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Dyne · 05-09-2006, 03:25 AM

It's going to have to overcome some stiff hurdles:

1.) Bluray's inferiority to HD-DVD.
2.) XBOX 360 and Nintendo's services (along with arcade/genesis/nintendo/turbografx games)
3.) Not many real strong IPs at launch (PS2 launched earlier so it was understandable, but now it's launching last.)
4.) Price. Oh god, the price of the units.
5.) Lesser controller than the Wii, on a more expensive unit. Anyone who says the Wii is a "gimmick": the PS3 gyro is 20x any gimmick statement, and was partly the result of the rumble technology suit.

..but it has the brand name, graphics and the games, right? ...Right?

I doubt it'll do any better than the N64 with these in mind.

That said, we'll have to see the Nintendo conference tomorrow to come to any early conclusions.

05-09-2006, 03:25 AM	#1
Dyne Or should I say.. smanger Dyne is offline Location: Vancouver Now Playing: Infinity Blade II, Duke Nukem Forever, Skyrim, Vanquish Posts: 9,435	PS3 will have a tough time. (interim E3 review) It's going to have to overcome some stiff hurdles: 1.) Bluray's inferiority to HD-DVD. 2.) XBOX 360 and Nintendo's services (along with arcade/genesis/nintendo/turbografx games) 3.) Not many real strong IPs at launch (PS2 launched earlier so it was understandable, but now it's launching last.) 4.) Price. Oh god, the price of the units. 5.) Lesser controller than the Wii, on a more expensive unit. Anyone who says the Wii is a "gimmick": the PS3 gyro is 20x any gimmick statement, and was partly the result of the rumble technology suit. ..but it has the brand name, graphics and the games, right? ...Right? I doubt it'll do any better than the N64 with these in mind. That said, we'll have to see the Nintendo conference tomorrow to come to any early conclusions.