PS3 Set to Become Most Appealing to Casual Gamers

July 30, 2008 · Filed Under Gaming

This generation console war is taking a decidedly strange twist, where there are two polar opposite sets of gamers being fought over. On the one hand we have the Wii, dominating sales, and soaking up the majority of the casual gamers there are in the world. On the other hand we have the PS3 and Xbox 360, technically superior consoles which appeal to the more hardcore and committed element.

But the two worlds could soon collide.

There has obviously always been two schools of gamers - it’s not like Nintendo suddenly found millions of them living under a rock when it released the Wii. But the Wii has appealed to a greater amount of casuals, and from a wider demographic, than any console before.

Sony and Microsoft are no doubt jealous of the incredible sales that the Wii has managed, especially as its a relativity cheap and cheerful machine, and so we have already seen both attempting to move in to the Wii’s territory, and pick up some of those toe-dipping gamers.

Sony has more of a track record of appealing to the casual, mainstream market, as let’s not forget that the original Playstation and the PS2 were both consoles that straddled the line between hardcore and casual extremely well. But then came the PS3, which despite having some casual games available for it, is seen as the domain of the hardcore right now. With its high price, Blu-ray player, and sophisticated chip set, it’s just too damn clever to be accessible to all.

t’s clear then that the PS3 will be handed the casual gaming baton once the PS2 is retired from the market, which could be in as little as two years, or even sooner if sales continue to drop.

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