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PS3 pulling a Saturn?
AtomSmasher:
Another reason the Saturn failed is because it was so difficult to write games for it. The harder is it to write a game for a system, the less games get made for and ported to the system. Fewer games = fewer sales.
The PS3 will be nothing like the Saturn, other then being more expensive then their competitors, their launches will be nothing alike. Also, I still have and love my Saturn :) and I still rememver how awesome it was when I got Virtua Fighter Remix for free, plus all the free demo disks they were always mailing out. Now, demo disks are extremely common given with magazines and stuff, but back then it was very cool when they mailed you a demo disk. I still have everyone they sent me, including Christmas Nights which was a promo they did with a magazine. Good times.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on August 31, 2006, 02:05:59 am ---Another reason the Saturn failed is because it was so difficult to write games for it. The harder is it to write a game for a system, the less games get made for and ported to the system. Fewer games = fewer sales.
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That one is true. It took a lot longer to unlock the potential of the parallel processing nature of the Saturn. They didn't really get in there until towards the end of the Saturn's life. Man, once they did though, and came out with stuff like Panzer Dragoon Saga and House of the Dead, it made the PS1 look completely inferior. There is a reason those games still sell for as much as they do.
Otraotaku:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on August 31, 2006, 08:32:40 am ---
--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on August 31, 2006, 02:05:59 am ---Another reason the Saturn failed is because it was so difficult to write games for it. The harder is it to write a game for a system, the less games get made for and ported to the system. Fewer games = fewer sales.
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That one is true. It took a lot longer to unlock the potential of the parallel processing nature of the Saturn. They didn't really get in there until towards the end of the Saturn's life. Man, once they did though, and came out with stuff like Panzer Dragoon Saga and House of the Dead, it made the PS1 look completely inferior. There is a reason those games still sell for as much as they do.
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doesnt that sound simular to PS3's dual cell processing?
but yeah PS1 games mainly were pure crap, i can only remmber playing a few decent ones,
MGS1 which pretty much sold me into playing it in the 1st place.
Megaman legends as well... (the true image of Megaman to me)
the DBZ games on it were awesome for any fan at that time, but sadly you had to import unless you found the rare GT gem when it first came out. :hissy:
Soul Edge, some star wars games were pretty intense,along with the whole Capcom CPS2 line of ports. after that though, Metal gear VR... and other watered down stuff, Megaman legends 2 didnt have the same feel. syphonfilter, Tenchu after you played so many they got boring on you that sorted thing happened and PS1 died for me.
i still have most of my N64 games from that era, but very very very few PS1. they were just more solid, had many more aspects to them, and took quite a while longer to enjoy them. not too mention how many times someone told me to use toothpaste to fix PSX games... :P
ChadTower:
Well that is what happens when a consumer technology company tries to get into the gaming market... they end up with games that look nice but play like crap. Much like anything Sony makes. Sega and Nintendo are and always have been game companies so their games are about play first, graphics second. Sure, the Saturn had some serious stinkers, but both N64 and Saturn could be counted on for elite first party games. The PS1 could not and neither can the PS2. The PS2 has more good games than the PS1 had but the crap-quality ratio is still pretty damn high.
markrvp:
I'm going to guess that the top two reasons why people are still buying more PS2 consoles than XBOX 360s is because
1.) PS2 is cheaper
2.) There are more games available for the PS2
At Christmas time this year
1.) XBOX 360 is cheaper than PS3
2.) There are more games available for XBOX 360 than PS3
I will be curious to see if people are buying consoles due to price/games or if it is brand loyalty. November will be the first wave of games that really start to take advantage of the 360 hardware. GEARS OF WAR and CALL OF DUTY 3 are generating a lot of excitement. HALO 3 next year should be out of this world. Will it take a year before there are any games that use all the processing power of the PS3? Also, how many 3rd party game developers will want to spend the investment in time/people to fully utilize all the processing capabilities of the PS3 when they are also programming for the 360 and Wii?
I don't care one way or the other. I own/owned a PS1, Saturn, Dreamcast, PS2, XBOX, and XBOX 360. I spend 90% of my time online in Halo 2 and Call of Duty 2 on the 360 because that's what is most fun to me. The other 10% of the time I play Guitar Hero on the PS2. I like the games, not the console. Having said that, if a game is available for both the XBOX and PS2, I get it for the XBOX instead of the PS2. I just like the controllers with dual triggers.
Only time will tell, but the PS3 has the potential to be another BETAMAX for sure.