[QUOTE="OhSnapitz"][QUOTE="Rhys555"] The Playstation 3...successor to the massive consoles, PS1 and 2, selling over 200 million units combined. In Playstation's history, Sony have received allot of 3rd party support from multiple company's such as Konami, Sqaure andRockstar. This is probably due to the earlier success when the company's chose to put their latest games on playstaion 1,due to reason such ashardware, in the case of final fantasy 7 for example, square supported Sony for the use of CD.
Fact of the matter is, Playstation has become the exclusive home of many 'system-seller' games, like final fantasy and metal gear solid. The Playstation 3 is no exception, with such exclusives. Anyway, the PS3 may be under pressure now, but it simply has to much support and potential to flop, keep in mind this system is likely to be around 6-10 years from now...
So, how can the developers see it? Well, your average current gen game can cost anywhere around 40 million pound to develop. And such company's like Square, Konami, Crytek, Rockstar, Epic, Insomniac, and Naughty dog simply wouldn't chose to put their 'eclusive projects' opn PS3 if they couldn't see money to be made from it, keep in mind they are a business. As a result, PS3 will build a fleet of system selling exclusive from trusted company's, we all know its killer 08 line-up.
Over its life span, PS3 will surely match the success of its predecessors with price-drops and exclusives. As for the competition, Microsoft already failed to create a good basis for the 360 with the medicore first xbox, only 30 million sales and mediocre first party support. The 360 seems a improvement on the first party support but it can't succeed in only America. As for the wii, lets face it, its a secondary console. people will soon have top buy another console to another console for a true current gen experience, not only that but6 its hardware is already outdated, this is really going to put people off in the next 3 years. I can't see wii living past 2010 as the system leader...
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Rhys555
1. Support from 3rd party devs is there but it's A HELL of alot more spread out this gen.. Look at the facts..
Square Enix developing for the 360 = FF XI, Last Reminant, Infinate Undiscovery. compared to Final fantasy 13and kingdom hearts 3 exclusively on playstation
Isn't KH3 a moble game? :|
Capcom showing more XB support = Dead Rising, Lost Planet, DMC 4 and RE5 (That alone is a HUGE statement) Multi-plats..and no dead rising 2 apprently :lol:
Uh.. DUh!! That was the whole point in listing em. DMC and RE have NEVER graced a XB console and yet Capcom seems confindent enough to release two of it's biggest franchises on the 360.. That's not a statement?!?!?!
Sega bringing it's 1 hit game over to the 360 = VF5 w/Online Apoximatley a year after the PS3 version...
You're still not getting it.. VF is a BIG thing in japan (or atleast that's what I've heard). And the series has never been on ANYTHING but Sega and PS system's. Sega feels confindent enough in the 360 to release it's #1 title on the system. That's not a statement?!?!?!
Others include Ace Combat 6(a once PS brand exclusive) multi-plat probably because there aren't enough PS gamers that want it :lol:
You're still tapdancing around the truth. These companies are releasing games for the 360 and wii that once were PS Brand exclusives. This isn't last gen or the gen before it... It's by time the cows realize this.
ANd that's just from the land of the Rising Sun. Yea sure the PS3 has MGS4 and FFXIII ect.. but some of these once PS exclusive companies are bringing there franchises over to the 360/wii.
I won't even get into western support because they both are pretty much even..
- So now the PS brand doesn't have the software advantage.
2. Price point and sales.. The PS3 retails for $500-600 and is sitting at around 5 million. The 360 retails for $279-450 and is sitting at around 10-11 million. The 360 continues to outsell the PS3 in the US and the PS3 outsells the 360 in Japan. That pulls them about even with sales (excluding Europe). But because the 360 came out first, it already has the userbase advantage. And with the PS3's high price point.. the 360 has the price advantage..
- SO now the PS brand doesn't have the price/userbase advantage. Keep in mind playstation consels tend to have a much longer lifespan than the competition, companys will take this into account and lee a large profit to be made in the long run
The reason the PS brand has more lifespan than the previous systems is because it was the ONLY system most of these companies released their software on. The tides are already changing on that front.
That's two keys sections that help the PS/PS2 dominate the last couple of years and they no longer own it.. The only way for the PS3 to secure the lead again is to drop the price of the system to about $299 (perhaps sometime next year *crosses fingers*) and get those 3rd party companies from jumping ship (or sharing their ship) with M$.
This gen is going to be closer i will admit that, simply because iof the enormous production cost. But Sony still seems to have the edge.
Sony has no edge this gen.. The wii is scooping up all the casuals and non-gamers while the 360 scoops up the hardcore... The only thing the PS3 is securing is gamers with big wallets who want the next "big thing" with bluray. If I'm lying the PS3 would've surpassed the 360/wii by now.
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