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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark W**a" data-source="post: 51536" data-attributes="member: 1196">I'm stealing your format and putting in my own thoughts, I hope you don't mind.  I'd like to see where others stand as well.1)services (more notably PSN+ vs XBLA)2)exclusives 3)mediacapabilities In regards to 1): I used to prefer XBLA and it's games, case is still out whether PSN will start charging for multiplayer.  Considering it's a billion dollar+ revenue stream for Microsoft, I'm still betting on it.In regards to 2): I don't prefer either companies first party portfolio.  With exception to Forza and Gran Turismo, I love both of these series, so I don't mind one over the other, they are both fantastic.  I preferred 360 for Cave STG's, the really good Mistwalker JRPG's, and other odd exclusive gems (Chromehounds, Dead Rising), and superior multiplatform games (Bayonetta, Read Dead Redemption, etc.).  All bets are off next gen, Mistwalker is history (as far as Xbox is concerned) and Sony may have the better hardware this time around meaning better multiplatform titles.   XBLA has been insanely good, but again things could change.  It's a new generation, you can't count on the previous one.  Like all the people who bought a PS3 thinking it would have the best STG's and JRPG's bet on the wrong horse this gen (and many people did!).and 3) no interest here.  Not for me.  Unless Microsoft shows me some kind of new service that I MUST have, I'm just all about GAMING stuff.  Party chat, text messeging, Private chat, all cross game etc.  Stuff that should be standard for both boxes next gen no doubt.  Remains to be seen here but I'm not excited for more stupid Facebook/Twitcher/Hulu/Netflix/blah blah blah blah blah no thanks crap.  Games please.Oh and there's 4: Sony really needs to dump dualshock 2 (already confirmed) in favor of something more akin to the 360 controller. THANK GOD.  ^Interesting point.  I think Microsoft realizes they have to compete with Tablets now so I can kinda understand the new direction they are taking in that respect, matching feature for feature.  As usual when the market shifts, it's the core gamers who end up getting screwed.  Sony hopefully realizes that we are large enough in number to sustain a machine but then again, with how hard many core gamers are moving towards PC perhaps MS has the right idea... we'll see.Exactamundo.  Casuals are fickle as hell.  Wii was "the thing" for 4 years.  Now it's not.  Wii U is a complete bomb, showing just how much 'brand loyalty' goes in the casual realm.  Now "the thing" is tablets, and Wii U might be a tablet in a sense, it's still not making a dent in that market at all.  They are 2 years too late with Wii U, had it released in 2010 they could have actually probably been a serious competitor to Apple.</blockquote>

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