PS3 Is The New 3DO / Neo-Geo

While the Playstation 3 boasts a lot of power and impressive specs,
mainstream America will not pay $600.00 for a home videogame system. If
you don't believe me, just ask Trip Hawkins or SNK.

Both the 3DO & SNK Neo-Geo systems were powerful home systems. Both
systems were also overpriced with a suggested retail price of $600.00.
And neither one of them set the world on fire or found mainstream
success.

The PS3 (like the 3DO & Neo Geo) will have early adopters who create
impressive initial sales numbers for Sony. However, those sales will
fall briskly as Sony is surpassed by both Microsoft and Nintendo.

Sony will finally know what it's like to be firmly in 3rd place.

Of course the PS3 will sell more units than either the 3DO or Neo Geo
did in their day. Sony has the advantage of name recognition and
die-hard loyal fans.

Consumers will ultimately decide the fate of the PS3. Why buy an all
powerful home system for $600.00 when you can purchase a game machine
from Nintendo or Microsoft for $200.00 - $400.00?

Most mainstream Americans just want to play games. They don't need an
all in one system which runs their lives.

The 3DO was supposed to change the world. It was supposed to be the
all-in-one set top box which would revolutionize home entertainment. It
was supposed to play movies (VCDs) and have all sorts of upgrades and
expansions. Does this sound familiar? It should. Sony's PS3 business
plan virtually mirrors the business plan set forth by Trip Hawkins for
the 3DO in the 1990's.

The SNK Neo-Geo was just an overpriced game machine. It was the rich
man's system. The $600.00 home system with $200.00 games. It offered a
true arcade experience at home. The AES never experienced mainstream
success because it was overpriced. At least SNK was honest and focused
on what they do best: Make Games. Unlike Sony & 3DO who tried to make a
set-top box which does it all.

I believe that Sony is going to fail this time. The PS3 will have
moderate success (Think Dreamcast) but will not surpass PS1 or PS2
hardware sales numbers. And I firmly believe that the PS3 will not be
the #1 next generation platform.

Before you accuse me of being a Microsoft or Nintendo fan-boy, let me
tell you that I currently own a PS2 and about 25 games. I also own tons
of PS1 games and purchased the PS1 on launch day. I was really looking
forward to the PS3 until they released the price and system details. I
don't need an all-in-one device. I just want to play great games.

I am now looking at the Nintendo Wii & X-Box 360 as possible purchases.
Nintendo is focusing on what they do best: Make great games (and
controllers). Nintendo doesn't have the money that Sony & Microsoft do
so they are working hard to re-invent the industry with new innovations.
If the DS games are any indication of the future of Wii, Where do I sign
up?

I could be wrong, but this is how I see the future of Next-Generation
gaming:

1.) Nintendo Wii
2.) X-Box 360
3.) PS3

What do you think???

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> While the Playstation 3 boasts a lot of power and impressive specs,
> mainstream America will not pay $600.00 for a home videogame system. If
> you don't believe me, just ask Trip Hawkins or SNK.
>
> Both the 3DO & SNK Neo-Geo systems were powerful home systems. Both
> systems were also overpriced with a suggested retail price of $600.00.
> And neither one of them set the world on fire or found mainstream
> success.
>
> The PS3 (like the 3DO & Neo Geo) will have early adopters who create
> impressive initial sales numbers for Sony. However, those sales will
> fall briskly as Sony is surpassed by both Microsoft and Nintendo.
>
> Sony will finally know what it's like to be firmly in 3rd place.
>
> Of course the PS3 will sell more units than either the 3DO or Neo Geo
> did in their day. Sony has the advantage of name recognition and
> die-hard loyal fans.
>
> Consumers will ultimately decide the fate of the PS3. Why buy an all
> powerful home system for $600.00 when you can purchase a game machine
> from Nintendo or Microsoft for $200.00 - $400.00?
>
> Most mainstream Americans just want to play games. They don't need an
> all in one system which runs their lives.
>
> The 3DO was supposed to change the world. It was supposed to be the
> all-in-one set top box which would revolutionize home entertainment. It
> was supposed to play movies (VCDs) and have all sorts of upgrades and
> expansions. Does this sound familiar? It should. Sony's PS3 business
> plan virtually mirrors the business plan set forth by Trip Hawkins for
> the 3DO in the 1990's.
>
> The SNK Neo-Geo was just an overpriced game machine. It was the rich
> man's system. The $600.00 home system with $200.00 games. It offered a
> true arcade experience at home. The AES never experienced mainstream
> success because it was overpriced. At least SNK was honest and focused
> on what they do best: Make Games. Unlike Sony & 3DO who tried to make a
> set-top box which does it all.
>
> I believe that Sony is going to fail this time. The PS3 will have
> moderate success (Think Dreamcast) but will not surpass PS1 or PS2
> hardware sales numbers. And I firmly believe that the PS3 will not be
> the #1 next generation platform.
>
> Before you accuse me of being a Microsoft or Nintendo fan-boy, let me
> tell you that I currently own a PS2 and about 25 games. I also own tons
> of PS1 games and purchased the PS1 on launch day. I was really looking
> forward to the PS3 until they released the price and system details. I
> don't need an all-in-one device. I just want to play great games.
>
> I am now looking at the Nintendo Wii & X-Box 360 as possible purchases.
> Nintendo is focusing on what they do best: Make great games (and
> controllers). Nintendo doesn't have the money that Sony & Microsoft do
> so they are working hard to re-invent the industry with new innovations.
> If the DS games are any indication of the future of Wii, Where do I sign
> up?
>
> I could be wrong, but this is how I see the future of Next-Generation
> gaming:
>
> 1.) Nintendo Wii
> 2.) X-Box 360
> 3.) PS3
>
> What do you think???
>


I totally agree, I own a PS2, GC & NDS lite, after hearing the cost of the
new PS3 here in the UK will be anything upwards of £400 - which I think is
ridiculous - I'll not be buying one on release, I also understand there'll
be 2 versions, why. I also can't understand why Sony are still including a
DVD player, I thought the player on PS2 was terrible, every disc ended up
with the sound out of sync with the lip movements, I bought a PS2 new
because of the DVD player capabilities, they did release an update disc but
you had to buy the DVD remote, I felt that was a rip-off, why not send the
update out to consumers who bought the original PS2.
The cost of the new Wii will probably be under £200, I've registered
interest in that, but not PS3, I'll buy that when A: there's a game I wish
to buy for it or B: when the price drops dramatically.
Like you I just want to play great games, if there was a RE game, Alone in
the Dark game or Silent Hill game released with the PS3 then I might be
interested, the AitD game was to have been released with the PS3 but has
been put back to 2008 & no doubt the others mentioned are in development so
I can wait.

Virginia.
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