As a company grows, so does its consumers. Eventually, the company gets "new" consumers in the form of children / young adults. These consumers are exposed to the products from outset, forcing the larger company to lose its stronghold in favor of the "better" one.
Takahashi thinks outlandish and outside-the-box, whereas Miyamoto thinks integration and connecting-the-dots. It's easy to see how their opinions would differ.
This reminds me of an article posted not more than a few months ago.
Things are no different now than they have ever been. Even back in video games' infancy, the general public lost interest in video games as they grew up. Some stayed, sure, but the vast majority of people veer from video games at varying speeds. This is nothing new, and it means little. Like I stated last time, talk to the people who WERE, say 16, and then talking to the people ARE 16, and see how THEIR interests compare.
The one big, important thing to note here is that Microsoft is primarily a software developer and Sony is primarily a hardware developer. Microsoft has so far only eaten up software companies, so why would they want to start going after hardware companies? Microsoft's success in past has been largely, if not solely, due to the fact that it costs near nothing to manufacture software, so it's practically all profit.
Aren't macs generally considered over priced for their products? So would it be accurate to say, then, that these casual gamers would therefore be willing to pay near high-end price for those middle end graphics cards?
It's not often my home state gets Slashdotted about. Despite U of M being quite techie, there doesn't seem to be much of that kind of news originating from the area.
Honestly, I didn't think FFX was that great. If it was on the PSX, or the other games had been on the PS2, it wouldn't have gotten anywhere NEAR that kind of recognition.
They way I hear it, the 360 actually didn't do very well because...it didn't do very well. The ONLY actual shortages were in big cities. My hometown always had plenty of units in stock, and MS sold 800,000 of a possible 4 million units thus far.
If you've been keeping up, a lot of a companies, including EA and Activision, have recently had large layoffs. MS wants to tell you it's because of a slow gaming season, but if you check things out more closely, you'll noticed that the divisions were next-gen divisions...in particular, 360 development. The companies realized the 360 wasn't doing so hot, so they pulled funding and placed the money in more reliable venues.
The way I heard it, PS3 is actually in some ways easier to develop for than the 360. It is only the initial reaction to the cell processor that made everyone flip out.
For example, the PS3's gpu uses openGL, so most of the graphics functions are very comfortable to developers.
I don't about you, but I found Microsoft's "Simplicity" of 1) Requiring Internet Explorer to update and 2) The somewhat faulty download mechanism to be more of pain than most places that have a "Click here to download latest patch" link.
It's likely that Microsoft realized that since 1) 360 does not come with an HD-DVD drive and 2) Nobody else has released any HD-DVD players either that they realized they were fighting a losing battle, and, as always, Microsoft is quick to switch sides when there's profit involved.
So you accidentally set someone on fire and now you're not allowed into some club because you're evil? If anything, that shows that the game is incapable of connecting cause and effects past a single event. There are many games out there that judge your consequences, but few, if any, that even attempt to compute reasoning. Maybe in Elder Scrolls V...
So he's being forced to resign for trying not to get his assistants in trouble? That's hardly unethical. In the very least, it's rational. Why aren't the assistants being punished? What they did was definately worse than what he did... Some countries are so strange.
How could the kid possibly think he'd come out alright? I mean, even in the game jumping from heights can kill you, and if it doesn't kill you it hurts you quite nicely. Therefore any kid attempting a re enactment must be trying to hurt himself, because that's the only thing that ever results from a jump in WoW. If you try to disregard this fact, then you must also disregard any connection it may have to WoW.
I think that's actually a pretty strong case for Blizzard. The kid obviously had a mental problem if he could see the jumping but not the hurting.
This is true. FFXII almost certainly won't be a release title, but it also wouldn't be the first time that anticipation alone drove the sales of a console.
You find it highly unlikely because Square has traditionally held a track record of releasing Final Fantasties about every year? Think about it: 1997 - Final Fantasy VII 1999 - Final Fantasy VIII 2000 - Final Fantasy IX 2001 - Final Fantasy X 2002 - Final Fantasy XI 2003 - Final Fantasy X-2
This was their <i>only</i> skip since Final Fantasy VII. Now <i>tell me again</i> why I should believe they can't crank out another one a year after XII, let alone two.
Halo 3 was noted as an American console buyer. In particular, the Japanese really don't care for FPSes, so the release of Halo is hardly going to sway them. Instead, I find it likely that Squaresoft will unveil Final Fantasy XIII around the time of the PS3 release, which will capture pretty much all of Japan and a growing market of the US and the rest of the world.
Though I love Nintendo to death, I can't help but be wary of their move. Sure, the console will support traditional games, but the GameCube supports online games and look where that lead it.
In the end, it seems quite clear: Halo fans will buy a 360, Japan and FF fans (and there are a LOT of those) will buy a PS3, and devote Nintendo fans (and maybe some newcomers) will buy the Revolution. It's like clockwork, people.
Looks like the read the post wrong. There wasn't enough weight for me to buy an XBox (that is, not enough games I wanted). Nor are there enough current prospects on the 360. HOWEVER, combined, there were enough for me to seriously consider a purchase. But now that a good deal of the games I liked on the XBox aren't supported on 360, that brings the total value down, and thus back to the point where it doesn't warrant a purchase.
...People who are interested in the PS3 will probably decide to wait, as it's seeming that Sony is leaning towards a late spring/summer release. Why wait five months when if you wait seven you can get a machine that's more powerful and can play those next-generation discs?
Okay, to be more clear, I don't have an XBox so I was thinking of buying a 360 to get the whole shibang. But since Orta isn't supported, that's a no go.
Also, I realized Munch's Oddysee isn't supported. So that's about 50% of the games I wanted to play right there. =p
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Isn't that a bit ironic, considering she's the one that hordes materia like nothin' else?
These Pre-E3 events are technically not a part of E3, am I correct? So do you need any special kind of pass to attend them?
As a company grows, so does its consumers. Eventually, the company gets "new" consumers in the form of children / young adults. These consumers are exposed to the products from outset, forcing the larger company to lose its stronghold in favor of the "better" one.
Takahashi thinks outlandish and outside-the-box, whereas Miyamoto thinks integration and connecting-the-dots. It's easy to see how their opinions would differ.
This reminds me of an article posted not more than a few months ago. Things are no different now than they have ever been. Even back in video games' infancy, the general public lost interest in video games as they grew up. Some stayed, sure, but the vast majority of people veer from video games at varying speeds. This is nothing new, and it means little. Like I stated last time, talk to the people who WERE, say 16, and then talking to the people ARE 16, and see how THEIR interests compare.
The one big, important thing to note here is that Microsoft is primarily a software developer and Sony is primarily a hardware developer. Microsoft has so far only eaten up software companies, so why would they want to start going after hardware companies? Microsoft's success in past has been largely, if not solely, due to the fact that it costs near nothing to manufacture software, so it's practically all profit.
Aren't macs generally considered over priced for their products? So would it be accurate to say, then, that these casual gamers would therefore be willing to pay near high-end price for those middle end graphics cards?
It's not often my home state gets Slashdotted about. Despite U of M being quite techie, there doesn't seem to be much of that kind of news originating from the area.
So now the RIAA is condoning higher education? Honestly, I think it's about time somebody stepped in...
Honestly, I didn't think FFX was that great. If it was on the PSX, or the other games had been on the PS2, it wouldn't have gotten anywhere NEAR that kind of recognition.
They way I hear it, the 360 actually didn't do very well because...it didn't do very well. The ONLY actual shortages were in big cities. My hometown always had plenty of units in stock, and MS sold 800,000 of a possible 4 million units thus far. If you've been keeping up, a lot of a companies, including EA and Activision, have recently had large layoffs. MS wants to tell you it's because of a slow gaming season, but if you check things out more closely, you'll noticed that the divisions were next-gen divisions...in particular, 360 development. The companies realized the 360 wasn't doing so hot, so they pulled funding and placed the money in more reliable venues.
The way I heard it, PS3 is actually in some ways easier to develop for than the 360. It is only the initial reaction to the cell processor that made everyone flip out. For example, the PS3's gpu uses openGL, so most of the graphics functions are very comfortable to developers.
I don't about you, but I found Microsoft's "Simplicity" of 1) Requiring Internet Explorer to update and 2) The somewhat faulty download mechanism to be more of pain than most places that have a "Click here to download latest patch" link.
It's likely that Microsoft realized that since 1) 360 does not come with an HD-DVD drive and 2) Nobody else has released any HD-DVD players either that they realized they were fighting a losing battle, and, as always, Microsoft is quick to switch sides when there's profit involved.
So you accidentally set someone on fire and now you're not allowed into some club because you're evil? If anything, that shows that the game is incapable of connecting cause and effects past a single event. There are many games out there that judge your consequences, but few, if any, that even attempt to compute reasoning. Maybe in Elder Scrolls V...
So he's being forced to resign for trying not to get his assistants in trouble? That's hardly unethical. In the very least, it's rational. Why aren't the assistants being punished? What they did was definately worse than what he did... Some countries are so strange.
How could the kid possibly think he'd come out alright? I mean, even in the game jumping from heights can kill you, and if it doesn't kill you it hurts you quite nicely. Therefore any kid attempting a re enactment must be trying to hurt himself, because that's the only thing that ever results from a jump in WoW. If you try to disregard this fact, then you must also disregard any connection it may have to WoW.
I think that's actually a pretty strong case for Blizzard. The kid obviously had a mental problem if he could see the jumping but not the hurting.
This is true. FFXII almost certainly won't be a release title, but it also wouldn't be the first time that anticipation alone drove the sales of a console.
Enough awe and anxiety can really go a long way.
Which marks their first time ever being so late.
You find it highly unlikely because Square has traditionally held a track record of releasing Final Fantasties about every year? Think about it:
1997 - Final Fantasy VII
1999 - Final Fantasy VIII
2000 - Final Fantasy IX
2001 - Final Fantasy X
2002 - Final Fantasy XI
2003 - Final Fantasy X-2
This was their <i>only</i> skip since Final Fantasy VII. Now <i>tell me again</i> why I should believe they can't crank out another one a year after XII, let alone two.
Actually, Square stated that they are working on FFXIII for the PS3. I believe this was at E3.
Though I love Nintendo to death, I can't help but be wary of their move. Sure, the console will support traditional games, but the GameCube supports online games and look where that lead it.
In the end, it seems quite clear: Halo fans will buy a 360, Japan and FF fans (and there are a LOT of those) will buy a PS3, and devote Nintendo fans (and maybe some newcomers) will buy the Revolution. It's like clockwork, people.
Looks like the read the post wrong. There wasn't enough weight for me to buy an XBox (that is, not enough games I wanted). Nor are there enough current prospects on the 360. HOWEVER, combined, there were enough for me to seriously consider a purchase. But now that a good deal of the games I liked on the XBox aren't supported on 360, that brings the total value down, and thus back to the point where it doesn't warrant a purchase.
...People who are interested in the PS3 will probably decide to wait, as it's seeming that Sony is leaning towards a late spring/summer release. Why wait five months when if you wait seven you can get a machine that's more powerful and can play those next-generation discs?
Okay, to be more clear, I don't have an XBox so I was thinking of buying a 360 to get the whole shibang. But since Orta isn't supported, that's a no go. Also, I realized Munch's Oddysee isn't supported. So that's about 50% of the games I wanted to play right there. =p
Oh, ludicrous speed! I be needin' the Panzer Dragoon! 1st post woo?