PS3 Gaining Popularity?
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JonoSasson
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Marcus, your sarcasm is excruciating...but you're right.
I really don't want a PS3 because I don't even understand half of the technical mumbo jumbo that's going inside. What's this about Blue Ray or whatever? I don't want a lecture, all I want is a console that lets me play games like I have done in the past...or allow me to try something new without shoving all this crazy shit down my throat. Yes, a bit of an exaggeration (or maybe not?), but really, I'm sure there's at least a few others who share the same thought as I.
As for price, well $1000 isn't too appealing. I mean really. With $1000 i could buy like two Wii's or 30+ gamecube games (which to me sounds pretty awesome either way!)!
In the past, my brother and I have gotten systems we never imagined we'd get. I didn't expect to get a gamecube ever...but hey look at me now. We got an XBOX once upon a time but sold it within a month. Boy did I find it shit. The DS...Gameboy Advance even...knowing our luck, we'll probably end up getting a 360 and PS3...but not before the Wii. Lucky us, I spose.
I really don't want a PS3 because I don't even understand half of the technical mumbo jumbo that's going inside. What's this about Blue Ray or whatever? I don't want a lecture, all I want is a console that lets me play games like I have done in the past...or allow me to try something new without shoving all this crazy shit down my throat. Yes, a bit of an exaggeration (or maybe not?), but really, I'm sure there's at least a few others who share the same thought as I.
As for price, well $1000 isn't too appealing. I mean really. With $1000 i could buy like two Wii's or 30+ gamecube games (which to me sounds pretty awesome either way!)!
In the past, my brother and I have gotten systems we never imagined we'd get. I didn't expect to get a gamecube ever...but hey look at me now. We got an XBOX once upon a time but sold it within a month. Boy did I find it shit. The DS...Gameboy Advance even...knowing our luck, we'll probably end up getting a 360 and PS3...but not before the Wii. Lucky us, I spose.
No, I do not think my oppinion is more important. When I made that topic every post replying in this topic was "PS3 is teh UBER. You must be a kiddy Nintendon't"
That and it was on the 8th page almost. Not many people actually read through whole topics. Many just respond to the first page.
So yes, I did think the logical conversation would be lost in the little flame war. Although this topic seems to have gotten more intelligent. No more random flaming.
AND YES, PS3 WILL BE SOLD AT A LOSS. Sony said so. It costs them over $1000 to make and they are selling it at $500-600.
They did this with PS2 as well but not to this extreme.
That and it was on the 8th page almost. Not many people actually read through whole topics. Many just respond to the first page.
So yes, I did think the logical conversation would be lost in the little flame war. Although this topic seems to have gotten more intelligent. No more random flaming.
AND YES, PS3 WILL BE SOLD AT A LOSS. Sony said so. It costs them over $1000 to make and they are selling it at $500-600.
They did this with PS2 as well but not to this extreme.
i always wanted to know, did the psx just not exist to sony? did their $600 uber ps2 not register as a failure in their eyes because the ps3 really does seem to be nothing more but an upgraded psx.\
sony is just like nintendo; they create all of this amazing technology and gather together support from great companies... but they don't know how to use it. microsoft might not be the most popular company on the block (the fact that they're not japanese turns most people off right there hoho) but atleast they know how to run away with their products. i thought xbox live and arcade would be nothing but gimmicks but they turned out to be one of the largest and most successful online modes of play ever.
sony is just like nintendo; they create all of this amazing technology and gather together support from great companies... but they don't know how to use it. microsoft might not be the most popular company on the block (the fact that they're not japanese turns most people off right there hoho) but atleast they know how to run away with their products. i thought xbox live and arcade would be nothing but gimmicks but they turned out to be one of the largest and most successful online modes of play ever.
I don't know, it seems like Nintendo puts their technology to good use. I mean, have you seen the GBA or DS specs? They don't match up with the performance at all (in a good way). The Gamecube is technicallya fair amount weaker than the Xbox and manages to get pretty much equal performance.Marcus said:
What I mean is that they create AMAZING toys but fail to use them to their fullest potential which is why whenever I think of Nintendo I immediately connect it with NOVELTY KING. Here's my history lesson with Nintendo; pull up a chair sonny!
Power Glove: I got this for christmas 1989. I was still pretty young and didn't understand videogames much, but the glove was a blast to play with. It was the first console motion sensing controller and you could wave your hand to move the characters as well as use your fingers to control rapid fire A and B buttons. There was a huge list of compatible game, but only ONE game that was specifically designed for the Power Glove. In the end, this was nothing more than an overpriced fancy controller and as a controller it wasn't as good as the standard block NES controller.
ROB the Robot: What's cooler than a robotic buddy that plays videogames with you? Definitely not the fact that in the NES's 6 year lifetime ROB was only made with 2 games... 1 of them Japan only.
Virtua Boy: Nintendo promised an unparalleled look into a virtual 3D universe. What do we get? A hunk of plastic that fires red vector lines in your face and was known to damage people's eyes. Unparalleled graphics Nintendo? The Atari was doing better graphics with BATTLEZONE almost 15 years ago except they had an easier to see green instead of BRIGHT NEON RED.
Gameboy Camera: Hey, I can take a picture of myself and print it all on a handheld! Awesome! I can also modify my face and play mini-games with it? Sweet! Wait, you mean the printers and paper stopped selling after a year and all support for the product ceased as well? FUCK U NINTENDO!
Superscope: One of the coolest SNES accessories ever if not the coolest accessory since the Sega CD (which also FAILED). But I guess Nintendo thought 2 games (a pack of mini-games and YOSHI'S SAFARI) were enough for die-hard fans!
Gameboy Advance SP: Hay, it fixes every gripe I had with the GBA such as the lack of a built in light and its clunky design. Whoah wait, I have to buy an adaptor for headphones and upon doing so I can't charge or use a link cable? AWESOME DESIGN!
Nintendo DS: TWO SCRNS REVOLUTIONARY!! I guess "revolutionary" means "1 screen plays the game, the second screen shows a mini-map."
N64 HDD: It was an affordable Nintendo 64 DEVELOPMENT KIT + upgraded n64 system. Not only did it kill Mario Paint and Earthbound 64, it was also a huge waste of development time. It could have been amazing... but like the PSX, a lack of support from their own company failed it.
Gameboy Card Reader: A neat idea. Playing NES games based on built in card information was amazing but unlocking presents in Animal Crossing and playing Donkey Kong got old after 24 hours. They could have found something to do with this but hey, no.
Gameboy Advance Player: Super Gameboy cost $20 new. This costed $50. I guess playing gameboy games on my tv screen is really that impressive.
Conclusion: Nintendo has made all of this "seemingly" amazing gadgets.I haven't even touched the tip of the iceburg with what I posted; there's still tons of things that were Japan only like the Nintendo monitor, Mario Paint's proposed development "contests", the SNES' satellite tv + internet functions, all of this stuff could have been great but halfassed because it's "lol mario or pokemon."
Power Glove: I got this for christmas 1989. I was still pretty young and didn't understand videogames much, but the glove was a blast to play with. It was the first console motion sensing controller and you could wave your hand to move the characters as well as use your fingers to control rapid fire A and B buttons. There was a huge list of compatible game, but only ONE game that was specifically designed for the Power Glove. In the end, this was nothing more than an overpriced fancy controller and as a controller it wasn't as good as the standard block NES controller.
ROB the Robot: What's cooler than a robotic buddy that plays videogames with you? Definitely not the fact that in the NES's 6 year lifetime ROB was only made with 2 games... 1 of them Japan only.
Virtua Boy: Nintendo promised an unparalleled look into a virtual 3D universe. What do we get? A hunk of plastic that fires red vector lines in your face and was known to damage people's eyes. Unparalleled graphics Nintendo? The Atari was doing better graphics with BATTLEZONE almost 15 years ago except they had an easier to see green instead of BRIGHT NEON RED.
Gameboy Camera: Hey, I can take a picture of myself and print it all on a handheld! Awesome! I can also modify my face and play mini-games with it? Sweet! Wait, you mean the printers and paper stopped selling after a year and all support for the product ceased as well? FUCK U NINTENDO!
Superscope: One of the coolest SNES accessories ever if not the coolest accessory since the Sega CD (which also FAILED). But I guess Nintendo thought 2 games (a pack of mini-games and YOSHI'S SAFARI) were enough for die-hard fans!
Gameboy Advance SP: Hay, it fixes every gripe I had with the GBA such as the lack of a built in light and its clunky design. Whoah wait, I have to buy an adaptor for headphones and upon doing so I can't charge or use a link cable? AWESOME DESIGN!
Nintendo DS: TWO SCRNS REVOLUTIONARY!! I guess "revolutionary" means "1 screen plays the game, the second screen shows a mini-map."
N64 HDD: It was an affordable Nintendo 64 DEVELOPMENT KIT + upgraded n64 system. Not only did it kill Mario Paint and Earthbound 64, it was also a huge waste of development time. It could have been amazing... but like the PSX, a lack of support from their own company failed it.
Gameboy Card Reader: A neat idea. Playing NES games based on built in card information was amazing but unlocking presents in Animal Crossing and playing Donkey Kong got old after 24 hours. They could have found something to do with this but hey, no.
Gameboy Advance Player: Super Gameboy cost $20 new. This costed $50. I guess playing gameboy games on my tv screen is really that impressive.
Conclusion: Nintendo has made all of this "seemingly" amazing gadgets.I haven't even touched the tip of the iceburg with what I posted; there's still tons of things that were Japan only like the Nintendo monitor, Mario Paint's proposed development "contests", the SNES' satellite tv + internet functions, all of this stuff could have been great but halfassed because it's "lol mario or pokemon."
Not really. Blue Ray players will, by themselves, cost 800 dollars. The PS3 is 200 dollars cheaper and has one built in, and plays games as well. That's the appeal. The problem is most people, what with our crappy economy, havent blown away their savings on the plasma TV and surround sound one needs to really even NOTICE the difference between Blueray and DVD quality. Its like buying a hemmy for your moped.