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Xen on 27 May 2011
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makingmusic476 said:
Xen said:

While Khan is a troll, everybody else, especially Divnich, make very coherent points. With what the NGP seems to have going for it, it is indeed going to be about intergration and accessability. Besides, with the graphics modern consoles are putting out, no leap is even needed. You just need to smoothen the edges, improve the textures, and make 1080p a given.

Either way, power is never the way to go if you want to win. Generation after generation after generation, marketing, word of mouth, accessability, and brand strength sealed the first place.

I actually felt Divnich had a rather inaccurate view of the 360 vs PS3 scenario.  He implies that the 360 is the more popular console in North America because of it's non-gaming functionality, and the PS3 is marketed primarily on the back of its graphics, whlie he ignores both the fact that many buy PS3s to use as Blu-ray players and PS3 owners make up the largest percentage of Netflux.

The PS3's non-gaming functionality is one of the things keeping it alive in the US.

He's mostly right. A good lot of PS3 commercials emphasize realism and graphics as a selling point... and I don't really see why would you bother with a PS3 for blu-ray with standalones being so damn cheap. Netflix is something I'd agree on, however... but I don't think it's a selling point for either, with it being ready and great on PC.