PS3 vs Xbox 360: Exclusives

[AaronSOLDIER]

Right.....

FPS both have em
Car racers=both have em
JRPGS=both have em
RPGs=both have em
RTS=Xbox 360 only
QTE/ controller adventure=PS3 only.
Singing games=both have em
Open world superhero games=both have em
Third person shooters=both have em
Quirky odd game with stuffed toys=both have em
Party games=both have em
Motion control games=both have em.
Hack n slash=both have em

What am I misisng?

Horror=PS3 Only (Siren)
Make your own level/game=PS3 Only (LBP1/2/)
FPS MMO=PS3 Only (Dust 514)
Thriller=PS3 Only (Heavy Rain)

[Old Man Gamer]

Can someone please explain the difference between a casual, core and hardcore gamers? I'm really confused with respect these terms. It seems that that they are used differently by different people.

By the way, it seems like genres are being made up to make some lists appear to be bigger than others.

[AaronSOLDIER]

Since MYND brought in the QTE event genre I threw in the make your own level/game one :P

[Sub-stance1]

Horror=PS3 Only (Siren)
Make your own level/game=PS3 Only (LBP1/2/)
FPS MMO=PS3 Only (Dust 514)
Thriller=PS3 Only (Heavy Rain)

lol...what the heck is that? There are those types of games on both consoles. Well, maybe not the FPS MMO but for the other ones for sure.

Make your own level/game= Trials/Trials Evolution.....and the game Condemned is a basically a psychological thriller /horror game. So is Rise of nightmares,Left for Dead, Dead Rising, Alan Wake, and Metro 2033.

[radgamer420]

Oh, fair enough...Once you dig over 4 years into the past to the time when MS made more than 4 IPs, there they are. I stand corrected. Does 360 have anything along the lines of car combat, sports, MMO RPG, karting, UGC platforming?

For car combat theres Full Auto. Launch game I know.

[Sub-stance1]

For car combat theres Full Auto. Launch game I know.

That's the only one i know of too. For sports and kart racing they do have Kinect sports and Joy Ride for those that like that sort of thing. Then there is Banjo Kazooie N/B for platforming.

[AaronSOLDIER]

Ok but there's no school girl harassment game with PS Move on the 360.

[mynd]

For car combat theres Full Auto. Launch game I know.

Scrap Metal (if we are bringing in PSN/XBLA games).

[AaronSOLDIER]

+Calling All Cars in that case.

[radgamer420]

Scrap Metal (if we are bringing in PSN/XBLA games).

I forgot about that one.

[mynd]

I think we can put the "variety" one to bed.
Just as long as everyone understands "variety" doesn't equal quantity. Nobody is aruging that Sony doesnt have more retail exlcusives.

[admartian]

Ok but there's no school girl harassment game with PS Move on the 360.

[Old Man Gamer]

So no one here can explain what casual, core and hardcore gamers are? I find that a bit odd since they are terms used quite a bit here.

How can you all use terms that you don't know the meanings of?

[mynd]

So no one here can explain what casual, core and hardcore gamers are? I find that a bit odd since they are terms used quite a bit here.

How can you all use terms that you don't know the meanings of?

I thought I had.

Hardcore/core gamers are interchangable.

It just means someone who likes to game a lot, for extended periods of time.

A casual gamer is someone who games for short periods of time, or infrequantly.

I consider the 6 hours straight I put into Dragon Age 2 on sunday night, makes me a core gamer (and tired).

I consider my wife who can tplay a game fo rmore then 30 mins, a casual gamer.

Like casual sex, its about the lack of comitment to the cause......

[radgamer420]

http://www.destructoid.com/the-hardc...is-74171.phtml

[AaronSOLDIER]

I thought I had.

Hardcore/core gamers are interchangable.

It just means someone who likes to game a lot, for extended periods of time.

A casual gamer is someone who games for short periods of time, or infrequantly.

I consider the 6 hours straight I put into Dragon Age 2 on sunday night, makes me a core gamer (and tired).

I consider my wife who can tplay a game fo rmore then 30 mins, a casual gamer.

Like casual sex, its about the lack of comitment to the cause......

Yeah, although the majority of people who aren't dedicated to gaming for long periods of time mostly seem to go for games like Wii Fit, Just Dance, SingStar etc. so they're pretty much casual games.

[Old Man Gamer]

Thank you for the explanation! So because I play pretty much all games except for RPG's but may only play for 2 hours at a time, I'm a casual gamer? LOL! I thought it had something to do with types of games one played.

I play games like Bioshock, Uncharted, Assassins Creed but I'm considered a casual gamer because I don't don't put hours on end into playing. That's pretty odd IMO.

[radgamer420]

|Fucking love this thread! #realtalk

Its awesome! All we need now is Brock Lesner. lol

[AaronSOLDIER]

2 hours at a time can be considered core, half an hour or less per week playing Wii Fit is casual.

[admartian]

2 hours at a time can be considered core, half an hour or less per week playing Wii Fit is casual.

Thinking about it now, I'd put myself in the middle,maybe shifted towards "core" on the gaming spectrum.

Nothing casual about playing Civ till the early hours of the morning. Or making sure you've beaten ME3 (only to be disappointed) until 2am on a work night.

[mynd]

Thank you for the explanation! So because I play pretty much all games except for RPG's but may only play for 2 hours at a time, I'm a casual gamer? LOL! I thought it had something to do with types of games one played.

I play games like Bioshock, Uncharted, Assassins Creed but I'm considered a casual gamer because I don't don't put hours on end into playing. That's pretty odd IMO.

Depends, do you go back and play the game again?

If your playing 2 hours of a game and then moving onto the next without ever returning to it, then yes you are casual.

If you are simply playing games 2 hours at a time, then no, thats about what I generally can do as well.

I dont consider 2 hours a short period of time. 30 mins maybe.

Thinking about it now, I'd put myself in the middle,maybe shifted towards "core" on the gaming spectrum.

Nothing casual about playing Civ till the early hours of the morning. Or making sure you've beaten ME3 (only to be disappointed) until 2am on a work night.

I always find that indicative of how well I like a game.
If I'm going.."wait thats the fucking time? I need to got to bed!", then I know I'm hooked.

[Old Man Gamer]

Depends, do you go back and play the game again?

If your playing 2 hours of a game and then moving onto the next without ever returning to it, then yes you are casual.

If you are simply playing games 2 hours at a time, then no, thats about what I generally can do as well.

I dont consider 2 hours a short period of time. 30 mins maybe.

I generally finish a game if I like it. Obviously, I don't finish every game but since I am particular about which games I decide to purchase, I do complete most of them.

[mynd]

I generally finish a game if I like it. Obviously, I don't finish every game but since I am particular about which games I decide to purchase, I do complete most of them.

Lol, I do the same. There are some games that you just never finish.

[Ghost-Rhayne]

It's a shame there is no standard meaning for core and casual games lol. I've always seen it as core being those who play games as hobbyists/enthusiasts and casual for those who don't give a fuck about games generally but like to have a lil play now and then cause its fun. Casual games are generally dip shit simple because they are designed for people who bring out the console for maybe an hour or few at a time and don't really have the desire to invest the time it takes to get good at the game. This is why Demon's Soul is considered one of the most hardcore (aka core) games around. One does not simply play DS for 30 minutes and have an enjoyable experience lol. That game takes a lot of time to learn and master. Any game that has complex gameplay mechanics that would take a gamer awhile to pick up is consiered a core game. Core gamers generally don't like these casual experiences because they don't offer any challenge and are generally shitty games compared to the type of games they normally play. Well, that's just my take on it.

[TDbank24]

The PS3 is all about the exclusives. Uncharted, Infamous, God of War, Gran Turismo, Ratchet and Clank, Resistance, Motorstorm. The show goes on. You'd need a notebook and a week of free time to list every great PS3 exclusive and give them the proper praise.

The 360? You've got Halo, Gears, Fable, Forza and exclusive Call of Duty DLC for a month or two.. Sounds like fun.