Xbox 360 Vs. Playstation 3 2012 - *February* Update

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Michael-5 said:

MARCUSDJACKSON said:

Michael-5 said:

 

I think 7th gen console sales will drop earlier in Japan then the rest of the world. I think 2012 is the last year PS3 will have decent sales in Japan. After that PS3/360 sales will be even, regardless of market strategy. The generation will be ending, sales overall will be down. 360 will remain above PS3 until the 8th gen comes out IMO. well i still belive 360 will fall in the EMEAA's. PS3 will be stable in the Amaricas, and the RPG's will carry PS3 through Japan. you'd better watch out for a possible monster hunter on PS3.

What PS3 exclusive RPG's have a confirmed 2012 release date in Japan? The Last Guardian is not an RPG. don't need confirmation when you know its going to happen! better yet wht do we kow about next yr in any region? yea few things maybe but the unknown is the only factor that matters.

360 outsells PS3 in Americas for multiple reasons. More appeal to casual gamers (Halo is bigger then Killsone, and FPS's are favored on 360), Kinect appeals to casual gamers, used games are cheaper due to the larger volume, and the exclusives are catered to Americans. I personally like Gears Halo and Forza over any PS3 exclusive. Uncharted and Killzone come 4th and fifth, but I think to most americans/canadian, we rather have Halo. It's also domestic, like PS3 is in Japan, and most good games a multiplatform now days. (Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, etc). i have no idea wht the arguement is here? this is pure fact.

Next gen anything can happen. After all Nintendo really rose from the grave this gen. The only thing I can say is MS has defined themselves and it will be another 3 way fight next gen. yep

PS4 could do really well, but so can Next-Box and Wii U. It;s anyones game. yep. if the appealing games are there and taste change drasticaly and the innovation is there in games then we will see alot of battles in a gen where the advantages are far and few in between.

with MS new studio purchase there first party IP should get a boost. and maybe next gen we'll see more of there ip that we haven't seen.

graphics will be off the chartz and unless many deals are done behind closed doors then multiplatform titles won't have any impact on how one console sells cause thats wht happened in the Americas with the 360.

graphics are one thing but its the innovation in games that i want to see. without that then all 8th gen consoles will be to me are CPU's without a monitor. 

now i've said alot of things this gen about when 8th gen consoles should be released. 2020, 2016, and 2014, but the reality is now 2013. theres just no way around it for Sony mainly.

MS releasing a yr ahead of Sony again is an action that Sony can't afford. i think googles operating system will be key to Sonys system next gen. well i may be stating the obvious, but hey it still needed to be said.

PSN will be unrecognisable next gen and will rival that of XBL cause this is one area thats highly contested. Vitas online features look way better then XBL and PSN, and the google operating system just screams i'm better then the rest.

let the os wars begin!

360 will fall in AMEAA as fast as PS3 falls in Americas. I'm just saying Japan is the difference between PS3/360 sales, and like the Wii, DS, and soon PSP, I think PS3 sales will start to crash real soon, before the PS4 comes out.

You keep saying the RPG's will keep PS3 a float after 2012, but what RPG's? There might be something small here and there, but I don't think we will see another mainstream Final Fantasy or Tales of title on the PS3 anymore. Versus is the last game that could boost PS3's sales, and I'm not sure what's going on with that game. Either way the RPG support will be a lot weaker in 2012 and onward. A lot weaker. thats were your wrong. this cross platform play thing between Vita and PS3 will seal the deal. considering the games that are apart of this will be available in 1 retail package for 1 price is marketing gold. i'm not really talking about games but they are there. to much is yet unknown about next yr but i expect alot on all fronts not just from Sony but MS to. Ninty is another matter.

This next bit is unrelated, and heavily based on opinion, so anyone other then Marcus, just skip to the next comment. I think Next gen, PS4 will be the superrior product. I think MS will go along and make the X-Box a trendy product. They are doing it with Kinect now, and advertizing silly things like facebook. I know Windows 8 will mimic what a Mac OS can do, in both looks and functionality, and the super thin Samsung laptops mimic physics appearance, and I think overall MS is trying to appear more trendy. you mean casual? yea trendy. MS is trying to do something that has been attemted and failed but they will succeed. they want everything on Xbox live but it will take a major backseat to the games. wonder for one second when your XB 364 plays every tv show, and sports event.

its more of a casual, trendy, media, family sort of thing when all we need is a gaming system with great online, so in effect MS is lossing focus while Sony is doing wht there doing while focusing more on games. its what PSN and XBL will be next gen and it will already be ready when you load up your system. i guess the idea is for you to only need a 360/kinect or XB736 with intergrated kinect features and a TV and only pay 1 price, and thats XBL.

the thing is the cost of all of this. whos going to pay a likely $100 for those features? welll the only thing it won't have is a phone line but i'm sure you'll be able to do that to through either your head set or with just a wave of your hand in front of you XB8B2 lol.

the only other thing is that if everything i just said is true then it will definately cost more then $100. if your not M5 fill free to read but don't quote to respond to this post. just skip to the next comment or make one. ye thats right keep a step'n. nobody needs to get hurt.

PS4 will be the most funtional system for gamers. PSN will offer what gamers want (Free online, and extras with PSN Plus). Trophies will be cross platform (PS3, PS4, PSV), and as a traditional gaming device, PS4 will be the best. yes other then Wiiu PS4 will be a gaming device with optional media functions while the XB367 will be a media hub first then a gaming system. depends on wht you want?

However I think Nintendo next gen will really make the best 1st party games. It's just a feeling, I think this gen they were focused on just doing what they can to keep sales strong. I think Nintendo themselves were surprised at how well the Wii did, and they just didn't know what type of software they could make. That's why every popular game has or will be bundled, and most of the great games aren't too different from prior games. However for Wii U, they realize they need more software, so I think Nintendo will really work on making a proper Zelda, an excellent Pikmin, a few new IP's and work on getting some sick third party exclusives (like RE4 for GCN), i don't know about the best but i see them doing what i've wanted them to do and thts focus on new IP that will push the hardware and thats what we're going to see form Nintendo. yea i shot Nintendo down at E3 and didn't win over anyone in the Nintendo camp but the potential is what i'm looking at, and if Nintendo pulls it off i'm there(a 15 new franchies/innovation restriction does apply/got to know i'm getting games and not hardware) 

yea i agree. i think Wii surprised nintendo but the reason wht it shouldn't have is because  of the virtual console! thats what i wanted. thats what everyone i know wanted and it delivered the games we remebered playing that made Nintendo back then. you know. before the N64/gamecube.

Back to MS, they will be popular in the US. The nextbox probably won't do anything any better then PS4, but just like iPods and iPhones are supper marked up products, I feel the next box will be an over-priced trendy piece of crap. Like this gen, they will have some great IP's for the hardcore, but I think the focus will be shifted to the casual. true but the main focus will be on wht it is now and thats multi-media. if you've noticed i speak of MS and multi-media and Sony with RPG's and thats what its going to be like. Sony will provide every genre on PS4 over media, and XB671 will focus on more media. once again do you want media, games, are both? Sony will provide both almost as good as MS. MS won't be up there in the games catagory, and Ninty will focus on games.

i wouldn't dispute this if i was a sane person. thats a warnging to anyone other then M5 reading that wants to quote this and disagree.

All speculation, but I'm excited about the PS4, and it trophies are cross platform, I might just stick with Sony's and get MS/Ninty consoles when they are cheap for the exclusives. hey thats my idea lol!