Rockstar Develops Agent Exclusively Out of Confidence in PlayStation

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infamous8 said:

jcp234 said:

infamous8 said:
"2) Everyone expected the Playstation 3 to completely obliterate the competition once it launched, because of the Playstation brands amazing performance last gen. The Xbox 360 is surpassing expectations and manages to shift more software than the PS3."


Wrong.


Once Ps3 was announced at $599 USD, nobody expected it to oblierate anything. Everyone was making fun of the design (george foreman grill, tanning bed, etc) and saying they'd wait for a price drop.

IIRC people were calling Wii the next big thing and that it would be a hot Xmas item that would be very hard to find...similar to Tickle Me Elmo. People also compared Wii to the iPod for it's simple design, layout, and low price...I remember one report saying something like "wii will be as popular as ipods"... and it turned out to be true.

 

Regardless...developers, the media, and Sony fanboys all thought the PS3 would obliterate the competition...

Sony still expected it to perform well considering the price and Sony fanboys did as well!

Especially when early in the launch it was selling out...only to be resold on ebay!

 

Many claimed the Wii was a fad for the longest.....reality is just setting in for many that the Wii is really changing the game and is here to stay.

Perhaps you just read too much into forums.

 

I didnt post at any game forums and only casually read articles back when Ps3 and Wii were launched. I thought it was pretty much common sense that Ps3 would NOT obliterate anything when it came out.

 

A $600 console, with an unproven and unpopular format (BluRay), and an older system (Ps2) that still had a lot of good games coming out for it.

 

However, this gen is far from over and I do think Ps3 will pick up a lot of steam when there's a price drop. If they sell it for $300 USD this Xmas it's going to sell like crazy. BluRay is also more popular now. And since Ps2 is pretty much done with, Sony devs can focus on Ps3 and it's starting to show with great games like KZ2, inFamous, God of War III, etc.

 

 

 

 

On this particular topic you are right. I must have read too much into forums, because after doing a quick search...most analyst were extremely turned off by the PS3's high price.

But I believe most developers and gamers did expect the PS3 to obliterate the competition until the price was mentioned, so there is truth to what you say.