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 Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:38 pm
Variety's Ben Fritz ponders why Sony's PS3 hasn't been able to become more of a mainstream success. Obviously, price comes into play, but he offers another option: it may be "too artsy for its own good."
What does that mean? Fritz looks at a few examples. He looks at LittleBigPlanet, arguably Sony's biggest game of 2008. While it has been successful, it hasn't become the runaway hit that many have hoped. It seems that the game appeals largely to game critics and those that like "quality, 'artsy' games." Fritz also looks at the PlayStation Network. He notes that Sony is "the only one of the big three console makers that's investing its own money on downloadable 'indie' games." Other platforms have downloadable games, but they feature more ports and more "junk."
The PS3's XMB, he describes is "much cleaner and more Google-esque than Xbox Live, filled as it is with ads and other clutter, or the boring grid on the Wii menu." He also notes that the hardware is "smoother, prettier, quieter -- a superior work of art." However, he concludes that these superior features don't add up to a product that appeals to the mainstream. Unfortunately, that's what Sony needs in order to recreate the success of PS2.
(yes, i completely stole this article, stfu)
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:02 pm
Showing we Americans are unrefrined, uncultured, swine.
Least we're consistant in that mrgreen
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:31 pm
The guy makes some good points. But... the conclusion he came is to is kind of stupid. All those features are great, and the mainstream consumer WOULD be all over it if the mainstream consumer could AFFORD it. Price is EVERYTHING.
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:26 pm
I really don't like how big my PS3 is, like, seriously.
And I don't think I like XMB more or less than I like teh ol Blades, but I've really got a hard-on for NXE and it's Braid Theme.
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:41 pm
Arvis_Jaggamar The guy makes some good points. But... the conclusion he came is to is kind of stupid. All those features are great, and the mainstream consumer WOULD be all over it if the mainstream consumer could AFFORD it. Price is EVERYTHING. yeah, there saying there is gonna be a price drop in april
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:43 pm
Pathos Nervos I really don't like how big my PS3 is, like, seriously.
And I don't think I like XMB more or less than I like teh ol Blades, but I've really got a hard-on for NXE and it's Braid Theme. i haven't had a chance to try out the new xbox experience thing, but i tried the old dashboard and absolutely hated it, it took me like a half hour to figure our where everything was, with the XMB it took me like a minute, and i like that you can organize everything into albums
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Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:13 am
GOD_OF_DEATH_RYUK Pathos Nervos I really don't like how big my PS3 is, like, seriously.
And I don't think I like XMB more or less than I like teh ol Blades, but I've really got a hard-on for NXE and it's Braid Theme. i haven't had a chance to try out the new xbox experience thing, but i tried the old dashboard and absolutely hated it, it took me like a half hour to figure our where everything was, with the XMB it took me like a minute, and i like that you can organize everything into albums The NXE has some technical issues, but overall I think it's better than the old blades, they were so... busy. Too much crap to look at. The NXE is a bit cleaner and nicer to look at, plus avatars are always cool...
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Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:06 pm
GOD_OF_DEATH_RYUK Arvis_Jaggamar The guy makes some good points. But... the conclusion he came is to is kind of stupid. All those features are great, and the mainstream consumer WOULD be all over it if the mainstream consumer could AFFORD it. Price is EVERYTHING. yeah, there saying there is gonna be a price drop in april Unless they drop it down to $200 I, for one, won't be getting it. *sigh* I hate being a broke college student...
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:02 am
Sakyh GOD_OF_DEATH_RYUK Arvis_Jaggamar The guy makes some good points. But... the conclusion he came is to is kind of stupid. All those features are great, and the mainstream consumer WOULD be all over it if the mainstream consumer could AFFORD it. Price is EVERYTHING. yeah, there saying there is gonna be a price drop in april Unless they drop it down to $200 I, for one, won't be getting it. *sigh* I hate being a broke college student... no, they said if there was a price drop it would be to $299 i doubt the would make it cheaper than the wii
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