PS3 the next N64? The answer: Riiiidge Racerrrr!
Sony seems to be heading down the same path Nintendo went down with the N64. With the system retailing for $599 and games between $60-$100 I just don't see a lot of people jumping on with this machine. Sure it has Blu-ray and some cool technology (cell prossesor) - but is the world ready to jump on the blu-ray bandwagon?? I think not. Not for that price anyway.
Sure the PS2 helped usher in the use of DVDs - but they had already been out for years. And the prices had already dropped SO MUCH by the time the PS2 hit. Not blu-ray.
Remember when Nintendo released the 64? They stuck with the cartridge since it was less likely to be pirated even though it cost TONS more than a CD. It also made a lot of third party peeps turn away.
Check out this summed up version of the Sony press conference:
I really can't complain about this though - it works out in Nintendo's favor. I want the Wii to make it big. An overpriced PS3 will help make that happen.
Sure the PS2 helped usher in the use of DVDs - but they had already been out for years. And the prices had already dropped SO MUCH by the time the PS2 hit. Not blu-ray.
Remember when Nintendo released the 64? They stuck with the cartridge since it was less likely to be pirated even though it cost TONS more than a CD. It also made a lot of third party peeps turn away.
Check out this summed up version of the Sony press conference:
I really can't complain about this though - it works out in Nintendo's favor. I want the Wii to make it big. An overpriced PS3 will help make that happen.
posted by Nick R. at 09:35
1 Comments:
Hi,
I agree with you except for one thing: the big Nintendo's error was not the N64, it was, IMHO, the Play Station! What I mean, and I'm sure you may know this, is that the Play Station was a Nintendo's own project for the Super NES.
They wanted a CD player for the console and they designed an expansion dock (sorry for my poor english) that could also double the SNES power and so extend the console's live. They planned this just to fight the Sega Mega CD and Turbografx Turbo CD and Nintendo joined Sony to make the CD player for them.
Then, both the Sega and Turbografx CDs turned a failure (at least from a Nintendo's perspective) so the company stopped the CD project since there was no real competence...
But in the process there were conflicts between Nintendo and Sony, who planned to launch a compatible console, and Nintendo also joined Philphs. Sony got the rights over the trademark Play Station and... the rest is history...
Sorry if this is too big or off-topic, I just thought it could be of interest for some of your readers...
Regards.
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