Just keep up the good work Sony. Gosh next year is gonna be crazy on the Ps4.

It’s no contest

Sony's in a different league, it's not even close.

Lets do a bit of tinkering here

Quality vs. Sony

Industry & Gaming Journalists vs. Sony

Honesty and Integrity vs. Sony

Microsoft's critically acclaimed studios known and respected all over the world vs. Sony

I think the choice is obvious. For the best gaming in the the universe,there is no choice more important than X.

It's a shame, because at one time last gen, MS showed some great potential. These days they don't even seem to have any interest in this area.

In 2013 Microsoft cut first party support for Xbox 360 and spent $1 billion on securing exclusives for Xbox One, yet four years later their latest console still comes up short in that department.

In fact with the way Spencer speaks they’ve only recently just started putting in more effort in producing more first party titles.

Sony definitely has more exclusives right now. I think it will slowly even out, Microsoft's Board in November just gave Phil the go ahead for a massive investment in game studios, both building them and acquiring them so they can build their exclusives. This will take some time but expect big announcements upcoming, probably first from acquired studios that have been working on games and years down the road as they build studios to create games.

More important than the sheer number of studios is the talent of the studios that Sony has. This video seems to undermined that fact a bit.

Microsoft can't touch Sony's studios!

There is no competition here , maybe compare MS to Atari or Sega but I think Sega has better games

Microsoft needs to take a risk, and stop canceling games.

Naughty dog, sucker punch, bend, media molecule, polyphony, sony Japan, guerrilla, quantic dream, kojima, ninja theory......Sony simply cannot be touched

Microsoft works with external studios on projects.

Depends which games you like. One makes the best sp the other the best mp games in the industry.

I've known this for years.

In other breaking news the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots have a big difference in team quality!!!!!!

I'm pretty sure nobody in their right mind is arguing that Sony and Nintendo both have a worse first party line up than Microsoft and this is coming from a Xbox fanboy. I wish this site would just stick to news i like scrolling through and seeing new things but way to many "articles" like this.

He didn't even mention that Bend is developing Days Gone. He didn't mention San Diego's biggest IP MLB The Show. Did he fail to mention God of War for SSM?

Funny thing is Sony has many other close relationships with 2nd/3rd party studios that produce many great games.

Insomniac - R&C, Resistance, Spiderman

Quantic - Heavy Rain, Beyond, Detroit

Housemarque - Super Stardust, Resogun, Dead Nation, Alienation, Nex Machina, Matterfall

Ninja Theory - Heavenly Sword, Hellblade

TGC - Flow, Flower, Journey

Sega - Yakuza

Level 5 - Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy, Ni No Kuni

Super Giant Games - Transistor, Pyre

These were off the top of my head, but they also have publisher relationships with Devolver, Atlus, and numerous Japanese pubs/devs. When u really start comparing the developer relationships and infrastructure the difference between Sony and Microsoft is staggering.

Sony studios are completely dominant in this area. The sheer volume of new games is amazing, it's all about the choice on the shelf PS4 brings compared to Xbox one..

Wth is this site, they have one Review and thats it. Giving the order a 89% 3 years ago.

I thought everyone already knew this. Microsoft never has and never will have the amount of studios Sony has. It's why Sony can pump out plenty of exclusives.

I've started playing Tic-Tac-Toe, but it's always a draw.

what is this? before xbox x vs ps4,now xbox x vs ps4 pro,and now studios stuff? like you guys dont want to talk about games? news about games etc? i really dont understand this any more,is it like the new cnn? the guardian and so on? because news about games where are they?

Another day another negative Xbox article ... this site man!.

Literally no contest. Sony wipes the floor with them.

ones for the players

While I prefer sony’s First party titles, I guess we forget this subject is subjective. If we’re talking strictly numbers, Sony has without a doubt released more first party titles than MS this gen, but as far as quality and what’s the better title, that’s not a tangible thing like straight numbers.

Give me Sony for games and MS for everything else.

ALso how are you going to gloss over casual games like Sony doesn’t also pump those out? You said fellow gamers, that means casual included.

The thing I love most about Sony is that they know when to sit a IP down for a few years and or end them. For example I love Killzone, that whole series, shhh I bought a vita just to play Mercenaries lOl. However, them allowing the team to explore new possibilities because Killzone didn't sell as well as they thought it would've and they noticed the inflation in FPS games and fighting with Destiny, Titanfall, Battlefield, COD, Overwatch etc. isn't worth it especially when your only source of monetization is from the playstation community where those games will be bought on playstation and xbox, pc etc. I'm sure Killzone will come back out, but now that it's had that break since launch, it will be a fresh experience especially if they don't number it and call it Killzone: Something or Nother lOl, Because when someone see a game that is numbered they feel like they need to have played the previous games to understand it. My first Final Fantasy game was the last one that came out on the Playstation 4, because I don't like turn based games and didn't know that I didn't need to have played the other games to enjoy this one. Final Fantasy was one of my most favorite games shout out to Noctis being Sasuke reincarnated as well lOl.

But yeah, I buy a console for the exclusive experiences that I will have on them. I love Nintendo and Sony because they find a way to keep you a fan. Microsoft buys limited exclusive experiences and don't produced great indefinite exclusive experiences. Halo hasn't been good in years, GOW fell off of the map since GOW2 and Forza is the only game going strong for Microsoft however, the game doesn't sell good and I have Gran Turismo so I don't have the urge to buy a whole other console to experience that game. I doubt that Microsoft will continue taking the hit for developing Forza games, it won't surprise me if they were to let Turn 10 go much like how Sony did with Evolution Studios. Yes they made a great product, but that product isn't making money. This is a business, and that's the bottom line, yes it's pretty but does it make me rich? No okay then make something else that will or we aren't financing it.

Its not even funny

Quantic dream

The problem is that MS has spent the majority of their time in the console business, relying on paying third parties for exclusive, while most of their first party efforts were wasted on smaller scale titles like remakes and Kinect games. They didn’t fund their Studios to start AAA development from the getgo, so they didn’t gain the resources and talent over time to create truly masterful works.

Just look at a studio like Guerrilla Games; they started out making GBA titles, followed by a subpar FPS called Shellshock; now they’re on an open world RPG that has industry-defining graphics, and is already a GotY contender despite being only their first installement. Sucker Punch: they originally made a N64 title, followed by a relatively small game like Sly Cooper; now they’re developing an open world Samurai/ Ninja game that looks incredible. Same stories with Sony Bend, Naughty Dog, Santa Monica, etc.

With Sony’s first party, they are the definition of Sic Parvis Magna: Greatness from small beginnings.

These articles are super weak and super obvious.. These poor ass Opinion articles need to be in a separate section from real gaming news

Wow an article on the difference yet all that is talked about from everyone is exclusives, well yeah Sony have been on top this gen if it's just that. There are a ton of other things where Nintendo and ms trump sony. I do hate articles like this, let's cater for fanboys and put everything else down. let the haters come out the wood work,so long as it's just Sony being talked about there all happy, soon as you even try to mention one of the other console devs and how they're doing things better in other areas it will be disagrees galore or people's negative comments towards the rest of the playing field.

What's the point of an article like this when it draws fanboys and haters in, its like fishing with extra special bait.

I like Sony Because they risk sometimes and surprise, it works, i like MS because i game on PC and they have made that a pleasure with X controller.

How does this rambling mess of a video get so high on N4G? The premise of the video is fine, but the execution is pretty horrible.

Sonys studios are also extremely talented. Some of the visuals of their games are so good. Horizon zero dawn on a standard ps4 looks like a high end pc game. Some of the stuff coming over the next 2 years look spectacular too. While microsoft are talking about power, sony are the ones giving us some of the best looking games we've ever seen.

The word big isnt enough. Its more huge. This is year was another clear example

You forgot Nintendo. Who beat the stuffing out of both of them.

Pretty convenient to leave out all the BC games. Which of course would lead Xbox One to win again.

The point in the video is correct but it's not a good video. You should be able to find something else that highlights the differences more effectively than this video.

Sony better than Microsoft? Yes, better than Nintendo? Not even close.

Comparing the sun and moon here. Microsoft is the moon while Sony is the sun see the difference!?

The sooner Xbox throw that idiot Phil under the bus, the sooner Xbox can go back to normal. The original Xbox and 360 had exclusives.

No way really? They are different? Wow. Who would have thought? Funny thing is. It's work...a job... two different companies.. with a bunch of employees that could care less.. yet a bunch on "experts" on N4g can't let the VS. shit go. Funny how you guys thik this pissing in the wind shi7 matters.

I seriously expect Microsoft to announce a TON of first party & third party Xbox exclusives at E3 2018. I think Microsoft got the message when the X launched and it was criticized for lack of exclusives. They really need to focus on the games if they wanna stay competitive from this point onwards. Sony might have slightly weaker hardware atm, but its cheaper and has a heap of great exclusives. Come on Microsoft!!!! Spend some of the big cash and get those games!

Off-topic: Does anyone expect Sea of Thieves to launch next year? Im getting worried that its one of those 'forever in beta' games that ends up getting scrapped. I hope this isn't the case.

Sony is still worth Far less than MS. Guess that's the balance.

MicroShaft just sits around and waits for others to make the game then if they think it will be a good game they try to buy it ie,..Minecraft,TombRaider,Call Of Duty,Titanfall and now a one year exclusive on Battlegrounds.
They let others do all the hard work then try to throw a bunch of money at them when they are done.

Assume this video mentions Sony do not like hearing the name no watch
lol.

All those studios are also always ready to help each other.

Sony Studios is by far superior because they made the difference in the delivery and quality in the library of exclusive titles. No one at this day doubts that fact.

I'm just here for the lulz - brought popcorn.

For a company that a lot of hardcore Xbox fans hype to have more money than Sony and Nintendo they don't have any killer games anymore they say they don't rely on Halo Gears of War or Forza but they do.They went out and bought RARE and they RAREly make games 2 companies don't have the money Microsoft does but yet they're out banging games out left and right and even taking risks with new games. Microsoft game studios don't compare to the first party developers Nintendo and Sony have they really have no new ips and they fail to go with sequels to other games they already have out like Conker Perfect Dark Banjo Killer Instinct 3 would have been great. They're in a fight when it comes to first party games that they're never ever going to win cancelled games left and right isn't good Sony and Nintendo are both up for game of the year with more than one game.

Yet Xbox has more games I'm interested in. Sony is really good at creating niche exclusive games that no one buys.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau