Game-Seeker official thread, Wii to take over the market!?

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:26 pm

cowsgoquack101 wrote:You're not an industry insider so you don't have much of a say in this.

How do you know?

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:10 pm

How do you know?

LOL

Anyway, I have a sudden urge to buy twenty-thousand controllers for my gamcube. (leaves)

Mr. Hawkins · Post by **Mr. Hawkins** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:22 pm

Triton wrote: If (the PS3) is the strongest looking why is it the only one getting this constant barage of bad press vs the wiis almost constant good press and xb 360s mostly favorible press.

I think console bashing is fairly stupid, but there is a reason we see what Triton is talking about. First, the 360 gets fairly good press because it already is out and most people have played it. It is easy to place more faith in an already existing console rather than a mockup at a huge convention. Second, the Wii gets all the good press because the people writing the reviews are creative gamers, like everyone on this site. We all like the idea of a truely unique gaming experience. Lastly, most of the bad press that the PS3 gets is because of its price. If you will remember, when the PS2 was first being released everyone thought it was too expensive. However, the PS2 sold well because it had brand credibility, a new feature no one else had(it could play dvds), and backwards compatibility.

NOW, things have become more even. All three new consoles offer backwards compatibility (even the wii, kind of

). The Xbox has gained a reliable name that gamers recognize. However, these newer systems are begining to look similar to older races. The PS3 can play a new form of media(blue-ray), the 360 claims to be the best graphically, and the wii boasts its inginuity and price point.

If I had the money, I would buy all three new consoles. I think they all bring something new to the world of gaming and are all a step towards better games.

Reploid Ayla · Post by **Reploid Ayla** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:12 pm

but what happens when I dont know how to change my cpu/ram/hdd or i fry my PS6 while doing it?

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:21 pm

Ok this is the official Game-Seeker news/ updates thread now, comment on new articles, there is now a new Wii article up so go ahead read away.

Game-Seeker now has it's own forum!!!
I have a second editor coming to write for me, who will represent the Xbox, side, and for now I am trying to represent the Sony and Nintendo side myself, but I need somebody dedicated to representing the Nintendo side, anybody here wanna help?

limpport · Post by **limpport** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:33 pm

vskid wrote:Wii is small and will have good games. PS3 looks like a George Forman grill (and will likely get as hot as one).

Hey! You stole my joke (except I had it with an Xbox 360)!

So basically, this whole topic is a flame war about prices of Next Gen systems, right? Surprised Luc hasn't put the ol' lockr'oonie on it yet...

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 6:38 pm

no it isn't, I didn't intend it to be. I hope to turn this thread around, for people to make friendly comments about my articles.

Nicholai · Post by **Nicholai** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:08 pm

XPCportables wrote:no it isn't, I didn't intend it to be. I hope to turn this thread around, for people to make friendly comments about my articles.

Unless you post an entire article about how much the Wii is comepletely superior to all the other consoles, expect no friendly comments from this site (except maybe me).

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:15 pm

Nicholai wrote:
XPCportables wrote:no it isn't, I didn't intend it to be. I hope to turn this thread around, for people to make friendly comments about my articles.
Unless you post an entire article about how much the Wii is comepletely superior to all the other consoles, expect no friendly comments from this site (except maybe me).

I nearly did, seems i'm not getting credit for my new articles though http://game-seeker.blogspot.com/2006/06 ... start.html

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:16 pm

XPCportables, I think it's good that you're trying to get into writting and reporting, or 'creative writing' if you like. Writting for pleasure is always a rather beneficial activity. It keeps your mind sharp.

Unfortunately, most of what you have written is based on your own intuition, not hard facts. Many people take offence because they believe you are purposefully trying to portray your own conclusions as facts.

Anyway,

According to a few news articles, the PS3 is running into some hard times. It turns out that part of the memory interface within the device is rediculously slow (~4MB/s). At E3, this was manifested in the game previews as a noticeable rarity of actual objects in the game worlds (accept GT4, which was running on a dissimilar hardware platform, not an actual PS3 dev system). Just towards the end of 2005, Sony partners were trying to iron out problems with the CELL processor. Sony is really spending quite a bit of money on this console, and luck seems to be against them at the moment.

In my own opinion, the PS3 no longer seems quite so advanced compared to the Xbox360. I can't honestly say that I see any difference in the graphics quality between them. I think PS3 may fall behind both MS and Nintendo this year.

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:21 pm

about the memory thing, if you are referring to this http://www.theinquirer.net/Default.aspx?article=32171
you might want to read this
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=17547

If that is not what you are talking about, then definatly elaborate on that statement, because it is news to me, and apparrently everyone at gamesindustry.biz

EDIT: and this too http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/slashd ... 178582.php

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:09 am

Yes, I saw the updates as well after the fact.

According to The Feed on G4, the Sony president has announced that PS3 titles will range from 60 to 100 dollars, stating that next gen titles are simply more expensive to produce. Talk about craziness!

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:32 pm

that really has to do with the developers though, I read that article as well and I get the feeling that some developers may be asking to sell for more, to compinsate for the large production costs, I don't think it'll be a problem though, I don't believe that PS3 games will ever get higher than $70, and I think that even that is a stretch, from what I have heard from the game stores, the most expensive PS3 games that they have preordered are $60, and some are $50 like 360.