So I'm sure that most people won't agree with me on this. But I feel like Sony is messing up their messaging with the PS5. And MS is doing well.
Here's why I think so:
-MS announced their specs first. And some of the more notable specs are better on the Series X. The graphical difference will be fairly small, but Xbox still has the numbers.
-MS is promising a lot of backwards compatibility across their entire Xbox line up. Sony has promised PS4 BC, but their messaging today has been confusing at best, dismal at worst.
Polygon - PS5 will be backwards compatible with most of the top 100 PS4 games
http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/03/ps5s_backwards_compatibility_with_ps4_has_fans_baffled
-MS has already shown their box, their controller and some small features like quick resume.
In practice, the differences will be much smaller, the PS5 will likely have a better price. But right now it feels like MS's messaging is better.
It doesn't help that Sony's first public discussion about PS5 was an hour long technical breakdown with very little for the consumer.
None of this may matter in a year, but right now it's kind of concerning. This doesn't feel like the same Sony that launched the PS4 (and it arguably isn't).
2013 Sony started off the PS4 with some technical discussions, but they announced several games for it day 1.
Compared to their messaging in 2013 it feels like Sony is pivoting away from gamers and me towards developers. While MS is pivoting towards gamers, and away from casuals.
Even MS's messaging on their specs feels like it's as much towards developers as gamers. They're focusing on numbers instead of getting into the deep technical explanations.
I'll say it again, none of this will probably matter in a year. In the meantime though, confidence in Sony feels lower than it has been in several years.
Here's why I think so:
-MS announced their specs first. And some of the more notable specs are better on the Series X. The graphical difference will be fairly small, but Xbox still has the numbers.
-MS is promising a lot of backwards compatibility across their entire Xbox line up. Sony has promised PS4 BC, but their messaging today has been confusing at best, dismal at worst.
Polygon - PS5 will be backwards compatible with most of the top 100 PS4 games
http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/03/ps5s_backwards_compatibility_with_ps4_has_fans_baffled
-MS has already shown their box, their controller and some small features like quick resume.
In practice, the differences will be much smaller, the PS5 will likely have a better price. But right now it feels like MS's messaging is better.
It doesn't help that Sony's first public discussion about PS5 was an hour long technical breakdown with very little for the consumer.
None of this may matter in a year, but right now it's kind of concerning. This doesn't feel like the same Sony that launched the PS4 (and it arguably isn't).
2013 Sony started off the PS4 with some technical discussions, but they announced several games for it day 1.
Compared to their messaging in 2013 it feels like Sony is pivoting away from gamers and me towards developers. While MS is pivoting towards gamers, and away from casuals.
Even MS's messaging on their specs feels like it's as much towards developers as gamers. They're focusing on numbers instead of getting into the deep technical explanations.
I'll say it again, none of this will probably matter in a year. In the meantime though, confidence in Sony feels lower than it has been in several years.