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#1 poopinloop32
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The DS the main handheld of this gen was released on November 2004....it took 10 months till August 05 till Nintendo got Advance Wars Duel Strike...So tell me whos winning the handheld wars?
So dont be idotic and predict the PS3 is ganna fail just because of a non early AAA game
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#2 super_mario_128
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Having just over 1 million sales after 3 months of release doesn't help though
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#3 cakeorrdeath
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Why do people always think one example makes a rule?

Big titles help sales whenever they are released
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#4 the-very-best
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I don't think anyone in here really believes the PS3 will fail.

I think many would be surprised if it didn't dominate like the PS2. It's getting all the major titles the PS2 did and Sony is still number one in consoles.
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Having just over 1 million sales after 3 months of release doesn't help thoughsuper_mario_128
Yet it is ahead of 360 at this point(after 3 months). And the european launch will raise the numbers in a hurry.
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#6 DrinkDuff
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It means something. It means that I can be enjoying a really good game early in a console's life cycle.
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#7 kansasdude2009
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AAA's mean nothing when it comes to sales you mean.....

I think we already knew that... :(
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I don't think anyone in here really believes the PS3 will fail.

I think many would be surprised if it didn't dominate like the PS2. It's getting all the major titles the PS2 did and Sony is still number one in consoles.
the-very-best

not at the same rate tho....and they are not all exclusives/time exclusives.
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#9 the-very-best
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[QUOTE="the-very-best"]I don't think anyone in here really believes the PS3 will fail.

I think many would be surprised if it didn't dominate like the PS2. It's getting all the major titles the PS2 did and Sony is still number one in consoles.
kansasdude2009

not at the same rate tho....and they are not all exclusives/time exclusives.



GTAIV is the only one that isn't timed exclusive. MGS/FF/GT/DMC/Tekken...all exclusive. Plus it's getting all the Ubisoft/EA major titles like AC/Burnout, and Madden of course.
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[QUOTE="super_mario_128"]Having just over 1 million sales after 3 months of release doesn't help thoughThrice_III
Yet it is ahead of 360 at this point(after 3 months). And the european launch will raise the numbers in a hurry.

Indeed
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#11 cakeorrdeath
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I don't think anyone in here really believes the PS3 will fail.

I think many would be surprised if it didn't dominate like the PS2. It's getting all the major titles the PS2 did and Sony is still number one in consoles.
the-very-best


The competition is much stronger this time and Sony doesn't have the lead it had last time and then there is the price.

I think you have too much faith.
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#12 klabut
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Yes it does mean something it may not be a very big deal but not having an AAA after 4 months of launch if never good not intending that it will automatically make the ps3 a flop but it's not good.
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#13 mjarantilla
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The DS the main handheld of this gen was released on November 2004....it took 10 months till August 05 till Nintendo got Advance Wars Duel Strike...So tell me whos winning the handheld wars?
So dont be idotic and predict the PS3 is ganna fail just because of a non early AAA gamepoopinloop32
The DS had WarioWare Touched in December 2004, and Nintendogs in April 2005.
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[QUOTE="kansasdude2009"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]I don't think anyone in here really believes the PS3 will fail.

I think many would be surprised if it didn't dominate like the PS2. It's getting all the major titles the PS2 did and Sony is still number one in consoles.
the-very-best

not at the same rate tho....and they are not all exclusives/time exclusives.



GTAIV is the only one that isn't timed exclusive. MGS/FF/GT/DMC/Tekken...all exclusive. Plus it's getting all the Ubisoft/EA major titles like AC/Burnout, and Madden of course.



Also depends on when they come out, cause look at Oblivion and all.
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[QUOTE="poopinloop32"]The DS the main handheld of this gen was released on November 2004....it took 10 months till August 05 till Nintendo got Advance Wars Duel Strike...So tell me whos winning the handheld wars?
So dont be idotic and predict the PS3 is ganna fail just because of a non early AAA gamemjarantilla
The DS had WarioWare Touched in December 2004, and Nintendogs in April 2005.

Nintendogs got reveiwed August and WWT didnt get AAA
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#16 rexoverbey
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I guess Xbox 1 would of done well without Halo 1 (AAA launch title).
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#17 the-very-best
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The competition is much stronger this time and Sony doesn't have the lead it had last time and then there is the price.

I think you have too much faith.
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PS3 does not have to copy the same path PS2 did in terms of things like price, release etc.

When has playing it safe ever worked in the industry? (in fact it doesn't work anywhere). You play safe and you're out. 360 is just an upgraded PS2/Xbox but it doesn't really add anything majorly new. They're just building up on what was great last gen and while that isn't bad, people need change.

Wii is that change but it doesn't have enough games to go for the long run.

Sony is still "cooler" than Nintendo in the videogame market and casuals are easily attracted to little additions like tilt for sixaxis. And if Blu ray takes off PS3 will most definitely benefit from it (That's a risk Sony took, we'll have to wait and see if it works out).

It's not that I have too much faith, it's that you're not realizing that change is needed. You can't just assume that people who were happy with their PS2 (which is many, many people) will turn to 360 or Wii.
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#18 Colinllama
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It means something. It means that I can be enjoying a really good game early in a console's life cycle.DrinkDuff

Exactly.

After all, that is what this is supposed to be about isn't it? Playing good games?

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#19 karicha9
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Did you notice the DS was cheaper and appealed to all types of people?  It isn't just the AAAs that get people to buy a console/handheld.

If it were that easy to just sell something by making it a quality product, the business world would be easy.
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#20 cakeorrdeath
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[QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"]The competition is much stronger this time and Sony doesn't have the lead it had last time and then there is the price.

I think you have too much faith.
the-very-best


PS3 does not have to copy the same path PS2 did in terms of things like price, release etc.

When has playing it safe ever worked in the industry? (in fact it doesn't work anywhere). You play safe and you're out. 360 is just an upgraded PS2/Xbox but it doesn't really add anything majorly new. They're just building up on what was great last gen and while that isn't bad, people need change.

Wii is that change but it doesn't have enough games to go for the long run.

Sony is still "cooler" than Nintendo in the videogame market and casuals are easily attracted to little additions like tilt for sixaxis. And if Blu ray takes off PS3 will most definitely benefit from it (That's a risk Sony took, we'll have to wait and see if it works out).

It's not that I have too much faith, it's that you're not realizing that change is needed. You can't just assume that people who were happy with their PS2 (which is many, many people) will turn to 360 or Wii.



Wise words. Especially considering the HUGE numbers of assumptions in that post. That is purely an opinion piece. I expect most would argue greatly against your belief that the 360 is an upgraded PS2 whilst the PS3 is something new.
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#21 mjarantilla
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[QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="poopinloop32"]The DS the main handheld of this gen was released on November 2004....it took 10 months till August 05 till Nintendo got Advance Wars Duel Strike...So tell me whos winning the handheld wars?
So dont be idotic and predict the PS3 is ganna fail just because of a non early AAA gamepoopinloop32
The DS had WarioWare Touched in December 2004, and Nintendogs in April 2005.

Nintendogs got reveiwed August and WWT didnt get AAA

Nintendogs may have been reviewed only in August, but it came out in Japan in April, and that was when the DS became a hit over there. My bad about Wario Ware Touched. I could've sworn there was a WarioWare game that got AAA on the DS.....
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#22 Hoffgod
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... but yet whenever someone attempts to use the DS as a comparison that's favorable to the Wii they get beaten about the head by how different the handheld and console markets are.
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#23 the-very-best
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Wise words. Especially considering the HUGE numbers of assumptions in that post. That is purely an opinion piece. I expect most would argue greatly against your belief that the 360 is an upgraded PS2 whilst the PS3 is something new.
cakeorrdeath


lol...OK then. Tell me if you agree with this...

1. Competition is much stronger this time around (Nintendo got their act together, 360 is cheaper than PS3)
2. Sony still has all the major titles that made the PS2 so successful with the exception of GTA being timed exclusive.
3. If Blu-ray defeats HD-DVD Sony will be extremely lucky since that is a huge plus for them.
4. Most people were happy with their PS2.
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#24 AfterShafter
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Having just over 1 million sales after 3 months of release doesn't help thoughsuper_mario_128
If sales out the gate determined victory, the N64 would have beaten the snot out of the PS.
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#25 cakeorrdeath
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[QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"]

Wise words. Especially considering the HUGE numbers of assumptions in that post. That is purely an opinion piece. I expect most would argue greatly against your belief that the 360 is an upgraded PS2 whilst the PS3 is something new.
the-very-best


lol...OK then. Tell me if you agree with this...

1. Competition is much stronger this time around (Nintendo got their act together, 360 is cheaper than PS3)
2. Sony still has all the major titles that made the PS2 so successful with the exception of GTA being timed exclusive.
3. If Blu-ray defeats HD-DVD Sony will be extremely lucky since that is a huge plus for them.
4. Most people were happy with their PS2.


1. Yes
2. No. Dragon Quest and lots of other titles in Japan will follow I expect.  Then there is the fact the PS2 had a years worth of exclusivity on the first EA  games. There is Guitar Hero, Smasck Down VS Raw, early Tony Hawk games, That's just off the top of my head. The Xbox made major strides in gaining lots of previously exclusive PS2 titles within its lifespan but when it first launched the PS2 had an enoughmas advantage.
3. Maybe, it depends if HD movies take off in general not just it beating out HD DVD
4. True. But the PS3 is not a PS2.
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#26 the-very-best
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4. True. But the PS3 is not a PS2.
cakeorrdeath


Not ignoring your other points (they're all valid) but this one struck me as very interesting...

Do you think the public knows PS3 is not like the PS2? What they know is PS2 was great and they expect Sony will provide the same entertainment with the PS3 so when it's marketed by Sony they'll just "assume" (consumers don't know anything) it will be like the PS2, which will get the sales, which will get the dev support, which will make the PS3 successful.
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I don't think anyone in here really believes the PS3 will fail.

I think many would be surprised if it didn't dominate like the PS2. It's getting all the major titles the PS2 did and Sony is still number one in consoles.
the-very-best
Fail NOT, be 1st, very difficult.
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#28 cakeorrdeath
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[QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"]
4. True. But the PS3 is not a PS2.
the-very-best


Not ignoring your other points (they're all valid) but this one struck me as very interesting...

Do you think the public knows PS3 is not like the PS2? What they know is PS2 was great and they expect Sony will provide the same entertainment with the PS3 so when it's marketed by Sony they'll just "assume" (consumers don't know anything) it will be like the PS2, which will get the sales, which will get the dev support, which will make the PS3 successful.



Yes as soon as they are slapped in the face by the price tag.

People also don't live in a vacuum they are effected but what there friends are playing and saying and the media.

It's not getting the sales at the moment which is leading to it losing developer support, which hinders the PS3s success.
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[QUOTE="super_mario_128"]Having just over 1 million sales after 3 months of release doesn't help thoughThrice_III
Yet it is ahead of 360 at this point(after 3 months). And the european launch will raise the numbers in a hurry.

IF you were in a race and let the other runner have a 10 mile head start, then started running the first couple miles slightly faster than they started, but they were currently still running faster than you, you would never catch up.

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#30 beat89
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Sony also didn't have the head start this gen, which I believe will REALLY hurt them. Having the head start with the PS2 was a great advantage, and one they don't have the luxury of this time around.
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#31 kuza_9999
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The DS the main handheld of this gen was released on November 2004....it took 10 months till August 05 till Nintendo got Advance Wars Duel Strike...So tell me whos winning the handheld wars?
So dont be idotic and predict the PS3 is ganna fail just because of a non early AAA gamepoopinloop32
true, but then again it doesn't really help the ps3. DS was cheaper and had some quirky fun games that would appeal to a wider audience (basiclly like the Wii of the handheld gaming)
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#32 nnavidson
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Mario 64 and Halo disagree with this topic title.
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Yes as soon as they are slapped in the face by the price tag.

People also don't live in a vacuum they are effected but what there friends are playing and saying and the media.

It's not getting the sales at the moment which is leading to it losing developer support, which hinders the PS3s success.
cakeorrdeath


lol at the last line.

Your first point, price tag. (First off consumers don't buy consoles till about 2 years after launch) You're underestimating the Sony brand name in the market. Look at it another way....um...Ipod is much more expensive than other MP3 players in the market and does a lot less in terms of features but it still sells better than the rest due to people knowing the brand, and it being "cool" among casuals.

Same thing will happen with the iPhone.

I see no reason as to why the console market is different. Brand power is strong in every market.
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#34 the-very-best
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Mario 64 and Halo disagree with this topic title.nnavidson


No they don't. Both N64 and Xbox failed to beat the PS console at the time.
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#35 crushed21
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without halo the xbox probably would've dissapeared within a year of it's launch. 
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#36 Grive
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I don't think anyone in here really believes the PS3 will fail.

I think many would be surprised if it didn't dominate like the PS2. It's getting all the major titles the PS2 did and Sony is still number one in consoles.
the-very-best


I think that, like the term "flop", fail has a different meaning here. Flop is a failure to reach hype. Failing is more of a failure to keep up with certain standards or to actually deliver. In this case, the PS3 would fail if the Wii and/or 360 surpass it in sales throughout the generation - Sony would have failed to keep up their position.

Of course, it's not quite fair, since the 360 and Wii can only go upwards from their last gen, but that's the weight of the leader, I guess.

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#37 yuna707
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[QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"]

Yes as soon as they are slapped in the face by the price tag.

People also don't live in a vacuum they are effected but what there friends are playing and saying and the media.

It's not getting the sales at the moment which is leading to it losing developer support, which hinders the PS3s success.
the-very-best


lol at the last line.

Your first point, price tag. (First off consumers don't buy consoles till about 2 years after launch) You're underestimating the Sony brand name in the market. Look at it another way....um...Ipod is much more expensive than other MP3 players in the market and does a lot less in terms of features but it still sells better than the rest due to people knowing the brand, and it being "cool" among casuals.

Same thing will happen with the iPhone.

I see no reason as to why the console market is different. Brand power is strong in every market.

Actually the Ipods of late are becoming competitively priced. Sure they lack features like FM, but most casuals don't care about the features offered by its rival. it wins on style and appeal. Secondly, price point is huge. The X360 is in a position to force Sony to play its hand, a price drop. Casuals will buy X360 because of its already impressive games, and cheaper, and probably better multiplats ala madden, gta IV e.t.c
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#38 wooooode
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The PSP did not have any early AAA's and it is still garbage.
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lol at the last line.

Your first point, price tag. (First off consumers don't buy consoles till about 2 years after launch) You're underestimating the Sony brand name in the market. Look at it another way....um...Ipod is much more expensive than other MP3 players in the market and does a lot less in terms of features but it still sells better than the rest due to people knowing the brand, and it being "cool" among casuals.

Same thing will happen with the iPhone.

I see no reason as to why the console market is different. Brand power is strong in every market.
the-very-best


The Playstation name is certainly helping the PS3 but that doesn't garuntee its success especially not to the levels you are talking about.

As to it being 2 years before casulals start buying anything could happen by then. The next title akin to GTA could suddenly be released exclusive to the 360 or Wii. 

Games consoles are very differnt from your examples as people buy them much more for the software than the hardware.
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[QUOTE="kansasdude2009"][QUOTE="the-very-best"]I don't think anyone in here really believes the PS3 will fail.

I think many would be surprised if it didn't dominate like the PS2. It's getting all the major titles the PS2 did and Sony is still number one in consoles.
the-very-best

not at the same rate tho....and they are not all exclusives/time exclusives.



GTAIV is the only one that isn't timed exclusive. MGS/FF/GT/DMC/Tekken...all exclusive. Plus it's getting all the Ubisoft/EA major titles like AC/Burnout, and Madden of course.

Those ubiquitous EA titles are full multiplat. MGS and DMC are not system sellers. Tekken as DoA and VF to contend with (and argue all you like, but they all stack up pretty much the same on their own merits). GT is answered by Forza, and FF with a slew of Western and Eastern RPGs (and before you say "unproven", so was Dark Cloud).
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#41 the-very-best
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The Playstation name is certainly helping the PS3 but that doesn't garuntee its success especially not to the levels you are talking about.

As to it being 2 years before casulals start buying anything could happen by then. The next title akin to GTA could suddenly be released exclusive to the 360 or Wii.

Games consoles are very differnt from your examples as people buy them much more for the software than the hardware.
cakeorrdeath


That's pretty much all prediction. Especially that 2nd part about GTA going to 360 exclusively. How do we know it won't go to the PS3 exclusively? How do we know DQX won't go to the PS3 exclusively?

DC had a year head start and had more sales than the PS2 but nothing worked there.

Your last sentence doesn't make sense. People buy the consoles because they expect good software due to the brand name.
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#42 nnavidson
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[QUOTE="nnavidson"]Mario 64 and Halo disagree with this topic title.the-very-best


No they don't. Both N64 and Xbox failed to beat the PS console at the time.

Yes, they do.  The title is Early AAAs mean nothing.  Not, "Early AAA's not required to win generation".

Mario 64 and Halo are highly loved today.  Mario 64 basically created the 3d platformer and without Halo, there would be no Xbox 360.  I believe that means quite a lot, not nothing.

IS there any 1st generation PS or PS2 game that people are dying for the sequal, still highly regard the original?

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#43 cakeorrdeath
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[QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"]
The Playstation name is certainly helping the PS3 but that doesn't garuntee its success especially not to the levels you are talking about.

As to it being 2 years before casulals start buying anything could happen by then. The next title akin to GTA could suddenly be released exclusive to the 360 or Wii.

Games consoles are very differnt from your examples as people buy them much more for the software than the hardware.
the-very-best


That's pretty much all prediction. Especially that 2nd part about GTA going to 360 exclusively. How do we know it won't go to the PS3 exclusively? How do we know DQX won't go to the PS3 exclusively?

DC had a year head start and had more sales than the PS2 but nothing worked there.

Your last sentence doesn't make sense. People buy the consoles because they expect good software due to the brand name.



I said a title akin, as in similar in success and appeal, not actually GTA. And I was just saying we couldn't know what will happen in 2 years not that it won't go to PS3.

DC had huge financial issues no support from the biggest publisher in the world and all sorts of other issues. It simply is not a comparible situation. It did not have more sales than the PS2. Most of its sales occured after Sega announced they were about to halt production.

People buy consoles because the good software they want is already out. Only hardcore early adopters buy for potential.
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[QUOTE="the-very-best"][QUOTE="nnavidson"]Mario 64 and Halo disagree with this topic title.nnavidson



No they don't. Both N64 and Xbox failed to beat the PS console at the time.

Yes, they do.  The title is Early AAAs mean nothing.  Not, "Early AAA's not required to win generation".

Mario 64 and Halo are highly loved today.  Mario 64 basically created the 3d platformer and without Halo, there would be no Xbox 360.  I believe that means quite a lot, not nothing.

IS there any 1st generation PS or PS2 game that people are dying for the sequal, still highly regard the original?

Were in system wars...everything means about the generation

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I don't think anyone in here really believes the PS3 will fail.

I think many would be surprised if it didn't dominate like the PS2. It's getting all the major titles the PS2 did and Sony is still number one in consoles.
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Most people don't think it will fail , but most don't think it's going to be the next PS2. You have to be a blind fanboy to think the PS3 will be able to dominate this gen like the PS2 did last gen. The Xbox 360 is doing a heck of a lot better then the original Xbox did, and the Wii is also doing much better then the Gamecube, last time I checked both the Xbox 360 and Wii sold more units last month then the PS3. Will the PS3 fail? I highly doubt it as it is a very good machine. Will it rein supreme over the other consoles? Again, I highly doubt it, sales numbers don't lie and the PS3 is at a big price disadvantage.
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Yes having good games is totally overrated, hell, I don't even want good games, I want  bad games. Mind-numbingly bad games. If nothing but good games ever came out where would we be? There would be nothing to look forward to. For the sake of arguement say just by accident a really good AAA game that was exclusive to the PS3 came out. All it would do is make 2008 less important for the PS3. Do you want PS3 to have a bad 2008? You don't want MGS4, FF13, DMC4, GT5, and GoW3 too look bad in comparison do you? I know I don't.  
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DC had a year head start and had more sales than the PS2 but nothing worked there.

Your last sentence doesn't make sense. People buy the consoles because they expect good software due to the brand name.
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Then how did Sony break into the market with the original PlayStation?

Anyway, DreamCast is a bad example because by the time it came out, Sega was on the financial ropes after the Saturn fiasco. For one thing, EA refused to support DreamCast. As wobbly as it was, it only took a stiff breeze to make Sega bow out--Sony just happened to bring a hurricane.
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[QUOTE="nnavidson"]

[QUOTE="the-very-best"][QUOTE="nnavidson"]Mario 64 and Halo disagree with this topic title.poopinloop32



No they don't. Both N64 and Xbox failed to beat the PS console at the time.

Yes, they do.  The title is Early AAAs mean nothing.  Not, "Early AAA's not required to win generation".

Mario 64 and Halo are highly loved today.  Mario 64 basically created the 3d platformer and without Halo, there would be no Xbox 360.  I believe that means quite a lot, not nothing.

IS there any 1st generation PS or PS2 game that people are dying for the sequal, still highly regard the original?

Were in system wars...everything means about the generation

System Wars was around during the PS2 obvious reign.  If it was only about winning the generation with sales, why did anyone post at SW during that time?

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[QUOTE="the-very-best"]DC had a year head start and had more sales than the PS2 but nothing worked there.

Your last sentence doesn't make sense. People buy the consoles because they expect good software due to the brand name.
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Then how did Sony break into the market with the original PlayStation?

Anyway, DreamCast is a bad example because by the time it came out, Sega was on the financial ropes after the Saturn fiasco. For one thing, EA refused to support DreamCast. As wobbly as it was, it only took a stiff breeze to make Sega bow out--Sony just happened to bring a hurricane.

Yep, that and also the PS2 doubled as a DVD player and that is what also what helped sell consoles and make the Dreamcast fall even deeper into the pit of no return. Too bad Blu-Ray doesn't seem to be selling a lot of PS3's. Unless many many PS3 owners use it as a movie player too. -shrug-
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I said a title akin, as in similar in success and appeal, not actually GTA. And I was just saying we couldn't know what will happen in 2 years not that it won't go to PS3.

DC had huge financial issues no support from the biggest publisher in the world and all sorts of other issues. It simply is not a comparible situation. It did not have more sales than the PS2. Most of its sales occured after Sega announced they were about to halt production.

People buy consoles because the good software they want is already out. Only hardcore early adopters buy for potential.
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Well I agree that we can't know what will happen in 2 years...

Why do people believe that DC thing....Sega announced they were discontinuing the DC after the PS2 had launched, not before, and the console launched 16 months before the PS2 taking many sales but it failed to gather enough momentum before PS2's launch...

"People buy consoles because the good software they want is already out". I agree, which is why I see PS3 winning when consumers favourite series from last gen like GTA, GT, MGS, Madden, Burnout, DMC, Tekken, FF etc all land on the PS3.