[Dean's World] Kevin D.: EA Predicts PS3 to Overtake 360

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Posted by Kevin D.:
EA Predicts PS3 to Overtake 360
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1202149548.shtml


   Read about it [1]here if you at all care. I really don't.

   I go where the games are. Now, I like Sony, I really do. The PS1 and
   PS2 gave me some of my greatest gaming memories. I recall when the PS1
   was still new and I was torn between it and the Sega Saturn. I decided
   that whatever platform the company Working Designs (translators of
   LUNAR: The Silver Star, Vay, Popful Mail, and LUNAR 2: Eternal Blue on
   the Sega CD - the two LUNAR games probably still being my two favorite
   games ever) went with, so too I was going.

   Then I saw Final Fantasy VII and all bets were off. I went out a
   purchased a PS1 and FF7 and never looked back. Luckily for me Working
   Designs left the Saturn and signed up with the PS1 a little later.
   Don't know how I feel about missing Magic Knight Rayearth for the
   Saturn. The opening was pretty cool...

   And it seems to me more and more gamers care less about the consoles
   themselves and more about the games. So, when corporations want to
   impress how much kewler their hardware is over the other guy that
   gaming community pretty much asks en mass, "Where are the games?"

   That's one of the chief complaints I hear (and I have) about the PS3.
   There are no good games for it. At least none that are console
   exclusive. Call of Duty 4 is a fantastic game. But it's cross
   platform. Grand Theft Auto 4 is going to sell a ton of units. Sony was
   foolish for not doing everything it could to keep it exclusive.
   Microsoft was very, very wise to sign exclusive XBox LIVE content for
   GTA4 as well.

   I'm not buying a PS3 until Metal Gear Solid 4 comes out. And if it's
   cross platform I may not be getting one yet still.

   So, in my mind, EA saying that the PS3 will outsell the 360 is a bit
   meaningless. The 360 has been outselling the PS3 for some time now.
   It's only natural that the PS3 would eventually turn the trend because
   pretty much everyone that wants a 360 already has it. Not because the
   PS3 suddenly became more appealing.

   Besides, the Nintendo Wii is kicking everyone's butt when it comes to
   sales. It's my prediction that the Wii will be this cycle's winner
   because it brought gaming to a wider audience and made entry into
   gaming much easier for those that may not have otherwise. And, in the
   end, I think that's the most important. Anyone can have great
   graphics. But great graphics do not a great game make. Nintendo is
   focusing on the fundamental gameplay of all their titles and the cost
   of high-end graphical appeal. I applaud them for doing so. I will play
   a title that plays great from beginning to end over a game that is
   better looking but plays like butt.

   So, to Nintendo I say: Well played! It's good to see you on top again.

References

   1. http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/ea-bets-ps3-will-best-xbox-360-sales-in-2008/