I don't see MUCH momentum in PS3 sales even after the price cut

[Xiru]

LeroyBrown said:

Soriku said:
Hey, I care about Japan sales most of all. Why? 'Cause if PS3 is sucking in Japan (which is what's happening now) and Wii does good in Japan (now happening) then probably more Jap dev support (S-E, Namo, etc.)

I whole heartedly concur with this. Obviously it is personal opinion, but I really only care about Japanese developers and their franchises, to each their own but in my experiences Western developed games by and large only really seem to appeal to current trends/genres in gaming lacking any real staying power outside of niche groups in the long run.

I too would normally be worried but since the Wii doesn't have the technology to express game developers true imagination and creative talent, I wouldn't worry as much. As long as the PS3 does respectable across the world, Japanese developers will still make the big games for it. Look at Square Enix. If Nintendo had made the Wii even just a little less powerful than the 360, then Nintendo would own the whole world and there would be no 3rd party games for PS3/360. So as it stands now, Wii can sell all it wants but the technology used inside the console really does hurt any future prospects oh huge amazing games like FF13. I'm sure Square could bring FF14 to Wii, but why gives us a taste of heaven only to send us back to earth?

 *Edit* Also, there is a lot of momentum from the price cut. Just wait for the NPD sales. Now if it holds up for more than a month, I will be very happy. All PS3 owners really need is this small push until the big games start coming out in Aug/Sep. Then we should see the PS3 start to catch up to 360's weekly sales until Halo 3 comes out. After Halo 3, I would estimate that PS3 will sell better than 360 for every month after until it passes it in late 2008. It will not ever catch the Wii due to the price and popularity of the mass media.