Who will win the console war?

[Meshugger]

What FPS other than the two Halo titles caused Xbox not to be a "giant failure"?

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I'm going by market share, not profits.

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Exactly. The Xbox was just a way for MS to penetrate the console market, and they got a pretty big share of it(20%). But the for each Xbox sold, MS actually lost money, not gained. For Sony and MS, their consoles are part of a larger corporate goal, while Nintendo are still struggling with the "just a console"-idea, since they actaully have to make money of it.

[Deraldin]

The Wii....well the name hurts a bit, many big titles missing launch, not nearly as powerful as the other systems, but it's got Zelda on launch, the controller, and will be signifigantly cheaper.

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I remember reading somewhere that they planned it this way with a number of big titles coming after the launch. I think they said they were doing this to hopefully avoid the game droughts that the Gamecube had. Release all your games at launch but then not have anything for the next 6 months and thereby nothing to hype up the console. If you space them out then you have something to hype up and keep the console fresh in the mind of the public.

[Plano Skywalker]

the real question, as I see it, is not whether the 360 will remain a viable platform, but, rather, will MS have to destroy the PC gaming market to enshrine the 360 (and future Xbox generations).

 

and that is a very good question. one of complaints we keep hearing from people is that Sony has exclusive titles while Xbox/X360 titles are "PC copies". Well, then the answer is more titles that can only run on the 360. They are already moving in that direction with the Mass Effect trilogy and other games.

 

if the PC gaming market is destroyed, then occidental-style games will migrate to the Xbox-type console first.

[kumquatq3]

The Wii....well the name hurts a bit, many big titles missing launch, not nearly as powerful as the other systems, but it's got Zelda on launch, the controller, and will be signifigantly cheaper.

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I remember reading somewhere that they planned it this way with a number of big titles coming after the launch. I think they said they were doing this to hopefully avoid the game droughts that the Gamecube had. Release all your games at launch but then not have anything for the next 6 months and thereby nothing to hype up the console. If you space them out then you have something to hype up and keep the console fresh in the mind of the public.

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Fair enough.

[Darth Barth]

Nintendo is going to be launching with both Metroid and Zelda. They can do without Mario Galaxy for a bit to thwart a drought. Im more interested in Trauma Center, looks cool =) Id prefer it to be more like Life and Death, but i dont think thats possible.

 

As for Assassin's Creed.. well it was first announced for 360 back at X05. Now Ubisoft will only say that its been confirmed for PS3 and any 360 release is "no comment." Adding to that there were rumors that it was running off of a 360 at E3, and this is Ubisoft we are talking about, I expect to see AC on every console, Wii included.

[kumquatq3]

I think I will win.

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That depends, how fun is your Wii to play with?

 

and, of course, third party support is crucial

 

Yes, I hate me too

[astr0creep]

We need more consoles.

And where are the portables in that list?

[Haitoku]

Funny.

 

I still place my bets on the PS3.

 

... and why not, with my PC + PS2 I managed to play every game I wanted to last generation (well, I had to borrow my Buddies Gamecube to play Wind Waker and Resident Evil 4). As long as PC gaming is a viable platform, I will never need to touch an M$ console.

[astr0creep]

Funny. 

 

I still place my bets on the PS3.

 

... and why not, with my PC + PS2 I managed to play every game I wanted to last generation (well, I had to borrow my Buddies Gamecube to play Wind Waker and Resident Evil 4).  As long as PC gaming is a viable platform, I will never need to touch an M$ console.

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Exact same thing for me. PC + PS2 = No need for anything else.

All games worth playing on XBox are available on PC(except Halo 2 but it's coming) and most games worth playing on Gamecube are multi-platform.

[Llyranor]

For me, console gaming has been pretty much dead this gen. There are maybe 1-2 titles I'd have wanted to play. Now, one is coming up for the PC. The other one was a GC title, so I could play that on the Wii if I get it. If the Wii doesn't live up to expectations, then it'll just be the status quo of consoles being irrelevant for me. MGS4 and FF13 just don't make me hot. The 360 has Mass Effect to make me look their way, but it's not even remotely a system seller.

[kumquatq3]

and most games worth playing on Gamecube are multi-platform.

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[astr0creep]

and most games worth playing on Gamecube are multi-platform.

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Sorry. I needed to add : "except Metroid, Zelda and Eternal Darkness" 3 games won't sell me a system.

[Fenghuang]

And Mario, and Pikmin, and Harvest Moon, and...

[kumquatq3]

And Mario, and Pikmin, and Harvest Moon, and...

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2 Pikman, 2 Metroids, 2 Zelda, Smash Bros, Mario Kart.....

[Fenghuang]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania...5Fencoding=UTF8

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania...5Fencoding=UTF8

[kumquatq3]

a few of those are DC ports/remakes tho

[Llyranor]

It seems a bit ironic that despite the Wii pushing 'innovation', yet seems to be the safe haven for old-school franchises.

 

AMN: So, what plans do you have for Metal Slug 6?

 

Ben Herman: Still undecided as to what we'll do with it. It's a 2-D game so we can't bring it to PS3 or Xbox 360 as is. Quite possibly it will come to a Nintendo system because Nintendo is certainly does not have a high-definition requirement but we're still analyzing our plans for that. In our agreements with Sega-Sammy, essentially we do not announce any console plans until a certain time period has passed and we're still within that time-frame.

 

 

Keiji Inafune: PlayStation 3, probably the target audience that's going to purchase the PlayStation 3, uh, it's

going to be people with a lot more money, and maybe it would not be the most suitable, uh, platform for the

Mega Man series.

 

Sean: I agree.

 

Keiji Inafune: However, the Wii definitely has some potential, and it's maybe one where our target audience

could embrace the Mega Man series. So while we haven't planned anything specific now at this time, I think

probably that the potential is the highest on that piece of hardware.

 

Has HD killed 2D gaming?

[kumquatq3]

Actually, I'd kill for a few good console side scrollers.

 

New Super Mario Bros. is basically making me single handedly by a DS light

[Llyranor]

Don't forget Yoshi Island 2

[mkreku]

As for Assassin's Creed.. ..there were rumors that it was running off of a 360 at E3..

Links please.

[Darque]

As long as sony doesn't alienate the 3rd party developers like nintendo did, I think they'll stay on top.

 

Unless a lot of the games/series that were on the PS2 migrate to the 360 this time around.

[Haitoku]

I'll agree with that, if publishers I liked moved... Hell, even I would buy the 360.

[thepixiesrock]

Why does it have to be a war? Can't we all just get along?

[Judge Hades]

Not in a consumer driven market.

[thepixiesrock]

Hurry for Communism!

 

I mean, hurray for Communism comrad!

 

Am I right fellas? I mean, am I right?