| benjaminwillcock said: Yet you cannot deny that Sony managed to slash their production costs a damn sight faster than Microsoft. And I didn't mention Blu-ray, though thanks for raising the issue. Game developers are seeing the benefit of Blu-ray, so I don't know where you've sourced that particular information from, a year old Wikipedia entry perhaps? I could list several major things the 360 lacks that makes it seem inferior, now you bring up the subject. What about WiFi? Or will you defend the 360's painfully obvious omission by saying "we don't need WiFi" as you did with Blu-ray? Here's another: upgradable hard drives with the ability to use any 2.5" notebook drive you so desire instead of overpriced Microsoft hardware. And another: hard drives in every console (something developers of HD games are increasingly dependent on, the Xbox 360 Core/Arcade was a bad move for MS as developers struggle to make games for both SKUs). Oh how about this one, non-proprietary technology ala Bluetooth and the ability to use any USB or Bluetooth headset you like. And how about games that are actually in HD rather than being upscaled from lower resolutions such as the almighty Halo 3 which runs in 640p for example. More? Okay then. HDMI in every console, no constant crashing and billions lost on repairs, a wider selection of games (does 360 have any "decent" casual/platformer type games such as Ratchet and Clank for example?)... phew, that was a rush. My point is, well, just that, my own opinion on the matter and nothing more. But even you surely cannot deny the 360 lacks an awful lot. I once believed Microsoft's crap about them not needing WiFi in the box and other such things, but thankfully I came to my senses. Anyway this has got way off topic, so let's back on topic. If you want to duke it out over which is best etc etc, meet me in the numerous fanboy threads peppered all over the off-topic section. Back onto Europe sales, I personally think the 360 will see a bump that will last them a few weeks, to be followed by its usual downward trend. But, as the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding. I'll look forward to next week's numbers when they get published. |
We've heard a lotabout Sony's cost reductions, but Microsoft has kept theirs under wraps. Do you work for them? If not, how do you know anything about their cost reductions? All we know is that they just casually knocked 80 Euro's off all their consoles, a BIGGER than expected drop. What does that say about their cost cutting?
Now to deal with your misguided and ill-informed feature-based assertions:
- No multiplatform game has been declared inferior by a developer based on Blu-Ray. PERIOD.
- You can buy a $10 wi-fi connector for the Xbox 360, you do not need the proprietary one.
- Average Joe doesn't have a clue you can change the PS3's HDD, fortunately the Xbox 360 is the only console with a 100gb+ HDD available.
- The arcade is now at a mass market price, why do you consider that a bad move for MS?
- Very few PS3 games (and no high-physics, high graphics PS3 games) are in 1080p. Call of Duty 4, one of the most graphically intensive games ever released, was 600p, JUST LIKE THE 360 VERSION. Buy a PC if you want consistent high-definition mate, cause Sony lied to you when they said you'd see regular 1080p 60FPS gaming on the PS3.
- As for the console's respective game library's, you picked the ONLY genre where the PS3 has the Xbox 360 beat. The Xbox 360 has more, better racers (FM2, PGR3/4), shooters (GeoW, Halo 3), WRPG's (Mass Effect, Two Worlds), JRPG's (Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata) and FAR more RTS games than the PS3. In fact, the PS3 isn't even the best platformer console, the Wii is.
Having read this, it's time to "come to your senses" for real!!!!;)
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