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LittleBigPlanet Could 'Move Consoles' For PlayStation 3

Posted by Zonk on from the need-a-bit-of-a-jump-start dept.

The always popular Michael Pachter offered up the opinion last week that LittleBigPlanet may be the title the PlayStation 3 needs to have breakout success. In a report pointing out failings on Microsoft and Sony's part to appeal to 'family gamers', Pachter said: "After seeing LittleBigPlanet at TGS, I believe it could be a console mover. The game is really innovative, and I think it adds a family element that is so far missing from both the Xbox 360 and the PS3. If they can accompany that game's launch with a price cut (or a lower priced SKU), I think we'll see a spike in sales." The game is really innovative, and I'm looking forward to it a bunch ... but I think I agree with the folks at Ars when they say the pricetag is still too high to appeal to family gamers.

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  1. Re:Can't Wait by qzak · · Score: 0, Troll

    This game is obviously on my must have list of games to buy. Don't get me wrong, Heavenly Sword was great, but thats come and gone.

    What Sony really needs is more good games, not one blockbuster. My co-worker compares the PS3 to a sports car. Most of the time its sitting in the garage or somewhere collecting dust. Then every once in a while a fantastic game comes out and you get to take it out for a good drag-race.

    To sell more PS3s Sony needs more than a killer game once every six months. OK, I keep hearing this. Why does everyone start with the base assumption that the headline game is the only one coming out? Every good game comes out, it's "this is great, but I wouldn't spend $600 for it!" or comments like above. The only thing I can think of is that Sony's advertising dept sucks and nobody knows there are actually decent games coming.

    I mean screw LBP; what I really want to play is Uncharted. I guess people don't know about it, but it looks awesome. Or Rachet and Clank, which looks like Pixar made it, but it's realtime. And, by accounts, it's FUN. Unreal Tournament III is coming as a timed exclusive, Haze as an exclusive, Singstar (if you're my wife, this is important), the RPG Folklore as an exclusive, and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. And all I mentioned were the exclusives I'm interested in coming in the next 2 months. There's more coming, but much of it is probably crap, since I'm not interested in it.

    Surely I'll be downmodded for sounding like a commercial or for owning a PS3, but damn. You really think this console is trying to ride just one horse?