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May be seeing some fallout from the 'Haze' problems over at Ubisoft. This one hurts the 360 fall lineup. Splinter Cell: Conviction has been totally scrapped and development will start from scratch. Release will likely not occur until 2010. Article content has been confirmed by Ubisoft.
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Developers of Killzone 2 confirm that delay to early 2009 was due to scheduling rather than any delays in the actual development problem. This would seem to ring pretty hollow IMO. If a game is 'all that', it doesn't matter how much competition there is. It will sell. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/...view/#comments |
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9.5 million Wii were sold in the first 18 months. Haha so I guess Wii is already plural!
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My life is fine as long as the PS3 and 360 do well enough for the good games to keep coming out on them, so I am not stuck with only the Wiicrap.
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I just bought a 360, my first console in about 4-5 years. I picked up GTA4 and 3 older games for 20 bucks each: MLB 2k7, Project Gotham Racing 3 and NCAA football 2007 (last year's version). What other classics can I pick up on the cheap that are great?
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College Hoops 2k8. Best console sports game of the past year and it is now available at many places for under 20 dollars (14 at several places.) |
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That 360 number is a bit surprising. It had been running between 6-7 for some time. The Wii and PS3 are right about where you expect them to be given that they came a year after the 360. The PS3 is going to run low until they can start moving more budget titles into the system. The Wii games have a pricing advantage of $10-20 over the 360/PS3. 360 has the advantage of a larger library due to the extra year in addition to more budget titles for new adopters. Dekanth's post above is a perfect example of how new purchasers snap up the old budget titles. |
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Infinite Discovery HD trailer is out. Game will be released September 2nd in the States and September 5th in Europe. It'll be interesting to see how well it sells in the U.S........
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I've been playing 2k8 at a friend's. I love it. Can't wait to get my own PS3.
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Agreed. Both are excellent games, but if I had to pick just one, I prefer College Hoop's gameplay.
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Looks like the Bioshock to PS3 rumors were correct. A magazine in Europe has published the first screenshots of Bioshock for the PS3. It's expected to be released this fall.
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I think the 360 number is still around 7, this is just for the first 18 months of all four consoles, negating the head start of one year the 360 had. |
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Where are your 8 and 9's? Gamerankings has 13 reviews up and the highest is a 6.5. Most are much lower with the tone bashing the game worse than the score. The average score is 57% which is pretty bad on gamerankings. Metacritic has a lower score. The highest reviews are from PS3 magazines. |
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How interesting that you poo-poo this as being due to the 360's head start and extra year. This is the attach rate for the first 18 months of the console's lives - the head start had NOTHING to do with this. No way to spin this one - the 360's attach rate killed the PS3's over the same time period relative to the console's release date. |
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Being one of the resident Nintendo fanboys, I'm sure I'd be happy with the purchase. It's more about exercising a little fiscal restraint and one of those "do I get it now or later" not "do I get it at all". SI
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Those NDS numbers are very disappointing for TWEWY. Look at the list. A pair of Pokemon games not even part of the real franchise lead the pack- that's acceptable. But then, after that, you have some games that have been out a long time (MKDS and NSMB) and it's not as if there was a sudden boom of DS buying so you know those numbers are low. SI
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The game sold 45,000 for the month, so part of that is just how well those particular titles sell months/years after coming out. I still wish it did better, I'm about halfway through the game and really enjoying it. I just don't think Square-Enix pricing their DS games at $40 does them any favors, when most other games are $30 (with the occasional big Nintendo $35 game like Phantom Hourglass or Pokemon). People might pay the premium when Final Fantasy is written on the box but maybe not so much for a new IP. In loosely-related news Square-Enix will be bringing over the Dragon Quest 4, 5, and 6 remakes, which is great news for me since I haven't played any of them but am a big fan of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker and DQ8. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167915 |
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If I'm not mistaken, that will be the first time those of us stateside can get our hands on DQ 5 and 6. I played thru 1-3 when they came out for the Gameboy and they were good enough remakes. Better balance of the game, same basic story and plot, and a good translation (by the Pokemon translator).
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I would think that the 360 being the first to be released would get the advantage of less competition. With the PS3 and Wii, you have people who own mulitple consoles and when new games come out their purchases are spread out over the various consoles. With the 360, they had a period of time where they didn't have the same competition for the gaming dollars and so there would have been a higher attachment rate because of lack of competition. I need to sit down now because my head hurts from spinning. |
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Not even that so much. The 360 has a lot of good games that are much cheaper than the PS3/Wii games. As I mentioned, Dekanth's post where he said that he picked up one full priced title along with 3 budget titles is a great example of the advantage that the 360 holds over the other two consoles right now. Attach rate is not a price-conscious measure of sales. $10-20 games count just the same as $60 games. It's a simple fact that new console adopters are going to love the fact that they can get 2-3 games of good quality (Gears of War, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Halo 3 to name a few) for the same price as one full-priced title. That advantage will be somewhat negated as the PS3/Wii libraries grow, but there's no question that the head-start by the 360 gives it an advantage in that regard. The head-start definitely affects attach rate. People love cheap games. That's not spin, that's a fact. |
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Analyst discusses projected sales numbers for consoles in this generation..........
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9948454-52.html No spring 2008 dashboard update for XBL. Microsoft to de-list XBL games that have lower than a 65% Metacritic score and have less than a 6% conversion rate. Quite a bit of angst over this by gamers as the point of XBL Marketplace was that unlimited shelf space was available. Gamers who have purchased these games and lose them during repairs will not be able to re-download them as they will not be available on XBL anymore. MS also hopes to finally resolve the DRM issues where players must be connected to the internet to play certain games. http://next-gen.biz/index.php?option...10620&Itemid=2 |
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And once again you miss the point that the article compared the first 18 months of the 360 vs the first 18 months of the Wii vs the first 18 months of the PS3, not the last 18 calendar months...
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Great deal for those looking for a PS3. From June 1st through June 7th, Wal-Mart is offering a $100 gift card with any PS3 purchase. So you can pick up a 2nd controller and a full priced game with the gift card for the same price as you would normally pay for just a system with one controller.
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Oh, well that sucks. Nevermind that offer then.
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Agreed. Microsoft has to be losing their head to allow the sequels to Mass Effect and Bioshock to both get away in the space of roughly 45 days. I'm guessing that some of this has to do with the multiplatform success of GTA IV. Developers are seeing dollar signs and most exclusives will likely only come from first-party owned developers at this point. That's not a good sign for Microsoft, as Nintendo and Sony both have much stronger in-house development. I assume that Penny Arcade is referring to the blind fanboy loyalty on the more childish message boards. I haven't seen a criticism of Bioshock on this board at all. Last edited by Mizzou B-ball fan : 05-24-2008 at 10:33 AM. |
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Heh, if 3rd party developers start going for the dollar signs (when haven't they?), it is also bad news for Sony as Square recently stated in an interview that they need to broaden their sales overseas (presumably referring to the USA) and their market in general. Maybe FFXIII will only be a timed exclusive after all.
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Yeah I was laughing due to Sony-fans on other boards, not this one. And actually Bioshock hasn't received anywhere near the kind of backlash that other critically acclaimed and commercially successful games like Halo 3 and Super Smash Bros. Brawl have in my experience. Even most people who feel that the game was somewhat overrated (myself included) tend to think it was at least pretty good. |
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Is it hard to find a 80 Gig these days?
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I believe so, unless you want to buy used/refurbished.
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I think you missed my point. There's no question that each console would lose a few franchises here and there, but Sony and Nintendo both have the in-house development that would allow for numerous first party exclusives. Microsoft can't compete with the other two in regards to primary development in-house. It would create significant competitive advantages for Sony and Nintendo. Also, I'd mention that HOW the developers are going for the money has changed. In the past 8-10 years, the third party developers often went for the money in the form of exclusive payouts from one console. The money was guaranteed, so they jumped all over that. They're now realizing that although up-front payouts are guaranteed, they could be sacrificing significant sales overall in any exclusive form. I know that you're enjoying stoking the rumor fire by mentioning that FFXIII will be a timed exclusive, but that's simply not even close to true. FFXIII and FFXIII Versus will both be full PS3 exclusives and there's been no information whatsoever to indicate otherwise. Last edited by Mizzou B-ball fan : 05-25-2008 at 09:57 AM. |
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You seriously overestimate Sony's 1st party success. Nintendo has by far the best first party development. What is Sony's biggest in-house hit? The Show? SOCOM? Microsoft's 1st party support isn't behind Sony's in star power with Halo and Gears of War 2. Also, isn't Fable2's developing studio owned by MS?
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Here is another article that details Square's previous statements about wanting to expand their market and also discusses their income being down. The article also states that Square has dated Infinite Undiscovery, an exclusive (timed?) 360 RPG, for September 2. Square also says this is the first in a line of games they will be releasing for the 360, yet they only have 1 other game announced for the 360 at this point. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6191525...stnews;title;3
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Thanks for the info. Do you know how much this bundle will be? Anyone ever get a refurbished 80 gig model? As with anything used, I understand YMMV, but was hoping to hear a first hand experience. Because of MLB the Show, the blu-ray player, and the fact that the latest firmware will allow me to play divx/xvid files (as well as most other major codec files) I think I'm ready to jump. A refurbished model at gamestop is currently going for $449. |
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Sony first-party franchises that have been released on the PS3 and/or have an announced release (perhaps not an exhaustive list):
Gran Turismo God of War Ratchet and Clank Resistance Killzone LittleBigPlanet SOCOM MLB The Show whatever their average NBA series is called Hot Shots Golf WipeOut SingStar BUZZ! Warhawk Uncharted whatever Team ICO is working on Twisted Metal (rumored iirc) Microsoft first-party franchises that have been released on the PS3 and/or have an announced release (perhaps not an exhaustive list): Halo (Halo 3, Halo Wars, Halo Chronicles, eventual Halo 4, etc.) Gears of War Ninja Gaiden Fable 2 Viva Pinata Banjo-Kazooie Scene-It? Perfect Dark Project Gotham Racing (developer has since left Microsoft but MS still holds the name) Mistwalker RPGs (Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey) Mass Effect (sequel going multiplatform?) Alan Wake Too Human Forza Motorsports Kameo I'd certainly take Sony's first-party stuff over Microsoft's but it might not be that much better for most people. Then again I don't enjoy dual-analog shooters so Resistance, SOCOM, Killzone, Perfect Dark, Gears, Halo, etc. mean nothing to me. And just for the hell of it, Nintendo's first-party stuff (probably not an exhaustive list): Wii _______ (Sports, Play, Music, Motorsports?) EXCITE ______ (Bike, Truck) Super Mario series Paper Mario series Mario Sports (soccer already out, baseball is coming, basketball was on the DS, tennis and golf games appeared on the Gamecube and portables, they have to be coming sometime) Mario Party Mario Kart Dr. Mario (lol enough Mario games yet?) Legend of Zelda WarioWare Brain Age, Big Brain Academy, etc. Pokemon (mostly a handheld thing but the Wii did get that crappy Pokemon Battle Revolution game) Metriod Donkey Kong Advance Wars/Battalion Wars Endless Ocean Fire Emblem Super Smash Bros. Wii Chess (out in Europe, sounds like a terrible product, play for free on the net or get Chessmaster on your PC/DS) These four are unannounced in the West but were on Nintendo's official earnings report for this year in Japan: Fatal Frame IV to be published by Nintendo Disaster: Day of Crisis Kirby Animal Crossing Not yet announced but you figure at least some of these are coming because Nintendo hasn't officially announced anything other than Mario Super Sluggers for the latter half of the year: Pikmin StarFox F-Zero 1080 Snowboarding Punch-Out! WaveRace Kid Icarus (lots of rumors this one is in development) Then there's various stuff from the portables that I don't see getting a Wii release unless it's WiiWare like Picross and Tetris. So it's all rather subjective but for me: Nintendo first-party >>>>>> Sony first-party >> Microsoft first-party Hopefully all three companies announce some cool stuff at E3 since none of the consoles have that many potentially great games coming out in the latter-half of the year. Quote:
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Obviously, Ninja Gaiden and Mass Effect do not belong in that list. Also, given that the Ninja Gaiden Xbox and PS3 version of the game sold a combined 400K units, it's not exactly a big seller. Out of the games that were listed under Microsoft, you've basically got two shooters (Halo, GOW) and two racers (PGR and Forza) and the rest of the franchises have pretty low sales figures. It's certainly not anywhere as diverse of a portfolio as Sony has in-house. Here's the series numbers over 2.5M for the 360 franchises: Halo - 22M PGR - 6M Gears of War - 5.7M Forza - 5M Fable - 2.5M Here are the series numbers over 2.5M for the PS3 franchises: GT - 50M Twisted Metal - 8.5M SOCOM - 8.5M Ratchet and Clank - 8M Singstar - 8M Hot Shots Golf - 6M Motorstorm - 3.5M Resistance - 3M Buzz! - 3M Last edited by Mizzou B-ball fan : 05-26-2008 at 09:54 AM. |
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I tried the demo of the new Ninja Gaiden game on DS yesterday and it was awesome.
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Interesting numbers that may eventually have an effect on the console market. Blu-ray player stand-alone sales will surpass DVD player sales in August 2008 according to retailers. Some retailers are already reporting that Blu-ray player demand now exceeds DVD player demand. Also, revenue from Blu-ray players now has surpassed DVD player revenue, which is usually a key indicator for companies to shift to the more profitable option.
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