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Mummelmann on 22 August 2009
aher052 said:
Wow guys seriously just relax for one second

This thread is not serious...I made it because I was sick of all the sony threads saying how they gonna dominate now...but yeah

It needs to be more over the top if everyone is to get (or at the very least, for only the dumbest not to).



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aher052 on 22 August 2009
vMummelmann said:
aher052 said:
Wow guys seriously just relax for one second

This thread is not serious...I made it because I was sick of all the sony threads saying how they gonna dominate now...but yeah

It needs to be more over the top if everyone is to get (or at the very least, for only the dumbest not to).


Wasn't really supposed to be a joke but more of an expression of sarcasm... Wasn't it obvious enough though?

 

I seriously lol'd at some of the comments trying to prove me wrong though

 

 



Predictions

GT5 will sell 3.2million + first week on ps3 (made 06 March 2010)

FFXIII Versus will have higher Metacritic scores than FFXIII after the first month.... Bet going on with perpride - loser changes sig for a month

KH3 will be PS3 EXCLUSIVE - willing to bet removal from vgchartz for a month


theprof00 on 22 August 2009

xbox has already been affordable for quite some time now. Half the price of the ps3 in fact.



theprof00 on 22 August 2009

is xbox back in the red again?



Zizzla_Rachet on 22 August 2009
Munkeh111 said:
God, there are so many ironic and rubbish threads going around here...

This news is actually real in NA...Sorry to dissapoint you...



 



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tedsteriscool on 22 August 2009

You're right...

Sony are domed.

Microsoft will reign supreme.



Zizzla_Rachet on 22 August 2009

LOL!!!...You guys never learn...Even though this thread some how turn in to a Debacle.....It's time to really *Face Palm*

And For us 360 fans...It's time to Finish the Fight

 

Yup, 360 Elite Goes $299 On August 30

By Luke Plunkett, 5:40 PM on Fri Aug 21 2009, 13,685 views

And so it begins. This is a page from the latest Wal-Mart catalogue, due August 30, advertising the Xbox 360 Elite at $299, a whole $100 cheaper than its current price.

With Meijer's catalogue also advertising a $299 Elite for August 30, let's end the conjecture right here. This is definitely happening.

What's fascinating is not the fact the Elite is $100 cheaper, it's that we now - finally - have the 360 and PS3 going toe-to-toe in the marketplace. Both consoles are $299, both have 120GB HDDs, both have HDMI, both are...black.

Be interesting to see what impact each console's bullet-point deal-breaker - Blu-Ray for PS3, Netflix for 360 - has on sales.



 



Zizzla_Rachet on 22 August 2009
AoiRayn said:

When I look at them side by side, this is what I get
(the rest is pretty much the same)

PS3 slim ($299):

- Free Internet You don't get free Internet..What you do get is a free service that requires internet...And is considered infirior by industry analyst...(PSN) (mostly same features as XBL No not really..PSN is way more Expensive when it comes to renting and buying movies..also PSN (What ever they are called)games don't come with Demos unless the dev can afford them or Sony backs the tittle themselves...So you can't get a trail version of every game..like you can with XBLA... ., execpt cross game voice, which is rumored being worked on)
- Blu-Ray Ok..there are benefits to this
- Controller Hummm...It's good that the controller comes this way...but a 20 B pack and wire charger...really made no difference to me...But I guess in the long run the dual shock would save you the money..(no batteries needed)
- Web Browser Does not enhance gaming in anyway...this is the least important of fetures Sony offers....And really...Don't you think there is a reason why the biggest software company in the world has not put their browser on the their console...
- HDD Replacement Don't feel this important...I don't recall ever hearing about MS HDD for Xbox 360 no longer working..as far as upgrading goes....I don't anyone has filled an 120 360 HDD...but if you feel this is important...so be it
- Smaller Does it have Wifi still?

Xbox Elite ($299)

- Better Internet It's not just better...It's way better...I've never heard anyone complaning about lag like they do about the PS3 (People I know) And it also has way more features and content is cheaper Cross game chat is worth $ 4.17 a month....Especially is you have lots of friends...I mean seriosly...if 50 bucks a year lets me join a voice chat party of 5 or more people that are all playing different games...I am getting my money's worth(although it cost $50 a year to play online)
- Free Headset yeah and it works great too

I didn't include exclusives games, since both system have equal and great exclusives!
So in the end, Xbox will be the more expensive one To rent movies on PS3..you have to pay 2.00 a movie...For 24 hours...on Xbox 360 with netflix..you 8.99 and can watch all the movies they have available which is alot...On PSN...If watch 10 in one month...that's 20 dollars, where you have to either buy batteries,
or rechargeable batteries if you want wireless, and that you have to pay, to play. A battery pack..and it wire charger are 20 bucks..and your paying for the best online gaming service on consoles...just look at the difference between your friend on XMB to NXE....XMB will emulate NXE as much ads it can with it's upcoming update...

A Blu-Ray player also cost quite much ($150 +/-) which is included with the PS3.
It's a shame that a headset is not included, but the Blu-Ray player covers that up how exactly does the blu-ray player cover that up..since you don't get a head set..you tell your self...I have Blu-Ray..I don't need to chat when I'm playing online with people..? becuase if you buy one..Which is like 60 dollars last I checked it's making the PS3 more expensive..going by your logic, and much more!
In my opinion, PlayStation 3 is still a winner, when it comes to most value for the money. IMO Xbox 360 has more value...

Both consoles is great in their own ways though, but I seriously think Microsoft should cut out that $50 yearly cost for internet. I would hate to get subpar service...I hope XBL is 50 bucks a year...that mesly 50 bucks has gone a long way to make my service fantastic,secure...and the supirior service..evne in your opinion
That's utter crap, making their customers pay even more to play their games online..

edit: okay, so it's no free hdmi cable for the new elite, that kinda makes it even less valuable compared to PS3 slim, but it's still a great console nontheless. PS3 never came with HDMI cables....and the Slim does not ethier...What's your point?

 



 



Spankey on 22 August 2009
dorbin2009 said:
Do the math and figure out how much the PS3 has to outsell the 360 month to month to be able to take it over in sales by the time this generation has ended.

Then take a look at the exclusive titles PS3 has in store.

Then look at the two Halo games coming out this Fall and Spring.

Then take a look at the global economy.

Then please smack yourself in the face and retract the idea that this is a possibility. Millions of gamers weren't waiting for the magic 300 dollar mark to cash in on the PS3. Millions of people wish they had 300 dollars to pay bills.

Tell Susy homemaker that the 300 dollar PS3 is going to be worth more to her than the 199 Xbox 360, especially come Christmas when she has a budget of say 250 dollars to cover her kids, relatives and father, and then when she looks at the games selection for 19.99-29.99 and see there are more Xbox titles in that price range than the entire selection of PS3 software.

I'm not trying to be malicious sounding but sony fans are acting like 300 bucks is now a drop in the bucket and will be available to pick from tree tops. The OP was retarded but so are some of these responses.

If money's that tight in Susy Homemakers household, NO console should find its way under the tree.

Games are pretty expensive too.

If they can afford a $199 console, chances are they can afford the $299 one too.

As it stands, the only certainty in the console wars will be that they'll shortly become very interesting one way or another.

 

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Yes it does: 802.11 b/g



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deskpro2k3 on 22 August 2009