"10 reasons why sony will this console generation"

[Squall7]

His statement about the 'wii fad' was junk also, sure people will buy more Wiis. Thats not going to hurt Nintendo, all he basically said was the Wii Party would be fun and everyone would want their own Wii after and not want to come to his house cause of their own. lol.

I agree. Simpler things like rubix cude, the hoola hoop, pogs, yoyo's etc are fads. However, something that is being updated all the time is no fad. Likewise, he assumes that people will be playing alone at home a lot instead of putting their own mii's on their wiimote and taking them to another person's house. There's plenty of games for the Wii both out now and coming out soon that will be multiplayer, and some might just be online too (Brawl for example). With the number of games going up, I think the Wii will be able to hold it's own. Also, take into account that more and more games are actually giving you the choice to play in a traditional style or a new style (Mortal Kombat Armageddon for example), this means that anyone who doesn't like using the wiimote for playing, doesn't have to.

You can find the exact same type of people, saying the exact types of things about the 360 and the Wii. But you dont see us posting it here and boning over it.

Very true. It's quite sad that developers and even the big game companies are bowing down to the kinds of things "fanboys" are doing (such as calling the Wii, 2 gamecubes duck taped together or Microsoft's antics in the PS3 European launch). Not that I'm against fanboys, but to be taken seriously in an industry, people have to act like adults, which is not the case a lot of the time today.

 

[Flagel]

I have to agree with the guys point #4. I imagine loads of people will pay £400+ to watch 1 film.

 

[Shiftfallout]

I have to agree with the guys point #4. I imagine loads of people will pay £400+ to watch 1 film.

I think your missing the point altogether.
People will want to watch their favorite movies on the best quality they can get. Take Terminator 2 for example. Why would people have bothered getting a dvd if they could watch it on a cheaper VHS. The point hes making is that Blue ray itself is not bad, and there is a GROWING market for it. Keyword is "growing". If people do want a blue ray player, they will get the cheapest one they can find, right now that seems to be the PS3. I dont know of any gamer who doesnt like movies also.

So there you have it

 

[PtonJalken]

I think your missing the point altogether.
People will want to watch their favorite movies on the best quality they can get. Take Terminator 2 for example. Why would people have bothered getting a dvd if they could watch it on a cheaper VHS. The point hes making is that Blue ray itself is not bad, and there is a GROWING market for it. Keyword is "growing". If people do want a blue ray player, they will get the cheapest one they can find, right now that seems to be the PS3. I dont know of any gamer who doesnt like movies also.

So there you have it

During the Ps3's lifespan, im sure Bluray players will get much cheaper to combat that.

 

[Shiftfallout]

During the Ps3's lifespan, im sure Bluray players will get much cheaper to combat that.

Of course thats inevitable however by saying this, you acknowlege the ps3 will have a long life span? Sony is controlling blue ray very carefully. The more profit starts to flood in from the secondary market and games the lower Sony can price their systems.

 

[WiiZero]

ShiftFallout is right as of now PS3 is the cheapest blu-ray player but it is not advertised enough so people are blowing money on just a blu-ray player which I think really sucks when they could have a PS3 even if they barely use it it's free wi-fi

 

[wezeles]

lol everyone will talk when they see there paychecks getting smaller... its a wait and see type of thing... no one knows its all based on opinion none have been out long enough to even really judge them yet... the numbers mean nothing in the first couple years

in the end its up to the consumer, not the people that makes the products....

you can be more advanced,cheeper,higher supply.. just bust out a history book.. none of that matters in the end the consumer will decide whats better... plenty of examples especially for electronics over the years...

 

[Rahnter]

Wii&PS3-

"Leave the fanboyism at the door" rule works both ways. Why did you highlight this article? Just to entice an argument against the Wii?! There's no reason for this, specially on a PS3 board. Everyone complains about Nintendo fanboys ruining the PS3 boards and you are just adding to the problem.

Anyways, back to the article. I think he makes a lot of thoughtful and valid points, but with equal amounts of opinions and predictions.

Don't forget that the future of Insomniac is largely dependent upon Sony's success...may be the reason why he's pissed with the amount of negative press Sony has been getting lately. (which has been relentless)

But really, what's going on with developers lately?! They should spend less time voicing their opinions and show us those AAA titles that'll prove everyone wrong...

 

[A RAND0M TAC0]

But really, what's going on with developers lately?! They should spend less time voicing their opinions and show us those AAA titles that'll prove everyone wrong...

yeah, they need to get their priorities straight, hopefully the new ratchet & clank will be a success

 

[Flagel]

I think your missing the point altogether.
People will want to watch their favorite movies on the best quality they can get. Take Terminator 2 for example. Why would people have bothered getting a dvd if they could watch it on a cheaper VHS. The point hes making is that Blue ray itself is not bad, and there is a GROWING market for it. Keyword is "growing". If people do want a blue ray player, they will get the cheapest one they can find, right now that seems to be the PS3. I dont know of any gamer who doesnt like movies also.

So there you have it

I think you're (correcting your mistake there) missing the point altogether. My sarcasm was directed toward the belief that people will buy a ps3 so they can watch casino royale on blu-ray. When for £400+ I could go see it in the cinema 57 times , in far superior quality and surround sound. Or I could just use that money to host a big wii party. In reality the article that was first posted, was clearly an unbias non-sony associated blog , as that company have never made ps2 exclusive games, and whilst the fanboy wii&ps3 probably sat there and thought about how he could try and stir up a flamewar on wiichat, and eventually concluded on that article, I'm sure anyone here could find anything in the media that is highly positive towards nintendo. Truely though, I believe (and i'm sure many high ups in sony also believe) that the ps3 is actually in fact a media player, that just happens to play games.

So there have that.

 

[EasyTarget]

I think the quality of blu ray is better than in the theatre.

 

[PtonJalken]

Of course thats inevitable however by saying this, you acknowlege the ps3 will have a long life span? Sony is controlling blue ray very carefully. The more profit starts to flood in from the secondary market and games the lower Sony can price their systems.

i never said the ps3 wont have a long life, but quality of live is another question.

 

[sagema]

Top 10 Reasons Sony will fail with the PS3.

1-10: It's too expensive for game developers and consumers.

 

[PtonJalken]

Top 10 Reasons Sony will fail with the PS3.

1-10: It's too expensive for game developers and consumers.

Not developers as much as consumers, but that definitly has been a factor in alot of the exclusive companies that left sony. It costs more but companies like Rare can handle it. But some of the smaller ones wont like it.

 

[sagema]

Gundam was $8 million for it's budget. The average game for the PS3 costs far more than making a game for the Wii. Game developers are barely able to make even on high budget games. Thus more multi platform games. The industry itself now has budgets that exceed Hollywood movies like LOTR. Companies are coming out and saying games like Spider Man 3 have to sell a few million copies just to break even.

The average game sells around a few hundred thousand copies.