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| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=11020 |  Terrak (1084) Jul 09, 2006 - 02:41 am
| Remember those (IMO) insensitive ps2 advertisements in Italy which had something to do with the crucifixition? Its not beneath sony to do something underhanded and controversial to make a buck. Though the ad is not 'Racist' per se, it may be insulting to some, and it is certainly pushing the envelope.
They obviously realised the publicity they could gain from this and are milking it for all its worth. I'll admit sonys PR & advertising division are very effective, but boy can they stoop to such low levels. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10972 | Terrak (1084) Jul 09, 2006 - 02:29 am
| At AUS$999 (that is around US$800 and you thought you got it bad) including taxes for a ps3 its way too much for the average consumer. I could afford it myself (barely though) but (IMHO) the ps3 cannot justify the price, and nothing it offers really has me excited (at launch anyway).
The constant bad press and lack of any real good news my opinion is getting worse and worse. THey might pull a rabbit out of a hat at the TGS and do something spectacular, but until that happens things are looking real bad for ps3. Obviously i would love nothing but to watch them 'crash & burn' (for being such arrogant pr!cks), but realistic they might have something up there sleeve so i'm still cautious when counting sony out this round. We'll have to wait and see. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10864 | Terrak (1084) Jun 27, 2006 - 02:56 pm » Edited on Jun 27, 2006 - 03:13 pm
| You still have yet to provide any proof for your claim. Are you saying sony or microsoft are not doing this either, and only Nintendo (when asserting they are paying for positive spin). Your only 'proof' is when some one speaks positively about the Wii? Well then YOU GOT NOTHING! I wished i worked for Nintendo, but no they don't pay me, they don't need to pay me, i can see the Wiis potential so its not something i need to be paid to do. Obviously i haven't tried it but i read around and research to come to my conclusions. Whether you believe me or not its your decision, but if you do think i'm being paid by Nintendo for 'positive spin', and thats your only evidence then boy are you WRONG.
sony has been caught in the past writing up positive reviews for there crap movies. Some one here posted link a while ago, hopefully i'll find it again. So for them to do something like you suggest would be possible, but I HAVE NO PROOF (yet), so i won't make that assertion! Anyway what was your point if all the companies are supposedly doing it? Why point out Nintendo? If i'm a blind Nintendo fan then you by your definition are a blind sony fan.
You could be paid for positive sony spin, but i have no PROOF, so i will not say such things until i have PROOF. Get it? If crimes were charged on the basis that it was possible for someone to do with out the need for proof then eveyone would be in jail. Make sense? Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10864 | Terrak (1084) Jun 27, 2006 - 01:53 pm » Edited on Jun 27, 2006 - 02:04 pm
| Proof please?
What, at E32006 they paid all those people to line up for 3+ hours to get there hands on the Wii? Yeah right, give me a break!!!!
The reason why there is so much buzz around Wii is not that they paid websites for positive spin, as you so wrongly believe (any evidence? didn't think so), but because they delivered what they set out to do - provide a new & simple way for anyone to interact with games, at an affordable price. Not the same old games played the same old way with better graphics.
And no in 3-4 years time the Wii will still be providing new and innovative ways to interact and play games that no platform can do, by that time ps3 and 360s graphics would have lost their luster (PCs with vista & DX10 will blow all consoles out of the water).
Nintendo paying websites for positive spin!?! thats the funniest $#!t i've heard in a while. If that were true sony would be emptying ther pockets big time for ps3. LOL. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10864 | Terrak (1084) Jun 27, 2006 - 01:39 pm
| Yeah but which will sell more?
The Aston Martin or the Ford? The Ford of course.
And unfortunately for sony the one that sells the most WINS! The martin is expensive & in a niche market. If sony wants this for ps3 then its setting itself up to fail. More ps3s sold, more chances of games to be sold, means more game developers means better & more available games, which entice more people to buy the console. That should have been the plan. However the higher price (US$600+) means less consoles sold means less potential for game sales which means less developers making games for ps3 & ultimately failure. With all the money and resources sony plowed into cell & bluray, failure is not an option. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10798 | Terrak (1084) Jun 22, 2006 - 04:59 pm
| | THis is a possibility, but if they did that then blu ray is almost guaranteed to fail. Many companies making blue ray movies were counting on millions of ps3s (blu ray player that plays games) to be in peoples living rooms. If that doesn't happen then expect every movie studio to jump ship to HD DVD (a cheaper HD alternative). Its to early to count out sony just yet but the signs this year have been all negative. Oh well we'll see how sony gets out of this one soon enough. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10754 | Terrak (1084) Jun 19, 2006 - 04:18 pm
| | Is it a dumb product because it is no longer in the ps3 controller? Any way i think that better force feedback technology can really add that extra something to improve the immersion for players. It adds that extra dimension to gameplay that will be sorely missed by ps3 owners (whether they admit to it or not) Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10603 | Terrak (1084) Jun 08, 2006 - 06:22 am
| | I won't argue about ps3 power, as theres no doubt its very powerful and could act like a PC. However most people that bought ps2 bought it to play games, and becuase it was reasonably affordable. These are the two contributing factors that lead to ps2 large success (and poor quality hardware - read errors, people needing to replace faulty console). ps3 does not have these factors in there favour (well maybe poor quality hardware), and people will be apprehensive to replace there pcs with ps3s or use a ps3 as a PC. Face i Kamus ps3 is a very expensive games console, and thats what most people believe a 'playstation' is - a GAMES MACHINE, not a PC. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10603 | Terrak (1084) Jun 08, 2006 - 06:12 am
| | Um, well if you read sonys PR (which i'm sure you lap up and ask for seconds) they are not marketing it as a games console. In reality its a blu ray player that can play games and not the other way around. Sure ps3 has alot of developer support, theres no denying that. Alot of them still support sony due to previous success of ps2 and sonys showing strong commitment to the new console. That support could slip with Wii gaining alot of momentum, xbox360 already having a head start. These two platforms can seriously take alot of business away form ps3. If ps3 launched first before xbox360 and Wii and had a decent head start then i would concede that it would win hands down. Unfortunately this is not the case. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10588 | Terrak (1084) Jun 07, 2006 - 05:28 pm
| | If the publishers estimate losses at launch they would not sign up, plain and simple. They have no vested interest in the Wii (ie no financial gains) so would not take losses in a hope that this will help Wii succeed. This is not in the publishers best interest. So no publishers never take losses during launch, only if the game & console sell poorly will they take a loss. Besides Wii Dev kits are reported to cost only US$2000 compared to ps3's US$20,000. I've also seen no reports of developers finding the new control scheme a bitch to use. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10588 | Terrak (1084) Jun 07, 2006 - 05:20 pm
| Yes, Nintendo never takes a loss for the console. Why is this a bad thing? If anything Nintendos quality has never been questioned due to this and hardly anyone complains about there consoles failing. I've got the N64 & GC both around launch and both are alive and kicking as good as the day I bought it. However those console makers that did take a loss (for every console sold)like ps2 for eg have been known to break down more often. I've heard many people complaining that there system breaks down mysteriously after the warranty expires. How about people complaining they have bought more then one console to replace faulty ones? when a console maker takes a loss per console there is alot of cost cutting and short cuts taken to ensure the loss is kept to an absolute minimum. These will inevitably lead to quality issues. So there are inherent advantages to selling consoles to make a profit. Also it is good business sense.
Besides Wii is the only company providing something NEW and not just NEXT. All you get with ps3 & xbox360 are the same old games played the same old way with better graphics. Thats it. Kamus can you please tell me any game on ps3 that you won't interact the same way as you did on ps2? No takers? Didn't think so. Sure they can put more polygons and more special effects then before, and that does make some difference. However in a short time you'll get over the graphics, all those special effects, and realise that 'hey didn't i play this 5 years ago, it just looks better?'. Wii new controller will provide players with unique ways to interact with their virtual environment like nothing they have been able to do before. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10549 | Terrak (1084) Jun 05, 2006 - 07:06 pm » Edited on Jun 05, 2006 - 07:25 pm
| One advantage of selling Nintendo consoles for a profit is that it guarantees quality. Corners don't need to be cut to save on production costs. The low failure rate of Nintendo hardware is a testament to this. Look at console hardware that have been sold at a loss (xbox & ps2) and you see significant increases of complaints of faulty hardware, 'disc read errors' etc. Some people here from what i have read have purchased up several ps2 (& even xbox) consoles to replace faulty ones. Sure its not like 50% of all ps2 & xbox were faulty (around 5-10% maybe), but there was a damn lot more problems with xbox & ps2 then there was with GC.
Now sony have ps3 which could lose them up to US$300 per console (if estimates are correct), imagine the cost cutting and manufacturing shortcuts that they are gonna be take? How about filling the alleged 2 million by November as well, and apparently they have yet to finalise the ps3. Consider speculation that yeilds of cell processor are not meeting expectations. This will lead to more faulty hardware and short console lifespan - maybe it will survive 12 months then after waranty expires so does the ps3? Will find out soon enough (16months?). Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10549 | Terrak (1084) Jun 05, 2006 - 05:54 pm » Edited on Jun 05, 2006 - 06:08 pm
| But in gameplay and interaction the other 2 consoles will pale incomparison. Besides PC will leave ps3 & xbox360 in the dust in 2 years time so they too will no longer be considered state of the art graphics for long.
However Wii's 3 dimensional Motion sensing cannot be expereinced on any other platform (even considering ps3s cheap implementation). Couple this with low development costs (Wiis Dev kits cost around US$2000, ps3's cost around US$20000, ps2 was only around US$6000) Wii will have many exclusive games and the lower costs will mean (hopefully) more games that will take advantage of the 3D motion sensing.
I'll admit that graphics do have there part to play, secondary to gameplay obviously. Wiis inability to go true HD is something that will hurt it during the end of its life (maybe 3 to 4 years when HD becomes more mainstream), i don't deny this. But for an affordable console that provides something totally new and fresh and that cannot be done on any other platform it certainly fits the bill. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10549 | Terrak (1084) Jun 05, 2006 - 05:34 pm » Edited on Jun 05, 2006 - 09:57 pm
| 'Can you hear that? yes.. it's the sound of the cluetrain, get on it!'
Maybe you should listen to your own advice sometimes (MR Geforce on steroids)
'both the PS3 and the 360 run circles around the gamecube hardware'
You love stating the obvious don't you. I never heard anyone hear making any indication that GC could come close to matching xbox360 or ps3, but any truth for sony is hard to comeby so ok theres one truth you can hold on to.
Every argument you have is to overstate the importance of graphics. Graphics are important to a degree, and i must admit i was little dissapointed when Wii won't do true HD. But sacrificing a few polygons here & there for a new way to play & interact with games - H E L L Yeah! And at an affordable price even better. I will be getting a graphics machine but that will be a high end PC when Vista & DX10 comes out, so i don't need ps3 or xbox360 for graphics. Wii will provide the fresh new gameplay i've been waiting for. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10549 | Terrak (1084) Jun 05, 2006 - 05:15 pm
| Hmm, funny you say that both these consoles do 'Everything' better then Wii not just graphics, then give an example of shaders (which in effct is graphics) to substanciate your answer. LOL Learn to read between the lines. What a laughable response. Gameplay interaction and immersion were Wiis strong points and the Wii-remote has according to many that went to E32006 come up trumps.
'there is a very good reason nintendo doesn't want people to know what their hardware is capable off compared to the compe######ion.'
Uh good one. Nintendo has already explained this. Only a sony fanboy like you is blind to the truth and accepting of lies, as sony has a proven track record of (lies that is not truth).
From the buzz at E32006, it would seem that people were more interested in new gameplay then flashy graphics, and considering that most of the attendents are critics and gave the Wii best hardware & best in show it speaks volumes. But u obviously blinded by sony lies equate better graphics = better gameplay. Sorry but YOU are mistaken. Gameplay, interaction and immersion are the 3 key elements in keeping a player hooked on a
game. It not just graphics. Sure immersion is improved with photo realistic graphics, but when all you do is press a button to interact with whats on screen then that immersion is reduced. Wii allows much more interaction. Swing the Wiimote and its instantly translated into onscreen action such as swing a sword or a tennis racket. Aim the Wiimote and you point your on screen gun exactly where you were pointing, and the possibilities are endless. Thats gaming interaction xbox360 & ps3 cannot dream of doing. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10549 | Terrak (1084) Jun 05, 2006 - 05:53 am » Edited on Jun 05, 2006 - 05:54 am
| | Graphics are gonna be a marked improvement over previous generation, theres no doubt about it. Sure its not true HD like xbox360 & ps3 buts still a significant improvement. However Gameplay, interaction & immersion for Wii will be truly 'New Gen' thanks to the Wii-mote. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10494 | Terrak (1084) Jun 02, 2006 - 10:11 am
| No i'm not mistaken. From IGN-
'Spiegel Online asked Harrison if he was concerned about the PS3 competing with the Microsoft's Xbox 360's ability to seamlessly network with PCs via Live Anywhere Harrison said, "No, this doesn't concern me and I don't think that it concerns the consumer. When you buy a game console, a primarily entertainment device, then you only want that. We believe that the PS3 will be the place where the users will play, watch movies, surf the web, and use other computer entertainment functionality. The PS3 is a computer. We don't need the PC."
He is implying that with a ps3 one does not need a PC. Its a more 'political' way of saying a ps3 can replace a PC. Maybe you should read it more carefully.
Its funny how he says if you want a 'GAMES CONSOLE' thats all you want!!! LOL. Thats not what kaz harai of krazy ken claim the ps3 is. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10494 | Terrak (1084) Jun 01, 2006 - 04:42 pm
| He did say if i'm not mistaken that if you have a ps3 you don't need a PC. That, in essence means (according to sony) a ps3 CAN replace a PC. Admittedly it does not suggest it WILL eventually replace ALL PCs, just that it ps3 could replace a PC.
However, the problem is not that sony suggests that ps3 could make PCs obsolete, but the fact that they have the nerve to even HINT that ps3 has the potential to replace PCs as everyones home computer, which everyone knows it close to impossible. This isn't an isolated case of overbloated BS talk from sony. They have made many claims (lies) during there 10+ year reign at the top of the console charts. Remember 'Toy Story (in game) graphics' (still waiting), 'could guide ballistic missiles' '2 HDMI ports at 1080p', 'ps3 spring 2006 launch' the list goes on, and now we have sony making another bold claim. So should we just 'Grin & Bear it'? No way. IMHO from what i've been reading people are just fed up with sony BS and when any 'anti sony' news pops up they merely venting there frustrations about all sonys lies. Don't blame FS or the people here, blame sony for adding more 'fuel to the fire'. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10494 | Terrak (1084) Jun 01, 2006 - 07:44 am » Edited on Jun 01, 2006 - 07:49 am
| If you hate reading the comments you can always stop reading them?
Anyway i don't deny the ps3 may have the potential to do PC like tasks. The problem is sonys out right arrogance and c o c ky att i tude. Yes they 'won' 2 generations in the games console wars, but there just so up themselves it makes me (and apparently alot of people here) just sick of there BS.
If that fool just shut his mouth, stop the lies, and learn some humility well we wouldn't be discussing $#!t like this, but alas, sony PR don't know when to stop. Oh well.
If you wish to blame someone for these comments blame that phil harrison fella - if he didn't say anything then there wouldn't be anything to say - right? Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10458 | Terrak (1084) May 30, 2006 - 06:22 pm » Edited on May 30, 2006 - 06:25 pm
| Thats never gonna happen. ps3 was designed to manuever blu ray (& Cell) into everyones living rooms (unfortunately for sony thats gonna come at a HUGE price!). Having a cheaper non blu ray version of the ps3 would undermine this strategy.
BTW i believe all games will be on blu ray and not on DVD9s, otherwise this will effectively negate the advantages of blu ray - size, and its importance in creating 'nextgen' games. They have always claimed a size advantage when it comes to media storage. However if you have evidence that suggests that ps3 games will be primarily on DVD9s then i would be inclined to believe you (ie any links?). Anyway
As a multimedia machine the ps3 is good (even excellent) value
As a games console it has questionable value (considering price and cheaper alternatives with that offer similar gaming experience)
At US$600+ it offers NO value to the average consumer
Thats how i see it Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10458 | Terrak (1084) May 29, 2006 - 05:52 pm » Edited on May 29, 2006 - 05:56 pm
| Can you please wake up Kamus.
I never made any indication that GTA is xbox360 exclusive (but sony HAS NOT lost GTA, just lost exclusivity, just to clear that up). Consider that many people will buy a console simply to play a GTA game, which one are they gonna choose? xbox360 at US$299/US$399 (with console price drop possible) or ps3 at US$499/US$599. With no difference in both version of the game which version will sell more? Hint - it ain't the expensive one. What we have here is a loss of a very popular franchise that was (at one time)probably one of the most compelling reason to buy a ps3 - GTA exclusivity. With that loss many will not feel the need to shell out over US$600 just to play this game (with cheaper alternatives). So sony will lose out. And as i mentioned with all the bad press, delays, high price, loss of exclusives, high games prices, low anticipation/hype, poor launch line up there are just so many things wrong with ps3 at the moment. BTW mr 'Wii GPU is just a Geforce on Steriods', Nintendos consoles were always made with efficiency in mind. They may lack brute force which the other 2 rely on, but Nintendo consoles are so well engineered that they simply do not need brute force. The Wii console is less powerful then the other 2 consoles but it will be far more powerful the xbox1, ps2 & GameCube by a significant margin. Flag this | Edit this post |
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