IMO, when a particular game franchise I love comes out exclusively for a console that I don't have, it depends. When Resident Evil 4 came out on Gamecube first, I almost ended up getting a gamecube and Resident Evil 4. As much as I love the Resident Evil franchise, I was dissapointed since the roots of the Resident Evil franchise came out started out on the PSone. And i have a PS2. Good news came a few months later when Capcom announced Resident Evil 4 for the PS2. I saved myself $100.00 or $150.00 (can't remember how much Gamecube costed in 2004).
Its good to see that 3rd party developers are mostly going mulitplatform since developing this gen consoles (PS3, 360) is expensive. Sure having exclusive is what sells consoles. One example is Metal Gear Solid 4 for the PS3. I became a playstation fan back in the PSone era due to games like Metal Gear Solid, Tekken, Crash Bandicoot, etc. But now things changed and loyalty shifted in the market. PS3 is in last place due to losing exclusitivity and being more expensive than the competition. Now Sony lost some of the 3rd party excluvies that made the Sony Playstation in the first place. Final Fantasy 13, Tekken 6 are a few of those examples. It doesn't matter much to me because it will still come to the PS3, but what if it didn't come to the PS3?
Sony thinks by having the brand of "The Sony Playstation" is enough to be successful. They had a good reputation during the PSone and PS2 era and they sure crushed the competion, but now thats not the case with the PS3. I still think the PS3 is a great console and does everything you want. BluRay player, Powerful system, free online, and much much more.
My question to you is:
1. Which matter most? Loyalty to a console or Loyalty to a franchise you love?
2. if you don't get a game you love because your not a fan of that particular console or don't feel like wasting extra hundred of bucks for another console, does that mean your not loyal to the game franchise you love or something else?
3.Will you still be loyal to the Sony Playstation brand despite a few hiccups?
