Hi guys, i'm new here, but i've lurked for a while so i feel like i know you all well hahaha.
i've been wanting to discuss this for a while, but i think there is a reason that playstation is so consistently successful with each console where microsoft and nintendo struggle so much. i think the one thing that playstation has that xbox and nintendo doesn't have is variety. there is so much variety in playstation's lineup. it comes from the fact that so many third parties support them and not just the big aaa ones like xbox but also japanese ones. plus sony has a killer, big first party, its even bigger than nintendo's and though many say it's not as good as theirs, its got more variety and depth for sure and that matters.
in contrast nintendo has its first party games and japanese games, but it has no western support, and even a lot of japanese games skip nintendo. some of the best japanese games are metal gear solid and resident evil and dark souls and persona but none of these are on nintendo. its like if gta and red dead and elder scrolls skipped xbox it doesnt make any sense. xbox barely has first party games, it has three big games and thats it and it gets big third party games from the west and very few from japan.
sony is really the only one who actually gets support from everywhere in the world and thats why it does so well when xbox and nintendo doesnt. people around the world know playstation will get all kinds of games and at least some of them will be appealing to them which is not something that either xbox or nintendo can guarantee.
thats why i think playstation does well consistently. im not hating on xbox or nintendo, and i love halo and i bought switch just for zelda and i think all three have their place in the industry and i hope all three do well but i did want to share my thoughts on why sony does so well while xbox and nintendo doesnt.
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