The good: Lots of quality titles. PS3 owners will have more to play.
The bad: Most of these titles are 360 ports or multi-platform. I don't think the PS3 will take off until they have more original IPs that aren't shared with other systems.
Still, there's plenty to enjoy if you have a PS3, even if it's already been on 360. Some of my favorite games for the original Xbox were PC ports like Doom 3 and Half-Life 2.
I'm going to go broke before the end of the year...but I'll have a BIG smile on my face.
BTW Dark Legion: Why sell a whole kidney when the blood bank pays pretty well? :) (One of my college friends financed all of his weekend drinking by selling blood).
Let's hope the 65nm chips run cooler as well as faster.
Let's hope they're better designed than the others (i.e. fewer defective consoles)
Let's hope that the promised ability to transfer your existing gamesaves and files from HD to HD comes true.
I have started avoiding articles like this one because it tends to bring out the most ignorant and immature of the fanboys. That's why I prefaced my comment with a *yawn*--same old, same old.
Wasn't Red Star one of Akklaim's last developed games? Or am I thinking of something else?
SC:DA for PS3. Another good game. Darn it, I'm losing any reason to criticize the PS3! :)
Methinks those that are interested in it aren't too worried about reading the articles.
So some PS3 exclusives come to 360...and some 360 exclusives come to PS3...and fanboys react.
Grow up.
Enjoy the game on the system of your choice.
LOVE DEVIL MAY CRY?
THEN ENJOY IT ON THE SYSTEM OF YOUR CHOICE. 360 OR PS3: DOES IT REALLY MATTER?
Jeez.
Sony's three biggest challenges, according to the article:
"However, some games that were expected to be PS3 exclusives - the next Grand Theft Auto and Devil May Cry games, for example - are coming out on Xbox 360 too. This can be taken as a sign that canny publishers are trying to maximise their revenues to balance high development costs, or as a vote of no confidence in PS3, depending on your standpoint."
"How the PS3's Network functionality comp...
Agreed.
Exclusives help drive console sales, among other things. Thinks about how many Xboxes and Live accounts MS sold after Halo 2 launched.
Imagine this: Average Consumer wants DMC4. Average Consumer sees game available on both 360 and PS3. Average Consumer sees $200 price difference between 360 and PS3. Average Consumer doesn't know Blu-Ray from a blueberry. Average Consumer will likely buy the 360.
Now, if Average Consumer sees FFXIII on PS3 ...
Wiiii will...wiiii will....ROCK YOU! *thump thump clap* Wiiii will...wiiii will....ROCK YOU!
(Couldn't resist)
I'll buy one later this year, for myself and the family.
Well, if STALKER can make it to Gold status, then anything's possible. Going multiplatform will help defer some of the game's accumulated costs.
Question is, does anyone still care?
Shooters are a dime-a-dozen these days. They'll need something special to make this stand out, as the brand name is no longer what it was ten years ago (unless you count jokes at its expense).
Make it fun, give it over-the-top gameplay, online deathmatch, and maybe you...
Before passing judgment on this launch. The hardcores showed up at midnight; everyone else may decide to wait till later. Why?
--Many news reports state that supply is plentiful. Why wait all day just to snag one at midnight, when you may be able to find one the next day?
--Pre-orders don't expire immediately. Some people may wait until after school/work lets out before picking their system up.
--Steady supply from Sony: Europeans see supply issue...
"good financial sense..."
Says it all.
Enjoy these games on the system of your choosing. Multiplatform seems to be the wave of the future.
If this doesn't move HD-DVD players (360 or stand alone) then HD-DVD has a problem.
Now, release Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings on HD, and Spider-Man on Blu-Ray, and you've got a full-fledged, knock-down, drag-out HD war.
Even if it doesn't have the graphical chops of URT or Crysis, if the gameplay's solid, I'll buy it. Looks like pure pwnage to me.
On N'Gai:
I've read a number of his articles, and I find him to be informative and well-read. However, like any other journalist, he can be wrong and/or biased at times. But I think he's pretty trustworthy.
However, if you disagree, that's your right.
Silly
Dimwitted
Fanboys.
Sorry, but that kind of reaction just SCREAMS fanboyism.
Enjoy DMC4 on whatever system you want.
Don't begrudge Capcom for wanting to reach as many people as possible.
Grow up.
Remember this:
--N'Gai Croal knows his stuff and has generally been pretty reliable as a source of news and informed opinion.
--Note that at the bottom of the article, he states that tomorrow's essay will detail what's wrong with the 360.
--Most of what he said is relevant; Sony's biggest issues (botched launch, price point) have been working against them for the last few months. How they overcome that will be a major challenge.
Plea...
Looking forward to both Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey.