Did anyone else hear the comments made by the Zune's project lead? He spoke mainly about the Zune and microsoft stuff, but he did get in a few shots on Sony. He commented that the Zune has stayed away from a gaming focus so the market wouldn't be distracted from the 360 and xbl. They want to push the 360 as their gaming system and he thinks Sony is heading for trouble since they are pushing the PSP (to compete with GBA) and still promoting their PS2.
I have to admit, it does seem that they are competing with themselves in some ways. A diehard PSone and PS2 friend of mine refused to spend the "ridiculous" price for the PS3 and said she wouldn't bother even thinking about it until the price came down, but the big kicker for her was that FFXII is out for the PS2 and looks incredible. She'll be engrossed in that for months and won't even think about anything PS3 until she has utterly exhausted the FF game.
Do you think more people would be clamoring for the PS3 if FF (and possibly other games) were not on the PS2 and only going to release on the PS3? Is it a bad idea for Sony to fight against Nintendo on two fronts (Wii and GBA) AND Microsoft?
I have to admit, it does seem that they are competing with themselves in some ways. A diehard PSone and PS2 friend of mine refused to spend the "ridiculous" price for the PS3 and said she wouldn't bother even thinking about it until the price came down, but the big kicker for her was that FFXII is out for the PS2 and looks incredible. She'll be engrossed in that for months and won't even think about anything PS3 until she has utterly exhausted the FF game.
Do you think more people would be clamoring for the PS3 if FF (and possibly other games) were not on the PS2 and only going to release on the PS3? Is it a bad idea for Sony to fight against Nintendo on two fronts (Wii and GBA) AND Microsoft?