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Sony vs. Microsoft, Tortoise vs. Hare
Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "Was Microsoft smart to rush out the Xbox 360 or is Sony smarter to wait and load PlayStation 3 with the latest technology? The Wall Street Journal analyzes the opposing camps' strategies; the stakes are high, as 'the Xbox group has lost billions of dollars since its start five years ago and will continue to lose money if Sony trounces Microsoft.' Several expected Microsoft announcements today, besides 'Halo 3', are meant to deliver the message that the Xbox's head-start was an advantage: 'Microsoft will also demonstrate ways for mobile phones to link with its Xbox Live service, which allows Xbox 360 users to play games with each other over the Internet. Executives will also announce new games for the Xbox Live service and are negotiating a partnership to build a "massively multiplayer" game for Live that allows thousands of people to play each other over the Internet, say people familiar with the company's plans.'"
Is anyone else bored of reading criticisms of Zonk with every single post?
Doesn't matter what either of these two overbloated behemoths do. Nintendo has already stolen the show at E3 and with its reported launch price of $250 and 27 available games on launch day it will trounce the PS3 and Xbox in both innovation, marketing and an all-around great and FUN system.
As long as I get my Tony Hawk and Final Fantasy games on the Wii I could really care less what these other two consoles do with themselves. I mean, the PS3 isn't even going to support HDMI (unless you wanna fork over $600 which I am definitely not doing).
And honestly, what in the hell is so great about Halo in the first place? I played Halo 1 on the PC and it was a "meh" game. It was fun for a little while but got incredibly repetitive and boring. Halo 2? Same story but with prettier graphics. Halo 3? OMGWTFBBQ graphics but those don't sell me. I demand gameplay.