The launch of Sony's PlayStation 3 games console got off to a feeble start last night last night with officials, media and security outnumbering customers for most of the evening.
Over 500 retailers around the country threw open their doors as the clock struck 12:00am, expecting the frenzy that accompanied the games console's overseas debuts.
But most stores were virtually deserted, despite the 20,000 pre-orders Sony said it had received.
As of right now, there are no monopolies in the games industry, and for the sake of the medium as a whole, they never should either.
And yet the biggest tech companies in America are essentially that. They buy up all the small comps only to kill them off and steal what they have, and if they can't buy em they bleed them to death.
They buy IPs not talent. That's why these buyouts never work and the IPs die. Right now it's too expensive to develop games - but I expect that to shift maybe as AI tools can make it easier. The best games have been indie games for awhile as big developers fuck their ips to death with "games as a service" -
Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
It's nice to hear no one got shot.
Before passing judgment on this launch. The hardcores showed up at midnight; everyone else may decide to wait till later. Why?
--Many news reports state that supply is plentiful. Why wait all day just to snag one at midnight, when you may be able to find one the next day?
--Pre-orders don't expire immediately. Some people may wait until after school/work lets out before picking their system up.
--Steady supply from Sony: Europeans see supply issues have eased in N. America, so maybe they figure if they miss the launch, they'll still be able to pick one up in a few weeks.
Now, if a few days--or weeks--pass, and sales are still lackluster, then Sony may have the beginnings of a serious problem on their hands.
I have to agree, here in South Africa,the PS3 launch was also crap compared to the craziness of the Xbox360 launch.I counted about 12 people in total tonight buying a ps3 at the store I attended.And this is at the most popular gaming store in CapeTown.
This whole site is like a discussion forum thread gone bad.
ok 20k of 40-60k preorder, that like 30-50% of the stock units already sold. Tell me that's not a good thing???? Well they can not show up as far as SCEA concern, but the sales is there.