Originally posted by Draco69
As said before, the more negative press the better. Sony will fold whether it likes it or not. The laws of economics are more powerful than executive corporate decisions.It doesn't already take 5-6 years to make a game? *looks 'squarely' at Square-Enix. "Ya know, I was still in middle school when FFX came out.....I'm almost done with college....and FFXII is STILL not out yet!"*
Technology evolves with the system. In the beginning it will take a reputable amount of time to make such a game, but when technology evolves (and it will), the production time to make such a game will substantially decrease. Sony seems to be taking a futurist approach to their system. Which is why they have a ridiculous load of new technology. The other corporations, for better or for worse, are taking a more practical path for the present.
My main concern is that Wii and Xbox360 also strive to make innovation and further technology use for games in the gaming industry.
The Wii has a very innovative gameplay mechanic but not much else is improved in terms of technology. One major worry I have as touched on with IGN is that they're going create cute, gimmicky games that have near zero cost and will sell for millions. You would play a glorified whack a mole with the Wii controller. If this turns out to be largely and incredibly successful, it may have a detrimental impact on the gaming market. Gaming industries will realize that "hey, Nintendo just realeased a game where the object is to wack a Pikachu with your controller...they made millions! Let's do the same!" I'm afraid gaming firms will abandon great graphics, intense gameplay and other next-generation modules for arcade games that cost alot less to make but are very profitable. It would make us hit a threshold.
I sincerely hope Nintendo doesn't go that route. Some of their games like Metroid and Zelda look 'revolutionary' in terms of gameplay. Others look just plain gimmicky and serve as a novelty.
The Xbox360 seems to be expanding on online features but has taken the middle "safe" road of not adding much new except greater online functions.
The PS3 is a tossup. It's a great risk. It may be ahead of its time. And it's using technology nobody really understands that well. They almost seem to be making a capital product than a consumer product. And that may be their swing or miss.
There already thousands of pre-orders. ($190?!) so it's not likely to fail like everyone thinks it may. I'll get one too...and everyone else is likely to get one too..eventually. Everyone's gonna groan and moan about the price. But when they see the onslaught of exclusive third-party games like Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear and Kingdom Hearts that made the previous two machines so popular, they're likely to fold and buy one.
It won't sell well initially in comparision to the Wii or Xbox due the high price and lack of games in the first year. But when the ball starts rolling and large supplies and low demand drives the price down, the PS3 will quickly gain momentum.
I've heard alot of people say they're going to buy the system just for Metal Gear 4....
The Ipod is a good example. It's very expensive. It cost nearly as much as the PS3 in some countries. And yet everyone buys one. Even with cheaper players with more battery life and more features around for half the price. Sony's definitely taking the "Apple" route by touting it's system as more "advanced" and "hip" than the other systems.
Nintendo can certainly beat them at their own game though, particularly with their design.
Well some games do like Half Life 2, but the majority of console games dont take more than 2-3 years at the most, but if every game released on an console is going to take 5-6 years atleast (barring none setbacks) and costing over 35-40 million per game, how will this effect more original games? Or will we be seeing the umptenth sequel?
I understand that it will get shorter, but how long will that take? Will it sacriface be the really small amount of games during the first-second year? Could those games eat in the XBOX's 360's established base?
I do agree with you on the Wii, it could turn out to be very gimmicky, but if it doesnt, that is seriously bad news for PS3.
What's so new with PS3? They'res nothing except for better visuals.
But the price is soo much more compared to other systems. It's' not an extra few bucks, it's an extra 200 bucks, and Im not even going to include the cost of HDTV that people rarely have.
The PS3 will do well, but I dont think its going to outsell the XBOX 360. The year difference is going to be huge, similiar to what the PS2 did to the original XBOX. XBOX 360 will have a bunch of triple AAA titles coming out in the winter that will seriously affect the PS3. The same thing happened to the original XBOX. Lastly, the PS3 doesnt have that many exclusive titles anymore. They lost GTA, Resident Evil isnt a PS3 exclusive title, and Final Fantasy will be released on the 360 and Kingdom Hearts will be released 8 years from now.
You cant compare the music business to the game business. The casual game player, the key demographic for Sony for the past 2 generations will not want to buy an PS3 on where they're is no games for the next year, it cost $200 dollars more, and you need an HDTV to make it work. That's alot to ask somebody to do, especially considering the XBOX has an established game list, and its $200 less.