3:47 PM on 04.03.2007
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Niero
It sounds like a cheesy Wells novel, but this is exactly what a Kobe-beef-eating analyst said about the wobbly future of the PlayStation 3. I suppose money people are finding it hard to ignore reports the 82% decline in demand for the console in the UK post-launch. I'm personally more worried about Squaresoft's alleged wobbly commitment to them, but I guess that's more of a symptom of the greater problem. Here's what Captain Obvious said about Kutaragi's contraption:
It's a race against time," said Hiroshi Kamide, an analyst at KBC Securities who covers the $30 billion video game industry. "They must increase their users or it won't be commercially worthwhile for software makers to support it."
Think Sony's people are shaking in their pants? Nah. After that incredible GDC keynote, I'm sure they're all on a cruise ship drinking Alize from the chest cavities of blondes, midgets, and blonde midgets. This sounds all but too familiar to some:
Back in 2000, Japanese developers complained the PS2 was complex and too difficult to develop for. There weren't good titles available for the PS2 in Japan," Macquarie analyst David Gibson said. "In fact, Japan sales in the first year disappointed people. This all sounds familiar," he said.
Destructoid analyst Niero thinks you can't buy a better Folding@Home console anywhere right now; I'm not sure what all the fuss is about. STFUAJFAH! Other mumblings included that Gran Turismo's HD release would save the console, as would giant meteors hitting Redmond. The full release is on Reuters.
All I gotta say is LittleBigPlanet. Believe it.
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mediocre titles for first 1.5 years SUMMONER woot
You might not have to spend $200 on it. Supposedly Sam's Club is going to be selling them for $130
This made me laugh aloud at work.
...I'm believin' it like Naruto.
now if only it had a giant enemy crab....
My enthusiasm for the PS3 died when two things occured.
1. No Guitar Hero support was confirmed.
2. When they took away the DualShock from Rez for B/C gaming. That's just mean...
Oh, and also shipping with broken 1080i support, stripping out the PS2 components to emulate on software, making it cost $600, and seeing consoles on the shelf 5 months after release when the Wii hasn't had any shelf time in just as long.
Once again people whining about the price, weaksauce. I mean most of you are probably over the age of 16 right? So get a job for a few months, save your pennies, its easy.
All you whiners must love the $480 xbox elite with 1.2 HDMI and 120 gig hard drive! what a joke. No thanks, I'll stick with my $400 360 without next gen DVD hardware or internal WIFI.
Bill Gates said it himself — holiday 2007 will be the true test to see which console “wins” this generation. Just look at some of the games coming out between now and the end of the year (and I’m not just gonna list PS3 exclusives because it’s not fair — the games are still coming out for both consoles, aren’t they?): Calling All Cars!, Spider-Man 3, GRAW 2, Assassin’s Creed, Lair, Stranglehold, Burnout 5, Madden 08, Warhawk, MOH: Airborne, Mercenaries 2, maybe even Guitar Hero III, GTA IV, DMC 4, and MGS 4 (though I’m not expecting that until early 2008). That’s a shitload of games, most of which should be awesome, and some of which are PS3 exclusives.
Just give it time. These games will sell consoles. More time also means more people who will have HDTVs, which continue to sell like hotcakes (I just bought my own LCD two weeks ago). Don’t write the boys at Sony off quite yet, regardless of how arrogant they may still be (although at least Phil Harrison seems to be aware of the non-ideal situation they’re currently in).
P.S. “Niero Brain”? Is this because the helmet needs fixing, as reported by Summa on Coin-Op TV Live?
People who play them should STFUAJSTFU.
People like that don't want to give it time, really.
(Not that I think that they're mediocre.)
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I think that will really put sony up on top on Online domination by making people active towards other PS3 users, I am honestly intrigued with whats comming.
Everyone just looking @ console sale's figures and saying its the end of this and that, lol. All 3 systems majority of games suck cept GOW but M$ had wide over a year to make it. Wii wont improve graphics but is on the top of console war but yall missing the point, once PS3 fully achieves wii-mote abilities, then nintendo will be only left off with their 1st-party games.
Yeah I've got a job, I just like getting more for my money for $600. If I'm dropping over half a grand on one thing, I better be going on vacation somewhere or getting a car or TV.
$600 buys me groceries more frequently than it would ever buy a video game.
Bragging on BluRay would be like showing up at my place on 24" rims in a H2. How wonderful for you to have so much money to waste. I remain unimpressed.
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Its just silly to cry about the price when the 360 costs just the same with the same hardware specs.
Your argument about an H2 with rims is crazy. 24" rims cost way more than $600.