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[gokurho]

Spoiler: spoiler

This is "engagement"

 

[Hudo]

I'd give both a "C- 'See me after class.'".

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Where's the Nintendo Switch Year 6 Report Card?

Afraid of giving an "A+" to a system that's 6 years old and frequently lambasted by "hardcore" gamers as being an underpowered hybrid machine in 2023?

 

[tommycronin]

C for PS5 is clearly wrong. It should be lower than that.

 

[Mephisto40]

I don't know how they can sit there with a straight face and try to make out the xbox is in any way competing with the PS5

 

[shamoomoo]

Where's the Nintendo Switch Year 6 Report Card?

Afraid of giving an "A+" to a system that's 6 years old and frequently lambasted by "hardcore" gamers as being an underpowered hybrid machine in 2023?

It is and the Switch is going to be replaced soon.

 

[Ronin_7]

Can't spell ignorance without IGN.

Xbox is a D-, PlayStation is a B-.

 

[rofif]

C for ps5 is correct.
But B for Xbox is a joke. Should be D or F.

 

[The Pleasure]

Did Phil Spender threaten to take away their console?

 

[Naked Lunch]

This has been the worst gen in the history of this medium.
If the industry goes belly up - it wont be a shock why.

I truly believe all the best talent dried up and left years ago - these new designers just dont got it.
Years and years of rougelikes, battle royales, gaas, easy as pie games - its all just crap.

 

[owandeseis]

Just for 2023 right?

I'd lower both scores quite a bit tho, meh year first party wise.

Sadly 2024 isn't looking too hot either, we'll see if something gets announced in TGA but oof

 

[Zones]

 

[Zathalus]

I'd give PS5 a firm B+ with Xbox getting a C. Switch and PC gets A+ of course.

Edit: Above is for the entire gen, just for this year I'd give both Xbox and PS5 a B with PC/Switch still rocking that A+.

 

[Xyphie]

Switch and PC are the only non-F platforms for 2023.

 

[SJRB]

O look, IGN baiting for rage clicks again.

 

[Zones]

This has been the worst gen in the history of this medium.
If the industry goes belly up - it wont be a shock why.

I truly believe all the best talent dried up and left years ago - these new designers just dont got it.
Years and years of rougelikes, battle royales, gaas, easy as pie games - its all just crap.

 

[cireza]

This year has been pretty good for Xbox in my opinion, their first party games have been cool and there is a very good support from third parties.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

This has been the worst gen in the history of this medium.
If the industry goes belly up - it wont be a shock why.

I truly believe all the best talent dried up and left years ago - these new designers just dont got it.
Years and years of rougelikes, battle royales, gaas, easy as pie games - its all just crap.

Lol what? 2023 has been one of the best years in gaming especially when accounting for high-quality single-player game releases.

 

[NEbeast]

I'm guessing ign had to give xbox a good score after being called out for their "xbox tax" by all the nut jobs on twitter.

 

[GHG]

I'm guessing ign had to give xbox a good score after being called out for their "xbox tax" by all the nut jobs on twitter.

Yep, this will become more frequent until it blows over and they get their pants in a twist about something else.

Aiding their delusion helps nobody and wont improve Xbox, but hey, as long as their feelings aren't hurt.

 

[Fabieter]

This must be the Xbox tax from ign everyone's talking about on Twitter.

 

[Jibran#one]

Super mario wonder made switch automatically promote to the next class

 

[Thirty7ven]

Makes not a lick of sense but ok. It’s Ryan Mcdumb though so it does make sense, the guy who gave 9.5 to Halo 4 and called it one of the best FPS campaigns ever made this side of Half Life 2. The guy who asked for a job at Xbox, on Twitter. That guy.

Lowered expectations.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Just going by these scores, it only shows how irrelevant MS is.

Even if they had a better score for 2023, they're still getting outsold by even Portal in certain markets (while selling Series S at same price).

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Wait, Xbox got a B and PS a C?

how?

Not even gonna bother watching that video.

 

[Horseganador]

 

[DenchDeckard]

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Both consoles are a colossal disappointment. PC or Switch. Or even better, Steam Deck is the best gaming device right now.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Ryan, ask yourself sir, is what you and people like you have been doing these past few years , helping to make Xbox any better?

 

[yanhash]

ign offices

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Makes sense…

PS first party was awful this year so a C is too high tbh.

 

[yazenov]

IGN is a joke.

Which console is in demand by the consumers? Yeah, we all know the answer to that.

Clearly, Sony is doing something right with the PS5. The consumers have voted with their wallets. So how the F do they give the PS5 a lower grade?

 

[DenchDeckard]

IGN is a joke.

Which console is in demand by the consumers? Yeah, we all know the answer to that.

Clearly, Sony is doing something right with the PS5. The consumers have voted with their wallets. So how the F do they give the PS5 a lower grade?

Because they had one game this year from their First party Studios?

You cant just be happy Sony are selling well, so they deserve a good score? doesnt matter how bad their release schedule is for a year as long as the console is selling? We need to demand more.

I loved Spider Man 2 but outside of that the year has been dog shit!

 

[yazenov]

Because they had one game this year from their First party Studios?

You cant just be happy Sony are selling well, so they deserve a good score? doesnt matter how bad their release schedule is for a year as long as the console is selling? We need to demand more.

I loved Spider Man 2 but outside of that the year has been dog shit!

You're ignoring all the 3rd party games that didn't come out on the Xbox such as Balder's Gate 3, Final Fantasy 16, Star Ocean 2 remake, PSVR 2 games, Octopath Traveler 2, Honkai Star Rail, Fate/Samurai Remnant etc...

They mentioned a tiny game like Hi-Fi Rush but failed to mention other games on PS5.

Yeah, PS5 had a better year without question because they appeal to more consumers with 1st party and 3rd party games.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Can i play FFXVI anywhere else?
Spider-Man 2 didn't release?
Balder's Gate 3?
Octopath Traveler 2?
Honkai Star?
VR2 was literally released this year.

I honestly don't get these websites sometimes lmao.

 

[GHG]

Because they had one game this year from their First party Studios?

You cant just be happy Sony are selling well, so they deserve a good score? doesnt matter how bad their release schedule is for a year as long as the console is selling? We need to demand more.

I loved Spider Man 2 but outside of that the year has been dog shit!

Ah yes, that fantasy world where only Spiderman 2 released on the PS5.

So myopic it's not even worth entertaining. People must be purchasing those PS5s for the hell of it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Because they had one game this year from their First party Studios?

You cant just be happy Sony are selling well, so they deserve a good score? doesnt matter how bad their release schedule is for a year as long as the console is selling? We need to demand more.

I loved Spider Man 2 but outside of that the year has been dog shit!

Technically they had four 1st party releases this calendar year: Horizon Call of the Mountain, MLB The Show 23, Destiny 2 Light Fall and Spider-Man 2.
Oh and also the Burning Shores DLC for Horizon FW.

 

[Mr Hyde]

It's pretty crazy that IGN employs hardcore fanboys like Destin and McCaffrey to talk objectively about their preferred console of choice.

 

[Unknown?]

Hahahaha a b. Good one.

 

[Edmund]

Redfall + Starfield + Forza = B

Spiderman 2 + FF16 + Baldurs Gate 3 = C?

How does this make sense.

 

[Clear]

What got me was them harping on about stuff like backwards compatibility and fps boost on Xbox as ongoing advantages when I'm pretty sure that MS themselves have admitted that they've done as much as they can already with those programs. Especially when -unless I'm missing something- there appears to be way more older games available on Plus than on Gamepass!

Maybe the experience is different if you have a series X and a stack of 360 and One discs already, but if you have a Series S and are just jumping in this gen, looking through the GamePass games list there isn't an awful lot of older titles to pick from.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Because they had one game this year from their First party Studios?

You cant just be happy Sony are selling well, so they deserve a good score? doesnt matter how bad their release schedule is for a year as long as the console is selling? We need to demand more.

I loved Spider Man 2 but outside of that the year has been dog shit!

Are you and them rating the platform or PlayStation studios?

It was the best year in gaming in a good while, and as far as exclusives go how did Xbox do any better than PlayStation anyway?

 

[Lysandros]

I am truly baffled at the scale of shamelessness displayed by IGN, even for their low standards that is still shocking. What a bunch of corrupt clowns.

 

[BrunoCoel]

Now that's a thread than won't get locked over at REEEEE.

 

[skit_data]

Xbox tax shining through, how can you guys not see it

 

[ungalo]

Either they're trying to make up for shitting on Starfield, or they are just diabolical at clickbaiting.

 

[Edmund]

2025 Year 5 report by IGN

Xbox - Hellblade 2 (A+)


PS5 - Sony Santa Monica new IP + Naughty Dog New IP + Ghost of Tsushima 2 + Wolverine + GTA 6 + Monster Hunter World 2 + PS5 Pro (D-)

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I am fine with Sony getting a C but a B for Xbox?

 

[aliadiere25]

Sony might not give us amazing releases all the time, but they've had far more than Xbox since 2020. I'd say they've improved PlayStation Plus, but putting the price up recently hurts it a bit. Game Pass is overpriced, and I'd say it's nowhere as appealing as it was. And... after the Activision sale went through, you can expect the price for Game Pass to go up a lot more.

To sit there and say that Xbox is a B and Sony is a C is a joke. Xbox has had a terrible year. Starfield is one of the biggest flops of all time (it cost over 500m). Heck, Xbox has been truly awful since 2020. Xbox Series S is useless for the most part.

Really pointless to have a debate with people who are clearly Xbox fanboys.

 

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