Domicinator on 18 August 2008
| Krill said: Why such a downer on the XBox 360? If you look at the way the 3 console manufacturers strategies are playing out, I think you could pick holes in all of them. Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing. I think Microsoft have done a very good job overall. Their online system is comprehensive and intuitive and I don't mind paying for the good service that it provides. Their one failing was reliability; but here they've bitten the bullet, extended the guarantee and addressed the design fault. The system architecture seems to be well balanced and easy to develop on. The games library on the 360 is, in my opinion and for my preferences, second to none. Yes there are some exclusives on other systems that I would like to try but I'm still happy with my purchase and wouldn't trade. If a critical article was written about the other two systems wouldn't it raise concerns about Nintendo's failure to attract good 3rd party software, too much casual software, dearth of software for 'hardcore' gamers, lack of future proof design and poor (when compared to the 360's) online system. The PS3 on the other hand may have been better designed than the 360 in terms of producing a reliable machine from launch, but it appears to be less than the sum of it's parts and handicapped by some of the technology chosen (lack of graphics memory and compulsory install on the hd for some games). In terms of hardware it certainly does not live up to the early promises made by Sony and they are gradually reducing functionality to reduce their overheads. The machine was too radical, forcing it to be delayed and making it too expensive for the average consumer. The end result is that the PS3 doesn't have the number of exclusives it should have because it was late to the party and Microsoft has positioned itself in the software market to make a number of these exclusives multi-platform. As for Sony's online experience, it's still very much a work in progress and it falls short of the experience offered on the 360. Ok it's free, but isn't a premium service worth a few bucks a month? It all seems to be 'jam tomorrow' with Sony. I wish I had a penny for every time I read 'Sony domination begins next year' or 'just wait until Home is released'. Me, I don't need to wait because I have the 360. To sum up, every console has it's failings so let's not focus on just one of them. |
Your thought is accurate, well written, and most of all, true. Hence the reason it will be ignored by most people here. Your analysis is based on the big picture. Most other peoples' analysis is based on July 08 NPD numbers.
