Sony has today confirmed what everyone had been expecting: a new PS3 model for $299. But how much will this cheaper pricing structure benefit Sony and stimulate the PS3 marketplace? IndustryGamers contacted several analysts to get their take, and it seems most agree that Sony will finally see a much needed boost in PS3 sales.
"I think a price cut is key to stimulating sales, especially in this economy. It can be really hard to justify a premium price when you have two strong competitors with very solid systems. At a lower price I think there is a great deal of potential to get a lot of the PS2 consumers that were setting on the fence to jump in," DFC Intelligence's David Cole told us. " And there are a lot of those consumers out there....research shows the PS2 is still one of the most popular systems in terms of usage. We had actually built into our forecasts going two years back a drop to $300 in fall of 2009 and at the time our models showed a strong spike in sales because of the drop. Now factoring in the recession it may not be as strong but it is still a net positive for the whole industry when hardware is at mass market prices."
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."
Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.
Still a good game though.
3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them
2.
Dmc.
4.
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God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best
Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...
5, 3, 1, 4, 2.
I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.
But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me
Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.
Gary Green said: Namco Bandai heard the call of many fans asking for the PlayStation release of Tales of Graces which was originally released seemingly exclusively for the Wii back in 2009. If you’re acquainted with the Tales series then Graces f won’t be something entirely new to you, yet if you’re a newcomer then you’ll find a plethora of gameplay mechanics and nuances that distinguish this series from other JRPGs. While the game finds itself following the traditional archetype of JRPGs, such as a somewhat clichéd story, Graces has something to offer to both veterans and newcomers alike.
Short Answer
Yes
Why not?
I think it's going to make a really big difference.
After the slim was announced.
ughh, here we go again with the fanboyism. why would it not?