Noodleface
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I do remember, it was a glorious time of poop-socking and mtn dew binges.
I'm saying you're pushing the FPS agenda on us when 90% of the users on this board do not play COD.
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I'm saying you're pushing the FPS agenda on us when 90% of the users on this board do not play COD.
Vaclav
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Any single genre is going to be a small niche - don't the biggest niches only have something like a 20% adoption rate? That's the point.
FPS are a fraction of the whole market. If you're losing sales on "Adventure", "Platformers", "Indies", "RPGs", and all the other categories to dominate in just "FPS" you're on the losing end of the stick.
Hell, "Casual Games" are a pretty big niche as well, do you honestly think the original Wii was a rousing success because of that?
Angelwatch
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I'm weird. I actually play a lot of FPS games for the solo campaigns (which is one of the big reasons Titanfall turns me off since, if I understand things right, even the campaign is multiplayer).
It's also worth noting that one of the big reasons why people preferred the Xbox for FPS games was simply due to the superior controller (for a FPS game). The PS4 controller is actually very comfortable for FPS games and they've reduced that advantage quite significantly. However, you're right, there are a lot of "bros" who think that XBox is the "FPS" console and will flock there regardless. They can have their system for all I care. I'll be happy with my PS4 and PC for gaming thank you very much.
It's also worth noting that one of the big reasons why people preferred the Xbox for FPS games was simply due to the superior controller (for a FPS game). The PS4 controller is actually very comfortable for FPS games and they've reduced that advantage quite significantly. However, you're right, there are a lot of "bros" who think that XBox is the "FPS" console and will flock there regardless. They can have their system for all I care. I'll be happy with my PS4 and PC for gaming thank you very much.
Vaclav
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When it's the only thing a system has to hold as a claim, yes it is.
21% when you're looking at the full market absolutely is a niche. (FYI, when I was saying it my guess would've been around 20%)
XB1 dominates 21.2% of the demographics there, Wii 8.6%, and PS4 roughly 70% when it comes to console preference per title type. It's not a remotely hard concept to understand.
Approximately one in 5 game sales is a FPS sale which means 4 out of 5 game sales the XB1 under his own statement is mostly irrelevant for. One narrow (although not super narrow) section of people are relevant to it.
21% when you're looking at the full market absolutely is a niche. (FYI, when I was saying it my guess would've been around 20%)
XB1 dominates 21.2% of the demographics there, Wii 8.6%, and PS4 roughly 70% when it comes to console preference per title type. It's not a remotely hard concept to understand.
Approximately one in 5 game sales is a FPS sale which means 4 out of 5 game sales the XB1 under his own statement is mostly irrelevant for. One narrow (although not super narrow) section of people are relevant to it.
Did you just say that the most popular genres of games are considered niche markets? Garnering 20%-23% of total sales makes you niche?
Vaclav
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Would XB1 being FPS-only be better phrased as it's a niche console then? Regardless of the nitpicking nonsense over the word NICHE - the point was that it's not a healthy ecosystem for the XB1 to be a FPS only system.
Niche has such a flexible use across different markets perhaps I'm too used to using it differently than some of ya'll. (in grocery sales - tea is considered niche, even though ~30% of customers last I read things purchase tea at least quarterly - coffee is not with about 60%) Fact is though that 21% of game sales while ignoring 70-80% isn't a good sign. PS3 was "bad" when it was doing the same across a few categories after all - and that was a varied title base versus a narrow one.
Additionally just from dictionary.com'ing it: "a specialized but profitable corner of the market." - size isn't necessarily the only thing involved in something being a niche dependent on the definition used. There is no question FPS's are specialized and profitable corner of the market.
TL;DR: Ignore the niche minutiae it's mostly moot - does anyone think only one genre being a draw for XB1 is a healthy position for the system, honestly?
Niche has such a flexible use across different markets perhaps I'm too used to using it differently than some of ya'll. (in grocery sales - tea is considered niche, even though ~30% of customers last I read things purchase tea at least quarterly - coffee is not with about 60%) Fact is though that 21% of game sales while ignoring 70-80% isn't a good sign. PS3 was "bad" when it was doing the same across a few categories after all - and that was a varied title base versus a narrow one.
Additionally just from dictionary.com'ing it: "a specialized but profitable corner of the market." - size isn't necessarily the only thing involved in something being a niche dependent on the definition used. There is no question FPS's are specialized and profitable corner of the market.
TL;DR: Ignore the niche minutiae it's mostly moot - does anyone think only one genre being a draw for XB1 is a healthy position for the system, honestly?
Vaclav
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Read back in the thread - Column was claiming that XB1 in a better system for FPS focused gamers - as if that was a good business model to only court one audience. (call it a niche or whatever you want)
Right now what he was claiming would be analogous to saying the Year 1 PS3 library issues weren't really an issue and the PS3 could've done quite well without expanding it's focus. It's a ludicrous suggestion. That's my point.
But please, feel free to misinterpret this again and again. It's a simple concept, I've explained with a pretty clear comparison twice now - so I'm sure it'll be misunderstood again.
Xbox one has no current library issues,,, and it's always been a healthy console for FPS shooters all the way back to the original.
If you really think there only focus is FPS shooters you are smocking crack. They have the only console exclusive driving game I believe, and the only fighter.
Your backpeddling is amazing
If you really think there only focus is FPS shooters you are smocking crack. They have the only console exclusive driving game I believe, and the only fighter.
Your backpeddling is amazing
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Ill be probably picking xboner up this xmas since all my kids buddies all bought xboners instead of PS4s, dont blame them since they are hard to find. But then they will have both to play. But Ill tell you, the PS4 has a lot of dust on it. If it wasn't for netflix, I don't even think it would get turned on at all this past few months.
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I was quoting you for their future focus being FPS, and I've not backpedaled at all - you just can't fucking read.
And looking on Amazon for titles with actual solid release dates, you know what they've got coming out before the end of the year that's exclusive? JUST Kinect stuff. 3/5 of your list doesn't even have release dates beyond speculation. [Hell, have the even shown a screenshot for any of those 3 yet? You know the stuff generally shown 2-3 years in advance...]Column just an hour or so ago_sl said:
[And note of course you skipped the likely to be wildly popular Destiny which does have a multiplat release date this year - Bungie making it is huge marks alone, Borderlands styled play is likely another huge mark - likely will challenge the others - and the preferred console is clearly PS4 for it unfortunately - but I was willing to cede that point]
mkopec: I highly doubt unless your kids are FPS nuts that anything would be different, the library to each is shallow right now.
Noodleface
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I never said that was MS's focus.I said those are the titles that have been announced for that system as exclusives. A genre that has 21% of the market, and a reason an Xbro would be into the new system.
Obviously MS just wants FPS's going forward that is why they made the Kinect mandatory, and are diving into indie games.
Are you really this braindead?
Don't listen to Fagclav, your kids will love the Xbox one. Forza, Killer Instinct, Plants vs Zombies, Indie games, Kinect, Titanfall, COD etc... all out right now.
Angelwatch
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You do realize that COD isn't an exclusive right? And by all accounts, the PS4 is better than the XBone version too.
COD on Xbox gets packs almost 2 month's in advance.
The last map pack took forever to reach the PS4. So yeah people have made the Xbox one the COD machine.
Its dead on the PC, because EA refuses to support it, other wise COD would be all PC.
The last map pack took forever to reach the PS4. So yeah people have made the Xbox one the COD machine.
Its dead on the PC, because EA refuses to support it, other wise COD would be all PC.
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Yeah but like I said, all my kids friends are sporting the brand new shiny xboner. So my kids now, even with the better more powerful PS4, are feeling left out. I knew I should of just bought the damn xboner this past xmas instead of going through all the trouble of finding a PS4.
Angelwatch
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Mind you that these results were in December but not everyone buys into the "COD is an Xbox only game"
Only 0.33% Of Call Of Duty Ghosts Sales Were Apparently For Wii U | My Nintendo News
Xbox One: 6.42%
PlayStation 4: 7.39%
Xbox 360: 55.45%
PlayStation 3: 30.42%
Wii U: 0.33%
There's also this article:
RUMOR: Activision to announce Call of Duty's Lead Platform Switching to PlayStation 4 Charlie INTEL Blog: Call of Duty Ghosts - Black Ops 2 - Modern Warfare 3
Of course it's all rumor but it does bring up a lot of really good points.
Only 0.33% Of Call Of Duty Ghosts Sales Were Apparently For Wii U | My Nintendo News
Xbox One: 6.42%
PlayStation 4: 7.39%
Xbox 360: 55.45%
PlayStation 3: 30.42%
Wii U: 0.33%
There's also this article:
RUMOR: Activision to announce Call of Duty's Lead Platform Switching to PlayStation 4 Charlie INTEL Blog: Call of Duty Ghosts - Black Ops 2 - Modern Warfare 3
Of course it's all rumor but it does bring up a lot of really good points.
Utnayan
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Aside from Infamous Second Son, obviously a lack of titles to play on either system will have it collect dust. Mine has been getting more use. At least though I no longer have to go through a paywall to stream Amazon Prime/Netflix content - which is nice. Even though I jumped on that PS Plus deal for $29 bucks for a year a while back on Amazon. There is a lot of value there though so it's all good.
I do agree with Vaclav though. Pitching the Xbone as the "pinnacle" FPS system is not only ridiculous, it's wrong. The Cloud service issues alone with Xbox Live cropping up has enough to say about that one even with the Titanfall launch. To the point even Respawn wasn't even playing the politically correct card - they were just flat out pinning 100% responsibility on MS and their cloud arch.
Micrisoft has a shit ton of backtracking to do and a lot of shit to fix. Which may even be re-engineering a new console to launch in 4 years at this point if they have any hope of playing with Sony after their disasterous console launch, and horrible mismanagement of the system itself. Not to mention, completely missing what their customers wanted by about 60 planets to the left.