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HD-Less PS3?
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Holy hell, this thing is gonna cost a lot to make!
Cut costs!
The downside is the same as for the PS2, if its not standard equipment, developers will assume that the majority don't have it and won't use the features.
Tough decision for Sony, but in the long run at least the marketing folks can still say that it has hard drive capability to compete with MS, even if most games will ignore it.
Why? The previous iteration was cool having a unique character on each of the 3 consoles... What is the benefit for the publisher to make it exclusive? And why on the PS2? It's gonna have a hard time with all the pretty visuals that the SC series is known for.
As for Sony, why would they even bother trying to get this exclusive to the PS2? Its on the way out... if they were just trying to keep the game from going to the 360 and Revolution, why don't they try to get the Tecmo guys to postpone until they can release it for the PS3 with PS3 quality graphics?
While the author is worried about console games losing the "level playing field" in terms of hardware, it certainly won't be as bad as in computer games. In computers you have a constant supply of new available upgrades, as long as you have the cash. As for the next generation of consoles, the only upgradable component will be your TV. Once everyone has HD-TVs, that's it, thats the upper limit of upgradability.
Sure, it will be a factor when the consoles are new and only a handful of people have HD-TVs, but these new TVs are the wave of the future, right? Isn't EVERYONE supposed to go out and buy a new one? Within a couple of years, a LOT more people will have HD-TV. You can't expect the hardware vendors to not include HD ability when it is right on the horizon of becoming mainstream. Heck, this could very well push more people to get that HD-TV set, so they can take advantage of new console features.
It has been time for a reorganization for a while now, and the UN has discussed it at length. There are lots of good ideas, some including aspects of your comment. However, restructuring the UN requires support of the Security Council; current SC members would not be too excited to vote for either:
1) limiting their own power by not being on the SC permanently anymore, or
2) diluting their power by allowing more countries to have veto, on the SC.
The UN will probabably continue in its current form for a long time. (Unless they are dissolved or a couple of key countries pull out altogether)
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Holy hell, this thing is gonna cost a lot to make! Cut costs! The downside is the same as for the PS2, if its not standard equipment, developers will assume that the majority don't have it and won't use the features. Tough decision for Sony, but in the long run at least the marketing folks can still say that it has hard drive capability to compete with MS, even if most games will ignore it.
Who was Eve and what was the Apple that complete the analogy?
When I say Tecmo, I of course meant Namco.
Why? The previous iteration was cool having a unique character on each of the 3 consoles... What is the benefit for the publisher to make it exclusive? And why on the PS2? It's gonna have a hard time with all the pretty visuals that the SC series is known for.
As for Sony, why would they even bother trying to get this exclusive to the PS2? Its on the way out... if they were just trying to keep the game from going to the 360 and Revolution, why don't they try to get the Tecmo guys to postpone until they can release it for the PS3 with PS3 quality graphics?
While the author is worried about console games losing the "level playing field" in terms of hardware, it certainly won't be as bad as in computer games. In computers you have a constant supply of new available upgrades, as long as you have the cash. As for the next generation of consoles, the only upgradable component will be your TV. Once everyone has HD-TVs, that's it, thats the upper limit of upgradability.
Sure, it will be a factor when the consoles are new and only a handful of people have HD-TVs, but these new TVs are the wave of the future, right? Isn't EVERYONE supposed to go out and buy a new one? Within a couple of years, a LOT more people will have HD-TV. You can't expect the hardware vendors to not include HD ability when it is right on the horizon of becoming mainstream. Heck, this could very well push more people to get that HD-TV set, so they can take advantage of new console features.
It has been time for a reorganization for a while now, and the UN has discussed it at length. There are lots of good ideas, some including aspects of your comment. However, restructuring the UN requires support of the Security Council; current SC members would not be too excited to vote for either:
1) limiting their own power by not being on the SC permanently anymore, or
2) diluting their power by allowing more countries to have veto, on the SC.
The UN will probabably continue in its current form for a long time. (Unless they are dissolved or a couple of key countries pull out altogether)