PlayStation Move Will Only Cost Me $180, And I’m Buying All of It

[Angrist]

I'll wait for the successor to Wii instead.

[BreakABone]

I think the article highlights the biggest issue I think PS Move has to overcome this holiday



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Are the games on the list in which you actively need Move for. None of those games really scream killer app to me. The rest of the line-up (or interesting things) can be played on my PS3 as it comes when I or the other 38 million people bought it.

Anyhow, Sony hasn't given me any reason to get it yet. And def nothing worth 100-180 bucks so shall pass this year.

[Typhoid]

I still think the Move will do well with parents, 20-somethings who don't have a Wii, or parents who want something new to get their kids.

I mean, of course you won't want it, Babs. It's like a Wii, but not a Wii. It won't be as good as a Wii. Hands down. Why? Because it's not it's own system.

But this doesn't mean there is a market for it.

The people who this is aimed at isn't 'us'. It's not aimed at people who post on internet forums about the state of gaming, or what defines a 'casual gamer'. It's made for people who just want to play games from time to time. Which is the entire purpose the Wii sold well to adults, despite the price.

[Waits for someone to say how it's an add-on and nobody will buy it because clearly nothing ever changes]

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I still think the Move will do well with parents, 20-somethings who don't have a Wii, or parents who want something new to get their kids.

I mean, of course you won't want it, Babs. It's like a Wii, but not a Wii. It won't be as good as a Wii. Hands down. Why? Because it's not it's own system.

But this doesn't mean there is a market for it.

The people who this is aimed at isn't 'us'. It's not aimed at people who post on internet forums about the state of gaming, or what defines a 'casual gamer'. It's made for people who just want to play games from time to time. Which is the entire purpose the Wii sold well to adults, despite the price.

[Waits for someone to say how it's an add-on and nobody will buy it because clearly nothing ever changes]

Its an add-on that nobody will buy, there you go, but let's go up a bit.

I'm not saying there isn't a market for the Move, but at this point the only people this device is really aimed at is the most hardcore of Sony's loyalist.

Their core games are just patches of their older title.
And their casual game, does nothing to differentiate itself from the Wii.

And maybe I come from a different part of the world, but parents are hardly eager to invest in something their kids already have again. So unless Sony really gives them a reason to, parents are just gonna tell their kids they already have a Wii and can play games like that on the console.

I honestly, don't see Move doing well because at this point Sony has no idea what they are doing with the device. They don't know who they want to market it to or for. Its a casual device when it wants to be, and hardcore when its necessary, but it does neither well enough

[Typhoid]

I'm not saying there isn't a market for the Move, but at this point the only people this device is really aimed at is the most hardcore of Sony's loyalist.

Why is it that you assume that, though.

And their casual game, does nothing to differentiate itself from the Wii.

Did you stop to think that they didn't want to differentiate the Move from the Wii too drastically?

And maybe I come from a different part of the world, but parents are hardly eager to invest in something their kids already have again.

Maybe not every household has a Wii. Maybe some families have PS3's for the blu-ray, and their child is just at the age where they want to play video games. Maybe the parents with the PS3 want to play physical games casually.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Why is it that you assume that, though.




Did you stop to think that they didn't want to differentiate the Move from the Wii too drastically?



Maybe not every household has a Wii. Maybe some families have PS3's for the blu-ray, and their child is just at the age where they want to play video games. Maybe the parents with the PS3 want to play physical games casually.

How is it you call me out for an assumption at the start, and then have a scenario with 3 MAybes have to line up?

But let's work this out a little more
Games like Killzone, SOCOM, Resistance, Resident Evil, Heavy Rain aren't gonna magically find a new audience simply because they have motion controls. There isn't gonna be a ton of people, who aren't gaming enthusiasts as it is who will actively seek out those games on the PS3 as it is yet alone with motion controls.

So those games really only serve to get owners of a PS3 to buy Move and try it out for themselves.

As for not doing things differently with their more recreational games, the fact of the matter is, if it doesn't look different from the Wii, there is no reason to pay an additional 100 bucks for it. Nor is there a reason to upgrade from your Wii. Which is honestly the biggest hurdle Sony has to face. If I'm not mistaken the install base of the Wii is almost double that of the PS3 in the States and on a global level so there is a MUCH better chance of someone already owning a Wii than owning a PS3.

So its not convincing them to buy a Move over a Wii, its convincing them that there is a reason for them to upgrade or get this in addition to the Wii and right now Sony hasn't shown anything that is capable of doing that.

[Typhoid]

So those games really only serve to get owners of a PS3 to buy Move and try it out for themselves.

So how does this constitute them as:

...the most hardcore of Sony's loyalist.

And not just "People with PS3's."