Playstation 3 improving?

[Damien]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7101791.stm

Sony has halved the price of a software development kit that designers need to make games for its PlayStation 3 (PS3).

The attempt to woo game designers follows last month's price cut on the PS3 itself

With the 360 outselling the PS3 and the Wii topping the pile the PS3 seems less attractive to developers and hence to the public. This might help to get some new and exclusive games onto the PS3 and make it a more attractive console

[shawty]

Originally Posted by Damien

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7101791.stm



With the 360 outselling the PS3 and the Wii topping the pile the PS3 seems less attractive to developers and hence to the public. This might help to get some new and exclusive games onto the PS3 and make it a more attractive console

The 360 might be outselling it, but thats only because its been out a year longer. Obviously the Wii is a different story.

[Stuart C]

Originally Posted by Damien

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7101791.stm



With the 360 outselling the PS3 and the Wii topping the pile the PS3 seems less attractive to developers and hence to the public. This might help to get some new and exclusive games onto the PS3 and make it a more attractive console

I didn't realise XNA (Microsoft's SDK for the Xbox and Games for Windows platforms) had been that successful. It must have been, if Sony are trying to emulate it.

[Damien]

Originally Posted by shawty

The 360 might be outselling it, but thats only because its been out a year longer. Obviously the Wii is a different story.

I mean week on week but no doubt the year's headstart has meant more games are out for it thus improving sales.

With the PS1 games on PSP feature. Is FF7 out for that yet?

[shawty]

Originally Posted by Damien

I mean week on week but no doubt the year's headstart has meant more games are out for it thus improving sales.

With the PS1 games on PSP feature. Is FF7 out for that yet?

Im not sure. Plus thats what I was talking about to. The only reason as far as we can see that its outselling week to week is because its been out longer and its in 2nd year. Im sure we all know consoles get stronger with the more games and cheaper they are.

[icestar2]

They are making the right moves and heading in the right direction. Plus with the titles comming out now this is gonna be a big boost.

[peanutkp]

Sounds like a step in the only direction to me. Desperation could be the word.

[shawty]

Originally Posted by peanutkp

Sounds like a step in the only direction to me. Desperation could be the word.

People like you really annoy me. You need to get out more.

[Stuart C]

Guys, chill. No need to needle each other.

[dragon]

Originally Posted by Damien

I mean week on week but no doubt the year's headstart has meant more games are out for it thus improving sales.

With the PS1 games on PSP feature. Is FF7 out for that yet?

Any game is if you have the open edition firmware although I believe it has a problem with when you get to a point where you need to change discs.

[peanutkp]

Originally Posted by shawty

People like you really annoy me. You need to get out more.

My comment wasn't aimed at anyone specific. It was aimed at Sony if anyone so why does that annoy you personally.

Sony says that the price cut is part of its efforts to cooperate with software developers in the hope that they will design more games for the PS3.

Now as it stands, the PS3 has been out a little while now and there's no sign of that killer game as yet, it needs to do something to compete with the sales (wii and 360). So yeah, if Sony carry on the way they are, I can't see them gaining any ground, so it was a wise move to cut the price. Now see the context of my previous post.

[shawty]

Originally Posted by peanutkp

My comment wasn't aimed at anyone specific. It was aimed at Sony if anyone so why does that annoy you personally.



Now as it stands, the PS3 has been out a little while now and there's no sign of that killer game as yet, it needs to do something to compete with the sales (wii and 360). So yeah, if Sony carry on the way they are, I can't see them gaining any ground, so it was a wise move to cut the price. Now see the context of my previous post.

No. Your one of these people that whatever Sony do, you will try to put a bad spin on it even when its not.

[dragon]

Originally Posted by shawty

No. Your one of these people that whatever Sony do, you will try to put a bad spin on it even when its not.

To be fair there aren't exactly lots of great games for the ps3 at the moment.

Hopefully when the next final fantasy and metal gear solid come out that will change

Still hoping for a remake of Final fantasy 7 but it's not looking likely currently.

[peanutkp]

Originally Posted by shawty

No. Your one of these people that whatever Sony do, you will try to put a bad spin on it even when its not.

I have nothing against Sony at all. Other than they released an overpriced machine that hasn't really taken off because of the lack of software that's out there.

I don't think I need to spin that in anyway do you?

So this move hopefully might change things, now I'm being positive to the PS3 here as I was before. I would love to see the PS3 suddenly turn into the machine they spoke about before the launch, I'd love it if it wiped the floor with the 360, I might actually see it's worth and buy one. Until something drastic happens, that's not going to happen.

I bought a psx for games like wipeout (launch title) and 2097, and the 360 for games like PGR3 (launch title) (now PGR4), there's nothing out there yet that says anything for the PS3 (yet) that the 360 can't do just as good as. It's not a dig at owners who have paid out for one now.

[shawty]

Originally Posted by dragon

To be fair there aren't exactly lots of great games for the ps3 at the moment.

Hopefully when the next final fantasy and metal gear solid come out that will change

Still hoping for a remake of Final fantasy 7 but it's not looking likely currently.

Thats a matter of opinion.

What about Resistance, F1, CM Dirt, COD4, Assassins Creed, Ratchet and Clank, Lair, Heavenly Sword, Tekken 6, Warhawk, The Eye of Judgement, Fifa 08, PES 2008 and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Singstar and Haze just around the corner, Id say there was plenty of good games on a console that is 1 year old. Dont forget, what games where out in the 360's first year.

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Originally Posted by peanutkp

I have nothing against Sony at all. Other than they released an overpriced machine that hasn't really taken off because of the lack of software that's out there.

I don't think I need to spin that in anyway do you?

So this move hopefully might change things, now I'm being positive to the PS3 here as I was before. I would love to see the PS3 suddenly turn into the machine they spoke about before the launch, I'd love it if it wiped the floor with the 360, I might actually see it's worth and buy one. Until something drastic happens, that's not going to happen.

I bought a psx for games like wipeout (launch title) and 2097, and the 360 for games like PGR3 (launch title) (now PGR4), there's nothing out there yet that says anything for the PS3 (yet) that the 360 can't do just as good as. It's not a dig at owners who have paid out for one now.

There is no way you can try and spin what you said. You were having a dig at Sony, end off. Doing what Sony are doing from the OP is not desperation. And I cant see how it hasnt taken off, launch to launch the PS3 and 360 are level or near enough level on sales. Take out the fact that the 360 didnt have much stock for a few months but was the only next gen on the market at the time and that the PS3 had a high price point and competion from the Wii and 360, its doing no worse than what the 360 is doing.