Agreed. Just like the people that say all PS has is Killzone/Gran Turismo/Uncharted. They are just trolling.
I didn't play a few of those games you listed, and didn't stop to really think of what games are actually xbox exclusive, that's my bad and it was a honestly a real reminder seeing those games you listed and realizing the exclusive line up is not as sparse as I tend to think it is. I have a habit of only thinking about what I actually played and jumped the gun on saying all xbox has is Gears/halo/ forza. I used to be someone who got annoyed when people said that as well, and here I am doing it. I guess I was primarily focused on first party, but still forgot about sea of thieves.
I often forget rare are first party, because I don't think I've cared much for their output since they became it. I forgot Quantum Break was exclusive, it wasn't first party, nor did I find it very memorable. It was ok, but I think it was my least enjoyed remedy game. Not very interested in Control either. Even though I'm loving spider-man, I just could not enjoy myself playing sunset overdrive. Picked it up when it was only $25 and still barely touched it before selling it off fairly quickly. Never played Ryse, Recore or super lucky's tale. I even have Ryse downloaded from when it was free with games with gold, but don't know if I'll ever bother.
I rented state of decay 2 and wasn't as into it as I'd hoped, never played the first so didn't quite know what to expect. I don't play most zombie games, but that one looked to have the systems that made me interested in it, sadly the game was a jank-fest to the level that I found it more frustrating than fun. Sea of theives, I played the beta for like an hour & felt it was pretty unexciting, based on what I read, the final game was as well. I really hope all of microsoft's recent (and pending, if the obsidian rumors are true) studio investments pay off though. Really, I hate that I sound like I'm really dumping on xbox, I really like it on the hardware end, they just do not have the first party & exclusive output that interests me.
I guess it's just due to the types of games I like (and how limited that is) and playstation having more exclusive games that sort of fit into that. Xbox's exclusives in large part just do not appeal to me with the exception of Gears & Halo. I'm really hoping that "the initiative" creates something great. Based on the pedigree of the people they've brought on board, I'm hoping we get a great 3rd person action game, preferably melee focused as xbox really doesn't have any kind of game in the same wheelhouse as something like God of War and that is a sub-genre I'd really like them to be more involved in (Ryse doesn't count!). Just please not another first person shooter.
Yeah I can respect people's opinions. But when they say that all Xbox has is Halo, Gears and Forza, well that's just not true.
You know what, you're right, I was not putting the proper amount of thought into it when I said as much. Thanks for calling me out on it, for real, I was being too dismissive of the other exclusives they've had. Even if they're not my cup of tea, they do still exist.
