| leo-j said: The only reasone why the ps3 is seling so bad is because of the price. If the ps3 were priced at 399.99 it would have kiked the wii's ass in sales(not being latargic in my language). Price is whats holding the console down. The truth is most people want a ps3, but they cant waste 600buks on it. The wii is selling becuz its nintendo and it has mario, but everybody that has a 360/ps2 would get a ps3 if it costs the same as the 360 does. |
The moment I heard of the Wii's "waggle" I wanted it. Price was not the issue. It was the potentially new gaming experience and immersive interaction possibilities that I just *had* to try out. I've wanted this kind of features ever since I heard of the SEGA Activator.
I've wanted to buy both the PS3 and the Xbox360, but in the case of the 360 I have a hard time convincing myself of shelling out that kind of money for potential RRoD issues. Plus, the 360 is well-established in the public perception as a FPS console, and for that you simply can't beat a PC.
As for the PS3, I find it hard to justify spending that money for very few games that interest me now.
Therefore, instead of plonking down over 1000$ for both consoles, I plonked down over 2000$ for a brand-new PC. Price is not the issue for me personally. About every cent I make goes into gaming some way or another, but I just don't find either console compelling enough to spend money on, not because I can't afford it, but because I think I get more than my gaming's worth with a Wii and a PC - for now.
Once those quirky games come out for both consoles (and the 360's reliability issues/gossip/whatever are quelled), I will reconsider. Katamari is already swaying me in that direction.
That's what made the PS2 so great: Games like Mr Mosquito, BeatMania, DrumMania, DDR are unique game experiences that don't translate well on a PC, but fit the living room perfectly. I don't need more Halos or Hazes when you can get much deeper/compelling games on the PC with arguably the same, if not better, graphics and a more precise control mechanism with the keyboard/mouse combo.
