Lost tears of Kain said:
Ok, but once the rodd issue is fixed, wont that that boost sales? Wont having huge games this fall boost 360 as well? Seriously guys, your saying that ps3 will dominate because of games, but every system has fantastic games and to say one console will get the true boost is just stupid. Also if ps3 drops price to 400 (not for a long time) you can bet microsoft will drop to 250 or less |
There's a difference between the ps3's and the 360's lineup next year. Many of the games (notably the four I mentioned) in the ps3's lineup are proven franchises with large fanbases. These are more likely to sell systems than unproven new IPs like Alan Wake. Sure, those games will probably be good, if not great, but they will do no more for sales than Shadow of the Colossus and Okami did for the ps2.
Also, the ps3 is going from almost NO games (and thus no reason to buy the system) to many great games in almost every genre. The 360 is going from a library of many great games, to a library of even more good games. While that's great for somebody that already owns the system, it doesn't add much incentive to buy one over and above the games that have already been released. In other words, the people who wanted a 360 for it's good library would've gotten one by now, especially since they can be had for as low as $230 at some places. Yet, for some strange reason, most people have yet to purchase the system. Whether they're waiting for Halo 3, waiting for the RRoD to disappear, or just don't want the system, I can't say.
As for the RRoD, I think it's a bit too late for that. Even if they do finally solve all the hardware issues, the 360 has already been given the stigma of a faulty piece of hardware. It's reputation has been hurt and it will be hard to overcome that. Sure, hardcore gamers like us will learn pretty quickly when the problems are over, but more casual gamers who pick up their systems 2+ years into the generation aren't going to find out about it for a long time.
