SCEA president Jack Tretton has confirmed that the company has long term plans for PlayStation 3, playing down concerns over initial sales figures from the LA Times. The PS3 has sold 1.2 million units compared to the Wii's 2.1 million which launched around the same time.
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Jack believes a million units one way or another isn't anything to worry about as they're in this for the next 10 years and beyond. An IDC analyst agrees with him saying that the PS3 "is ahead of the market, while the Xbox 360 and the Wii were designed for immediate market impact."
However, Kyoshi Shin of Japan's International Game Developers' Association, says that people compare the PS3 to "going to a very expensive restaurant and not getting anything to eat."
With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.
It was worrisome to begin with.
It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.
Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.
Helldivers 2 manages just fine…
Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.
Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.
Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.
Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."
I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.
I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.
battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional
Sony is taking actions as video by Moore’s Law is Dead, has been issued with a copyright claim.
And people say it's all fake because Sony haven't said anything 😂 conveniently forget the PS4 Pro was only announced 2 months before release.
Just announce it already! I want to preorder one asap. But in reality they don’t want to lessen PS5 sales until Pro is ready to launch so I understand the business part of it. September is probably when they announce it with an early November launch like the PS4 Pro
I would take that video and upload a torrent of it, fuck that copyright bullshit. If your going to do something that has a chance of being taken down, make a torrent first share it. Then Sony or any other company is helpless and you can laugh in their faces, taunting them to try to take it down 🤣
As much as the PS4 Pro didn't represent a major % in the playerbase, announcing a 'better' model will hinder sales from the 'base' model. They are right, business-wise.
indeed i remember an analyst saying the same thing, that by 2010 PS3 will have overtaken Xbox 360 in sales...I'm not sure I agree with this though, its games that sell systems and PS3 badly needs some super exclusives to beat the 360.
PS3 will always play catch-up to the other consoles. If PS3 gets a price drop, so will XBOX and Wii. If PS3 gets killer exclusives, so will XBOX and Wii.
Ah, same guy who said KZ2 trailer was from realtime gameplay. We believe in you Jack.
The article has interesting bit at the bottom though "However, Kyoshi Shin of Japan's International Game Developers' Association, says that people compare the PS3 to "going to a very expensive restaurant and not getting anything to eat."
as much as i like my xbox 360 i feel one of the main reasons i bought it was so i could play games now (the immediate impact). it is a decent console but has not blown me away by any means, i am still playing my ps2 more than the xbox. If PS3 ever gets it together and has some decent games (doesn't have to be just exclusives) i will grab one.
As for playing catch up, i do agree that this time around PS3 does have alot of work to do. Xbox is more the competition,obviously, than wii is though. Nintendo is doing very well, but i still think that is going to be a fast burn though for just a couple of years at most.
Just to add a thought to what a couple of people are saying about "the long term win" or "the winner" of the console war. Why do you people see this as a race? where does it end? It is good that there are competitive consoles. people will continue to buy what they like. Maybe by 2010, both console will be closely matched in terms of installed base. This is technology people, it will always continue to advance, and get faster, better, whatever. I find it a pity that so many people can be so narrow minded, and NEED a WINNER to make themselves feel good.