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PS3 Industry Leader In 2007?

Posted by Zonk on from the could-be dept.

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. "

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  1. Possible... by Pxtl · · Score: 4, Interesting

    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.

  2. And 1up invented the time machine when? by Guspaz · · Score: 3, Insightful

    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?

  3. People's Tastes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Believe it or not, the general public's tastes change rapidly (and in, somewhat, unpredictable ways); one day 'Grunge' and 'Alternative' music is king, the next day Pop and Hip-Hop rule all. This patern exists in all entertainment fields and the companies who successfuly predict the next wave become highly profitable and culturally important. Sony benefited, more than any other company, from the shift from videogames becoming more of an acceptable pastime (for adults) and the importance of 'Mature' videogames.

    The question becomes, where are videogames going?
    • Are they going to become simpler with a greater focus on control (Nintendo)

    • Is conventional online play going to become more important (XBox)

    • Are Massively Multiplayer games the wave of the future (PC)

    • Are simple web-based games the next big thing

    • Or is everyting going to stay pretty much the same (PS3)