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oniyide on 16 July 2013
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Soundwave said:
oniyide said:
Soundwave said:
hsrob said:
No. Then we would have three systems that are almost exactly the same. I don't think the market would support such a situation. I'd be willing to bet you would end up with a situation like the PS2 gen, one console dominating and 2 'also-rans'.


The PS2 is kinda unique, because it existed in the age of console exclusives.

Today, third parties can't afford to make many titles exclusive. Things like Titanfall are extreme exceptions and even there it sounds like that's a timed exclusive at best.

If the GameCube had Devil May Cry, Final Fantasy X, Metal Gear Solid 2, Grand Theft Auto 3, and launched roughly the same time as the PS2 and Nintendo didn't make divisive design choices with Mario/Zelda ... I think you're talking a whole different ball game that generation.

Full marks to Sony for taking full advantage of a year headstart, creating a lot of hype behind the console, and tying up most of the big name 3rd party games exclusive though, but in today's market, a lot of these advatanges they leaned on that console cycle would be rendered moot.

The equivalent today to that would be the PS4 having Call of Duty, Destiny, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, etc. exclusive and a full year headstart ... of course they'd trample Nintendo and MS.

that is a whole lot of maybes, maybe too much maybes...anyway i think you are kinda wrong a bit. See Ninty tried why you suggested and failed...twice and Wi was a success so i dont blame them at all for hiding behind their novelties cause it has worked. Kinda sucks for games and support it will get, but hell thats what the others are for.

Nintendo only tried to replicate the SNES with the GameCube, but shot themselves in the foot by making several mistakes that were easy for Sony to capitalize on.

Because third party exclusivity is basically gone nowadays a "modern day GameCube" without an overly kid-centric design would fare much, much better. The industry has changed to the point where it benefits Nintendo, they're just too scared to take advantage of it now.


GC had quite a few exclusives itself. Didnt help, sure nowhere near that of PS2, but id say it was almost as much as xbox and couldnt even beat that. and your damn right their scared, i dont blame them.