Originally posted by: Chris
Originally posted by: cheezy321
By saying the 360 isn't a quality machine, you are denying a lot of things. First of all, Sony is copying Microsoft on a TON of things when it comes to user interface and online playability. Microsoft is a company that came into the video game industry a LONG TIME after Sony and now Sony is the one copying them on everything.
And Microsoft copied a lot of things from Sony. Do we need list wars to prove this?
1. The PS3 is not double the price of the Xbox 360. Hardly anyone buys the 'arcade' version of the 360. 2. Selling 25% more units against a competitor is HUGE considering the brand name 'PlayStation' and all of the bad press on the RRoD. The 360 was the underdog in this fight from the start, there is no doubt about that.
The PS3 is double the price of the 360. A lot of people by the arcade is indicated by the jump in sales the 360 took when the Arcade dropped to $199.
The Wii is a video game machine for children. I had one for about a year, all I played on it was Wii Bowling. It is *NOT* a machine for gamers. Period. You really cant compare sales when the 360 is going after actual gamers while the Wii is going after the childrens parents.
Then why is Microsoft copying a bunch of stuff from the Wii like Avatars, the Rare games, and the rumored motion control scheme that will be reviled at E3?
You do know Microsoft owns rare right?
You are also saying that the only available option (and the majority of 360 owners) buy the Arcade version. That is simply not true at all. Not even close.
You also continue to ignore the brand name power of Playstation. It was the BEST SELLING CONSOLE OF ALL TIME. And its successor is doing horrible compared to its competition. The PlayStation brand is like the Wal-Mart brand of retail stores, and you cannot deny this.
The only bad PR sony got from the PS3 was its price. There hasn't been any other bad PR. Microsoft was slammed for its RRoD debacle (and rightly so). Yet, they are still consistently outselling the PS3.
Sony pretty much tried to copy everything Microsoft did right with Xbox live. 'Trophies' anyone?
Your comments about radio are just asinine. Everyone I know listens to radio at least once a week, if not a lot more. They also use their ipods and stream music at work.
You keep on trying to act like the Xbox 360 is a failure. Its not even close to one. Neither is the PS3. But you have to admit that Sony is scared shitless about what the Xbox 360 is doing to the future of their video games dept. Microsoft has done a very good job at creating a viable video games division in their company. Despite the RRoD, its still the best selling machine for gamers, not children.