Now I know there has been an ongoing debate about what we should be seeing from the Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, and the Microsoft Xbox 360. Not so much a debate but a discussion about the current state of affairs that have come to reality and the series of games that have come along with.
And what we’ve been discussing behind the scenes is what new and exciting things do we expect from each console, and which of these systems are actually delivering these different things.
We weigh in on things like sales responses and our own personal sentiments toward this crop of console’s this generation.
A lot of that has ended with what I’ve interpreted as disappointment with this generation as an entirety. The problem with this generation is that we’re not seeing what we want to see from the games and the systems their on.
With each console comes a glaring weakness or glaring omission that just separates it from that complete satisfactory mark as far as what we expected from that individual console.
Playstation 3
A lot of the things I would discussing seem like they should be common sense or easy to acknowledge based off of user reactions and user expectations from a game console today. All that,again, is surmised in an ongoing debate in which we discuss what we would like to see from this current game lineup using sales figures,responses from gamers based on release, and a lot of different topics.For me the start has to begin with the Sony PlayStation 3. I’m very disappointed in the price. The price is of the biggest barrier that’s leaving gamers apprehensive about purchasing the console. Originally it was just the inappreciable game lineup at the center point of the console’s launch, but now it’s no longer as clear an isolated factor. We’re at another facet where the price is a huge factor as the convincing point. They have to convince potential purchasers because at this point Sony has to target gamers, who they think should want their console, have either already bought a Nintendo Wii or are already tired of the maze-fest that is the Xbox 360. So they’re now trying to get buyers to invest in an additional console purchase in this new generation of game consoles.
In addition Sony also has an extreme barrier in the confusion to the general casual purchaser as a result of all the different variations of the PlayStation 3 that are available. There are… hell, I’ve lost count with all colors, hard drive features, and basics capabilities of what you get out the box. There’s some people out there that own a PlayStation 3 and can play PlayStation 2 games while there are others that cannot. That right there is a deciding factor. My belief is that this has to be some type of concession. They’re asking people to pay the same price for a console that all of a sudden has less to offer out of the box without offering reasonable explanation as to why there are different capabilities of this console on the market.
Now keep in mind that a huge factor was also a game library which has significantly improved since the launch of the PlayStation 3 console. The game lineup has improved to a point where there’s a good variety of third party support as well as different genres means presented and available for the general gaming population. But that’s not enough. At this point in the game Sony has to not only try to present themselves as having something that we see you see on other consoles we want to see the Sony put their money where their mouth is so to speak. What I mean by that is the Sony PlayStation3 is still the most expensive console on the market and Sony is trying to convince gamers that consoles priced correctly and that there’s a huge value in paying that price. The value of being that you can use the console to play Blu-Ray movies, you can play PlayStation 3 games,and you can even explore onto the Internet (Web browser at no cost to the owner). There is a myriad of options for hooking up your PlayStation three to your television set and all, along with that at that price the PS3 is still the best priced Blu-Ray player on the market for the features that available as just a Blu-Ray player. Which is great and fantastic but this thing is still a gaming system! But the question remains, is the PS3 of substantial value to an economically crunched society?
