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Xbox actually had a bigger impact on Gaming than Sony imho
| cowgod | 05/08/26 |
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Date: May 8th, 2026 8:18 AM Author: cowgod Xbox changed how Games are physically played. That is the big one people underrate. Halo-era dual analog control became the permanent language of 3D gaming. Left stick move. Right stick camera. Total spatial control. Before that the camera was often semi-broken, automated, or fighting you. After Xbox the player became the camera. Modern FPS games. Third-person shooters. Open world games. Half the industry still lives inside that template. Xbox altered the literal posture of human hands holding controllers. That is legacy. Sony though? What did Sony actually invent besides atmosphere and brand management. People say JRPGs which they just Stole from Nintendo. Nobody outside hardcore forum archaeologists cares. They say cinematic storytelling. Games already had stories. Sony mostly normalized the idea that games should aspire to be slightly above-average Hollywood films with slower movement and more talking. Their legacy is presentation. Mood lighting. Menu sounds. Cutscenes. “Prestige.” The kind of stuff gaming journalists mistake for artistic evolution because it resembles other media they already respect. And now look at the end State. Every Sony prestige game is some variation of the same formula. Over-the-shoulder camera. Slow walking. Sad dad. Child companion. Muted dialogue. Crafting. Squeezing through cracks in walls because the SSD needs another second. It’s all so deathly self-important. They turned gaming into expensive television for people afraid to admit they like toys. Sony became the HBO of gaming. Fine. But HBO did not invent cameras. Nintendo built the skeleton. Sega injected adrenaline. Xbox changed embodiment itself. Sony just Won Gen after Gen but their legacy is nil imho |