more promising...

http://www.edge-online.com/features/exclusives-analysis-playstation-3

micmill

You aren't serious and you don't really want to know, because you have already made up your mind.

Isnt 360 competing with PS3 and.....winning??

1. Hype and marketing for Halo and Gears every holiday , and other titles + XBL
2. $$$$$$$$ for exclusives , exclusive DLC , timed exclusivity
3. Live off the price advantage and multiplats
4. Games and services for more casual gamers

They'll be fine

Isnt 360 competing with PS3 and.....winning??

PAL360

1. Hype and marketing for Halo and Gears every holiday , and other titles + XBL
2. $$$$$$$$ for exclusives , exclusive DLC , timed exclusivity
3. Live off the price advantage and multiplats
4. Games and services for more casual gamers

They'll be fine

Nike_Air

Well by that list that would tell me not to get a 360 if that is MS business plan for its consoles. While I see Sony's plan and that is to have plenty of 1st and 2nd party dev teams to keep a steady flow of new ip's coming across to living things up all the time.

Hmm buy a console that only half of the games are on it, or buy a console that has all of the multiplates aswell as a huge in house library?

[QUOTE="Nike_Air"]

1. Hype and marketing for Halo and Gears every holiday , and other titles + XBL
2. $$$$$$$$ for exclusives , exclusive DLC , timed exclusivity
3. Live off the price advantage and multiplats
4. Games and services for more casual gamers

They'll be fine

GreyFoXX4

Well by that list that would tell me not to get a 360 if that is MS business plan for its consoles. While I see Sony's plan and that is to have plenty of 1st and 2nd party dev teams to keep a steady flow of new ip's coming across to living things up all the time.

Hmm buy a console that only half of the games are on it, or buy a console that has all of the multiplates aswell as a huge in house library?

Hmm buy a console that only half of the games are on it, or buy a console that has all of the multiplates aswell as a huge in house library?GreyFoXX4

[QUOTE="Nike_Air"]

1. Hype and marketing for Halo and Gears every holiday , and other titles + XBL
2. $$$$$$$$ for exclusives , exclusive DLC , timed exclusivity
3. Live off the price advantage and multiplats
4. Games and services for more casual gamers

They'll be fine

GreyFoXX4

Well by that list that would tell me not to get a 360 if that is MS business plan for its consoles. While I see Sony's plan and that is to have plenty of 1st and 2nd party dev teams to keep a steady flow of new ip's coming across to living things up all the time.

Hmm buy a console that only half of the games are on it, or buy a console that has all of the multiplates aswell as a huge in house library?

[QUOTE="Nike_Air"]

1. Hype and marketing for Halo and Gears every holiday , and other titles + XBL
2. $$$$$$$$ for exclusives , exclusive DLC , timed exclusivity
3. Live off the price advantage and multiplats
4. Games and services for more casual gamers

They'll be fine

GreyFoXX4

Well by that list that would tell me not to get a 360 if that is MS business plan for its consoles. While I see Sony's plan and that is to have plenty of 1st and 2nd party dev teams to keep a steady flow of new ip's coming across to living things up all the time.

Hmm buy a console that only half of the games are on it, or buy a console that has all of the multiplates aswell as a huge in house library?

Well sales come down to who has the biggest install base for multiplats but if MS doesn't invest in any studios then I won't by a 360 or their next console. I don't buy consoles for multiplats.

No, I understand that the 360 gets plenty of games, even a bunch the ps3 doesn't get. But alot of them are the exact ones that the majority don't want if they were on any system. MS just pushes way to many of those games out of the door before the cooking timer is up, or just games that really no one except a select few even care about. Not to say that there all bad but MS is treading in the domain of being considered shovel ware king.

I would love to see MS to come out with more games that have that console influence to them. To many of their games just feel or look like pc games. Hard to explain that feeling but thats what I've gotten when playing some of there games.

But alot of them are the exact ones that the majority don't want if they were on any system. MS just pushes way to many of those games out of the door before the cooking timer is up, or just games that really no one except a select few even care about. GreyFoXX4

I don't think Microsft can keep up with the quality exclusives. This isn't a fanboyish statement, if you look at Sonys assets compared to Microsoft its an easy victory. I'm sure Microsft isn't fussed though. I think as long as they advertise all the big multi-plats on their system and keep the price competetive they should be fine.

Sales wise, Sony is the one falling far behind. Games wise, Sony hasn't released anything this year that MS should be scared about. Killzone and MLB 09 the show are great and everything but I hardly call2 gamesanything worth going nuts about and saying MS is doomed. Lets wait for E3, then we can all judge.

Isnt 360 competing with PS3 and.....winning??

PAL360

I don't think MS needs "to compete" with it. Being most games this gen multiplat, and with a lower price, MS is safe, imo.IronBass

depending on what kind of gaming experience you want you may end up paying more or the same money for xbox 360 than the ps3

so lower price can be misleading example would be the xbox live card and for those that cant set up their xbox 360 with a wired connection then you pay more money to play online so depending on what you need to play the xbox360 is not always going to be the lower price and it ends up being the same price as or more than aps3

and if people budget out what they need they could end up supresed they can get a ps3 and not settle for the xbox360 thinking its cheaper

but ms is not in trouble the system still has a bigger online community, halo still has a big fanbase and multi plat games will sell more on the xbox360 which means more players online with the miltiplat games than on the ps3 version of that game

it will take sony a long time before ms has to worry

As far as MS goes, they are doing an excellent job, a job Sony did in the past and succeeded with it for the PS1 and PS2, securing third party exclusives, either timed or permanent and making the famous big guns for the PS brand multiplat thats great if you ask me and they are bringing great first party exclusives too.

Isnt 360 competing with PS3 and.....winning??

PAL360

exactly what i was thinking.

[QUOTE="PAL360"]

Isnt 360 competing with PS3 and.....winning??

navyguy21

hehehe...i was expecting that :D

i think MS are taking a different path for exclusive development on the 360. instead of having lots of in house developers,they will basically outsource exclusive development to 3rd parties like epic and bungie. combine that with exclusive deals for extra content for the big games.....i think thats what there up to. i think MS have come to conclusion that there not a game development company....there a service and system software development company. let those who know what there doing go ahead and do it and MS will provide the platform and tools to make it as easy and as efficent as possible. although in saying that...they did buy a developer recently.....i wonder are they going to use them to make games or come up with ideas and then liason with 3rd parties to make those ideas a reality?

They can't and won't, I think they're happy enough with timed exclusives and having the cheapest console that plays all the big multiplats.Floppy_Jim

I would LOVE a 360 price drop influenced by a PS3 price drop. If that really happens, then I will TOTALLY get a 360!:D If it drops to $100, it's DEFINITELY affordable!NYrockinlegend

Isnt 360 competing with PS3 and.....winning??

PAL360

HAHA

no.....

you think its allll salessssss

oooooo we seell more so therefore we win.

BS dude

its like the wii

since they sell more does it mea they win?

no!

its fact that ps3 exclusives are awsome and AAA

360 hasnt had any AAA games since like gears 2

face the truth

I own both consoles, and I am definately much more excited about what Sony is doing right now and think the long term prospects for Sony software is much more promising...micmill