30th December 2006, 5:20 PM
What, the old "consoles don't compete with eachother" stuff? Never has been true, whether it's Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony that's trying to say it...
I know that all three companies act like the Wii isn't competition for the other two, but by virtue of being a console it is. This is a major console, not a handheld (which are competition too, by the way, but slightly different because of the differences between the major console and handheld markets)... yeah, a slightly-cheaper-to-develop-for competitior, but definitely one, no question.
This doesn't matter. If a console is successful enough, hard development will be forgotten; if it fails, easy development won't help.
I know that all three companies act like the Wii isn't competition for the other two, but by virtue of being a console it is. This is a major console, not a handheld (which are competition too, by the way, but slightly different because of the differences between the major console and handheld markets)... yeah, a slightly-cheaper-to-develop-for competitior, but definitely one, no question.
Quote:comparitively poor console environment (Sony's online can't hold a candle to Live; Microsoft development tools are far more friendly, etc),
This doesn't matter. If a console is successful enough, hard development will be forgotten; if it fails, easy development won't help.