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Nintendo has differentiated itself since the Wii and exited the graphics rat race. It really does limit the cross platform titles available, but thankfully Nint
by seventhtiger 7y ago
Nintendo has differentiated itself since the Wii and exited the graphics rat race. It really does limit the cross platform titles available, but thankfully Nintendo has their own great 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party offerings.
I think Microsoft is also deviating now. Microsoft tried to differentiate the Xbox One with Kinekt and an online-only console, but reverted due to backlash. Now they're trying again with Xbox game pass and much more cross platform/cross play availability. There're almost positioning themselves to go up against Google Stadia. But they might revert again.
So far I only see Sony sticking with the traditional model. Their marketing for PS5 and PS1 are essentially the same. "We have more games that look better."
- astrange 7y agoSony has changed their console strategy; for PS1-PS3 they made everything weird and complicated to show off. This gave them lock-in and made exclusive games prettier, once people had figured out how to program them, but the consoles were super expensive and cross-platform developers weren't interested. PS4 is just a PC with some useful extras; PS5 probably will be too.
- seventhtiger 7y agoYou're right I have noticed that in all the developer interviews. I was speaking more to the marketing to consumers. It still has the same value proposition and brand as it has all this time. It might be what the market really wants, or they might lag behind.
- WorldMaker 7y ago> There're almost positioning themselves to go up against Google Stadia. Microsoft has been talking about their Project xCloud and has had Xbox Game Pass around for a lot longer than Google Stadia has publicly existed, so it's maybe more that Google Stadia is positioning itself to go up against Xbox.