Lostplanet22 said:
UnitSmiley said:
Lostplanet22 said:
UnitSmiley said:
cusman said:
pezus said:
So...PS3 has more Netflix use, Blu-Ray, 7.1 DTS Master-Audio support. Meanwhile, you have to pay a yearly price just to unlock most of the entertainment features on 360. |
Yup... and MS doesn't release much exclusive software for Xbox 360 either
What is strange to me is that in terms of new console sales... the Xbox 360 continues to do better than the PS3 (especially in the US)
Maybe it's the "buy america" consumer patriotism, but on a product level... I don't consider the Xbox 360 to be anywhere near as good a value as the PS3.
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I've said it a few times before. Everything in the US is a popularity contest. Most of the "gamers" here don't even really care what they play, as long as it's popular. They don't have a real passion for the hobby or what kinds of experience the media of videogames can provide. They just want to do/play what's trendy. Microsoft is much better at advertising so basically people believe what they see. Most of those same people who swear the 360 is better than the PS3 don't even know the difference between a multiplat and an exclusive game. If you'd ask them what they dislike about the PS3, it'll pretty much be "PS3 has no games". Ya know, THAT old arguement that hasn't been true for years and is actually more true for Microsoft at this point.
720 could give you aids when you turn it on and people here will still buy it.
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But it is true, PS3 does not have games like Halo 4 or even Minecraft. Minecraft did not have any mayor advertising on tv, is only available as an digital download and is available on a lot of platforms still it managed to sell already more than 5,5 million on xbla... I guess it looks like gamers really know what they want.
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sales=/=quality
popularity=/= quality
Not saying a game that sells well and is popular is bad mind you.
Halo has always been a series with a ton of advertisements and most people knew what Minecraft was from it being around on PC already. It's not really hard to sell an already popular game to a giant fanbase. "PS3 does not have games like Halo 4 or even Minecraft". Why do people think this way? A games quality is based on its own merit, not by how many people bought it. I mean damn, I guess CoD is just the best thing to ever happen to gaming. You are talking about sales, but what about experiences? Ya know, the thing that SHOULD actually matter the most to so called gaming fans. I could easily say "Microsoft doesn't have any games like Heavy Rain, Uncharted, Little Big Planet, Infamous, blah blah blah ect".
As a gaming enthusiast a person should be concerned with playing what brings enjoyment to him or her and what types of experiences can be had with different types of games. NOT what is selling well or what is trendy atm.
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I am just pointing out that people know very well why they want to have an X360 and why they choose it above an PS3. For me it makes sense that the PR will say this after being 25 months number 1 in the biggest entertainment market of the world. And be sure if X360 manages to pass Wii's lifetime sales in the USA the PR will gloat about being the best sold console in the biggest gaming market.....and devs will keep an eye on that.
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I agree that people know why they want a 360 over a PS3. I just feel that desire has nothing to do with actual gaming content, but is rather based off of what is socially relevant at the time. In this case the 360.
Media hub, apps, popularity, sales, who cares. This stuff should seriously not matter.
A video game console should be about the games and what experiences can be had with the hobby. Honestly I feel like a very large majority of the 360 fanbase just isn't passionate about the hobby. I feel like Microsofts success this gen has been due to fooling people who don't know anybetter/don't care into thinking they actually offer great experiences to gaming enthusiasts. I really like Sony and Nintendo because they are pretty different from each other yet still have a lot to offer to the industry and real gamers. Yet I see Microsoft coasting along on the money of people who could honestly care less about the hobby.
Perhaps my views are a bit too harsh, but it's the conclusion i've come to after seeing how this gen played out in the US. You can ask random people who don't play videogames which console is the best and every one of em would say 360 over PS3 despite not having any reasons. That's how powerful the Xbox name is in the US (partly due to lack of advertising from Sony) and it's pretty upsetting since when it comes to what actually matters (games!) Microsoft is the weakest out of the three in my opinion.
I feel like i'm watching a student who hasn't studied for a test cheat his way to an A.
