EA Interview "Challenge Everything"

[pc999]

People do you realise that investing only 20% (1/2) they end with the same product (nº of games) than in the others (given they cost, at least, 1/2 of the cost from the others), this way they cover all sides equally well no matter what hapen.

 

[RancidLunchmeat]

By the way how you can know exactly which parts are and aren't his opinion, are you actually Jeff Brown?

Because I've read the entire article. Three times. I understand how to take things into context. I realize how paragraphs (and thoughts) are typically formed: 1) Specific idea, 2) Explain idea, 3) Summarize idea.

You agree that 1) is the opinion of people other than himself. You noticably skipped 2), which was the logical transition from 1-3 that discussed PS2's market share past generation, and then you conclude that 3) follows from some progression other than 1 & 2.

 

[Teasy]

You agree that 1) is the opinion of people other than himself. You noticably skipped 2), which was the logical transition from 1-3 that discussed PS2's market share past generation, and then you conclude that 3) follows from some progression other than 1 & 2.

I missed the PS2 talk out because its completely irrelivant. All that matters is the guys opinion of Wii's potential market share. Obviously, as he says, this is not a firm prediction as its to early for that, but he clearly says "this time it looks like a 40/40/20 split". There's only one way to read that.

 

[sfried]

I don't get this... What's with all the hating of Nintendo gaining market share? Wouldn't that be a good thing? I know they won't gain market share by technology, timing, pricing and "superior" naming alone (they've learned from their N64 days that that doesn't work). In the end it comes down to support, user base, and games. Support primarily with more and more developers showing their goods for the Wii, the user base, as they said, being a second system, but everyone's second system, and as with the first, the games are usually what's revealed first before we realize who's developing it (and not the usual other way around where developer announces -> Shows product). What' to stop Wii from getting all 3 a gain some substantial growth?

 

[RancidLunchmeat]

I missed the PS2 talk out because its completely irrelivant.

..sigh. No, it's not completely irrelevant. It's the transition from the first statement about whispers post E3 talking about a 40/40/20 split, to the concluduing statement that you seem to put so much stock in.

Because it's a transition, 1-2-3, no logical person can believe that 1 refers to other people, ignore 2 compeltely, and then come up with the idea that 3 means something different.

Taken together, in their proper context as was stated, it's clear that his conclusion that you are holding so firmly to is not a statement of his opinion. It's a statement about the opinions of others in comparison to the market share of the previous generation.

To claim that it's completely irrelevant is demonstrate why you don't seem to understand the context of the statement.

 

[ninzel]

The overall context of that part the article is him comparing this gen's systems to last gens and their marketshare performance.
Understanding that the Wii doing 20% would be momentous.
Momentous : of very great significance.
Nowhere in the defintion of momentous does it talk of likelyhood or unlikelyhood of an event happening. .
So the Wii improving upon it's last gen marketshare to 20% would be momentous,and of course the 360 doing 40% would also be momentous since it's a big improvement/change. Oh and of course the PS3 doing only 40% would also be momentous since it would mean the end of Sony's dominance.
Momentous:a big event.

 

[Powderkeg]

Where does he say that its the opinion of people other then himself though? Yes he says that his coleagues believe a 40/40/20 split looks likely, but he then goes on to say (at the end of the same paragraph) that it now looks like it will be a 40/40/20 split, his own view surely.

How can you suggest this when I already quoted the exact line where he specifically says those are NOT his predictions?

For the second time in this thread:

Jeff Brown: Let me tell you, if they get up to 20 per cent worldwide, that is a momentous event right there. Look, I'm not predicting it's 40 / 40 / 20, and I hope you understand that is not EA's business model

What do the bolded words say?

 

[Powderkeg]

Momentous : of very great significance.
Nowhere in the defintion of momentous does it talk of likelyhood or unlikelyhood of an event happening. .
So the Wii improving upon it's last gen marketshare to 20% would be momentous,and of course the 360 doing 40% would also be momentous since it's a big improvement/change. Oh and of course the PS3 doing only 40% would also be momentous since it would mean the end of Sony's dominance.
Momentous:a big event.

I agree, however, as I stated before, if these are the expectations then achieving those expectations would not be "momentus." I've never heard of someone describe simply achieving what was expected as being an event of great significance, have you?

 

[Bohdy]

Whoa, something strange happened. Delete this post, please.