Will 2010 be PS3's "peak year"

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Tridrakious said:

I don't think the PS3's peak year is 2010. Personally 2011 is more likely.

My thoughts on this is based on the fact that the PS3 is just now performing like a PlayStation platform. Tons of games coming (a healthy amount of exclusives), great features and services and PlayStation Network expanding. So I feel that with this tremendous amount of momentum that has swung in the PS3's favor in the past 7 months it's "peak year" will be next year.

Even more games will likely be released next year. More features will release. More services. More importantly MORE GAMES.

2010 will be fantastic for the platform, but it's not the "peak year". Way to much potential left in the system.

I think 2009 and 2010 are just a the warm up. Next year should be the beginning of the peak. As I have said time and time again, its the SNES all over again and I wouldn't be surprised if this generation ended wtihout the full power of the PS3 being exploited. I expect that around 2011 we will start to see some evolution in gaming due to the PS3's power.

The Wii's motion controls are dated and I don't feel they are the end all in what motion tech can do, but Sony's Arc seems promising. If M$ doesn't work on a system with a better storange medium it will either 1) gimp games that are cross platform, or 2) the quality of content between the two platforms will see a greater gap with Sony being in clear dominance.

Things to pay attention to:

1) Cryotech and whether or not they have truly discovered the FSAA capabilities on the PS3. If they have and it works and works well it may shift developer priorities.

2) FFXIII Versus and whether or not not they have truly produced in game rendered graphics that are hard to distinguish from FMV. That will also grab developers attention.

3) No doubt both Natal and Arc come with their flaws, Natal having no interface could prove to be difficult to develop for and truly create a motion experience closer to what the standard should be. Likewise Arc suffers due to it requiring an interface not all that disimilar from the Wii. If Arc proves to only be marginally better than the Wii, then expect there to be indifference toward the motion sensing market on Sony. If M$ Natal is cleverly developed for and the first condition is fail, then expect attention to be turned toward M$. The Wii should remain dominant for at least 2 more years.

Those three things shifting in Sony's favor will give them a great advantage over the other two consol makers and will greatly move systems. What we saw last year was that Sony is capable of being the gameplay king, with Demon Souls and Uncharted 2. Whether those games are overrated in some circles doesn't matter. What is undeniable is that developers have found a great deal of power in  system everyone thought couldn't hack it. If Sony continues to develop incredible 1st party games, expect 3rd parties to slide some chips toward Sony's console.