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A cliche, but a truism in the world of console gaming. Money certainly does make the world go round. Can console and games developers be accused these days of being unsympathetic with the gaming community? Are profit margins becoming way more important than game quality? Or are the two correllative themes?
What is the situation today? Well Mirosoft have recently entered the console market, albeit the most money-driven corporation in the world. We have all used Microsoft software in the past, and should agree, it's defininitely a quantity over quality matter. So will this affect the gamers in the long term? The signs seem to already be there - Mad Dash Racing, and Fusion Frenzy. Two bad games that Microsoft is trying to sell to the public, probably perfectly aware of the games flaws. The developers are probably in hysterics when another copy of a game that took them little over a week's work sells and makes profit. However, there are also excellent games such as Halo and Jet Set Radio Future, so what exactly are we to believe?
Microsoft have only been in the console market for three weeks now, thus only time will tell for it. However, how did Nintendo achieve world-wide success and popularity? The answer is quality games, pretty much all round.
Nintendo have done a remarkable thing for the gaming community, they have created a Nintendo-esque world, featuring Mario, Luigi, Zelda, and the like. And as many of you will agree, once you enter, it is very hard to resist another game of this genre. This is a perfect business strategy for Nintendo, and with a reasonably priced console entering the marketplace soon, we could see the status quo changing somewhat. Of course Nintendo are a company, but one that in my mind, does genuinely care about the quality of games that are released for the platform. Nintendo's Miyamoto is a man that has cared about quality from day one, and is not driven solely by money as one may say Bill Gates was.
The final player in the market today, is probably the most successful, Sony. Their reputable Playstation 2 has sold more copies than any other next-gen console on the market today, albeit being out longer. The PS2 however, has a large range of games around, is reasonably cheap, and is reasonably powerful. Thus it is hardly surprising that it still outsells the XBox. Is Sony driven by money though? The answer has to be yes, but in a way that does not immediately seem apparent. Sony are also a quality driven firm, as can be seen in the quality of their consumer electronics merchandise. This is reflected in the overall standard of games and hardware.
It would be nice for Microsoft to keep the XBox tradition going for a long time into the future, but they need to take note now before it is too late. They already have the most powerful specifications in a console on the market to date - fact. So with the power drive, they need to give customers what they want - quality games. If the two formulas coincide, the XBox will play host to the best looking, best sounding, and best playing games in the world. It has the potential, it just needs to put money on the back burner for a while, that will come with success.
What is the situation today? Well Mirosoft have recently entered the console market, albeit the most money-driven corporation in the world. We have all used Microsoft software in the past, and should agree, it's defininitely a quantity over quality matter. So will this affect the gamers in the long term? The signs seem to already be there - Mad Dash Racing, and Fusion Frenzy. Two bad games that Microsoft is trying to sell to the public, probably perfectly aware of the games flaws. The developers are probably in hysterics when another copy of a game that took them little over a week's work sells and makes profit. However, there are also excellent games such as Halo and Jet Set Radio Future, so what exactly are we to believe?
Microsoft have only been in the console market for three weeks now, thus only time will tell for it. However, how did Nintendo achieve world-wide success and popularity? The answer is quality games, pretty much all round.
Nintendo have done a remarkable thing for the gaming community, they have created a Nintendo-esque world, featuring Mario, Luigi, Zelda, and the like. And as many of you will agree, once you enter, it is very hard to resist another game of this genre. This is a perfect business strategy for Nintendo, and with a reasonably priced console entering the marketplace soon, we could see the status quo changing somewhat. Of course Nintendo are a company, but one that in my mind, does genuinely care about the quality of games that are released for the platform. Nintendo's Miyamoto is a man that has cared about quality from day one, and is not driven solely by money as one may say Bill Gates was.
The final player in the market today, is probably the most successful, Sony. Their reputable Playstation 2 has sold more copies than any other next-gen console on the market today, albeit being out longer. The PS2 however, has a large range of games around, is reasonably cheap, and is reasonably powerful. Thus it is hardly surprising that it still outsells the XBox. Is Sony driven by money though? The answer has to be yes, but in a way that does not immediately seem apparent. Sony are also a quality driven firm, as can be seen in the quality of their consumer electronics merchandise. This is reflected in the overall standard of games and hardware.
It would be nice for Microsoft to keep the XBox tradition going for a long time into the future, but they need to take note now before it is too late. They already have the most powerful specifications in a console on the market to date - fact. So with the power drive, they need to give customers what they want - quality games. If the two formulas coincide, the XBox will play host to the best looking, best sounding, and best playing games in the world. It has the potential, it just needs to put money on the back burner for a while, that will come with success.
I know what you mean Adrian. I'm one of those people that buy games regularly, so its pretty rare that I stick to playing one particular game for very long. I just recently picked up JSRF and I'm really enjoying that. Thing is, I still love going back to Halo even though I've beaten it on all the difficulties. Even once you have all of the difficulty badges on the levels, you still want to play the game !
In co-operative its just so damn addictive ! Guarantee that every weekend at like 5am, while everyone else is sleeping, me and my cousin are still playing Halo. ;-))
Theres never been a point where I have been bored with that game. I think plenty of us will have tears of joy in our eyes if a sequel is announced. ;-))
In co-operative its just so damn addictive ! Guarantee that every weekend at like 5am, while everyone else is sleeping, me and my cousin are still playing Halo. ;-))
Theres never been a point where I have been bored with that game. I think plenty of us will have tears of joy in our eyes if a sequel is announced. ;-))
Franny wrote:
We have
> all used Microsoft software in the past, and should agree, it's defininitely a
> quantity over quality matter. So will this affect the gamers in the long term?
> The signs seem to already be there - Mad Dash Racing, and Fusion Frenzy. Two
> bad games that Microsoft is trying to sell to the public, probably perfectly
> aware of the games flaws. The developers are probably in hysterics when another
> copy of a game that took them little over a week's work sells and makes profit.
> However, there are also excellent games such as Halo and Jet Set Radio Future,
> so what exactly are we to believe?
It would be nice for Microsoft to keep the XBox tradition going for
> a long time into the future, but they need to take note now before it is too
> late. They already have the most powerful specifications in a console on the
> market to date - fact. So with the power drive, they need to give customers
> what they want - quality games.
Well yes there are bad games on the Xbox, but far fewer than what was released for the PS2.
Mad Dash Racing is an ok game. If your a family with young kids then there going to be wanting to play this rather than Halo. Fusion Frenzy is also pretty poor, but having played the demo it could actually be quite addictive and very fun if played with 3 other people. Fusion Frenzy is a favourite game of Bill Gates I think or someone very high up in the Xbox department. Mad Dash Racing and Fusion Frenzy for me would be pretty poor and I would never buy them, but for some people they would be the best games on earth.
I dont think Microsoft are lacking in quality of games. If you go back to the PS2 launch there were maybe 4 or 5 good games that you would buy. Tekken Tag, Ridge Racer 5, SSX, Timesplitters were the most popular. But compare these to the Xbox launch then they are pretty weak, except for SSX which hasnt really got a Xbox game to go against as Amped is completely different.
I can think of 7 or 8 games that arent on any other console that are brillaint games for Xbox. Halo, DOA3, PGR, Amped, JSRF, Oddworld and Rallisport challenge. Other good games are Wreckless, Max Payne(best version), THPS3(best version), Bloodwake and the usally array of sports titles.
Xbox has already got a strong line up of good games aswell as alot of amazing future game releases.
I had my PS2 at launch and maybe played that for 2 weeks and then got pretty bored with Tekken Tag, Ridge Racer 5 and Timesplitters.
Had my Xbox for nearly a month and am still playing it. The 4 games I got with it are still amazing to play. Halo is brilliant, one of the best games ever. I've played through it on easy, normal and now trying it on heroic. Iam still not bored with it, the game can be so different every time you play. You can try different ways of completing certain parts of the level, somethings that worked on normal mode dont work in heroic. Its just a brilliant game. JSRF is brilliant, still along way off from fully completing the game now. But with 25 hours of gameplay so far and probably another 10 or so hours left its been a great game. PGR i've hardly touched as i've been too busy with Halo and JSRF. DOA3 is also a brilliant game, the single player is pretty sort but the multiplayer is brilliant.
Xbox is a brilliant games console. Yes it will have some bad games on it, but every console does. PS2 has some really rubbish games, same with the Dreamcast and same with the GC. All consoles have to have rubbish games, but to some people the games arent really rubbish.
We have
> all used Microsoft software in the past, and should agree, it's defininitely a
> quantity over quality matter. So will this affect the gamers in the long term?
> The signs seem to already be there - Mad Dash Racing, and Fusion Frenzy. Two
> bad games that Microsoft is trying to sell to the public, probably perfectly
> aware of the games flaws. The developers are probably in hysterics when another
> copy of a game that took them little over a week's work sells and makes profit.
> However, there are also excellent games such as Halo and Jet Set Radio Future,
> so what exactly are we to believe?
It would be nice for Microsoft to keep the XBox tradition going for
> a long time into the future, but they need to take note now before it is too
> late. They already have the most powerful specifications in a console on the
> market to date - fact. So with the power drive, they need to give customers
> what they want - quality games.
Well yes there are bad games on the Xbox, but far fewer than what was released for the PS2.
Mad Dash Racing is an ok game. If your a family with young kids then there going to be wanting to play this rather than Halo. Fusion Frenzy is also pretty poor, but having played the demo it could actually be quite addictive and very fun if played with 3 other people. Fusion Frenzy is a favourite game of Bill Gates I think or someone very high up in the Xbox department. Mad Dash Racing and Fusion Frenzy for me would be pretty poor and I would never buy them, but for some people they would be the best games on earth.
I dont think Microsoft are lacking in quality of games. If you go back to the PS2 launch there were maybe 4 or 5 good games that you would buy. Tekken Tag, Ridge Racer 5, SSX, Timesplitters were the most popular. But compare these to the Xbox launch then they are pretty weak, except for SSX which hasnt really got a Xbox game to go against as Amped is completely different.
I can think of 7 or 8 games that arent on any other console that are brillaint games for Xbox. Halo, DOA3, PGR, Amped, JSRF, Oddworld and Rallisport challenge. Other good games are Wreckless, Max Payne(best version), THPS3(best version), Bloodwake and the usally array of sports titles.
Xbox has already got a strong line up of good games aswell as alot of amazing future game releases.
I had my PS2 at launch and maybe played that for 2 weeks and then got pretty bored with Tekken Tag, Ridge Racer 5 and Timesplitters.
Had my Xbox for nearly a month and am still playing it. The 4 games I got with it are still amazing to play. Halo is brilliant, one of the best games ever. I've played through it on easy, normal and now trying it on heroic. Iam still not bored with it, the game can be so different every time you play. You can try different ways of completing certain parts of the level, somethings that worked on normal mode dont work in heroic. Its just a brilliant game. JSRF is brilliant, still along way off from fully completing the game now. But with 25 hours of gameplay so far and probably another 10 or so hours left its been a great game. PGR i've hardly touched as i've been too busy with Halo and JSRF. DOA3 is also a brilliant game, the single player is pretty sort but the multiplayer is brilliant.
Xbox is a brilliant games console. Yes it will have some bad games on it, but every console does. PS2 has some really rubbish games, same with the Dreamcast and same with the GC. All consoles have to have rubbish games, but to some people the games arent really rubbish.
i have a ps2....and actually like it very much...but frankly there are LOADSA bad games out for the ps2...(although there are good ones too)....it might become like the ps1 and get flooded with bad games
A cliche, but a truism in the world of console gaming. Money certainly does make the world go round. Can console and games developers be accused these days of being unsympathetic with the gaming community? Are profit margins becoming way more important than game quality? Or are the two correllative themes?
What is the situation today? Well Mirosoft have recently entered the console market, albeit the most money-driven corporation in the world. We have all used Microsoft software in the past, and should agree, it's defininitely a quantity over quality matter. So will this affect the gamers in the long term? The signs seem to already be there - Mad Dash Racing, and Fusion Frenzy. Two bad games that Microsoft is trying to sell to the public, probably perfectly aware of the games flaws. The developers are probably in hysterics when another copy of a game that took them little over a week's work sells and makes profit. However, there are also excellent games such as Halo and Jet Set Radio Future, so what exactly are we to believe?
Microsoft have only been in the console market for three weeks now, thus only time will tell for it. However, how did Nintendo achieve world-wide success and popularity? The answer is quality games, pretty much all round.
Nintendo have done a remarkable thing for the gaming community, they have created a Nintendo-esque world, featuring Mario, Luigi, Zelda, and the like. And as many of you will agree, once you enter, it is very hard to resist another game of this genre. This is a perfect business strategy for Nintendo, and with a reasonably priced console entering the marketplace soon, we could see the status quo changing somewhat. Of course Nintendo are a company, but one that in my mind, does genuinely care about the quality of games that are released for the platform. Nintendo's Miyamoto is a man that has cared about quality from day one, and is not driven solely by money as one may say Bill Gates was.
The final player in the market today, is probably the most successful, Sony. Their reputable Playstation 2 has sold more copies than any other next-gen console on the market today, albeit being out longer. The PS2 however, has a large range of games around, is reasonably cheap, and is reasonably powerful. Thus it is hardly surprising that it still outsells the XBox. Is Sony driven by money though? The answer has to be yes, but in a way that does not immediately seem apparent. Sony are also a quality driven firm, as can be seen in the quality of their consumer electronics merchandise. This is reflected in the overall standard of games and hardware.
It would be nice for Microsoft to keep the XBox tradition going for a long time into the future, but they need to take note now before it is too late. They already have the most powerful specifications in a console on the market to date - fact. So with the power drive, they need to give customers what they want - quality games. If the two formulas coincide, the XBox will play host to the best looking, best sounding, and best playing games in the world. It has the potential, it just needs to put money on the back burner for a while, that will come with success.
What is the situation today? Well Mirosoft have recently entered the console market, albeit the most money-driven corporation in the world. We have all used Microsoft software in the past, and should agree, it's defininitely a quantity over quality matter. So will this affect the gamers in the long term? The signs seem to already be there - Mad Dash Racing, and Fusion Frenzy. Two bad games that Microsoft is trying to sell to the public, probably perfectly aware of the games flaws. The developers are probably in hysterics when another copy of a game that took them little over a week's work sells and makes profit. However, there are also excellent games such as Halo and Jet Set Radio Future, so what exactly are we to believe?
Microsoft have only been in the console market for three weeks now, thus only time will tell for it. However, how did Nintendo achieve world-wide success and popularity? The answer is quality games, pretty much all round.
Nintendo have done a remarkable thing for the gaming community, they have created a Nintendo-esque world, featuring Mario, Luigi, Zelda, and the like. And as many of you will agree, once you enter, it is very hard to resist another game of this genre. This is a perfect business strategy for Nintendo, and with a reasonably priced console entering the marketplace soon, we could see the status quo changing somewhat. Of course Nintendo are a company, but one that in my mind, does genuinely care about the quality of games that are released for the platform. Nintendo's Miyamoto is a man that has cared about quality from day one, and is not driven solely by money as one may say Bill Gates was.
The final player in the market today, is probably the most successful, Sony. Their reputable Playstation 2 has sold more copies than any other next-gen console on the market today, albeit being out longer. The PS2 however, has a large range of games around, is reasonably cheap, and is reasonably powerful. Thus it is hardly surprising that it still outsells the XBox. Is Sony driven by money though? The answer has to be yes, but in a way that does not immediately seem apparent. Sony are also a quality driven firm, as can be seen in the quality of their consumer electronics merchandise. This is reflected in the overall standard of games and hardware.
It would be nice for Microsoft to keep the XBox tradition going for a long time into the future, but they need to take note now before it is too late. They already have the most powerful specifications in a console on the market to date - fact. So with the power drive, they need to give customers what they want - quality games. If the two formulas coincide, the XBox will play host to the best looking, best sounding, and best playing games in the world. It has the potential, it just needs to put money on the back burner for a while, that will come with success.