Reasonable said:
I've had a 360 for over 7 months and access to one for two years. I know its library. I can easily see how someone would prefer it. I can also easily see how someone would prefer PS3. Each has plenty of exclusives and, last 18 months or so, PS3 arguable more retail exclusives, while 360 maintains a larger download selection. Most titles cancel out depending on preferences, 360 has LO but others might prefer VC on PS3. 360 has indie titles and the like PS3 has minis, 360 has Shadow Complex, Limbo, etc. PS3 has Flower, Wipehout HD, Pixel Junk Shooter, etc. Yes, over 6 years the 360 has lots of desirable exclusives, but now, after 4 to 5 years depending on region so does the PS3, games like God of War, inFamous, Heavy Rain, LittleBigPlanet, Flow, Wipeout, Superstardust, Pixel Junk Games, Folklore, Resistance, Killzone and so on. Today, it's impossible to say one has clear superiority. Early on the 360 did for sure. But those days are gone. Now its down to taste in exclusives or other features. The core library of each is made up of identical multi-platform titles, from CoD, AC, Bioshock, Battlefied titles and of course many, many more... to online games like DeathSpank, Castle Crashers, etc. MS did work hard early in the 360 life to differentiate, with timed exclusives, or paid for development, but that time really has passed and now each boasts and equally strong library. Even when I look at Kinect/Move I see more or less a draw. Kinect has DC, Adventures and Sports as good titles, then it gets iffy down to a poor fighting title. Move has SC, Singstar, Tumble and then it gets iffy down to a poor fighting title (in general critical view, I know some folks love those fighting titles). Therefore I stick to what I say - it is now impossible to argue either is automatically the better choice. It depends on preference for game types and which exclusives you prefer. I do believe that currently, in terms of what's visible, PS3 is going to have more exclusives this year than 360, although that might change - and I believe it's the fact that right now the PS3 looks to be getting more exclusives that drove Happinesses response: i.e. both have big libraries but PS3 seems to be getting more games right now hence he'd recommend that if he had to make a choice. I say look to the exclusives that interest you and chose there, plus consider how much online matters and whether you need the additional functionality of Live to meet your needs. |
Awesome post. I won't even make a pun about your username, even though I'm extremely tempted to do so. I guess M$'s mistake is that they didn't expect this gen to go as well as it did or as long as it did (I support this line of thinking with no evidence, of course!). In the past, five years was about all we needed and then the battle for the next next gen would kick off. It's been close to six years and the battle is still showing no signs of ending! Early advantages like partnering with Namco, Capcom, Squaresoft, and other "Sony Partners" put the 360 on the PS3's level when, in the past, it was considered a little less. Now, being on level playing field isn't enough for the 360. It needs something to make it stand out (Kinect?) or make it superior (new exclusive franchises).
As it stands, there's just too much in common between the PS3 for the dispute over library exclusivity to be considered conclusive.
