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The answer that is usually given to my subject is, "the games". But I must disagree with this. Although personally I think that the games are the most important part of any console's strength, looking at the market at the moment you'd be right in thinking that gamers care more about brand names.
Take the PSX. Last Christmas what was the top selling game? It wasn't the graphically amazing Soul Calibur, or the speedy Sonic Adventure. No. It was Tomorrow Never Dies- one of the most over-rated games ever! Even the magazines thought so, saying things like "Please don't buy this game... it's not Goldeneye!"
So what prompts gamers to buy such poor games? Simply put, it's the brand name. If you don't believe me, just look at the name of Sony's new console, "Playsation 2". No doubt they will use the success of the Playstation to get in peoples' homes, despite the poor reviews that the machine is getting. Looking at recent sales figures in Japan, gamers are finally understanding this- the PS2's market share dropped to only 7.8%!!!
Finally, I just want to say:
I'M PROUD THAT I DON'T FOLLOW ALL THE HYPE SURROUNDING GAMES. I HOPE YOU CAN FEEL THE SAME?
Take the PSX. Last Christmas what was the top selling game? It wasn't the graphically amazing Soul Calibur, or the speedy Sonic Adventure. No. It was Tomorrow Never Dies- one of the most over-rated games ever! Even the magazines thought so, saying things like "Please don't buy this game... it's not Goldeneye!"
So what prompts gamers to buy such poor games? Simply put, it's the brand name. If you don't believe me, just look at the name of Sony's new console, "Playsation 2". No doubt they will use the success of the Playstation to get in peoples' homes, despite the poor reviews that the machine is getting. Looking at recent sales figures in Japan, gamers are finally understanding this- the PS2's market share dropped to only 7.8%!!!
Finally, I just want to say:
I'M PROUD THAT I DON'T FOLLOW ALL THE HYPE SURROUNDING GAMES. I HOPE YOU CAN FEEL THE SAME?
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The answer that is usually given to my subject is, "the games". But I must disagree with this. Although personally I think that the games are the most important part of any console's strength, looking at the market at the moment you'd be right in thinking that gamers care more about brand names.
Take the PSX. Last Christmas what was the top selling game? It wasn't the graphically amazing Soul Calibur, or the speedy Sonic Adventure. No. It was Tomorrow Never Dies- one of the most over-rated games ever! Even the magazines thought so, saying things like "Please don't buy this game... it's not Goldeneye!"
So what prompts gamers to buy such poor games? Simply put, it's the brand name. If you don't believe me, just look at the name of Sony's new console, "Playsation 2". No doubt they will use the success of the Playstation to get in peoples' homes, despite the poor reviews that the machine is getting. Looking at recent sales figures in Japan, gamers are finally understanding this- the PS2's market share dropped to only 7.8%!!!
Finally, I just want to say:
I'M PROUD THAT I DON'T FOLLOW ALL THE HYPE SURROUNDING GAMES. I HOPE YOU CAN FEEL THE SAME?
Take the PSX. Last Christmas what was the top selling game? It wasn't the graphically amazing Soul Calibur, or the speedy Sonic Adventure. No. It was Tomorrow Never Dies- one of the most over-rated games ever! Even the magazines thought so, saying things like "Please don't buy this game... it's not Goldeneye!"
So what prompts gamers to buy such poor games? Simply put, it's the brand name. If you don't believe me, just look at the name of Sony's new console, "Playsation 2". No doubt they will use the success of the Playstation to get in peoples' homes, despite the poor reviews that the machine is getting. Looking at recent sales figures in Japan, gamers are finally understanding this- the PS2's market share dropped to only 7.8%!!!
Finally, I just want to say:
I'M PROUD THAT I DON'T FOLLOW ALL THE HYPE SURROUNDING GAMES. I HOPE YOU CAN FEEL THE SAME?