Short Entry - Gaming Media and Microsoft
I am a relative newcomer to the world of video game news. I only started tracking this stuff casually starting December 2003, and turned hardcore this past Spring when details about the 360 started leaking out. I have an observation that is so stupidly simple that it borders on "The Sky is Blue".
Gaming media companies don't like Microsoft.
It is a well known assumption in the video game community that Gamespot whacks all their XBox reviews by 0.5 or so. Why else would Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas get a lower rating on XBox than PS2? It's the same game!
Kevin Perreira of G4TV ranted on and on about Microsoft during Attack of the Show a few weeks back. Some of his comments were legitimate regarding the quality of launch titles for the 360, but I'm gathering from other comments around the community that this is one of the best launch lineups ever for a console. Whether you like the games or not.
Video Game podcasts such as VGN Radio, OLR to go and Dreamstation invariably talk about Sony and Nintendo first before they'll "waste" some time talking XBox. I understand that the worldwide penetration of the Playstation is much higher, but Sony seems to get a pass whenever the subject of their inferior system specs comes up because they have more titles available.
I don't have any major insights into this phenomena, but I hope it changes, because I think Microsoft has done enough with the XBox to earn the gaming community's respect. Time will tell whether that actually comes to pass.
Gaming media companies don't like Microsoft.
It is a well known assumption in the video game community that Gamespot whacks all their XBox reviews by 0.5 or so. Why else would Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas get a lower rating on XBox than PS2? It's the same game!
Kevin Perreira of G4TV ranted on and on about Microsoft during Attack of the Show a few weeks back. Some of his comments were legitimate regarding the quality of launch titles for the 360, but I'm gathering from other comments around the community that this is one of the best launch lineups ever for a console. Whether you like the games or not.
Video Game podcasts such as VGN Radio, OLR to go and Dreamstation invariably talk about Sony and Nintendo first before they'll "waste" some time talking XBox. I understand that the worldwide penetration of the Playstation is much higher, but Sony seems to get a pass whenever the subject of their inferior system specs comes up because they have more titles available.
I don't have any major insights into this phenomena, but I hope it changes, because I think Microsoft has done enough with the XBox to earn the gaming community's respect. Time will tell whether that actually comes to pass.
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