Who will win the battle of the consoles?
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I think Sony will keep the lead but it will get shrunked a bit... By how much bit is a debateable thing
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GC? Game Cube? You mean Nintendo Revolution?
So anyways, i think that Sony is going to win the battle between itself and Microsoft, whereas Nintendo is trying to create a niche for the Revolution.
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After reading specs on both.
ANYONE can conclusively agree on PS3.
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Based on what I have seen I can say for sure PS3 all the way :k:
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Real question is what will be the quality of games developers can write for PS3 awesome computing powers. Its almost like a super computer. Expect PS3-specific games to cost $69+
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You can't just judge the winner based on the quality of the hardware. Xbox was far superior to ps2 but ps2 still outsold it.
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ps3 all da way baby! although graphics of xbox are pretty amazing...id still stick with ps3 cuz they have the best selection of games! no point having good graphics if u dont have good games to play with :p
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PS3 for me as well. It will support both the PS2 and PS1 games. XBox 360 will provide limited support (??) for older XBox games.
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support for older games in PS3 is still doubtful. So don't bank on it... So far it seems as though it will be a limited support for older games..
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And honestly, are people really gonna play 10 year old games on their brand new $500 machine? I really doubt it. So as for backward compatibility, its really a non-factor for me. And as someone here said, its not confirmed that PS3 is 100% backward compatible either.
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Thats for xbox 360.
PS3 has this confirmed.
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As far as i remember i heard it for PS3 too.. i will look for the news.
Secondly its the older game which has given so much high sales to PS2 … So saying that who will play the older games on their brand new machines is not in accordance to the ground reality. Specially Final Fantasy is a huge Plus point for the PS2.
But surely XBOX 360 with early launch will be giving a huge momentum to the MS.. and i wander if PS3 will able to get the momentum in their favor at the launch… and don’t forget there are many other variables too like Blu-Ray disc. online game support… and i have heard that XBOX 360 controller is just too good to be true. and PS3 controller experience has left a lot to desire… so its going to be a close one. with initial advantage for MS..
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Howard Stinger reveals that the PS3 will sell for $300 to $400 and will come with a bundle of games, movies, and TV shows. Sony’s next console, the Playstation 3, is set to release sometime in late 2006 in North America. Along with the capabilities to play the next generation media format called Blu-ray. Because the first standalone Blu-ray DVD players are expected to cost $1,000 or so, Sony is essentially giving a free next-generation DVD player to every PS3 customer. Howard Stinger stated, according to CNN Money , that Sony will be selling the PS3 at a loss for around $300 to $400 and will come with a bundle of games, movies, and TV shows, many of which would be Sony’s own. It is also most likely that Sony will be making price cuts on their current-generation platform, the PS2, to counter the early release of the Xbox 360 in North America this month. **And as far as it goes for Backward Compatibility: Playstation**
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Fox News
WHY NOT TO BUY A XBOX 360.
Save your cash, and skip the frenzy. Here are five reasons you should say "game over" to the Xbox 360:
Price — The Xbox 360 comes in two versions: the hard drive-less "core" system for $299 and the premium package for $399. But those who buy the lower-cost version are in for a surprise — they won't be able to play any of the Xbox games they already own.
"A lot of parents who go out and buy the $300 system, because they can't afford the $400 system, will have kids who aren't going to able to play 'Halo' or 'Halo 2' because backwards compatibility is going to be on the hard drive," says Brian D. Crecente, editor of kotaku.com, a gaming news blog.
Lack of games — Microsoft has announced there will be 200 backwards-compatible games (including "Forza Motorsport" and "Halo 2"), but only 19 launch titles for the 360. Only a handful are exclusives.
And popular new games, like "50 Cent: Bulletproof" and "The Warriors," won't play on the 360 at all.
Douglass Perry, editor in chief of the Xbox channel on IGN, says, "If you can wait, the second wave of games [due next year] are going to give developers the chance to really show us next-generation gaming in the truest sense."
No competition — Sure, you could rush out and drop hundreds on the 360, but we have no idea what the next-gen PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Revolution are going to be capable of doing. Both of those systems are due next year, and will surely spark a mini-price war with the Xbox 360.
Hidden costs — Right now, the Xbox 360's stunning graphics ability is its biggest selling point, but to take advantage of it, you'll need to invest in a high-definition TV — tacking on an extra couple hundred bucks, at least.
"We've all heard Microsoft basically saying that if you want to get an HDTV, the 360 is going to be the thing that makes you go out and get one," Crecente says. "Most of us dismissed that, but I swear, it's like they designed the 360 to make your TV look bad if you don't have HDTV."
And if you add peripherals, such as the ability to play games over the Internet, the Xbox 360 costs nearly $600!
Older consoles are not dead yet — Both the original Xbox and the PS2 are selling for $149, with the GameCube coming in at a mere $99 — in all cases, a complete steal compared to the Xbox 360.
You could take the money you saved and put it towards buying all the systems, plus a whole bunch of great games like "The Warriors."
Although he's a firm believer in the Xbox 360, Perry says, "If you buy a PS2 or an Xbox now, you're buying a system at the end of its lifespan, when some of the best games are showing up."
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Bugs and crashes in XBOX 360… seems like to hurry with the things and take the lead in launching they have severly compromised the quality and stability of the system.
Thats not a very good launch… MS has introduced the BSOD concept on consoles too… too sad.