XBOX2 vs PS3

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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I don't think you will be able to go wrong with either system. But I do question how badly and to what costs MS will go to to win the console war. I mean MS does have the money to be able to sale the console at a much lower price than Sony and steal a big share of the market that way. I know for me, if system A was $50-100 cheaper than system B and the only difference was the controller and a couple of exclusives I'd go with the cheaper system.

[VTPack919]

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Should i look for the next-gens to be released before or after this coming holiday season. Im assuming before.

[fishepa]

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Should i look for the next-gens to be released before or after this coming holiday season. Im assuming before.

Xbox 2 is rumored to come out in November, with the PS3 early 2006.

[jfsolo]

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I expect the next-gen race to be close. How close will be determined by how many Sony Loyalist can be persuaded to buy a X360 during its first year out there.

I know that I will eventually get both systems. Even though sports games are my favorite, RPG's decide which systems I buy. I must play Elder Scrolls IV, and whatever Bioware or Obsidian bring to the X360, so I will buy that system. I'm sure FF XIII alone will be enough to get me to buy a PS3. I will see one screen shot of that game and I'll be a puddle of goo. I'm sure both systems will introduce a few new series', that aren't on anyone's radar screens right now, that will blow up and people aren't going to want to be left out.

By the way $600=Cracked out Upper Management=Death of that system. Thats not going to happen.

[Peji911]

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bump

[EViL2uCe]

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Xbox 360, why u ask? Every development team is raving on how great MS did with the setup, saying it's made for gaming developers, they can do things quicker, and alot more than they could on any previous system. With that said i am expecting a fair amount of titles at launch, where as not a whole lot has been said on the part of the PS3 from developers. And FINALLY, Japan has decided to support the system getting ex-Final Fantasy developer was a nice touch. China, Japan, Europe, all on board... me too

[Pared]

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Why is faster and easier being touted as if it's a good thing? Doesn't anyone realize that you will also see a lot more C-F grade titles b/c if it's so easy, ANYONE will want to make a game...?

[Vince]

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after what has happened to me with the drive problems, I think i'll go with the ps3...

[Skyboxer]

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after what has happened to me with the drive problems, I think i'll go with the ps3...

I'm just the opposite. I had 2 original releases of PS2 because of faulty drives and just an occasional dde with XBOX.
Either way, most of us will own both systems.

[Skyboxer]

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Why is faster and easier being touted as if it's a good thing? Doesn't anyone realize that you will also see a lot more C-F grade titles b/c if it's so easy, ANYONE will want to make a game...?

Both systems had their share of crap games.

[jmood88]

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Why is faster and easier being touted as if it's a good thing? Doesn't anyone realize that you will also see a lot more C-F grade titles b/c if it's so easy, ANYONE will want to make a game...?

How in the world can the ease of making games be a bad thing? Why would developers want to make games for a system that's not trying to help them? Developers aren't masochinists, they already work hard enough why would they want to work even harder because the system is working against them as opposed to for them? If a bad company wants to make a bad game then they can, it doesn't take away from the fact that a lot of the best developers are going to the xbox2 because microsoft is showing that they care about them.

[Heelfan71]

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you people who are going to wait for the ps3 better have some strong will power. And it could be 8-12 months for the ps3 to hit the shelves after xbox too.

[Flawless]

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you people who are going to wait for the ps3 better have some strong will power. And it could be 8-12 months for the ps3 to hit the shelves after xbox too.

Maybe longer...

With the recent news of Blu-ray and HD-DVD possibly merging into one format. Sony doesn't have a format for their next-gen console. Blu-ray and HD-DVD no longer exist, the two sides are going to come up with a new format using some of the features and technology from each format. Both sides are arguing on what they won't in the new format, and it doesn't look to be resolved anytime soon. After this they have to come up with a new drive, then test it, then mass produce it. All this takes time.

The move to a unified format also puts into question the launch of Sony's next-generation PlayStation 3 (PS3), which has been expected to be released in 2006. Sony has said the new game console would be compatible with Blu-ray technology.

"It could take both camps some time to develop products based on a new standard, which leaves the risk of development delays for Sony's next-generation game console," Goldman Sachs analyst Yuji Fujimori wrote in a note to clients.

http://www.reuters.com/audi/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=8250540

[ps2king]

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I still see it making the 2006 launch window. Fact is no one knows but Sony so we'll see.

[Shamrock_11]

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IMHO, Microsoft is going to give Sony a sound thumping this time around. There are a couple of reasons why I feel that way.
1) Headstart in sales. With the huge installed base of Xbox's already out there, Microsoft is now established in the home console market. Established features like Xbox Live were'nt even on the market when MS launced the big black box several years ago. Not to mention EA was'nt supporting the original Xbox when it launched. All that has changed this time around. Millions already have Xbox Live accounts which will transfer over to the new machine. A title like the next gen Madden will sell tons of Xbox 360's on impulse alone. Not to mention the Christmas season......Xbox 360 will OWN this holiday season completely unopposed by the PS3 or Nintendo.
2) 3rd Party Support will be very, very strong for Xbox 360. By all accounts the system has been designed exceptionally well from a game design standpoint, and developers will flock to it...they already have in fact. The well publisized 'cell' infrastructure of the PS3 represents a large learning curve for designers, and does'nt promise results. Why should a company like Ubisoft sink millions into learning to develop for the PS3, when they can design for the Xbox which is far easier to deveop for? I predict you will see games designed for the Xbox 360 and ported to the PS3.
3) Don't F*** with Microsoft. Sony as a company is not in the same shape as MS. The only division making money for Sony is the Playstation division. IMHO, Microsoft is going to dominate the marketing war this time around. They can outspend Sony, plain and simple.