madskillz on 11 January 2008
| MikeB said: @ elnino334 One thing I always found interesting is people not seeming to give credit to the 360 for being ahead especially by so many consoles. People seem to forget it was 100 mil vs 25-30 ps2 vs xbox so whos next gen system would you predict would be kicking butt right now? I don't think the console is that much ahead, especially considering Halo 3 is already on the market. Microsoft did a good job with making people upgrade to the 360 from the Xbox, this by completely dropping XBox game software support like a brick and by putting popular XBox franchices (and serving popular game gernes) onto the 360. But I would really be impressed if the 360 actually ever reaches a userbase of let's say 40 million. I think long term competition with the PS3 will be rough on the 360. I also think the PS3 will remain viable as a product for a longer period of time. |
Halo 3 is awesome, but the 360 is by no means a one-trick pony. The PS3 still needs exclusive content or graphics that completely descimate the 360, or folks will ask themselves 'Tell me why I am paying $200 more for a PS3?!"
You don't think the 360 is far ahead? The console has a 7 million plus lead, and it would have been even larger gap if Sony didn't take a few hits for the team and cut prices even further to make it a contest again. So, they have even bigger losses compared to MS doing one tiny price cut. From a business standpoint, I'd go with the company on top, with a 7M lead over brand any day.
