Sony's shooter gambit--success or failure?

[jman8]

Menago KF said:
You know, the thing is that rpgs sell, because you don't expect almost any of them to have ultra brilliant gfx, rather a good combat system and a fairly interesting storyline.

FPS's are quite a different story, anything less than better from the last best game in terms of graphics is rather not that kindly awaited or talked about. You can be sure that a very typical fps with a boring storyline, a very normal and old dated gameply style but with the latest cutting edge graphics will probably sell more than your average innovative fps with so-so gfx. Just the way of the genre i suppose.

 

You didn't just imply RPGs sell better than FPSs did you? And Resistance has never had the best graphics or storyline yet the old one sold really well and it's pretty safe to say the next one will be a huge success as well. On the other hand, Unreal Tournament had great graphics and failed to light the charts on fire. Gameplay is and always will be king, even in the FPS genre. 

OT: Yeah, I think MS's FPS dominance has been mitigated. However, strangely enough, I believe Activision is the real culprit. COD4 is widely considered the best in the genre and it's available on both systems. So if you're a shooter fan and want the best, there's no reason to pick one system up over the other. The 360 has Gears and Halo, but the PS3 has Resistance, Killzone, Warhawk, and Socom. Again, it's not easy to pick between the two systems.