19-05-2005, 06:20 PM
Now that all three major consoles have been revealed, and we know the basic pros and cons of each, which would you say has you most excited? You don't have to vote just yet, because we haven't actually seen anything the Revolution can do.
As it stands though, I still think the Revolution holds most promise. 'Only' three times as powerful as the Gamecube may not be much in comparison to Xbox 360 and PS3, but as many of you have seen the new Zelda trailers, I'm sure you'll agree it can't really become much more impressive with ever increasing power. Not to mention the increased hardware will only mean development times and costs become longer and more expensive. Mircosoft and others have already said the next generation games will probably be £60 each to cover the increased cost, and publishers hardly take risks on inventive games as it is, I doubt they'll become more likely to do so when the development costs and times are increased further still.
As well as that, I also think the Revolution looks best. Looks are of course, in the eye of the beholder, but the Revolution is so attractively futuristic and slim-line it's hard to imagine people not letting it grow on them, neatly tucked away anywhere they want. Xbox 360 is a big improvement on the original, but I'm a little unsure of the curved sides. Similarly the PS3's curved top looks fairly good, but doesn't seem very practical. As for the PS3 contoller.. Well I doubt anyone can think it looks even remotely comfortable or attractive.
Most of all though, is the Revolution's ability to download the entire Nintendo back catalogue. As if all those excellent games weren't enough, I can see Nintendo maybe even making new Snes-style games available at a fairly small cost for download. I for one would prefer another brilliant snes Zelda style adventure than an incredibly expensive racing game with licensed cars and ultra-realistic skidmarks. One of the earliest demonstrations of Xbox 360's power is a baseballer's clothes realistically rippling when he swings. You may disagree, but in my opinion when this is the pinnacle of what a gaming machine is able to do, the aspect which they're most eager to show off, we've gone too far in the power struggle, to the point where we don't care how much better graphics can get.
As it stands though, I still think the Revolution holds most promise. 'Only' three times as powerful as the Gamecube may not be much in comparison to Xbox 360 and PS3, but as many of you have seen the new Zelda trailers, I'm sure you'll agree it can't really become much more impressive with ever increasing power. Not to mention the increased hardware will only mean development times and costs become longer and more expensive. Mircosoft and others have already said the next generation games will probably be £60 each to cover the increased cost, and publishers hardly take risks on inventive games as it is, I doubt they'll become more likely to do so when the development costs and times are increased further still.
As well as that, I also think the Revolution looks best. Looks are of course, in the eye of the beholder, but the Revolution is so attractively futuristic and slim-line it's hard to imagine people not letting it grow on them, neatly tucked away anywhere they want. Xbox 360 is a big improvement on the original, but I'm a little unsure of the curved sides. Similarly the PS3's curved top looks fairly good, but doesn't seem very practical. As for the PS3 contoller.. Well I doubt anyone can think it looks even remotely comfortable or attractive.
Most of all though, is the Revolution's ability to download the entire Nintendo back catalogue. As if all those excellent games weren't enough, I can see Nintendo maybe even making new Snes-style games available at a fairly small cost for download. I for one would prefer another brilliant snes Zelda style adventure than an incredibly expensive racing game with licensed cars and ultra-realistic skidmarks. One of the earliest demonstrations of Xbox 360's power is a baseballer's clothes realistically rippling when he swings. You may disagree, but in my opinion when this is the pinnacle of what a gaming machine is able to do, the aspect which they're most eager to show off, we've gone too far in the power struggle, to the point where we don't care how much better graphics can get.