360 v PS3 gap charts updated for end of Sept 08

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kowenicki said:

MikeB said:
@ kowenicki

If the PS3 fans are honest at the launch lots of them would have said (or at least thought) that 360 price reductions, library and promotion would count for nothing... and that the PS3 wouls have been wayyyyy ahead of the 360 come then end of '08. (2 yrs in)

I said differently at the time, I always said entry pricing is crucial as well as the launch of high profile exclusives and popular sequels like Halo 3, MGS4, Final Fantasy XIII and Gran Turismo 5.

That's why I also thought the Wii would outsell the PS3 the first couple of years. Nearly all big GameCube and XBox sequels are already released for for the follow up consoles and their much cheaper to make.

If you read back my comments I even stated Sony could never afford to sell the console at Wii and PS2 levels early on, the console was and still is far too cutting edge, selling below actual cost to be sold in such quantities. Software sales need to compensate for hardware technology costs and this can only be well managed financially by increasing the install base gradually.

This is where I just shake my head.  Set aside the blu-ray movie capability.  The game playing experience on the PS3 and 360 is almost identical, even when considering the Arcade 360 (which plays ALL the multiplatform games the PS3 can and they look identical).  Its a myth.

 

I wouldnt go that far, there are a few things holding up the ps3 terrible board arch, a terrible decision to limit ram, and introing a brand new way to program for a chip.. that hurts, the last one can be overcome this gen and very good games will come out, the other two will hopefully be aliveated in latter ps series platforms.... honestly i doubt we will ever see more than half of the cells full potential, mainly due to the chip napping too much while waiting for information to process its a sad state of affairs, but actually not all that uncommon in ppc chip  designs. ram should be a toppriority on all ppc chips, with how they implment instructionsets, they usaly work on more things at one time than other chipsets which requires more ram. 

for a cell chip to truelly shine 4 or more gig will be needed, im suprised we havent seen a home modder do this yet. it woulld be one hell of a computer.