Why the 10-year plan is feasible...

[Pristine20]

HappySqurriel said:

Pristine20 said:

This is what sony is/should be devs don't need the extra processing power, why have it? I don't get it. You seem to be greeing with me yet arguing at the same time. Sony was smart in the hard drive case. Space wise, word is that the ps3 can actually go up to 1.5 tera bytes so it'll be around. Heard of the 160gb ps3? Thats a sign of future SKU's to come.

 

 

 

No, I'm not saying developers don't need the extra processing power, I'm saying they will be far more responsible about producing games at a development cost that the sales of the game will justify.

The question is "Do you think if Microsoft had 'overbuilt' the Zune in 2005 that it would be able to compete with the iPod Touch today?"

1. Zune was never that  much better than the ipod (hardware wise)

2. Even if it was, it was basically unnoticeable because an mp3 file is an mp3 file, they all play the same thing

3. Notice that the only new thing about the ipod touch is it's functionality (i.e it still does the same old stuff:play the same music and video). The gaming industry is different since game performance actually changes unlike music files. The ps3 isn't bottlenecked like the ps2 and the ipod were in this area because of its firmware and the ability to release new accesories. If touchscreen becomes the way to input, a touchscreen controller can be released, if motion is the only way, a wii-like nunchuk can be released, if virtual reality is the way to control, a more advanced eyetoy can be released. Get the drift? Other minor things can be updated by firmware untill the flashdrive finally fills up but we're talking YEARS here.