What makes you say that? as far as i can tell the ps4 controller has more functionality with the touch pad. The xbox one just seems like a refined rehash of the 360.
Actually, I'll take the xbox's trigger buttons with haptic feedback over the touchpad on the PS4's controller.
And this from some one who is biased towards PS, tends to prefer the PS controller (Though I will admit I like xBoxes better for driving games if they use the trigger for throttle), and so far is thinking she will avoid buying the new xbox out of principle (pending some decisions MS I think is purposely making unclear - used games and online requirement). I mean excepting if Sony does some crappy stuff with the PS4, I probably will buy the PS4. But I wouldn't rule out buying the xbox one later (probably used) when it is cheaper and I have saved some money and might want a new toy. Except that MS seems to want to do things I object to on principle alone (I refuse to endorse the way they try to take advantage of the customer. I won't buy Live for the 360 I bought cause I object you have to have it to use things such as Netflix. MS has to give me incentives to give them money, not punishments for not. I won't play that game).
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Sorry, the asymmetrical analog sticks is not perfection to me.
Yep, hate to say it but this is the biggest reason I like my PS controller over the xbox. And the direction button is better on the PS. But I will say I like the trigger buttons on the xbox's controller. And I am jealous that they are adding haptic feedback to them on the new xbox.
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If they do, Nintendo will suddenly be the most overpriced console maker. I really hope they don't do it.
I don't see it happening. But I do think the two would work well together philosophically. They both like controlling the software/hardware (most of the good games on Nintendo are their's), they both want to make money off the hardware (nintendo tries to actually make money on the sale of the hardware unlike MS or Sony), they both try to market to a more general market (rather than one specialized market like hardcore gamers), they both want their devices to be pretty accessible to everyone. I do think pricing they would come to a head though cause Nintendo tries to make the device cheap in order to get a nice low price to entice people where as Apple wants to make it cheap in order to maximize the profits they make on it (in other words Apple does not want to pass the savings on to the customer). But they both would agree they need to make profits off the hardware, not try to make it off the sales of games later.
I think they both have very similar marketing strategies so I think they'd work well together.
But I really don't see it happening. For one thing I think Nintendo is pretty proud and I don't see them selling out unless forced (and I'd almost see them just letting the company die rather than sell it but that's just an impression I have). Just like apple
, they want full control over what they do. And honestly, even though I'm not a Nintendo fan (hell I'll admit I'm still bitter over the fact Sega lost and now makes games for them), I'd find it sad. This is a company that has lasted more than a 100 years doing games, you gotta have some respect for that.
