| Legend11 said: I for one am happy at this news if only because it's a bit of good news for PS3 owners. I mean the PS3 was supposed to be the 800 pound gorilla that was going to dominate and destory all it's competition and it's been reduced to it's fanboys celebrating when it manages to go 2 weeks in the number 2 spot. Who 4 years ago would have thought that things would turn out like this? Anyways congrats to Sony on their victory for Blu-Ray and hopefully now it'll be able to move a lot of PS3 Blu-Ray players (and a few games as well, lol). |
I don't want to sound smug or belitting, but I whole heartedly agree. Does anyone else remember the days before the 360 had even launched. The Sony crowd laughed at the very idea Nintendo would even debut in the next generation much ales outdo the Gamecube's dissapointing sales with their next console. And the 360, that would only sell to people who already owned an Xbox and the PS3 would have better online anyway so good bye Microsoft. Any talk of anticipation for the Xbox 360 and, in particular, the Revolution (Wii) would have gotten you laughed or flammed out of most forums. It was just an accepted fact that Sony was invincible and the true God of Gaming.
Now into the PS3's second Christmas Sony Fans rejoice at the mere sight of the PS3 just barely edging its way above the 360 in weekly sales. They argue and bicker over the slightest changes in weekly sales numbers like dogs fighting over scraps, hoping that there will somehow be more meat on the bone. Praise of being able to upscale the graphics of PS2 games on the PS3 has so easily given way to a general acceptance of Backwards Compatibility being a vestigial hinderance this generation. Promises of the PS3's invincible launch gave way to promises of an unstopable line up of games in 2007 which have now given way to promises of a similar domination in 2008.
And now Blu-Ray, what was once just a mere technological perk of owning a PS3, has become its sole beacon of hope for the fans. Let them have Blu-Ray, let Blu-Ray win the format war, let them have their hope. It's the least we can give them.
