6th September 2006, 3:04 PM
lazyfatbum Wrote:Good fucking God. As much shit as Nintendo has gone through this past generation, lack of third party titles just plain seems like nit-picking compared to Sony's internal ass rape.
I am very curious as to what Sony has planned when they launch PS3. MGS4 will be the talk of the town but what do they have at launch to get things flowing? I mean this is just sad.
Business wise, this leaves a huge window open for MS and Nintendo. MS needs to release a bundle or a price drop or a stream of 3 to 4 AAA games and seriously grab the european market before sony has a chance. All Nintendo has to do is release their system. Europe isn't as far along with HD as we are, so no one really cares about the HD aspect anyway, and all the buzz around Wii and Zelda will be enough to grab europe's market away from any hope of Sony finding a place to niche out.
Couple all this with companies offering more support towards HD-DVD and HD-DVD players with a price between 3 and 5 hundred (as compared to a 600 PS3 or 1000 BRP) AND HD-DVD disks being cheaper to manufacture, you have a serious reason to make alot of popcorn and get comfy for a falling out that hasn't happened in this industry since Sega's death in the hardware world.
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I have a feeling that, if Nintendo can get all those launch titles out, they'll make some major inroads in Europe. If I'm not mistaken, the DS is enjoying quite a bit of success there now.
Microsoft has a lot of work to do if they're going to get in to the Euro's wallets. They are staunchly dedicated to Sony and that's only going to change if MS gets some major games out there. Saint's Row is currently the number one game in EU...that's a good start. Gears of War and Forza 2 (if they can get it out before Xmas) will do some good as well. Nevermind the 360 is the only place for next-gen soccer for the next 6-9 months or so. I think the new Splintercell, also a big hit in Europe, is due out for the 360 this fall.
I really wonder how the tiny availability of PS3 this Xmas is going to affect blu-ray? As you said, HD-DVD will be cheaper and have 2-3 times as many titles out by this holiday season. I wonder if Toshiba, or would it be Microsoft, will push the HD-DVD hard? That's assuming they can get plenty of units out there, of course. Toshiba's 150 million dollar blitz campaign, "The look and sound of perfect," is supposed to launch sometime this Fall.
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