Re: 40GB "Core" PS3 Coming This Month, MSRP $399?
Perhaps from your perspective, which I certainly won't argue against. There's no doubt in my mind that Sony wanted Resistance to justify the purchase of a PS3 for every gamer out there, but I don't recall anyone calling it a killer-app in a Halo-sized sense, or at least not hyping it up enough to call it anything of the sort.
Sony tried that already with Killzone, and we all know what happened with that. Sure, every developer would like their game to be a killer-app, but Insomniac simply aimed to make a solid launch title, and they did just that. In fact, it's among one of the best launch titles I've ever played. Forgive me from making rash assumptions, but I would venture a guess that you haven't played Resistance, so I do have to disagree with your opinion of it as a "bomb." It's an extremely fun and unique game, which is expected of such a talented developer and I highly recommend giving it a try.
PS3's launch price prevented it from having any sort of killer-app from the very start. The only console so far to have a killer-app is the Wii; the 360 and PS3 won't be capable of supporting mass-market sales until they reach a mass-market price point. Despite that, Resistance has sold fantastically well as a launch title for a $600-freakin' dollar videogame console, and continues to do so.
Perhaps from your perspective, which I certainly won't argue against. There's no doubt in my mind that Sony wanted Resistance to justify the purchase of a PS3 for every gamer out there, but I don't recall anyone calling it a killer-app in a Halo-sized sense, or at least not hyping it up enough to call it anything of the sort.
Sony tried that already with Killzone, and we all know what happened with that. Sure, every developer would like their game to be a killer-app, but Insomniac simply aimed to make a solid launch title, and they did just that. In fact, it's among one of the best launch titles I've ever played. Forgive me from making rash assumptions, but I would venture a guess that you haven't played Resistance, so I do have to disagree with your opinion of it as a "bomb." It's an extremely fun and unique game, which is expected of such a talented developer and I highly recommend giving it a try.
PS3's launch price prevented it from having any sort of killer-app from the very start. The only console so far to have a killer-app is the Wii; the 360 and PS3 won't be capable of supporting mass-market sales until they reach a mass-market price point. Despite that, Resistance has sold fantastically well as a launch title for a $600-freakin' dollar videogame console, and continues to do so.
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