Analysts: PS3 to win current-generation console war

hello ...

i may agree partly with the title. 1st i'm no PS3 fanboy nor MS hater, at the base i am a PC gamer but also owns a PS3.

I used to play a lot on the PC & now i do so on SONY's console.

Why this can be true?

- This is the rule of who started late enough to have a more secure & stable system & make less mistake than the others. while 'almost' everyone whined about the 'supposedly high price tag' of the former PS3, it was still 20 million units sold & with a fail rate below 10% there is no chance that there were re-purchased system. being late on the market caused a big issue like developers already at ease with other systems, yet with the PS3 depending mostly on 1st party developers & the impressive lineup, it's starting to show that it can catch up.

- with the xbox360 having a 'high level of fail rate' (54% i think) & a "high level of re-purchased" (34% of the 54%), it became a problem for those now wanting to venture into the HD gaming world, at the same time SONY dropped the price with a less consuming & more reliable system (minus some bonus, but the sales figures afterwards show - who cares!)

- don't forget that the former xbox didn't go too far compared to the PS2, so SONY has a good fanbase, who were a bit down at the beginning, yet it's too late, they have tasted God of War, Final Fantasy & GT. yes SONY lost some exclusivity but it will not cause a big issue, for in exchange there are some new 1st party softs that owns the world of gamin (UC series anyone, LBP or ICO!?)

Why this can be false?

- Nintendo has always been 'the real gaming machine industry' ... we can't deny it! The WII seems to be targeting a niche market, yet it has 'infected' too many of us, i really thought of getting one too, the Mario franchise is one of the best. Nintendo has true Exclusive, while SONY has some from 1st party developpers & a few from 3rd party. MS has a big problem, it's piracy, even if this touches other platforms too, it is a real plague for PC & Xbox, mainly because the PC is the tool used in the process. ISOs, Burners, Peer-to-peer, Emulators, all on PC! MS has exclusive that are no true to Xbox360 or PC, they come out on MS platform, someone owning a PC + WII or PS3 has a better combo than PC + Xbox360, now taking in consideration that most gamers have also a PC ...

With Natal coming soon, will help already Xbox360 owners go further, yet it's too bad not everyone is ready to go that way, while some new titles are coming to the system, if they are not pirated before official release may have some high sales figures. will natal move more system, time will tell.

SONY Arc is a perfect addon to look & feel like a WII or a little less than Natal, yet it's like any other motion controller setting, a like it or hate it. I'm not sure will move more console either. 3D being as for now a reality for PC gaming (if you can put the price) & soon on PS3 is still a questioned technology, personally i would love it, but can't speak for others, time will tell. Too bad Xbox360 can't do 3D, still don't know where it's going, so who cares for now.

To conclude, if there were no piracy on the PC, it would have been the best selling platform ever for it's the best gaming machine ever, yet if we put this aside, the PS3 sales is showing that it can catch up with all the competitors, just because of it's new price tag & great 'true' exclusive software lineup. The WII can be stable, hard to catch, but not unbeatable, a console generation may be of 10 years & we are half the road. MS must come up with something, else would certainly suffer, yet Natal can help a bit, if someday i decide to go that way, it will be because of this project, unless it comes also on PC, then too bad!

Sorry for long post

cheers!

Sorry, it was my mistake. Too bad we can't edit.
The 360 version of FF 13 isn't worth mentioning.
Another cool game that could be a hit is Blur (on both consoles) and it seems people are more interested in FF Versus XIII than the other version.
If Sony improves their online services then they'll truly win over 360. (but i do prefer free over payed anytime)

Ooh this guy thinks he's Captain Knots. Dude are you on Crack? You ever pop a game in and have to wait for it to Install? If you are a PS3 owner then you have answered YES to this question. WTF is the point of owning a gaming console if you have to wait to install a game just like on the PC? Might as well have a PC.Then if the install itself isn't bad enough sometimes you have to get an update AND install it TOO! Niether of these would be that bad but the installs can take literally HOURS sometimes.

Just to be clear, I Love my PS3 and I own all 3 systems as well as a PC, but due to the installs and HORRIBLE Online service the only games I own on the PS3 are the PS3 exclusives. PS3 might have way more processing power than the 360 but is it used? NOPE! Games look pretty much the same if not exactly the same. If PS3 wins the wars its solely because of Microsoft haters and SONY Fanboys.

GET SOME!

PS3 has been my favored system since the first in its series, but with the previous outage of the old factor PS3 models, I've become a little disappointed with the online service. It's awesome that its free.. but I guess sometimes the saying is correct, "You get what you pay for."

I totally agree. The only reason the PS3 was so expensive to begin with was b/c of the Bluray player, which was the cheapest Bluray player for a long time. I bought my PS3 for that exact reason. For HDTV owners the PS3 was a way to watch 1080p movies.

As far as hardware, the PS3 is way ahead of Xbox 360. Case in point: The English version of FFXIII had to be "toned down" in terms of graphics so they could port it to XBox. Sad but true. In Japan they could care less about XBox which is way it is PS3 exclusive in Japanese.

I also think the software is much better. XBox has a few good exclusive titles (Halo,Gears of War), but IMO the exclusive titles for PS3 are just as good if not better (Heavy Rain, MAG, God of War 3,ect...).

The PS3 definitely has some advantages to it that will help it in the next couple years. The first is that it functions as a Blu-Ray player as well. I currently don't have a console, but if i was going to purchase one based on the available games and the utility - the PS3 wins out for me.

PC

I learned many years ago to stick with the PC for games. The main reason is that you have to make an additional investment into a console and it's games then before you know it, it's pretty much worthless junk. Yes, you can say that about the PC as well, however I can still play games from 20 years ago on it, some are just as fun as games today. While the console leaders each claim this or that and all change over time, the PC is still going strong. Just my 2 cents worth.

The analysis of needs to be liquid over the course of a console's life. There are more variables. Does selling more units nearly when the technology is irrelevant matter? Those years are crucial to Sony making lost money back, not turning profit on the system. Nintendo will probably have milked Wii or have another iteration of the technology but still turning profets all the while. Microsoft will probably iterate too, because they don't want compatability issues. The more expensive the investment in games the need to access an old library might come into play. By this analysis Sony did when the past generation war and sales of PS2 units continue. However, as large as this platform base is, developers are not creating new titles for it.

Why... maybe because Sony has not remarketed PS2 the way they should. The PS2 could be repackaged to fight the Wii on almost equal ground, but they are just saticfied with it continuing to sell. That's is a little off topic... the point is... Does selling the most at the end really matter where the competition has already made their profet and moved on. Also, will developers have moved on too? - as PS2 gets very few titles these days.

What's with these PC guys jumping on the guys making their say about their consoles? This is about "Current generation Console War"!!! Not PC war...which everyone should know is superior to consoles. So just shut the PC attacks and comment if you own a Console.

PS3 for the win hands down!!!

I would have to say yes and no to that,while on the pc i prefer fps and sims,on the PS3 i prefer my racing games and the GTA series i find better on the ps3 aswell.

hello...

sorry i know with the last post being long, i shouldn't come back for more, yet there's one thing not to forget here: The PC cannot be considered in a next-gen console war, why!?

The PC isn't just a gaming machine, some consoles try to be like a PC but a PC is more than just a blu-ray drive (it can also copy LOL), it is more than a limited by GFX/Sound machine, it is the one really doing everything.

The PS3 is what comes closer in terms of functionality & has 'true PS3 AAA Exclusives"

The Xbox360 is the one that comes near with "Shared Exclusive titles"

The WII comes next as a fun, gaming spirit & milking old franchise.

The PC is the master of it all, but piracy kills it.

I really want LAN games back

For PS3 vs Xbox360 Online play, i'm sorry i can't really compare for never tried XBLA, but i don't see why some would say that it's bad on the PS3, Come ON, even on a 512K ADSL connexion i can play online with a few to no lag at all! Have anyone checked the PS Store lately !?

As for games themselves, they are what will move a system, 2009 was SONY's year & with what's coming in 2010 i'm sure it will help boost the sale with or without 3D or Arc.

If someone has the money for a PC, go for it, but if you also want to buy a console, choose in function of which game you want. If you want Gears of War (3rd party, may one day be no more MS Exclusive - most Xbox hits are like that) go for an Xbox360, if you want God of War, you have no choice but to go Playstation.

cheers!

makes sense to me, I have always hated the xbox controller....like said before, the Wii is more a family fun, or party system, not really a gamers system..

The PS3 is an entertainment center.

The 360 is a videogame system with great online capabilities

The Wii is a videogame system for those who want a more interactive experience.

Take your pick.

PS3 definitely has a lot of room for growth. However, the Xbox LIVE system has been pretty successful for Microsoft. Not to mention that there is a lot of room for integration with Windows 7, along with their new mobile OS and Zune OS. that will be coming soon.

Online multiplayer is where it's at. If Sony worked on their multiplayer environment to be on par with Xbox LIVE (which is hard to keep up with and work on since they aren't charging a fee for it) then they would see more growth.

I have to agree 100% there. I have a PC, Wii, and just recently got a PS3. Between even just the PC and PS3 I can play just about any game I want to. Most of the games that are XBox360 only are games I don't want to play anyways(sports and racing), or games that given a bit of patients will come out on the PC and I can run them on there.

I will admit that the PS3 has a higher price tag, but I think you get a lot better & more reliable gaming and entertainment system.

Only gripe I have about the PS3 is why oh why did sony have to yank the backwards compatibility

First off, yes I know everything, and how dare you question me!?!?! That's Mister Captain Knots to you! Anyhow...

I do have a PS3, but I haven't ever had a situation where it took hours to download/install an update to a game. Maybe I've just been lucky. As far as the online experience, I don't have anything to compare it to, so no gripes from that end - it's been nothing but Modern Warfare 2 for quite a while now. Also, if it's free, it's for me! I will say that PS Home is one of the more retarded things I've seen, though. All that said, I'm more than pleased with the PS3 and how it runs everything (with the exception of the leap year crap a week ago). And for the record, I can see a difference between DVD and Bluray resolution.

I like the ps3 for the simple fact that it functions as a home theatre system. Blu-ray player, media streaming, online capabilities, are all functions that are different from just a stand alone gaming console. As for a gaming console, I much prefer the PC.

I'm a PC gamer, but I think we're losing site of the topic. PS3 beat out xbox and wii. Good job PS3. I don't own a PS3 (yet) or an xbox (ever), but I like that PS3 held out over the M$ domination machine.

Its the story of ps2 all over again, people bash on it, developers complain about it, but years later its the best console of all time.

I must disagree with you, because I think console are made for games, and that is what you use it for. PC is all-in-one and at the end it's for gaming too! But not just a gaming platform...