Wow, this is absolutely pathetic. He actually thinks Sony fanboys flocked to Amazon and bought a new console just to raise its sales rankings?
For one thing, how many people does he think actually read his crappy blog?
For another, yeah, all fanboys are crazy, but I'm pretty sure none of them are THAT crazy.
I'm almost tempted to buy this again for my PS3, though I really can't justify it.
Sadly, this doesn't matter, because Amazon sales amount to Jack Squat when it comes to determining which console is "winning".
Ape is right, and I don't understand why anyone who would disagree with him is bothering to post in the Gamer Zone. There's an ENTIRE OTHER ZONE of this site dedicated to the sort of crap fanboys enjoy spewing at each other.
Going to continue to quote the "54%" number as given by a non-scientific poll in a singe gaming ma...
Really? "Nobody with brains"? Even if those people happen to prefer the 360's game library to the PS3's? Or if someone has more friends who own 360's than PS3's, and wants to play games with those friends?
There are plenty of reasons to own a 360 instead of a PS3. Just like there are plenty of reasons to own a PS3 instead of a 360. Don't insult people just because they made a different choice than you.
This is all I have to say:
http://n4g.com/industrynews...
I have heard people claim that N4G is equally balanced between Sony fanboys and Microsoft fanboys in the comment section.
Pay close attention to the like/dislike ratio on comments 2.1 and 2.2, and then try to tell me that again with a straight face. Seriously.
People are far more likely to have their comments voted down, or lose their bubbles, simply for having the gall to prefer the 360 to the PS3. Is that a big deal? No, of course not. But don't try and claim t...
Depending on how the NPD looks heading into Christmas, I wouldn't be shocked by a $50 price cut right before Black Friday. Or, at the very least, an improved Elite bundle that includes a wireless adapter or high-profile game like Halo: ODST.
All this article really does is state the obvious. In the end, only three things REALLY matter:
1. Which has the most games you want to play?
2. Do you care about Blu-Ray movies?
3. Which system do most of your friends own?
That's it. Everything else at that point is just trivial. Yes, the 360 costs more if you want a wireless card and want to play online - but does that REALLY matter, if it has the games you want and most of your friends have one and ...
Restore Sony? Probably. "Change the industry"? I'm not sure about that.
This is stupid, though:
"One of the initial benefits of the PS3 was that it served as a cheap Blu-Ray player, but with the drop in Blu-ray player price (below $190 at places like Costco), this is no longer the case."
Really, for $100 or so more, why not just get a PS3 if you have ANY interest in gaming? It does so much more than a stand-alone Blu-Ray player e...
I am curious if all the people who attacked Microsoft in the previous article will retract their statements after reading this.
My guess: nope.
That's not a bad bundle at all. Throw in a wireless adapter and Microsoft might have a real contender with it.
"In some sense, you can’t lose."
This is really the most important line in the article. The PS3 is certainly the best value (something I really thought I'd never type, to be honest), but really, it's hard to lose with any of the consoles this generation.
Who wins in the end? We, the gamers, do.
Like I said before, Microsoft needs to do at least two things to remain competitive this year:
1. Improve their Elite bundle by adding a network adapter, at the very least. This at least counters ONE of the PS3's big advantages.
2. Either lower the Arcade model to $149, or stick a 20-60 gig hard drive on it.
"Starting with firmware 3.0, the interface will default to pointing at the newly added What's New section of the network column."
This sounds very similar to how the 360 works now, which is not a bad thing, as it's a solid step towards making the XMB interface and PSN interface feel like they're interconnected. If you've used a 360, then you probably know the sort of "feel" I'm taking about - Live FEELS like a very natural part of the 360 OS.
I'm 97 years old and 541 pounds, but actually quite cheery!
Call me a heathen, but I love The Who even more than The Beatles.
That said, I will definitely pick up the stand-alone game when it comes out. Just not the instruments - as cool as they are, I can't justify the premium when the ones I have work just fine.
Please stop making me feel embarrassed for owning a PS3. Seriously. There's an entire zone at N4G for people like you. What's so wrong with posting there?
Good review, though I question this statement:
"Looking past any potential aversion to matte, anyone picking up a PlayStation 3 Slim is getting a significantlly better product than an early or even mid adopter."
I don't see anything listed in that review that makes me feel bad about pickin...
They really should include it as part of the Elite bundle, if they want to have any real chance against the PS3 Slim.
Any list without "The World Ends With You" is simply fail.
Sigh. People who don't know how the internet, or even computers, work, should not be allowed to draft laws regarding their usage.