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What does competition mean, if not differences in software? The console hardware between Sony and Microsoft isn't meaningfully differentiated. If the consoles h

by gdulli 3y ago

What does competition mean, if not differences in software? The console hardware between Sony and Microsoft isn't meaningfully differentiated. If the consoles had identical catalogs what would be left to differentiate them other than friends list lock-in? A few FPS or a home screen you happen to prefer aren't important things.

wredue 3y ago
So Microsoft failing for a decade to bring titles to their console means that it’s okay to remove titles from Sony gamers? The consoles today don’t have identical catalogs. That’s where your argument falls apart. One company made a decade of bad decisions which caused them to fall behind. In a fair market where Microsoft didn’t have trillions in resources to just steal the market, Phil Spencer would be fired and Xbox gaming would be looking for better direction. Also, Microsoft was granted moving forward on the basis that their claim “the games would be more accessible to everyone” was true. Yet you are here arguing that this will not be the case. Which is it? We all know what Microsoft plans are. Personally, I am now hoping for Sony and Nintendo to pick up major publishers and make the content exclusive just so I can see the Xbox fanboys lose their shit over how its anti-competitive when they lose games, but not anti-competitive when they rob experiences from others.
- crazygringo 3y ago
  What does a company's past failures have to do with whether its current strategy is sound? Do you think Apple shouldn't have been allowed to acquire NeXT when Steve Jobs came back, just because Apple's previous CEO's had done a bad job? It's not "stealing" anything. It's acquiring a company and paying a fair price for it. Playstation has way more exclusives than Xbox. This is just getting closer to leveling the playing field. There's nothing wrong with that. The more equal in size major market participants are, the better off it tends to be for consumers. And please don't call anyone "fanboys". That kind of name-calling isn't appropriate for HN discourse.

by gdulli 3y ago

wredue 3y ago

So Microsoft failing for a decade to bring titles to their console means that it’s okay to remove titles from Sony gamers? The consoles today don’t have identical catalogs. That’s where your argument falls apart. One company made a decade of bad decisions which caused them to fall behind. In a fair market where Microsoft didn’t have trillions in resources to just steal the market, Phil Spencer would be fired and Xbox gaming would be looking for better direction. Also, Microsoft was granted moving forward on the basis that their claim “the games would be more accessible to everyone” was true. Yet you are here arguing that this will not be the case. Which is it? We all know what Microsoft plans are. Personally, I am now hoping for Sony and Nintendo to pick up major publishers and make the content exclusive just so I can see the Xbox fanboys lose their shit over how its anti-competitive when they lose games, but not anti-competitive when they rob experiences from others.

crazygringo 3y ago
What does a company's past failures have to do with whether its current strategy is sound? Do you think Apple shouldn't have been allowed to acquire NeXT when Steve Jobs came back, just because Apple's previous CEO's had done a bad job? It's not "stealing" anything. It's acquiring a company and paying a fair price for it. Playstation has way more exclusives than Xbox. This is just getting closer to leveling the playing field. There's nothing wrong with that. The more equal in size major market participants are, the better off it tends to be for consumers. And please don't call anyone "fanboys". That kind of name-calling isn't appropriate for HN discourse.