| PBDepot 2006-08-22, 11:33 pm |
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Zackman wrote:
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> Please, explain to me how a hard drive and greater disc storage is the key
> to a developer's imagination and creativity, and how this will lead to
> something more original. A developer who is not using a ton of HD cutscenes
> does not need more than 7 gigs of space.
The guys at Rockstar already mentioned using the extra space for more
content. Content they couldn't fit on a DVD-9. (no, I don't have a
link) More space on the Blu-DVD, and faster loading times on the Hard
Drive will give devolpers more options. What they'll do with it, I
don't know, I'm not a devolper. But the potential is there, and from
potential comes possibility.
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>Xbox Live has a massive penetration rate among 360 owners already, and that $50 a >year is hardly going to break the bank -- what will be more important is whether
> Playstation Live brings anything new to the table. And the Cell? Two words:
> Emotion Engine.
No, that's important. Once people are getting on-line for free for a
while through Sony and Nintendo, Microsoft will start gettting
complaints. Unless they somehow offer something better then the other
two, people won't stand for it. And just because they we're first to do
it, doesn't make it cool to charge extra for nothing.
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> The hype is just that, hype.
Yes, I know... Emotion Engine, Cell Processor, Sony tends to exagrate
on the power of their consoles, but they've yet to fail to deliver top
quality content on their systems, so why should this time be any
different? Just because it's never been done before... 3 times? Come on
now.
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> You don't sell tens of millions of consoles by appealing to just one
> demographic. Sony needs to hit everyone, and they're not gonna do it with a
> $600 console. Starting at a higher price just means it will take longer for
> the price to come down to the magic $199 number that basically makes the
> console an impulse purchase and leads to the biggest spike in sales. When
> will that happen for the PS3?
I don't know, I really think the market has changed a little bit, and
that the magic $199 number was always considered with kids in mind.
There are many, many more adult gamers now, and the PS3 seems like a
console geared towards them. Of course Sony will lose a lot of
customers because of this, but not as many as most people are
predicting, and they'll probably gain some new customers as well.
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> Fact: No company has had the number one console three generations in a row.
> Can Sony buck this trend? We'll have to wait and see.
This is the only real question, so yeah, we'll just have to wait and
see.
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