| Domicinator said: So Sony just recently had their Playstation thingie and re-announced a bunch of games. Their execs also flapped their gums a lot. What I got from it was this: GTAIV DLC is Microsoft's last chance for Xbox 360 to be successful, Microsoft has lost hardware sales battle in Europe, and that the PS3 is going to be the ultimate platform for the next 9 years, overcoming both the Wii and the Xbox 360. Now, I do understand that I should expect SCEE execs to say stuff like this. And I do expect fanboys to eat it up like it's the word of God. What I don't understand is how they have balls big enough to claim ANY of these things. They don't give any substantial numbers to back up what they're saying, they don't have ANY proof that the exclusive titles they're promoting are going to be any good, and they are still currently WELL in third place in the console race. This kind of thing is what I don't get about Sony for the current generation. It's kind of like how Hillary Clinton was getting steam rolled in state after state after state and then suggested that Obama should be her running mate when she wins. Sony in no way has a victory locked up right now (and we don't even know what numbers we're going to use to declare a "victory" anyway). Yes, they have a nice machine, but it is hard to develop for, is still considered a bit too expensive, and still doesn't have that much of a library. Their games constantly get held back and they seem to be putting all their eggs in one basket by constantly talking about these delayed exclusives as if once these are all released the PS3 will take over the world. I'm not going to run down the list of all the awesome stuff that is coming out for the 360 this year. You guys probably know the list by heart at this point. What I'm going to do is ask one question: When is MS going to respond to all this speculative puffery? When the NPD numbers come out next month? This is why I get so frustrated with MS in the console war as well as the Mac vs. PC war. They let their competition slander them, spout untrue sales numbers, and make wild claims and never step in and defend themselves. If Europe is considered by MS to be the main battleground for this year, why aren't they stepping up this week with some counter statements??? I wish that the PS3 and Xbox 360 could just co-exist. I'm sick of the flame wars and arguments. What do you guys think about all this? |
#2 Define "3rd" please, because technically I suppose the PS3 is in third, BUT it also has 1 year less sales, but if you were to compare sales by the months the console has been out, the PS3 would in fact be in 2nd, observe:
http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=Wii®1=All&cons2=PS3®2=All&cons3=X360®3=All&weeks=120
#3 Look into the value of the PS3, you'll find it is very well priced.
#4 Some games are being delayed simply to avoid competing with other big games, which makes sense, don't release everything you got in 1 year or you have nothing to look forward to.
#5 This one makes me LAWL, I love how you say "I'm not going to tell you because you should all know". Is it because we all know, or is it because there's really nothing spectacular to look forward to? What do you got? Gears of War 2? Yeah what else? Maybe MS isnt responding because they have nothing to respond with?
