After almost two years of waiting, the most dedicated PlayStation fans were left disappointed yesterday as they were expecting a mega event with all the rumors confirmed or a punch on the table like Bloodborne 2 or something. more substantial. For us, as Xbox fans and PC users, it was a great conference. Many of its exclusives will arrive on PC and we take the opportunity to see some cross-platform titles that will delight us in the future, such as Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake, now renamed Delta, Ghostrunner 2, Alan Wake 2 and even surprises like Dragon’s Dogma 2. But let’s say it without hot rags, yesterday Sony branded itself “a Microsoft”.
Xbox showcases over the past few years had a lot of exclusives that we’ll see in the future, but they’re so aired out and watered down in time that they quickly run out of steam, plus the CGI showcases no longer have the same impact as those that even come with an “in-engine” fragment. Of course, Xbox, in directing its conferences towards the Xbox Game Pass in recent years, the number of cross-platform titles in its presentations has always been high, being a real festival for all players, to the detriment of greener fans, who continue to expect the “ultimate-exclusive-Sony killer” of life.
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Sony’s exclusive plot loses steam and Xbox needs to hit the table
Nor is it necessary to lie. Despite Xbox managing to maintain an interesting stream of exclusives that we can enjoy from day one on Xbox Game Pass, fans who once enjoyed our Xbox Series are still hooked on everything that comes out on the platform, which is not little. . But you have to attract those who are not satisfied with sweets, but want a super mega cake, like Sony or Nintendo with God of War Ragnarok or Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are able to offer their users. This year they already have the arrival of Spiderman 2, which promises to be another peach and Xbox will have Starfield and the new Forza Motorsport in front of it, but in the same way it needs an impact shot, something that lifts our spirits, after the resounding failure that Redfall meant.
Even Marathon, Bungie’s new title, It is cross-platform, as promised by the developer of Halo and Destiny, they remain independent even with funding from Sony and they even go further, since the game will have cross-play and cross-save. Don’t get me wrong, it’s precisely the right thing to do, which should make more gamers happy, and what I think the industry has been realizing for a long time. It’s very simple, the more people can play your games, the more money you will earn. And if Sony wants to broaden its spectrum with new service-like games, it’s in its interest that the title be played by as wide an audience as possible. Of course, they won’t lose sight of their goal to continue with several powerful exclusives per year, but the best example is Concordecreated by newly acquired Firewalk Studios.
Now it’s Microsoft’s turn to shine brightly during the new Xbox Games Showcase on June 12. Coming up is the Summer Game Fest with two hours of announcements for everyone and that will bring us some very good news, but Phil Spencer surely has the odd ace up his sleeve for his own conference. However, without even counting on surprises, alignment, expected or unexpected from what we already know, is absolutely barbaric: Fable, State of Decay 3, Avowed, Perfect Dark, Hellblade 2, Project Mara, the return of Gears… and all this without counting on a possible appearance of Bethesda with something new, like a Wolfenstein 3 or a reboot of Quake. The possibilities are immense and it’s up to you to complete this new trend from Sony by declaring that no one beats us at this game.
