Poll: Are PS3 exclusives really the answer for it to get to top once again?

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#1 coolguy681
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I was just wondering, everyone has opinion about how it will get to the top again(even GS). Most people are saying its because of the lack of exclusives.
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#2 Basinboy
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I think exclusives are a factor, but ultimately its the overall experience, enjoyment, and satisfaction an individual makes either playing games, watching movies, handling media, or just downright remaining connected.  The games audience nowadays is a vast audience and Sony needs to come up with differing applications that will engage every member of that audience to use and enjoy the PS3.

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#3 pimperjones
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No BluRay Pron will be the way, I thought we already settled on this
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#4 xboxshenron
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No BluRay Pron will be the way, I thought we already settled on thispimperjones

lol
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#5 squirrelgrrrl84
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yes. to 'win', you either have to be as good or superficially as good as the competition with a noticably cheaper entry price (a part of the draw of the xbox360 right now), or you can cost slightly more than the competition, but offer something extremely desireable that the competition cannot deliver (aka quality exclusive content).
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#6 mikeslemonade
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I agree, Blu-ray will be the biggest factor.  All systems have exclusives, so just have great exclusives doesn't cut it.
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#7 pimperjones
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Once HD DVD starts to fail, Sony will see an even bigger lead. As all the fence sitters of HD formats will see the benefit of buying a future proof HD disk player that happens to also play games. So it's in Sony's best interest to destroy HD DVD as soon as possible.
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#8 Shadowhawk2606
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Yeah good quality exclusive should be the top priority, and I know that alot of people only care about the games, and not all the extra stuff. Having said all that though, I think there are an equal amount of people that do care about all the extra stuff, like blueray, playstation home, etc, etc. Which is good for pretty much everyone since Sony is really making a strong effort to make the PS3 a jack of all trades. Capable of doing a ton of really cool stuff.
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#9 ocdog45
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i gotta say yeah. i think it sucks that GTA is coiming out for the 360 at the same time. can you imagine crash bandicoot or jax, or ranchet and clank games on the 360. shouldn't happen. also new and better francises are the way as well.
I was just wondering, everyone has opinion about how it will get to the top again(even GS). Most people are saying its because of the lack of exclusives.coolguy681
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#10 bdhoff
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Enjoyable games will be the biggest factor. Enjoyable exclusives are an important part of that. Multiplats don't give anyone an incentive to buy one console over another, and with the current console prices it takes much more than a name to lead the pack.
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#11 bdhoff
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Once HD DVD starts to fail, Sony will see an even bigger lead. As all the fence sitters of HD formats will see the benefit of buying a future proof HD disk player that happens to also play games. So it's in Sony's best interest to destroy HD DVD as soon as possible. pimperjones
Nothing is future-proof. If it were, we wouldn't be on the seventh generation of video game systems and entering the third generation video format. Remember, everyone said a DVD drive in the PS2 made it future-proof, too.
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#12 initiald411
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We still have extreamly good exclusives and the ones we so called lost, its not like we arn't still getting them. So if u ask me I haven't lost anything and as far as halo goes I didn't like 1 or 2 so better graphics and a bit more guns isn't gonna make a difference. As far as the exclusives we have I think we still have a hold on what we need and that we will keep getting new and orginal ones point in fact little big planet. Also with home and new features for the cross member bar I think its gonna shape up to be a good year.
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#13 treb3
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reuseable cash cards could help

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#14 cjnwo4life
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yes plus a major price reduction.
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#15 earvin98
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definitely YES

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[QUOTE="pimperjones"]Once HD DVD starts to fail, Sony will see an even bigger lead. As all the fence sitters of HD formats will see the benefit of buying a future proof HD disk player that happens to also play games. So it's in Sony's best interest to destroy HD DVD as soon as possible. bdhoff
Nothing is future-proof. If it were, we wouldn't be on the seventh generation of video game systems and entering the third generation video format. Remember, everyone said a DVD drive in the PS2 made it future-proof, too.

By future proof I mean 10 years the optimum life span of any technology. DVD at 480p gave you 1/6 the resolution of a films (35mm celluloid) true definition roughly 3300p for 35mm and 6600p for 70mm spherical 10 years later HD at 1080p aka HD DVD and BluRay gives you 1/3 the resolution of a films true definition and 10 from now MASTER DEFINITION HOLO DISK will finally give us the films master uncompressed resolution of 3300p for 35mm but guess what in 10 years films will no longer be shot on 35mm film and will move to an even higher resoution digital medium thus in another 10 years we will have to buy another future proof media medium. Thats life. 10 years is considered future proof in all pratical terms.
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#17 krafty89
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Everything will help but if you think about it, it does'nt really matter about who is on top; either way people will say the other ones on top. People still say xbox is better than the ps2 but obviously looking at sales ps2 is much more profitable. People will always have biased opinions and the leader will change console to console and I personally dont care with who is on top I will always be a sony fan and I dont think they will be going away anytime soon. I think the playstation 3 is an amazing system that will have many exclusives coming to it because of its format. Many companys will want to experiment on the new blue ray format which will make some hits and some misses but all in all sony is here to stay.
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#18 GameCrazed85
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For me to enjoy my ps3 and put it on top,

1.Sony needs to completely revamp the interface, it's way too dull and boring.

2.Add multitasking

3.Increase server speed on the ps store

4.Completely overhaul psn and make it useable without yelling at the system every 5 minutes(don't give me the "it's your connection" crap)

5.Get more exclusives

6.Get more games period

7.Make a port from 360 worth buying on ps3 instead of a dumbed down version

8.Actually add stuff to the ps store regularly.

9. Get film studios to transfer data to blu-ray disks better so the picture is clearer. Crank is one of the few blu-rays that look the same as my hd-dvd collection. Come on film studios! Get on them sony!

I don't think that's too much to ask from a multi billion dollar company. If all that happens , I might enjoy my ps3 experience. These will help it rise to the top again.

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#19 winner-ps3
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it succeeds bc of the large game library from all genres it will have just like the ps1/2 
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#20 MERC_RECONN
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I think this topic applies to any console.
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#21 americahellyeah
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its not really the third party game that make a console great, its the first party ones.
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#22 alkim223
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imo i don't really care if ps3 is on top or below as long as i get good games on it
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#23 BenderUnit22
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I think time is what gets it to the top. The number of exclusives is not so much a factor as is the quality of those
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#24 da62087boi
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Sony only needs these to be exclusives in my opinion:

-MetalGearSolid
-ResidentEvil
-GodOfWar
-GranTourisimo
-GTA(somehow, cut a F'in deal sony!)
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#25 useLOGIC
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i think exclusive games are one of the biggest factors. it is, after all, a GAMING console at heart. you need games that cant be found anywhere else, lest someone spend $200 less on a 360.
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#26 Thomas-Crown
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I honestly believe exculsive is a major factor upon your purchase decision. Most people will buy a new console not because the amount of games that console can offer but because of one game which they are particularly fond of. For me, I want to get a ps3 because of MGS 4. Of course, there's the Blu-Ray drive which, then again, is an exculsive feature of the ps3.

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#27 hyofinkl
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Exclusives are the answers for every console's success.  Online functionality, graphics, features, etc. all take a backseat to the game's content itself.  Great exclusive games have always been instrumental in consoles' successes and they always will be.  That is why, in my opinion, Sony really has to keep their exclusive titles (the biggest titles being MGS4 and Final Fantasy XIII, also future FF titles.)  FF and MGS are two of Sony's biggest third-party exclusives and they're the reasons why people that had the PS2 cannot get away from buying the PS3.  People will decide on their next-gen consoles on what they grew up with because they can't stop playing a certain series.  Consoles are nothing without good games to support them.

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#28 blackleech
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The success of blu-ray, in my opinion, will determine its success more. If blu-ray flops, well, the PS3 can only rely on games. But if blu-ray is a success, people will probably buy a PS3 because it's cheaper than a blu-ray player, and then it goes from there...
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#29 hyofinkl
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The success of blu-ray, in my opinion, will determine its success more. If blu-ray flops, well, the PS3 can only rely on games. But if blu-ray is a success, people will probably buy a PS3 because it's cheaper than a blu-ray player, and then it goes from there...blackleech

Yup, blu-ray is also big.  I read an article today on IGN (I think) that said blu-ray sales beat hd-dvd sales 2 to 1 for two months in a row.  Things are looking good for blu-ray and the PS3.  Another huge factor is the Europe launch.  Europe is really big on Playstation and it should continue into the next-gen seeing all the preorders for the PS3.

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#30 hazuki
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No BluRay Pron will be the way, I thought we already settled on thispimperjones


You know what sucks? Sony isn't letting porn manufactuors put porn on the blu-ray. At least, legally. Theres always the home made stuff. Now if only we had blu-ray writers...
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#31 GameCrazed85
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[QUOTE="pimperjones"]No BluRay Pron will be the way, I thought we already settled on thishazuki


You know what sucks? Sony isn't letting porn manufactuors put porn on the blu-ray. At least, legally. Theres always the home made stuff. Now if only we had blu-ray writers...

There are blu-ray writable drives for your pc......

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#32 Norg
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Its all about the games dude

U can update your system over night with add ons thats the easy part

Good games are what make or break the system

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#33 dan_brouwer
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My answer is in the gray area between the 2 extremes of "yes" and "no". Exclusives will be important, but if Sony offers other great system features and makes improvements to the online, I think more people would buy the ps3 for an overall quality experience.