Ps3

[maddlingo]

Anyone get a pre-order for one of these? I want one so bad that I'm thinking about camping outside of a bestbuy/circuit city for one when they come out.

[Corven]

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post a review if u do get one

[karaquazian]

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I hate to be a downer, but the ps3 is going to fail. Between the price and the fact that Sony STILL hasnt worked out it's online system this one will most likely go the way of the dreamcast.

[Kamal]

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I've been seriously debating between this and the XBox considering Sugana's going back to school and is going to have absolutely no free time for the next year and half, I need something other than the Tube for my weekends

Moreover, considering that the XBox interfaces with Windows Media Center via USB, I'm really beginning to sway in favor of the XBox

[Flingleflump]

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Xbox 360 will triumph, it has twelve months worth of extra gaming titles, it's already moving into it's second generation of games. It is much cheaper, and developers say it is much easier to program for meaning that the PS3s extra power can't even be utilised properly. It has some of the best exclusives on console - Halo, Gears of War, Bioshock, and simultaneous releases of GTA and Pro Evo etc, which was the only reason to own a PS2 in the first place!

Of course all of this, plus the fact that Sony's success now depends on the success of BluRay technology.

Oh and not to forget Xbox Live, the finest online gaming platform on the planet bar none!

xBox 360 all the way.

[Kamal]

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cheers, I didnt consider the exclusive games aspect, another plus added to my reasons of purchase

[thesightless]

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I hate to be a downer, but the ps3 is going to fail. Between the price and the fact that Sony STILL hasnt worked out it's online system this one will most likely go the way of the dreamcast.

listen, my roomie is a gamestop GM, and im telling you, they said the demand for it is so far triple what the 360 was. they are already booked out on shipments through march.

[res0nat0r]

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wii > ps3 > xbox

[toasty]

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Xbox 360 will triumph, it has twelve months worth of extra gaming titles, it's already moving into it's second generation of games. It is much cheaper, and developers say it is much easier to program for meaning that the PS3s extra power can't even be utilised properly. It has some of the best exclusives on console - Halo, Gears of War, Bioshock, and simultaneous releases of GTA and Pro Evo etc, which was the only reason to own a PS2 in the first place!

I dunno. PS3 will certainly have some great exclusives as well, and programmers complained about the PS2 being too hard to program for as well, and that didn't seem to stand in its way.

Of course all of this, plus the fact that Sony's success now depends on the success of BluRay technology.

How do you figure? Consoles have long used proprietary cartridges or other formats that only work with the console. That a console will also play blu-ray discs is a feather in its cap, not a handcuff to its success. If blu-ray goes the way of the Betamax, the machine still does other things like, um, PLAYING GAMES, so it will just become yet another proprietary format that is only useful for that particular console.

Also, I'm starting to think that the blu-ray vs HD-DVD thing may end up being much ado about nothing, now that they have figured out a way to inexpensively put both formats on different layers of the same disc. If I were a movie distributor, I'd just do that rather than risking picking the wrong format and missing out on half the market...

[Flingleflump]

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Demand at the early stages means nothing, there is a larger base of hardcore PS3 fans than xBox fans. However, the console wars will be won over the long term with the non console dedicated public making informed choices rather than choices based on loyalty! How many of these initial customers are also going to be disappointed by the fact that Sony will not be able to meet their preorders due to their manufacturing delays?

The only guaranteed coup for Sony will be the Japanese market ... the rest of the world is up for grabs. Just remember how Sega rested on their laurels and scoffed at the new kid Sony, how there was a huge loyal Sega Fanbase who pointed and laughed at the strange grey machine that uninformed newbies were buying.

The consumer by and large is a fickle being. Very few people care about the power of a machine (see Sega Saturn and Dreamcast v Sony Playstation, and xBox v PS2) It's about the games - have you seen the PS3 launch lineup? It's astonishingly bad. All these promised Assassin's Creed and GTA 4 exclusives are now multi platform! Whereas xbox360 games like Dead Rising are already taking the malls by storm (pardon the pun).

Oh, and don't underestimate the WII either .. it looks like loads of fun!

Only time will tell though.

[res0nat0r]

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i think there must be rogue microsoft agents all over digg.com linking to articles because there are new stories on there 24/7 about how bad the ps3 is going to be overpriced, underpowered, short on supply etc...

[Flingleflump]

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How do you figure? Consoles have long used proprietary cartridges or other formats that only work with the console. That a console will also play blu-ray discs is a feather in its cap, not a handcuff to its success. If blu-ray goes the way of the Betamax, the machine still does other things like, um, PLAYING GAMES, so it will just become yet another proprietary format that is only useful for that particular console.



Because the Blu Ray technology is how Sony is justifying it's extortionate price tag. I know that Xbox now has the HD drive ... but it's a choice, it's not forced on the user.

And don't get me wrong, I will buy any machine that has the right games at the right price, when the price of the PS3 drops, and there are games worth the purchasing, then I shall have a 360 and a PS3, and maybe also a WII!

But I just have a wee feeling that it's not going to happen the way Sony want it to.

[Kamal]

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I do agree to an extent that the PS3 will be its own downfall in terms of price. Whatever happened to the days when you could get a console for a unified gaming experience and purchase it for just under $200 and not have the need to build a gamer PC worth hundreds more to better your gaming experience which differed over every other game.

I wont be surprised if they start dishing out toothpaste dispensers + drink coolers in the console pushing the price up to $1000. I mean who really needs an IBM Deep Blue Cell Processor unit if its going to waste 70% of its ability doing nothing if the game in fact demands only 30%.

I do think MS made a darn good move in offering 3 versions/prices for the 360. I could do without the milk colored unit.

[Kamal]

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As for the Blu Ray argument, like I said above, its a useless option to have considering the "PURPOSE" of the hardware.

Its meant to be a gamer, be a good one, dont try to babysit the kids as well.

I have a darn good upconverting DVD player and I'm not about to forsake on that DVD player just to drop excessive prices on the console AND pay beyond my means for supporting discs.

[toasty]

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As for the Blu Ray argument, like I said above, its a useless option to have considering the "PURPOSE" of the hardware.

Its meant to be a gamer, be a good one, dont try to babysit the kids as well.

Yeah, but Sony is already committed to blu-ray, and it's already committed to the PS3. Seems like a deal where it's taking advantage of economies of scale rather than trying to foist their technology upon us. It's probably cheaper for them to use the existing blu-ray technology than to come up with yet another proprietary format, since a regular DVD can't hold enough data.

I view it as something that can only help, and can't really hurt.