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Forums - Sony - 2009 - How the PS3 Tides have Turned

ZenfoldorVGI on 14 August 2009

PS3 multiplats are still inferior much of the time. This is just another "Year of the PS3" article. The yearly lineups for the PS3 are always very highly touted, but they have always ended up at just about the same level as the 360 when everything has been delayed. The PS3s biggest strength over the 360 is its BR player and its dependability, not its graphics. The 360's biggest strength over the PS3 is almost certainly XBLA, DLC, and price in general. Contrary to popular belief, there are more games that look better on the 360, than vice versa simply due to multiplatform games and there probably always will be, considering that most developers just don't care.



I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.

NO NO, NO NO NO.

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Jereel Hunter on 14 August 2009
KingKold said:
I for one would love to see PS3 do well, but its bloody annoying when everyone goes on and on over the fact that MS had a one year advantage over Sony. Who's fault is that?
No more excuses over Sony's failure in the first 3 years. They shouldn't have allowed MS to have an advantage to begin with.
All the credit to MS and Xbox; now theres a console that can hold its own against a far more powerful PS3.
Its just we expected, and still do expect a whole lot more from Sony and the PS3.

But even with that said, its still taken far too long for PS3 to finally gain a small edge on MS.

Remember though, that the XBOX360 is almost at the end of its lifespan, but Sony's plans for the PS3 are only just at the start. Eventually we all knew the PS3 would surpass the 360 because Sony's lifespan for the PS3 was a lot longer than MS XBox360.

So really now, what does that mean... Its no surprise PS3 is getting a few good praises over 360 games, but its really a disappointment; Sony is just too late.

I expected a whole lot more from PS3 from the start not 3 years down the line, and they still battling with far less powerful console!

Sad really!

You may want to consider news items outside of Sony's PR department to get a better perspective on the video games market. the 360's lifespan is in no way shorter than the PS3s - the 360's sales are up YoY while PS3s are down, and while a pricecut should fix that, the fact is that the consumer determines a system's lifespan, not the manufacturer, and the 360's looks to be the people's favorite.As for the PS3 getting "a few good praises over 360 games", a small edge in review scores for 6 months is hardly much for Sony to gloat over after more than 2 solid years of lower scores. we'll see if it keeps up.

Lastly, in straight out technical specs, the PS3 may be the most powerful, however to call it far more powerful is just wrong. A more difficult to develop for architecture, a less advanced GPU, and less versatile RAM - PS3's maximum capabilities may marginally exceed the 360's at the cost of far higher development budgets - hardly something to give the PS3 high expectations.



griffinA on 14 August 2009
leo-j said:
Yea most people here dont care about the gaming aspect of the "VIDEO GAME MARKET" they care more about how much it sells.

That's because sales are the only things you can objectively quantify. You can't objectively say if one game is better than another, you can only gather enough people on one side to shout the other side down.



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