E3 is slowly building and I am very much prepared for all of the news that is to come out of the conference. While there will be those focused on the third-party companies, the bulk of the attention is going to stick to the big three console developers. Some of them have stronger online marketing efforts than others, from what I have seen. After reading up on the recent news concerning the PlayStation 4, it is hard not to give the edge to Sony instead of Microsoft.
Going into this trade event, it's clear that there has been a lot of mystery concerning the Sony PlayStation 4. Some people wondered how much it would cost while others wondered what kinds of features it would have. Compared to the news about the Microsoft Xbox One, Sony would have to knock the conference out of the park. After it was all said and done, I must say that the PS4 looked like the much better option, which is something the majority of gamers will agree with.
When it comes to criticisms regarding the Xbox One, you're most likely going to see the subject of DRM dropped time and time again. Used games have been especially troubling, since you wouldn't be able to play them on Microsoft's console as simply as you could have in the past. Sony has done away with this idea for the PS4 but the price has been just as great - if not greater - a selling point. The PS4 will be priced at $399, which definitely blows the $499 Xbox One out of the gaming water.
It's clear, when considering all of this news, Sony has done more to elevate its online marketing than Microsoft has. Gamers have immediately flocked to the PS4 when they heard all of the news because it was the kind that benefitted them. Microsoft, in my mind, seemed to just be looking out for the companies while making sure that the gaming masses were given very little. Firms like fishbat can tell you that the audience should remain the priority, no matter what kind of field you're talking about.
While I may come off as somewhat rant-like, I did not want to dislike the Xbox One from the start. I wanted Microsoft to unveil a console that could prove to be stiff competition for Sony and Nintendo but is that what we had received? After all of the news concerning the console spilled, I don't think that it will be able to reach the same kind of success that the 360 did in the past. It's a case of online marketing and that of Microsoft's has been anything but robust.
Going into this trade event, it's clear that there has been a lot of mystery concerning the Sony PlayStation 4. Some people wondered how much it would cost while others wondered what kinds of features it would have. Compared to the news about the Microsoft Xbox One, Sony would have to knock the conference out of the park. After it was all said and done, I must say that the PS4 looked like the much better option, which is something the majority of gamers will agree with.
When it comes to criticisms regarding the Xbox One, you're most likely going to see the subject of DRM dropped time and time again. Used games have been especially troubling, since you wouldn't be able to play them on Microsoft's console as simply as you could have in the past. Sony has done away with this idea for the PS4 but the price has been just as great - if not greater - a selling point. The PS4 will be priced at $399, which definitely blows the $499 Xbox One out of the gaming water.
It's clear, when considering all of this news, Sony has done more to elevate its online marketing than Microsoft has. Gamers have immediately flocked to the PS4 when they heard all of the news because it was the kind that benefitted them. Microsoft, in my mind, seemed to just be looking out for the companies while making sure that the gaming masses were given very little. Firms like fishbat can tell you that the audience should remain the priority, no matter what kind of field you're talking about.
While I may come off as somewhat rant-like, I did not want to dislike the Xbox One from the start. I wanted Microsoft to unveil a console that could prove to be stiff competition for Sony and Nintendo but is that what we had received? After all of the news concerning the console spilled, I don't think that it will be able to reach the same kind of success that the 360 did in the past. It's a case of online marketing and that of Microsoft's has been anything but robust.
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