Hahaha Listen I know a lot of people have gotten it into their heads that the cynical answer is the right one, but it's not. Sony and Microsoft aren't soulless husks, even if they do a good impersonation of one every now and then. They are just organizations made up of human beings. And like everyone else in the…

You say end of story, but ignore every question I ask. If they're just selling the same thing, and anything else is spin, why the tangible differences? Why the difference even in interface?

Calm down. You're very confused about the argument that's actually happening here. This isn't a sony vs nintendo thing. I couldn't give a shit if you think mario kart double dash is more innovative than gran tourismo 6 compared to 5. I'm going to explain this to you again, nintendo can't be some bastion for unique…

Oh and why is kinect a mandatory purchase with the x1 but the camera is optional with the ps4? Why's it important enough to microsoft to keep despite a $500 price point?

"the wearing of the novelty heavily depends on the bias of the one playing, as people think Mario/Zelda/whatever feel old or get bored of them so can people get bored of games like The Unifnished Swan, Flower, Journey, etc. even if this games bring new gameplay to the table."

You're not thinking far enough. Smaller titles are always going to be of greater variety, since the risk is smaller. Increasing the sales of smaller titles, not just download only titles, but small games that may have struggled last generation, COULD have a profound affect on the industry, because what succeeds helps…

I'm sure it can be, I think about it all the time. I just reject the idea that nintendo are the only ones offering a unique experience.

You're being completely ridiculous. He said they are the same except for the interface. If they are the same then why is the interface any different? Why does sony not have media server streaming or mp3 support but for microsoft twitch streaming and digital games, are post launch features? Why is there a share button…

" Not to mention you cherry-picked the most "unique" games from PS instead of "generic shooter number 47"" I'm really not intending to be mean or dismissive, but my point is that the most "unique" games from ps, sit right alongside "generic shooter number 47". My point is that the argument that nintendo are some…

That's not the goddamn point. I never said flower or journey are better than mario kart(they are), or super mario. You can enjoy them more all you want, that was never the point.

By definition, it's incredibly difficult to completely change the experience by changing one aspect of the whole. Finding new ways to do the same thing, just makes controlling the game different or unique, not the game itself, that can be a new experience, until the novelty wears off. Haven't played the ds zelda games…

Nah. The ps4 is designed to increase the discoverability and acessibility of smaller titles. Their decisions, psn games on amazon, indies on ps plus, recommending games, indies at the very announcement of the ps4, at e3, and peaking at the incredible gamescom, and sharing/streaming being important enough to have a…

Wrong. Just plain wrong. What makes an experience unique, is the result of many decisions made by the developer. Yes the controller is a part of that, what they decide to do with it is also a part of that, but so is the sound, the art, what the game challenges you to do, and the context it provides. That's the reason…

Please read again. You can't understand the difference between the two by looking at a spec sheet or feature list.. They represent two very different visions for console gaming, and the vision for these consoles determine what they grow into for this generation.

Identical except for interface? You mean identical except for the two completely different visions they have for games consoles in the future? The expanded media hub, voice controlled living room pc microsoft hopes will allow them to sell beyond the current console gamer base, or sony's attempt to cure the industry's…

You're right in the sense that it's really all about the games. And pc gaming is on a steam powered rise despite being inherently less accessible than console gaming because it has allowed for all kinds of experiences, like minecraft and kerbal space program, but really it's about everything from adventure to…

I will get a chance to play persona 4, and if it goes well(which I think it will), I'll have persona 5 to look forward to. I want to give the games a shot because the style and art are really appealing to me, I'm just hoping not get dragged down with constant battles with a bad battle system, or for the game to take…

I have an intense love of drawing things with ballpoint pens. Can I buy this? Any chance of this coming to vita? I'd be willing to buy it twice.

Oh definitely. Catherine stands out in this generation for me, along with a few others as some of the games that we would have been making if the high budgets hadn't forced the industry to narrow quite a bit. On it's own though, Catherine stands tall. Great concepts, great characters and voice acting, great art, and…

The problem with my vita is that I have so much to play already that I don't want to add another console on top of that. We sit on opposite sides of this here fence. Our story tragic, our tale one of woe.