Will Xbox owners buy a PS3 for Killzone
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To justify me purchasing that system, Square-Enix would have to remake Final Fantasy VII and keep it exclusive to the PS3. Right now, God of War III is tugging at me, but until I see that price go a little further down I'm not touching that overpriced monster.
Killzone 2 would certainly be on my list were I convinced to buy a PS3, though.
Killzone 2 would certainly be on my list were I convinced to buy a PS3, though.
Having played and loathed the original Killzone, and having only just flogged my own PS3... I can't see it happening for me.
Haha, you serious? People are still on this 'Killzone 2 is PS3's Killer App' binge?
No, I don't think I would. As others have pointed out, the PS3 has a number of decent exclusives out now which, combined, might make a purchase worthwhile. But I'm not especially down for yet another shooter which, despite the best efforts of certain hype machines, is still just a shooter.
No, I don't think I would. As others have pointed out, the PS3 has a number of decent exclusives out now which, combined, might make a purchase worthwhile. But I'm not especially down for yet another shooter which, despite the best efforts of certain hype machines, is still just a shooter.
Im not trying to get my ass flamed so hard its like a comunity barbeque, but tbh Killzone 2 dosent look all that special anywho. Even if i had a PS3 i'd probably still just stick with everyone elses rationale of - Yeah, its an FPS, well done
To push systems, you really need a game that pushes boundaries - as good as Killzone 2 is, theres nothing new enough to justify adoption of the hardware. Same with the 360, I cant think of one game that made me buy it (possibly Mass Effect, but thats fanboyism to Bioware, since it wasnt out on the PC at the time).
Killer apps are the kind that deliver an experience you cannot get elsewhere, not yet another brown-and-grey FPS in a generation where that seems to be the only genre in existence.
Me, I'm not considering the PS3 at all. The reason is simple: 400€. I paid that much for my Wii and 360 combined (200€ each, the Wii was cheaper because of cost splitting). Well, okay, the other reason is that to me the 360 and PS3 are practically identical with most of the big games being on both consoles and the PC and I already have enough trouble finding anything I like on the 360 (that's not drastically cheaper on the PC, the price differences are ludicrous) with this whole grey-on-brown-shooter fad going on.
The PS2 alledgedly sold (or at least shipped) something like 140 million systems. The PS3 and 360 combined are currently about equal to the Wii's userbase which is still way short of 140 million. All current gen consoles combined don't reach 140M. Even if every PS2 owner bought at most one current gen system with zero overlap (not gonna happen) that's still quite a few million unserved customers and that's before we consider that the Wii reached people who didn't even have a PS2.Boober the Pig said:
No, the biggest market is PS2 owners, the second biggest is Wii owners. Well, if we ignore the DS. Know what the DS and PS2 have in common? A massively varied game library. The Wii has a very broad but not particularly deep library (i.e. many genres with at least one game but each genre only with a few games) though that'll probably get fixed over time. The PS3 already has FPSes in large numbers, the only console that will experience any major growth from major FPS releases is the Wii.
KZ2 will definitely fall into the "make existing owners a bit happier" category. It just fails to stand out, looking generic in every way. Yeah, okay, it may be a bit prettier than other games but last I checked the "pretty" systems are getting blown out of the water by the not so pretty one. It's a bit more padding on a category on the system that's already overserved by the whole damn generation. If the PS3 was utterly starved in the FPS genre, sure, there might be sales but it already has enough that those who want FPSes have one.
Me, I'm not considering the PS3 at all. The reason is simple: 400€. I paid that much for my Wii and 360 combined (200€ each, the Wii was cheaper because of cost splitting). Well, okay, the other reason is that to me the 360 and PS3 are practically identical with most of the big games being on both consoles and the PC and I already have enough trouble finding anything I like on the 360 (that's not drastically cheaper on the PC, the price differences are ludicrous) with this whole grey-on-brown-shooter fad going on.
I am a ps3 owner, and if the same thing happened the other way around with the xbox, i would just buy the game even if i dont own the console to play it, and just go to a friend that has that console, and play it at his house..
The way gaming works you buy the console you have lest issues with first, then get the rest in time unless you are a rapid fanboy.
I am more interested to see the sales boost FF13 gives both the 360 and PS3 when it hits the fan....
I am more interested to see the sales boost FF13 gives both the 360 and PS3 when it hits the fan....
If I didn't already have a PS3, Killzone 2 is not the game that would have made me buy one (on the strength of it's demo, at least. I'll buy the game, but it's fairly low on the priority list with stuff like SFIV, FEAR 2, and the like all out at the same time).
Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, and Valkyria Chronicles, on the other hand, make a much more compelling argument.
Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, and Valkyria Chronicles, on the other hand, make a much more compelling argument.
If you are casual(either hard or soft) you don;t need more than 1 but as a real gamer there are maybe at best 4 or so games on each system worth owning, thus in order to have all the worth while games you have to buy all the systems.KDR_11k said:
If you don't care or don't have the money your stuck with marginalized quality. It was not as bad last gen when the industry made games geared to enthusiasts(what was once called the hard core gamer), now adays its all casual focused either to the lite/non gamer of the brain dead hardcore game consumer....
