NJ5 on 05 December 2009
| Reasonable said: I thought it was only in reference to the fact that this gen two consoles offer HD graphics and one doesn't, linked to the adoption/preference for SD TV / console and HD console / TV. That's always made some sense. |
I think for most people it's much more than that.
They both have HD graphics of similar quality, an unprecedented number of multiplatform games between the two, similar online systems, similar controls, focus on media features (DVD/Blu-Ray, netflix, downloading movies etc), similar price (except perhaps when the PS3 was launched). On the business side they both lost tons of money to their respective companies, both were loss-leading, marketed towards the same demographics...
There's not much to choose from between the two beyond a few exclusive games, Blu-Ray and the paid/free online.
It's not an insult as some seem to take it, merely the realization that the two consoles are REALLY similar.
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