I think sony is winning small battles at the moment but is defianately ahead of MS and i think the current MS model is mostly unsustainable and does not build any momentum to the industry,Sony and its fans managed to convince a hostile public that blue ray is needed and cell is amazing. Initially it was made out that the ps3 is a beast with gigantic bottle necks not suited for gaming and the xbox 360 is better, now that sony managed to survive 2008 and is in full swing in 2010 i expect alot of suprises this year.
Sony is a sleeping giant and all their fruits are coming to light these days blue ray, HDMI 1.3, Free PSN, Developed First Party, Home,Folding@Home,Cell, improved Marketing, excellent hard ware,wifi etc
its only a matter of time before the pendulum swings in sonys favor completely
What Sony needs to work on now is building hype and not relying on fanboys so much it seems that the market is already captured they need new blood, better sdk's, more coordinated sales srategy with retailers, pay more for marketing! Better PSN service that connects users, as the PSN is a very seperated and lonely place only with games Like COD or MAG do u start to feel like you're online
So in summary Xbox 360 is selling 25% better than the original Xbox due to RROD and cheapness and the PS3 suffered from Nintendo and Atari Big head syndrome!
On a positive note
Natal,XBox live is a first positive contribution to the industry but MS policy of buying DLC and third party games is wasteful and does not benefit anyone all it does is delay Sony, i wonder if that was their only plan delay the PS3 till its next gen. I think Xbox 360's success is all fluff and i think MS is hiding alot of costs the are spending on Xbox division which i've heard has been in the red since the Xbox, i thought MS was a business? the XBox has to become profitable at some point i wont be suprised if Xbox live subscriptions go up dramtically in the not too distant future. So yes the Xbox is beating PS3 currently but at what cost? 1billion dollars in warranties if not more, wasteful spending of DLC 50 million on GTA IV and dont say they make the money back, take 2 makes the money not MS, Who knows how much MS payed for FF13,
MS is a very dirty company and do whatever it takes to look good and to win. I mean look how they desperately tried to create a GT killer instead of making their own game they hired 300 staff members (twice the number of Polyphony Digital) loads of marketing and the game is selling 2 million in 2 months and will get LTD 3-4million? i dont see how this is a good thing, seeing as how much they spent on this game nd i can make a bet that PGR was more profitable than Forza 3
So i think that MS is an Oasis and when MS get tired of playing the Oasis will dry up pretty quick as it is all superficial and will not last! so i don think MS is as big as Sony. I think they have more money than sony but are a superficial gaming giant. How stupid are MS they pay for games and sony gets them for free and sell more on their consoles, example? star ocean iv, tekken 6, alot of jrpgs.
Xbox 360 is a Shooter machine ie COD,HALO,GEARS! sure there lots of other games but those are in the very distant minority!
KIYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NOOB!
