1. Glad someone else can see what is blatantly obvious.
2. Haha. The sad thing is that you might actually genuinely believe this. It's made even mode nonsensical by the fact that a good portion of PS4 users were 360 users, so effectively you're saying Xbox gamers are more skilled than each other. Also, controller is matter of preference. For instance, my thumb is in the same place on my left hand as it is on my right, so I prefer the thumbsticks to be in the same pl...
This seems optimistic not even considering how many buyers of first game were actively disappointed with it. I feel like many people bought it just because they had new systems and wanted to play an open world game on them, which doesn't necessarily translate to brand loyalty.
@gangsta_red
"Especially with the PS4 being in the lead you really believe a multiplat game with cross platform play people would go out and buy another console they don't own?"
When I say that allowing cross-platform play would take away an advantage for the company leading (Sony in this case, MS last gen), I think I've made it clear that I am talking about with POTENTIAL console buyers. What I mean is that Person X who doesn't own a PS4 or X...
@Kribwalker
I did. I think it's pretty obvious that there's a difference between allowing cross-play between an old console that almost everyone already had (PS2) and your new console (360) and allowing it between your console (360) and the one it was directly competing against (PS3).
In fact, that example further proves my point. PS2 had a much larger install base than 360 (and far more people who played JRPGs), so it was far more of a benefit ...
@Christopher
Okay. For the sake of argument we'll say no one else is ever going to buy Rocket League, and that it won't be a game that ever helps push anyone who doesn't own a console into buying one (both false, IMO, but that's beside the point).
Still, why would you open the door to cross-platform play with this game, when it could lead to devs of bigger, newer games that indisputably affect sales of the console potentially wanting to ad...
@Christopher
Wrong. Sony wants you to say "I'm going to buy PS4 because that's where my friends play online" just like MS wanted you to say "My friends all play on Xbox Live, so I'm going to get a 360" last gen.
Sure, it would be fun for us, but these companies don't make decisions out of the goodness of their hearts.
@gangsta_red
It makes sense for MS to allow cross-platform play, because they understand the blatantly obvious phenomenon where the leading console gets even more sales because new buyers go to the console where their friends play. They benefited from this last gen (at least in the United States), and they know it is working against them now. They want people on Xbox to be able to play with PS4 users, so people won't make the decision between the consoles solely on want...
Says the person who hasn't owned a Sony console since PS2.
@CocoaBrother
It only makes business sense for the company selling fewer consoles. The fact that more people have PS4s means that the average person has more friends playing on PSN than Live and that is motivation for them to choose a PS4. Why would Sony eliminate this obvious advantage?
People have to realize that cross platform play makes absolutely no sense for the company selling more consoles. Getting ahead creates a snowball effect where new buyers buy the console in the lead so they can play online with their friends. Adding cross-play eliminates that advantage. If I'm on the fence about which system to buy, and I like gears of War but all my friends play all the other games I like on PS4, I'll probably buy PS4 to play with friends; but if I can get an Xbox and...
Exactly. MS wouldn't do it when they felt like they were "winning" and Live was a business advantage (i.e. people on the fence picked 360 to play with their friends). But now that the tables are turned, it's a great idea.
Link with story of MS rejecting cross play:
http://kotaku.com/5813740/i...
$20 is a really great price for this game. If you have friends you can play with, I'd go ahead and buy it and stop missing out. Waiting months to save $5-8 isn't worth it.
@Concertoine
Hate to break it to you, but I wasn't born the day I made a profile on here. I've been getting on here for a long time (and other similar sites), I just never used to comment. And you really don't remember one generation of consoles ago? Well basically, everything Sony did was bad, according to people on any gaming sites. PS3 was going to be the next Dreamcast because it was too expensive and had "no games," Sony was going to go out of bus...
Agree for the most part, although I think GT Sport may have lower sales numbers than some people think. It isn't going to have as much of a fleshed-out single player as other entries, it hasn't been marketed super well, and it isn't a numbered sequel (this matters). I'm sure it will sell well, but I don't think it will touch the sales of 1-5.
I'm also not sure how well Horizon will do. It is massively anticipated by the people who frequent video game...
There's more willful blindness going on for this game than for any I've ever seen before.
@KwietStorm
Changing something good just for change's sake is not good. When companies think they have to change their controllers to be new, you get the Wii U controller.
I think a lot of people are remembering this game through nostalgia glasses. This game was only big because there was very little on the 360 at the time.
"you can wait til the release date"
LOL.
I liked the BC campaign style like you say, but I preferred BC1 because the story didn't take itself too seriously. It actually fit really well with the characters being these total rejects. BC2 felt totally disconnected and like they'd just pulled the story straight from a COD game. The gameplay was still great though.