Microsoft isn't doing the warranty just so they won't get sued. I'm sure it's a large part of it and maybe the main reason, but they also want to genuinely put confidence in the consumer's investment. And in this ultra-competitive industry, it's very important. All of the companies know that if their customers aren't satisfied with their console for this generation, they could easily jump ship when the new generation of consoles come out.
@mighty douche: The reason that people still stand by Microsoft is because most people have a great experience with the 360. Unless I personally have massive problems and I end up unsatisfied with a lack of quality and customer support, then I'll stand by MS. I strongly believe that as of right now or the unforeseeable future, Microsoft will offer the superior gaming experience. There's just too many great games I'd miss out on or would have missed out on if I'd have gotten a PS3 instead. ...
I totally agree. I'm a MS fan, and I hope they are the winner for this gen. But I'm glad that Sony gives them competition and vice versa, because all gamers will benefit. Monopolies lead to higher prices and lesser quality. Competition means that the companies have to try harder to please the customer.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a MS fan, but each generation, I will go to the company that I feel has the best console. I feel it's the 360 this gen., but if I think that the PS4 w...
The PS3 is a long distance runner. It will have to be successful in the long run, if it is to be successful at all. I believe it has yet to hit its prime, same with the 360. The 360 will be successful in the long run as well. If any of the three is a fad, it's definitely the Wii.
Quit spamming douchebag.
Why is this in the 360 section? People wouldn't be trying to start a flame war would they?
Ahhhhhhhh, yes. People are very quick to generalize that all 360's are bad, when the fact is that it's far from the truth. My 360 works perfectly and runs at a rather cool temperature most of the time.
Don't forget that the only place to get the FULL GTA IV experience will be the Xbox 360! The extra content will appear nowhere else!
That's just an opinion. To myself and many others, Microsoft has the better product lineup. If I was a kid or casual gamer, I'd say Nintendo has the best lineup. Since I prefer shooters and action games, I'll go with Microsoft.
Just like individuals, companies have peaks and valleys. Nintendo had a valley with the GameCube. Now they're at the top of a peak with the Wii.
Sony was at the top of a peak for two generations, especially with the almighty PS2. With the launch of the PS3, they found themselves in a deep valley, but are climbing back towards the mountain top.
Microsoft started off well with the 360, but have found themselves to be in hard times this past month. The holid...
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This applies to all forms of entertainment. If you're tired of ultra-liberal sissies and ultra-conservative nutjobs telling you what you can and can't listen to, watch, and play, then sign up and have a voice.
"Our plans for price cuts have been laid out for years. We know exactly when they're going to happen."-- In other words, they're going to have a price cut to coincide with either Halo 3 or the holiday season.
That's not really a fair statement. Any service like that will not stay up without any problems 100% of the time (although Xbox Live comes close). Are you telling us that your cable or satellite service never goes out? What about your Internet service provider or telephone?
Xbox Live is well worth the money, and they do a great job with it. It's very dependable and very rare that it has a problem. I don't even think that this one lasted very long.
No doubt, on-demand download of HD movies is the future. One day, almost any movie imaginable will be on a giant database ready to download.
It says in the article that Sony will discontinue the 60GB sku. WHY? At a $100 price drop, this model is starting to actually sell a little bit. Are they losing too much money for every PS3 sold at this price point? There has to be a good reason why they would discontinue it. The article also said that analysts predict they will maintain the $499 price point once the 60GB model runs out. I hope so, for the sake of Sony fans (not that I care personally, cuz I'm not one of them). Otherwi...
It is pretty sad that the Japanese are that loyal to a brand. They don't know what they're missing.
One of the reasons I like the 360 over the ps3 is the controller. I know many people are used to the PlayStation controller through 3 generations of use now. However, I like using a joystick as the main source of movement over the D-pad. If they could switch those two around and make it more ergonomically correct to hold, like the 360 controller, then it would be great. The D-pad was great for the 2-D era of games. But now, games are 3-D worlds with 360 degree environments. A joystick is...
Great, now there's yet ANOTHER game that I want coming out in the fall. I guess I'm just going to have to pick and choose what to buy first. So many games, so little time.
The worst thing that could happen to gamers would be for either Microsoft or Sony to leave the business. As the article said, competition benefits the customers.
I always thought that the "Dark Side" was Microsoft. After all, they are the new kids who are trying to intrude on Sony's success. And to that, I say, come to the dark side, it's better over here. More great games, and better live service.
Yeah, the article straight up LIED when they said that they urged people not to buy one until Christmas.
That being said, Al Roker is a California raisin head. Had to get that off my chest.