I am fairly more optimistic than mot about the consoles of this gen (generally speaking) so I don't think about the massive complaints that keep getting repeated because I knew those going in: that 360 makes you pay to play online and the failure rates, that Wii has like no online and that the PS3 is expensive.
The concerns that I have are with smaller things that I didn't see coming:
I have 8 controller to play all the games that I can play on the Wii with someone else.
2 Nunchuks, 2 Wiimotes, 2 classic controllers and 2 gamecube controllers as only some gc games can be played using the classic controller. Those controllers together cost me 210 dollars. On the other hand, PS3 and 360 I can play all the games from past systems and current and downloadable with the same controller for 50 dollars extra (for the 2nd one).
Xbox 360, I didn't expect the failure rates to still be this high this far into its lifespan. I mean I am always afraid of it busting on me at any time and that is just unacceptable.
PS3, the PS network is free as opposed to Live and it started much later so I went in knowing I won't get as much from it at first as I do on the 360's Live. But, the build up for the PSN has been way too slow and inconsistent. It was starting to pick up for a while with MK II online released (great addition) and Tekken: Dark Resurrection for 20 bucks but then it went quiet again. Even the small downloadable games are being delayed constantly and there aren't many of them.
But the thing I cannot understand at all is the lack of demos. The main thing I like about 360's Live are the demos. That I can play and try out games before buying them by merely downloading the demo. The PS3 barely gets any demos. Seriously, why can't Sony and the companies releasing their games see the benefit of lots more demos that could convince customers to buy their games (just look at the Xbox Live demo system it's boosting sales for almost all games when they get released).
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