smbu2000 said:
You've listed games that will be released this year, with some unannounced games possibly next year. That's one and maybe two years of releases. After that? I'm not saying that they'll stop supporting the HW (they keep peddling ps3's), but there won't really be any new games releasing after the current crop this year. Sony's software studios focus will move on to the PS4. The same thing happened with the PS1 and PS2 as they only got one or two big releases after their successor had released. The PS4 will have years of support from Sony, while the PS3 has 1 maybe 2 left in the tank. It's good if you just want all of the old releases, but don't expect much of anything new after this year. It's the same situation the 360 is in, there are games releasing this year and possibly some next year but MS' main focus will be on the Nextbox. I personally wouldn't buy a ps3 or a 360 this year, if I was looking for a new system as both are near EOL. Maybe once the new systems are near release and Sony/MS drop the price of the current systems and you can get it cheap it maybe be worth it. Otherwise you are buying into an ecosystem that won't really have new games being released for it. The Wii U will be supported by at least Nintendo for several years, so that system just depends on if you want Nintendo games. |
It seems to me Sony is going to employ a multipronged strategy, so all systems will get decent support for some time.
Yes and that’s the point. Sony already stated that they intend to support the system up until at least 2015, so that’s quite some time before he’ll need to upgrade.
Apart from those games the VP mentioned there are a plethora of other PS3 titles on the horizon, including Gran Turismo 6. The PS3 has so many new titles right now that it is hard to keep up as a result, so a backlog is inevitable. I already have enough games to last me way beyond 2015. And besides, I think most gamers buy a console for what it can offer in the near to medium term as opposed to its long term potential. I'm not saying people don't buy a system early for what it can offer later, but usually those people have a current gen system to keep them occupied. No doubt the Wii U has long term potential, but why keep it now when there’s NOTHING worth playing on it at the moment, especially when he can enjoy the PS3 to the fullest and upgrade later? Nintendo doesn’t even have firm dates for its games on the system, and the majority of the better titles will likely come out next year. By the time the real heavy hitters on Wii U land the system will probably be cheaper and so will the one or two decent games that will come out later this year. That’s the better move in my opinion and I’m encouraging him to do that. So that answers the ‘then what?’ in your post (after the PS3 has run its course).
I wouldn’t compare the 360 to the PS3 in those terms. For one Sony is not like Microsoft with respect to supporting older systems. This year alone he’ll have access to plenty exclusive PS3 games and multiplatform games that are not available on the Wii U. For exclusives he has Ni No Kuni, Sly 4, GOW:A, The Last of Us, Beyond: 2 Souls, Puppeteer, Rain etc and multiplat games include Metal Gear Rising, DmC, Bioshock Infinite. Crysis 3, Tomb Raider, Fuse, GTA V, Rayman (the former Wii U exclusive), Remember Me, etc etc etc. I see little reason to have a Wii U now when you have these games to play, and let’s not forgot developers at DICE were discussing what games they were cancelling on Wii U as opposed to projects they were working on, so all the more reason to give the Wii U more time.
I’m not saying it’s not okay to get a Wii U, but I am saying given what is available on the system the opportunity cost of keeping it would be way too high when you consider the PS3 as an option.
Playstation = The Beast from the East
Sony + Nintendo = WIN! PS3 + PSV + PS4 + Wii U + 3DS
