| ImJustBayuum said: how much will the "wiimote-copy" perception/misconception affect the the potential sales of Move? I think this will be Ps Move's biggest obstacle to success while MS Kinect's will be its price? |
I think PS MOVE's biggest obstacle is price.
-while MOVE and Kinect aim for the casual market - MOVE is more appealing for core gamers
-Wiimote-copy might not be a factor for casual gamers because they might not even know about the MOVE or Kinect until it's advertised, casual gamers have a different perception of these things then critics on forums imo
-Sales are going to be limited due to barrier to entry (which is the cost of a PS3, cost of peripherals, perception of the requirement of HDTVs, perception of the requirement of 3DTVs)
IMO the potential market is:
- people who already have or are going to upgrade to an HDTV soon and want a blu-ray player gaming system for the family,
- people who have PS3 and are interested in motion controls but don't own a Wii
-gamers who want a control option for FPS / TPS that is not the controller (i.e. me)
-people who are new to gaming, want something for the family, and are interested in more then just a gaming console (PS3 MOVE bundle)
These markets are not equal and may not be big. It seems like price is a major factor, and perception of wii-mote copy is not important. SONY most likely will target their markets aggresively since they can't compete in other groups.
