Isnt it really speculation? Has EA, BioWare or MS every really disclosed who owns the Mass Effect IP?
Sure, I'd love to know to satisfy my curiosity, but we're simply not privy to this information -- none of us.
The author's argument, about the sales (market and audience) vs. expense (development of the PS3 port) is a sound one.
I just cant see the PS3's install base supporting the development costs. Yes, ME runs on UE, and that could lead to an ...
Who cares? Well, BioWare should care. The PS3 doesnt have a significant enough install base -- and that base doesnt buy games like Xbox 360 owners.
Look at his "Flops";
blue dragon 600k
unfinite undiscovery 460k
last remnant 500k
Compare that with these PS3 RPG titles:
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice 110k
Valkyria Chronicles 340k
Enchanted Arms 160k
White Knight Chronicles 310k
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Web-based and Windows Explorer interface to free 25GB storage.
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Wow. The man is sniffing paint fumes. He shoudl have a look at industry sales figures.
Clearly their the official Failure. Without a doubt, Sony -- as a whole -- is on the ropes, and the PS -- as a brand -- has fallen off a cliff.
Someone needs to get this guy some medication.
No one. Not R* nor MS has ever disclosed what the $50M USD payment was for.
Most (sober people) believe it was a co-marketing budget; no matter. Let the bitter complain, me? I'll be playing The Lost and Damned DLC on day one.
Love GTAIV - and love this new direction.
Can't wait.
" I can’t imagine any scenario where the PS3 can catch up with us. In fact, even if you doubled the current PS3 sales and Xbox 360 remained flat, they couldn’t close the gap until 2014."
Which is the bottom line.
He's speaking to YOU; every "sony only needs to drop price" idiot, every "360 costs more, PS3 is better-value / PS3 costs too much" person incapable of understing their own failure at logic, to every "it needs better advertising", for every "wait until LBP and %WHATEVER% comes out" person.
Listen to the post above.
With these numbers, *EVERY* PS3 3rd party exclusive just went multi-plat. Sony's **OWN** troubles (multi-bill...
Bwhwhwhwhahah. Oh, you SDF sure is teh funnay.
Dont like the NDP December 2008 numbers? SO they chatter about garbage from vgchartz. HILLARIOUS.
Perhaps they *OVERLOOKED* the absolute PS3 BOMB in 2008? Every title failed. And the console tanks in November, and even worse, utterly takes a CRAP in December.
Wow, the SDF *sure* doesnt want to talk about December NDP results to they.
Ouch.
Bwhwhwhwhhahah!
Is this "The Year of the PS3" -- AGAIN?
Look at the results from last year? November and Demeber had the PS3 falling *LIKE A ROCK*.
I promise, Halo Wars is going to both be a critical and commercial sucesss. Without a doubt, Day 1 grand-slam.
You're an excellent troll.
"lots of companies and people purchased PS3 to use as linux servers and are currently some where hosting some corporate web site"
That's marketing BS 100%.
Sony does this "its a supercomputer!!1!" marketing line **EVERY** generation. While running Linux, you dont even have access to the hardware, it runs in an sandbox.
Sheesh.
2007 | 2008
Wii - 1.35m | 2.15m
Xbox 360 - 1.26m | 1.44m
PS3 - 797k | 726k
OUCH! I can *HEAR* the 3rd party support running away. Where are the game sales? Only 1 in the Top 20 FFS!
All PS3 exclusive 3rd party titles are gone.
"here we go again"
Yes. Another top-flight, world-class news outlet tells you that Sony is in deep trouble.
Next thing you know, Wall Street Journal will tell you the PS3 has failed at market.
Sheesh, wow. Now, lets see if we can find some bottom-basement wordpress, blorge or kombo article to tart-up some BS about MS... boy, who wants news from the UK Times when we can publish some 12-year-old's semi-literate rant about how much "M...
Distributing key-patchers.
Stay classy N4G.
Gang-mentality censorship.
"Cherrypie, calling N4G members a derogatory name like "retarded" is not allowed in the gamerzone. To all respectable N4G members, please report Cherrypie's comments as offensive!"
Wonderful.
Clearly, I wasnt calling any individual retarded, I was speaking about a world-view that I elaborated.
No matter. No amount of censorship can change the fact that Sony's mistakes have taken the ent...
Home is a massive flop. It will remain in beta for a long time because 3rd parties nor gamers arent interested.
Ask yourself, how much time did you spend in Second Life? OR Ask, Why couldnt **GOOGLE** make http://www.lively.com work?
Answer? Because 3D dollhouses are interesting for about 60 seconds. Or about 10 seconds on a TV screen, typing messages with a gamecontroller.
Just a bad bad bad...
@graphicswhore.
You *really* like this "colour as value" idea dont you? Are you __THAT__ fcuking retarded?
Platinum, Gold, Silver. 3,2,1.
They are merely *relative* values, and those values -- in the Achievement system are infinite, and decided by the value assigned by the developer.
They can have "9" trophy colours;
Platinum, Green, White, Yellow, Gold, Purple, Orange, Black, Silver.
9,8,7,6,5,4,3...
How do you know this? You're speculating on who "controls" the IP.
Again, please, i know this forum likes to substitute opinion for fact, but please, lets try and remain calm here.
Frankly, I hope PS3 gets ME2, because Mass Effect is one of the best Sci-Fi RPGs in a long long time. The epic story, art direction and the game-mechanics are fantastic.
If you get a chance, play it.