jnemesh said:
Machiavellian said:
jnemesh said:
Everyone needs to QUIT using the PS3/360 battle as an example! It's a different game than it was 8 years ago! NONE of the advantages that the PS3 had last gen, that enabled them to catch up and eventually surpass the 360 have anything whatsoever to do with where the XB1 stands or where it's going in the future!
You can debate what happened last gen until you turn blue...but it's not going to play out the same way this time guys. There is ZERO chance of the XB1 EVER taking the lead this gen. In the US or globally. The BEST that they can hope for is that they beat out the WiiU for a distant 2nd place...and even that is not assured! |
How exactly did the PS3 catch up to the 360. Was it the multiple price drops. Was it the removal of all of the initial components within the PS3 when it wasn't selling so good so Sony could drop the price. Was it Sony retooling the PS3 to build it cheaper, so Sony could drop the price again.
Things do not have to play out the same as last gen but to ignore obvious facts last gen seems to be short sighted. You sound like the people who were claim the PS3 was dead during those rough years for the PS3. Sony made many price drops to get the PS3 to a price where consumers preceived the value as acceptable. It only takes one screw up to turn momentum. If not for the RROD with the 360 who knows what this gen would have looked like. Nothing is set and this gen there will be plenty of opportunities for each company to make either smart or dumb moves.
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The biggest difference was that people were buying PS3s as blu-ray players and later, Netflix streamers. (my parents did, and they don't game at all) It also had better build quality than the 360, support for 1080p in games, non proprietary cables and connectors, and a larger library of exclusive games. But hey, don't let facts get in the way of your argument.
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I think your memory is missing on a few items. You only have to go to Eurogamer Digital face off to see that both systems coud do native 1080P games so not sure why you using that as a point. Exactly what proprietary cables and connectors are you talking about. I remember that the PS3 did not even come with a HDMI cable while MS did when they change their SKU with an HDMI output. Exactly how large are the exclusives compared to the 360. What does that have to do with anything??
