There seems to be something wrong with the poll, as the PS4 is said to have 100% of the votes and yet two other options have 33.3% each. When I went to school this made 166.6% which doesn't seem to be possible in my book...
Gaming Next Generation Consoles.
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I think that is because multiple votes are allowed, 100% of the people who have voted so far would like a PS4, only 33% of the people would also be gaming in other ways.
Dooh.....
I have a PC which is essentially my gaming life at the moment (Guild Wars 2, still) but own a PS3 which has delivered many hours of enjoyment. I'll be getting a PS4 at some point but not at launch. Unless someone else buys me it of course!
I used to play Runescape (lol) but have now moved to the Xbox. It suits my needs, easy to play, cheaper than a good PC and in general it's just simpler.
You can buy an Atari 2600Jr for about 35 quid.
I have little Welsh hands, the PS3 controller is perfect.
Are they expecting the Xbox one to kick out a lot of heat?
Well, my X-Box One is already reserved direct from MS (Thanks to a good friend who works in a senior post there). I will be getting the PS4 but going to wait like I did with the PS3 until a game comes out that I really want to play and isn't available on the other console.
Interestingly there seems to be some light for MS. Because they have made the games OS engine an almost direct port from a PC game developers are more likely to commit to PC and X-Box games first due to the ease of releasing both versions. Unless Sony are giving a decent financial incentive to the dev groups then PS4 games may end up being a while behind due to the extended time it will take to port the game across.
This makes more sense when you look at how MS and Sony make their money from consoles. Most of the actual console units sold in the first few years will actually be at a loss for the company. They make their money on the games sales (rumoured to be anywhere up to £10 of the sale price for new releases). So the more consoles they get in peoples front rooms the more money they make as the market for the games sales is increased. So for Sony to be reducing the amount they take from each game sold would be putting them in an even bigger hole than they currently are (look at their latest financial statements). MS has a very profitable business model all around currently, and this excess of cash flow can easily be used to support the gaming arm of the company in order to make this battle very one sided without going into major debt in order to pull it off. If played right MS can get dev groups to build PC/X-Box games giving the dev house 2 income streams, make the contractual payments a lot more favourable (MS making less money, Dev group making more from each sale) and so meaning more games available for their console, more people will buy it, increasing the market place for the games and attracting more developers. A vicious circle when you are trying to compete with it like Sony is. Sony doesn't have the ability to offer more than one income stream for a developer, and I doubt very much that they are going to start reducing their only income from the games sales when they are already struggling in all other markets that they compete in.
Could this end up being the next VHS/Beta-Max or HDDVD/Blu-ray fight? Quite possibly. And lets face it, out of both companies, MS has more of an ability and history in playing the tactics to create a virtual monopoly without getting into too much trouble...
Interestingly there seems to be some light for MS. Because they have made the games OS engine an almost direct port from a PC game developers are more likely to commit to PC and X-Box games first due to the ease of releasing both versions. Unless Sony are giving a decent financial incentive to the dev groups then PS4 games may end up being a while behind due to the extended time it will take to port the game across.
This makes more sense when you look at how MS and Sony make their money from consoles. Most of the actual console units sold in the first few years will actually be at a loss for the company. They make their money on the games sales (rumoured to be anywhere up to £10 of the sale price for new releases). So the more consoles they get in peoples front rooms the more money they make as the market for the games sales is increased. So for Sony to be reducing the amount they take from each game sold would be putting them in an even bigger hole than they currently are (look at their latest financial statements). MS has a very profitable business model all around currently, and this excess of cash flow can easily be used to support the gaming arm of the company in order to make this battle very one sided without going into major debt in order to pull it off. If played right MS can get dev groups to build PC/X-Box games giving the dev house 2 income streams, make the contractual payments a lot more favourable (MS making less money, Dev group making more from each sale) and so meaning more games available for their console, more people will buy it, increasing the market place for the games and attracting more developers. A vicious circle when you are trying to compete with it like Sony is. Sony doesn't have the ability to offer more than one income stream for a developer, and I doubt very much that they are going to start reducing their only income from the games sales when they are already struggling in all other markets that they compete in.
Could this end up being the next VHS/Beta-Max or HDDVD/Blu-ray fight? Quite possibly. And lets face it, out of both companies, MS has more of an ability and history in playing the tactics to create a virtual monopoly without getting into too much trouble...
PS4 is also going for a PC based architecture. This should make games easier to be developed for all formats. Key issue is of course games. My early purchases will be battlefield 4 and gran turismo 6 depending on release dates.
F1Yorkshire
GT6 is meant to be out on PS3 later this year, not PS4.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/29/sony-confident-gran-turismo-6-wont-be-delayed/
GT6 is meant to be out on PS3 later this year, not PS4.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/29/sony-confident-gran-turismo-6-wont-be-delayed/
BF4 is also planned to be out for PS3 too but the PS4 version will be significantly better. The rumours are that 64 player maps will be standard for both next generation consoles which will bring them inline with the PC version. I'm hoping an improved GT6 will also be in the pipelines.
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