3. Nintendo Revolution isn't all its supposed to be.
That is the only way for Sony to save the PS3 initially. At this point none of the next-gen consoles are anything too special (aside from revolutions legacy game support.)
360...alright its kinda a cool idea to integrate Live into everything but really, where else are they gonna go with that? It can't play my iTunes music, or my DivX videos and if I really want to listen to music the TV still isn't my #1 choice. Also it needs games, Perfect Dark was supposed to be the "killer app" when it launched. The gameplay wasn't all that good and the graphics left wayy too much to be desired. "OMG they are taking over the building, sneak in and kill them all..." where have I seen that before? Need for Speed: Most Wanted, probably the best one out right now as far as graphics and gameplya goes. But again, where is the "killer app" Anyone remember NFS 3: Hot Pursuit. yeah same thing. What about the kid who wants to play their xbox games on the 360? "No sorry, you can't play THAT game yet." Did they really save anything more then $5 in emulating all the xbox games?
Revolution...to me, the best of the 3. It's unique, small, not all that flashy, and will look good on a shelf. Why is it good? GAMEPLAY! I can guarantee i'll pick one up just to be able to play Super Smash Bros. and Goldeneye64 without getting up. Already better games then the 360 has to offer. The remote style controller will be a change for everyone, but I guess I did say it was unique right?
Having compatibility with all old games was the best thing Nintendo could do for the Revolution. Once and a while I get sick of playing games that look pretty (believe it or not) and I want to play a game that has game play (go figure.) They got that covered. "But you can't play your games in HD with the Revolution!" Simply. So what? I don't have an extra $3000 to buy a HDTV. And if I did I would still be quite content with the normal resolution. HD isn't everywhere, and to really get the "big picture" you need a HD-upconverting DVD player, a fairly nice sound system, and HD satellite or cable.
Sony PS3...Where to start. Delayed, expensive, over-hyped, over-protected, and communist. (Ok not communist, but it will govern the way
you use your games.) Using the Blu-Ray drive won't gain them any ground over the competitors. 360 can play HD-DVD, PS3 can play Bue-Ray. Ok, to consumers having the words DVD in their DVD type disk will make them feel more comfortable. If I tell my fairly computer litterate uncle that i'm getting a Blu-Ray player he wouldn't instantly understand (WTF is a Blu-Ray?) But if I say i'm getttin an HD-DVD player even my grandparents would understand that. Copy protection, look at Sony's track record. Huge supporter of DRM, and remember the CD's they released with rootkits that installed when you put the cd in your computer? They need to rething their stand on issues like that. I can almost guarantee any/.er is going to be a little more weary when they can't make a back up of their PS3 games becuase they have little kids or animals, (I have a little sister and a scottish terrior, and they both attack anything shiny!)
Well that was just my $.02...ok maybe a little more lol. BE GOOD CONSUMERS! If you buy it its yours right? Not according to Sony, only the plastic it is on is yours. Keep that in mind.
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1. Sony better rethink their stand on DRM.
2. Excellent game line up at launch.
3. Nintendo Revolution isn't all its supposed to be.
That is the only way for Sony to save the PS3 initially. At this point none of the next-gen consoles are anything too special (aside from revolutions legacy game support.)
360...alright its kinda a cool idea to integrate Live into everything but really, where else are they gonna go with that? It can't play my iTunes music, or my DivX videos and if I really want to listen to music the TV still isn't my #1 choice. Also it needs games, Perfect Dark was supposed to be the "killer app" when it launched. The gameplay wasn't all that good and the graphics left wayy too much to be desired. "OMG they are taking over the building, sneak in and kill them all..." where have I seen that before? Need for Speed: Most Wanted, probably the best one out right now as far as graphics and gameplya goes. But again, where is the "killer app" Anyone remember NFS 3: Hot Pursuit. yeah same thing. What about the kid who wants to play their xbox games on the 360? "No sorry, you can't play THAT game yet." Did they really save anything more then $5 in emulating all the xbox games?
Revolution...to me, the best of the 3. It's unique, small, not all that flashy, and will look good on a shelf. Why is it good? GAMEPLAY! I can guarantee i'll pick one up just to be able to play Super Smash Bros. and Goldeneye64 without getting up. Already better games then the 360 has to offer. The remote style controller will be a change for everyone, but I guess I did say it was unique right? Having compatibility with all old games was the best thing Nintendo could do for the Revolution. Once and a while I get sick of playing games that look pretty (believe it or not) and I want to play a game that has game play (go figure.) They got that covered. "But you can't play your games in HD with the Revolution!" Simply. So what? I don't have an extra $3000 to buy a HDTV. And if I did I would still be quite content with the normal resolution. HD isn't everywhere, and to really get the "big picture" you need a HD-upconverting DVD player, a fairly nice sound system, and HD satellite or cable.
Sony PS3...Where to start. Delayed, expensive, over-hyped, over-protected, and communist. (Ok not communist, but it will govern the way you use your games.) Using the Blu-Ray drive won't gain them any ground over the competitors. 360 can play HD-DVD, PS3 can play Bue-Ray. Ok, to consumers having the words DVD in their DVD type disk will make them feel more comfortable. If I tell my fairly computer litterate uncle that i'm getting a Blu-Ray player he wouldn't instantly understand (WTF is a Blu-Ray?) But if I say i'm getttin an HD-DVD player even my grandparents would understand that. Copy protection, look at Sony's track record. Huge supporter of DRM, and remember the CD's they released with rootkits that installed when you put the cd in your computer? They need to rething their stand on issues like that. I can almost guarantee any /.er is going to be a little more weary when they can't make a back up of their PS3 games becuase they have little kids or animals, (I have a little sister and a scottish terrior, and they both attack anything shiny!)
Well that was just my $.02 ...ok maybe a little more lol. BE GOOD CONSUMERS! If you buy it its yours right? Not according to Sony, only the plastic it is on is yours. Keep that in mind.