THQ Declares Traditional Hardware Cycles Dead Options

[Xbox-Scene]

THQ Declares Traditional Hardware Cycles Dead Posted by XanTium | August 6 00:40 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From multiplayerblog.mtv.com: [QUOTE] It's time to throw out the old playbook, says THQ president and CEO Brian Ferrell, because the the industry's traditional hardware cycles no longer exist. "We used to always think of this industry as 'the cycle.'" said Ferrell. "I think the reality now is there are several sub-cycles." THQ's leader sees at least three separate sub-cycles: 1) the handheld market, 2) what Nintendo's done with Wii and 3) the continued competition between Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. There's even an emerging sub-cycle in the online world, he said. "It's hard now to talk about 'the cycle' -- I think we have to talk about all of the cycles," he said. "The way we think about it at THQ is we plan our business around each of those platforms, not around 'the cycle.'" [/QUOTE] Full Story: multiplayerblog.mtv.com

[0794]

okay, so now that THQ officially "declares" this as truth we can all finally believe what we already knew...

[HotKnife420]

Thanx, THQ!
Now the rest of us who can see the obvious can stop feeling ridiculed and outcast.

This post has been edited by HotKnife420: Aug 6 2008, 11:33 AM

[afortaleza]

what Nintendo's done with Wii

What Nintendo has done with the Wii is that they took a GameCube, put some fancy controller in it, paint it white and sold it for a ridiculous cheap price. It's obvious that an outdated cheaper console would sell more than the new generation, but the problem is that the games look like CRAP !

It's just like the PS2 that to this day still outsells the 360 and PS3, but the difference is that the PS2 is more powerful than the Wii.

-- Anderson

[dinzy]

What Nintendo has done with the Wii is that they took a GameCube, put some fancy controller in it, paint it white and sold it for a ridiculous cheap price. It's obvious that an outdated cheaper console would sell more than the new generation, but the problem is that the games look like CRAP !

It's just like the PS2 that to this day still outsells the 360 and PS3, but the difference is that the PS2 is more powerful than the Wii.

-- Anderson

PS2 more powerful than the Wii? C'mon that is just silly. And since when is $250 ridiculously cheap? Especially if it is for something less powerful than last gen? It wasn't the price that sold the Wii, it was the interface, or rather the promise of the interface.

[feflicker]

Wow, I'm surprised this thread isn't rank with the "this isn't how a game console is supposed to be", "I don't have HDMI and the one does" typical console-fan-boy ranting

I, for one, am a fan of the cycles. We shouldn't have to wait 5 years to get our hands on any new hardware. Slowly improve the product during its lifecycle

[so_what]

What Nintendo has done with the Wii is that they took a GameCube, put some fancy controller in it, paint it white and sold it for a ridiculous cheap price. It's obvious that an outdated cheaper console would sell more than the new generation, but the problem is that the games look like CRAP !

It's just like the PS2 that to this day still outsells the 360 and PS3, but the difference is that the PS2 is more powerful than the Wii.

This statement is incorrect, but has some truth to it. Do more research on the Wii. It has a very strong niche in the gaming market, and is quite a powerful console. It is accurate to say, "Nintendo has done with the Wii is that they took a GameCube...", but the rest of the statement isn't really true. It does include every capability of a gamecube and is similar in architecture and operation.

It's a great seller because it's selling to a different type of consumer. Trust me, I know this... I have Wii, XBOX360, and PS3. I hated the Wii when it came out. I bought a PS3, first. Later, I bought my girlfriend a Wii, because I was tired of hearing about her wanting one; I still thought it was stupid. Later, I bought an XBOX360 from a friend who needed the money.

I'm NOT defending the thing... I still have ill feelings toward it just because everyting's mario this, mario that... but ... It's about the only of the three systems that gets played... and it's fun. No the games are nothing like XB360 or PS3, but I really don't think that was there intention. The games are fun. It just depends on what you like. I have a pretty busy schedule and honestly never feel like I have the time to play the games I have for XBox360 or PS3 due to their involvement. Hell, I can sit down with the girlfriend and play some of the simpler wii games in 30 minutes or less.

Don't get me wrong. I love the high end graphics and great online playability of the other two systems. I was just giving some fact. There was much more to the Wii than a Gamecube with a remote and a white box. That one I know inside and out.