It's not the same. Nintendo has a stable of family-friendly, iconic game characters they can use to create incredibly fun first-party titles for all ages. Not to mention the people who played Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda games as kids who remember how fun those games were, even though they haven't gamed in 20 years..
Microsoft doesn't have that luxury. They lack a stable of first-party developers, and the 360 is hardly synonymous with family fun for all ages. At ...
They're updating older titles to provide PS3 owners with the chance to play those titles in HD with Trophies, etc., if they choose to.
You're not being made to re-purchase anything. Chances are, if you have a library of PS2 titles, you own a PS2.
The launch model PS3s had backwards compatibility. I have one. I also own a launch PS2, and surprise, surprise, my PS2 plays my PS2 games. Sony removed the BC when it became clear, through initial sales, that consumers preferred a lower price point over features.
If you're going to slam a company for something, please do your research first. The Wii is the first Nintendo home console to offer BC for Gamecube titles, and MS is hardly the poster child for BC.
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I do, and I've been gaming since the Pong days.
Plenty of us own our own consoles, or have families with consoles. Why not market games towards the console owning adult female demographic?
Generalizations are always tricky when it comes to gender, but I prefer story-driven games with strong characterization, yes. Though I haven't played it, 'Heavy Rain' is a much more appealling title to me than a sports title, for example.
I prefer the HD remakes over using my launch PS3's backwards compatibility, since my PS2 works perfectly.
No different from Microsoft fanboys.
According to a link posted on the Atlus forums to an English translation of a development blog post for the game, "Catherine" is about the main character's internal struggles, rather than an external 'save the world' type deal.
Here's the link: http://www.andriasang.com/e...
If anything, I'm more intrigued about it now that I was before.
The Persona Team produces some very high-quality games. I'm looking forward to "Catherine." Considering how commonplace graphic violence has become in gaming, I don't see why games can't evolve to include other mature subject matter.
The average age for gamers in North America is early-mid 30's, so why not produce some games skewed towards that older audience?
Sales have declined.
Millions already own Wii.
Time for a price cut.
I think MS' best bet next gen is to ensure the console build quality is high before they launch. The reliability issue has been a huge albatross around the neck of the 360.
Good to see Fable III charting well in Japan.
I'm interested in that application of the Kinect tech. I can't use it for gaming, but I'd definitely use it for menu navigation on my television if the tech made it into broader home electronics.
Sony has a lot of first-party studios, something Microsoft doesn't have.
Back in the HD-DVD days, some people bought the HD-DVD of "Planet Earth" only to discover they needed an HD-DVD player to view it, since it had 'DVD' in the name. They assumed it would work with a standard DVD player.
I've learned not to overestimate people when it comes to tech.
Unfortunately, some of us can't move forward with Kinect.
If Kinect represents the future of gaming, I have no choice but to stay in the past.
Fine by me.
Your English is coming along nicely. :-D
This looks like fun. I wish I wasn't disabled.
Specialized Party Members are a true staple of Final Fantasy. I'm also a sucker for Job systems. Achieving the highest rank in all jobs becomes my own Side-quest.
The Sphere Grid and License System are my favourite FF character development systems in the main FF series. The challenge of maxing out the entire party consumed countless hours of my playing time. I don't mind the Crystarium, since it's a modified Sphere Grid. You can choose to specialize a character, o...