| enditall727 said:
1. no they wont, all they have to do i make sure that they dont invest a crap load in the system and they will be fine Sony needs to come up with a wildcard a X factor if you will, something that differentiates themselves from the competition and hopefully pushes them above them. 2. pretty much nothing. They are going to have to compete head to head with everything the competition has(Kinect and the Tablets) I must admit they are in a tight spot. Financially it doesnt really make sense to be innovative and risky but on the other hand...settling for mediocrity and playing it safe will pave the way for a slow death and a hostile loss to aggressive competition. 3. yes, and this is why sony said that they are not going to invest a crap load into the system like we've seen on ps3 To make things worse the competition has bucket loads of money (talking mostly MS here) . 4.yea they ALWAYS had bucket loads of money and M$ isnt going to do anything too crazy it's almost a given that NO game company wants to explore investments in their systems like we seen with ps3 because the loss's from the consoles will wipe there bank out just as quick as it was earned and the rumours are already stating that 720 wont be anything too crazy so i see them aiming for a low price and keeping the loss's as small as possible while delivering a console powerful enough to run the Samaritan Demo |
1. Irrespective of the amount sony invest in their next gen console...a failed console is stil a failed console. We cant look at playstation as a seperate entity from its parent company. Sony cant afford another failed platform. Especially not in the gaming industry, where they look to be strong. Sure having a lower investment would minimize loses, but the damage done by a failed platform is huge. (whether they actually do fail or not is a matter of opinion of course.) And imo a beefed up ps3 with nothing new/innovative will not be a great success.
2. How feasible is that realistically? Lets say Wii U becomes the platform of choice for 3rd party developers...you saying sony now has to add a tablet controller? Similarly if kinect 2.0 takes off with the casuals...and gets good support, sony then needs to copy them? Two main problems here: 1. costs - if sony were to release all these things with the console the consoles price will be through the roof! 2. copying competitors does not ensure the same success. Look at wii/ move.
3. Think ive already given my opinion on the "investing" issue :)
4. MS are in a better situation though imo...they have the biggest gaming region in their pockets...and a run away smash hit in kinect. If they add a few wow factors to kinect 2.0, add the existing install base of live, and the general core following MS also has....they seem set.
You seem to associate investments with innovation...i do not. Sony can and should come up with something different something amazing if they want to stay relavant in the industry...this does not need a heavy investment but rather some insight and creativity followed up with a seamless implementation and a worthy marketing campaign. Also please keep in mind by innovation im not talking about graphical innovation etc. Im literally talking about anything significantly different that makes them better than the rest. Im sure sony is hoping for same....
