What is Microsoft thinking?

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#1 zombehhhhh
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After going over the exclusives of the 360 and the PS3 over the past couple years, I've realized that Sony has Microsoft beat by a longshot as far as exclusives. My question is, why can't Microsoft realize that they should get more exclusive games if they want to lead the gaming competition? They've been focusing way too much attention on Kinect so the effect has been that exclusives on the Playstation 3 are smashing the competition. Looking back at the previous generations consoles, this also seems to be the case.

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#2 AutoPilotOn
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Maybe so but afaik ms is spanking ps3 in sales at least in us.
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They matter more earlier in a generation than later. The 360 is still selling well in what is an unusually long generation so they won't put in any real effort until the 3rd Xbox releases.
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#4 JayQproductions
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it seems to be going well for them so far, they have consistantly outsold the PS3 since it's launch. The way I see it is PS3 NEEDS exclusives just to stay alive, Xbox runs 99% of multiplatform games better and smoother than the PS3, so in other words get a PS3 for their exclusives, get an Xbox for everything else.

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#5 Ghost_702
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Gotta do what sells.
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#6 Nismology
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They need to bring back some of the exclusive series they've abandoned. Amped 4, Project Gotham 5, Rallisport Challenge 2, Jet Set Radio 3, Quantum Redshift 2, a new Panzer Dragoon, Crimson Skies, etc. Theres FAR too many crappy first person shooters, I wish they'd leave off that genre and bring back some of the great game series from the old big black xbox :( It is true that the PS3 has some great exclusives, it pained me to choose the Xbox and miss out on Wipeout HD and Motorstorm, but Forza 4 just looked THAT good!
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#7 firefox59
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The battle of exclusives is clearly a matter of opinion and many would argue quality over quantity with Microsoft and Sony. Just cause Sony has more doesn't mean they won. Plus there is a reason xbox has better sales.

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#8 scouttrooperbob
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I have both a 360 and a ps3. I use the ps3 for exclusives everything else goes on the ps3

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#9 Urban_Flow
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it seems to be going well for them so far, they have consistantly outsold the PS3 since it's launch. The way I see it is PS3 NEEDS exclusives just to stay alive, Xbox runs 99% of multiplatform games better and smoother than the PS3, so in other words get a PS3 for their exclusives, get an Xbox for everything else.

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#10 brimmul777
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I have both the Xbox 360 and the PS3,and I much prefur my Xbox 360.I don't have much use for the PS3.But of cource,that's my opinion.

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#11 fabulos112
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well, it's true, i haven't play my ps3 for a long time after i owed a xbox.
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#12 AutoPilotOn
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well, it's true, i haven't play my ps3 for a long time after i owed a xbox.fabulos112
I use my ps3 for blu rays my gf likes to use it for Netflix since I have regular remote for it. Last game I was was the first batman when it came out. I have yet to play the free games I got for the psn downtime lol. I like xbl and the controller for Xbox a lot more. Otherwise games seen exactly same to me. Other than maybe uncharted there r no eclusives I even wanna try.
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#13 DJ_Magneto
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A good point was brought up in one of the many year-end review articles I've come across concerning exclusives in 2011. While a lot of people looked at the number of exclusives that were set to release this year and of course saw that Sony had many more compared to Xbox's only notable exclusive, Gears 3, they assumed that it would be a big year for the PS3. However, that was not really the case. Games are expensive. And a lot of gamers have to put a lot of consideration into what game they're going to sink their $60 into. For many Xbox owners, they already knew that they would buy Gears 3 and did so. Look at the pre-order records it broke. For most PS3 owners, they had to make a decision on where they wanted to spend their money. Then consider that most games are cross platform anyway. So Sony and Microsoft are finding out that greater quantity does not necessarily lead to greater sales. Whatever happened to the year of the Playstation? http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1214007p1.html
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#14 soapman72
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Thats why I also have a PS3... Microsoft is getting to cocky