Hey I just wanted to share some of the thing that got my interest as a Gamer.

• 11Aug 08

  What happened to E3 in 08!

  

  I been watching the E3 coverage for years and it really seems to be going downhill. While the presentation of the show here on gamespot was good the content being shown wasn't a shocking as in years past. Most companies already announced what was going to be seen at the show ..... and most of the trailers were already on the net before the showing. The hands-on stuff was really nice and I did like the stage demos ...... but where where the big shockers. Yeah there were a few surprizes like Resistance and Super Stardust on PSP, the Wii motion plus adding improved motion controls, Xbox 360 getting FF 13, Little Big Planet becoming the new power-point, and an online video store ...... but somehow it doesn't seem to measure up to past shows. Maybe a quiet show isn't the place to hype such big announcements.

  Has the show lost it's meaning in the internet age. Or is this just a sign of the changing focus by gaming publishers? Is a Big Show necessary when it's so easy to get information out to the masses? Well IMO a big showing like E3 of the past is necessary, it hypes up the main stream media, the retailers, the consumers. Gamers get to see what's to come .... which is always a great thing. Good job this year Sony for show off stuff this year and beyond, Microsoft really needs to show more than this holiday season, Nintendo need to show off what made them great and stop pushing the gimmick, I'm hoping 09 is bigger and better.

  E308 just didn't seem so big with the tone down show this year! The big show hype just make everything seem better IMO.

  • Posted Aug 11, 2008 5:24 pm GMT
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• 24Dec 07

  Happy Holidays and Best Wishes!

  Best Wishes to all the gamers. As we say good bye to 2007 and move on to 2008 take this time to look back at this great year of gaming.

  

  Now let get set for 2008 have a Happy and Safe Holiday!

  • Posted Dec 24, 2007 5:57 pm GMT
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• 28Oct 07

  It's Way Too Early to Be Picking a Winner .... The Race Isn't Over Yet!

  

  The console race is far from over so why is everybody trying so hard to pick a winner. Sure the 360 got of to an early lead, but poor hardware is hurting it's success. The Wii is tearing up the market introducing more people to gaming than ever, but the mainly casual focus of the software is turning off gamers and can be seen when looking at hardware sales compared to software adoption rates. And then there's Sony with the PS3, once again they are trying to be the all in one entertainment device (web, movies, and games), but the high price and lack of games aren't drawing in gamers.

  Taking Nintendo out the race, the 360 seems to be the clear winner with a growing selection of games and the outstanding Xbox live service, But just how long can it stay in the race against the PS3. Sony smartly future proof their system pushing hd-gaming, introducing advance hardware (namely the cell processor), and also advancing software (namely the blu-ray disc). Now reinsert Nintendo does advance hardware really matter, it may not seem like it from the incredible hardware sales ... but looking at the games maybe it does. Sure Nintendo is making a killing of hardware sales alone, but the lack of games (not the tech demo crap they been pushing) one has to wonder how long it's going to last. Now we jump to Sony with the tech heavy PS3 why isn't it ruling the market ..... easily price it's just too expensive to be an impose buy, and games there just aren't enough of them to draw gamers in. Well that's were the war is now each system having it's ups and downs with no clear all around winner so why are people so quick to pick a winner simply from short term success.

  Picking a winner now seems silly to me. Developers will get use to the PS3 hardware and make full use of the software all you have to do is look at the PS1, PS2, and PSP. The more time they have to program games the better they'll get. The Wii and 360 may need upgrades sooner than the PS3 ..... no matter how poorly Sony's choice may have been, the PS3 is the most advance system on the market, it's way ahead of the others and as time goes on this will start to show more. Funny how the Hd-dvd vs Blu-Ray race also play into this .... no matter which one wins the movie race Sony already has the lead when it comes to gaming and that might just give the blu-ray disc the edge it need to pull ahead. You know there's going to be a hd-dvd or blu-ray xbox coming soon, if developer get a handle on the ps3 and it becomes the lead platform. The Wii approach maybe the best of all but if they don't get more games out for gamers it may burnout sooner ..... casual market success can only go so far.

  Oh and please people stop looking at short terms sales numbers they really aren't useful for showing who's the clear winner. The race is starting to heat up, the big three are testing their strategies to see who's going to pull ahead ... only time will tell who the winner really is once all the smoke has cleared. And man there's way too much smoke when it comes to sales numbers, you got the wholesale, merchant, consumer sales then there the shipped, in the channel, sold thing who's to say where the data is coming from each company is going to use the best figures to spin their success stories. Does it really matter ..... nope!

  It's the games that are most important not the hardware they are on. Gamers stop trying to pick a system winner and enjoy the games that are out there ..... then we the GAMERS are the winners!

  • Posted Oct 28, 2007 1:27 pm GMT
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