Media spins things so much, I feel dizzy.
Between the release time of GT5P and MGS4, PS3 surpassed 360 in Europe. It keeps on going until MS cut its price worldwide around 100 euros or bucks in September 2008 and then around December 2008, Christmas, 360 outsells PS3, again.
It goes from "super-expensive (600 bucks)" to "expensive (400 bucks)."
In Europe, PS3 outsells 360 until MS cuts its price by 100 bucks.
None of the exclusive other than MGS4 helped and I agree. But Sony exclusives, except GT series, has never helped console sales since PS2 (Ratchet, Jack, Sly Cooper and etc.).
This time is little different since it goes from "expensive" to "moderate (300 bucks)", similar to ...
Anyway, if PS3 sells like hot cake in Japan (about 50k for a week), it won't take long time to catch up or surpass the cumulative sales of 360. Let's wait and see.
Speaking of price cut, MS won't have such card since they already have 199 option. If people wanted it for low cost, they already bought it. Of course, MS can cut the Arcade price down to 149. But other than that...I don't think it works well.
The cost $400 is for old 80Gig version.
The slim version is around $250.
the library is useless if the console is bricked. I agree that the game library is importatnt for the game, but at the same time, MS could spare more time and more tests and still have similar library at this point.
It is also proven by PS3. The console comes out late and securely, but still has similar amount of game library. That says, MS is not excused with RRoD for any facts what so ever.
And I am not missing anything since I am enough playing with other cons...
I understand part of what you are saying and understand the issue of launch time.
Yes, it would be good trade-off between launching early such that having one more Christmas and Having no time to test the console enough.
But that's only for their own good, not for customer. Would 360 have the similar game library even if it comes out little bit later to insure the quality of console machine? Why not?
Besides, I didn't talk about a thing about game ...
how do they decide to sell such game console in the first place?
Isn't there any quality control team in MS? Or, do they think hardware problems can be also fixed by updating just like Windows?
it doesn't matter with Lag, so stop talking about which multiplay condition is better.
Internet lag is only caused by following
"Where your house locates"
"What company your internet connection is"
"Where the game host server is"
"Lagging problem in the game itself"
If you got faster connection in Live, it is because the conditions above fit into Live. Same for PSN.
But I do agree ...
MS might say "50% smaller, 50% hotter, 50% more chance to break. But the most important figure is 6, 6-year-warranty."
For UBI US, this game is only for PC and releasing this month!
For UBI UK, this game is for PC and 360 and releasing this year.
For UBI France, this game is not releasing.
For UBI AU, this game is for PC and 360 and releasing this year.
What I'd like to say is...this info is useless.
The order of next game console release is MS first, Nin second, Sony last.
MS is first because it hits low price (199 bucks) too early to keep up with the others (And the sale is not as good as Nin).
Nin is second because it has too low computing power to keep up for another few years.
Sony is last beacause there is a room to cut the price, and it already adopts Blu-ray which will be highly likely the next gen game console disk format (or each comp...
otherwise, there is no reason to develop the game for PS3.
They didn't have any choice, did they?
This writer definitely overestimates the power of wii and old xbox.
Some advantages of wii are its cheap development cost and cheap console.
If wii HD somehow comes near to PS3 or 360, what is different?
Sony dog might imply Naughty dog and it would be about Uncharted 2.
Pony might imply Polyphony Digital and it would be about GT 5.
Can't wait!!
it will be history.
the way to roam around the entire game space. Since there is no control keys, you can't move from a certain area to another, unless your room is as big as a battle field (FPS), or even Manhattan (sandbox games). Only way I could see was the step or run on the same place, but I wonder how Natal can distinguish the motion as forward or backward.
You may say "What if I can hold xbox360 controller in my hand?" In that case, your hands and arms are very rectricted which ki...
Since Forza can be good at modelling as much as GT, it goes another way like car decoration and "Unrealistic" physical damage. GT looks real and physical damage is kind of optional, and it has been like that since GT 1 release.
Which one is more important, model or damage? Let me put this way. In real life driving, people don't try to hit the bump but they try to avoid. This fact is not for WRC and NASCAR. Therefore, since PD tries to put WRC and NASCAR into GT, Those...