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happydolphin on 19 February 2013
saicho said:
Turkish said:
People in this thread are comparing consoles after they were unveiled with the yet to be unveiled PS4. PS4 already exceeds the hype levels of those consoles, even pre-reveal.

Imagine the world after feb 20 lol.

this is simply not true.

Let him dream.



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bananaking21 on 19 February 2013
milkyjoe said:
bananaking21 said:
milkyjoe said:
It's getting quite a lot of articles and other such things on gaming websites.

Obviously this is a new phenomenon when a new console is on the horizon.


it certainly is getting much more attention than the WiiU did before they announced it

In terms of the pre-announcement period, it would be tough for the Wii U to even be a contender in generating as much hype, given it was a surprise announcement as part of Nintendo's end of year financials in April 2011...

It didn't have a big event hyped up for a few weeks.

There are plenty of other examples to point to though. I remember reading gaming magazines in the 90s, before the internet was that relevant, that had a latest roundup of rumours about the next generation in every issue. If anything the fact you had to wait a month between issues helped build up the anticipation even more. E3 seems less exciting these days for similar reasons. The instantaneous nature of everything has dulled the excitement for me somewhat compared to back then. People who've only ever known that might not feel the same way of course...

they are in a completely different situation i agree. but i just compared the two because they are the only two home consoles to be announced in a VERY long time. and i would agree about the hype thing, i was too young for me to read about magazines and stuff, but the internet does know how to kill excitment sometimes, the worst things are leaks, like when they leaked beyong two souls before E3, that pretty killed a lot of hype for sony's E3, and people started expecting even more of it



taus90 on 19 February 2013
justinian said:
I think the OP question should have been "Have you ever seen another console get as much media attention as the PS4 is getting before its OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT?"

The original question "Have you ever seen another console get as much media attention as the PS4 is getting before its launch?" is asked far too early to expect an sensible answer. After the 20th it could all go downhill and the launch is ages away, and yes I understood what the question is asking,

It's just that the last word used in the question creates confusion.

I think it's pretty much the same for most consoles AT THIS STAGE... but judging hype can be subjective.
What's important is that it seems not to be any worse hype-wise than what has gone before.

but i guess thats where common sense and logic kicks in!



Conegamer on 19 February 2013
happydolphin said:
saicho said:
Turkish said:
People in this thread are comparing consoles after they were unveiled with the yet to be unveiled PS4. PS4 already exceeds the hype levels of those consoles, even pre-reveal.

Imagine the world after feb 20 lol.

this is simply not true.

Let him dream.

But that's not very nice...

I guess the only parallel which we can draw is the WiiU (which was randomly announced) and the Vita (which only had buzz shortly before launch).

 

We shall see how this goes.



 

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happydolphin on 19 February 2013
Conegamer said:

But that's not very nice...

I guess the only parallel which we can draw is the WiiU (which was randomly announced) and the Vita (which only had buzz shortly before launch).

 

We shall see how this goes.

Sometimes I'm not very nice.

If the rules are set like that, then the question in OP is worthless...



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saicho on 19 February 2013
happydolphin said:
Conegamer said:

But that's not very nice...

I guess the only parallel which we can draw is the WiiU (which was randomly announced) and the Vita (which only had buzz shortly before launch).

 

We shall see how this goes.

Sometimes I'm not very nice.

If the rules are set like that, then the question in OP is worthless...

off topic: I really like Robert on TV.



MikeB predicts that the PS3 will sell about 140 million units by the end of 2016 and triple the amount of 360s in the long run.

S.T.A.G.E. on 19 February 2013
KeptoKnight said:
Lawlight said:
KeptoKnight said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
I think the Wii got more media attention -- good and bad -- than Sony's successor to PS3.

Honestly, if it wasn't for this site I wouldn't have known about February 20. Meanwhile, in 2006, I was being bombarded with news about Wii from all sides.

I don't think many people outside of our bubble are aware of Sony's press conference or the rumored specs of PS4. There's nothing really transcendent about PS4 so far, whereas Wii captured the imagination of people beyond the video game world.

that is true. I didnt know about feb 20th until this forum. I knew about the Wii because of Wii ads everywhere Town Square Manhattan, New York.

Toys r us had a HUGE wall with the picture of the Wii. I mean massive.


You're confusing announcement hype with launch ads.

There were lots at Time Square without release.......

*There are non for PS4 at the moment.


Well of course, it hasn't even been announced yet. before the Wii was announced there was never this type of hype on the internet.



S.T.A.G.E. on 19 February 2013
happydolphin said:
saicho said:
Turkish said:
People in this thread are comparing consoles after they were unveiled with the yet to be unveiled PS4. PS4 already exceeds the hype levels of those consoles, even pre-reveal.

Imagine the world after feb 20 lol.

this is simply not true.

Let him dream.

The Wii never had this type of hype before the reveal date on the internet. The interwebs are eating this PS4 Feb 20th date stuff up and fast! I am falling for it too. One more day!



Carl on 19 February 2013

Well, its certainly the most "hype" Ive seen surrounding a console that hasnt even been announced or revealed.

Wii hype came after it had been shown. It was far, far bigger than what Sony have with this.



                            

S.T.A.G.E. on 19 February 2013
happydolphin said:
Conegamer said:

But that's not very nice...

I guess the only parallel which we can draw is the WiiU (which was randomly announced) and the Vita (which only had buzz shortly before launch).

 

We shall see how this goes.

Sometimes I'm not very nice.

If the rules are set like that, then the question in OP is worthless...

The OP isn't worthless it makes a lot of sense. How many consoles can you recollect that had this much press before the announcement?  Microsoft is going to have some huge buzz with the illumiroom with the casual media.