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ernie · 05-23-2006, 10:49 AM

to revive the thread....
From what I saw of the E3 coverage and the dissection of it afterwards on G4TV this is the summary I get:

-PS3 is the most powerful machine though that was known before.

-the launch lineup for the PS3 is not impressive and second generation 360 games will essentially blow them out of the water

-the price point is WAY too high and won't have the software titles to support it at launch time compared to the cheaper 360

-Microsoft will most likely have a $100 price drop on the 360

-new GTA game will launch on the 360 at the same time as the PS3.

-talk of Microsoft and Nintendo realizing they are going after different market shares (family/friend gaming vs mature games) may team up for the holiday season.

-cheaper version of the PS3 is essentially useless and forces people to buy the more expensive one. Total price tag once a second controller and a game or two are bought will be $1000 US.

-the game that stole the show was "Gears of War" for the 360. Hands down. It releases around the same time as the PS3. The "experts" feel that Gears is a title that will move consoles. They do not feel the PS3 has such a title until mid 2007 at the earliest.

-some of the games that made the biggest news at last years E3 for the PS3 were curiously absent this time around.

-third party developers DO NOT like the PS3. It takes twice as much work to build a game on the PS3 compared to the other platforms. This is due to the asymmetric cells that require different compilers and programming for each asymmetric set. They are seemingly loosing a lot of third party support. Any thrid party games will most likely be made on the 360 and ported over to the PS3 with little or no improvements.

-due to this asymmetric core John Carmack thinks Sony made a huge blunder because they will not have the third party support the other consoles have. Thinks that the Sony market share is going to be significantly reduced. (especially in markets outside of Japan from what I gather).

-only 2-3 million PS3 units worldwide available for launch. Experts predict that any shortages will seriously hurt Sony as people purchase the 360 and Wii instead. Other experts think the launch will occur with a big yawn. Either way not a good evaluation for Sony.

-the verdict was that Microsoft won E3 because Sony failed to really wow anyone and they came with Gears of War and the GTA bombshell. Nintendo was a close second and even won in some peoples mind as they generated excitement on the concentration of family and party gaming. Sony simply didn't do enough.

So now we wait and see what exactly happens over the next 18-24 months.

05-23-2006, 10:49 AM	#106
ernie Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Exp:	to revive the thread.... From what I saw of the E3 coverage and the dissection of it afterwards on G4TV this is the summary I get: -PS3 is the most powerful machine though that was known before. -the launch lineup for the PS3 is not impressive and second generation 360 games will essentially blow them out of the water -the price point is WAY too high and won't have the software titles to support it at launch time compared to the cheaper 360 -Microsoft will most likely have a $100 price drop on the 360 -new GTA game will launch on the 360 at the same time as the PS3. -talk of Microsoft and Nintendo realizing they are going after different market shares (family/friend gaming vs mature games) may team up for the holiday season. -cheaper version of the PS3 is essentially useless and forces people to buy the more expensive one. Total price tag once a second controller and a game or two are bought will be $1000 US. -the game that stole the show was "Gears of War" for the 360. Hands down. It releases around the same time as the PS3. The "experts" feel that Gears is a title that will move consoles. They do not feel the PS3 has such a title until mid 2007 at the earliest. -some of the games that made the biggest news at last years E3 for the PS3 were curiously absent this time around. -third party developers DO NOT like the PS3. It takes twice as much work to build a game on the PS3 compared to the other platforms. This is due to the asymmetric cells that require different compilers and programming for each asymmetric set. They are seemingly loosing a lot of third party support. Any thrid party games will most likely be made on the 360 and ported over to the PS3 with little or no improvements. -due to this asymmetric core John Carmack thinks Sony made a huge blunder because they will not have the third party support the other consoles have. Thinks that the Sony market share is going to be significantly reduced. (especially in markets outside of Japan from what I gather). -only 2-3 million PS3 units worldwide available for launch. Experts predict that any shortages will seriously hurt Sony as people purchase the 360 and Wii instead. Other experts think the launch will occur with a big yawn. Either way not a good evaluation for Sony. -the verdict was that Microsoft won E3 because Sony failed to really wow anyone and they came with Gears of War and the GTA bombshell. Nintendo was a close second and even won in some peoples mind as they generated excitement on the concentration of family and party gaming. Sony simply didn't do enough. So now we wait and see what exactly happens over the next 18-24 months. Last edited by ernie; 05-23-2006 at 10:54 AM.