Impulsivity said:
You cannot turn a console into a first rate console through buying exclusives. The PS3 is a first rate console in that it uses cutting edge technology, can support large immersive and visually impressive worlds and has tons of added features for a high value total package. The 360 is a crappy old tech computer with minimal features that has a hard time handling high end games. When EPIC talked about porting GOW to the PC they discussed how a lot of the extra levels they added were way beyond what the 360 could handle; similarly if you compare the multi console releases which are dumbed down by the 360 with the PS3 only releases its like night and day. If you compare the graphics of a game like Devil May Cry 4 with Heavenly Sword or even Call of Duty 4 with MGS4 its not even close. The 360 is a second rate console not due to support but due to design and capabilities. The controller sucks, the system is noisier then 4 PM in Times Square, the DVD media is outdated and the processor isn't up to the tasks of modern gaming (Ninja Gaiden 2 has horrid Xbox level graphics and STILL hangs when there are more then 6 rival ninjas). The console sucks which is why MS is bribing others and taking 6 billion dollars in losses to keep an inferior system afloat. You can tell how good a console is by how little bribe money you have to pay; I don't remember anyone talking about Sony bribing people with the PS2. |
The technology in the 360 is a year older than the PS3, and it still manages to deliver graphics that so far have been exactly on par with it -- and for cheaper. You cite 2 PS3 exclusives that look better than most 360 exclusives and multiplatform games, but the same can be done with the 360: say, Gears of War and Mass Effect. It's undebatable that the PS3 doesn't have the hardware advantage it should for something that launched a year later and for $200 more, and that's Sony's failing.
I say this as someone with no interest in buying a 360 right now. But man, you've got to give credit where credit's due.
