UncleScrooge said:
I uhm... agree with most of what you said. I don't think people want apps like skype and facebook on their consoles. It will be a nice feature to have those things available but it's not what will sell the consoles. I see Sony on the better track if (!) the rumors about Microsoft focusing on making the Xbox a media hub come true. Sony says it's about the games and they're right. The console that will be better for games and have the most and best of them is gonna win. It's always been like that yet hardware makers never seem to fully get it. (Look at Nintendo and their "you can play the Wii U while watching TV" stuff - they made up a problem that doesn't bother most people and developed an expensive tablet around it instead of just focusing on games. A simple Wii 2 would've sold way better while being cheaper to produce.) |
haha sorry I rambled on a bit but I agree WiiU really needed a new name. I mean isn't the first time Nintendo has kept a similar name since Gameboy Advance and that and Super Nintendo have clear words that say they're superior. WiiU honestly sounds like an add-on and not showing the box at that first E3 probably didn't help things. That's why I'm happy Sony just has a nice numbered system so it's easy for everyone to get hyped just like with Apple products (hate comparing the two but I think it fits here). I don't see MS changing from the media hub strategy. That's what they focused on every E3 since Kinect and that was what? 2009? So yeah 3 years running and it's brought them a lot of success in the market they care most about (USA) so they'll probably stay the course. The only reason I'm not 100% sure they'll have Kinect in every box is that Pachter predicted it lol
