Comments on: Excited about PS3 Price Drop? http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/07/excited-about-ps3-price-drop/ An Indie Game Developer's somewhat interesting thoughts Mon, 21 May 2012 10:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Courtney http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/07/excited-about-ps3-price-drop/comment-page-1/#comment-46382 Courtney Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:18:43 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=659#comment-46382 To be honest, I was more excited about the 360 price drop than the PS3 price drop. Considering my PS2 requires a precise and detailed ritual before it will allow me to actually play any games (I think I prefer blowing into the NES. At least that was laugh-worthy), and at one point it just decided it wasn't going to play DVDs at all, buying a PS3 just seems like a masochistic thing to do. But hey, I can get an upgrade to the DVD player I was supposed to get with my PS2. At least for a few months, until that stops working as well. This wave of next-gen consoles has been handled rather poorly. Not only are they introducing new things that are seeming to take the place of actual gaming, but they're releasing systems with a few horribly underwhelming games rushed to production, and the promise of more horribly underwhelming games to come. But not until fourth quarter, of course. I'm just hoping Sony stops getting the lion's share of RPGs, but somehow I doubt that's going to happen. Evidently I'm going to be sticking with computer games. To be honest, I was more excited about the 360 price drop than the PS3 price drop. Considering my PS2 requires a precise and detailed ritual before it will allow me to actually play any games (I think I prefer blowing into the NES. At least that was laugh-worthy), and at one point it just decided it wasn’t going to play DVDs at all, buying a PS3 just seems like a masochistic thing to do. But hey, I can get an upgrade to the DVD player I was supposed to get with my PS2. At least for a few months, until that stops working as well.

This wave of next-gen consoles has been handled rather poorly. Not only are they introducing new things that are seeming to take the place of actual gaming, but they’re releasing systems with a few horribly underwhelming games rushed to production, and the promise of more horribly underwhelming games to come. But not until fourth quarter, of course.

I’m just hoping Sony stops getting the lion’s share of RPGs, but somehow I doubt that’s going to happen. Evidently I’m going to be sticking with computer games.

]]> By: Anlino http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/07/excited-about-ps3-price-drop/comment-page-1/#comment-45038 Anlino Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:48:40 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=659#comment-45038 Screw next-gen, I say - I'm getting myself a NES with a buckload of games :) Screw next-gen, I say – I’m getting myself a NES with a buckload of games :)

]]> By: RohoMech http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/07/excited-about-ps3-price-drop/comment-page-1/#comment-45002 RohoMech Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:40:57 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=659#comment-45002 pfft, you guys and your computer-assisted forms of entertainment. Just last week I spent many an hour with just a deck of cards! Cards! It was awesome I tell you (oooh and booze was involved) pfft, you guys and your computer-assisted forms of entertainment. Just last week I spent many an hour with just a deck of cards! Cards! It was awesome I tell you (oooh and booze was involved)

]]> By: Jesse Chounard http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/07/excited-about-ps3-price-drop/comment-page-1/#comment-44911 Jesse Chounard Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:40:23 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=659#comment-44911 I've got a 360, and I'm very happy with it. I feel like I have a decent assortment of games already, and things are about to get very exciting for me. (Blue Dragon, Bioshock, Halo 3, and some others this year.) But as for the PS3, there's not much that would pull me in. Resistance looks neat, but it doesn't sell me the system. There's Ninja Gaiden Sigma and Virtua Fighter 5, but I have (basically) the former on my original xbox, and the latter will be out soon for the 360. So I guess the answer is no. I'm not excited. Final Fantasy 13 and White Knight Story might interest me eventually, though. I’ve got a 360, and I’m very happy with it. I feel like I have a decent assortment of games already, and things are about to get very exciting for me. (Blue Dragon, Bioshock, Halo 3, and some others this year.)

But as for the PS3, there’s not much that would pull me in. Resistance looks neat, but it doesn’t sell me the system. There’s Ninja Gaiden Sigma and Virtua Fighter 5, but I have (basically) the former on my original xbox, and the latter will be out soon for the 360.

So I guess the answer is no. I’m not excited. Final Fantasy 13 and White Knight Story might interest me eventually, though.

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