Slashdot Mirror
PS3 Industry Leader In 2007?
1up has a piece on a report indicating that the PS3 will likely be dominant in the industry by the holiday season of 2007. From the article: "Research and Markets also foresees online gaming becoming an increasingly important part of the gaming experience, with Microsoft's Xbox Live service leading the charge. The research overview provides no speculative details on whether Sony or Nintendo's services will be comparative. The next-generation console market as a whole will actually peak in 2008 according to the report, eventually generating $21.9 billion, whereas software sales will rise through 2010 at $16.8 billion. "
Sony may have a usable devkit that doesn't cause permanent brain-damage by then.
The difference between the 360 and PS3 is pretty much an ideological one only - PS3 is designed with a focus on hardware power and capability, while the 360 is focussed on software architecture.
Notice how the antedeluvian PS2 hardware can still keep up with modern boxes - that's the payoff of Sony's approach. Conversely, the payoff of MS' approach is more solid launch titles and Live.
Besides that underlying core difference, they're pretty much Coke and Pepsi. I couldn't care less who wins....
at any rate, I'm buying a Rev.
Another journalist predicted that the PS3 would fail because Microsoft would reduce the 360's price around the PS3 launch, and then release Halo 3 the same day as the PS3 launch. The exact opposite of 1up's position.
So, why should we assume that 1up's predictions are any more accurate? Why should we trust any of these predictions, for that matter?
I predict the Nokia N-Gage 17 will be the leader in 2051. Just as valid as these other predictions.
"Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home" - Cicero
Anyway, the detail I'd like to nit-pick at is... how do they justify the huge difference in statements that "online play is becoming more significant" and "Sony will take the lead"? XBox 360's online play is VASTLY better than PS3 or Revolution. It's shocking how big of a difference there is. Is online play not going to be that significant after all, or are does PS3 have some significant strengths over the XBox that win out?
Research and Markets also foresees online gaming becoming an increasingly important part of the gaming experience
Oh come on, they have been trotting out this old chestnut since the launch of the PS2! I just don't think the majority of people are that interested in online multiplayer for consoles - people want good 'party games', or a high-quality single-player experience, Joe Blow doesn't want to be faffing about with wireless networking to get his console online in his living room. The people who are really into multiplayer get PCs.
It's "News for Nerds." Enough of these retarded speculation stories.
If they implement that signature signing for each Blu-ray disc to a specific device. The article that stated that you can only use the disc with the first device it is used on. If that is on the PS3, then i'm sure we won't see Sony soaring in console sales come 2007. Sony is not dumb enough to do that, you might ask? I think the problems with the rootkit has proven their stupidity.
If i wanted to hear bullshit, i'd go to church.
This just in: analysts change their minds yet again
oh wait, who cares what analysts think since they know nothing.
The question becomes, where are videogames going?
You lost me at "1up."
Look around everybody. I'm guessing we all see gamers on both sides. This report was for stock analysts and brokers. Reports like this have no relevance to people like us, its purpose is to "inform" those who have absolutely no idea what is going on in the gaming world other than it is a $5billion a year industry with some high performance stock. Lets leave these types of articles were they belong, because here they are just flamebait for fanboys.
Mod: -1 Flamebait to 1up.com
Ps. If you follow the game industry religiously like some of us around here do, and have some business sense, I recommend getting some stock. I've made a pretty sizable gain on EA and Gamespot and they look even better every day, despite my personal issues with some of their practices. And yea, that does make me a hypocrit, but at least I get to vote at the stockholder meeting.
I am and always will be a stereotype, because who in their right mind prefers mono?
great post, however given the way that sony has been pushing developers to include some form of online play with the psp. i can see sony pushing the ps3 similarly.
whether they go the route of using a centralized service is still up in the air, but for now, who cares? the system is still not even 100% designed yet... its hard to listen to passing judgement when all we have to go on is rumors.
When I see stories like these now, I just ignore what they say. Everyone predicts everything, and, even if they're right, it doesn't affect me, because I'll be getting a Revolution, thankyouverymuch.
Nintendo has, for a couple of generations now, been the runner up in the console wars, as far as pure sales go. But, despite this, they continue to work on their product (turning a handsome profit at the same time,) and continue putting out fun, ingenious games that I enjoy.
Plus, if it does have a smaller fanbase, that means that those who do have a Revolution are more likely the kind of players I would prefer to associate with- those who want great gameplay mechanics with nice graphics, not extreme realism with bouncing breasts (it should be noted that these are not always mutually exclusive.)
So go ahead, you mindless media whores, parade your predictions and "analysis". I'll be saving my pennies to buy a Revolution the day it comes out, no matter what you say.
depends. hardware is hardware, but most titles will look almost the same on all three consoles; limited by whichever system is the lowest common denominator. i predict it will be a repeat of this generation.
with the industry budgeoning us with sequels, i can see most users going with the system or systems that will allow them to continue to follow the franchises that they have come to enjoy. bill likes final fantasy, so chances are that he will continue following the series on playstation hardware. john likes halo so he will probably continue to follow the xbox hardware. tim likes zelda and mario so hes going to follow the nintendo hardware.
where ground will be gained is from those that switch consoles. most FPS fans, and graphics whores flocked towards the xbox, if the ps3 or revolution can grab their attention, thats where they will gain sales from. the ps2 had the highest quantity of different successful franchises in many different genres, but if the revolution and x360 can come up with more novel genres and franchises, they might steal some of that thunder from sony. so far the x360 launch and announced games are 70% sequels of non-unique franchises.
due to the lack of options for early 360 buyers, kameo and perfect dark zero will probably be best sellers. if they can keep those franchises going, who knows? for every ps2 franchise that seems to have lost its luster due to overexposure [jak and dexter, ratchet and clank... etc] they are being replaced at a good clip by new franchises [ico, god of war... etc]. the revolution [read: mario, zelda, metroid games] arent going anywhere. the ps2 has enough franchises that they can afford to drop a couple bad iterations of a series. the console thats still under the gun is the x360. one mistake with say... halo3 and the ship is sunk.