Franchise Reboot?

I would really love a remaster since there is no backwards compatibility on PS4

That is one of sony's major mistakes and it might cost them once the X is out.

Yeah nope not going there nope.

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Eh, I'll try. It's not a market issue, it's a hardware issue. The PS3's CELL architecture isn't backward compatible with the PS4. Sony backed themselves into a corner betting on a PowerPC architecture on the PS3.

yup. But mostly I didn't want to get drawn into xbox vs ps. So many ways that goes badly.

Microsoft has used an Intel architecture from the beginning on the Xbox so backwards compatibility hasn't been a big issue, except I think the XB1 and forthcoming X are 64 bit processors. PS4 has, in the end, simply sold better. Maybe the PS4 has a better catalog of exclusives?

Truth is I don't own a console so I can't tell you why one has outsold the other. The last time I used a console it was a NES and it wasn't mine.

 

1.keep in mind I'm an Xbox person, but I care nothing over the "my console is better" fanboy war. So I wouldn't worry about that kind of argument from me anyways.

2.i don't think the X will bring Microsoft back into winning vs the PS4 for this generation, we're talking selling millions upon millions for that to happen, and odds are most will simply be satisfied with the cheaper XB1.

3.people are wanting the wrong thing if they want 4K, and definitely so if they're expecting it to stay consistent when high end pcs can't even do so consistently. It's merely hype just to sell. Sure it may still look better than what we have now, but how much? And is it really worth the extra money for the X and the 4K Tvs?

4.true the Xbox is finally starting to put an emphasis on games, but at a time where many would say to late. It's fine and dandy they're doing it now, but will it gain any ground in their competition vs the PlayStation? Also need to take into consideration on what is Xbox's flagship game to carry the X? Halo used to be that game, but it's been in steep decline for years, gears is also part of that but at a slower pace. PlayStation at least has stronger exclusives at the current moment to drive it.

thanks for an actual response this time, would've appreciated it from the start, or at least you saying you don't want to start up an argument you don't want involved in.

Just a couple of things from my point of view.

I do agree that backwards compatibility isn't going to be that big of a deal this far into the release cycle, if it was there are launch it might have played a difference, but now people have established libraries and such so they won't completely abandon those for a different platform.  Another thing is plenty of people in the past have owned multiple platforms and something like this might be more attractive to them.

To your points I am directly responding to

2) I agree that it probably won't make a difference this generation, but they now have all the ground work done for future generations when people are moving to the PS5 and whatever Microsoft has.  Microsoft probably will be backwards compatible with that generation and there won't be the trickle of new games added either it will be fully established with possibly 100's of games.

3) There are a lot of people that follow buzz words when it comes to things they don't understand so even if a person who fully understand that 4K isn't really a big deal buzz words do sell.

4) Don't count out the Master Chief, but I find exclusives are a fickle beast for I remember a couple of years ago Microsoft was the one with all the exclusives and people from Sony were saying the exclusives don't matter.  Its just changed out and right now I don't think there are going to be a lot of new games announced due to the Voice Actors strike that I forgot was still going on.  The other thing is Microsoft pulled the plug on two exclusives recently if I recall so that will hurt the public opinion of how many exclusives the console has for a short term.

Just to note, I don't use consoles since the launch of the 360 since cross platform support picked up steam for the PC.