Current mind share on B3D

[PeterT]

PS3. The games I play most on my PS2 are Nippon Ichi SRPGs, Shin Megami Tensei games, some other RPG series (Suikoden, Xenosaga, ...) and some of the gems from other genres like Ico, Katamari, MGS and ZoE2. I am what most would call a "hardcore" gamer (~5 hours / day), yet I rarely if ever play FPS or sports games. Western RPGs, MMORPGs and strategy games, my other favourites, I play on my good old beige box

So in short, there's little reason for me to get a 360 unless they totally change the direction of their game library, which I just don't see happening. I may very well pick up the Rev depending on price just because I want to try the controller, and perhaps for the party gaming experience

(Oh, and I agree with xbd)

 

[seismologist]

I agree, the PS3 tech excites me as well. I think there's alot of potential for something new that hasn't been possible on traditional PC style architectures.

The worst that could happen is Cell goes under-utilized by the majority of ports and the 360 version ends up running better. Which would be sort of like this gen.

Of course there are developers like Polyphony and Square who will demonstrate what's possible and those games will really shine. That's what I'm looking forward to.

 

[blakjedi]

X360 then PS3. The jury is out on Rev. Much like Alpha Spartan I have become much more "western" in my approach to game developer support.

Due to the fact that most of my consoles of choice in the past (xbox, dreamcast, saturn, genesis) did not receive the support of the "first tier" of development support from the Konami's and the Square Enixes, I do not miss their titles from my library even though on average I would say that they make very good games.

As long as there is a Bizarre creations for every Polyphony and a Treasure for every Konami, I'm comfortable with my prioritization. Since I will own both systems I dont even really have to make a choice it will just come down to individual game quality and affordability.

 

[Mythos]

Ps3

PS3 for now. I was thinking about the X360 but MS hasn't sold me on it and IF PS3 doesn't have a cool package (launch day), I may wait intil things are more settled and then decide which to get.

 

[rendezvous]

Right now I'm leaning towards the PS3.

There is still plenty of life left in my PS2 so I don't see a real need to buy a new console for at least a year (I'm a late adopter). With a bit of luck all three consoles have been released by then and I can reevaluate which console to finally get.

I don't see myself buying a second console the upcoming generation.

 

[Sovere]

At the moment I intend on buying the PS3 at launch and having a look and see approach with the Revolution. Several franchises I fell in love with on the PS2 will remain on the PS3 so that's where the bulk of my decision comes from. The controller of the Revolution has captured my attention if games makes great use of the controller and the price is right I will buy the rev at launch. I don't see myself buying the 360 as the games announced seem to have the same thing in common and don’t really interest me in the slightest. I doubt the games are aimed at me anyway. I may buy the 360 after NG is released but I don't myself buying the 360 at this point and time.

 

[two]

PS3 for sure
Maybe Rev.
XBOX360? No, thanks.

 

[avaya]

PS3 for sure. It has all the franchises and gaming experiences that suit my tastes.

Then if I can spare anything extra I'm going for a bit of a Revolution.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

No-one's mentioned PS3's BluRay capability. Is anyone who's planning on getting PS3 buying it in part because of this, or is movie playback a non-entity? For me it's unlikely I'll get an HDTV for a few years so can't say that the BluRay is specifically of use. Though no doubt it'll get used at some point or other it's not a buying factor.

 

[scooby_dooby]

The BR is a factor for me, but to be honest I would prefer a standalone if it's affordable.

So whether the BR gets me to buy a PS3 quicker will depend on a few factors:
- Price of PS3 in 2006/2007
- Price of standalone players in 2006/2007
- The BR vs HD-DVD outcome
- Availability of HD Movies in 2006/2007

Basically if I can get a standalone in holiday 2006 for ~$200-$250 I will probably just go with that, if not, and PS3 is not over $400, I might consider getting the PS3 at launch, assuming BR has been established as the winner of the format war.

 

[Carl B]

No-one's mentioned PS3's BluRay capability. Is anyone who's planning on getting PS3 buying it in part because of this, or is movie playback a non-entity? For me it's unlikely I'll get an HDTV for a few years so can't say that the BluRay is specifically of use. Though no doubt it'll get used at some point or other it's not a buying factor.

Shifty this question of yours seeks to undermine the beautiful one-post-per-person paradigm of this thread!

For myself it does play a factor (I already have an HD-TV, etc...), but at the same time I don't expect to be buying much in terms of content. On the DVD side I'm more of an Internet rental service guy, so my primary useage of the player for HD content will probably begin once rental services begin to stock blu-ray movies (which hopefully will be nearly immediately).

 

[rabidrabbit]

another reason being that it's undeniably the one that's likely to receive much more support and therefore will be targeted as the lead platform in many cases.

Undeniably? I really don't know how you can make such an assertion. X360 will have the larger installed base for at least 2 full years, probably much longer than that(analysts are pegging 2008 for PS3 to catch up), which is almost an entire 3 years as the market leader.

In addition, X360 seems to be the easier/cheaper platform for Developers.

To me, none of that adds up to undeniably more support, and I think it would be teh exact opposite. Games will be developed with the X360 as base, and ported to PS3 because X360 will have the larger installed base and will be easier to extract power from.

Are you sure that will be the case, you seem to be pretty sure about xbox360 being the market leader for the next (at least) 2 years too, while at the same time mocking Phil thinking the same of PS3. Xbox30 is not released two years before the competition, the scenario Phil is predicting is entirely as possible as your scenario.

Edit: Sorry if I fuel the off topic, but it really really annoys me when people use the will as if they have a 100% errorfree crystal ball in their possession, thus I had to vent a bit even though it is none of my business

 

[Shifty Geezer]

Are you sure that will be the case, you seem to be pretty sure about xbox360 being the market leader for the next (at least) 2 years too, while at the same time mocking Phil thinking the same of PS3. Xbox30 is not released two years before the competition, the scenario Phil is predicting is entirely as possible as your scenario.

Please move this discussion to another thread. As has been stated this is a place for summary of opinions, and not a discussion of whether you think someone's opinions fair or not. Which is perfectly okay; just not here.

 

[wco81]

That's probably the best reason for 360. Anyone with an big HD set will surely want to see HD gaming!

I have an HDTV too.

But that is why I would want HD movie playback as well.

If I saw an X360 available in front of me, I might go for an impulse buy, but I have no interest in shooters like PDZ, D3, HL2 or Halo3. Too Human and Crackdown do sound interesting though.

 

[rabidrabbit]

ok, sorry sorry sorry I just had to sorry

 

[Powderkeg]

Interesting results so far.

40 people will buy the Revolutiion
58 people will buy the Xbox 360
62 people will buy the PS3

3 people are undecided.

 

[drpepper]

No-one's mentioned PS3's BluRay capability. Is anyone who's planning on getting PS3 buying it in part because of this, or is movie playback a non-entity? For me it's unlikely I'll get an HDTV for a few years so can't say that the BluRay is specifically of use. Though no doubt it'll get used at some point or other it's not a buying factor.

For me, it (Blu-Ray) is a non issue since I don't have an HDTV. But it's just a nifty bonus to have, so once I get a job after getting my Master's, I can hopefully get an HDTV, voila, games and movies are HD capable. Though a new car that doesn't burn oil would be nice too.

It seems that most of the people here that choose a PS3, myself included, choose it for the familiar franchises we've grown to love.

My favourites are:
-Silent Hill
-Metal Gear
-Devil May Cry
-Gran Turismo
-God of War (I think sequals are coming)
-Final Fantasy
-Resident Evil (the return of it anyways...)

Among others I can't list now...

But then there's more than just franchises. Such as the development teams, the Ico/Shadow of the Colossus team for example. If they stick to the Sony platform i would just love to see what they can accomplish.

 

[Powderkeg]

It seems that most of the people here that choose a PS3, myself included, choose it for the familiar franchises we've grown to love.

My favourites are:
-Metal Gear

Not to go off on a tangent, but a funny little historical note here.

Metal Gear first debuted on a system called the MSX. The MSX was a cooperative project between ASCII and Microsoft in 1983.

 

[dukmahsik]

Interesting results so far.

40 people will buy the Revolutiion
58 people will buy the Xbox 360
62 people will buy the PS3

3 people are undecided.

that's prob near what the market share will be!

PS3 ~ 39%
360 ~ 36%
Rev ~ 25%

 

[_leech_]

Playstation 3's going to have MGS4, the X360 won't.

It's all about the games.