S.T.A.G.E. said:
happydolphin said:
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Nope...its not embarrassing. The $60 retails are the games which are generationally used to sway the console wars are the ones who count and provide the face of a console. XBLA doesn't have to lose a year to PSN. PSN and XBLA are just additions with lower budget titles or old classics (thats all).They ARE pretty much even NOW, backlog or no backlog.
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Respectfully, I starkly disagree. For one I don't remember any support for downloadable games in the pre-Wii-HD era.
Since the whole WIiware/XBLA/PSN program is a new phenomenon in the industry, it's time we recognize it.
Thirdly, if you fail to follow the times, what will you do when all software becomes DLable? Segregate by price? No way...
The metrics are quality and enjoyment. If a game is of high quality but provides little excitement, it still fails to satisfy the industry as you seem to advocate for.
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Wait...you mean to tell me that you believe XBLA and PSN are console sellers?
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As a whole, yes. They are life support in a sense and satisfy a portion of diet like Jay said. If I were to tell you two consoles have respectable exclusives, but one also offers more interesting dl'able games, without deeper knowledge, which would you go for? Also, if I were not a fan of Sony's games, I'd certainly rather a 360 for the alternate kinect/XBLA diet, easy. It's what you would call value-add.
And what of the day when all becomes software-only? What then?
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