Milking: Sony is as guilty as anyone

All over this site you will see people continuously bash Microsoft for not having any "exclusives". Whenever a new Fable or Forza comes they say "not another one! How much can you milk it?" The same applies to Halo. And even Rare's own games.

Yet whenever Sony are rumoured to be making a sequel, it is very different. When Killzone 4 and God of War 4 are rumoured they take it on the chin and shrug it off. Some may say this Halo Remake is just a port. So what does that make the Sly, Ico and God Of War collections?

Some continuously banter about how Microsoft needs new IPs. How many new IPs are ever as popular as existing IPs? Mario is one of the most popular icons of the industry and no single new IP this generation has surpassed him in popularity. Besides that Microsoft have had new IPs. Viva Pinata is an example. And regardless of what "critics" say, I base my opinion on actually playing the game. I like Viva Pinata and think its a good 360 alternative to Nintendo's Animal Crossing.

Have you ever asked yourself why Nintendo and Microsoft have official mascots and Sony doesn't? Gran Turismo is the biggest game series Sony have. A car simply does not suffice to represent a console. Master Chief and Mario are mascots because they are so popular and have face enough to represent their consoles.

And yet they continue at it. Having 3 of Uncharted, God of War and Killzone isn't milking. But Naughty Dog have said that Uncharted can continue, Killzone 4 is being thought about right after Killzone 3 hit and if GOW 4 is in development after only a year then Sony are hardly innocent of milking it are they?

Microsoft could easily announce any game series by Rare this year. None of these games are milked. And Rare have a lot of games. People really need to wait and see on these things. Its obvious Microsoft will have casual stuff at E3 for Kinect but they could surprise you with core games.

Kingdoms and Gears of war 3 are core games. The thing is people assume that is all they have. They will most certainly have a Halo remake but they may have other stuff which could surprise you. What if a new Crackdown comes? Is that milked too, even though its only the third game?