MikeB on 19 November 2009
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From a consumer standpoint the only beneficial reason of having multiple consoles is that they compete with each other.
They still compete in pricing and everything else. Imagine if all the games we have today need to be able to be ported to the PS2/Wii.....
Different hardware suits different kinds of people. People who want the cheapest entry pricing 'new-gen' console can get a XBox 360, someone who's still on a SDTV and wants access to the cheapest and most varied games collection can get an even cheaper PS2, someone who mainly wants cute games for their kids to play or waggle out of the box can get a Wii, people who love high definition movies and the technically most impressive gaming can get a PS3, etc.
So lots of choice and exclusives are your best chance to really show off your system of choice.
