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Wii HD/ 360 2/ PS3 Slim… Did somebody say pointless?
Hello there everyone. You know, sometimes, in the world of video games, it’s pretty hard to be optimistic about the way in which the industry works in terms of its economy.
Today, I realized how retarded Industry leaders must think the public are, and I’ll tell you why.
My reason is simple and clear, and it goes back for generations. Hardware Upgrades.
And before you say anything, no, I don’t mean generation to generation hardware upgrades, I mean stuff like Wii Motion Plus and the 360 Elite. It’s those little iterations on hardware that we’ve put a bunch of money into which makes me think that hardware manufactorers take us for fools, and quite frankly, it’s a little bit bullshit.
Now, by no means am I some kind of anti-Capitalist who’s against buying and consuming, I’m all for it, in fact. What I don’t like, is having my intelligence insulted by companies such as Sony, who are bringing out a slim version of the PS3 sometime probably in the next year, and what will the main differences be? Well, that it’s a bit slimmer, of course. So then why not introduce the slim modle at the beginning of the console lifespan?!
Don’t give the that “well, they’re different components inside the box” bull shit either, because I personally think that a company should work their asses off to produce the best possible console they can do in their allotted period of development time and then keep it at that. Seriously guys, if the PS3 Slim launches at a price similar to the price of the original PS3 I am going to be pissed.
In a similar fashion, console upgrades such as the 360 Elite console make me want to /Rage_Quit life completely. Adding a HDMI port and a larger hard drive and painting it black do not warrent a £320.00 price point. If anything, the thing should have been sold at the price of the original 360 when it launched, which was £280.00, far more reasonable. Granted, the introduction of a HDMI port does warrant a hardware upgrade; it’s not something that you can really just pack out in a separate box… it’s sort of integral to the machine’s design. However, price point needs to be kept under control in these kinds of circumstances.
The other infuriating situation which keeps plaguing me is this “Wii HD” thing. Why, oh why Nintendo, do you persist to put out consoles half-finished?! The whole Wii Motion Plus thing is bad enough. Sure the add-on is brilliant in every single way possible, and it’s not too expensive and makes games feel great… but why wasn’t it packed in when the hardware first launched? Why promise a person something that you know you can’t achieve right from the off? So, erm, back to my original problem… Wii HD?! Say what? The idea is insane.
The Wii should have been in High Definition anyway, and it’s the only fault that I have with that system. Games look dumb on it… I’m sorry, but it’s true. If Nintendo decide to release a new Wii (which they’ve not agreed to, yet) that’s exactly the same but with high definition… buy I will be angry. Would I go out and buy the damn thing? yes! Of course I would, because I want my games in high definition, but I would feel completely insulted by Nintendo for making me spend another couple of hundred pounds on something that should have been there in the first place.
So there. I buy consoles so that I can avoid upgrading… that’s what makes PC gaming suck. Please, tell me I’m not alone in these opinions…. there’s got to be more people than just me feeling angered by the decisions of greedy hardware manufactures! Leave a comment and then head over to the forum to Vent!
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