Playstation 4? Let's have a look at the PS#.

PlayStation 4? Let’s have a look at the success of the PlayStation 3- jkin 263

 

As all of you may know, there are rumours on the internet that the PlayStation 4 may be released as soon as this year. An article on stuff.co.nz says that it could be announced in June according to a Sony executive. The question is what differences is the PlayStation 4 going to make? Perhaps we will have 3 dimensional available with the rise of 3D glasses being used more and more for film and television in the last few years. Or am I being too optimistic? When the PlayStation 3 was released there was loud anticipation for its release. Yet despite its graphical improvement from the PlayStation 2, the PlayStation 3 lacks in originality. As Kevin mentioned in his lecture, the PlayStation 3 was unfortunately the last of its competitors to be released and it is still slugging behind in sales with its main competitor the Xbox360. But is it being last the only reason why it is behind in sales. Short answer is no. Firstly, we look at the comparisons of the games available; virtually all PS3 games are available on the Xbox360. So a customer must ask themselves would they be willing to spend more money on the PS3 when it doesn’t offer any different games from the Xbox? Clearly the people have spoken, and by no means is PS3 a failure, but it certainly disappoints as it is 3^rd in sales out of its competitors. Perhaps it’s not just the price and similarities with the Xbox360 that make PS3 disappointment. Two features that annoy any player can be the inability to play PS2 games on the PS3 despite the PS2’s own ability to play PS1 games. So in order to live a PS2 experience a player has incentive to go back to using that engine. That could be why the PS2 is still doing well, there is a lack of incentive to abandon it because despite its inferiority to PS3 graphics, it’s cheaper and has more availability. The second feature that is annoying about the PS3 is its fragility. The process of turning the PS3 off can be a frustrating experience, unlike the PS2 where you can simply press a switch while playing a game, if you dear do this while playing the PS3 when it is used again you have to wait while it warns you that you turned it off wrong as you need to turn of the game and then turn off the system. While this may seem minor it shows the faults of the PS3 that was meant to be better than the PS2. Yet it could be argued that either is better. The PS3 is a disappointment, so I hate to sound pessimistic but anyone expecting the PS4 to make everyone explode with excitement. Prepare for an eerie and silent “celebration”.

 

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