And he was positive he'd buy a PS3 for the gaming, Blu Ray and the like. His wife, however, wasn't big on the HD consoles and is a nongamer and wanted a Wii. However, after the holidays, she played 'Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe' and said yes to ... an Xbox 360. He said he was cool with the idea, but also stated something me and other video game bloggers at the paper were discussing - all of his friends he would game with have 360s. And another PS2 owner is going to get a 360 - and stated the number of co-workers with 360s and on LIVE was a factor for him too.
Another friend and fellow blogger who has a 360 and PS3 was saying he wants to get COD4 - he passed on it, now wants it - and couldn't believe how cheap the PS3 version is - vs. the 360 version, which is still pretty much at full retail. He said the same thing - you could game online - for free - with the PS3 version, but it's only good if your peeps have PS3s.
I definitely agree - the friend factor is really swaying potential PS3 sales - especially PS2 owners who don't have a carrot from Sony - to look at the 360 this time around.
Any similar experiences out there?
