BraLoD said:
Parellel is the only way to go. Perfect symmetry. |
Exactly. Just like our actual hands. The truth is the offset was only done to differentiate itself from the Dual Shock, so as to not seem like a ripoff. Fans of the Xbox just grabbed onto the design, making poor excuses to why it is superior. Even Nintendo went back to symmetrical for the Wii and Wii U Pro controllers. I think they only went offset this gen was to keep it the same as the handheld, something they had to do for 2-player mode with the Joy-cons.
The truth is either will work just fine. But, anyone who is actually anti-symmetry, symmetry being what are bodies are built off of, are just showing their blatant bias for a brand/company.
@ OP
I just don't see this succeeding. I mean, I guess they might take MS's spot for 3rd. That will all depend on the HW and SW. Somehow, I don't see them competing directly when it comes to power. Mainly because they are going to want to be cautious about entering the market. I doubt they will mass order millions of these until they are proven to be a success, which lowers discounts for bulk orders. I also doubt they want to adopt Sony's strategy of losing money on the HW out of the gate, so will only get the HW that will have them make a small profit or at least break even. So, I would guess the power is going to fall in between the base model and high-end model of the XB2.
AS for SW, if Google does not bring their AAA game, unlike MS did this gen, then they will find themselves in the exact same spot. HW doesn't just sell itself, like many other consoles have proven. You need a constant flow of high quality exclusives, as well as the vast majority of all 3rd party games. On both HW and SW, Sony is going to be a very tough competitor to beat. Even with the mountains of money MS has, they showed that Sony has to utterly screw themselves over for you to even have a shot. And even then, MS came in behind them.
