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Gamerace on 23 December 2007
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Avinash_Tyagi said:
Gamerace said:
Off - topic - Why do Sony fans think PS3's 'superior' graphics will hurt X360? Or even Wii? Did you abandon your PS2's when the Xbox came out with much superior graphics? No. Then don't expect anyone else will.

On Topic - I see it this way. Wii will become a household device. It will be everywhere. Nintendo will never fully meet market demand ww and won't even want to think about adding another console when they can't meet demand with their first yet. They will not be first.

I think MS & Sony will pretty much split the gamer market, although Wii will have both gamers and 'non-gamers', 90% of gamers will end up with 2 systems, Wii +. This will result in both X360 and PS3 being successes in their own right and both will become profitable. As they have both taken huge losses, and graphic capabilities won't be a big factor for the next gen, I think they'll be content to go beyond 5 years to make some money.

I think a new competitor will come in with >PS3 like graphics, Wii like easy controls, a mass market price, lots of cash, and target the expanded Wii audience. As Nintendo fails to fully meet demand, and PS3/360 aren't really catering to the 'expanded market' (let's face it, how many 'girl' or 'brain-age' like games are on Xbox or PS3? Vertually none) this will let the new competitor pick up the overflow of Wii demand and at the same time graphic whores. They will also be seen as 'the next big thing' and quickly start eating up marketshare.

Sony & MS will have no choice but to respond, and eventually Nintendo too.

Only possible competitor that can do all that is Apple or Intel, and the problem for both is neither is a gaming software company, that is Nintendo's strength that no other console maker has, Nintendo is a gaming software company first, they produce hardware around their games, not the other way, when Sony makes a system they need to take into account their other divisions, and use the Playstation to push movies and tech like blu-ray and cell, MS isn't a games software company they are primarily in OS and apps, and they designed the Xbox, not to take the console market but to stop a potential competitor, Sony, the Xbox always has been a defensive move, which is why they are willing to lose money on it and stick with it, the benefit to protecting their primary market is worth the losses of the gaming division.

 

Sorry Avinash - That really doesn't make any sense. You say no one can beat Nintendo because only Nintendo is a gaming software company 1st, while admitting that neither Sony nor MS are gaming software companies (heck MS doesn't even do hardware right) and yet BOTH beat Nintendo last generation. The arguement holds no water whatsoever. Both Sony and MS entered the market with close to nothing as far as installed fan base, IPs, inhouse development, etc. Sony succeeded extremely well nevertheless. It is possible for a 4th competitor to come in and do well, nor would it be a precident of any sort.