This Now show’s Sony’s PlayStation 3, is better then the Crap Box 360 Bin,

But it doe’s not tell us what Microsoft is going to do next with “Crap Box”
There need to stop some things like :

(1) Bin the online “pay to play”
(2) Add Wi-fi to the console, <– Ps3 has this in there Console,
(3) Make a new Console NOW,

One thing that 360 sales numbers do not factor in is how many return cusotmers bought annother xb360, primarily due to the rrod. Having direct experience in video game retail I can confidently say that a major portion of xb360 arcade console purchases are from customers who have had the rrod and don’t want the hassle of dealing with microsoft. The other portion is lower income families and or cheap bastards of arcade console purchases.

Personally I have a friend who has gone through 6 xb360 consoles (no joke) yet my launch 360 has never had the rrod or any other issues.

Think of it this way sony is a hardware manufactuturer and microsoft is a software company first and foremost, hence why the ps3 is such a better piece of hardware compared to the 360, but ms has had a more robust software lineup and online support since that’s been what they have always been good at. If both companies merged their repective productlines nintendo would be f’ed in the a.

By the way any one notice that microsoft released 2 broken products in the same year, vista and the xbox360, shame microsoft, shame.

Everyone knows when you add in all the features the ps3 offers (except blu-ray) the xb360 is a more expensive investment. Consider the battery packs/ play and charge kit, online subscription rates, wireless adapter prices, larger hdd costs, and the significant need of a cooling solution for the console, the ps3 is a better investment. If the gamer who is a kid who never plays online and doesn’t want to d/l any content including demos, then the 360 is cheaper in that regard.

Here’s the deal though… How many people ran out of warranties, and got rid of their 360 and went with a 360 with a much better chip inside of it?

I do want to know how many units of the 360 are purchases done because they didn’t want to do the warranty stuff. It won’t be a HUGE change in the numbers, but I think it’s still relevant. Honestly though even if the PS3 doesn’t win the console war, I’m happy as long as Sony lives on indefinitely and continues working like they do.

I don’t want my gaming choice to be “Console with the overly expensive piece of shit proprietary equipment” versus “Console with gimmicky inexpensive attachments but no real follow through on quality”

A lot of great games won’t get made without Sony. Furthermore we lose our ability to choose a console that recycles stuff. I LOVE the fact that my PC flight stick works on my PS3, now I just need the afterburner games added to the PSN. I LOVE that my PS2-USB adapter works allowing me to use PS2 controllers and stuff on PS3 or PC. I love being able to throw in laptop hard drives. When this hard drive fills up I can throw in a larger capacity one and use my old hard drive as an external hard drive.

I love using my blutooth adapaters for PS3 PC and Cellphones. I love plugging in memory sticks and backing up my game saves. Damn it I love the freedom I have on the PS3 fuck the other 2 consoles which get so locked down that I feel like I’m in North Korea. I want the freedom and versitility SONY offers exclusively. If I buy a Racing Wheel that works on my PC, I want it to work on my gaming console. Sony is the only one I trust with that. I’ve got some old ass controllers that work just fine. Hell I bet I could plug in a modified NES controller and get it to work with an old NES like game. Maybe even Bionic Comando downloadable or Megaman 9!

“I have no clue what planet you are on but PS3 is still selling at a $40 dollar loss per console. That’s a negetive 44 million dollars for console sales so far. All 360’s are selling at a slight profit if not more.” – You’re right about that one, but Sony will be making money off the PlayStation 3 soon, especially with huge titles coming out, they’ll be making money off the games as well.

“360 will lower the price right when PS3 does and 360 has the most recognized game franchise coming out with 2 new games for the next two Holidays, Halo.” – Ok, this is really what made my angry. Are you serious? Gran Turismo is twice as big as Halo, and guess what? Gran Turismo 5 will probably be coming out in December or January. Plus, we got Final Fantasy 13 exclusive in Japan, and Final Fantasy Versus 13 and Final Fantasy 14 exclusive. God of War 3 also, as you have already mentioned. And then we just have the normal AAA exclusives flowing through each year like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time, MAG, Heavy Rain and probably Resistance 3 and maybe the next Jak & Daxter next year, as well as The Last Guardian. With all these great games, Sony owns anything Halo or Gears of War have. Stop pretending like North America only matters, outside of that place, there are a lot of other franchises that are more popular than Halo and Gears of War.

It is a sad comment on the American consumer that Microsoft could get away with selling such a subpar product for so long. It breaks all the time, it costs more in the end and there is no added value to it. It’s a hackneyed version of a gaming box and that’s it. It plays games, some of them good games, but all the while, xbots are slowly being nickeled and dimed to death or sending their consoles in to be fixed. I pray for (but don’t hold my breath for) the day that Americans wise up and stop buying this kind of tripe. Plainly put, xbox owners are doing nothing more than lining up to be robbed- and Microsoft is making them like it. It’s sad.

Sony on the other hand seems to at least have a longterm plan to add value and quality to their products. They charge a fairly big price for their stuff, but that’s because they know what it’s worth.

i think what he means to say is Brand recognition 360 = Halo.

the dynamic might change but it will take marketing to spread the word of the price drop.. word of mouth in the gaming community will spread but not reach everyone. My friends father was under the impression the PS3 was still a 700$ console.

Halo isn’t even one of the top 3 most recognized gaming franchises in the world. You must be talking about North America only.