Originally Posted by Spino
The PS3 looks impressive but I'm skeptical as to whether some of those in-game clips aren't 'rigged' so as to provide an unrealistic impression of what gamers can expect to see all the time onscreen. Meaning I'm almost of the mindset that some of those sequences were scripted demos designed to show off graphics and rendering ability without the presence of things like AI, dynamic sound, typical sized maps/levels, etc., all of which would seriously affect the framerate.
One thing for sure is that Nintendo is probably going to be the only manufacturer to make money off of each console sold. They were the only one to do so with the current generation of consoles. The Gamecube is a marvel of modern engineering, efficiency and cost effectiveness and the Revolution looks to be more of the same.
Sony and MS are once again going to lose money on each PS3 and XB360 sold, and probably moreseo than they did with the PS2 and XB. Both consoles are so loaded with state of the art chips and whatnot that they might as well be specialized multimedia PCs! Incurring a loss on each unit sold is not a problem provided the games sell well but MS could be in serious trouble if they repeat the XBox's debut and fail to get several AAA titles out the door as soon as the XB360 ships.