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I have tried not to be a fanboy of anything. There are pros and cons to each console, and both good and bad games for them as well. However, I rarely buy a system when it first comes out, due to the lack of good games. The Wii has Zelda, which is enough to warrant my purchase of it. If PS3 had something like FFXIII, MGS4, or Killzone 2, I would probably get it at launch. But as the best thing it has to offer is Resistance, while it may be a decent game, is not enough to push me into actually putting down $600 for the system.

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To add to my previous post. I am not a Nintendo fanboy. I currently own a PS2 and I love it. But paying $600 for a console is not my idea of a good investment, especially considering what games are coming out for it. The fact that Sony has and continues to have a superior attitude when dealing with anyone outside of their own company is not something you want when you console is vastly more expensive than any other main console released to date (yes, I do remember the Neo-Geo and the 3DO, but they were not exactly on the forefront in their day). I have seen several screen shots of both the PS3 and the 360, and to be honest, the 360 graphics look better and cleaner than the PS3. I know you cannot tell everything from screen shots, but I also know people that have played both, and they have consistently told me that the 360 plays, looks and just feels better than the PS3. A couple have said that the big launch title, Resistance: Fall of Man, looks marginally better than a PS2 game. The fact that the 360 has had a year head start on the PS3 means that those who are programming for it have gotten better at it, and as a result are producing better games, with better graphics. The PS3, however, is harder to program for, meaning that the learning curve is much higher. Sony is doing nothing to help developers create games easier, a problem that they have had since they began making consoles. Because of this, many developers are either abandoning the PS3, or converting many of the former "exclusive" titles to multiplatform titles. In a year, the PS3 graphics will have improved, certainly, but so will the 360. While the PS3 developers create better and better looking games, the same is happening with the 360 developers. What this means is that it will take Sony about 2-3 years to catch up to where Microsoft will be at that time. True, the PS3 has better graphics capabilities, but having the capabilities and using them are 2 different things. In order to persuade people to buy something, you must first offer them something worth their money. That is the basics of retail. However, the PS3, while many of the games look great when they show them off, the games they are actually releasing during the launch window are really not nearly as impressive. The same problem haunted the 360 launch, though. Though it released several games, there were really no mind-blowing games. The same can be said for the PS3. That is one reason why I am not buying a PS3 at launch, and why I did not buy a 360 at launch. System problems are another decision-making factor: the 360 had several problems at launch, and while somewhat slow to react, Microsoft did eventually move to correct the problem, and now the systems released onto the market are virtually bug-free. While the PS3 has not yet been released, I imagine that many of their systems will have problems as well. The PS2 was not without problems at launch, though many people will deny it. You always have problems when trying to combine many new elements into one machine. The PS2 proved it, the PS3 will prove it as well. Many people have claimed that Blu-Ray will be boosted by the PS3, and vice-versa. While this may be partially true, you must consider all the facts. The PS2 did help push the DVD format, but this was fairly easy, as it was the only format at the time poised to replace VHS (yes, LaserDisc was out there too, but they were so expensive they were not worth the effort). Today, the PS3 will help push the Blu-Ray format, but there is competition from HD-DVD, which is cheaper both for the players and the movies themselves. The Blu-Ray players are currently running at $1000, with the movies ranging from $25-50. The HD-DVD players, on the other hand, are currently running at about $500, with movies going for between $20-30. While the Blu-Ray discs may hold more than HD-DVD (50GB compared to 30GB), most consumers think about the price before they consider the detailed differences. I see this battle as very similar to the BetaMax/VHS battle. BetaMax, while a superior product on paper, was simply too expensive to end up the winner. The Blu-Ray/HD-DVD battle, in my opinion, will probly have a similar outcome, with HD-DVD the winner. We are already seeing this happen, with more movie studios releasing movies on HD-DVD than on Blu-Ray. Sony has notoriously been difficult to work with. This attitude will not help them in the console war, especially with a system as high-priced as the PS3. They will need to either change their attitude, or change their price, they will not be able to maintain both and hope to be the winner this console cycle.

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LMAO at all the Sony fanboys! They slashed the numbers again, are forcing you to buy more and more accesories to play the older games, and have dropped the launch titles from 21 to 18. Kinda sad. I am really glad I'm getting a Wii this year. The PS3 may eventually be a great system, but at the current price point and the fact that most of the launch games are already available on the 360, which is $200 cheaper and the graphics for now are better, just makes me laugh even more. Get a 360 and save yourself the trouble. Or get a Wii and have even more fun.