ps3 versus 360/ fight has not begun

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lets get some perspective here people, the fight still has not begun. Contrary to popular belief most console owners from the previous generation have not yet dipped thier toes in the next gen pool. The 10 million 360 owners still does not equal the install base of the xbox and almost 2 years into its life span the 360 has only achieved almost half the sales of its forerunner, wether the 360 will see growth beyond the 25 or so million of xbox 1 sales is not to be taken for granted, it's sales have settled at a an average rate and growth has not been seen yet.

PS3 is still in its infancy and most teething problems come in and around launch for all consoles, lack of quality software has been the bane of both consoles, the rumble feature problem although now sorted should have been settled earlier, online is a contention point between both camps this generation and while both have there pro's and con's online is still a minority venture for the majority of the console gaming public.
 
Also the 6 million users of xbox live can been seen as growth or is it more original xbox owners finally getting online with the new version of the console.
Exclusives and the loss or gain of can been seen from another perspective, we are getting into the silly numbers of sequels and most of these lost or gained exclusives are sequels of last gen games, surely this generation should be focusing on new ip and generating interest from new potenial gamers, sequels in general sell less with each iteration and the base of interest obviously peaks with the best selling version, what about the people who don't play these titles, have never bought them or have just got into gaming the loss or gain of these titles is of less consequence than most believe.
The mass market of this generation has yet to begin and has certainly not yet been decided, new ideas and not evolutions of existing ones is where this generation will define itself.
 
Whats your problem, just trying to start a discussion and airing an opinion thought that was the role of a forum, thanks for your intelligent response
 
You type too much, play more.

At the end of the day......who cares, does it matter what console is most popular.
 
my point was to try and say that the fanboy arguments were stupid as nobody has won anything yet and if you have time to reply to my response should you not play more also, and don't worry about cheets ignorance and bad manners are the refuge of the fool lol
 
To be fair i've not seen a single comment saying either Microsoft or Sony has actually won the next gen war.

Most of it is just honest discussion, people giving their opinions. Just because an opinion someone may have is negative, doesn't mean they shouldn't voice it.

You do see the odd comment that borders on the ridiculous (such as trying to justify the PS3 price by saying £212.50 for a PS3 and £212.50 for a Blu Ray player - bargain :p )

I bought a PS3 today, but I stand by all the comments I have made in the past about the PS3, most of which were negative. People can just make up their own minds.

I'm sure a lot of people on here will eventually own both at some point anyway, that's half the reason I bought it so early, I knew I would eventually anyway. However, at this moment in time there is no reason whatsoever to own a PS3 instead of a 360.
 
anewbe4u said:
Halo 3, this is when the 360 will destory the PS3. Its a shame but the PS3 has nothing compared to this.
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, well i wouldnt hold your breath,, MSG, will be out, and lets just hope the new Halo, fares better than the last one, which after all the hype was a real dissapointment
 
Needles said:
lack of quality software has been the bane of both consoles
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That was sorted a long time ago on the 360 but it is very worrying for the PS3 as there are very few decent games on the horizon.
 
blueshift said:
, well i wouldnt hold your breath,, MSG, will be out, and lets just hope the new Halo, fares better than the last one, which after all the hype was a real dissapointment
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You may have thought so, but most people didn't think so...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_2

The first official release of Halo 2 was in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States on November 9, 2004. Anticipation for the game was high; three weeks before this release, a record 1.5 million copies had already been pre-ordered.[41] Massive lines formed at midnight releases of the game; the event garnered significant media attention.[42] This was followed by releases on November 10, 2004 in France and other European countries, and November 11 in the UK. The game sold 2.4 million copies and earned up to US$125 million in its first 24 hours on store shelves, thus out-grossing the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as highest grossing release in entertainment history.[43] As of November 9, 2005, exactly a year after its release, Halo 2 had sold more than 7 million copies worldwide.[44] Official Xbox Magazine reported that the Halo 2 launch was the biggest event in entertainment history, grossing $125 million on the launch date alone.[45] The game sold 260,000 units in the United Kingdom in its first week, making it the third fastest-selling title of all time. On June 20, 2006, Xbox.com reported that more than a half-billion games of Halo 2 have been played on Xbox Live since its debut; it also reported that 9.2 million units of Halo 2 have been sold worldwide.[46]
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blueshift said:
Yeah well thats typical,, the first one was groundbreaking, and people rightly so, were anticipating the 2nd, i even went out at midnight to get it. but as it turned out the hype machine, didnt justify the game, so now my view is ,, wait and see.
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I just read on NeoGAF that the Halo 3 Legendary edition preorder (yep the one with the helmet) sold out straight away on a very big US store and became the #1 bestseller!

There will be 13 million 360s out there by the time this is released; it will sell at least 2 million on launch and I predict it will outsell Halo 2.

edit: PS .. doesn't mean it'll be that good!
 
Of the twenty-five threads on the first page of this forum, two are about actual games. What's worse, neither of these games are even out yet.

I'm sick of reading about people's petty little arguments as to which is the better console. I really don't care. Some of you prefer the 360, some of you prefer the PS3. Oh well, jolly good, move on. I'd like to talk about games please. You know, the actual point of these consoles, and of this forum?
 
blueshift said:
Yeah well thats typical,, the first one was groundbreaking, and people rightly so, were anticipating the 2nd, i even went out at midnight to get it. but as it turned out the hype machine, didnt justify the game, so now my view is ,, wait and see.
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I totally agree with you about the game though. I loved Halo, it felt expansive and offered something genuinely new. I was late to the party with the 2nd and never even finished it.
 
Weebull said:
Of the twenty-five threads on the first page of this forum, two are about actual games. What's worse, neither of these games are even out yet.

I'm sick of reading about people's petty little arguments as to which is the better console. I really don't care. Some of you prefer the 360, some of you prefer the PS3. Oh well, jolly good, move on. I'd like to talk about games please. You know, the actual point of these consoles, and of this forum?
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There has certainly been too many threads created about the PS3/360 recently, i'll give you that.

However, the section is called console games & hardware. People want to talk about hardware so let them be.

If you have anything of interest to say about an actual game then feel free.
 
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Weebull said:
Of the twenty-five threads on the first page of this forum, two are about actual games. What's worse, neither of these games are even out yet.

I'm sick of reading about people's petty little arguments as to which is the better console. I really don't care. Some of you prefer the 360, some of you prefer the PS3. Oh well, jolly good, move on. I'd like to talk about games please. You know, the actual point of these consoles, and of this forum?
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What are you gibbering about?

Of the 25 threads...

11 are discussion features / thoughts on the PS3. Now the fact it was released 2 days ago, I think that's kind of ok and expected.
2 are discussing how the wii has lost it's momentum and are asking what games are round the corner to keep it fresh
4 are comparing PS3 / 360 hardware features, this thread among them is probably the only one not actually discussing anything real or pertinent
There's 1 about GTA, 1 about Oblivion, 1 about PES and 1 specifically about FFXIII
There's also 3 about hi def set-ups

.. there's a few others but I think I make my point.

Even this thread has ended up being about the potential impact Halo 3 will have and whether it will live up to hype.

I'm not really sure what utopian forum you'd like to see? and isn't it a bit ironic that out of all 25 threads your post is probably the least constructive or relevant to the issues being discussed.
 
You have to wonder what exactly he expects people to be talking about only days after the release of a major console.

Also, all the PS3 threads in the world don't stop anybody creating another thread on a different subject.
 
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