We need to get it inside a Wii sized box for 300 quid.
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We need to get it inside a Wii sized box for 300 quid.
Why? Why can't be have one twice the size but made with bio degradable material?
The bigger the box, the more it costs.
And you're telling me you wouldn't splash out 6 ton on a mega super console?
Neo Geo!
That cost a grand back then didn't it?
I'm not pleased, Weaste, I want jaw dropping graphics at any cost.
I'm not pleased, Weaste, I want jaw dropping graphics at any cost.
By the way Weaste,
what do you think about Onlive?
what do you think about Onlive?
If you're happy with lag and YouTube quality graphics, all the well. That will be the way to go eventually.
I havent tried it yet, nor do I really want to. I have a 360 but it wasnt touched for months, I get bored nowadays by game in an hour and wont return to it. The Total War series is the only exception.
The 3DS also flopped due to the issues many experienced with the 3D of it. The sales maybe picking up by they are taking a £70 hit on the original price point on every Unit.
Everyone said the Wii would be a flop, but nobody would predict how well casual and family gamers would pick it up. Helped by the price, and of course the nature of the games and the gimmick. I can honestly say most people i know brought an Wii and have barely touched it since.
The main problem for the Wii is 3rd Party developers never really got the most out of the Wii remote, and it was the same with the DS. EA said they are excited about the Wii U controller, but they also admitted they are unsure how to use it. As innovative it maybe, it could end up going down the same way as the little screen you got with the Dreamcast controller, or the crossover between the PS3 and PSP. So you could have a very innovative controller, one that i personally don't see appealing to hardcore gamers, nor casual gamers, that developers are unsure how to use.
The Nintendo exclusives were not enough for the Gamecube or N64, and i don't think they will be enough for the Wii-U. Even getting a hugely successful franchise at the time, in Resident Evil and the remake of MGS. Didn't help the Gamecube. Personally i think the Nintendo exclusives, most aimed at children, actually puts of the FPS, RPG, Action gamers that make up the vast majority of PS3 and Xbox fans.
I honestly just don't see Wii-U selling well. It will be expensive, the controller, despite how much devs are excited by it, won't attract a lot of people and i just don't think it will have enough "oomph" to pull people away from Sony and Microsoft. It's not going to be the first of the next gen consoles, it;s the last of the current gen.
Seriously? You think they're making £70 loss on every sale? Where did you see those numbers? If you use these research numbers, it works out at around $18/£11.
No matter what the loss is since nobody other than Nintendo knows, after a while the production costs, overheads will go down so they'll likely end up making a profit on them.
Anyway the 3DS has now sold more in it's 8 months than the DS did in it's first whole year, with the holiday season to go.
How did 3rd party developers not get the most out of the DS?
I hope Redlambs doesn't see that.
I said £70 from the original price point. Which they did, wasnt it originally selling for £269.99 and they slashed it to £199.99.
I meant 3rd party developers didn't get the most out of the DS dual screen, Nintendo did some great stuff with it. A lot of 3rd party devs just used it for a map or a inventory screen. Yawn!
And that's my opinion about Nintendo. Mario, pokemon great games but you don't get your average joe who plays Call Of Duty rushing out to get the next Mario.
I meant 3rd party developers didn't get the most out of the DS dual screen, Nintendo did some great stuff with it. A lot of 3rd party devs just used it for a map or a inventory screen. Yawn!
And that's my opinion about Nintendo. Mario, pokemon great games but you don't get your average joe who plays Call Of Duty rushing out to get the next Mario.
Sorry, my mistake.
Well yeah there are a lot that use it to it's fullest, but there are lots that do too.
That's because the average CoD player that thinks like, that think that going round shooting muscled up blokes is what being a proper grown-up is all about
That's because the average CoD player that thinks like, that think that going round shooting muscled up blokes is what being a proper grown-up is all about
Yeah, liking anything with bright colours makes you gay. I'm going to punch a kitten now /flex
If I had to go to a desert island and had to choose between Super Mario (a title I wasnt really fan of as a kid, I was more Gianna Sisters(I know its a clone, but the music is lot better)/Sonic kind of guy) and any COD version, I'd gladly choose the first one.
I'm 34.
Exactly, I only bought my PS3 a few months ago. I'm hoping it will be cutting edge for at least another year.
We still expecting new Microsoft and Sony consoles next year?
PS3 was launched when Sony could see/predict PS2 sales in decline. Nintendo are doing the same with Wii and WiiU.
This is not currently the case, both of the HD consoles are still experiencing sales growth.
Weaste, is this forthcoming "PS3 exclusive we won't believe" going to be GOW4?
I really don't know what it will be, but GOW4 wouldn't be a shock would it, or something that we won't believe? It's probably a load of hyperbole to be honest to generate interest in the TV show for the VGAs. It's known that Sony have that Smash Bros type game in the works, but that's not exactly exhilarating stuff is it? Maybe FF Versus XIII is finished and ready for release? Who knows? It's not going to be something daft like Sony giving Rockstar half a billion dollars to make GTA V exclusive, they would never make their money back. It'd sell of lot of PS3s though.
It's probably something daft like the sequel to Heavy Rain.
Just downloaded the 4.0 firmware update for PS3. It's a sign! PS4 is imminent!!!
Weaste, do/did you work in the industry? Or do you just have a passion for PlayStation? Or both...
No, no, no.
That would make it the PS3.5, or PS3S.
Just because it's the 4.0 firmware doesn't mean it will be the PS "4".
No, no, no.
That would make it the PS3.5, or PS3S.
Just because it's the 4.0 firmware doesn't mean it will be the PS "4".
Damn, so I got excited over nothing then
I have worked in it, but a long time ago before I took a different path, as many of us did. It's a very fickle, insecure, stressful, and frustrating industry to be in.
I have no passion for Playstation, I have a passion for hardware and software that thinks out of the box.
Oh right I see, yeah it seems like an industry that is lucrative for a small minority and a bastard for everyone else.
A few posters here I think still are in it, but then you get posters such as Redlambs who also got out of it. Redlambs is a great guy, more designer than programmer, but he still has a lot of contacts within the industry in the UK. He was at his peak in the early GCN/PS2 era.
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I hope the PS4 is not released until late 2013 at the earliest.
I certainly dont want them yet
2011 for me was the finest year for games. Loads of top releases.
2012 already looks very good too. They are simply not required at this stage
I am hoping its more like end of 2014. But I guess thats wishfull thinking
2011 for me was the finest year for games. Loads of top releases.
2012 already looks very good too. They are simply not required at this stage
I am hoping its more like end of 2014. But I guess thats wishfull thinking
Doubt we'll see them till near Christmas 2013 even if they are announced.
Maybe they'll only announce the controllers like Nintendo did last year and make everyone wait a year for any other info...
That seems to be the most important consideration when it comes to gamers choosing what console to buy multiformat games for these days.
That being said, showing off the new Xbox controller might result in shots of thin air.
That seems to be the most important consideration when it comes to gamers choosing what console to buy multiformat games for these days.
That being said, showing off the new Xbox controller might result in shots of thin air.
Wow, that's probably the nicest thing you'll ever say about me!
As for the new consoles, I'm not surprised by an announcement this year (steal a bit of Nintendo's thunder with promises of wait a while and get the next gen graphics), but I doubt you'll see the machines on sale until late 2013 at the very earliest.
I think this is all the proof we need that the world wont end in 2012