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I WILL NOT BUY A PS3!!!
I refuse to buy one. I love the PS2, but that's the limit. The new ps2 games cost up to $60 and the ps3 are going to cost $100, or somewhere in between there.
I don't have the $500 for the ps3.
I don't have 80 to spend on every game. Or one game for that matter.
That should make things pretty even now. Sony always had the advantage before. Maybe now we'll finally witness a fair fight.
Microsoft is bluffing, I know them well. They say the PS3 is nothing compared to the technology they have for the Xbox 360. Bill Gates could do his best but it wont work. I am not falling for it. They know the PS3 is wayyyyy more superior to their Xbox 360. But they have to stop lying! Cause once PS3 comes out, everyone will see for them selves, what sony could really do.
Again, the advantage is very debatable. This does cause Sony to have to fight harder.
For your info, the PS3 is not "wayyyyy more superior" to the Xbox360 at all. It has some advantages and some disadvantages, simple as that. :)
The actual problem with the PS3 apparently is that it is so sophisticated that it causes problems for developing games, and most game companies do not have employees that are sufficiently trained enough. I really doubt Xbox took several gaming news sites under hostage for leverage of posting some false news.
Fair?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vyk
PS2 and PSX were less powerful than their competitors the past two generations, it was unfair for them but they still did the best.
wut does it meen in short?
I should mention that everything you just stated is rumours, nothing more. No US system or game prices have been announced. Most of these rumours have come from Microsoft's statements, not Sony's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jesse1
In fact, it has been discussed that a release price similar to the PS2 may not be unfeasible..
I already knew/know that the PS3 was/is graphically superior to the 360, but enhancing the graphics doesn't exactly make a game more fun.
"imo they should have just used other peoples chips & media formats imo, rather than trying to make their own and monopolise things too much" it's worth noting that no console in recent years has used it's own chips or media formats. and in fact blu-ray is a sony product.
"I WILL NOT BUY A PS3!!!
I refuse to buy one. I love the PS2, but that's the limit. The new ps2 games cost up to $60 and the ps3 are going to cost $100, or somewhere in between there.
I don't have the $500 for the ps3.
I don't have 80 to spend on every game. Or one game for that matter"
all modern consoles have retailed at £300 with games coming in at £40. this was the same since things went into 32 bits and we got 3d. it shouldn't really change.
Considering that because the Xbox was so unpopular in Japan that part of Microsoft's strategy was to create special booths in which people could try out the Xbox without the potential embarassment of their family and friends seeing them with one, I'd be mildly surprised to say the least if Japanese developers all started falling over themselves to work with Microsoft.
Chances are, the PS3 will still sell millions more than the 360 based on the popularity of the PSone and PS2, and developers know that they'd be fools to miss out on the gold rush.
Not to mention many thought the PS2 was extremely difficult to develop for in the beginning. Frankly, the news stories I've seen show Sony doing a lot more than any other company to help ease companies transition to the new hardware. They've got numerous agreements in place with other companies, including sub licenses for things like the Havok physics engine and the new Unreal engine (which based on everything I've read runs extremely well on the PS3).Quote:
Originally Posted by Autumn Rain
More power does more than just improve graphics. It gives developers more freedom to do things like build better AI, larger worlds, realistic physics, and a hell of a lot of other stuff that has a direct effect on gameplay. Yeah graphics are naturally bumped up as well, but there are a lot of things that can be done to benefit gameplay with more powerful hardware. Assuming that graphical improvements are the only thing that results from better hardware is just plain wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Holmes
I was talking about business. Marketshare, the amount of supporting developers. Stuff like that. It doesn't matter how powerful your system is. Its how you market it. Everyone shoulda learned that lesson from Sega :/Quote:
Originally Posted by MecaKane
this is just like that time when hutch lost his job and got kidnapped by a drug dealer!
The AI on PS2/XBox games were probably as good as AI is gonna get. Take Metal Gear Solid 3 for instance, guards see you from a far off distance, they call for backup, you hidesomewhere and they keep looking for you. If something's moved out of place they notice something is up and call for backup.
Or in the Halo games. A pack of enemies run at you, you fire your gun and hit a few shots. Some of the enemies tuck 'n roll for cover while one throws a grenade, and the others just run away in fear.
I don't think a better graphics engine can enhance AI, the only direct gameplay enhancement we get from that is physics. The current gen consoles handle physics just fine.