Yes, as suggestive as me and a co-worker have both bought a 360 while noone on my office bought a ps2 over that time... Sorry to say that family/neighbourhood/schoool/office experience doesn't count in worldwide events.
I even remember spending tons of hours playing Tony Hawk 3 just to get all boards and the rest of the stuff... so if you are really into a certain game and there are "goals" to achieve, you keep playing until the day you know there is nothing new to do there, even if you completed the game long time ago.
I guess portable system software rose because two new systems where introduced in the market. And we should wait and see what are these figures when PS3 and Rev are out, and there are more games available for the 360 and these new systems. If the lineup for the 2 upcoming systems is appealing and the 360 "counterattack" with some blockbusters, expect the sofware sales to rise a lot. We are now at the end of a console generation era, and in the middle of transition to the new one. Once these new systems are established, the difference will be wider.
Well I would not consider WoW a mainstream game, as not every kid is on MMORPG, so despite it's a top seller, it's not like every guy wants to play it, not even when you have to pay a monthly fee to do it. After being a gamer for over 22 years, i have had my console moments and pc moments, and i use to switch to one system or another when i feel like this or that system has nothing more to offer, or like i'm getting bored of playing the same games. Nowadays, due to my work/wife situation, i am more into consoles, because i don't want to bother about tweaking my computer settings to have a playable framerate, or loose my time finding drivers or patches. I just want to sit on the sofa, turn on my plasma and play. This last christmas my wife bought me a 360, despite all the conversations we had about waiting some time. Now i only own 2 games and hardly play it, but i know i will finally put to rest my old ps2 after some more games are in the market. Even though the games are mostly sequels, i will buy it, as nowadays investing some money in games is not a problem for me. And it's not just me, almost every friend of mine who have grown being a gamer like me is on the same thinking. The days of sleepless nights in a little room are over. Now i enjoy playing with my friends on the main room from time to time, or playing some time almost everyday if we can meet online. And actual consoles allow me to do this.
PD: Also the "cool" factor of next gen consoles between kids is stronger than, say next release of ATI or NVIDIA cards.
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Yes, as suggestive as me and a co-worker have both bought a 360 while noone on my office bought a ps2 over that time... Sorry to say that family/neighbourhood/schoool/office experience doesn't count in worldwide events.
I even remember spending tons of hours playing Tony Hawk 3 just to get all boards and the rest of the stuff... so if you are really into a certain game and there are "goals" to achieve, you keep playing until the day you know there is nothing new to do there, even if you completed the game long time ago.
I guess portable system software rose because two new systems where introduced in the market. And we should wait and see what are these figures when PS3 and Rev are out, and there are more games available for the 360 and these new systems. If the lineup for the 2 upcoming systems is appealing and the 360 "counterattack" with some blockbusters, expect the sofware sales to rise a lot. We are now at the end of a console generation era, and in the middle of transition to the new one. Once these new systems are established, the difference will be wider.
Well I would not consider WoW a mainstream game, as not every kid is on MMORPG, so despite it's a top seller, it's not like every guy wants to play it, not even when you have to pay a monthly fee to do it. After being a gamer for over 22 years, i have had my console moments and pc moments, and i use to switch to one system or another when i feel like this or that system has nothing more to offer, or like i'm getting bored of playing the same games. Nowadays, due to my work/wife situation, i am more into consoles, because i don't want to bother about tweaking my computer settings to have a playable framerate, or loose my time finding drivers or patches. I just want to sit on the sofa, turn on my plasma and play. This last christmas my wife bought me a 360, despite all the conversations we had about waiting some time. Now i only own 2 games and hardly play it, but i know i will finally put to rest my old ps2 after some more games are in the market. Even though the games are mostly sequels, i will buy it, as nowadays investing some money in games is not a problem for me. And it's not just me, almost every friend of mine who have grown being a gamer like me is on the same thinking. The days of sleepless nights in a little room are over. Now i enjoy playing with my friends on the main room from time to time, or playing some time almost everyday if we can meet online. And actual consoles allow me to do this. PD: Also the "cool" factor of next gen consoles between kids is stronger than, say next release of ATI or NVIDIA cards.
Thankfully these first titles are not sequels like the 360 bitch!