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`Not a Competitor' Wii isn't a rival to the PlayStation 3 because it doesn't offer the broader features of the Sony console, including the ability to watch movies and access the Internet, Sony Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer said in an interview. ``I've played a Nintendo Wii,'' Stringer said last week at the Allen & Co. media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. ``I don't see it as a competitor. It's more of an expensive niche game device. We're selling a lot of PlayStation 3s now and it's still the best way to buy a Blu-ray player.'' |
^^ original quote made my Sony CEO but in Context^^
Having read the above, the statement isn't half as bad as it was made to be during the beginning of this thread. In fact it was clearly taken out of context...wayyyyyyy out of context!
All Stringer said is; the console offers a lot less for the price it goes on sale for- which actually is true. No next gen graphics, smallest HDD, no blu ray, no blue tooth and no option to view hi def movies and no where near as many options as a PS3 for various memory devises to be used (CF, Microstick DUo).
So, taking the statement into context, if you put the consoles next to one another and see how much it would cost to have a Wii which offers what the PS3 or 360 offers (adding a decent sized HDD, Blue ray player etc), the Wii would be far more expensive.
So from the 3 consoles on offer including what the consoles actually offer, the PS3 is by far the most value for money!
I know some people won't understand what I am saying here so I have an analogy which would help.
If you buy a Ford Focus, it will be nice and it will be cheap. Many people will be happy etc. However, you buy a S320 Mercedes, it will cost you more, but the luxuries and options it will offer will be far higher then the Escort. if the Escort were to have these same luxuries, it would be equally priced if not, maybe even more expensive.
The owners of both the above would be happy regardless of price and any in differences. Reason is simple, if you want the extra's and you can afford it, why not? You don't always need the latest gadgetry and top end specs to have fun. The Wii is a prime example of this. its cheap and cheerful. It's simplicity has allowed people who are unfamiliar with video games to actually enjoy video games. Nintendo has just opened up a whole new target market of potential buyers and claimed that empty gap for themselves to be filled with nintendo's Wii's.
