PS3 picking up sales

[Tynvar]

I would say first console

[Agozer]

The only thing that makes the PS3 crappy, right now is because it doesn't not have a big enough games catalog to back it up, plus most of the games the console are not exclusives, and so far the PS3 has had inferior ports than the X360.

 

Still, the PS3 will sell like hotcakes once the exclusives start rolling in and the game library really starts expanding.

[Smilee]

More thriving consoles means more better games.

[2eyez]

Don't forget the PS3 is Blue-Ray technology.

[JKKDARK]

Don't forget the PS3 is Blue-Ray technology.

And the PC Engine had CD-ROM technology! The games and price are over any technology.

[BlackKnight]

What problem do you have with the Wii? It's selling extremely a lot better than the 360 and the crappy PS3.

 

If you buy a 360, unless you're pretty well off you're likely to stick with the 360 for most of this generation, and not buy both until they're really cheap (many years from now). Same goes for the PS3.\

 

If you get a Wii however, you're still pretty likely to buy either a 360 or a PS3 at some point. Just for that reason I don't think it affects the balance so much.

[Sybarite Paladin AxL]

Domination = bad. Real bad. Stupid really.

 

The concept that you my friends should grasp is assimilation. Get both, hell, all 3. It does cost like hell but the advantages of being able to access all the exclusives and choosing the version you like from the multi-platformers beats anything. This is great news. Competition = win. Once the PS3 sorts out it's interweb access, I sure hope it will force the 360 into makings its free.

[General Plot]

I knew sooner or later it would catch on.

[BlackKnight]

Why is it bad to have 2 competing next-gen movie formats but not to have 2 next-gen game formats?

[Sybarite Paladin AxL]

Because we're talking about games, not movies.

 

Movies run the same and we get the same deal, quality-wise, feature-wise, etc. no matter which format we use.

 

Because each console is a different experience.

 

Because movies will run on just about any player. Games will not.

 

And games > movies. For movies we just want to see it quick and hassle free. We actually have high expectations from the games we buy.

 

Because the movie industry is in decline, while gaming is only getting larger.

 

And I suppose because of a lot of other more relevant reasons I really can't think about.

 

Sure, it would be great to use only one system for all the games out there, but we'd get milked into oblivion because of no competition.

[BlackKnight]

Because we're talking about games, not movies.

So what? You buy discs with media content and machines to play them on. They seem pretty similar to me.

 

Movies run the same and we get the same deal, quality-wise, feature-wise, etc. no matter which format we use.

Untrue. HD-DVD and Blu-Ray vary on basic picture quality, number of sound channels and kinds of audio compression used.

 

Because each console is a different experience.

Experience being defined solely by the games for it. It's not different to say that the 2 video formats are different experiences because a big action movie studio publishes for one and not the other. One could be the blockbuster platform and the other the drama one. In theory.

 

Because movies will run on just about any player. Games will not.

? My Casino Royale BD-ROM won't play on my standalone Toshiba HD-DVD player.

 

And games > movies. For movies we just want to see it quick and hassle free. We actually have high expectations from the games we buy.

That really isn't relevant.

 

Just a thought- Might that possibly because of games' high price tags? A single platform gives developers a larger market to work with, rather than one divided into different camps. A larger market means increased overall revenue and the possibility for lower price points at retail.

 

Because the movie industry is in decline, while gaming is only getting larger.

And yet the gaming market is still not even comparable to movies in terms of mainstream adoption. Minor decline on one one and slight growth on the other doesn't do much in bridging sales across the 2.

 

And I suppose because of a lot of other more relevant reasons I really can't think about.

I can't really think of any.

 

Sure, it would be great to use only one system for all the games out there, but we'd get milked into oblivion because of no competition.

You're making the key mistake of confusing competition on the hardware end with the software. Creatively if there is a larger single market to work with, developers are more free to try new ideas. In terms of sales there is a lesser push for more franchise sequels and licensed games because the larger installed base can support the higher level of risk. If anything I think there'd be less milking going on.