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HappySqurriel on 20 August 2008
JGarret said:
@HappySqurriel

Hmmm...so you see the PS3 outselling the 360 by 15 to 20 million....I wonder...it's only winning by about 20/30K every week....granted things aren't stationary and they change, but how did you come to that conclusion?

There are two things, I think the XBox 360 will end up being 'Pinched' out of the market outside of English speaking countries because Microsoft seems to struggle in these regions; and I do think that they have made mistakes in how the XBox 360 is positioned that will lead the PS3 to slowly catch up to them in English speaking countries.

 



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TheBigFatJ on 20 August 2008
KZ2 said:

In 2006, Sony released the PS3 under heavy scrutiny by the media and gamers alike. The list of PS3 bashing just piled up. Out of the gate, the bashing started: HDMI wasn't needed...Blu-Ray wasn't needed...high price...lack of games...no rumble...hard to develop for...HDMI not included...inferior hardware...online sucks...Space not needed. Sony fails at format wars. Sony lies. Sony is arrogant. No choice. Bad backward compatability. 1080P not needed.

This isn't accurate.  What people primarily said was:

- Doesn't really support 1080p like they said it would.  Most games are 720p or lower.  (True)

- BD increases cost drastically and it force-bundled with system.  Sony using PS3 to win format war (this was true).

- Hard to develop for is true and still a complaint.

- HDMI cables not included isn't intended to save Sony $1 on the cable (which cost less than $2).  It was to get users to buy Sony affiliated over-priced HDMI cables for like $30.

Sony did lie, and Sony was arrogant.  Sony made a lot of promises with the PS3: 2-core cell instead of 1.  They said it would be powerful enough to drive dual 1080p displays (it can't even drive one for gaming), dual HDMI ports, etc etc etc.

The PS3 is doing better than it was, but it isn't doing great yet.  I think a lot more people will be ready to eat crow once the PS3 passes the 360.  But I don't see that happening before 2010.



JGarret on 20 August 2008

Good points, Happy and Ail....btw, what mistakes are you referring to, Happy?



perpride on 20 August 2008

Wow...I had never realized how long the list of problems people have with the PS3 really was.

Like you said though, Most of them have been addressed at this point.

Blu Ray has always been the PS3's strongest gun.



TheBigFatJ on 20 August 2008

3. Suck it up, they're like $20. how poor are you?

Why on earth would you pay $20 for a cable? Are you insane? It better be 50 feet and rated for in-wall installation, because if you're buying one for an entertainment center you should be paying $3 or $4.



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Strategyking92 on 20 August 2008

I still think ps3 is not worth it, and xbox 360 is right now.
Where is this crow I shall eat?



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colonelstubbs on 20 August 2008

I just thought i would drop in and say 'woo for sony beating the 360 in WW sales for ONLY the 38th week out of the last....40'*

*calculations are approximate and may have been inflated to support fnaboy perspective



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gimmebanana on 20 August 2008
colonelstubbs said:
I just thought i would drop in and say 'woo for sony beating the 360 in WW sales for ONLY the 38th week out of the last....40'*

*calculations are approximate and may have been inflated to support fnaboy perspective

thats great news colonel

as for the 360 fanbots and the proud wii owners ....chill out its not like the ps3 is a monster !

 



blazinhead89 on 20 August 2008

^happy squirrel things otherwise :P. I kid



jerry133 on 20 August 2008

"I can't believe someone is still believing in the ten years plan. Who would buy PS3 when next gen comes out? " People are still buying the Ps2. It has been reported ad nauseum that the ceiling for graphics in console games is gonig to be hit. In 10 yeaqrs is there going to be a new type of Hi-def Tv? Doubtful especially since HD-TV is just now coming into its own. Yes the PS3 is hard to develop for just as the PS2 was but this is a mixed blessing because games at the end of the consoles lifespan have much improved graphics. The difference between the Xbox 720 and the PS3 won't be that big. Also why on earth is the Wii/DS winning with substandard graphics? Believe what you will but for some odd reason each playstation system has had a longer life span then the previous one. The PS2s lifespan? 9 years PS1? 7 years PS3? ____ years