ssj12 on 29 December 2007
| Dodece said: I would never equate the PS3 with hardcore. I would equate it with the technologist market both literate and illiterate. I whole heartedly concur with the sentiment that the Wii is the casual machine. Based on its design, what software sells exceedingly well, and Nintendo's own marketing campaign. The machine is a casual machine, and despite what some posters think thats not an insult. So your playing on a casual machine, and proclaim yourself hardcore thats not a cardinal sin. Counterintuitive yes but not a crime against the gaming gods. The problem as I see it with the analogy is a simple one. The 360 is the polar opposite of the Wii. The PS3 is neither as hardcore as the 360, or as casual as the Wii. That leaves it being the rebel without a cause in the current scenario. You can foam all you want, but the sales bare this out. The 360 user base is a ravenous beast when it comes to the hardcore market. The PS3 really is a console without definition. Sony hasn't even found an applicable handle for their product. Thats why they often end up advertising in montages. While Microsoft gloats on epic gaming, and Nintendo has families of lunatics jumping around a room in a spastic frenzy. When you see PS3 adds you get the oddest impressions is it a Swiss army knife, or is it some over scripted delusion. How can we make an apt analogy when Sony themselves aren't sure what it is, or exactly where it is going. I find it ironic that many have deemed the Wii a novelty item, but in the end it might be the PS3. Technically outside of a couple extra features it offers nothing in the way of experience that cannot be found on the 360, or a cheaper more casual experience that can be found on the Wii. Regardless you can't really apply any label to the PS3 at this time it lacks uniqueness. |
umm its a blu-ray player... that has good movies.. unlike HD-Trash.. I mean HD-DVD. And the PlayStation 3 is quite unique in it's overall tech design.
