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monlosez on 20 April 2009
Avarice28 said:

From a technical standpoint the ps3 can do 10 years with all the future proof options it has built in. The 360 though also advanced does not contain all the necessary options to keep continuing anywhere near the same amount of generation time as the ps3. Why? well if games get any bigger we will be seeing 7 game dvd sets for the 360 (compressed all to hell) and one blu-ray for all ps3 releases. It cost more obviously to have that many disk at retail. so developers will start to either demand that all 360's must have a hard disk to play their game (which would alienate at least 39% of all new 360 owners since they all bought the arcade), or stick to exclusivity which in itself is not viable now, but could be in 2 to 3 years after a price cut on the ps3. We know there is another grand theft auto game coming and this is precisely my point about disk space, secondly rpg's are already multi-disk on 360 and this will not change in the future. As physics, graphics, particle effects, textures, & shaders get more sophisticated the ps3 will again start to show the age of the 360 by having superior effects overall. The whole "easier to develop for" argument will be null and void due to the fact people are already used to the middle and edge tools available for the ps3 and it has only been 3 years. The cell is a beast and has yet to be fully tapped yet and could very well be the ultimate reason why games will continue to improve over the lifetime of the ps3. On the flipside if the wii gets a revision and starts supporting HD resolutions (through upscaling) then the ps3 and the 360 could have a really hard time justifying a 10 year plan.

It wouldn't be 7 dvd sets if they are compressed.

 



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FinalEvangelion on 21 April 2009
terislb said:
you forgot a reason why the 360s lifespan is going to be longer

the 360 plays "backups" the ps3 does not...... yet .3

 

To be honest, this is probably the fucking point of the thread.



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Kantor on 21 April 2009

Third parties are fickle. Once the generation changes, they stop developing for the "last generation". But first parties can always support the previous console. And Sony's first party is much stronger than that of Microsoft.

Then, of course, there's Blu-ray, which will become the dominant video format at some point, and DVD will be left behind.

Basically, the reasons you have given for the 360 lasting longer are that it's cheaper (and?) and generates more revenue. The second one is the only one with any real bearing on anything. And as time passes, components get cheaper.



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Theo on 21 April 2009

Microsoft will bring out a new console sooner than sony will, so I see the Ps3 outlasting and outselling the 360, but not during this generation.



nen-suer on 21 April 2009
Theo said:
Microsoft will bring out a new console sooner than sony will, so I see the Ps3 outlasting and outselling the 360, but not during this generation.

 

This^^   most likely

 

But the PS3 still has a chance to beat xbox this gen



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mero4ever on 21 April 2009
chris1_16 said:
mjc2021 said:

1. Cheaper

2. Cheaper a for a large library of basically the same 3rd party games.

3. MS published games typically sell equally and better than Sony games.

4. When PS3 price drops, 360 can drop even more.

5. XBox Live has already generated over a billion dollars and it continues to grow.

 

Now 5 things hurting the PS3

1. Expensive

2. The 3rd party line up is basically the same games you'll find on a cheaper console.

3. Sony published games don't have outstanding sales figures compared to 360.

4. Expensive and will always be more so than the 360

5. Loses money with online serivices and charges publishers for bandwidth

Oh god. From what I've read, you might as well say:

360:

1.cheap

2.cheap

3.cheap

4.cheap

5.cheap

 PS3:

1.expensive

2.expensive

3.expensive

4.expensive

5.expensive

 

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thx1139 on 21 April 2009
nen-suer said:
Theo said:
Microsoft will bring out a new console sooner than sony will, so I see the Ps3 outlasting and outselling the 360, but not during this generation.

 

This^^   most likely

 

But the PS3 still has a chance to beat xbox this gen

 

 PS3 has 2 chances. Slim and None.



Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.

terislb on 21 April 2009

witty...

until we have seen what the maxium each console can offer is ,there is no point yet to decide who wins.. there has to be a difference in maximum performance but until that has not been reached it remains to be seen

lets presume the 360 reaches its boundaries first thinks should become different



lapsed_gamer on 21 April 2009
BxN said:
frybread said:
360's superior performance and graphics in multiplatform games really destabilizes PS3's claim as the tech god of consoles. I don't know what I'd do if I were Sony.

 

Are you really believing that most console owners are actually able to see a difference between those games ? I'm not talking about the minority that nitpick every single flaw a game has, I'm talking about the casual gamers(they are the one who really make a difference in console selling). The differences between the two versions are usually barely even noticeable to us, why would someone, who doesn't even care about that to begin with, notice it and say : ''Woah, XBOX IS MORE POWERFUL LOLOLOL'', when they aren't even aware that they are different.

 

@Tacoboy

True, but sony themselve have said multiple time that the PS3 was set to make a profit this year. Why would they get rid of it when it is actually starting to become profitable ? It makes no sense.

 

 So perceived parity benefits the most expensive console now?



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DiplomaticImmunity on 21 April 2009

bat bitch slaps the OP

you gave the same 5 reasons



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