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What about Wii technology? Would you call the Wii outdated? Its CPU, GPU, etc. certainly are. Does that make it a bad console? A bad investment for nintendo?
by pmjordan 18y ago
What about Wii technology? Would you call the Wii outdated? Its CPU, GPU, etc. certainly are. Does that make it a bad console? A bad investment for nintendo?
- Tichy 18y agoNintendo was way smarter by focusing on the quality of the games. I assume someone buying a PS3 is more interested in the special effects than the gameplay, therefore they would be more likely to switch to more powerful systems. Just my wild guess, though.
- cstejerean 18y agoI bought the PS3 because of blu-ray support, ability to run Linux and built-in wifi. If I was really a hard-core games and wanted latest and greatest special effects I would have built a desktop gaming machine. I expect the PS3 to stay relevant for several years, especially as programmers learn to better utilize the Cell processor.
- Tichy 18y agoI don't think you are a typical customer, running Linux. Cell processor, sure, maybe building clusters out of cheap used PS3s will remain relevant for a while, but that is also nothing that will earn billions for Sony. And even the cell will be improved upon or get competition (like graphic cards)?
- cstejerean 18y agoI'm probably not the typical customer. I don't use Linux on the PS3 often however. I liked the capability to do so as I was planning to use Linux for Firefox but the PS3 browser is decent it has flash support (very nice way to watch youtube videos with a group of friends). I also have an XBOX 360 and a Wii but I've never used either for anything other than games.