PS3 users are you thinking of switching to a Xbox 360?

[Michael-5]

Squilliam said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Squilliam said:

All I can say is that fanatics will be fanatics. Anyway would I switch from the PS3 to an Xbox 360? If I had just PS3 that would be stupid and if I had just an Xbox 360 the switch would be stupid too. Neither really offers enough USP to really justify owning a 2nd for anyone who fits within the normal distribution of console owners.

Unless a 360 only owner really, really likes Gears 3 and Forza three, it's not just a risky decision to trade in the systems and get a PS3 for the games coming out this year.

Sure if there were two games coming out on the Xbox 360 and however many games coming out on the PS3 that might be the case. Unfortunately there are a couple of dozen great multiplatform games coming too and that kinda waters down the Sony exclusive lineup given most people would be hard pressed to buy more than 2-3 games in a year.

People critisize 360 for having only 2 games announced this fall (so far), but what does Sony have? Uncharted 3, Resistance 3, and InFamous 2? Wow big difference, one late announced game at E3 will even that out, and Halo is strongly rumored.

And what about the Kinect Games? Rise of Nightmares, Heavy Fire, Project Draco, Steel Batallion, and don't forget Seseme Street. I'm not sure about you, but I think a lot of people on this website could improve their grammer. Seseme Street may just be the most difficult game yet (I'm just joking). Seriously though, if Project Dragon becomes the next Panzer Dragoon, how sick would that be? It's being developed by the same people after all. Let's not ignore Kinect shall we?

Yes I'm aware the Move has games too, but much much Less. Heros on the Move, Sorcery, and what else?

Squilliam, I agree with you, turn down peoples bias, think about the Children!

It doesn't make sense to trade in a console. Trade in Values for consoles is <$50, and games over 2 years old are almost worthless. You would be lucky to get the opposite console, PS3 or 360.

Also I agree with the 2-3 games a year philosophy, and I can back it up. What's the tie ratio for the PS3 and 360? Under 10 games per console owner? For PS2 it was about 11 games per console, and with a lifetime of 6 years (as a primary console), that would be less then 2 games a year if everyone bought their console day 1. However people don't buy their consoles day 1, so assume an average primary lifespan of 3 years, thats <4 games per year. This ignores game sales after the PS3 launched, realistically during prime PS2 life, the tie ratio was lower, maybe 9 (like the 360 is now), so that makes 3 games a year.

BTW How big are those PS3 franchises? InFamous 1 is sub 2 million, Resistance 2 barely crosses 2 million, and Uncharted 2, the only big title, is about 5 million. Combined, these three games sold <10 million units, and their successors will likely sell about 10 million combined. Gears 2 and Forza 3 combine to sell about 11 million, and their successors will sell more. So really is the 360 missing anything? No.

P.S. I know I skipped Twisted Metal. If people can ignore even a single Kinect game, why can't I start ignoring a game which was originally planned to be an Arcade title?