Those three words have summed up my thoughts on the PS3. Hell, I can even say the same for the PSP. From the look of it, Sony has no clear goal for their PlayStation brand. Sure they're the leader of the pack in the current generation systems, but what about the future? What does Sony have in store for us?
Higher prices for one. Cool looking games, sure. But are cool graphics worth paying a $600 base for? (Not to mention the $60+ for each game.)
The PSP offers PS2 quality graphics in handheld form. But at the cost of a base $250 and $50 per game. Not very affordable for a market in which the norm price for a game is $30.
So why, if I may ask, is Sony trying to force new types of media on us? Way back when they tried to get us interested in BetaMax or MiniDisc. Sure they may have had higher quality, but when a BetaMax tape costs $50? No thanks. Sony is doing the same thing now. UMD and Blu-Ray. Of course, UMD is already dead. No one wants to pay $30 for a movie that you can only view on a tiny 3-inch LCD screen (with no extras on the disc either). Blu-Ray isn't looking cheap either. In my opinion, the rumored $60 for a movie is asking a lot.
This brings me to my next point. Why buy such an expensive system that plays expensive media when our home systems are not even capable of displaying images of that quality? I don't know about you, but I sure as hell cannot afford a 1080p TV. Is Sony trying to force customers to upgrade before they really want to?
With that said, is the PS3 worth the asking price? Based on what we all saw at E3, I'd have to say no. What is the PS3 offering other than the same stuff that we've already seen? MGS4 looks pretty, sure, but odds are that Konami will port the game to the Xbox 360 in order to make any profit. I'm expecting more and more development houses to focus on the Xbox 360 now that customers know the asking price of the PS3.
I don't know about you, but the Xbox 360 is a lot more appealing now. It's certainly more affordable and offers similar games if not the exact same game for comparable quality. I'll most likely be joining the likes of these gamers and buy the Wii and Xbox 360 combo.
Yes, I'll miss out on several game from favorite developers. I'll miss the ICO team's PS3 game and possibly Final Fantasy XIII and MGS4. And if 3rd party games such as FF XIII and MGS4 stay on PS3, I'll just have to wait until the PS3 becomes more affordable in 5 years.
Oh and Sony, way to go fucking up the Cell processor and increasing the PS3's price for the sake of keeping backwards compatibility.
Who'd have thought that I'd be buying an Xbox 360? OMG, the sky must be faling! And for that matter, where's my Wii? Gaming will be fine without Sony.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Still in shock
It's been a good two weeks after E3 2006 and I, as well as many other gamers across the globe, am still reeling from the stick shock price of the PS3. I'm so shocked, in fact, that the Xbox 360 is looking to be the more attractive secondary console for me. Naturally, this will all depend on whether Microsoft can pull the big titles away from Sony.
In my opinion, Sony seems to be digging the deepest grave in the history of grave making when they claim that the PS3 will overtake/replace PCs. I also feel that Sony should just admit that they're scared of the Wiimote. It really couldn't be more obvious than it already is.
I'm confused by Microsoft and Sony's designs for their next-gen systems. While consoles from Nintendo are getting smaller and smaller. My understanding in the Japanese market is that they prefer smaller electronics since their apartments are extremely small. I assumed that this was one of the deciding factors of the Xbox in the Japanese market. I could be wrong though.
I think it's sad that Microsoft will eventually pull the plug on backwards compatibility for the Xbo 360. Most of the 200+ Xbox games that are ready to play on the 360 suck major ass. Could they at least get Panzer Dragoon Orta working? I'd be happy if they got that working. I'm also more than positive that there are plenty of people that want to play their Xbox games on their 360. They're not showing interest plainly because Microsoft is emulating the wrong games.
Occasionally, we play Super Smash Bros. Melee at the office. I knew I was bad at the game, but playing with the guys at GameSpy really showed me how bad I really am. Regardless of coming in 4th place 99% of the time, it's a blast to play. I'm really looking forward to Wii's Super Smash Bros. Brawl, especially the online mode because then I'll be able to play Smash Bros. with my friends back in South San Francisco.
When I first heard that the Transformers animated movie was being released on DVD, I was hoping for a higher quality transfer. Needless to say, I was really disappointed with the lack of widescreen mode and a low quality video transfer. Years later, I'm pleased to hear that the movie will be getting the DVD release that I've been wanting all this time. To celebrate this release, Hasbro is also releasing a tribute line of toys in November. Starscream and Optimus Prime look particularly cool. While he is back in his gun-form, Megatron is nowhere near as cool as he was in the 1980's.
As if November (Fall-Winter 2006) wasn't expensive enough already. =D
In my opinion, Sony seems to be digging the deepest grave in the history of grave making when they claim that the PS3 will overtake/replace PCs. I also feel that Sony should just admit that they're scared of the Wiimote. It really couldn't be more obvious than it already is.
I'm confused by Microsoft and Sony's designs for their next-gen systems. While consoles from Nintendo are getting smaller and smaller. My understanding in the Japanese market is that they prefer smaller electronics since their apartments are extremely small. I assumed that this was one of the deciding factors of the Xbox in the Japanese market. I could be wrong though.
I think it's sad that Microsoft will eventually pull the plug on backwards compatibility for the Xbo 360. Most of the 200+ Xbox games that are ready to play on the 360 suck major ass. Could they at least get Panzer Dragoon Orta working? I'd be happy if they got that working. I'm also more than positive that there are plenty of people that want to play their Xbox games on their 360. They're not showing interest plainly because Microsoft is emulating the wrong games.
Occasionally, we play Super Smash Bros. Melee at the office. I knew I was bad at the game, but playing with the guys at GameSpy really showed me how bad I really am. Regardless of coming in 4th place 99% of the time, it's a blast to play. I'm really looking forward to Wii's Super Smash Bros. Brawl, especially the online mode because then I'll be able to play Smash Bros. with my friends back in South San Francisco.
When I first heard that the Transformers animated movie was being released on DVD, I was hoping for a higher quality transfer. Needless to say, I was really disappointed with the lack of widescreen mode and a low quality video transfer. Years later, I'm pleased to hear that the movie will be getting the DVD release that I've been wanting all this time. To celebrate this release, Hasbro is also releasing a tribute line of toys in November. Starscream and Optimus Prime look particularly cool. While he is back in his gun-form, Megatron is nowhere near as cool as he was in the 1980's.
As if November (Fall-Winter 2006) wasn't expensive enough already. =D
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