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I know that this issue has been explored before, but this is what I think.
A joint console between Sony and Nintendo would benefit the consumer. With their combined knowledge, hardware, and finances, they could make a super console which would have a vast array of great games. They could also explore new methods of gaming.
It would benefit the two companies, as all competition would be gone, and profits would increase.
Okay, so a few people may lose their old jobs. But with new sectors brought into play after the merger, many of these jobs would be re-allocated.
Sega would be out of buisness, but have a relatively small workforce, much of which could be re-homed at Sontendo.
You can see that this would also create a community of users, not a mass of arguments.
Okay, so some people may think one console could become boring, so why couldn't Sontendo make two consoles, each with different controllers, a different shape, different rumble abilities etc. but still play the same games.
This could certainly be the first step towards the future of gaming
Superboff signing off.
A joint console between Sony and Nintendo would benefit the consumer. With their combined knowledge, hardware, and finances, they could make a super console which would have a vast array of great games. They could also explore new methods of gaming.
It would benefit the two companies, as all competition would be gone, and profits would increase.
Okay, so a few people may lose their old jobs. But with new sectors brought into play after the merger, many of these jobs would be re-allocated.
Sega would be out of buisness, but have a relatively small workforce, much of which could be re-homed at Sontendo.
You can see that this would also create a community of users, not a mass of arguments.
Okay, so some people may think one console could become boring, so why couldn't Sontendo make two consoles, each with different controllers, a different shape, different rumble abilities etc. but still play the same games.
This could certainly be the first step towards the future of gaming
Superboff signing off.
That's been done b4 as well MAX, some guy said that they had entered some letter a week before and on that day someone else had won a game from what he had said, why did he win you ask? well he wrote it on the right day, the system is rotated one day a cheat will win, the next day a letter will win, and maybe the next day someone will write a review and win. It's not very difficult, but it does happen alot, and when you find out that there are alot of very nasty cheating people that will do anything to win, then you will be settled, you already won a game anyway, why are you so mad?
If I remember rightly, I had this exact discussion with the same points made about a month ago. Be more original please, and I will be very annoyed if one of you lot gets game a day for repeating what I said...
Hey, what are you on about? Sony and Nintendo will never join, and even if you are just talking hyperthetically, it would be terrible for gamers. Okay, it may appear to be a nice idea, but with only one platform games makers would no longer be forced to make massive titles to get people to buy that console. Companies would definatly face more competition, and because of that make good games, but what company would ever take a risk like making the multi million pound Shenmue in case they lose their money. I think that console rivalry is great. Beacuse of it Sega have been forced to make some of the most elaborate and brilliant games for the DC (Shenmue and Skies of Arcadia would not have been made if Sega was popular!), and more original games like Jet Set Radio are used to increase the variety of a console.
Any how, isn't the idea of everyone working together in a big friendly world Communist? I much prefer having companies being gready, and therefore having to make the best games to make a profit!
Any how, isn't the idea of everyone working together in a big friendly world Communist? I much prefer having companies being gready, and therefore having to make the best games to make a profit!
One problem, with less competition, Dreamcast would probably be all but dead next to the big team, you'd hand the monopoly on the market to one company who would have the ability to jack up prices to the popint where they could charge whatever they wanted with no other option for consumers but to pay or not play. A la Neo Geo, but worse, cos Neo Geo still had the vague competetive threats of Seag and Nintendo.
That would be bad.
That would be bad.
I know that this issue has been explored before, but this is what I think.
A joint console between Sony and Nintendo would benefit the consumer. With their combined knowledge, hardware, and finances, they could make a super console which would have a vast array of great games. They could also explore new methods of gaming.
It would benefit the two companies, as all competition would be gone, and profits would increase.
Okay, so a few people may lose their old jobs. But with new sectors brought into play after the merger, many of these jobs would be re-allocated.
Sega would be out of buisness, but have a relatively small workforce, much of which could be re-homed at Sontendo.
You can see that this would also create a community of users, not a mass of arguments.
Okay, so some people may think one console could become boring, so why couldn't Sontendo make two consoles, each with different controllers, a different shape, different rumble abilities etc. but still play the same games.
This could certainly be the first step towards the future of gaming
Superboff signing off.
A joint console between Sony and Nintendo would benefit the consumer. With their combined knowledge, hardware, and finances, they could make a super console which would have a vast array of great games. They could also explore new methods of gaming.
It would benefit the two companies, as all competition would be gone, and profits would increase.
Okay, so a few people may lose their old jobs. But with new sectors brought into play after the merger, many of these jobs would be re-allocated.
Sega would be out of buisness, but have a relatively small workforce, much of which could be re-homed at Sontendo.
You can see that this would also create a community of users, not a mass of arguments.
Okay, so some people may think one console could become boring, so why couldn't Sontendo make two consoles, each with different controllers, a different shape, different rumble abilities etc. but still play the same games.
This could certainly be the first step towards the future of gaming
Superboff signing off.