Posted: 7:52 PM - May 27, 2006
I don't believe the price of the console to be a problem. You only have to pay for the console once. The problem I see is that it is being relatively compared to competition. Unless you think $600 for a whole generation of gaming (about 5 years) is too much to spend, then you will have to wait for a price drop or go with 360/Wii. Most hardcore gamers are willing to put out much more than $600 more often than a new generation console is released to upgrade their PCs. Personally, I do the same to upgrade my PC about every 3 years. Yet, I still play more games on consoles (not to mention I find many more interesting games on console than PC). So I cannot see why I'd have a reason to complain over the PS3 price.
Although I still won't put out the money to buy PS3 at launch, I still don't think the Wii+360 is a more favourable purchase just because it might cost less than a PS3. My interest in buying a PS3 comes from the game line up (More games and more interesting games on PS3). I will most likely buy PS3 when some of the games I am interested in are out. Oh yeah, it also has free online play.
So far, Nintendo has given me little no reason to buy Wii. Biggest attracting factor to Wii so far is the virutal console. Meaning games that are not Wii games. And looking at how they performed this generation, I am not impressed. It seem like they screwed their biggest franchise. Starfox, F-Zero and Zelda were my favourite titles from Nintendo. Well I don't think I need to explain why both Starfox games sucked on gamecube if you ever played them. And Zelda wind waker just didn't live upto my expectation (well I guess I can blame Ocarina of Time for being too damn good for that). And now that Ninteod has created a Zelda they claim is much better than Ocarina of Time, they are releasing it at the end of the console's cycle (Launch of Wii). F-ZeroGX is the ONLY exclusive title on gamecube that I still play. As for Wii's contronller. I don't like the idea. I just don't see myself swinging my hands around the place and dancing to play my games. And I heard about nothing for support for the Wiipad or titles that are compatible with it (Will wiimote games be backwards compatible with wiipad? Will there be fighting games on Wii? Will there be scrolling shooters on Wii? If anyone knows, tell me). Therefore I conclude that Nintendo is no longer the way for me even if their console costs less.
As for Xbox360. Well there are only very few exclusive titles that I'd like to play. I see Halo3 and Gears of War as the prime reasons to buy a 360. However, only two games will cannot justify for me buying a new console. There are more games on dreamcast that I still want to buy than Xbox360. Also, I don't believe in pay to play online.
Now the real concern with PS3 are the rumors about the game price. If games are $80USD, then that is a major problem. A real problem, unlike the console price. I am not willing to put out almost $100CAD after taxes to play a game. $600USD video console I won't complain about. But when I have to pay so much for all the titles I want to buy, then I am turned off. I cannot be spending $80 per title for the next five years to buy games. If sony does this, I might reconsider getting a PS3 and not buy any new consoles unless prices on all games I want drop (half way through or near the end of its life cycle maybe?).
Although I still won't put out the money to buy PS3 at launch, I still don't think the Wii+360 is a more favourable purchase just because it might cost less than a PS3. My interest in buying a PS3 comes from the game line up (More games and more interesting games on PS3). I will most likely buy PS3 when some of the games I am interested in are out. Oh yeah, it also has free online play.
So far, Nintendo has given me little no reason to buy Wii. Biggest attracting factor to Wii so far is the virutal console. Meaning games that are not Wii games. And looking at how they performed this generation, I am not impressed. It seem like they screwed their biggest franchise. Starfox, F-Zero and Zelda were my favourite titles from Nintendo. Well I don't think I need to explain why both Starfox games sucked on gamecube if you ever played them. And Zelda wind waker just didn't live upto my expectation (well I guess I can blame Ocarina of Time for being too damn good for that). And now that Ninteod has created a Zelda they claim is much better than Ocarina of Time, they are releasing it at the end of the console's cycle (Launch of Wii). F-ZeroGX is the ONLY exclusive title on gamecube that I still play. As for Wii's contronller. I don't like the idea. I just don't see myself swinging my hands around the place and dancing to play my games. And I heard about nothing for support for the Wiipad or titles that are compatible with it (Will wiimote games be backwards compatible with wiipad? Will there be fighting games on Wii? Will there be scrolling shooters on Wii? If anyone knows, tell me). Therefore I conclude that Nintendo is no longer the way for me even if their console costs less.
As for Xbox360. Well there are only very few exclusive titles that I'd like to play. I see Halo3 and Gears of War as the prime reasons to buy a 360. However, only two games will cannot justify for me buying a new console. There are more games on dreamcast that I still want to buy than Xbox360. Also, I don't believe in pay to play online.
Now the real concern with PS3 are the rumors about the game price. If games are $80USD, then that is a major problem. A real problem, unlike the console price. I am not willing to put out almost $100CAD after taxes to play a game. $600USD video console I won't complain about. But when I have to pay so much for all the titles I want to buy, then I am turned off. I cannot be spending $80 per title for the next five years to buy games. If sony does this, I might reconsider getting a PS3 and not buy any new consoles unless prices on all games I want drop (half way through or near the end of its life cycle maybe?).
