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fatslob-:O on 08 October 2013
Chris Hu said:

You are aware that the 360 still has a 82.38 million lead when it comes to physical software sold and when it comes to digital content the gap is even bigger since the 360 has sold more digital content then all other home and handheld consoles combined.

Once again that doesn`t matter in the grand scheme of things. Gamers value the PS3 more than the xbox 360 and sales are pointing that out BTW. 



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Seece on 08 October 2013

What?? The 360 is 8 years old, that is plenty enough support. You forget PS3 is a year younger than Xbox 360.



 

Chris Hu on 08 October 2013
fatslob-:O said:
Chris Hu said:

You are aware that the 360 still has a 82.38 million lead when it comes to physical software sold and when it comes to digital content the gap is even bigger since the 360 has sold more digital content then all other home and handheld consoles combined.

Once again that doesn`t matter in the grand scheme of things. Gamers value the PS3 more than the xbox 360 and sales are pointing that out BTW. 

In the grand scheme of things its the only thing that matters since that is how both MS and Sony generate their income since both consoles where sold at a loss throughout most of their existance.  Also if gamers would value the PS3 more then it would sell more software both physical and digital so you are dead wrong on that one.



fatslob-:O on 08 October 2013
Chris Hu said:
fatslob-:O said:
Chris Hu said:

You are aware that the 360 still has a 82.38 million lead when it comes to physical software sold and when it comes to digital content the gap is even bigger since the 360 has sold more digital content then all other home and handheld consoles combined.

Once again that doesn`t matter in the grand scheme of things. Gamers value the PS3 more than the xbox 360 and sales are pointing that out BTW. 

In the grand scheme of things its the only thing that matters since that is how both MS and Sony generate their income since both consoles where sold at a loss throughout most of their existance.  Also if gamers would value the PS3 more then it would sell more software both physical and digital so you are dead wrong on that one.

If gamers valued the 360 more then it would have not gotten spanked by the awful PS3 in sales. Just face it, the ps3 outsold the 360 and gamers voted over microsoft. Sure the gamers may not value game software as much as the 360 but I guess that`s because PS3 gamers care more about quality rather than quantity. 



kupomogli on 08 October 2013
fatslob-:O said:

Ehh it's not like nintendo or microsoft know how to support a system, right ? It's like almost every console manufacturer cares nothing more than to make a quick buck on these consoles. It's funny how nintendo supported their failure known as gamecube alot better than it's successor seeing as how they didn't cancel twilight princess on it. :P

http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/16/zelda-delayed-to-next-year

Delayed so they can "continue to make the game better."  It was delayed a full year so they could port it to the Wii.  Then, what was a slap in the face to Gamecube owners interested in the game, if they didn't want to purchase a Wii, they had to wait an additional month to play the game on the Gamecube.  The system it was originally developed for.

Here's some other games Nintendo cancelled on  the Gamecube and released on a different Nintendo console instead.

DK Bongo Blast — (Moved to Wii as Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)
Kirby GCN — (Moved to the Wii and resurfaced as Kirby's Return to Dream Land)
Pilotwings — (Moved to Wii)
Super Paper Mario — (Moved to the Wii)
Super Mario Galaxy (Moved to the Wii)
Yoshi platformer (Moved to Nintendo DS as Yoshi Touch & Go)

I still purchase Nintendo consoles and purchase games I'm interested in, but I used to be as much of a Nintendo fan as I am a Sony fan.  There are some things Nintendo did that I really didn't like, and then I wasn't interested in purchasing a Wii, but cancelled a game I was interested in, then ported it over to the Wii.  Zelda being released on the Gamecube a monther after the Wii release.  Then after the release of the Wii, there was literally no Gamecube support.  That's when I became anti Nintendo.  Not a fan of a company that doesn't respect its fans.  Everyone knows the companies don't actually care about their fans, but the least they could do is act like they do with more than just bullshit PR talk.  Atleast Sony showed it by continue supporting the PS2 with first party titles well after the release of the PS3.



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fatslob-:O on 08 October 2013
kupomogli said:
fatslob-:O said:

Ehh it's not like nintendo or microsoft know how to support a system, right ? It's like almost every console manufacturer cares nothing more than to make a quick buck on these consoles. It's funny how nintendo supported their failure known as gamecube alot better than it's successor seeing as how they didn't cancel twilight princess on it. :P

http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/16/zelda-delayed-to-next-year

Delayed so they can "continue to make the game better."  It was delayed a full year so they could port it to the Wii.  Then, what was a slap in the face to Gamecube owners interested in the game, if they didn't want to purchase a Wii, they had to wait an additional month to play the game on the Gamecube.  The system it was originally developed for.

Here's some other games Nintendo cancelled on  the Gamecube and released on a different Nintendo console instead.

DK Bongo Blast — (Moved to Wii as Donkey Kong Barrel Blast)
Kirby GCN — (Moved to the Wii and resurfaced as Kirby's Return to Dream Land)
Pilotwings — (Moved to Wii)
Super Paper Mario — (Moved to the Wii)
Super Mario Galaxy (Moved to the Wii)
Yoshi platformer (Moved to Nintendo DS as Yoshi Touch & Go)

I still purchase Nintendo consoles and purchase games I'm interested in, but I used to be as much of a Nintendo fan as I am a Sony fan.  here are some things Nintendo did that I really didn't like, and then I wasn't interested in purchasing a Wii, but they cancelled a game I was interested in, Super Paper Mario, then ported it over to the Wii.  Then after the release of the Wii, there was literally no Gamecube support.  That's when I became anti Nintendo.  Not a fan of a company that doesn't respect its fans.  Everyone knows the companies don't actually care about their fans, but the least they could do is act like they do with more than just bullshit PR talk.  Atleast Sony showed it by continue supporting the PS2 with first party titles well after the release of the PS3.

Agreed, sony does support their consoles very well. 



Chris Hu on 08 October 2013

Gamers do value the 360 more then the PS3 that is why the 360 has sold 82.38 million more units of software.  A consoles main purpose is to sell software which was accomplished with great success by both the 360 and original X-Box that is why they are in 1st (XB) and 3rd (360) place when it comes to software to console ratio.  On top of that the 360 is the most successful console to date when it comes to digital sales which is the future of all media (music, movies, games, books, tv shows etc. etc.).



Chris Hu on 08 October 2013

The only reason for the continued support of the PS2 was because of the PS3's rough start.  If the PS3 would have sold better from the begining the PS2 would have gotten abandonded a lot sooner.



fatslob-:O on 08 October 2013
Chris Hu said:

Gamers do value the 360 more then the PS3 that is why the 360 has sold 82.38 million more units of software.  A consoles main purpose is to sell software which was accomplished with great success by both the 360 and original X-Box that is why they are in 1st (XB) and 3rd (360) place when it comes to software to console ratio.  On top of that the 360 is the most successful console to date when it comes to digital sales which is the future of all media (music, movies, games, books, tv shows etc. etc.).

I could just say about the same for the PS3. A console also needs to be have the least barrier to get to in order to sell software and clearly the PS3 was the easiest to get through. 

@Bold Was that really necessary to bring up ? BTW consumers will choose what the future holds so nothing is absolutely set in stone in capitalism. 



Wright on 08 October 2013

Just to let you know, the Xbox 360 has always had, at least, two exclusives per year without counting Kinect games. It happen in 2013. It will happen again in 2014. I don't know why this obsession on pointing out "no support" or "the console is dry", because those are blatantly lies.

 

If you're more confortable with Ps3's offering, good for you. But saying the 360 has no support, well, I'm afraid you're wrong. :P