How important is it to you PS3 beats 360 in console sales war?

[Sorcery]

Reasonable said:

Sorcery said:

It's important to me because the 360 shouldn't even exist. The system should have tanked as bad as the Dreamcast, but Americans are so bloody stupid that they value social online gaming more than common sense.

The 360 has a failure rate that is embarrassing, and Microsoft is still laughing their way to the bank because their customers are so hooked on spending $50/year on Xbox Live that they refuse to abandon the 360 for a more reliable system with a marginally inferior online service.


However, this problem only seems to exist in the US, where the 360 is outperforming the PS3 by almost double; in just about every other region, the PS3 has outsold the 360 since release. Every time I look at console sales, I wonder what is wrong with the average American consumer, that they'd choose a piece of crap over a more reliable alternative. I want the PS3 to win because I don't want to be stuck with systems that break as often as laptop computers, plain and simple.

Clearly the UK feels like American, as I believe the 360 has roughly similar sales vs PS3, etc.

BTW I hope you're ready for some dissenting views!

While true that the 360 is winning by quite a bit in the UK, the PS3 still has better numbers from a launch comparison. Meanwhile, the majority of Americans still prefer buying a broken 360 over a working PS3.

 

I always assumed that most people would at least attempt to be smart consumers, but apparently all logic was thrown out the window with the 360. The average consumer has, unfortunately, made it quite apparent to console manufacturers that they don't care about reliability. We've spoken with our wallets, and our wallets say we'd rather buy cheaper, malfunctioning hardware over more expensive, reliable hardware... provided the quality of the games is about equal.

 

And don't worry, I know many people will disagree with me. I know they'll exclaim that the 360 has an excellent warranty, superior online service, and great games, but they will all cry foul when Microsoft eventually discontinues their warranty.

 

To be perfectly honest though, Microsoft's survival despite the shortcomings of the 360 is great for the industry. The competition between Sony and Microsoft (and Nintendo) is really pushing the industry forward.