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FinalEvangelion on 01 May 2008

*Please don't make this a discussion about the Wii (it's difficult around here sometimes). 

 

Reading some of the posts, I've been seeing alot of people trying to rationalize why their console has won.  Xbox 360 sold more units of software and PS3 will probably get a better benefit in hardware sales, becuase the attach rate is so high.

 

Microsoft scored a win because they were able to take a chunk that was primarily a Sony series.

 

Sony scored a win because they have brought themselves much further from where they were at launch when people didn't know if they were going to survive or not.

 

The end result - most HD third party games will be multi-platform from now on.  With two consoles to develop for, growth can be achieved for HD games.  Developers will figure out how to more efficiently develop for both platforms as this generation continues.

 

It's an excellent situation for non-fanboy gamers because now both companies (MS and Sony) are in a deadlock competitive situation.  Both companies will be forced to increase the quality of their products and offerings from now on.  For example, we'll see better first party offerings from MS and Sony as they try to one up each other.

 

Good times for HD gaming right now. 



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trestres on 01 May 2008

Good times for all 3 consoles.



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akuma587 on 01 May 2008

Yeah, definitely a win for 360 and PS3. In some ways it is a bigger win for the 360 (they are getting the game on launch, which has never happened) but also a very large win for the PS3 (signs look like PS3 will get the bigger hardware boost, but that remains to be seen). PS3 version did exceed expectations in terms of sales ratio for sure.



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