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Pyramid12 on 29 October 2010
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Doobie_wop said:
MikeB said:

Of course it should. The PS3 has been undertracked here quarter by quarter for a long time. Based on VGChartz figures so many time they estimate the 360 to outsell the PS3, yet usually it's the other way around or the true figures are much closer.

I was a regular poster, I warned VGChartz about this multiple times and provided clear evidence. It was usually ignored or even belittled. That's why I rarely post here anymore.

But I am more a tech enthusiast, that has me interested in the PS3 first and foremost. When I stated so many years ago anti-aliasing could be done very well on the Cell's SPEs I often got ridiculed in the forums as well. God of War 3 saw great results using this approach and many high profile games including LittleBigPlanet 2, Killzone 3 and Infamous 2 are now implementing this solid approach as well.

The forums are sadly often dominated by fanboys, for example saying the XBox 360 was extremely failure prone for many years instead of this "being well within industry standards" as claimed by Microsoft even resulted in much abuse. Later of course they admitted this, but fanboys rarely say sorry for their past abuse and will usually find new ways to attack...

I could never have imagined so much negativety towards Sony on English languaged forums and Microsoft hailing/defense. Here Sony enjoys overall a most excellent reputation just like Philips, Microsoft on the other hand has one of the worst reputations in computer history (as for why just read all the anti-trust testimonials and the origins/quality of MSDOS).

I think such bias is reflected on many people who claim to be unbiased as well. IMO VGChartz seems to be run by biased people as well. So many adjustments, so many wrong estimates with regard to the PS3...

Holy shit, your the long lost PS3 guy from Neogaf. Your thread became legendary and it went on for ages after you left, nearly everything you ended up saying like 2 years ago ended up coming true ( I read through the thread a few times and you've kept the exact same name and avatar).

On to your point though: I don't think the site itself is actually biased towards anyone, I just think that it's much harder to find the numbers for all the regions Sony distributes their consoles to. The forums may be a different story, but fanboy drivel comes from every side.

On Topic: I see the 360 staying ahead  until their next console releases, but the PS3 will outsell it in the long run. If by some chance Sony get a crazy boost from another $100 price cut, then it may turn out differently.


And why wouldn't it??? =)

you saw how it performed after $299 last year what do you think will happen after it goes down to $199?

MASSIVE! =D