what do you expect from some dude that knows nothing about gaming. he’s obviously just being a sheep and following the opinions of many other people who like to talk crap about the ps3. yes, i’m talking about you 360 fanboys! because of you, ignorant people like that guy that made that article post crap that they can’t even back up.
btw, the price isn’t that bad. i mean, you’re getting a hell of alot of stuff for $400. its basically your top of the line computer but $500 cheaper. why complain about that? as for the must buy games, are there really any must buy games that require you getting that console? no, not really. i believe that its a collaboration of many games that convinces the person whether or not they want to buy that console.

I’d say he probably is a gamer but he was told to write and article and come up with reasons for the lower sales. He’s gotta say something even if they aren’t that true, especially the lack of big exclusives. However, it does show what a major coup FFXIII was for Msoft though. Many people saw that as the PS3’s only major boon.

honestly, the ps3 was the first purchase of my next generation consoles. Followed by the xbox360 later for the simple reasons of exclusives that i didn’t want to miss out on. As it now hits the year and a half mark, my ps3 mainly acts as a blu ray player other than throwing in LBP now and then and my xbox360 is used as my MAIN gaming console.
The ps3’s biggest problem was that it came out 1 year AFTER the competitor. The xbox 360 had a full year’s head start to fine tune things and get their Sh*t together. The ps3 is simply just trying to play catchup; with games, online services, etc. During that year that microsoft released the xbox, people were starting their game library and gaining xbox live friends and simply digging their roots in. Xbox live is unmatched when it comes to online gaming. Chat, party chats, stability, accessibility…and the list goes on.
Now don’t get me wrong, i LOVED my ps2 and actually disliked the original xbox because i felt it didn’t actually improve anything that the ps2 wasn’t already doing. So i really wanted to like the ps3 more… but after picking up an xbox360, and experiencing games with friends, the ps3 is by far inferior. I know that it has the capability to push the graphical element but lets be honest, 95% of games are made for BOTH platforms so the graphics are equal between the two consoles. They’re made to be. Except of course for titles like MSG4 and DRAKES FORTUNE… but those are few and far between and don’t come out frequent enough to affect the console decisions.
None of the consoles were perfect at launch. The xbox had the RROD, the wii lacked any online or HardDrive, and the ps3 lacked EVERYTHING. Each console has taken steps to rectify the situation. The ps3 is trying to take from the 360 with trophies, in game xmb, ingame music, party chat… and the list continues. The 360 just brought in this whole AVATAR thing taken from NINTENDO… and nintendo is trying to improve their online capabilities like the 360. I think ALL of the improvements are necessary and don’t dislike any of them.

WITH THAT SAID, the ps3 isn’t a sinking ship. It’s just been trying to play catchup for a year and a half and is NOW somewhat in a place to compete. The 360 is by far the console of choice for the GAMER while the wii is introducing games to the casual crowd most successfully. Competition is a good thing for the game industry because it forces them to be more innovative and push the boundaries of gaming. So i want the ps3 to do well AND the 360 and it think it’d be a bad thing for everyone if either went under.

“However, it does show what a major coup FFXIII was for Msoft though. Many people saw that as the PS3’s only major boon.”

and thats the sad thing, people think that just 1 game can make or break a console. its not true at all. like i stated earlier, its a collaboration of games. someone that buys a 360 just for halo 3 is pretty stupid. they’re gonna limit themselves/be narrow minded enough to not even try other games. they’re just gonna play the one game that everyone seems to talk about and never play anything else.
just throwing this out there, i find it funny how 360 fanboys can only name like 3 games. halo 3, gears 1 and 2. thats all they say. and when a ps3 fanboy tries to combat that, they mention a ton of games and the 360 fanboys just say “oh uncharted was stupid! we got gears!” and i’m thinking, “get a life! you have 3 games. what do ps3 owners have 15+ and we’re barely a few years into the ps3’s life cycle.” haha

Honestly, aside from the price, the main reason I went Xbox instead of PS3 (aside from the price gap) is that there were just more exclusives for the Xbox that I was interested in than there were on the PS3. Not to say there aren’t good ones for the PS3, but there were just more on the Xbox for me. Plus, I’m not missing out too hard since Sony seems to be losing its grip on total exclusivity with major titles like it did on the PS2 and 1.

1. PS3 is expensive compared to other consoles.

2. Blu-ray in the US I don’t know, but over here in Europe it’s a non-factor, nobody really cares about Blu-ray and I don’t know anyone who owns a Blu-ray-Player that is not a PS3.

3. Sony has no big exclusives.

4. Multiplatform games tend to look (slightly) better on Xbox 360.

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The only ace that Sony has up their sleeve is product quality, but Microsoft someone contains the RROD-fiasco very good.

I just think Microsoft were very good in their business strategy in being first to market. The Wii did something different (in the publics eyes) so that’s in a world of its own, but the PS3 was ‘late’ and was the most expensive AND people weren’t as fussed about blu-ray - a lot of people don’t really ‘get’ Hi-Def. In Europe, at the mo, it’s expensive to have Hi-Def anything really, so blu-ray wasn’t top of the agenda. So for gaming, people went for 360 or Wii.
I think the PS3 is doing better now. I own a PS3 and Wii and personally I really like them both. I would like a 360 for Halo maybe, but no need to buy it just for that.

My friend that is an ignorant point you make. The PS3 has the most quality exclusives at the moment. PS3 at the moment is the system with the most value and the best exclusives in 2008 and there is nothing 360 can pull off to beat the 2009 line PS3 line up. Metal Gear Solid 4, Little Big Planet, Resistance 2, Valkyria Chronicles (08′ exclusives that received critical acclaim) and blu-ray are enough to justify the purchase of a PS3. Most games on the 360 are ported to the PC but for argument sake we will consider them. This year the 360 had three must own games Left 4 Dead, Gears 2 and Fable while the PS3 had 4 and PS3 got the improved version of Bioshock. Game sites like IGN have already declared that it was the year of the PS3 in terms of the exclusives. As for 2009 PS3 has yet again strongest line up of exclusives. Gran Turismo 5, Killzone 2, God of War 3 and white knight Chronicles just to name a few. As far multiplatform games, now they look equally as good on the PS3 as the 360. Blu-ray is also growing a speedy rate just look at the dark knight sales and iron man sales. PS3 has the most bright future, the one thing stopping it the price. This console is capable of outselling the Wii if its price it put close to the Wii say about $279. Also point to be noted PS3 has outsold the 360 worldwide in 2008 even after Microsoft having major price advantage

That CNN reporter doesn’t know shizzles about anything, he’s one of the idiot ‘analysts’ who read sales charts and then claim to be able to predict the future, because of idiots like him the economy is in its current state. He should shut up, the PS3 is in fantastic shape as of now, all it needs is a price cut and ps3s will fly off shelves.

I think CNN hit the nail on the head. I don’t think Blu Ray is going to do well this year, I know I don’t care about it. As far as exclusives, you and I may think the PS3 has a great list of exclusives this year, but most people probably don’t even know they exist. The PS3 is in big trouble, and I don’t think there is much that Sony can do to right the situation.

Uh, about 90% of those are MULTIPLATFORM.

In my #2 I meant ppl think BR has to do with games only, my bad.

I think Bluray is doing great, or is pretty to dumb to see movies coming to it like: Dark Knight? that’s one of the biggest reasons people want a bluray player and MS wants Bluray but can’t get it because its own by Sony which is the reason all 260 fanboys cry about it.

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PWNED.

The ps3 is in fact sinking and the price drop from M$ part is a sing that they are trying to compete with nintendo, the fact realy is the Wii is kicking the crap out of both of them. Now that is reality and Sony and Micro$oft know that, too bad for Sony but the went too ahead of time, that is way to much technology for a system, the should have at least kept it clean like the xbox 360 but with higher manufacturing quality, then they would had a chance, if you think about it, at the rate that xbox 360 hardware fails with the ring of death, Sony would have had the upper hand in the generation but the went balistic and beefed up their console with too much high tech. In the end they did not learned the lesson form past companies like SEGA, look at them they are out of the hardware race because the fail again and again in trying too hard to be high tech. So as a final word learn form past mistakes.

I will get for this xmas PS3. Main reason why I choose PS3 was Blue Ray, and I can’t wait to see Kung Fu Panda on it :-). I didn’t care much about exclusive titles because I will miss Halo 3 from Xbox, but on other hand I have dificulties imagine to have console without GT5.

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please someone tell to this dude that has wrote this article we don’t need his personal and wrong opinions to make our choice .Now I can understand that american economy is in heavy recession so he defend american products but if you read “Tell yourself the PS3 has superior graphics if it makes you feel better, but a $400 console with a mediocre game library simply cannot compete against an Xbox 360 priced at $200 in this economy.” you understand immediatly that this is a Microsoft’s fanboy and don’t know anything about gaming industries.

I will bet all your PSdouchebags 100,000 dollars that God of War doesn’t come untill November 2010. Mark my words if it’s come out in 2009 I’ll trade in all my game consoles and stop playing.Please stop saying 09 is the year of the PS3, cuz 07 was supposed to be, then 08, now it’s 09. After another “so-so” year in 09 it’lll be WAIT!!!! God of war 3 comes out in 10, thats the year of the PS3. My ass.

It is obvious that Playstation 3 has failed and the people who don’t admit it they are just dreaming and deny the truth. Especially after the current recession and the resolution of sony to fire 8000 empoyees and close out some of theri plants, the future of Playstation 3 is realy gloomy.

No one answered my question. If this guy is wrong, then why are the PS3 sales so much lower than this time last year?

Hey Speedy did you know how you read or you just born dumb? It said Sony laid of 8,000 people but not from Sonys game developers side, MS will do the same….oh wait by want I heard they did because their cheap 360 isn’t making the money to pay people. An if you want to say thats wrong then think of this: If you make get only 200 every two weeks from your job are you going to be able to live off of that while having a family? no.

Learn to read better you retard.

cnn your finger isnt on the pulse of the gaming community its up your ass

It seems like a lot of analysyts forgot that Sony sated at the very beginning that it had a 10 year plan for the systemas it had with the PS2 & original Playstation. They have a long term plan and being that they aren’t even a quarter of the way into the consoles projected life span I think they have done a very solid job. Just to give some examples allow me to provide a list of games that I purchased for my PS3 over the last two-years(please keep in mind I am only listing exclusive games): Resistance 1 & 2, Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, Folklore, Warhawk, Eye of Judgment, Little Big Planet, & Metal Gear Solid 4). Also take into account that I did not list any games off of the PSN that are out.
Now that we have touched on what has already come out for the system let’s take a look at next year. 2009 brings Infamous, God of War 2, White Knight Cronicles, Uncharted 2, and don’t let me forget to mention Killzone 2; which in my opinion is on of the most amazing games ever produced for a console(both graphics and gameplay considered). Then you still have to take into account that Sony is becoming the sstandout console for trying to bring MMO’s to the console market with both DC Universe Online and The Agency currently in production. Also you can’t forget that there is still the PS3 exclusive FFXIII Versusand probably a third Kingdom Hearts game coming in the next few years.
Now don’t get me wrong I have no problem with the 360 and I plan on purchasing one sometime next year but I just think overall the PS3 has had a great start for itself when you look past all of the negative press and it is just getting started. Personally if you ask me as a hardcore gamer I think both the PS3 and the 360 have done a great job of catering to me and if anyone has dropped the ball it has been Nintendo, I understand that the Wii has catered to a new market the casual gamer but looking into the future when the next wave of consoles come out I don’t think it is very likely that casual gamers will see a need to upgrade from their Wii and Nintendo has made no attempt to bring any new IP’s of any quality that can be expanded on for the future while both Microsoft and Sony have already created a solid platform to leap off of.

I could have gotten a “good” Blu-Ray player recently for about $130. I passed. Why? Primarily because I buy a lot of movies, and I’m not paying $25-$30 for Blu-Ray disks. And I’m happy with the quality of my DVD’s as well. Blu-Ray is simply not a strong enough selling point to justify a PS3. I don’t want a $400 Blu-Ray player that just happens to have a couple of good games. I want a cheaper PS3 that plays LOTS of good games, and just happens to run Blu-Rays as well (for the future, when they finally come down to a reasonable price).

Listening, Sony?

Why does everyone always leave-out Disgaea 3 as another amazing PS3 exclusive?!

Looking at my 374 hour save file for it, tells me that I probably played it hands-down more than any other game this year, across all consoles.

This year, finally, MGS4 + LBP + Disgaea 3 + Valkyria Chronicles made my PS3 worth it.

yeah righ CNN there prob told to say that , american news channel . yes maybe xbox is up because of price and gears of war 2 when gears get boring these consoles will drop again in price , everyone wants bluray its hi def dvd , more people will buy hd tv’s then playstation will be the number 1 console just to have , the price needs to come down 50 quid thats all , people would buy by the thousands at a rrp of £200 also a new number of second hand buyers later that month would benifit also buying into more games especially as most of the new releases are sony anyway maybe giving vouchers as well for money of blueray at blockbusters just to steal some more buyers cash.,
as the xbox isnt wireless or blueray i wouldnt buy it again , its a waste of cash , a console i think last time i looked was £180 then u had to buy all the little extras and the machine itself is made of crap , i wouldnt even suggest to anyone buy a xbox unless u just want to play halo and gears of war