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Xbox 360 Could Save PS3 From Decimating Game Developers

Cinemablend.com writes. "You're probably already misconstrued regarding the aim of this article. But let me key you in on a very obvious fact: The video game industry would've died real fast, if the PlayStation 3 pocketed the majority of third-party developers, exclusively. That's why the Xbox 360 is the perfect savior for what could have been a disastrous "next-generation".

Marks of the video game industry know flat-out that third-party exclusivity is a surefire way to differentiate one platform from the next. Said exclusivity really reached a peak during the Xbox/Gamecube/PS2 era with games and series like The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, Square's RPG library for the PS2, or THQ's Smackdown Vs. Raw series. But that's back when games – on a financial average – weren't reaching the $10 million mark, with the exception of Halo 2's movie-like budget of $20 million buckaroonies."

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THAMMER16657d ago

This confirms some points I have been trying to make. Dev. need to make the CASH back. We need to buy the consoles to make their plan to make money back make since. If your user base is too small to support the budget of the game they are almost forced into going multi platform.

The article says Sony needs to sell 5 million consoles in the U.S. buy Nov. for publishers and developers to see a market that support the budget for the titles they are putting together. Sounds strait up to me.

AuburnTiger6657d ago

"This confirms some points I have been trying to make. Dev. need to make the CASH back."

2 words,

No Sh!t

GaMr-6657d ago

Nice Article.... Its about as obvious as saying The Xbox360 having a 1 year headstart and a lower price tag has managed to sell more consoles than the late and expensive PS3 console. This being said game developers will make more money from 13 million combined owners of both consoles or even 10 million (xbox360 alone) rather than 3 million PS3 owners. BRAVO ...BRAVO....

Who's the author of this.. Captain Obvious I suppose. By a show of votes... Who didnt know Xbox's 1 year jump and being launched in all countries first would give it a larger install base. Also that next-gen games cost way more to dev than last gen games.

I guess the obvious is not so obvious to some people. I think im going to write an article. Title it.

"When you drive your car it burns Gasoline"

weekapaugh6657d ago

At the end of the article he also talks about President Lincoln being shot and men landing on the moon.

TR0N6657d ago (Edited 6657d ago )

You dont realize the real truth,the real truth is that if microsoft would have never created a next-gen console neither would have sony because sony was doing super well with the ps2 so why would they want to kill their cashcow. As a matter of fact the only real reason why new generation consoles are created in the first place is because some threat like competition arises. If monopolies were legal we'd probably still have the atari 2600. Dont forget that at the end of the day video games are just a business like everything else except love and war and i could be wrong about war.

It pays to be cynical sometimes, it makes you smart.

THAMMER16657d ago

What are you talking about? I'm lost dude.

TR0N6657d ago (Edited 6657d ago )

My point is that this article is pointless. just goes to show that im no fanboy even though i preffer the 360

techie6657d ago

I think that what he's trying to say that if the xbox hadn't come out last generation and there weren't plans for an xbox360, Sony would have brought out the ps3 in 2010...as was planned. But they were forced to move a little quicker.

TR0N6657d ago (Edited 6657d ago )

Im even more cynical than that , im saying that if monopolies were legalized after the ps2 and this industry would belong to sony we would have maybe even never seen the ps3. And the same thing if it was nintendo or microsoft that "owned" the industry. ever heard? "if it aint broke dont fix it" If they are making money with this generation and everybody is happy with the games why should they make a new console unless there is competition? Get it? What do you actually think that any of the companies make new consoles because they care about us?

techie6657d ago (Edited 6657d ago )

How about pressure from gamers to have bigger and better. Gamers get bored pretty easily...I know the ps2 would have lasted another two years...but beyond that it would die a death as gamers would not see any progress. PC graphics also move the lead for console graphics. And not forgetting the developers. If an upmarket console can be made, and developers can make better graphics...they'll want to be creative and do that...they saw the end of the ps2 really.

Gamers, Developers creativity, I think it all counts. Of course competition makes the market move a lot faster...

TR0N6657d ago (Edited 6657d ago )

the ps2 was created because competition existed in the form of nintendo and sega(edited)~~~> and also pc.

somebody hit the plus sign next to my bubbles please.

in reply to the comment from kewlkat007 VVVVVdown there: sony too stuck its nose in this industry when sega "owned" it and so did sega when nintendo did and so did nintendo when whoever was before them did, thats competition for ya.

to 3.7
conserning the existance of possible threats from newcomers to the industry, that may be so but i doesnt change the fact that new consoles are created because of that threat and not because these companies actually care about us. they care about our cash not us thats why they have to make sure they make good products like xbox360 and ps3. More comments added to comment #4

techie6657d ago (Edited 6657d ago )

Also you have to realise (as I'm sure you do anyway) that if a market becomes stale then another company sees a possibility to enter and take control. This is the case with the ps1 that introduced 3d graphics on a console. The console market had become increasingly repetitive and wasn't moving very far and so Sony saw the possibilities of taking a market share.

Since this is the case the leading console maker has to stay ahead and move with the times. If they just lie on their laurels and their console generally doesn't move beyond 10 years of innovation, where technology is increasingly more powerful on a year by year basis...then a competitor will arise as if by default in order to take control. Therefore, a company will inevitably create a more powerful console in order to keep control of the market.

The ps3 would have been made even without competitors, as the prospect of competitors taking advantage is ever present. Of course the cycle would not be as swift as it is now, especially with eager beavers like Microsoft...

(ps. clicked on your bubbles...though to reply just edit your post again...I shall read it :)

theagony6657d ago (Edited 6657d ago )

ps1 and ps2 was created to compete with pc gaming, those machines were always meant to target home computer game business, nintendo or sega was never a competitor to sony.
Even there was no x360 brand out, ps3 would still come out arround this time of the ps2 life cycle, because of the developing pc gaming tech.

Blasphemy6657d ago

You guys don't know what your talking about. PS3 starting development right after PS2 had been finalized.

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TR0N6657d ago (Edited 6657d ago )

To GaMr

And trust me i'm not g@y as a matter of fact im asking you this cause im so un-g@y ,change your avatar, when i want to see porn i go to nude chicks sites (i do it plenty), your avatar is distracting every time i see it , it makes me want to go back to the those sites. (smiles)

reply to 3.7
the genesis already had 3d graphics, very crappy ones but 3d non the less, so sony made them look better with the ps1 big deal, thats what next-gens are supposed to do, make graphics better.

reply to 4.1
gamers getting bored because they see technology improving elsewhere IS competition. So we are in agreement. oh by the way thanks for hitting the plus button although i just realized that i know a way to increase my bubbles myself but i wont reveal it out of respect for the admins of this place.

techie6657d ago (Edited 6657d ago )

Well indeed. But remember the reason a market goes stale is because Gamers ge bored of it and see technology improving elsewhere and not on consoles. This means the consoles no longer sell...and so the company needs to rethink and reproduce.

Consumers buy consoles...there's no competition in a market without consumers. So it's a mix of everything. But still the market would keep on moving even without competition, but just the prospect of competition.

lol not because of competition...just because of the moving rate of technology. Ok competition from the PC market would still make a console improve, but that's not console competition.

InMyOpinion6657d ago

<--- I've got the antidote if you get hypnotized.

Funky Town_TX6657d ago

competition keeps it going. Deep is right also. 4 years are it for me. I change to a new console every 4 years or less. I also change console makers. Got a 360 in 05 so in 2010 I will be looking for something new. Sorry guys but I like to move foward.

Ban Me6657d ago

I thought it was a decent article.

It didnt seem biased towards one or the other, which to be honest is something of a rarity these days!

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Split/Second Is The Explosive Racing Game That Deserved a Sequel

The Outerhaven writes: Split/Second was the explosive arcade racing game that outshone Ridge Racer and Burnout. That is, until Disney shut it all down before a sequel could happen.

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OmegaSoldati2h ago

As a kid i had some heart attacks playing this game. The soundtrack right on point with those close calls. I love this game.

shadowhaxor2h ago

Agreed. I still love it and play it often. Still sucks that Disney was like, nah... this game didn't do well, when it did well against other racers and reviewed well.

MaximusPrime_1h ago

Split/Second was one of the game I enjoyed playing. In fact it's still the most popular video on my YouTube channel. It's a gameplay of Split/Second posted 15 years ago. This past month 25 people viewed it. Split/Second is a favourite amongst racing gamers worldwide.

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Looming Xbox layoffs threaten Microsoft's reputation

Even as the company sets out to overhaul the very definition of Xbox, cuts at its studios risk creating a negative image reminiscent of EA's worst era

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Jingsing3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I appreciate the article but this guy must be living in a delayed universe, The reputation was ruined 10+ years ago and hasn't recovered since. As such people have voted with their wallets and stopped buying Xbox products in large amounts.

YourMommySpoils2d ago

Their reputation was lost way before that. From the moment Microsoft said they entering the console business, we all knew it would be a downgrade.

Bathyj1d 18h ago (Edited 1d 18h ago )

That's not true at all the OG Xbox had drive and they had hunger and they wanted to accomplish something. It was a great console.

they didn't quite reach their goals and they gave up prematurely because they couldn't win. It was halfway through the Xbox 360 when kinect released and that was when they lost their way and we're a rudderless ship ever since

Agent751d 15h ago

In all fairness, Xbox had some great games with online play, Xbox 360 even better. Xbox consoles started to die with the Xbox One. Ditch consoles for the PC and PS.

YourMommySpoils1d 7h ago

@Bathyj hard to compute ay. Xbox was never better than a PC and that's all they ever were. A demo box. Doesn't get more true than that.

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isarai3d ago

What reputation is this threatening exactly? 😂

Lightning773d ago

Rumors of Turn 10 being either shut down or hit with massive lay offs is on the horizon.

The issue is MS will do something right only to do something very, very wrong. And they do this what seems calculative at this point. Doesn't matter what they do the Investors and leadership want more and more money an endless bottomless pit of purr insatiable greed. A company that acts like it's broke or hurting is what really, really infuriates me. They've surpassed apple again well over 3 trillion who acts like they're a million dollar company is fk stupid. Pivots and changes for no reason and can't do things for more than a year with out a pivot or changing their metrics.

Christopher2d ago

That would be really bad since Phil just hyped up next year as a big Forza year at Summer Game Fest.

1Victor2d ago

@christopher: “ That would be really bad since Phil just hyped up next year as a big Forza year at Summer Game Fest”
The key word big can be ether good or bad 🤷🏿only time can tell

DarXyde2d ago

First Forza being generated entirely via AI?

If any company would do it, it'd be them.

Nacho_Z1d 23h ago

Isn't the point that it's irrelevant how profitable MS is, the suits have decided it's time that the Xbox division started making them money. Hence the layoffs, the pivots.

hennessey861d 18h ago

That wouldn't surprise me, as motorsport has been heading down hill since the great number 4. Where as playground have consistently put out better games. I think the two studios will be merged under playground games banner.

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The 'Stop Killing Games' initiative is close to its final deadline

Ross Scott—also known as Accursed Farms on YouTube—has been fighting tooth and nail for almost a full year to help spearhead game preservation. Starting after it was announced that Ubisoft's The Crew would be shutting down, permanently ending support for the game, Scott launched the "Stop Killing Games" initiative.

That makes a twofold deadline for the Stop Killing Games initiative. Or, at least, one headed up by Scott: The UK petition, which ends July 14, and the EU Citizens' Initiative, which ends July 3.

M3talDiamond6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

If you live in the EU then Please sign this or our game ownership rights and game preservation is
at stake. I know there isnt much time left but please consider signing the petition

-Foxtrot5d ago

I never knew Ross Scott was doing this

I love Freemans Mind

Inverno5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

People whine and in the end don't do a thing. Then whine more when they get screwed some more smh. If this makes it then it'll be monumental for consumers. That Pirate software guy was no help either smh.

GazCBG4d ago

The EU Date is the 31st July not the 3rd

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