exactly where I am also...I have owned Sony's consoles since the beginning because of Sony's 1st party software...Every generation so far they have had the absolute best 1st party offerings hands down...GTA, FF, and MGS (and it was funny that they came to Sony hardware first for those "remakes" at the time) where literally some of the only 3rd party games that interested me in the past 10 years...there are a few here and there...but nothing besides those that would ever convince me to buy anything else...

the 360 is the first system to get some 3rd party attention that I am intrigued by...BioShock looks great...and the PS3 is actually getting some 3rd party "timed exclusive" stuff that interests me a little also, such as Haze...MS's 1st party offerings only have 2 that interested/interest me...Gears was a welcome change from the typical shooter...and Mass Effect looks fantastic...although Halo3, Crackdown, and Shadowrun don't do anything for me...But I bought the PS3 with confidence that Sony themselves would be bringing the best games in the business imo, and a lot of them...They have always had high quality, with also a lot of variety, coming out all the time...

I don't see why people get so worked up about which platform a multi platfrom game looks better on...buy the system for the 1st party support...you will still get to play most of the 3rd party stuff at some point...and even if its a "crappy port", if its a good game it usually gets decent treatment and is worth playing through...Its very likely that 360 owners will get to play MGS4 at some point in the systems life cycle...possibly even FFXIII...which makes it bizarre when I hear people say they bought a PS3 for those games...This fall is bringing every game that I bought the PS3 for, and everyone of them is from Sony...and the 1st party support appears to be getting even stronger after that...

This is the main problem I see with Sony's system right now. Aside from Assassin's Creed, GTA IV, & Mass Effect... ALL of the games I want for the rest of the year are PS3 exclusives! It's just a matter of them actually coming out!

MGS and FF and NOT 1st party game. They are 3rd party. Sony has nothing to do with them. This is actually why the original PS succeeded: it wasn't because Sony studios had an overhelming catalogue of first party exclusives lined up; it was because there were loads of good 3rd party games. Wipeout,Tekken, FF7, e.t.c. Most of them never made it onto other consoles. It's because of this that Sony now has the money for first party studios.

But I agree you have to respect Sony on pushing the envelope. I really think the PSP is an amazing piece of tech both functional and sexy.. Same with the PS3.. And Sony has been in this game a long time and they will shine, just maybe not as bright as past generations.

Whaaaat? You haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about, do you?

You are saying the multiplatform games look better on the Xbox 360 cause the PS3 is too powerfull, that makes sense :/

You are not with stupid, you ARE stupid.

Theres no proof PS3 can pull off what Sony saying the games end looking like what many devs can pull of on the Xbox.

This doesn't matter people are not just basing their opinions on Multi platform games both console will have their built from the ground up games were people will still see the differences . PS3 will have huge sandbox games that will always be a couple of steps behind visually due to hadrware design and the learning curve edge the 360 has. Some 360 games like Blue Dragon will do what the PS brand has always done when games need to be large they put them on multi disc.

I'll tell you why Many devs don't use all the extra space on the BD with even the first party games as of now!, its because the time and money that it will take to fill these disc up will not be worth it for $60 bucks($160 dollar games being standard before this would even happen with 50-60 gig AAA's, wern't many multi disc games in the past much more than standards?) but more! and only the most confident skilled devs will risk 100's of millions of dollars filling up 40 to 60 gig games. In realality is this even practical to spend 10-15 years developing a AAA game spending ((( GoW and Killzone buget would be considered to be chump change in comparison if this theory ever came true and would hurt the industry bad! with only the biggest richest companies being able to compete if this became a standard)))100's of millions of dollars on games that could make the devs their money back?. The industry isn't even big enough to support this theory yet; maybe not even next generation the hole planet would have to sport a game lifestyle simular to Japan.

Good afternoon all. My name is Josh, I wrote this article. I have given this a few days to sink into the community and have read all of your comments.

First and foremost, I am very unbiased when it comes to gaming. In fact, I own all 3 next gen consoles (PS3, 360, and Wii) and enjoy each one. Let me tell you my fanboy views on the 3 just to clear the air.

I have been a 360 owner since day one. The console is sweet but when I bought it, There really wasn't a lot to play other than sports. I owned Dead or Alive 4, which was pretty killer and some of the others. I bought GUN for my original Xbox as well as the 360...But to tell you the truth, I really didn't see a difference. But now that we are caught up to today, I couldn't function properly without it.
I bought the PS3 about a week after launch. It was big, shiny and had that beautiful Sony smell to it. But, after powering it on, and playing the same dang games I had been playing on 360, it sat on my shelf as a status symbol more than a console. Sure resistance is fun but you can only take so much of one game. Now that the web is launched and they have some sweet DLC for PSP and older PSX games, I can't help but love it, even if my reasons for buying it (LAIR to single it out) has been delayed beyond belief.
I also bought the Nintendo Wii. It took about 2 months after launch to get myu hands on one and the fact that a game is included is always a bonus. Here again, a lack of good titles for this game shelved it until Zelda hit the market. Now I enjoy playing Zelda, SPM, and this other game called Trauma Center: 2nd opinion which I bought for my wife, but soon took over as it is fun to play doctor for some sad, strange reason.

Look, the point of this article is to address the symptoms of what I have dubbed "R.S.". Every console has undergone this since the dawn of multiplatforming. A year from now, when all consoles have some great titles, and developers are able to utilize each systems strengths to their potentials, life will be great again for all systems. If you stand behind one system more than another, well that's your choice. Although I write about PS3 titles, I enjoy my 360 very much. In fact, when given the choice between the same game on the 360 or the PS3, I normally take 360.. Why is that? Not because of graphics or controller schemes or any of that stuff. Actually, it is because I love to show off acheivements, which Microsoft has done an awesome job at implementing. So, if I can raise my score on LIVE instead of my PS3 (at least until HOME is launched) then so be it. I am personally proud to own all the systems. Each has distinct advantages and disadvantages that make them unique. Give developers, 1st and 3rd party alike time to get used to the consoles before you bash them too hard.

Since I am proud of my work, I will post my email address here, and open up discussions. If you have questions concerning any console, title of the like, please feel free to email me. You never know, you might get your questions featured on our site! Until next time,

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