MikeB on 18 August 2007
@ friedtofu
Things are a bit different now, with the PS3 priced the way it is, but Id say every console launch has its similiarities.
That doesnt mean history will repeat itself though....
That doesnt mean history will repeat itself though....
Agreed, the higher entry price means it's a huge step to take for many parents to just go out and buy one for their kids. So slower sales until future pricedrops were to be expected.
However the high specifications also means the PS3 will be able to tap into markets Sony couldn't tap with the PS2. Currently it's one of the best choices as a low cost entry device into high definition movies and an interesting multi-media solution, possibly later on the device could even double as a DVR, etc.
Also the PC games market has significantly declined compared to around the PS2's launch. Now with the PS3 specced this high we may well start to see games more and more impressive than PC games for years to come. There's just so much of untapped headroom left for developers to use, I think we will see much greater differences in future PS3 games as compared to launch games than we saw with the PS2 (God of War 2 vs launch games). IMO games like Ratchet and Clank Future and Killzone 2 are just the beginning.
