| E Zachary Knight |
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This would be an interesting theory to test. Would these kids growing up with Wii's be willing to spend $500 to get this "Wii HD" thing where none of the games they grew up playing will be available? That right there I think is the test.
Its one thing to offer games that use the move that current PS3 owners want to play, but it is a far different thing to make games that Wii owners will want to play and be willing to spend $500 to do it. |
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| Ken Masters |
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These are the same talking points many of the execs over at the Sony and MS have been saying for years - "true HD experience", "graduating [to an HD console]". In truth, I believe the HD consoles got a nice shot in the arm from slim redesigns/price cuts and better-late-than-never motion control add-ons. But nothing thus far has changed the complexion of the overall hardware picture. The PS3 had a slim redesign and price cut and enjoyed great success for a time and drop right back down the cellar in terms of console sales. I expect the 360's honeymoon phase to last longer as Reach has just been released. But I don't see either Move or Kinect making any serious inroads. I would like to see Nintendo become more aggressive but this speak of people upgrading to a PS3 that is now supposed to be "Wii HD" is just wishful thinking and is basically what the entire industry WANTS to happen.
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| Josh Green |
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That was a fascinating exercise in wishful thinking.
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| DanielThomas MacInnes |
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"Good games don't make it anymore," he continued. "In fact, good is the new bad. Games have to be great."
And where, pray tell, are these supposedly "great" games for Kinect and Move? Microsoft was so confident of Kinect that they staged a fake, Milli Vanilli performance at their 3E show, while their mall tour only showed a few demos. Sony is so confident of Move that they never offered any demos at all. We are days away from launch, and the customer on the street still hasn't held the controller. Software Sells Hardware. This has always been rule number one in the videogame business. It hasn't changed in 30+ years, and it's not about to change now. There are no compelling games on either Kinect or Move, apart from yet another round of low-grade Wii Sports knockoffs. I seem to remember third party developers flooding the Wii with similar titles. They failed miserably. |
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| Gamin Geek |
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Already own a Wii and thusly have absolutely no interest in this. Nobody I talk to does either.
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| Ujn Hunter |
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Yeah... I still don't care about Move or Kinect. I'm left handed and like my buttons though which is also why I don't really care about the Wii much either. ::shrug::
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| Ian Uniacke |
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I hate to burst your bubble mr take two, but a generation of gamers does not "grow up" in 4 years. Also, it's idiotic to assume that the market equates "graduating" with "hd". Has it occured to anyone in the industry that, umm, maybe hd just isn't that important to a lot of people? I know lots of people I know don't even know or care if their tv is hd so much that they care that their television has a big screen. I've sat and watched some horrible quality SD dvds on peoples hd-tvs and my friends/family/whoever were completely oblivious to it. So even stating that (lets say) 50% of homes have HD tvs, this doesn't mean that 50% of people are HD consumers or even care or for that matter know what HD is.
All of Mr Feder's comments just sound ignorant and completely unaware of the realities of the modern market. |
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| Ricardo Sequeira |
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Fanboys are fanboys... But you're missing the other perspective... I own PS3 for a long while (and a PS2 before), now with kids getting to 5 yo, was getting the courage to spend 300$ plus on a wii + 2nd remote + a few games. Now I only need to buy the starter pack and game or two (150 max) and I can have both worlds... HD 'adult' games for me (not only upcoming Killzone 3 or GT5) but also mini-games and puzzle games. Wanting also the Sathurday night game TV Superstars, which is like Buzz with physical challenges.
Bottom line: People with PS3 and no Wii (yes, there are those...) need to spend a few bucks on HW, and get better games as they become available... The world is big enough for everybody... and there's no black and white on things! |
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