Battle of the Game Consoles, article + questions + discussion *crosses fingers* |
 Dec 29 2008, 07:48 PM
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 Tick tock, Bill  Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948  |
First off, I'd prefer this to stay here and not moved to News because the real reason I'm posting this is to get a feel for what next gen console would be the best choice for me (um, and Iz, of course).
QUOTE Hope Fades for PS3 as a Comeback Player In Battle of the Game Consoles, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox Widen Leads Over Sony's PlayStation By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI TOKYO -- For most of this year, Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 videogame console seemed finally to be taking off after a slow start. The PS3, trailing Nintendo Co.'s Wii and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 consoles, was closing in on the No. 2 Xbox 360, with new games and quarterly sales growth at twice the speed of last year. But early results from this holiday season aren't promising. U.S. sales of the PS3 fell 19% last month from a year earlier, while sales doubled for the Wii console and rose 8% for the Xbox 360, according to research firm NPD. Analysts say they expect PS3 sales for this month to be flat or lower than last year, while sales for its rivals are likely to rise. And Sony may not reach its goal of selling 10 million PS3 consoles in the fiscal year through March, analysts say. ... more here Last year (2008, so almost last year) was a very financially straining year, so I decided to wait until I receive my tax returns to get a new console. I had my mind on a Wii for a while, but after visiting a friend who has a 360, I'm sort of conflicted now. Then I had read a few comments on Amazon (I was browsing through some games) and a few reviewers were singing PS3 praises and I became even more conflicted. I'm sure many of you have one (if not more than one) of these, so I was hoping that people might find a bit of time to give me their take. Also, does a potential financial fallout have much of an impact? I mean, I'd hate to spend so much money on something that will possibly be obsolete in the near future. Maybe "obsolete" isn't the best word to use, but I'm not sure how else to phrase it. I swear, I'm not always so cautious when it comes to game related purchases. I bought the PS2, Gamecube and Xbox without much thought. It's just that the new equipment seems like more of an investment as a whole. If you could be specific as to why/if you have a preference, that would be great. :) |
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superstitious Battle of the Game Consoles Dec 29 2008, 07:48 PM
Pooonani I think the wii's the best. It gets you physic... Dec 29 2008, 07:55 PM 9001 The 360 has a great selection of games, and I... Dec 29 2008, 07:59 PM Da1nonlyjon OKay I have the 360, and My Newest Console The PS3... Dec 29 2008, 08:50 PM ArjunaCapulong Wii is a family console
xbox is for playing with... Dec 29 2008, 08:55 PM Willzors Smells like fanboyism up in here
360 sucks
PS3 su... Dec 29 2008, 09:06 PM ArjunaCapulong ay I don't necessarily disagree with what your... Dec 29 2008, 09:15 PM BanDaSnowman I have a Wii, and it sucks. After one week of flic... Dec 29 2008, 09:17 PM mipadi If I had money to buy any console on the market no... Jan 27 2009, 05:37 PM Jonathan-Andrew this is the only thing BAD about 360..
The one FLA... Jan 29 2009, 10:25 PM KINGdinguhling they all suck, PC wins Jan 30 2009, 01:54 AM
Jonathan-Andrew QUOTE(KINGdinguhling @ Jan 29 2009, 10:54... Jan 31 2009, 11:02 AM KINGdinguhling QUOTE(Jonathan-Andrew @ Jan 31 2009, 08... Feb 3 2009, 04:21 AM KINGdinguhling use two interfaces Jan 30 2009, 05:15 PM carolannexbh I don't like the PS3, but its good if you love... Jan 31 2009, 11:21 AM Mikeplyts http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/playbac...back-... Jan 31 2009, 06:55 PM synkiro "sony won't likely catch miscrosoft in th... Jan 31 2009, 07:11 PM Jonathan-Andrew XBOX 360.. Pros: Online play and Games..Cons: RED ... Jan 31 2009, 07:14 PM shannlovin WTF! ps3 ^___^ Jan 31 2009, 08:23 PM DoubleJ You wanna know why 360 rules? I just activated my ... Jan 31 2009, 08:25 PM JosephCohen123 Its 4 to 2.
Xbox ftw. Jan 31 2009, 08:27 PM Tramatize Xbox 360, so what if it doesn't have blu-ray, ... Jan 31 2009, 10:35 PM 9001 Do I really need to tell you why the PC wins? Jan 31 2009, 10:38 PM IWontRapeYou XBox 360. Even though mine just got that damn red ... Jan 31 2009, 11:13 PM KINGdinguhling i wonder, would i buy a car if i knew that shit wa... Jan 31 2009, 11:18 PM YukkaPukka ^good point. Jan 31 2009, 11:19 PM Mikeplyts QUOTE(YukkaPukka @ Jan 31 2009, 11:19 PM)... Feb 1 2009, 02:20 PM brooklyneast05 eh, i think i choose playstation, but mostly for s... Feb 1 2009, 02:24 PM Mikeplyts QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Feb 1 2009, 02:24 ... Feb 1 2009, 02:41 PM KINGdinguhling Sony sucks ass too, making a shitload of claims th... Feb 1 2009, 04:53 PM smoke Xbox 360, hands down. I don't see how anyone e... Feb 2 2009, 07:33 PM IamLegend Playstation 3, I prefer their exclusive lineup com... Feb 3 2009, 03:21 AM KINGdinguhling Kill zone 2 is an eyegasm Feb 3 2009, 03:51 AM smoke QUOTE(IamLegend @ Feb 3 2009, 04:21 AM) P... Feb 3 2009, 03:53 AM IamLegend QUOTE(smoke @ Feb 3 2009, 04:53 AM) Haha ... Feb 4 2009, 01:06 AM smoke QUOTE(IamLegend @ Feb 4 2009, 02:06 AM) H... Feb 4 2009, 06:00 PM BOSS QUOTE(smoke @ Feb 4 2009, 03:00 PM) But s... Feb 5 2009, 09:42 PM smoke QUOTE(BOSS @ Feb 5 2009, 10:42 PM) lol th... Feb 5 2009, 10:41 PM BOSS QUOTE(smoke @ Feb 5 2009, 07:41 PM) Not a... Feb 6 2009, 12:51 AM smoke QUOTE(BOSS @ Feb 6 2009, 01:51 AM) if you... Feb 6 2009, 04:14 AM Jonathan-Andrew wel the bad thing about Ps3, are the discs...Yea t... Feb 3 2009, 11:23 PM KINGdinguhling QUOTE(Jonathan-Andrew @ Feb 3 2009, 08... Feb 4 2009, 01:13 AM 9001 QUOTE(Jonathan-Andrew @ Feb 3 2009, 10... Feb 5 2009, 09:09 PM lovefooled I like the 360. Live is awesome. Even better now... Feb 4 2009, 03:41 AM Jonathan-Andrew QUOTE(lovefooled @ Feb 4 2009, 12:41 AM) ... Feb 5 2009, 08:45 PM BOSS even if bill gates sucked my dick, wouldn't ch... Feb 5 2009, 09:15 PM 9001 QUOTE(BOSS @ Feb 5 2009, 08:15 PM) even i... Feb 5 2009, 09:25 PM BOSS nah, too much effort to take off my pants Feb 5 2009, 09:28 PM 9001 I can run Crysis on high :D Feb 5 2009, 09:44 PM BOSS Well your point was that MIcrosoft was the clear c... Feb 6 2009, 04:35 AM mipadi QUOTE(BOSS @ Feb 6 2009, 04:35 AM) Well y... Feb 6 2009, 08:34 AM smoke QUOTE(mipadi @ Feb 6 2009, 09:34 AM) As i... Feb 6 2009, 09:21 AM BOSS QUOTE(smoke @ Feb 6 2009, 06:21 AM) This ... Feb 6 2009, 04:32 PM 9001 QUOTE(BOSS @ Feb 6 2009, 03:32 PM) Thats ... Feb 6 2009, 04:33 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(BOSS @ Feb 6 2009, 05:32 PM) Thats ... Feb 6 2009, 04:36 PM smoke QUOTE(BOSS @ Feb 6 2009, 05:32 PM) Thats ... Feb 6 2009, 07:47 PM BOSS QUOTE(mipadi @ Feb 6 2009, 05:34 AM) As i... Feb 6 2009, 04:27 PM BOSS 7 years? I think I'll let that slide Feb 6 2009, 04:36 PM BOSS Well If I were to get an Xbox, it'll have to b... Feb 7 2009, 04:13 PM JosephCohen123 I was content with the gamecube for a really long ... Feb 7 2009, 05:23 PM BOSS QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 7 2009, 02:23 ... Feb 7 2009, 05:46 PM Mikeplyts QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 7 2009, 05:23 ... Feb 8 2009, 03:52 AM smoke QUOTE(JosephCohen123 @ Feb 7 2009, 06:23 ... Feb 9 2009, 04:04 AM Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto Yea gamecube was a good console to get.
it was fun... Feb 9 2009, 10:22 AM 9001 Xbox live isn't that expensive. And the PSP w... Feb 9 2009, 11:14 AM synkiro iz u siriuz. i love my psp. monster hunter ftw Feb 9 2009, 04:20 PM smoke Wow. Ok, I thought that too for the first couple m... Feb 10 2009, 05:50 PM synkiro QUOTE(smoke @ Feb 10 2009, 12:50 PM) Wow.... Feb 10 2009, 07:06 PM smoke QUOTE(synkiro @ Feb 10 2009, 08:06 PM) UM... Feb 11 2009, 02:01 AM BOSS but it has CRISIS COREEE Feb 10 2009, 06:09 PM DoubleJ XBOX 360 ftw!!! Feb 10 2009, 06:22 PM 9001 PSP is a monster pile of crap. Feb 10 2009, 07:12 PM BOSS lol FANBOYS trying to convert people Feb 11 2009, 02:04 AM smoke QUOTE(BOSS @ Feb 11 2009, 03:04 AM) lol F... Feb 11 2009, 02:25 AM smoke QUOTE(smoke @ Feb 11 2009, 03:25 AM) You ... Feb 11 2009, 02:51 AM BOSS Its personal opinion, I can stand here yapping abo... Feb 11 2009, 02:32 AM synkiro lol i do have a DS, and i still prefer the PSP, as... Feb 11 2009, 09:52 AM 9001 QUOTE(synkiro @ Feb 11 2009, 08:52 AM) lo... Feb 11 2009, 10:24 AM Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto QUOTE(9001 @ Feb 11 2009, 10:24 AM) The P... Feb 11 2009, 10:30 AM kryogenix I TURN MY HEAD TO THE EAST, I DONT SEE NOBODY BY M... Feb 11 2009, 09:57 AM Tsukuyomi-No-Mokoto I turn my head to the west… still nobody in sight Feb 11 2009, 10:22 AM 9001 I don't think so. Can you play Pokemon Gold o... Feb 11 2009, 10:36 AM kryogenix emulators Feb 11 2009, 10:37 AM synkiro yes, as if you could play even a quarter of the PS... Feb 11 2009, 10:43 AM 9001 Nobody likes emulators. Feb 11 2009, 10:46 AM synkiro ^ the point is there's a way to play them. th... Feb 11 2009, 11:02 AM 9001 It doesn't matter. God of War sucked. Feb 11 2009, 11:36 AM Insurmountable I use emulators.
But Personally I love my PS3, I ... Feb 11 2009, 08:21 PM smoke QUOTE(Insurmountable @ Feb 11 2009, 09:21... Feb 17 2009, 12:07 AM ArjunaCapulong dawg I <3 my tamagotchi Feb 11 2009, 08:26 PM gojira wasup spam. i don't think ive enjoyed a game s... Feb 14 2009, 04:54 PM illmortal PS3! Feb 15 2009, 11:18 AM 9001 QUOTE(illmortal @ Feb 15 2009, 10:18 AM) ... Feb 15 2009, 07:42 PM illmortal QUOTE(9001 @ Feb 15 2009, 07:42 PM) http:... Feb 15 2009, 10:19 PM illmortal It only took Microsoft 3,4,5 years to finally fix ... Feb 17 2009, 11:14 AM kryogenix QUOTE(illmortal @ Feb 17 2009, 10:14 AM) ... Feb 17 2009, 11:50 AM illmortal That's fine... but how many of those xbox cons... Feb 17 2009, 12:39 PM smoke ^ Shitload more? Source please, because I've f... Feb 17 2009, 09:20 PM kryogenix last i heard microsoft was fixing their mistake. ... Feb 17 2009, 12:41 PM illmortal QUOTE(kryogenix @ Feb 17 2009, 12:41 PM) ... Feb 17 2009, 12:46 PM  |
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