Sony's decision to reduce the price of the PlayStation 3 in Japan before the console has even launched has been branded "ridiculous" by a Japanese financial expert.
The outburst comes following Sony's announcement at the Tokyo Game Show that it is due to cut the Japanese price of the 20GB version of the console from 62,790 yen (421 euro) to 49,980 yen (335 euro).
"It's ridiculous to decide to cut the price before they start selling the PlayStation 3," said Yoku Ihara, head of equity research at Retela Crea Securities, speaking to Bloomberg.
"They may cut the price again if sales don't go well," he added.
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
ridiculous my @ss,it`s called marketing strategy,plus it`s only for japan.so no problem here.
Damm, Sony can't win for losing!....kingboy, I think you are missing the point of what the financial expert is saying. He's saying that Sony is already losing a substantial amount on PS3, and by cutting the price so early (its not even launched yet) they will lose even more money. Of course most consoles always start out losing money, but over the life cycle they make it back through games sales/royalties and eventually hardware sales as production/manufacturing process becomes cheaper and cheaper....PS2 is a perfect example of this....but if they start off too far in the hole they may not ever make a substantial profit or worse case scenario they might lose too much and never recover. Now I wonder why, this financial expert believes Sony might not be able to "cover" the instant loss of a price cut?.....*cough, Blu-ray, *cough, *cough....uhm excuse me I just I have a lil cold. Thanks.
M$ was the first to launch with a HDD included at the time, and the tech in the original Xbox was expensive for that specific time, but M$ knew that if they sold the original Xbox for what it cost to make, most consumers would not pay that much money for a console, Neo Geo is good example, therefore M$ took the strategy of selling at a lost and trying to make a profit over the life cycle of the console, which didn't happen....but it did establish them a solid 2nd place in the business. Now in todays world new tech is very expensive because of all the research and development money spent on chips, etc. so I don't believe we will ever see the days of launching a videogame console with a instant profit, think about it, who's going to pay $1,000+....unless you take the Nintendo strategy of not using the latest most powerful technology, because otherwise if you try to charge the consumer what the new tech actually costs....its just not going to work, since most gamers are not hardcore gamers....which means its just a toy to them. I mean the numbers speak for themselves, I forgot the actuall amount but the 360, costs M$ alot more to make than what their selling it for, and the PS3 is costing Sony a arm and a leg....now the point of my #2 post is that they would only have marginal loses on every PS3 sold, if they had not chose to go with a uneccessary format,(Blu-ray). Now when you add a price cut before they even launch, suddenly you are talking about a major financial loss for every PS3 sold. The question is was Blu-ray worth the risk?...in my opinion Hell No!....not that Blu-ray is a bad thing, I just believe, no Im positive that by the time, we need 50gigs for games...PS3 will be outdated because the next-next gen Xbox will be here with the latest and greatest technology. M$ is smart, and they seem to have the better hand this deal.
lol what about bill loosing rite from day one with the original xbox and is still loosing even more.what u call that then?u think he enjoys loosing money?please cut the cheap talk like we don`t know why these companies play with marketing prices..it`s called installing some motivation and confidents on purchace.They`ll still make money some how on other products they provide
And to that so call Ruffryder..it`s been a while u`v been on my back talkin sh*t..i know ur still mad just because i hit on your sister all night..u don`t want it with me in these forums lol! and by the way kingboy is the logo i own when sellin or promoting my stuff..
who gives a sh*t about bill anyway.i`m here for TGS news today.please i`m not into arguing ..just let me wait for my ps3 right!hope u not mad cuz i`m gettin one hahah!