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GAMING IN THE USA The dawn of a new console generation is rapidly approaching and the wallets of gamers all over the country are preparing to welcome the Xbox One and Playstation 4 into their homes. The anticipation for new technology reached an all-time high after the Microsoft and Sony presentations at E3 over the summer. Instant battle lines were drawn between gamers who preferred one console over the other. With Americans living with an uncertain economy and a dysfunctional government, the final quarter of the fiscal year is shaping up to be a conservative one; most American homes will only be able to afford one of these consoles despite the
console they’ll enjoy more and avoid buyer’s remorse at all costs. However, despite loyalties on all sides of the playing field, Sony is currently the undisputed front-runner in the American console wars. When Sony’s Playstation 4 flies off store shelves faster than any other console this holiday season (and I’m predicting it will), most of the credit will be due to Microsoft’s polarizing performance at E3 2013. To put it plainly, Sony’s new console is rather conventional when it comes to industry innovation, and it’s easy to view the Playstation 4 as the next logical progression from the Playstation 3. Gamers wanted a console and Sony has
power, so the war will be rightly won and lost with what all us gamers truly care about: the games. Multiplatform games such as Call of Duty: Ghosts, Battlefield 4, Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, WatchDogs, and The Division are generating significant buzz on their own merits as great games for either system. However, the hearts (and wallets) of American gamers will be won over with the power of exclusives. TitanFall, Infamous: Second Son, Killzone: Shadow Fall, The Order 1886, Ryse: Son of Rome, Halo 5, The Last Guardian, and Destiny will be the games that sway the minds of American gamers. As the launch dates for both
“We live in the best generation for gaming so far, and it can only get better from here.” temptation to splurge on the upcoming holiday season. It’s no wonder fanboyism is running rampant across American based entertainment websites such as Gamespot and IGN. Understandably, gamers want to be sure they’re spending their money on the
delivered. Meanwhile, Microsoft is trying to steal the market share lost by Nintendo during their transition from Wii to the Wii U; a move which may prove costly next month. It is generally acknowledged among American gamers that each system has equal technological
Playstation 4 and Xbox One grow closer, gamers prepare to shell out hundreds of dollars for the opportunity to own elite gaming experiences. To say expectations are “high” would be an understatement. But even with