Dean Takahashi on Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo

True, publishers want to publish on all three consoles, which results in more sales, more money. True exclusives will need to be "bought" in someway, unless it's completely unfeasible to make it for another platform. The cheapest platform to develop for will get the most games (see last-gen PS2 was cheapest). Exclusives might be exclusive for a short period (months or year) but will be released on other platforms eventually if it makes bu$ine$$ cents [sic].

The one line about there being twice as many developers is kind of confusing.

In and of itself, it reads as like it's about actual in-house workers or first parties. If you expand it to mean every third party making games, does this also include the PSP? He just says "Sony".

Either way, I suppose it's not surprising considering how many Japanese teams there are out there. The main thing that matters, really, is who actually gets the games people care about... not how many of them there are.

For $50 more than the cost of one ps3, I can get a 360, and a Wii. Sony really fudged up with that pricetag. If the thing was 400, or even 450, they would have probably won this round.

actually from what i remember the PS2 was harder to develop for than the xbox, due to xbox's ease of use with PC integrated tools and all.

From what i remember PS2 was technically the hardest to program for, its just that once developers got over the initial hump, what was hard a month ago, is easy today and all that jazz.

So it takes twice as many developers to make a ps3 game? That sucks.

This current "port to every platform" concept makes sense for developers, but is going to be problematic, particularly for the Wii. Wii will thrive on exclusive titles. Cross-platform titles on the Wii will always be ugly and gimmicky feeling. It really needs exclusives to fly. Luckily, I have a feeling it'll get a fair few to keep it going.

do the ps3 controllers rumble?

well then lol!

#7

All the wii has is motion sensing

The ps3 has motion sensing, cell, bluray and the rsx

Devs will be able to create games for the wii, then for the ps3 version fill them with lots of high def fmv movies, advanced physics, blistering 1080p graphics and still utilise the motion sensing of the ps3 controller

Then the wii versions will look like donkey shit

And the 360 doesnt even have motion sensing, i predict in a year itl be the new dreamcast

"Dean Takahashi on Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo"

shouldn't it be "Dean Takahashi on Microsoft vs Sony & Nintendo with lots of pizza and a hint of garlic"

A very xbox-centric article in my opinion, nice read thou.

I remember buying Castlevania II for $70. Those days are gonna return sooner than we think...

Dave (#8) you sure are a prognosticator. We all know that motion sensitivity is the single factor that makes or breaks a console. I know that after buying my Wii, it's impossible for me to go back to the 360. Or not. I think the substantial amount of systems that Microsoft has sold along with Microsoft's ability to put quality software will keep it alive and well, just like the other two platforms will be. I love people who get polarized in a marketing war.

Dave:
"All the wii has is motion sensing"


let me guess, you haven't actually played the Wii, have you?

#11

Ive already gone through three.

they're as flimsy as fuck, a few days with one and it falls apart

Sony would never make a product that poor quality

#8:
The motion sensing on the PS3 isn't even close to that of the Wii, nor is the controller designed for the same sort of applications.

The standout applications on the Wii will not work as ports. The PS3 really couldn't play Wii Sports or WarioWare, just as the Wii can't play Ridge Racer.

Don't pretend the systems don't have individual strengths and weaknesses. No system is the best at everything. The 360 still has the best online system. The Wii has a point-and-click control interface. The PS3 has storage space and the Cell processor.

The best environment for consumers is one in which nearly all games are exclusives and designed to really take advantage of the various systems' strengths. Ports require the games to be built around the LCD of the systems.

#13

You've gone through three Wiis? You're supposed to shake the controller, man, not the console.

All joshing aside, I've had two remotes since launch, used them heavily, and both are in perfect shape. I have, however, had Sony products fall apart on me numerous times over the years. I don't think either's much better than the other -- the build quality seems pretty comparable. All electronics occassionally have problems and lousy runs. The Wii remotes don't seem to be "low grade" hardware to be, by any stretch.

Sony are PC gamings biggest enemy.

I prefer games on my PC, and XBOX 360 is the only console that can help revive it. THAT is the only reason I want to see Sony lose marketshare.

I guess that makes me an XBOX "fanboy".... oh god, I hope Live Anywhere works.

I wish the Wii best of luck though. Nintendo has always been a alternative to PC gameing.

You see, the port thing could run either way with the Wii. Take Madden '07 Wii, IMO the most fun Madden i've ever played (I rent one every few years), even though it ports to all platforms currently supported

If people really latch on the the thrill of motion sensing, then ports will look great on the Wii (advertised something like: "same game but more fun!"), but otherwise, the Wii shall be worst for ports

on the 8th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me
8 Wiimotes a flying ($40*8=$320)
http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-
7 SIXAXIS Tilting ($350)
6 360 Movies Downloading ($36)
5 Mod Chips ($500)
4 Alienwares ($9600)
3 SEGA Games ($160)
2 CELL Processors ($1200)
And 1 Nintendo Wii ($250)

@ dave

holy shit, the ps3 has rsx??? why didn't anyone tell me that. damn, now i have to return my 360.


seriously, you're justifying a console on an acronym for a graphics processor that doesn't explain shit. you sound like a guy reading off a pamphlet saying "well, um, this says the ps3 has cell processor. that sound pretty cool, it must be badass."

@ #18 Jeramy,

LOL! That's comedy. I think Dave is a TOOL! I think Dave is that dork rapping about how he wants a PSP for X-mas.

@ #16 - FoneBone:
Sony are PC gamings biggest enemy.
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Are you sure?

Sony Online Entertainment have made and published much more games for the PC than any Microsoft game-studios the last few years atleast.
They might get pretty close if you combine all of the MS-game-studios productions, but I still think SOE has a numerical edge.

Hopefully that will change with the comping of PS3.
I've decided to try to avoid/postpone buying all MS products as long as possible, after I used 3 days convincing MS phone-support that the XP copy-protection was wrong when it suddenly claimed my genuine XP, wich cost me 100$ 2 years earlier, and had worked fine until it suddenly decided I had a pirate copy, and therefore I should pay once more.

I also think that Microsoft will move their newly bought Lionhead's productions over to the 360 market, in order to be able to compete with Sony and Nintendo inhouse.

I therefore do think that Microsoft is more of a danger to the PC-gaming market than Sony, atleast.
The main reason however, is that I believe MS are the ones who will buy more game-studios from the traditional PC-gaming market, and move them and their IP's over to their own exclusive console brand (like I fear is the faith of Lionhead, since that will generate more money for MS). :-/