14 DAY TRIAL // Since when do game developers tell us what systems to buy? Game developer at Electronic Arts, Andrew Garrett made somewhat of a radical statement regarding the three next-gen entertainment systems from Sony, Microsoft and respectively Nintendo. In this bloke's opinion, unless we have some serious reasons to believe that Sony is "gonna' snap out of it," we should just "skip it" and go for the Xbox 360 or Wii systems.
These are Andrew Garret's actual words which he just couldn't help sharing with the world in the Good-Samaritan spirit: "Last year, the prediction was that Sony would win the next-gen war, that the PS3 would be the dominant console, just like the PS2 was. That is no longer the case. The extremely strong performance of the Wii, combined with the miserable performance of Sony has revised pretty much everyone's expectations. Right now, most of us here think the 360 will be on top for this generation, with the battle for second place between Sony and Nintendo (and that's a major shock, as we'd nearly written Nintendo off for the non-handheld market.) Most of us still think Sony will beat off Nintendo, simply due to the older graphics on the Wii, but it's not a sure thing. My opinion: get the 360 and/or the Wii. Skip the PS3 unless there's a big change in the near future."
OK, it's true that Sony's PS3 has had o rough start and that it's having a hard time winning the war against Nintendo's Wii, but the Wii isn't perfect either. As a game developer, you must know that Sony's console can't be compared on all levels with Nintendo's Wii. So naturally, while one machine appeals a category of consumers, the other will appeal another category of gamers and giving all of them indications not to buy the PS3 just cause you 'think so', well that's plain rude. Or maybe Garrett is way ahead of us.