Pristine20 said:
No. However, if the ps3 didn't lauch for $600 and stay so expensive for so long. It may actually be neck-in-neck with the wii right now because the wii for one won't have gotten as much attention. I know people who bought it simply because it was the cheapest way to go nex-gen. Some of them have since become bored though unfortunately. If you had both the xbox and ps2 last gen, you'd realize that xbox was much better than the ps2 especially hardware-wise. However, sony won hands down because they'd essentially built a hardware legacy like nintendo seems to have built with it's games. This is also why the 3rd parties mosly flowed to ps2, giving it the superior library which a few would even argue against.
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I don't think you get it, Pristine. The Wii is selling because a lot - and I mean a lot - of nongamers feel comfortable with the Wii. They can interact with WiiSports, WiiFit and WiiPlay. They can play other games - that aren't M rated and really, the word of mouth is selling it more than anything. Go to a friend's house, see a Wii in action, folks are thrilled and leave wanting one. Guess what? Only hardcore types see a PS3 and nearly ejaculate. Seriously, the soccer moms, the seniors, the folks down with playing cards could care less about Solid Snake, Master Chief and Helghast. They could care LESS.
Really, this battle is for HD supremacy. And MS is holding off last-gen's champ. It's doing it doing the same thing Sony did last gen - faulty hardware (now gone), a ton of exclusives and winning the hardcore, as well as some casuals with Lips, Scene It and RockBand and etc.
