Silverflame
Dec 12, 2005, 10:14 PM
According to developer reports, it seems that the Revolution will indeed be only two to three times more powerful than the Gamecube. It will not have the horsepower nor capability to compete with the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3- graphics-wise. Additionally, the Revolution will not support 720p resolution for HDTV's.
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/673/673799p1.html
Is this a bad thing? Honestly, I'm not bothered by it. Two to three times better than Resident Evil 4 graphics is good enough for me. We've reached the point in time where the graphics difference is hardly noticable. It's come to the point where we admire the Xbox 360 graphics because of how "clean" they are. While Call of Duty 2 has some really impressive graphics, it's definitely not worth spending $400 for.
Speaking of price...
Every developer was in agreement that Revolution should launch with a price tag of $149 or lower. Some speculated that based on the tech, a $99 price point would not be out of the question.
One. Fifty. Dollars.
That's half the price of the core system Xbox 360. And that thing is only for idiots who don't know better. Hell, that's cheaper than Sony's PSP for crying out loud!
It's clear that Nintendo is aiming for a different market. They're going for the people who don't play games. If they market the system right, the Revolution might be more successful than most people are giving it credit for.
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Regarding the PS3 date of launch:
Sony still claims they're launching it in Spring of 2006. EA doesn't buy it, and I don't either.
Six months before the launch of the Xbox 360, it held its debut on MTV. Several lucky gamers have been able to play the system during that time. So far, no one has had the chance to play the PS3 other than the game developers themselves. The hype hasn't started for the system yet. Spring would be rushing it.
Sony's playing a simple marketing scam. Claim they'll launch it in March to keep people from buying the Xbox 360. Then they delay it later. I'm guessing fall 2006, but it might go even later.
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Xbox 360 sold all 400,000 units it shipped in America... which is an extremely small amount. The DS had only half a million units available at launch, and Nintendo has to ship it all the way from Japan. Microsoft is right there in Washington. It's pretty obvious it's all a marketing ploy.
Meanwhile, in Japan, the thing sold about a third of its stock. It won't be long before the original Gameboy starts outselling it. :p
http://revolution.ign.com/articles/673/673799p1.html
Is this a bad thing? Honestly, I'm not bothered by it. Two to three times better than Resident Evil 4 graphics is good enough for me. We've reached the point in time where the graphics difference is hardly noticable. It's come to the point where we admire the Xbox 360 graphics because of how "clean" they are. While Call of Duty 2 has some really impressive graphics, it's definitely not worth spending $400 for.
Speaking of price...
Every developer was in agreement that Revolution should launch with a price tag of $149 or lower. Some speculated that based on the tech, a $99 price point would not be out of the question.
One. Fifty. Dollars.
That's half the price of the core system Xbox 360. And that thing is only for idiots who don't know better. Hell, that's cheaper than Sony's PSP for crying out loud!
It's clear that Nintendo is aiming for a different market. They're going for the people who don't play games. If they market the system right, the Revolution might be more successful than most people are giving it credit for.
---
Regarding the PS3 date of launch:
Sony still claims they're launching it in Spring of 2006. EA doesn't buy it, and I don't either.
Six months before the launch of the Xbox 360, it held its debut on MTV. Several lucky gamers have been able to play the system during that time. So far, no one has had the chance to play the PS3 other than the game developers themselves. The hype hasn't started for the system yet. Spring would be rushing it.
Sony's playing a simple marketing scam. Claim they'll launch it in March to keep people from buying the Xbox 360. Then they delay it later. I'm guessing fall 2006, but it might go even later.
---
Xbox 360 sold all 400,000 units it shipped in America... which is an extremely small amount. The DS had only half a million units available at launch, and Nintendo has to ship it all the way from Japan. Microsoft is right there in Washington. It's pretty obvious it's all a marketing ploy.
Meanwhile, in Japan, the thing sold about a third of its stock. It won't be long before the original Gameboy starts outselling it. :p