We finally had 4-person tennis on the Wii.
We need a bigger living room.
And a new lamp.
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Console Wars 2006 - Don't forget the PC!!!
Read an article about the numbers of consoles sold versus the number of premiere games sold for each console.
The point of the article was to show that due to the low sales of games for the PS3, they believed many PS3s were bought simply for resale on eBay.
Sony needs to do something fast to turn the ship around or just abandon the project ala the Sega 32X.
The point of the article was to show that due to the low sales of games for the PS3, they believed many PS3s were bought simply for resale on eBay.
Sony needs to do something fast to turn the ship around or just abandon the project ala the Sega 32X.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
I don't think it'll be fine at all.
Consoles fail all the time. Nintendo's Gamecube started off slow and people thought it'd take off once better games came out for it, but that didn't happen.
The problem is that the PS3 has nothing that sets it apart from the crowd outside of the Blu-Ray technology. Ironically, that Blu-Ray technology is the main reason why they won't be able to drop the price to a more competitive level.
All the biggest name games that are being released for the PS3 are coming out the same day for the 360 and/or the Wii.
The PS3 has the highest price, they've sold the least amount of units, developers hate it, they've lost their exclusive games, etc., etc., etc.
Unless you want Blu-Ray, why would anyone buy it?
Consoles fail all the time. Nintendo's Gamecube started off slow and people thought it'd take off once better games came out for it, but that didn't happen.
The problem is that the PS3 has nothing that sets it apart from the crowd outside of the Blu-Ray technology. Ironically, that Blu-Ray technology is the main reason why they won't be able to drop the price to a more competitive level.
All the biggest name games that are being released for the PS3 are coming out the same day for the 360 and/or the Wii.
The PS3 has the highest price, they've sold the least amount of units, developers hate it, they've lost their exclusive games, etc., etc., etc.
Unless you want Blu-Ray, why would anyone buy it?
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Microsoft lowers XBox 360 forecasts
Maybe the PC's winning... who knows.
Maybe the PC's winning... who knows.
Immediately following yesterday's earnings release, Microsoft revealed that it's cutting back its original Xbox 360 hardware shipment forecast for the fiscal year ending June 30 from a range of 13 to 15 million units to just 12 million.
It's not me, it's someone else.
I agree with catt. In the end I believe PS3 will be the worldwide leader, just not by the same margin it has been in the past.TheCatt wrote:2 years down the road, I think the PS3 will be fine. It's just an expensive machine without killer games, and with tech that's too advanced for a lot of peeps.
In 2 years, prices will drop, more people will have HD TVs, and there will be more and better games.
I think the 360 will sell the most in the US with the PS3 2nd and the PS3 will sell the most in Japan with the 360 in 3rd. The difference in sales numbers between the PS3 and 360 in Japan will make up for the lower numbers in the US.
IMO
True, but the game market (not console) is driven by US sales. If the console is doing poorly in the US, then it isn't going to attract the game developers and that'll only hurt.
I think Sony's in trouble. Not "out of the market" trouble, but I think in another year they'll be far from where they were 3 years ago.
I think Sony's in trouble. Not "out of the market" trouble, but I think in another year they'll be far from where they were 3 years ago.
"... and then I was forced to walk the Trail of Tears." - Elizabeth Warren
China's emerging middle class will change everything, possibly.Vince wrote:True, but the game market (not console) is driven by US sales. If the console is doing poorly in the US, then it isn't going to attract the game developers and that'll only hurt.
I think Sony's in trouble. Not "out of the market" trouble, but I think in another year they'll be far from where they were 3 years ago.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
For the time being the biggest game developers are in Japan and I think they still look to make what the Japanese will like first and then hope it translates and sells well in the US.Vince wrote:True, but the game market (not console) is driven by US sales. If the console is doing poorly in the US, then it isn't going to attract the game developers and that'll only hurt.
I think Sony's in trouble. Not "out of the market" trouble, but I think in another year they'll be far from where they were 3 years ago.
As more and more US and Euro game makers enter the market the influence will shift to the US but right now I think Japan still calls the shots overall.
The Xbox is changing that though.
Halo 3 was a launch title for the 360 then it was promised the same day that the PS3 was going to be released. Since then the date has changed a couple more times so until the game goes gold any date you are given should be taken with a grain of salt.TheCatt wrote:Huh?WSGrundy wrote:The same day the PS3 gets released.Paul wrote:So when is Halo 3 coming out, thereby driving the final nail into Sony's coffin?
In other words no one has any real idea.
Meanwhile, Microsoft is going to spend 1.2 billion to fix all the faulty 360s out there.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell