Queasy1 said:
Don't have to wait for Halo 3. Gears of War and others are coming this fall.
On top of the price for the PS3, the launch line-up looks as bad or worst as the 360 launch line-up.
Sony is trying to cater to the trendy casual crowd, as opposed to the diehard, hardcore, and loyalist gamers that Nintendo has had for years, Sega once had, and Microsoft is rapidly gaining. Who needs a dvd player, an MP3 player, a guitar amp jack, a toaster oven, a printer, a fridge, a patriot missle launcher and gps tracking device all in one? Sure, some people will argue that it is cool to have so much come out of one system, but for video game lovers, who really love video games with a passion, they just won't have time for the rest of the junk that comes with it. On-line and LAN capabilities? Just another neccessary step in advancing the gaming universe that I am comfortable with.
$600 for one system and $60-$100 for a single game? No thanks. It is not worth it, especially with the kind of games Sony releases. Mostly Mature Rated and directed at and played by casual gamers (Sony exclusive games only). Multi-platform games like Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, and Area 51 were great even for the PS2. But Sony exclusives are not always that great. If Sony has it, Microsoft can do it better, Nintendo can make it more fun.
Sorry to run the PS3 into the ground, I'll eventually buy one, but I am just upset with the price. I am also not opposed to causal gaming, it's what brings in a fair share of the 10 billion dollars the gaming industry earns each year. Really, it's just the price that sets me off.