With No Huge PS3 Exclusive, Will Sony Fans Turn To Halo 4?
It isn't often that Sony has a bare holiday season and in truth, one could argue that this fall isn't "bare."
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale should be a really solid title, and everyone is hoping that Assassin's Creed III: Liberation gives the PlayStation Vita a much-needed boost. But obviously, there's no Uncharted or Gran Turismo or God of War or anything like that to wow the PS3 players. And that being the case, are they more likely to turn toward Halo 4?
I'm not saying they'll run out to buy an Xbox 360 (if you don't have one yet, you probably never want one), but for multiple console owners, it could be tough to ignore something like Halo 4. It's getting rave reviews already and gamers are gamers...they just want to play the best stuff available. I've played every Halo through to completion - yes, that includes ODST - and I have every intention of playing Halo 4. Well, eventually. I don't really have the time right now, as you might've guessed.
I only wonder if the blockbuster for the 360 is enough for Sony fans to just forget about the PS3 for a month or so. Of course, the PS3 has Beyond: Two Souls, The Last Of Us and God of War: Ascension on the horizon, so the defection will only be temporary. Still, it doesn't necessarily bode well for the current holiday season...
Tags: halo 4, ps3, playstation 3, playstation fans, sony
11/1/2012 10:00:37 PM Ben Dutka
Put this on your webpage or blog:
Email this to a friend
Follow PSX Extreme on Twitter
Comments (75 posts)
Bonampak
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 11:05:12 PM
And I happen to know quite a few people who have never owned a PS3 but will get one in order to play The Last of Us (mostly 360 users) and Playstation All Stars (lots of Nintendo gamers, believe it or not).
rogers71
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 10:51:09 AM
firesoul453
Saturday, November 03, 2012 @ 1:15:44 PM
Killa Tequilla
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 10:25:16 PM
Reply
dmiitrie
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 3:18:49 AM
ulsterscot
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 10:25:32 PM
Reply
Killa Tequilla
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 10:26:41 PM
Reply
Temjin001
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 10:32:08 PM
Reply
I'd say those who are hardened PS fans probably wont budge as they have hardened their heart to anything Halo for some years now.
moving on...
"but for multiple console owners, it could be tough to ignore something like Halo 4."
Yep. I love Halo games and this new one looks like a champ.
Im a gamer with loyalties that don't belong to any one sect. I just like games. I do love Halo. I'd love it on a Playstation or PC just the same as on a 360. Granted, I prefer not paying for online play, so I'd say I'd rather have it on PS3 or PC. If Nintendo's hardware was more power driven I'd be fine with it on a Nintendo platform, too.
This doesn't mean I don't have platforms that feel like they hold greater value to me. Right now the PS3 happens to have the greatest abundance of software this gen that appeals to me and my gaming interests so it's my first platform of choice. But hey, if Sega came along with a Dreamcast 2(probably wont ever never happen ;) and delivered a ton of awesome content that was better than the rest, I'd have them as a preferred platform instead =)
WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 11:05:28 PM
bigrailer19
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 10:36:26 PM
Reply
Aside from that theres so Many games coming out this fall I already have a backlog of 4 games I've bought in the past month and that doesn't even include CoD! Actually, correction it's 5,but I enjoyed MoH so much I couldn't put it down and finished it. But of course there is still the MP, so yeah... NO, there is no way I'd get Halo 4 even if I did own a 360!
Last edited by bigrailer19 on 11/1/2012 10:37:44 PM
tes37
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 10:45:26 PM
bigrailer19
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 11:56:09 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 11:08:18 PM
Reply
Killa Tequilla
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 11:11:01 PM
tes37
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 11:24:51 PM
playaplus
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 11:13:28 PM
Reply
bigrailer19
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 11:59:30 PM
AcHiLLiA
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 3:21:33 PM
Clamedeus
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 4:39:24 PM
fatelementality
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 11:17:07 PM
Reply
Cueil
Monday, November 05, 2012 @ 5:02:43 PM
BikerSaint
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 11:47:03 PM
Reply
karneli lll
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 12:10:08 AM
Reply
Beamboom
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 5:57:24 AM
Lord carlos
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 12:50:37 AM
Reply
Lord carlos
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 12:52:18 AM
OriginalSin
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 2:04:12 AM
Reply
I don't really see a lack of a BIG PS3 exclusive as such a bad thing right now thou. I missed out on quite a couple of titles I still wanted to get so maybe the lack in a big exclusive gives me the chance to catch up on them a bit.
Besides once Beyond and the Last Of Us hits this "dry" spell will be loooong forgotten.
WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 2:13:42 AM
Reply
Basically just target anybody hiding in a corner going "All I need is Halo, Gears, and CoD" while holding their ears.
This time of year is not the time to sit around on advertising dollars.
Beamboom
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 5:56:01 AM
Underdog15
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 10:58:30 AM
WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 11:21:21 AM
Underdog15
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 12:42:53 PM
Lawless SXE
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 2:38:41 AM
Reply
Beamboom
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 3:24:54 AM
Reply
I'll soon enough get my shooter fix with Crysis 3 next year, and until then I got Borderlands 2, Dishonored, Far Cry 3, Assassins Creed 3, Resident Evil 6, Rocksmith, NFS: Most Wanted... None of whom I've not even *started* playing yet.
So missing out on one title - regardless of quality - means nothing to me. Absolutely nothing. Well, unless it was a good RPG. But it's not. So I'm fine.
Last edited by Beamboom on 11/2/2012 3:25:55 AM
buckoboy1
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 3:47:24 AM
Reply
Highlander
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 3:52:52 AM
Reply
rogers71
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 10:53:44 AM
Ultimadream
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 4:06:04 AM
Reply
So no, Halo 4 does not interest me at all, but I feel it has been a flat year all round. So much so that I did buy a Wii and started playing The Last Story & Pandora's Tower (Xenoblade will be soon) So maybe some people will do the same and take interest in Halo this time around.
___________
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 4:45:28 AM
Reply
yet another game breaks street date!
wonder if BO2 will come early too, theres been pics of people receiving it for a few days now.
2012, the year where street dates mean nothing!
really worries me too because this is just another reason for publishers to force digital distribution on us.
Veitsknight
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 5:29:23 AM
Reply
T2X
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 6:42:48 AM
Reply
I don't really understand this big stink about "No games for the Holiday for PS3 this year", Guess what?, they still count after Dec 25th! At least to anyone other than a bean counter for the Christmas earnings season that is!
Jed
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 7:29:09 AM
Reply
I bought a 360 for Halo 3 and really liked it. But for the last few years my 360 just has not seen much use. Gears 2 was the last game I actually finished on the system. I got Reach over a year ago, but its still in the backlog. I also plan on getting Gears 3 someday. I can't believe that game is still going for $30!
I'm not going to run out and get Halo 4 just because there isn't a big hardcore PS3 exclusive coming out this year. I'm sure plenty of people who consider the PS3 their main system, like myself, will play it if they already have a 360. But I don't think any of them are going to pick up a 360 just to play it.
WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 11:21:55 AM
Gamer46
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 8:46:06 AM
Reply
duomaxwell007
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 9:30:42 AM
Reply
oh an don an unrelated note my antivirus just blocked an add on this site that tried to infect me with malware when I loaded the page for this article up... might wanna look into that Ben.
Dustinwp
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 9:55:23 AM
Reply
Last edited by Dustinwp on 11/2/2012 9:57:24 AM
jimmyhandsome
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 10:02:03 AM
Reply
Lord carlos
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 10:26:36 AM
Reply
Temjin001
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 11:16:10 AM
Reply
It shows hapless creatures in the wild being preyed on by bigger creatures. THen it cuts to Halo 4 multiplayer with a dude coming out of the shadows and instant stealth killing another dude from behind..
heheheheh it makes me smile
Temjin001
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 11:19:57 AM
WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 11:23:22 AM
Reply
AcHiLLiA
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 3:27:26 PM
maxpontiac
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 12:45:50 PM
Reply
Hand_of_Sorrow
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 12:58:39 PM
Reply
tes37
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 9:18:57 PM
Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 02, 2012 @ 9:45:45 PM
jugheadjones
Saturday, November 03, 2012 @ 4:21:41 PM
Reply
jugheadjones
Saturday, November 03, 2012 @ 4:23:11 PM
Reply
DeathOfChaos
Sunday, November 04, 2012 @ 2:21:26 PM
Reply
Jotun
Sunday, November 04, 2012 @ 3:35:04 PM
Reply
I actually don't even know anyone that plays a game and, once they're done with it, has nothing to do. Everyone I know, myself included, has a backlog 50-100 games strong dating back generations. Not only that, we love to replay cherished titles annually like FFVII or Fallout 1-3 or MGS. Only casual gamers who don't play pretty much everything would be sitting on their hands every time they are done with an exclusive.
Last edited by Jotun on 11/4/2012 3:46:08 PM
Tanker9111
Sunday, November 04, 2012 @ 4:23:57 PM
Reply

See Full Image









Nas Is Like
Reply
Thursday, November 01, 2012 @ 10:20:39 PM
Halo has been around for years now, if people really wanted to "turn to Halo", they would have done so by now.
Besides, we have plenty of great PS3 games to enjoy as it is, and more coming on the way next year.