Justus Jonas
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PlayStation 4 is the gamer's choice for next-gen
The difference is attitude. The power of Sony's press conference runs deeper than its actual announcements. It's more than just the price and the lack of condescending and restrictive software licensing, though those are of course major factors. The real difference, and the one that's encouraging me to open my wallet, is that Sony is making an active effort to acknowledge its consumers, to respect its audience, and to directly respond to the criticism levied upon it for the mistakes made with the PlayStation 3.
Think about what we've all seen today, as Microsoft works desperately to transform its Xbox One into an end-to-end service, and its Redmond campus works to rigorously control their product from manufacturing through to content consumption itself. With Xbox One it feels like the consumer is just another link in Microsoft's service chain--the part that forks over all the money, it seems--and it's hard not to feel restricted by such a chafing corporate vision. Right now, the Xbox One is essentially Apple's App Store but with none of the benefits, such as a barrage of cheap titles and a virtually anything-goes approach to development and publishing. Perhaps this will change with time. I hope it does, and I think it will. Microsoft is not a stupid company.
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This isn't about platform bias or the console wars, but a case of backing the giant corporation that seems to be most aligned with the way I play games.
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