Power Up: Could '09 be the year PS3 gets back into the game?

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irstupid said:

Carl2291 said:

disolitude said:

Heh...completely uneducated article.

PS3 had great games in 2008...I don't see it haveing better ones in 2009.

PS3 had a bluray drive in 2008...it still has a bluray drive in 2009.

No, Home doesn't look promising.

He's completely ignoring the cost of the system. Even with price drop, Ms may counter...

If only sony wasn't losing so much money and could lower the price sooner than later...even 2008 could have been the year PS3 made a big impact.

 

 How cant it have better games this year? The two stand out titles from 2008 were MGS4 and LBP... now look at this years releases + possibilities: Killzone 2, FF XII, RC future 2, GOW3, Heavyrain and thats just to name a few.

Bluray is picking up the pace faster than ever...

And didnt Home make over a million in its opening month?

as for cost... arent they lowering the cost to make each console by adding a new Cell chip or something?

Your logic is odd...

Last year for NEW PS3 owners, which is what matters had MSG4, LBP, Ratchet and Clank, GTA4, Resistance 1 & 2, and I'm sure any PS3 fanboys can make a GINORMOUS list for me if I just post a topic "Just Bought PS3, Recommend me some games"  

 

So the way I look at it, if the PS3 wasn't flying off shelves with those plenty of huge hyped, budgeted, profile, marketed games on the PS3 then why would I believe those FEW games are gonna do it?    And I STRONGLY believe that we will not see FF13, GOW3, or GT5 this year.  FF13 in Japan, but in holiday time, so what happens the rest of the year when PS3 could be back down to 10k a week?

Okay, I don't know why GTA4 appears on all of these lists. It's a multiplat, hello...

What the PS3 had in 2008:

-MGS4
-LBP
-R2
-VC, but that was never going to sell.

What the PS3 has in 2009:

-Trico
-God of War III
-FF13 (Japan)
-FF Versus 13 (Japan)
-Gran Turismo 5
-Killzone 2
-inFamous
-Heavy Rain
-Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

Yeah, I'd say 2009's lineup is a fair bit better. But lineup won't save the PS3, only a price cut will. GT5 will help, but can't have any permanent effect alone.