If there could only be 1 console developer

Nzyme

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Right okay was just wondering if there could only ever have been 1 console developer who would you of want it to be and why ?

Personally id have to go nintendo or sega can't quite decide yet but those 2 have/were always about having a good time and bring innovation to the table.

What do you guys reckon ?
 
you've just create a thread which will continue the bickering about Sony and Microsoft i believe.....

Personally, i wouldnt want 1 - multiple are better for us, there are aspects of all consoles which are good.
 
Having only one would be stupid as the absence of competition would allow them to charge high prices. Not to mention to produce mediocre products because there was no incentive to improve it.
 
Microsoft without a doubt.

I hated the original Xbox, it was poorly designed and I was always in the Sony camp, loved my PS2
Until I got the Xbox360, the whole package is 100% correct, the games are top notch, I haven't had this much fun playing games since the original Playstation.
If Microsoft carry on producing consoles as good or better than the 360, they will carry on dominating the console market without a doubt.

edit: Agree with McDaniel, the more console manufacturers the better, competition is good for Joe Public :)
 
dirtydog said:
Having only one would be stupid as the absence of competition would allow them to charge high prices. Not to mention to produce mediocre products because there was no incentive to improve it.
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I dont think any single console player has it right tbh. There are many things right about the 360, but the quality of the hardware is suspect, and thats even when its not breaking. Sony hardware quality is better, although you do pay thru the nose for it ;) XBOX dashboard and XBOX live are far better than the sony alternatives (I have both so I dont have an axe to grind:p)
 
FordPrefect said:
I dont think any single console player has it right tbh. There are many things right about the 360, but the quality of the hardware is suspect, and thats even when its not breaking. Sony hardware quality is better, although you do pay thru the nose for it ;) XBOX dashboard and XBOX live are far better than the sony alternatives (I have both so I dont have an axe to grind:p)
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Suprise suprise the hardware company has better hardware and the software company has better software ::
 
Yeah, I believe that was the point he was getting at ;)

Reliable 360 + F1 + MGS4 would be my ideal console if I had to choose one, but I can't see that happening any time soon :(

There's never going to be a perfect console so having only one developer would suck, as has already been said.
 
my original question wasn't about competition because its blatently obvious taht competition is a good thing it was just a question about personal preference and your thoughts on this purely out of interest
 
Nzyme said:
my original question wasn't about competition because its blatently obvious taht competition is a good thing it was just a question about personal preference and your thoughts on this purely out of interest
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Indeed but its bound to spark PS3 Vs 360 comments, which is ashame.

If i 100% had to pick one, im gonna say the 360, just because i love the achievement system - not the "im better because i have more points" side, just the added play it brings to games :)
 
I'm finding it hard to choose to be honest.

Sega in the past were fantastic, and if it wasnt for pure competition driving them under, I think they could have come up with something extremely good.

But then again, Nintendo have never stopped fighting like Sega did, And they have managed to hold their own every step of the way, I'd consider the handheld market dominated by them, And their drive for being different and innovative can only lead to good things. Wii being a definate good thing, and kicks the ass of Xbox360 and PS3 for drunk fun!

I dont think sony or microsoft would be great in a single developer world.

If you notice, both consoles are so damn close when it comes to specs, we'd probably be better off with a Sonysoft or a Microny. Get the Bluray, Better GPU, Cell and live into 1 Console. :D

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Anyways, Thats my answer. Not a real answer I know, But it adds to the fun of the debate :D
 
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