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This is quite a short question but I think some of the answers might be quite long.
The question is this:
Do you think that a consoles best games should be ready for the launch of the console, or should they come along afterwards?
Normally on a console, there is 1 or maybe 2 games that really shine in a particular genre. The GT's on the PS, Soul Calibur on DC, Goldeneye and PD on N64 etc. Should these games be ready and finished for when the console is launched?
If they do, then initial sales of the machine will be high. A good thing. However, people who dont buy a console on launch, whether due to the cost or whatever, may not buy the machine 6 months later as no other good games have come out. Does this bother the manufacturers? They have already got a lot of money in from the initial sales of the machine.
If the "best" games dont come out until a lot later than launch (eg PS2 from what some people have been saying on here) then you also get problems. You will still have some people who buy the console on launch, you always will. But, come 6 months later, you have people complaining that there still arent any "classics" released, and even a price drop on the console may not help if other machines will be out within a short time span.
I was thinking that the ideal would be like the N64, have some good games on release and others come out later, spread them out sort of thing. Then I realised that the N64 didnt do particularly well. So what is the answer?
The question is this:
Do you think that a consoles best games should be ready for the launch of the console, or should they come along afterwards?
Normally on a console, there is 1 or maybe 2 games that really shine in a particular genre. The GT's on the PS, Soul Calibur on DC, Goldeneye and PD on N64 etc. Should these games be ready and finished for when the console is launched?
If they do, then initial sales of the machine will be high. A good thing. However, people who dont buy a console on launch, whether due to the cost or whatever, may not buy the machine 6 months later as no other good games have come out. Does this bother the manufacturers? They have already got a lot of money in from the initial sales of the machine.
If the "best" games dont come out until a lot later than launch (eg PS2 from what some people have been saying on here) then you also get problems. You will still have some people who buy the console on launch, you always will. But, come 6 months later, you have people complaining that there still arent any "classics" released, and even a price drop on the console may not help if other machines will be out within a short time span.
I was thinking that the ideal would be like the N64, have some good games on release and others come out later, spread them out sort of thing. Then I realised that the N64 didnt do particularly well. So what is the answer?
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This is quite a short question but I think some of the answers might be quite long.
The question is this:
Do you think that a consoles best games should be ready for the launch of the console, or should they come along afterwards?
Normally on a console, there is 1 or maybe 2 games that really shine in a particular genre. The GT's on the PS, Soul Calibur on DC, Goldeneye and PD on N64 etc. Should these games be ready and finished for when the console is launched?
If they do, then initial sales of the machine will be high. A good thing. However, people who dont buy a console on launch, whether due to the cost or whatever, may not buy the machine 6 months later as no other good games have come out. Does this bother the manufacturers? They have already got a lot of money in from the initial sales of the machine.
If the "best" games dont come out until a lot later than launch (eg PS2 from what some people have been saying on here) then you also get problems. You will still have some people who buy the console on launch, you always will. But, come 6 months later, you have people complaining that there still arent any "classics" released, and even a price drop on the console may not help if other machines will be out within a short time span.
I was thinking that the ideal would be like the N64, have some good games on release and others come out later, spread them out sort of thing. Then I realised that the N64 didnt do particularly well. So what is the answer?
The question is this:
Do you think that a consoles best games should be ready for the launch of the console, or should they come along afterwards?
Normally on a console, there is 1 or maybe 2 games that really shine in a particular genre. The GT's on the PS, Soul Calibur on DC, Goldeneye and PD on N64 etc. Should these games be ready and finished for when the console is launched?
If they do, then initial sales of the machine will be high. A good thing. However, people who dont buy a console on launch, whether due to the cost or whatever, may not buy the machine 6 months later as no other good games have come out. Does this bother the manufacturers? They have already got a lot of money in from the initial sales of the machine.
If the "best" games dont come out until a lot later than launch (eg PS2 from what some people have been saying on here) then you also get problems. You will still have some people who buy the console on launch, you always will. But, come 6 months later, you have people complaining that there still arent any "classics" released, and even a price drop on the console may not help if other machines will be out within a short time span.
I was thinking that the ideal would be like the N64, have some good games on release and others come out later, spread them out sort of thing. Then I realised that the N64 didnt do particularly well. So what is the answer?
The N64 has had good gams all the wa through it's market life!
Of course it's had it's bad games.
At the moment all the N64 games that were planned ages ago seem to be coming out now as there isn't much N64 time left!
Of course it's had it's bad games.
At the moment all the N64 games that were planned ages ago seem to be coming out now as there isn't much N64 time left!
Hmmmmmm, no-one else got an opinion on this then?
Ideally a console should have a continuous stream of great games... not just a few at the beginning and more later. Sega started off v. well, and could have kept it up it square and others were on board.
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Of course not, Zelda was released way after the launch, but we still got mario there because it was ready, they can't rush out games remember.
The consoles best games should be here when they are ready. Zelda, MGS2, Shenmue... and... err that snowboarding game? :D
I know they shouldnt be released until they are ready, but when would be the ideal time for them to be released?
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