ken_cinder Posted June 7, 2008 Posted June 7, 2008 I for one, am getting sick of the MULTIMEDIA BOX craze. I want a GAMES CONSOLE, get rid of this multimedia CRAP, that's what I have a PC for, and that's what HTPCs are for. GTFO and stop charging me for stuff I don't want. This is probably half the reason the Wii is selling so well.
Inky Posted June 7, 2008 Posted June 7, 2008 http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=PS2...ll&weeks=82 That's a chart from a non-biased site (or so I've heard). It shows that in the same time span the PS3 has outsold the PS2 for a bit. Of course we all know the PS2 sold like hotcakes starting around this time. Anyways, so enough of comparing charts, what about the topic? Did anyone like the article or even read it?break it down by major region:america JapanEuropetotal otherthe only place the PS3 has sold better then the PS2 is Europe. and that was only 2 small humps. admit it, your claim that the ps3 has sold better then the ps2 is complete crap.
Gouken Posted June 7, 2008 Author Posted June 7, 2008 (edited) http://vgchartz.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=PS2...ll&weeks=82 That's a chart from a non-biased site (or so I've heard). It shows that in the same time span the PS3 has outsold the PS2 for a bit. Of course we all know the PS2 sold like hotcakes starting around this time. Anyways, so enough of comparing charts, what about the topic? Did anyone like the article or even read it?break it down by major region:america JapanEuropetotal otherthe only place the PS3 has sold better then the PS2 is Europe. and that was only 2 small humps. admit it, your claim that the ps3 has sold better then the ps2 is complete crap.Well lets see, at the time I saw those figures it was selling better, then it slumped, then it sold better. Keep in mind that I've owned a PS3 since nearly the beginning so my head is garbled up with all sorts of news and figures I receive from GT and VG. It's not crap, it's just not relevant now. Will people stop trying to poke holes in my statements (which I never said was fact, but is by what I see now) and just read the damn news? Edited June 7, 2008 by Gouken
Bambi Posted June 8, 2008 Posted June 8, 2008 I for one, am getting sick of the MULTIMEDIA BOX craze. I want a GAMES CONSOLE, get rid of this multimedia CRAP, that's what I have a PC for, and that's what HTPCs are for. I was thinking the same thing. I haven't used any of my systems to play a single movie or music or stream or whatnot. I use them for games only. I read the article all the way through, yes it was really well written and pointed out how the PS3 has been improving. The PS3 "could" be the best someday.
Inky Posted June 14, 2008 Posted June 14, 2008 walmart is giving a $100 gift card with purchase of any blueray player. including PS3. that may be incentive for me. I'm still thinking it over. It would be a no brainer if it were piratable.
gavin19 Posted June 14, 2008 Posted June 14, 2008 I for one, am getting sick of the MULTIMEDIA BOX craze. I want a GAMES CONSOLE, get rid of this multimedia CRAP, that's what I have a PC for, and that's what HTPCs are for. GTFO and stop charging me for stuff I don't want. This is probably half the reason the Wii is selling so well. That's because you are capable of using your PC and/or a HTPC. I know a lot of people I know can't play an avi because of a missing codec. What's a codec pack they say? What's x264? What do you mean convert it to DVD format, how do you do that? etc etc So many people I know bought a PS3 primarily because of it's multimedia capabilities, like it seems have a lot of it's user base. They just want a system that will play these avi, mp4, hd content etc natively, no questions asked, no complications. Personally I don't have a HTPC. My Xbox1 w/XBMC and 360 play virtually any file I throw at them. Yes, sometimes I need to tweak/convert, but the fact that I don't have to have a separate HTPC just to play/stream multimedia content is a big plus.
Bobdrakke Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 You have to remember Sony was the new kid on the block in the PSX era. It was competing with Nintendo (SNES and N64) and Sega (Mega Drive and Saturn) at that time, and both were established brands. Not to mention crap like the 3DO... Although it ended up winning and selling 100 million units, its first year isn't surprising. Both the PS2 and PS3 owe a lot to the PlayStation brand that the PSX earned the respect for. Totally agree
Fatal Rose Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 I don't believe it either. Must be Sony "massaging" the number to look good. Businesses always do that to gain market confidence. Similar to how Sony marketed the PS3 as being more powerful then the 360? Something that has been proven false.
L.S.D Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 I don't believe it either. Must be Sony "massaging" the number to look good. Businesses always do that to gain market confidence. Similar to how Sony marketed the PS3 as being more powerful then the 360? Something that has been proven false.Yeah, like the rumor that X360 couldn't handle VF5. It has been proven false now.
BlackKnight Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Similar to how Sony marketed the PS3 as being more powerful then the 360? Something that has been proven false.The PS3's number crunching capability smokes the 360's. Even as an Xbox owner I have to admit the hardware in the PS3 is far superior- the main problem is that it does not translate to a better gaming experience at all. The hardware is awesome but the platform fails and that isn't the machine's fault- it's Sony's for a long line of poor marketing and design choices.
L.S.D Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Similar to how Sony marketed the PS3 as being more powerful then the 360? Something that has been proven false.The PS3's number crunching capability smokes the 360's. Even as an Xbox owner I have to admit the hardware in the PS3 is far superior- the main problem is that it does not translate to a better gaming experience at all. The hardware is awesome but the platform fails and that isn't the machine's fault- it's Sony's for a long line of poor marketing and design choices.Since all the chips are made by IBM, both X360 and PS3 should house the same capability. Only how the chips are utilized is different for each consoles. As of now, it seems that X360's chips are utilised better and provide more efficiency. This is evident on games that are cross-platform. Also, the 2X speed of the blu-ray drive did not help.
BlackKnight Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Since all the chips are made by IBM, both X360 and PS3 should house the same capability. Only how the chips are utilized is different for each consoles. As of now, it seems that X360's chips are utilised better and provide more efficiency. This is evident on games that are cross-platform. Also, the 2X speed of the blu-ray drive did not help.Chips in these machines are also produced by nVidia and AMD. But that is irrelevant- they are completely different chips. The two systems have wildly different capabilities, potential and actual, even if one chip in each may come from the same vendor. I agree the 360 hardware is being utilised better, but the hardware itself is far from identical to the PS3's.
Gouken Posted July 2, 2008 Author Posted July 2, 2008 They are different, bottom line. That doesn't mean that they both can't provide the same experience. Like with the PS2 (I hope no one has forgotten how hard it was to program for that compared to the DC) it will take time to take advantage of what the PS3 can do. I understand this. Which is why when people say "My 360 game looks better" I have a "Just wait" grin on my face.
gavin19 Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 I have a "Just wait" grin on my face. While they have an 'I don't have to wait' grin on their face. Not to mention that the full graphical capabilities of the PS3 may never be realised, or at least on a small scale like the Saturn was, due to it's own 'difficult' hardware.
Lucandrake Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 You can wipe that smirk off your face MGS4 came out already ty. In other news, Halo 3 got a higher score story-wise the MGS4 on GTTV.com, power to the players?
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