The next PlayStation (SNE) will be called the Orbis and be released ahead of the 2013 holiday...

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Yaron Ron Reuven Comments (366)
 
This is huge news for $AMD and bigger once confirmed.
28 Mar 2012, 02:44 PM Reply Like

Humble Value Miner Comments (370)
 
and why is it bad for GME? if old games won't work, they will sell new ones...
28 Mar 2012, 02:55 PM Reply Like

SA Editor Eric Jhonsa Comments (574)
 
There's a lot of competition in the market for new games, especially from online retailers. Whereas GameStop is one of the dominant players in the used game market, thanks to all of the customers who trade in their games at its shops.
28 Mar 2012, 03:05 PM Reply Like

Humble Value Miner Comments (370)
 
thank you for the clarification. I believe however that this move (if confirmed) is a risk more for Sony (the success of Intel and Microsoft is "backward compatibility"... but maybe for games it is less critical than for office applications)
And by the way of course after some time there will be also used games for the new PS, I guess :)
28 Mar 2012, 06:57 PM Reply Like

SA Editor Eric Jhonsa Comments (574)
 
No problem. I think it would probably be a mistake for Sony if Microsoft doesn't follow suit. It'll anger/alienate a subset of gamers at a time when Sony needs to win their support after losing the current round of the console wars. But if Microsoft puts similar restrictions into the next Xbox, then there's less risk involved.
29 Mar 2012, 01:38 AM Reply Like

Daniel Radakovich Comments (315)
 
This will kill the industry, and quite frankly and true gamer knows this won't happen. Gamestop has the highest market share for ps3 games and xbox games, the fact is Gamestop helps the industry, if you kill the middle man, the industry goes down with it.
30 Mar 2012, 08:24 AM Reply Like