Erik Aston: That was a fantastic link. Great analysis on that guy's part. A lot of the things we discuss on this forum focuses on the "pebbles"--rarely does a discussion go the way of analysing the strategies behind the 3 consoles. When the ball starts rolling, the momentum can't be stopped. Few people realize this, and instead point to the myriad of minor details that they convinced themselves would influence the sales of their console of choice. If the people in this forum are to participate in the stockmarket (assuming you can do pure plays on the 3 consoles) the same way they put forth their arguments, some people would come off to be substantial winners. nOOb: even if Sean Malstrom is a fanboy, he puts forth convincing arguments. For instance: -- on hardware: basically, he said that 360 are ps3 are without a focus. absolutely true. the cell architecture group themselves have said that it's unlikely developers will ever utilize the power of the machine. -- on high def: for every argument on the potential of blu ray, there is the argument on the other side on online delivery. in a way, ps3 even hedged their bets on this. if ps3 can deliver online movies, it's shooting its own blu-ray in the foot. -- on killer-apps: killer-apps are genre creators, games that pull in new audiences. even in this thread, i have mentioned that perhaps ps3 can save itself by rolling out blockbuster after blockbuster with its internal studio. that statement is flawed: it is likely sony can produce A+ games, but just because a game is A+ doesn't mean it is a killer app. more likely, sony's games will be in 2 or 3 main categories and among themselves, redundant and substitutes for each other. this is a bad sign for sony's gaming division.
the Wii is an epidemic.
