@mcderby4 said:
Why does everyone care about goddamn competition? Each console has it's own strength's and weaknesses but honestly it comes down to personal preference. They are all the same fucking things.
Get over yourself, enjoy the console for yourself. You aren't going to draw anyone in just because you want to.
The thread is about speculation. What's going to happen and why. And have fun with it. Not about console preferences.
@Azteck said:
@Seppli said:
set the new hardware baseline for the next generation of AAA gaming.
You realize how wrong this is, when the specs of the Wii-U is more or less on par with the Xbox 360, right?
You do realize, unless they've already revved up produciton for their launch units, they might do the costly move of delaying the WiiU and overhauling their hardware specs? Maybe even throw the whole concept overboard.
So far we've gotten no commitment for a launch date yet. Last I heard, the hardware is still somewhat in flux. Nintendo might be looking into rebranding the system, stepping away from the WiiU brand. Until I see them publicly commit to their system and a release date, it's perfectly okay to assume nothing is absolutely set in stone yet, even if major changes to the hardware are unlikely.
I for one believe it's a bad move for them to bank on repeating the mass market phenomenon that was the Wii in this economy. It's a complete leap of fate trusting in that tablet controller of theirs. Unless they put their best foot forward hardware-wise, I fear they might be obsolete from the get-go. Why would I need a third current generation multiplatform system? Nobody outside of Nintendo die-hards and extremely hardcore gamers who need every system will give a crap. If it is a Xbox 360 1.5, it will be mostly redunant and find not much of a market.
I get a very insecure vibe from Nintendo about their future homeconsole plans and I hope they'll scrap and delay them and try to match the launch window and hardware specs Microsoft and Sony shot for. Nobody will 'pull a PS3' next generation and go all-out in the hardware department. They'll all try to launch their system retailing at cost or at a profit. Nobody in his right mind would launch a console at a loss after Nintendo showed them off the way they did by not doing so and banking on a distinguishing feature/gimmick instead. They'll just wait 'til they can launch true next generation hardware at cost.
@zudthespud said:
Seppli, I've seen you posting opinions as fact in several threads recently and I think you should qualify a lot of your statements with the prefix "I think". I'm ready to echo everyone else's statements, I don't think Nintendo are chasing the audience that the Xbox and Playstation are best known for so having the most powerful console deviates from their business plan of cheap fun for everyone that has served them well recently.
The complete redundancy of the addition of a qualifier like "I think" in everything you say and write is a pet peeve of mine. It's unnecessary. Of course it's what I think. Who takes anything for a fact without references anyways?
@Jams:
Agreed. Nintendo and Sony and Microsoft are in direct competition. Hell - even Apple is.
Sometime in the future - streaming services like Gaikai and OnLive will become more competitive too. Eventually publishers and even indipendent developers will become their own gaming platform. The next generation of dedicated gaming hardware has been touted to be last by many a industry insider. In the long run, the mass market for core games will likely move to such streaming services, whilst only the hardcore will keep investing into own dedicated gaming hardware - on the PC.
These are trying times that are coming up for all the big players in the videogame industy and I feel like Nintendo is about to blow it.
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