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Hawkeye on 14 June 2008
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libellule said:

 

... toward Sony.

The Xbox360 is installed and possess a complete 2007/2008 line-up with some great titles. It is quite affordable and is second in the console war by a significative margin.

At the opposite, the PS3 is third, is quite expensive, the multiplateform titles are cancelled (red alert3) or delayed (alone in the dark4). In a way there is nothing that could save it.

But ...

... ... it is not anymore bashed by the media !!!

Just look at the 3 last examples :

- GTA4 : despite the lack of futur episodic content on the PS3, no version was really pushed by the different online websites as if the 2 versions were really egual.

- Resistance2 vs Gear of War2 : the 2 first games get quite different score and hype. One is considered as a masterpiece in term of gameplay (copied in many games) and another one is considered as an average/good game, interesting but not so amazing. One killed the PS3 release in 2006 while the other was barely able to save her. The sequels will soon be released. And you know what ?

Gear1 < Gear2
R1 <<< R2
R2 > Gear2

Resistance2 is more anticipated than Gear of War2 since it is expected to bring more news ideas !

- MGS4 : despite MGS4 being a very hardcore game and having a complicated story, people are putting 9/10 or even 10/10 to the game. Even Gamespot gave a 10/10 !
I was expecting MGS4 to be more bashed, not to be praised by everybody !
It is a bit like Halo3/Bioshock : media are putting perfect score to MGS4 despite having some flaws and being quite special (complex story, sometimes weird, complex control)

But you know what ?

MGS4 is PS3 exclusive for the moment while Halo3/Bioshock were Xbox360 exclusive !!!!

The wind has turned and I believe MS will not be able to fight back.
Everybody is now pushing the PS3 and Sony over MS and their Xbox360.

BUT WHY ????

==> becuase the industry follow the sales and is able to see how Sony is fighting back since 6 months : better sales (THX BEST MOVE EVER 40gb with NO BC) and better line-up compared to 2007.

Advice to MS : next time kill the beast in the egg ...

Some Words of Wisdom to folks that like to say that MS is not here to make but just to counter Sony :
you have to understand this is precisely because MS didn't drop the price sooner AND because GTA4 full exclusivity was not secured by them that the PS3 was able to "go out of the wood". MS truly want to earn money and that is why there were not so agressive in term of price drop and offer during the first years : more money for them but a PS3 still alive.


 Yeah, I agree. Microsft should have taken a loss and completely crushed PS3 last year. When PS3 was $600 and dying, Microsft should have taken the initiave and cut their own machine down $100 to $300, then bragged how their machine was half the price. Sony at that point would've skipped the $100 price cut and would of gone straight down to $400. I can't rember if the arcade was out at that time or not; if it wasn't, microsft should have debutted it at $229.99. If it was, Microsft should have lowered its price to $200 and had the core at $250. PS3 I think would still be on life support at this time, and after this E3 be looking dead. Or Sony would be deep deep deep in the red while Microsft was only deep in the red.