360 will maintain its lead over the PS3 in 2010.

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heywoodjablome said:


---you make a very good argument for all 3 consoles...i agree 360 has made plenty of progression since its first screwup. and true there aren't many people playing fighting games the only decent ones out now are tatsunoko vs capcom and you can argue street fighter 4 too. but the d-pad is still terrible however most games are built around it so there's no real problem there. and what i meant when i said too many sku's was referring to the whole 360 cycle which has had more than 2.
---the ps3 appeal was low when it first came out and is slowly growing. and if i remember correctly the 360 did come with component cables in the pro and elite just not HDMI cables.
---and you're absolutely right that the average wii owner doesn't care about online or HD because both are not necessary to enjoy the console. getting 4 friends together for new mario bros wii helps prove that...and nintendo did omit dvd to turn more profit and it wouldn't matter much because who doesn't own a dvd player? I still would like online demo's though its nice to get a feel for the gameplay for free before you buy a game.

Yes, probably too many changes to the SKU system however they have kept it fairly consistant in what each SKU can do. For a while the PS3 was quite confusing for people with no wireless, wireless, no BC, partial BC and various HDD sizes with no clear distinction as to what each SKU was capable of.

The D-pad sucks but its not that important overall.

The Xbox 360 recently removed the HDMI cables, so now both systems are consistant in not offering an HD experience out of the box.

As for the Wiis online, well they are behind the curve on how they implement things. They wait until a technology is mature before they use it and HD graphics and online were not mature systems before the Wii came out.