Games are games and often they share the same games, Hicken. Not everyone needs to fuel this console war between the PS3 and XBOX360 like you seem to enjoy on a daily basis. Steam is also a free online service unlike XBOX Live and Plus, yet often still has cheaper sales.

... some people try so hard to be contrary.

I guess in order for them to understand, the differences between consoles and PC would have to be spelled out in their entirety, from development to profits to reliance on retail.

Console developers, for example, can't do digital sales like PC developers can, because there's a reliance on retailers to sell the consoles. If Sony were to have a bunch of undercutting sales on digital versions of games, retailers would suffer; retailers that weren't making much or any profit off software could then threaten to not sell the hardware. That's why, for example, digital Vita games aren't that much lower in price than retail copies.

Since the PS3 and 360 are in the same boat in this regard, it would make more sense to compare them, as opposed to making a comparison to Steam, where the games can be 75% off and not have much of an impact on retail sales.

Some people see comparisons and competitions and can't help but be antagonistic in their thoughts. Other people actually see both the pros and cons of such situations, though. It seems that LevelHead is not one of the latter, but of the former.

"retailers that weren't making much or any profit off software could then threaten to not sell the hardware"

Doesn't make much sense for them to do that when retailers also make profit over hardware sales.

The games that are on steam sales are also available on retail. So I really don't see why any retailer would try to shoot their own foot by just refusing to sell a particular console's hardware/software simply because the digital store offers low prices during sales.

Both digital and retail have their advantages, and I'd figure retail can survive pretty easily as a lot of people just prefer physical purchases and having the freedom to trade-in their old games.

I played the Multiplayer Demo a few months ago and loved it that's why I asked.

Thanks a lot. I'll probably get it. :)

I got off MP for Killzone 3 as the team balancing was bad. I would constantly enter matches where it would be 2 against 7 or 1 against 5. I was so mad that I ended up selling the game, but once the MP came out as a DLC, I bought it.

It is my favorite multiplayer experience. You can't go wrong for the sale price.

Thanks, bubbles for you. :)

Yeah they stole 2 ps3's, but left the Wii and Xbox. At least they had good taste.