Why is Xbox not as desirable to collectors?

[marvelvscapcom2]

I know this seems pretty straightforward but maybe i'm missing something because me and my gf were pondering this for a while. But i'll put it simple.  Why is Xbox just not as desired or demanded by collectors? Why does it's culture seem to not breed nostalgia?


My reasoning for saying this is because for every 6th gen and 7th gen release that came out on both PS3 and Xbox 360.  The PS3 version is more demanded. Commanding a higher price, resulting in more sales per day on VGPC.  Sony exclusive forums and Facebook pages garner more members and the overall collectors pursuit is more geared towards Nintendo and Sony products.  And I just am a little confused as to why.  Maybe some of you have an answer.  But me myself?  I just don't. And the more I pondered why. The more I don't get it.




I myself have 300+ ps3 games and only a handful of 360 games. But why? I didn't own a PS3 until 2015 and I grew up through my entire formative years playing 360.  I will try to ascertain why later.


What i'll do is lay out some of my suspected reasons and why I believe it doesnt hold up.



1. "XBOX sold less"

Initially I just thought. Xbox One got steamrolled by PS4 and Switch. PS2 bullied Xbox in sales. Maybe its just a player base issue?  But then I broke it down.

Xbox original sold more than the super Nintendo. It was pretty successful for a debut entry. Far more than master system.  More than SNES and Genesis. As we all know neither of those consoles have any issue with cult Fandom physical collecting passion.  Xbox 360 almost outsold PS3 and in the US? And Xbox one has outsold Gamecube. Another console with tons of desire despite being whooped by PS2. 360 dominated PS3 most of its lifespan.  I mean. A console that moves almost 100 million units and is talked about the way 360 is.  It is a cult staple. Why no buy? Lol.


2. "Playstation and Nintendo have been around longer"

Then I thought maybe its because Playstation and Nintendo as brands have been with people for longer. Decades even. But then I thought. I mean Xbox has been around for like almost 30 years.  Sega as a company had a shorter run. Yet no issue in collector market or desirability. Neo Geo, Turbografx and even things like the Playstation handhelds both vita and psp combined had shorted lifespan than Xbox as a company. Yet there are massive attention to these wares. 

 
3. Not as many exclusives worth mentioning

Sure.... but PS3 doesnt have as many first party exclusives as Wii. Yet is way more market saturated and collector scalped than Wii. And Wii is also a console that is dead retro interest wise. But that has a better excuse. Its mostly motion controls. A big turn off for casual gamers. But why 360? 


WHY 360 SHOULD BE MORE DESIRED

1. It runs most 3rd party games better because its infrastructure was easier to code for. Holds frames consistently better on average

2. It's kinetic system was vastly more successful than the PS Move peripherals and Kinect was revolutionary


I also have other analytics that I find fun but i'll prob post them in the general off topic thread thing.


My guess if I had to come up with one. Are


1. Xbox 360 is on DVD-R not blu ray. Making it not as durable or cool for collectors to care about.

2. PS3 has more JRPGs. It seems that genre is the most geeky and thus the culture of collectors and gamers flock to that historically. PS1, PS2 and SNES all dominate in this market because games like Final Fantasy, Chrono and more.


3. RED RING OF DEATH


What do you guys think?  Why is Xbox 360 never recieved the love in collector circles that PS3 and say Gamecube have.  Ive seen every major console have some sort of insurgence.  Except Xbox as a brand. Can't give this stuff away for most 3rd party stuff.


Thanks for sharing.

[sworddude]

- aside from halo no notable or way lower quality mascots big IP's
- barely any exclusives and usually lower quality and few of them
- mainly focussing on good realistic grapics at the time and thus it's big games usually not aging that well compared to other consoles
- most games being on playstation anyway thus why get an xbox console when I can just play it there with better games.
- bad rep in last 10 years which means even less people that get back to it


in short, lesser selection of games, it's realistic games which it focusses on big time being outclassed by current era examples and not having allot of stuff to go back to. sony and nintendo simply just had allot more focus on the non realistic stuff and allot more genre's that are hard to come by in the current era and worth it to play in this day and age. Xbox simply doesn't have allot of that. you are simply not missing out in terms of retro if you never get an xbox console and just stick with nintendo sega playstation and other retro consoles.

you are simply not missing out if you skip out on retro stuff on xbox. just is what it is