Wyrdness said:
I agree heavily with this the market now is far different then back in 2006, the same way Apple aim for everyone with their gadgets is the same approach platform holders have to take when approaching gaming, the market is now diverse to the point that aiming at one group is allowing your competitors a free ride, a company can't just ignore demographics not to mention the possibility of new gamers becoming more mature gamers, buying a console now is more down to can I get COD and GTA then image of the platform and who they're aiming for. Running the samaritans on your platform will mean nothing if developers don't have the finances to invest into utilizing such tech and instead stick to releasing multiplatform titles on all platforms, it would leave your first party alone to try and do something |
Hopefully the VITA isnt anything to go by....sony seems like they are planning on isolating large demographics. Although i see the handheld market and the home console market as two completely different environments. In the VITA's case...i see sony fufilling a niche market need, that being hardcore portable gaming. Im not exactly sure how this will work out though...but then again sony did not build the playstation brand on a handheld.
The home console market is where sony needs to come out strong and target all markets.
Just to add another point about the samaritan demo: Most people on here and in general on the internet seem to be blown away by the graphics of the demo and seem to make a clear distinction between that and current AAA graphical games. On the flip side of that, i think to most casual gamers and casuals in general, the difference is negligable...and im pretty sure they would see the samaritan demo in line with games like uncharted 3 or gears 3. Not to mention the idea of a next gen console running a FULL game looking like that is impossible. Personally i feel weve reached a point where graphical advancments can no longer be THE major selling point.
