Most industry pundits would tell you that the PlayStation 3 has been trailing the competition largely because of its hefty price tag. Pachter, however, believes the $399 price point will finally come down to $299 in just a few months. Microsoft is likely to drop its price on the 360 as well.
"Once the PS3 is at a more affordable price point (we expect a cut to $299 in April), we think that sales of that device will once again begin to grow. We expect another cut in price for the Xbox 360, with the feature-laden Pro model likely to come down in price to $249 at or before this year's E3 show in June. We expect Nintendo to maintain Wii pricing at $249 until the company sees signs that demand is slowing, which means a price cut may not happen until late in the year, if at all," Pachter said.
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.
With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.
It was worrisome to begin with.
It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.
I like the sound of that!! I will for sure never support these gaas games.
Sony must be shocked at gamer's reaction, making them cancel a few of these and hopefully go back to the good heavy hitters they had us used to..
now bring on that PSPro reveal and show us some SP 1st party awesomeness.
It's pretty ridiculous.
Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.
Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.
Helldivers 2 manages just fine…
Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.
Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.
Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.
Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."
I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.
I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.
battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional
Oh boy, not this guy again. Where are the rest of his 360 fanboy buddies that he bashes the PS3 with on the bonus round?! I swear that show should be called "360 round" because almost every episode they are drinking the 360 kool aid while bashing the crap out of the PS3..
I do agree with him however that sony will definitley cut the price sooner rather than later considering by march they will be making a small profit
Pachter says something...it doesn't happen
PS3 will drop to 299-Pachter
Looks like Sony will cut the price to 299 in 2011 at best
360 will go to 249-Pachter
Microsoft scraps 360 and makes 720
Wii Price Unlikely-Pachter
Nintendo announces 149 Wii at E3
This is a serious question.'Cause if the Pro is brought down to $250 and the Arcade is at $200,what's the incentive to buy the Arcade model over the Pro Model?Can Microsoft really bring down the Arcade Model to $149 or less?Will Consumers really have faith in buying a $149 Xbox 360 when the only other console out right now that retails for less than $200 is the Ps2...?
Rather than throw in 256MB of Flash Memory into the Arcade Unit,why don't Microsoft phase it out and allow the Pro unit to retail at $199?It's the lack of smart corporate decisions by Microsoft that lead me to believe once the Ps3 is at a sub-300 Price point the Xbox 360 will suffer in sales.
I paid 250 + tax + free shipping.
Sony Credit Card.