Dumbest piece of crap article I ever read on this site.
The only way the gaming market is to stay healthy is to have 3 players in it. Just like it is now. Same goes for any other industry.
On top of that you really think it would be Sony pushing anyone out? Seriously? The one company that is loosing money being in this business will push out Nintendo that's been laughing all the way to the bank? Or MS that has more cash then it knows what to do with?
3 is still good, they are doing this because of pressure they get from content creators.
Look at it from publishers perspective, its like hey, we sold 1 mil games on 1 platform and then we sold 200k dlc on that platform. We also sold 1 mil games on your platform but only 50k dlc..wth?
That 1.8 mil number for ODST is right but noone here bothered to read the article.
The numbers they posted are for quarter ending on 30 september. It only took 8 days of odst sales into account.
3.1 mil odst sales to date number is also correct.
They are probably just trying to reach the older demographic with poorer eyesight, I see no other reason for this if the resolution will remain the same. Can also expect a new wave of non gamer games on the system.
And it will still sell and ms will still rake in the dough.
Eh, noone will make licensing money on blue ray, there are no fees for hardware, only software and movies released on the format. Sony doesn't own blue ray either, blue ray assosiation does which sony is a part of.
This is just dumb on ms for even thinking of an addon, even if hd dvd would have won it still would not sell well. Add on drives just dont sell. Crap just clutters the entertainment center.
On a final note, even though he is the ceo of MS, he does spe...
Considering how much DL content, games on demand and stuff they are pushing, they should have hd's at much lower prices. Anyhow you can put your own HD in the 360 hd case and have it work without you getting a ban hammer from ms, just have to use certain model # hds from wd scorpio blue line and they work for a 1/3rd cost.
This thing is marketed for certain people who want more portability and not having to lug a bigger model around.
I have a psp 100 I paid 250 for as well. Some say this is too expensive, well maybe it is since you basically paying 250 for the same technology that cost 250 four/five years ago. But still it don't need this much hate, its for those who want it and can afford it.
DC shouldn't be on there, instead put the Nomad and/or lynx up there, how bout the atari 7800? Yep, that too, replaced it with a NES 4 months after buying it.
Don't know how you going to sell a mp only game on a console. Only mmo's can get away with this by having solo content but mp only games? No I wouldn't buy anything like that no matter what the reviews say. Heck nevermind mp play, I check cheeves on a game before I buy and if its more than 250 online mp cheeves, the devs can keep it.
Whoa seiously folks you all need to go there more often, some of the best game deals are from toysrus. Always something on sale, bought ff crisis core new for 9.99, last remnant for 9.99 and others i cant remember, recently bought odst there and got a $20 gifcard on the spot with purchase. When the slim launched they were giving free bluray remotes with purchase of the system. Seriously very underrated place.
So exiting a game then going online to find info is convenient?
I got a pc hooked up to the tv and i just pause my 360 and change the channel, thats covenience, especially when im after collectathon achievements.
Hmm, I still don't buy the "Jap market is dead" thing, they really just have different games and tastes then the rest. It would be hard for them to try and market some games in the west just as its hard for western companies to sell fps and western style rpgs in Japan.
How would they have to reinvent themselves? By making and selling west gamers what games they like and at the same time force these on their own market?
I thnk they are fine as is,
Wow so much crap thrown around here by the ignorant.
First off neither the ps3 or the 360 render anything in1080, hell not even 720p. All the games are rendered mostly at 640p and upconverted.
Its like watching an upconverted dvd and saying its just as good as blue ray.. not.
Even at those crappy upconverted resolutions the consoles still cannot do anything above 2x or 4x AA.
Plying a game like mw or fallout on the pc in full 1080p w...
Walmart has been sellinh $98 BR players for a month now, by xmass every store in the country will, this holiday will be the put up or shut up time for BR. People are reluctant to switch to BR because of the movie prices, 35 a pop for decent movies and new releases is assinine.
BS statement from them. If it was NVIDIA that released the next gen GPU you can bet yer but it would retail for around 700 instead of 380. NVIDIA gouges ppl like hell with their products.
Totally agree with Phantasy Star, the first game was a beast for the MS, the second game on the genesis was like $99 when it released and people gobbled it up, and now not many know what is is. Same with Secret of mana, just downright forgotten and pushed aside, and for what? To have square focus on making crappy ds games and a gazillion Final Fantasy offshots.
As far as Metal Gear goes, maybe he got carried away on the writing, but if it sells and people like the franchise then...
Good reviews for ODST are paid off, bad reviews for UC2 are bias,
/sarcasm off
same n4g bs, different thread.
Uncharted is gears combat/ tomb raider exploration rip off, how can anyone think that's innovative?
Well at least we now know why BC was dropped from the PS3, greed.
They will sell all ps2 games on psn just like says instead of letting people have bc. Sounds like a money milk farm to me.
Because HULU is going subscription based on all platforms including the pc, its still free for now, but when they roll this out it will be subscription based. The free HULU will be junk.