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Fei-Hung on 17 July 2008
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BengaBenga said:
Fei-Hung said:

Price drop on one console, more for same cost on another. Plenty of Exclusives and 3rd party games, rumors and fables, hype and more hype, tit for tat and this is the story of the 360 and PS3. 

IMO it won't be this year, but next year that Sony catches up and takes over. I don't see Sony losing momentum at the moment. Looks like the swap over from 360 to PS3 has begun.

I have spoken to several people who bought the 360 as a time pass console until the ps3 was released. Some stuck by the 360 until PS3 had more games and then changed over, the others stood by and awaited a price drop whilst some others waited for blu ray to be the format winner before they purchased a PS3. It seems everyday, more of these former PS2 owners are given reason to change over. If Sony announce another price drop, it will be all over for the 360. They will come in 3rd place this generation. It's just a matter of time.

 

You act like it will be an incredible achievement if PS3 will overtake the 360. At the current pace that won't be in the first half of 2009. 
If you see it perspective you'll see that last gen the PS2 outsold the 360 by 100 million units and all of a sudden you're saying that passing the 360 2.5 years in the PS3's life is a major accomplishment. That's fanboy talk.

Microsoft doesn't really care about that 3rd place (of course they wouldn't mind winning). Their Entertainment Division is profitable and they have acquired an excellent position for their next Xbox. In this gen they achieved incredible stuff: GTA, RE, DMC and now even FF are now all on their machine. The 360 is a success for Microsoft.

Sony is a totally different story. They lose loads of money, the lost almost all exclusives bare MGS and will be in a much weaker position for the PS4. Sure the PS3 will come in second, no doubt about that, but they've lost an aweful lot this gen.

Benga Benga what are you doing? Nothing I said even in the slightest resembles anything fanboyish. At no point have I said it will be a big achievement, nor have I said it will be a major accomplishment. I never said MS cares about being 3rd, nor did I say MS was unsuccessful. 

If anything, your post shows that you didn't read what i wrote and translated as YOU so fit adding a bit of your own spice and to further add to this, it doesn't look like you are a fan of Sony. If anything it looks like you are totally against sony and don't like them at all.

Since you are someone that seems who likes to play fair and stick to the topic, you seem to have gone against your own principles. Nothing you said relates to the topic which is under SALES in context of the gap between 360 and PS3 getting smaller.

Your last paragraph only argues one side and is out of context with the topic. try arguing both sides if you wish to remain fair. As you say yourself, fanboyism isn't anything to be proud off!

 

P.s. for your information. I have both at the moment. a 360 and a ps3!