| madskillz said: I am pro MS because I got sooo tired of being shafted by Sony. I have invested in products just to watch Sony orphan them quickly. I could see giving it a year or two, but not just ripping off the lifeline. And as you stated, exclusive content sells consoles. Look at GTA on the PS2. The series moved several million copies, and several consoles. What's the attach rate - not sure, but I can say look at the GTA numbers on the PS2 vs. the Xbox - and you'll see a huge difference. Though I have HD DVDs, and yeah, I do love the sharpness, but I have told people to wait. The jump from DVD to HD isn't big enough to justify its purchase. I would recommend someone buying an HD player when prices hit in the mid 150s, and movies are under $15. Until then, I wouldn't go either format. Blu Ray has to do a better job with features that should have been implemented at launch. And I stand by my statement. If the PS3 offered more, it would have cut deep into the 360 lead. Exclusive content sells consoles - and guess what? It's doing just that. The PS3, though, has an HD player and that is what Sony is touting. They'll make much, much more money on movies than games. And what's sad is - they know folks will buy games, no matter what. Right now, the only reason I'd buy a PS3 NOW is to be able to play my PS1 and PS2 games on it. I could care less about Blu Ray - and don't need wifi, HDMI and the like to game. Gamewise, just a few interest me - F1 and Uncharted - but that's it. Maybe more folks will get excited with there are games that really offer a unique experience on the PS (like Uncharted). |
Your a fanboy, by it's purists definition. You are not an unreasonable ass, so please don't think I am insulting you. When it comes to sports, I am a fanboy. Everyone in one arena or another, is a fanboy. This it seems, is yours. I will explain.
Being a fanboy is nothing more then having a love for something, and then not being able to be unbiased because of it. It's not a bad thing in itself, provided you conduct your self maturely (and you do).
You have had a bad experience with Sony. Most people who have had experiences with both companies, find Sony to be less negative. Your personal opinion is when it comes to Sony vs MS as a company MS wins. When projecting sales based on company names. Sony wins this area (yet you believe they don't).
You find gaming on the 360 to be more entertaining. I own both systems, and the exclusives on each warrant their purchases. Personally, I put my top 4 games this year as CoD, R&C, BioShock, and Uncharted. You have every right to feel that PS3 exclusives are not entertaining enough for you to purchase it. Where this is a failing is then thinking that's the norm. Personally, I can't find a single reason outside of SMG to buy a Wii. That in no way means I think the Wii has no games worth playing. Obviously, they do. Just none I want to play.
You dropped $200 for an HD-DVD player, and you enjoy it. If you own any (and I know you do), you have broken your rule of $15, as every HD movie you have has also been released on DVD. You only now feel the HD movie movement is "not worth it" because Sony (and company you dislike) is about to control it.
If you consider we both paid $200 to watch HD movies, then I got my PS3 60 gig, with wifi, and HDMI for $400, and that was in 2006. I also got an HD player that will be useful for new content for years to come. How can anyone look at this as a bad investment? Only someone who dislikes Sony.
You use your personal feelings about a company and a product as factors when predicting how successful a product will be globally. That is the definition of a fanboy.
