Originally posted by: boris
Microsoft's strategy with the XBOX paid off quite well last time. I think Nintendo will pick up ground this time round, however I still believe Microsoft's XBOX-360 has the biggest growth of a fan-base, and getting in early will have been a huge advantage for them. Today you cannot own a PS3 or a Wii - but you can own an XBOX-360.
It all comes down to what Sony fans do, really. If their market goes to Microsoft - then MS will be the strongest party this time, if they go to Nintendo - then Nintendo may win. I think though that Sony fans will probably prefer XBOX-360 - because it's the closest system to what the PS3 is, whereas Nintendo is off in a world of their own. If I get any, it probably be the Wii - but I don't know about the "sports" - I've never been a fan of videogame sports. If I want to play tennis I'll play tennis, not a Nintendo.
Microsoft's strategy with the XBOX paid off quite well last time. I think Nintendo will pick up ground this time round, however I still believe Microsoft's XBOX-360 has the biggest growth of a fan-base, and getting in early will have been a huge advantage for them. Today you cannot own a PS3 or a Wii - but you can own an XBOX-360.
It all comes down to what Sony fans do, really. If their market goes to Microsoft - then MS will be the strongest party this time, if they go to Nintendo - then Nintendo may win. I think though that Sony fans will probably prefer XBOX-360 - because it's the closest system to what the PS3 is, whereas Nintendo is off in a world of their own. If I get any, it probably be the Wii - but I don't know about the "sports" - I've never been a fan of videogame sports. If I want to play tennis I'll play tennis, not a Nintendo.
That's nonsense on two counts if you ask me.
First, you cannot say that Microsoft's strategy with the X-box "paid off quite well" considering Microsoft was still selling each individual X-box at a loss right up until the X-box 360's launch. Now their new system is losing them a whole lot more money and they still have yet to attain a payoff. Microsoft's games division claims that its all part of their genius strategy to become the dominant system in the market, like Sony achieved with the PS2, but what does that matter if they make no profits? (Plus the PS2 enticed a massive section of the console market with its DVD playback and I see nothing as similarly enticing for average people concerning the Xbox-360. In the end, the size of a system's user base is what matters in consoles.)
As for the Wii appealing to the ex-Sony gamers, that's too simplistic of a view. The Wii is a very different kind of system and isn't limited in its appeal like that. I know plenty of X-box fans that can't wait own a Wii and know plenty of Sony fans that say the same thing. People don't have to purchase one system only.