Looks like quality is catching up to quantity. I just really wish the PS3 had much better games. Games like Killzone and MAG are just ok and thats the problem, they are just ok. The PS3 really needs a fantastic exclusive like what Halo does for the 360.
This is not the first time that analysts and soe have stated that the ps3 would overtake this that or the other thing. Nothing yet has come of it and the ONLY reason why the PS3 may see an uptick in sales is not because of the quality of the software (Lord knows the idea of exclusivity is counterproductive to game studios endeavoring in an hostile economic environment to generate profits and revenues that will allow them to continue development) it is solely because of the possible jailbreak.
If it is that easy to be hacked and if they have actually succeeded where people for years have failed then everyone will rush out to buy one because then they will never have to buy a game that they do not want. Which, while giving Sony initial sales of the consoles and accessories will eventually hurt their bottom line. One of the reasons is that each game sold gives royalties to the console manufacturer's (something which does not happen on the PC by the way hehe). In order to make a game for any of the consoles you have to pay the manufacturer for the privelege. Now, if your platform has lost all security and the numbers of games being sold decreases by a significant margin then no developer in the right mind would pay to develop for it. So, the era of exclusivity could come back, very much in favor of Microsoft and the 360. At least until the next series of consoles is prepped for release, and while they said they weren't going to for several more years something like the jailbreak could be incentive enough for Sony to push the PS4 years ahead of schedule.
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This is not the first time that analysts and soe have stated that the ps3 would overtake this that or the other thing. Nothing yet has come of it and the ONLY reason why the PS3 may see an uptick in sales is not because of the quality of the software (Lord knows the idea of exclusivity is counterproductive to game studios endeavoring in an hostile economic environment to generate profits and revenues that will allow them to continue development) it is solely because of the possible jailbreak.
If it is that easy to be hacked and if they have actually succeeded where people for years have failed then everyone will rush out to buy one because then they will never have to buy a game that they do not want. Which, while giving Sony initial sales of the consoles and accessories will eventually hurt their bottom line. One of the reasons is that each game sold gives royalties to the console manufacturer's (something which does not happen on the PC by the way hehe). In order to make a game for any of the consoles you have to pay the manufacturer for the privelege. Now, if your platform has lost all security and the numbers of games being sold decreases by a significant margin then no developer in the right mind would pay to develop for it. So, the era of exclusivity could come back, very much in favor of Microsoft and the 360. At least until the next series of consoles is prepped for release, and while they said they weren't going to for several more years something like the jailbreak could be incentive enough for Sony to push the PS4 years ahead of schedule.
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