wraggster
July 19th, 2011, 22:37
Last weekend Microsoft claimed its first-party games to date have been "superior" to Sony and Nintendo's - but Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter disagrees.
Responding to comments made by Xbox CFO Dennis Durkin, Pachter argued that Nintendo's first-party titles are "vastly superior" to those of Xbox 360.
Speaking to IndustryGamers, Pachter commented, "Dennis is a great guy, and is paid to be loyal to his Microsoft family. I think Nintendo's first-party content is vastly superior to either other console manufacturer's, and don't think that either Sony or Microsoft would really dispute that."
He added, "As far as who is better, Sony or Microsoft, I'm not sure why anyone cares about my opinion. I have all three consoles, and love Sony first party titles like God of War, Gran Turismo, Uncharted, Little Big Planet and the upcoming Twisted Metal, and I love Microsoft first party titles like Halo, Forza, Fable, Alan Wake and Gears.
"I'm sure that there is a scientific way to determine who is better, but that's like arguing about whether Ford is better than GM or whether Wal-Mart is better than Target. They're both good, and people have different tastes."
Last week Microsoft man Durkin said:" I would ask you to go and look at some of your data, just to compare first party performance over the course of this lifecycle, because I think our first party performance in terms of quality bars and units per title this shift has been superior to our competition's."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/312228/news/xbox-doesnt-have-best-exclusives-nintendo-does-analyst/
Responding to comments made by Xbox CFO Dennis Durkin, Pachter argued that Nintendo's first-party titles are "vastly superior" to those of Xbox 360.
Speaking to IndustryGamers, Pachter commented, "Dennis is a great guy, and is paid to be loyal to his Microsoft family. I think Nintendo's first-party content is vastly superior to either other console manufacturer's, and don't think that either Sony or Microsoft would really dispute that."
He added, "As far as who is better, Sony or Microsoft, I'm not sure why anyone cares about my opinion. I have all three consoles, and love Sony first party titles like God of War, Gran Turismo, Uncharted, Little Big Planet and the upcoming Twisted Metal, and I love Microsoft first party titles like Halo, Forza, Fable, Alan Wake and Gears.
"I'm sure that there is a scientific way to determine who is better, but that's like arguing about whether Ford is better than GM or whether Wal-Mart is better than Target. They're both good, and people have different tastes."
Last week Microsoft man Durkin said:" I would ask you to go and look at some of your data, just to compare first party performance over the course of this lifecycle, because I think our first party performance in terms of quality bars and units per title this shift has been superior to our competition's."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/312228/news/xbox-doesnt-have-best-exclusives-nintendo-does-analyst/