Shinobi-san said:
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.... |
This is an amazing thread about what we thought to "expect" from the Playstation 4, Xbox 720 and WiiU. There was so much confident in the Xbox, hope for the Wii and doom talking about Sony and the new "playstation".
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