PS3 will have its revenge in 2009
Taiwanese game developers and operators predict that despite the disappointment caused by Sony‘s recent launch in Europe and Australia, the game console will overtake the Xbox 360 in terms of total sales worldwide by mid-2008 to early 2009.
Though the PS3 is the most technologically advanced game machine currently existing in the market, its high-end features are accompanied by high prices. A fully loaded and taxed PS3 bundle may very well fetch prices of $900. It also has significantly fewer games in its fold compared to the Xbox 360. It only has 11 exclusives to date and indications are pointing that some other platform stalwarts will be available in other consoles in the future.
It also lacks the creativity of games from the Nintendo Wii, which has endeared the Nintendo machine to a broader audience. The war, however, is far from over as the Sony online community PlayStation Home is yet to be launched and heavyweight franchise games are still in the works. The Taiwanese say that once games from eminent franchises such as Metal Gear, Final Fantasy, God of War, Gran Turismo and Ratchet and Clank are released, it will be a very different ballgame.
You have to hand it to the Taiwanese game people for this fearless forecast. We wish the PS3 the best. With great games around, everyone wins.
Via Digitimes
Taiwanese game developers and operators predict that despite the disappointment caused by Sony‘s recent launch in Europe and Australia, the game console will overtake the Xbox 360 in terms of total sales worldwide by mid-2008 to early 2009.
Though the PS3 is the most technologically advanced game machine currently existing in the market, its high-end features are accompanied by high prices. A fully loaded and taxed PS3 bundle may very well fetch prices of $900. It also has significantly fewer games in its fold compared to the Xbox 360. It only has 11 exclusives to date and indications are pointing that some other platform stalwarts will be available in other consoles in the future.
It also lacks the creativity of games from the Nintendo Wii, which has endeared the Nintendo machine to a broader audience. The war, however, is far from over as the Sony online community PlayStation Home is yet to be launched and heavyweight franchise games are still in the works. The Taiwanese say that once games from eminent franchises such as Metal Gear, Final Fantasy, God of War, Gran Turismo and Ratchet and Clank are released, it will be a very different ballgame.
You have to hand it to the Taiwanese game people for this fearless forecast. We wish the PS3 the best. With great games around, everyone wins.
Via Digitimes
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