Xbox Series X To Offer "More Choice, Value & Variety Than Any Console Launch Ever"

I love that they're doing this. They've had games across console generations, but smart delivery is a game changer. Plus being able to enjoy launch titles on my OG Xbox One will be nice.
That being said, I've lost interest in Halo and have moved towards JRPGs. And even though there are a good number on Xbox, the Atlus games can all be found on Playstation. I may end up going w/ Sony this gen. Of course I'd rather just have more Atlus games come to Switch...

Good retort. Xbox believes in generations, which is why they're letting us carry them into the future. I challenge PlayStation loyalists to get such a reassurance from Ryan.

Will be interesting to see how these 2 different strategies play out in the next few years!

Sony and Nintendo believe in expensive ports.

@BlueOcean Sony's not even been that bad about it really? Last of Us remastered was $50. It was a pretty big graphical upgrade and it includes all the dlc not to mention it only came out a year after release. The Uncharted Collection was a big graphical upgrade and a steal for the price it was at since you get 3 games. God of War 3 remastered was kind of bad I'll give you that one. Still not horrible at $40 will all the DLC.

@HammerKirby I agree. Sony has been more consumer-friendly than Nintendo with the ports/remakes, I posted Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection (which I have) as an example somewhere on NL. I just wanted to joke about Sony's words "We believe in generations" because that's sugarcoating, I mean, they are trying to make people think that it's the only way that PS5 is going to give you more advanced games and that's a lie. They want people to think that they are providing a true generational leap with those words that were used for the first time long before Microsoft revealed Series X.

Microsoft also believe in generational leaps and Series X is more powerful than PS5 but they have spent a lot of money and time making sure that your games library is safe and available for you to enjoy. If Sony just mean with that motto that Series X games will be less complex because they will run on Xbox One I still have doubts. They are going to do that for one or two years. Since Xbox One X was released, most ambitious same-generation games seem to be designed to be played on Xbox One X, PS4 Pro and Windows and not on the base consoles. Surprisingly, support for Xbox One X was better than support for PS4 Pro.

Nintendo uses ports as brand-new games and don't care if you have bought those games supporting Wii U and being loyal to the brand (like me!). Nintendo is totally anti-consumer and we have seen tons of examples in recent years, not just games but pricing, guarantee, etc. The last time that they were generous was Metroid Prime Trilogy (Wii) but that was Retro's idea and Nintendo just said OK. Nintendo would have published those games separately like the Pikmin (GameCube/Wii) games. Where is Super Mario All Stars? Last time it was released as a standalone game on Wii and the only downloadable version that exist is the one that runs on unofficial emulators.

Sorry for the long text.

Sony just wants to sell you the same game multiple times. 🙄 No thanks.

Microsoft’s take on this is huge & how they handle backwards compatibility is so much better than Sony’s view.

@KelticDevil
Sony's language is purposefully ambiguous, because they don't have a definitive and satisfactory solution for backwards compatibility. They're hoping their launch lineup is so compelling, that it'll shock the entire stable into submission, and relegate backwards compatibility to an afterthought. Good luck with that. 😏

@gingataisen

Very true. I guess they have to emphasize what they do have, as opposed to what they don’t. And the Ponies just eat it all up.

It’s why we keep hearing about an SSD drive because they have the weaker console. It’s why they keep dogging backwards compatibility, because they are a generation behind on it. And it’s why they’ll preach that they have “PS5 exclusives” because they don’t have smart delivery.

They’ll have a bunch of paid for, 3rd party exclusives for PS5 for awhile because their 1st party studios may not have much at launch.

@KelticDevil
BINGO! 🙆👏😎

I don't own an Xbone. But I have a lot of 360 games in the closet I wouldn't mind revisiting. A few OG Xbox titles too. Will they work on XboxX? If this new machine plays everything, or the majority of games, from over the years - at launch no less - they will win me back from Sony easily.

@BlueOcean I have to disagree somewhat with your opinion on Nintendo. Wii U was fully backwards compatible with Wii games right out of the box and Wii played Gamecube too. GC support was only dropped on Wii U as a cost saving measure related to hardware. And Switch has no disk drive. While it's possible they could have made it so people who owned the games digitally could get them on Switch too - that would have likely caused more outrage than happiness for all the physical owners.

GBA played the whole library of Game Boy games too. 3DS supported the whole DS library as well.

Nintendo has a pretty good track record over the years with backwards compatibility. Far from perfect - I mean you're not wrong about some ports being full price from Wii U on Switch - but not nearly as bad as I feel you made it sound.

MS has had an alright track record too. With at least some support for Xbox games on 360 and 360 games on Xbone.

But Sony? PS2 played PS1 but after that it just stopped. Excluding that rare and prone to fail PS3 that did support PS2 titles, PS3 did not generally support PS2 or PS1, nor does PS4 support 1-3. And they do not have the excuse of different media - all Playstation systems use disc drives. And DVD players play CDs just as Blueray supports DVDs too.

@Heavyarms55 I was talking about Switch specifically. Even though Switch doesn't have a disc drive, Nintendo knows what digital games (even physical because of the registration codes) Wii U owners have because we merged our NNID and new accounts. Why would that have caused any outrage? Who would be mad at Nintendo for giving a free upgrade to the few people that supported them in the beginning of the generation? Nintendo would have be seen in a better light by long-time fans and not as a greedy and merciless company that kills its current console and charge twice for the games if you jump on to their new ship. I said on NL that I love Wii U for being backwards compatible and Nintendo's past is glorious in that regard. Even if they were not entirely to blame for Wii U's failure, the least that they could do is show a little bit of regret and respect to their fans but nowadays it seems that Nintendo hasn't any good values at all. But hey, it's my opinion. I'm just a disappointed long-time fan.

@BlueOcean on NintendoLife people just say buy a Nintendo and a PC. You don't need an Xbox. However after looking up a series X comparable PC it would cost me at least $2000. That's a he'll of a lot of Microsoft word I must be using. Xbox has value just for selling you the product at a loss.

@sixrings Yeah, they don't seem to think much. PC and consoles are very different choices regardless of games. "You don't need an Xbox" is a ridiculous statement because it could also be "You don't need a gaming PC if you have an (easier and cheaper) Xbox".

@BlueOcean There's numerous problems with that approach. It would cause outrage because it would be massively unfair to people who bought physical. And if they made if so any games you had played physical copies could be brought over then what's to stop people from just sharing disks? Or buying cheap used Wii Us and the Wii U version of the game for 5 bucks used instead?

I'm not at all convinced that they could prevent that. Not to mention how massively hack-able the Wii U is.

@Heavyarms55 I think those are just excuses you're making to defend Nintendo's anti-consumer policies. It wouldn't be a problem at all. Physical Wii U games were registered on the NNID accounts of their owners with unique retail codes. Before you say that those accounts are not the same as the new Nintendo accounts used on Switch, both accounts can be merged easily on Nintendo's website, mine are. My Switch knows what physical and digital games I own on Wii U.

@BlueOcean I don't agree with your assessment in the slightest. But if you want to call them excuses, fine. Do what you like.

@Heavyarms55 What I said after the first sentence (I think...) are facts, you are speculating about fans' outrage and technical issues that don't exist. It's not a matter of agreement or disagreement but admitting or not that Nintendo is anti-consumer.

@BlueOcean Sure. Facts. Okay man. Have it your way. "Nintendo is anti-consumer."

There you go.

If I list real facts then it's true, yes.