8th April 2003, 5:51 PM
Quote:Like I said, I like the look of the system. However mainstream America does think that it looks like a toy. Every single non-gamer friend that I have thinks that the PS2 and X-Box are the "cool" systems and that the Gamecube is the little kid's toy, and that it looks like a Barney lunch box.
But the black one looks perfectly fine and not toylike... thats what I have...
Quote:Oh I disagree with that. While most people aren't hardcore a/v freaks, a lot of people have some sort of surround sound set-up in their homes, and HDTV's are becoming more and more popular. When Joe Casual goes to Best Buy looking for a new gaming system, the clerk is going to tell him the main differences between the consoles and will definitely use the 5.1 support as a strong selling point, even if Joe Casual does not yet have a 5.1 sound system. He will probably get one down the line and it would be nice to have a system that supports it. With DVDs being so popular more and more people are buying good surround sound systems, and game systems supporting 5.1 sound is becoming a standard.
I think you overestimate the number of people with HDTVs and/or 5.1 sound systems... but it is true that they will be used as selling points whether people have the stuff or not.