Is this going to be available on Wii? Probably got too much pressure from Nintendo to not tarnish it's all white selection of controllers and such. Would be bad ass if you could grip-tape that mother.
Makes perfect business sense. Activision has to turn a profit. If they spend too much money developing for the PS3 and don't move as many titles as they do for the 360 or Wii, it just makes sense to stop developing for the PS3.
Only Sony can fix this by getting a bigger installed user base, and that will only happen when the PS3 price drops.
You are what is wrong with news media. How in the hell does consideration of support for the PS3 and PSP give you the sense to say they are "threatening" to leave?
A threat would have been something like "If Sony doesn't release a new SDK, then we're out!" However, the CEO of Activision is saying "Supporting the PS3 and PSP just may not be viable."
You are a prime example of how the news media just fucks things up by taking normal news and making it some intensely important and violent bit of news.
After Hideo Kojima makes his next Metal Gear Solid game and says he's probably done with MGS, how about you write an article stating "Hideo Kojima threatens to leave Kojima Productions if another Metal Gear Solid game is ever made."
If it weren't for your douchebaggery, people wouldn't get so crazy when they watch/read the news. How about you do your god damned job and provide us with factual or speculative news, because this is neither; it is flat out misinformation.
@aZn sensaZn: @avconsumer2: I'd also add that the chances of Bobby Kotick making a public statement blasting the PS3 like that is slim to none. Sometimes journalism means you have to wade through corporate-speak to figure out what people are really saying. Clearly (to me anyway) Kotick said what he said as a message across Sony's brow.
One problem is that Blu-rays standalone players are much cheaper and as that market grows so to does the benefit of buying the console as their asking price. My 360 and blu-ray combined was still less than 1 PS3.
@VihoDia: THIS. When the PS3 first came out it was touted as the cheapest Blu-Ray player on the market. Now they're as low as $150, and the PS3 can't use that as a selling point.
Er, it's bad if the PS3 goes under (or if there are no games for it), since that would mean that Microsoft would have the only this-gen gaming console (the Wii is more like a kids' toy). I'm not ready for MS to dominate both PCs and video games..
@Hello Mister Walrus: Yup, it would probably be the worst thing to happen to console gaming ever. I could see games going up about 10 bucks, just cause they can.
@Dillinger23: Thats a stupid prediction. Game prices are determined by the developers making them and what the market is willing to pay for them. Software has never had this issue.
Just because Madden is the only football game out there doesn't mean its more expensive for it. Its the same price as all games, and EA holds a monopoly on the franchise.
Now hardware is a different story. There is the potential, but considering Nintendo isn't going anywhere, Microsoft will always have competition. Hell, they are undercutting the Wii by 50 bucks with the Arcade. Nintendo is Microsoft's new competition.
@diabolusunknownTheSecond: $10 is a bit much, but why would game prices not increase by some incremental amount? Let's say PS3 dies. This situation might result:
MS: So, we want $2 per game you sell, instead of $1.
EA: That's ridiculous! Fuck you!
MS: Fine - go make games for our non-existent competitor. We can survive for some time on Windows. You will just die.
EA: Shit.
It won't be as dramatic as that, as MS will get sued for antitrust violations. However, if they really succeed in cornering the market, it's realistic to believe that they will appropriate some profit from their new found bargaining power.
i say xbox 360 and wii consoles sell more because they are cheaper and you can play pirated back-up games on them. the ps3 is still a badass console/media center and there's no fee for online gaming. suck it xbox 360.
@clumsy_bludgeoning: The 360 is the better media center. It actually is a media center extender that can be used to watch and record live television. Also it's streaming isn't subject to the constant DLNA errors that many PS3 owners have.
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RTSs still seem like they would translate best but Red Alert was a disappointment. #callofduty
07/29/09
Stupid pretend games...
(kidding! hopefully you got that.)
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Finnaly! I'll be living my dream!
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You mean as in it will show dirt and wear faster causing people to want to replace it sooner?
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Only Sony can fix this by getting a bigger installed user base, and that will only happen when the PS3 price drops.
06/19/09
You are what is wrong with news media. How in the hell does consideration of support for the PS3 and PSP give you the sense to say they are "threatening" to leave?
A threat would have been something like "If Sony doesn't release a new SDK, then we're out!" However, the CEO of Activision is saying "Supporting the PS3 and PSP just may not be viable."
You are a prime example of how the news media just fucks things up by taking normal news and making it some intensely important and violent bit of news.
After Hideo Kojima makes his next Metal Gear Solid game and says he's probably done with MGS, how about you write an article stating "Hideo Kojima threatens to leave Kojima Productions if another Metal Gear Solid game is ever made."
If it weren't for your douchebaggery, people wouldn't get so crazy when they watch/read the news. How about you do your god damned job and provide us with factual or speculative news, because this is neither; it is flat out misinformation.
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No competition = MS Windows...
06/19/09
Just because Madden is the only football game out there doesn't mean its more expensive for it. Its the same price as all games, and EA holds a monopoly on the franchise.
Now hardware is a different story. There is the potential, but considering Nintendo isn't going anywhere, Microsoft will always have competition. Hell, they are undercutting the Wii by 50 bucks with the Arcade. Nintendo is Microsoft's new competition.
06/19/09
MS: So, we want $2 per game you sell, instead of $1.
EA: That's ridiculous! Fuck you!
MS: Fine - go make games for our non-existent competitor. We can survive for some time on Windows. You will just die.
EA: Shit.
It won't be as dramatic as that, as MS will get sued for antitrust violations. However, if they really succeed in cornering the market, it's realistic to believe that they will appropriate some profit from their new found bargaining power.
06/19/09
now back to my search for a cheap, used 360...
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