BengaBenga said:
Very bad. Developers and publishers with projects (let alone exclusive ones) for PS3 will be screwed. Sure the existing userbase will still be there, but it's not very big and the cancellation of the console will definitely lead to less software sales as retailers will decrease the amount of space for PS3 games. It will be bad for the image of the industry as well, leading to less interest from investors and less access to much needed loans. Obviously Nintendo and Microsoft would gain from it, but they're really the only ones. I don't see it as the #1 or #2 in likelyhood, but the more I think of it the more I find it impossible to disregard the idea. |
can't say i agree with you there benga, the healthiest thing for the home consoles would be ONE single gaming machine. With multiple platforms many people can only afford to buy one. What does this mean for game developers? well they have the option of going exsclusive and getting paid by sony / MS / Nintendo for the game as well as sales of said game. They can go multi-plat with no bonus but have higher sales but still with 3 consoles many multi plats show up on only 2 or so, thus still missing a large chunk of users, usually millions. If you have one console everyone benefits because
A) you have a single console maufacturer who doesn't necessarily have to worry about spending all that cash on landing exsclusives and making deals with the 3rd party developers. This extra money can be put into R + D spending on the machine and improve its quality and longevity
B) software developers now have one huge localized audience. With such a large demographic there is MUCH less to worry about in terms of install base and thus this gives way to more room for innovation. With a single audience of this caliber you can make all kinds of new engines and gameplay mechanics because there are so many people to sell to without having to worry about the extra costs of going multi-plat.
C) the every day consumer benefits buy being able to make simply one single purchase and have a huge library of games at hand. It makes the purchase of a console much more effiecient. Also we benefit from all 3rd parties being on one system because it creates strong competition. Shooter games will all be focusing on the same audience thus they will HAVE to innovate in order to sell. Imaging if you will Gears 2, Resistance 2, MGS4, Killzone 2, Halo 3, all on one console. With so many games available with shooting mechanics the developers will absolutley have to be fresh and innovative to beat out the competition thus making better games for us.
