Sony often operates at a loss while Nintendo always prices to profit. Since Sony is shamelessly copying Nintendo in a bid to make the exact same amount of money, it stands to reason that PlayStation Move will be true to the winning formula and get a price designed to make instant cashback.
"We are pricing Move as if we are launching a new platform," says Worldwide Studios VP Shuhei Yoshida. "So because the install base of Move will help third party studios create games for it, we benefit by helping those third-parties. But we are not losing money with each one we sell."
It's going to be interesting to see how the Sony Wiimote does. I think it'll sell plenty to those who already own a PS3, but I'm not sure it'll be a system seller, especially to the mainstream consumers who already own a Wii and don't really care about HD graphics. Those people already have Wii sports and probably can't see the point in spending another $300 to get a prettier looking Wii Sports. I could be wrong, but I just can't see Sony making lightning strike twice in a market that Nintendo's already cornered.
Sony: Move 'priced for profit' [CVG]
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oh, come on. have you never seen how MoCap is done?
I guarantee you'll get a laugh.
Here's a hint, lot's of "Bare breasts" and "Nipples spitting acid". hahaha
Yes they are.
Whether they had a little failed EyeToy peripheral or not isn't the question. Move is not that peripheral. Move is a shameless copy of the Wii remote.
So yes, they are.
The Wii, at launch, and seemingly the Kinect don't have as much of a push for core motion games as Sony seems to have. I'm excited to see what they come up with.
The only thing they got going for them is probably HD graphics.
And I like Sony, but they're getting way to desperate
o_O I almost choked on my lunch reading that, it was funny but WTF ?
Only in this case it'll look like I'm hugging a glowing cock. But hey, if the media industry doesn't completely destroy collectibles it might just be worth something. :)
1) Sony is copying Nintendo.
2) If Sony is advancing what the Wii started then it doesn't really matter.
3) One thing that -doesn't- hurt Sony in this regard is that Sony (and Microsoft for that matter with the Kinect) is that they might be able to attract more 3rd party developers than the Wii did. The usual wii-sports like games will obviously be made for both Kinect and Move, but if they can get a decent library for either of them that rise above the shitty shovelware that plagued the Wii then its all good.
Also, who did it before who and all that jazz is irrelevant. At the end of the day all that matters is doing it well. If you're gonna get your panties in a bunch over that please grow up.
Move has proper games that appeal to me as a core gamer.
Socom, killzone, lbp, the fight, that rez sequel, resident evil, gran turismo, etc have made me plan to buy on day 1.
"The Wii is just as "hardcore" as any other system. When it comes to gameplay and creativity, it is not lacking at all. I guess some people just buy the lowest common denominator BS about the Wii being a toy, or simply a mini-game console. Only the ignorant and whiny kids of the world would make these statements about the console."
Wii...hardcore?....me...laughing...uncontrollably...ahhahahahaha!
Come on dude, really? I try to stay as optimistic as anybody in the gaming world, but to state that the Wii is as important to the "core" crowd as a 360 or PS3 is fucking laughable. The Wii does have good games, even good core games, but it doesnt have nearly the library of titles the real core-gaming systems have. Trying to admit that just makes you look dumb.
They postponed and/or cancelled the DLC to focus on Move support.
I predict Move will sell more systems as the software builds up, more ways to use that camera and Mic to do different things that clearly separates it from the Wii. I also wouldn't underestimate peoples craving for HD because the Wii really dropped the ball in that department if their goal is to hang around for more years to come.
I also see clear as day that you will snag a chunk of gamers on FPS controls alone. It's about time that a console gets a better solution for First Person Shooters! As more come out that support the Move expect Xbox fan's to take note.
Cage had like 3 more pieces of DLC written and the team was working on them when Sony told them to release the new Move edition of Heavy Rain. Cage said it basically breaks the game as far as delivering DLC because now they would essentially have to release DLC for two nearly different games so he canned them. :/
@Aurvantoid
It doesn't even matter if they advance it. It just doesn't have to suck. Saying copying somehow degrades a company is silly schoolyard talk. Companies copy all the time. Our entire technological society is only really a handful of gadgets made by a million different companies in a slightly different ways.
Not to mention Sony is notorious for following directly behind the footsteps of their successful competitors. C'mon. They kind of have to considering their fiscal position over the last decade. 3D TV is really the most original and risky thing they've done in some time.
But again that's irrelevant so long as it doesn't suck. Originality does not produce quality. The Move could be button for button what the Wii is. As long as it doesn't suck and has a consistent flow of solid software I'm a happy consumer.
How much would it cost you for 4 Wii-motes, with 4 nun-chucks, and 4 Wii motion plus?
Rrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaggggggggeeeeeeeeee!
Obligatory wolverine oranges quote.
I just told you, Sony all ready had this idea years before the wii, they just improved it and added buttons.
So if they just improved there technology, its not a rip off.
You are just biased against sony for some odd reason.
@Nyktharas, haha so true, people don't think how much wii controllers cost...4 nunchucks are 80, 4 remotes are 160, 4 motion plus item are 80. Add it up guys.
Are you really that blindly obtuse, or did you just go to a public school?
$300 for a comparable Wii setup. Though your Wii already comes with one set. So Wii ($200) + 3 extra sets ($225) = $425 to get up and running. For a Move 4-player setup it would be PS3 ($300) + Eye Toy ($40) + 4 sets of mover controllers ($320) = $660 plus games. It may not seem like a huge difference to some, but at some point the money spent on this hobby becomes unjustifiable.
Pass
Sony has FULL AAA title games supporting Move at launch and I want to support that over shovel ware crap that everyone else is doing.
I don't see them copying the Wii, they took the basic stuff the Wii has and ran further with it. Better motion, better graphics...this is not a carbon copy.
I love Nintendo, and Sony. And I can tell you, Sony didn't copy this from Nintendo.
Wii has great games, games don't need to be M to be enjoyable or hardcore. But is does have mature games...
Wii and Move rape kinnects gay skittles the tiger.
I got the PS Eye for $20, the remote will be $50, and the regular controller can be used in place of a Sub Controller. So $70 -- That's the price of a Collector's Edition game.
GOD OF WAR COPIED DEVIL MAY CRY.