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Do you fell the 360 is the closest to the ps2 this gen?

Yes 78 22.74%
 
No 207 60.35%
 
Maybe 16 4.66%
 
I dont know 5 1.46%
 
Can you repeat the question? 24 7.00%
 
Your not the boss of me n... 13 3.79%
 
Total:343
Xoj on 04 April 2010

no, it have higher failure rate though.



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rakugakist on 04 April 2010

I'm gonna say no on this one.



jesus kung fu magic on 04 April 2010
CGI-Quality said:
jesus kung fu magic said:
CGI-Quality said:
jesus kung fu magic said:
CGI-Quality said:
jesus kung fu magic said:
CGI-Quality said:
IMO.....

In terms of exclusives, no.

In terms of amount of games total, no.

In terms of market respect, no.

3rd Party support, no. The PS3 gets enough to where the 360 could never pull away as the PS2 did.

Failure rate, well I guess they're comparable.

All-in-all, it doesn't have to be at this point. But the PS2's market/fanbase is split. There isn't a console like the PS2 this gen. Some similarities, sure, but they'll probably never be a console like the PS2 ever again, in terms of console dominance.

The J man thinks that no one thinks a  system will get the dominance the ps2 had but the point of this is that without dominance in the equation , the 360 is very similar to the ps2.

@Bolded

The first two you have to understand that that is based on time. 360 has been on the market for 5 years while the ps2 has 10(Although the second point could show similarities to the wii)..........and what is market respect? Can I evaluate that?

I'd argue that the Wii has more similarities and more important ones too.

Wii - Market dominance, weakest specs, most varied library, critical acclaim, fastest selling console of all time

PS2 - Market dominance, weakest specs (of course, after the Dreamcast was discontinued), most varied library, critical acclaim, (last gen) fastest selling console of all time.

Now, is this to say that the 360 and PS2 share no similarities, of course not. But in terms of the presence in the market, and console similarities, theWii is closer to this gen's PS2 than the 360 IMO.

Read my first sentence in the OP.....sales is not a feature or something a console can bring to the table.

I read it, and nowhere does it say sales are excluded from the conversation, otherwise I wouldn't have used them. But for shits and giggles, let's take out sales. I still included other important factors when determining crucial similarities.

The 360 has it's similarities to the PS2, yes. Is it "this gen's PS2" (or close enough to it), no.

Where in the OP did I state as such......read the Title CGI... "the closest"......that means out of all the consoles this gen the 360 is closest to the ps2......that doesnt not mean the 360 IS close to the ps2

I read everything dude, but again to appease you, I'll rephrase:

The 360 isn't the "closest" console to the PS2 this gen. But this is getting a little redundant at this point, I've done everything you asked. Read the OP, thread title, and everything after.

The bolded I have no problem with.....but I am not saying the 360 is "ps2-like" just they have the most similarities compared to the ps3/wii.



N64 is the ONLY console of the fifth generation!!!

jesus kung fu magic on 04 April 2010
Joelcool7 said:
jesus kung fu magic said:
Joelcool7 said:
jesus kung fu magic said:

To be clear , the J man is talking about what each console brought to the table so no "PS3 is closest to the PS2 because sony made it"

 

Similarities:

1 year head start

Failure Rate

More third party exclusives than the rest

More AAA exclusives than the rest (based on metacritics)

Less features than the competition

External Memory Card/HDD

 

Differences:

PS2 was the weakest of its gen technically while the 360 isnt

PS2 was a god compared to the 360 in both First party/Third Party exclusives

Online play was not a big selling feature of the PS2 while with the 360 is.

What have you been smoking, Nintendo Wii has the most exclsuives. Almost every game on the Wii is exclsuive to the Wii. Now you can argue that some games are made for all three platforms but the Wii version is always different from the rest of the versions.

More AAA exclusives? again who are you to decide that 360 has more AAA titles. Almost everything made by Nintendo is an AAA title then add the other third party AAA titles. Then the PS3 has a few AAA titles too. P.S the PlayStation2 did not have the most AAA titles the GameCube did.

Your right about less features then the competition and stuff but come on the Wii is the current Gen PS2!

Most THIRD party exclusives....meaning not first party. And the underlined really makes you lose all credibility.

 

lol Wii has the most third party exclusives. Almost every title on the Wii is exclusive. Agrueing against that ruins any credibility youy have.

Also according to G4's X-Play and reviews on the run the GameCube did have the most high ranked titles. The PS2 was covered in shovel ware while the GameCube had tons of first party AAA titles far more then PS2 had third party and first party combined!

Now I am obviously a Nintendo fan, but considering your comparing the PS2 to the 360 indicates your a Microsoft fan. So why would you blindly support the PS2?

I am not a Microsoft fan......Im what some would call a gaming whore as my preferences go N64, PS2 ,360.....I am only a fan for (imo)what is the best.



N64 is the ONLY console of the fifth generation!!!

lostintheodyssey on 04 April 2010
leo-j said:
The XBOX 360 does not offer the variety in games that the PS2 had either, or for that matter the PS3..

In what genres does the 360 lag behind the PS3? 

I think they are pretty even.  The only thing the 360 lacks that the ps3 has is a good platformer there is no answer for ratchet there is kameo and banjo but they aren't loved by as many fans and reviewers.  But the ps3 lacks wrpgs there is no answer for fable and mass effect on the ps3.  Both have good shooters and jrpgs.  Both have good action adventure titles, and both have good racing titles.

The only other thing where sony may have a leg up on the competition is when it comes to a few innovative titles like heavy rain and littlebigplanet.  And who knows maybe microsoft is waiting to put all of their innovation and take risks with their natal titles since they said they were going to treat it like a new console. 



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flowjo on 04 April 2010

ps3 has the most AAA pure exclusive material out of any platform this gen pure fact



Vetteman94 on 04 April 2010

Not really, when I think of the PS2 I think of all the great games it had on it and most of them end up being 1st party titles with a few 3rd party exclusives. R&C, J&D, GoW, GT, SoTC, MGS, FF, AC....



jesus kung fu magic on 04 April 2010
flowjo said:
ps3 has the most AAA pure exclusive material out of any platform this gen pure fact

Can you prove this "fact" with any credible source?



N64 is the ONLY console of the fifth generation!!!

NYANKS on 04 April 2010

Perhaps, but it's not saying much as the PS2 was a God compared to.....well......everything this gen. No console this gen is even close to the sheer avalanche of epicness that is the PS2 library. And the PS3 is very close to having this title in most respects to the point where this discussion is rather pointless.



Grey21 on 04 April 2010

I love my 360 but the mainstream attachment made the PS2 what it was. The Wii is the closest thing to the PS2 right now.