The Hype For Xbox Games

You know, it’s pretty telling that the hype around Gamescom is alluding to the games coming to PlayStation from Xbox. Nobody can say that a large proportion of Sony fans do not enjoy those games. After all, the majority are buying these games as well.

So let’s cut the bullshit, and just say that we all like playing games and that, universally, the platform wars are coming ever closer to an end. People might not like that, but it’s true. Just look around the industry and tell me that we’re not seeing these things transpire in front of our very eyes. Cloud gaming is also something that makes things more universally accessible.

Although, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea out there. There is a vast proportion of you who are using it. Look at the huge success that the PS Portal has had. But getting back to the point, I think this Gamescom is all about what’s coming over from Xbox to PlayStation. Not all of it, because there will be surprises. But the interesting thing is going to be for players on PlayStation, just what they get, and there’ll be many who will be sizing up just how serious Microsoft is about it.

Because, after all, if the next generation is heading towards playing everything on PlayStation and it being only a two horse race in the sense of competition in hardware. Then that’s a big deal, no matter how we look at it. These are the sorts of situations where people evaluate their future hardware purchases. Not for the super fans, but for those who just wish to play everything in one place.

One thing it does say, is that Microsoft is pretty much done with servicing it’s fans in the way they want them to. They are done with the fan wars and this sort of platform cross-over has been something that has been forced from within the company. You don’t make seismic acquisitions without people voicing their concerns and money talks. That’s why Bethesda and Activision will always be a huge part of the gaming community.

Microsoft absolutely gets that, and that’s why we’re seeing the drive for Xbox to be more of a major publisher. On the face of it, they can be more successful as a major publisher than they are now with hardware. So while many might absolutely hate the idea, it’s not like Xbox has ever had a choice in this, really, but they’re making Xbox accessible anywhere. That’s more important to them and to reaching everyone than it ever has been. It’s pretty much intertwined with company policy.

That’s not to say that Microsoft aren’t going to release hardware and that hardware is going to be degraded in any way. It’s just a situation Xbox is in now where they see all options and all doors open to them, and that’s the best way forward for them today and for the future of their business.

But yeah, Gamescom is going to be interesting from an Xbox point of view. Just how serious are they and what will come on over to PlayStation? We’ll find out soon enough!