PS3 widening the gap with 360: gap is now 1 million

[g911turbo]

Nem said:

g911turbo said:

 

I don't find any of the companies GREEDY, that why I put the word in quotes.  They are simply trying to stay competitive and maximize profits while doing so.  CEO, etc. can be greedy with bonuses etc., corporations, with boards of directors, are run with numbers in mind at all times.  I'll try and tackle this piece by piece.

Why is Sony charging for internet with PS4?  Because they can and they realize that servers aren't free.  They are trying to make profit, just like they saw Microsoft doing.

Why is Microsoft offering free games with gold.  Because Sony does and they are trying to remain competitive.  Sony initially did it to ENTICE gamers TO their subscription program.  They knew that Microsoft had a better online setup early, so they had to offer other value to get people to sign up for paid online.  Again, they were trying to funnel customer into this paid service to maximize their profits.

Microsoft reversed the DRM policies due to Sony not having them, and people complaining like crazy about the Xbox One.   They did this to remain competitive.

WHY DOESN'T SONY EMBRACE SD CARDS??  Why do I have to buy THIER format, which is much more expensive.  Talk about nickel and diming.  There are other examples like this with Sony.  Used to sell their own projection technology, not DLP.  Pushed Bluray, not HD DVD. Etc.   Some work for them, others don't.  Again, trying to maximize their profit and get people locked in.  Actually, Blu ray is a big reason why Sony wasn't pushing DLC sooner.  DLC does not require a disc medium.

Are you really blaming DLC on Microsoft?  Seriously?  No one is forcing publishers to have DLC.

Finally, you can thank competition (from MIcrosoft, Sony, and Nintendo) for the market being where it is today.  Without the 360, the PS4 would not exist as you know it now... you very well might be looking at a $600 PS4, etc. as an example.  

 

Look.  I encourage you to vote with your wallet.  Its what keeps companies "honest" so to speak.   Again, back to my point on competition. 

Lets see... i agree with staying competitive. I dont agree with charging for the servers that microsoft had. They are dirty cheap. Sony doesnt embrace SD cards cause in case you missed it, hackers raped the hell out of the PSP towards irrelevancy. Yes, Microsoft is to blame for DLC practices because they bundled their system with a Hard drive first. This now allows for games to be released unfinished and grant us the joy of day 1 patches.

I also agree that Sony was arrogant and deserved the lesson they learned. The problem here is, i dont think Micorosft is capable of learning, they are too arrogant for that. We can tell by the sucessive mistakes they make with windows for example. We can tell that they will bring back the DRM further down the line of the X1 with most cetainty, but most of all the disdain with wich they treat customers with. Sony never went that far. They only took their sucess for granted, they didnt treat their customers like idiots.

Sounds like we agree on a lot of principles, and disagree on some details. Which is OK of course.  

 

That being said, I do think that Microsoft is in the worst position going into November.  I have not been compelled yet that I need to buy an Xbox One over a Wii U or PS4.   The biggest plus for Microsoft right now is some of their exclusive games (Dead Rising 3, Ryse - if they only had Left 4 Dead 3, since the first one is what sold me on the Xbox 360).

Now if reports start coming out that early multiplats are better on the One, I might change my tune.  But until then, I will probably wait on the One until a year or more.

I will probably buy Wii U, PS4, and XOne in that order.