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| pointdablame:
I follow and agree with most of what you said shmokes until you get to this part -- --- Quote from: shmokes on December 29, 2007, 09:47:16 am --- But things are looking really bright for Sony right now, IMO. Mario, Zelda and Metroid are out, as are Halo, Bioshock, Gears of War and Mass Effect. That means that those companies have already put down their ace cards. --- End quote --- Things are looking up because they will have good games sometime in the future? Meanwhile the 2 competing platforms have great games NOW, and that's a downside for them? I just can't buy that. I also don't buy that the competition has "put down their ace cards" which seems to imply that Nintendo and MS are now done with releasing great games this generation. The bottom line is Nintendo and MS already have killer app software for their systems, and PS3 is only now seeing one or two games that you could even think of lumping into that category. And when all those PS3 games do come out, Nintendo and MS will be putting out games as well... its not like they will be sitting on their hands waiting for the money trucks to come in because they have a few great games out. I know what you are saying, but its a fairly foolish way to say it. I certainly don't think the PS3 will "flop" but I don't think they'll trounce Nintendo and MS in the next year because of the games you mention. They will sell systems though (and may finally get me to buy a PS3). |
| Zero_Hour:
I just picked up a PS3, after much debate with myself over getting it or a 360. Judging by the shelves at the stores. I'm still in the minority, as I counted a handfull of 360 Halo editions , absolutely 0 Wii's (no surprise there) and an ample supply of 80 and 40 GB PS3's on the shelf. This was Dec. 23'rd btw so I don't think the stock on the shelves was going to change significantly. My decision to get a PS3 was based largely on Drakes Fortune, which was quite good, and future promise of Gran Turismo goodness, which is the franchise that ultimately got me to pick up my previous Sony consoles. If Turismo would have moved to the MS box, I would certainly be talking about how I just picked up a 360 in anticipation of it. While Sony's demise may have been exaggerated, I don't think there is any doubt that they are no longer the undisputed leader in the console wars. Nintendo has pretty much tapped into markets that the other 2 players have completely ignored, and aside from Japan, MS has done pretty well with their marketshare, and has a deep library, and well regarded online service. Sony will be happy to survive this generation of hardware, but will really need to take a hard look at how it does things if it wants to jump back to it's former position at the top of the heap. The First year of the PS3 has done more to harm their rep than help it. It will take more than Solid Snake and fast cars to fix it. I am actually quite happy with my purchase, but I don't think I'm an indicator of the tide turning for Sony any time soon. There are a lot of people who will buy consoles for a single franchise (see the xbox 360's hardware sales spike when Halo 3 launched), but not enough to make up the numbers between Sony and its competitors. |
| tommy:
Can anybody with both a 360 and PS3 say with any certainty that the PS3 has better looking graphics than the 360 or is it really too close to call? |
| pointdablame:
--- Quote from: tommy on December 29, 2007, 05:58:39 pm ---Can anybody with both a 360 and PS3 say with any certainty that the PS3 has better looking graphics than the 360 or is it really too close to call? --- End quote --- It depends on the game. Some multiplatform games are a complete wash and some look better on one console or another. Overall I'd say the PS3 is capable of better graphics, but in today's world, its not a huge, huge difference (though there are always some games that really look great on one over the other) For disclosure, I don't own a PS3. |
| tommy:
I'm sure some of the games that were made to take full advantage or the most advantage of each console might both look pretty good on both consoles. I have a feeling as more time goes by and more is learned about how to dev for the PS3 it will look at least 1/4 better than the 360. If you can measure that 1/4 is some way just by looking at it. |
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