| FOOD88 said: True, true, but I have a deep, vague feeling that somehow the brand name will compensate for the seemingly significant lack of titles in comparison to the competition. I wish I had the link, but I think Sony changed their minds about the delay of Singstart PS3 from 08 to December. I think a good party title like Singstar PS3 can do the trick in December for the PS3. Sony's PS3 did absolutely all it could last holliday season, but there's not telling how much in can do this holliday season because I doubt there will be a supply constraint like last holliday season. It has also brought me to the attention that many polls scattered throughout the web (CNET and such) seem to be favoring the PS3 as the most wanted gadget compared to the PS3's competition--for the most part, I mean. Maybe the pricedrops and new SKU will finally fill the void for a lot of people. Maybe the end of the world will be in 2012... But of course, speculation is nearly meaningless until time proves it so or not. |
Truly, as the titles in development prior to the launch of the Wii/PS3 start to fade out and newer titles start to come into view I think we'll have a much clearer picture of the future. The rumors are rampant about how cheap making a Wii title is, how difficult and costly making a PS3 title is....etc, but exactly how much this will matter is subject to debate. If Sony can truly crank out a really sweet dev kit for the PS3 that eases this burden and perhaps drop the price further as technology becomes cheaper (not by removing parts like the EE or GS chips), the PS3 may get back into the race on this competitive factor at least.
As for the brand carrying the console, I think to some extent this is true. I'd expect most of the launch sales and even a good portion of the console sales up to this point have been based on brand. Basing it on the current game lineup as it is now or was previously sure wasn't the major factor. The problem is that the mentality of the PS3 being a dud is spreading. Sony really needs to overcome that before it's too pervasive to shake off. Much akin to how the 360 needs to shake off their FPS/Sports only karma and the Wii needs to shake off the "kiddie's and soccer mom's" mentality. Out of all the consoles in this problem, it looks like the 360 is having the most success largely in part to Microsoft supporting other genres directly. Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, and Mass Effect are good examples.
Speculation may or may not be meaningless but it is enjoyable.
