MikeB said:
IMO the bulk of the 360's salvo was already fired. Fable 2, GTA IV and Gears 2 are the platform's best hope this year. I think this will be the platform's last good year while still getting crushed by PS3 and Wii sales (so far even PS2 sales beat the 360 this year). Nearly all of the games which were popular on the original XBox already saw 360 sequels. The only 360 / PC semi-exclusive XBox game left which sold well and still hasn't received a sequel is Fable! (Counting the multi-platformers, there's still Starwars and GTA left for this year, but that's it for sequels to well sold XBox games!) So there isn't much ammunition left to push XBox fans towards upgrading to a 360. Technically there's not much room to "Wow" potential 360 consumers neither, I honestly believe GTA IV and Gears 2 is a good as it's going to get on the 360. And I believe Motorstorm 2 and Resistance 2 improvements will demonstrate how much headroom there's still left in the PS3. Instead of having anticipated games like Dragon Quest, Tekken, Gran Theft Auto, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy sequels available within the first year of worldwide release like was the case for the PS2, Sony used the oppertunity to facilitate the introduction of some high quality and successful (million seller) new franchices like Motorstorm, Resistance, Uncharted and Heavenly Sword. And only a handful sequels to less anticipated games which did well on the PS2, but not the best aces they have in hand by far. This gives them time for production costs (hardware losses) to drop and more time for the games which are really crucial and highly anticipated by PS2 fans to be better polished for the new technology. The best sold or best rated PS2 exclusive games are nearly all confirmed to receive PS3 exclusive releases including Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, The Getaway, Jak & Daxter, God of War, Twisted Metal, SOCOM, Tekken, etc. Sony has all these aces still in hand, and when they play this hand many PS2 gamers will be pushed to upgrade towards buying a PS3. In addition to the highly anticipated sequels, Sony also has games like White Knight Story, Eight days, Eyedentify, Afrika, LittleBigPlanet, Team Ico project, etc, etc, these also are new promosing yet still unproven efforts, but which may attract new people. Home and PlayTV are also new services to tap new kinds of consumers. IMO the 360 doesn't stand a chance. |
Dude! You completely contradict yourself in the third paragraph!!!! "Instead of having anticipated games like Dragon Quest, Tekken, Gran Theft Auto, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy sequels available within the first year of worldwide release like was the case for the PS2, Sony used the oppertunity to facilitate the introduction of some high quality and successful (million seller) new franchices like Motorstorm, Resistance, Uncharted and Heavenly Sword. And only a handful sequels to less anticipated games which did well on the PS2" Can you say SPIN???!!! So when Microsoft does it, it equals failure - yet when Sony does it, its instant win? Your contradiction pretty much renders 1st/2nd/3rd paragraphs void. Its either cancelled out or falls to logical inadequacies. Furthermore, it is completely ILLOGICAL to say that once a bunch of good games come out, you've RUN OUT of good games! It isn't a limited supply, infact even in worst case scenarios you get at least a second crack at most games before the generation is over. GTA - 3, San Andreas, Vice City for example! You had three goes at that game. Theres no reason not to expect to see Bioshock 1,2,3 Mass Effect 1,2,3 Too Human 1,2 etc on the console. IMO logic doesn't stand a chance.
Tease.
