Sex, lies, and video games, but without the sex part — actually, that could be there too.
Sony never needs to worry about development costs. They let other companies do their work for them. After last nights E3 press conference, the Internet lit up with heavy and harsh criticism for video gamings leading seller, and all of that still isn't enough to give them what they deserve.…
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— go to most recent comments76 - Jesster
Just wondering where everyone got the idea that the PS3 controler "only detects tilt". Admittedly the majority of their demonstration of the new controler involved tilting all over the place, but if you watch carefully, there was at least one moment where the guy quickly lifted it upwards and got a different reaction from the game. He also specifically stated it tracked motion on X, Y, and Z axes AS WELL AS pitch, roll, and yaw.
From what I saw, the PS3 controller is every bit as motion sensitive as the Wii controller. Whether or not they stole the idea is another matter and frankly irrelevant as far as I'm concerned.
That said, from what I saw Nintendo did put on a much better presentation than Sony, and I'm now much more interested in the Wii. However, I haven't given up on the PS3 either. I'll just wait and see which one has more games I'm interested in.
And as for innovation... Anyone who says Playstation doesn't have any innovative games should try out Katamari Damacy or Shadow of the Colossus. Someone said there are no innovative games anymore. I'd say the opposite. EVERY system has its own share of innovation. Unfortunately, 90% of everything is crap, so sometimes it takes some searching to find the truly good, innovative stuff.
77 - speedyboy
yo Wiimote was cool but it doesnt really have new games, its always been about mario, zelda etc. i need new and unique games! to compliment the controller
78 - Andrew Ogier
I disagree with you totally Matt, I have to say the Sony conference was easily the best out of the shows demonstrated at this years E3, and everything about that show was entertaining...
...I haven't laughed so hard at such a huge pile of bullshit in years!
From the moment they said that PS2 was the ultimate multiplayer experience, I belly laughed.
The sheer stupidity of showing a PSP running PS1 Ridge Racer, when PSP already has a far superior version was priceless...
The "real time" demo of tiger woods rewinding halfway through the demonstration...
Add this to the absolutely hilariously misjudged pricing system, the fact that nobody clapped unless prompted to by the announcer (and even then it was sympathy "ooh the poor bastard's only doing his job, it's not his fault that this PS3 sucks more dick than a crack whore"), the pathetic swiping of features from other systems because Sony has a total lack of innovation in their own company, the endless stream of CG that's faked to look like ingame footage (8 Days was a prime example - with unplayable camera angles and fake reticules with a HUD over the CG movie), and Sony had by far the worst presentation I've ever seen at E3... and 95% of the journalists around the world agree with me...
When Kaz Hirai said "So is everyone excited about Playstation 3?", you could, as clear as day, hear several boos from the audience, and a general deathly tumbleweed style silence from the majority.
I think this could be the death blow for an already financially struggling Sony Computer Entertainment.
Compared to the Nintendo and Microsofts presentations, Sony's was a laughing stock.
I was looking forward to owning all 3 systems this time around. Sony's demonstration has changed my mind. Now only the 360 and Nintendo Wii will get my cash, at least for several years until Sony get some decent games and a realistic price tag.
79 - Just Peter
I've been reading trough half this rant and I must say 2 things, first of all (and this isnt fanboyism but just mere observation I own all 3 consoles and love them all)
1st: A lot of the people who say Sony Playstation is the best are saying really and I mean really stupid things not to mention they write like 3 year olds. I stopped fighting about who has the best console 3 years ago and bought a PS2 to get the games I couldnt get on my Cube and I admit they are (often) cool games.
2nd: Yes the writer of this blog is in my OPPINION (so dont even dare to rant this) absolutely right, I mean sports games and shooters? I've had my share of Fifa after 99 it's all the same game done over anyway, you're fugging paying EA millions of dollars in cash just because they release the same game year after year, now dont you feel dumb?
Oh and I heard someone saying something about D&D I'd watch your mouth D&D is a verry serious Adults game wich you cannot dare to comprehend.
Thank you and good night! Long live the Netherlands and screw Patriotism :P (isnt that controversial ^_^)
80 - James_Bond_in_France
Rant rant gnash gnash !! Whew calm down Malcom and take some medication.........
Yep, apparently Sony screwed up their press conference, I have been eagerly waiting for news on the ps3 and this was a bit of a letdown. OK so now we have the price, two versions (the cheap! cruddy one for *hardcore gamers* who "only want a games system") and a release date. Where's the lowdown on the wifi connectivity and the psp/ps3 linkup. Couldn't give a monkey's nut that the psp can act as a rearview mirror for some racing game... can it be used as a controller ? can the ps3 stream stuff to it ? etc.
Well I must be the only person in the world who liked the new design of the controller, THAT was innovation, you're all knocking Sony, but that boomerang controller looked slick and funky. Oh no let's just go back to the good old dualshock design (ok clunky and chunky but sure does work well ;-) ). Er hello ? Like the Xbox controller has no design elements copied from the dual shock ? etc. As someone said above everything gets copied, imitation the greatest form of flattery, blah blah.
Oh yeah, the people who say "a console is about gaming" DOH! really ? and I guess you'll all be taking your mobile phones back to the shop because of their colour screens, downloadable ringtones, photo, video and mp3 playing capacity and trading them in for some ugly 90s Nokia type brick that you can just phone with ?
I bought a PS2 for *Games* *DVDs* *CDs*, yes I am a multimedia whore, but I was also playing an Atari back in the day and pushing quarters into slots to play whatever had just hit the local arcade. We upgraded from a PS1, kept some games, cool! then I bought a nice set of Altec 5.1 computer speakers and ran the optical digital into them, I now have a kickass home cinema setup in my flat for *not a lot of money* compared to the cost of hifi 5.1 + dvd player, play audio cds thru the PS2 too, oh yeah and still play games on it.
The basic version of the PS3 is just sad, "hey i just bought a crippled version of Sony's new console and paid €500" rest of the world ROFL.
Though disappointed I will wait and see what Sony has to offer between now and November - i like the idea of already having a large game collection to play on it (no sports shit, we like fun games with the kids Crash Bash, Micro Maniacs, Worms, Tekken, GTA), it's card slots (yes that memory stick from my digital camera will fit nicely so we can watch instant slide shows), yes a new type of drive too, hmm probably won't rush out and buy 50 blu-ray movies in first five minutes or that hdtv, but can kinda tell that I would like to experience that new gaming / movie experience, 60 gigs of storage, can I throw out the vcr now ? interactive wifi shit with the psp, and so on and so on.
Fuck, it's expensive, but then again so's your pc and you don't just play games on it do you ?
As for the games, Tekken 6 footage didn't wow me, but Heavenly Sword looks like shitkicking action heading in the right direction. Oh and MGS4.
As for Nintendo Wii, well it just doesn't have all those possibilities, you wanna play Super Mario for the xteenth time whilst waving a very boring looking remote around. Go ahead! You can't compare apples and oranges, like DS and PSP, one plays games, the other plays games and does a whole load of other shit. Might as well have a debate "Simple Simon or iMac ??".
Last comment *really* those crazy Canadians are going to have to do a site "Smash my Wii.com" :-))
Ouch ! that hurts..........peace and fanboys, go sit on your controllers!
81 - NBXteem
i gotta say, I've always been a sony fan. and when i saw the Nintendo controls i was like yo this sucks i aint getting that! so i was really looking foword to getting a PS3. but after what i saw about the Wiimote that became second yet a must have on my list. PS3 was the first. well i was still thinking about getting the Wii first. but after what i'v seen and heard about PS3, they just lost a pretty good fan of theirs. but hey atleast Sont is good for something. making us laugh
82 - NBXtreen
i made a typo on my name, it was suppose to say "NBXtreem"...
83 - Game Slut
I just want to publicly laugh at WiiS3 and X-Sux. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Eat dust baby. It's clear this competition is over. K.O. Nintendo is clearly the winner. Remember Sega, or Turbo Graphix, and the long list of others who tried to take over. Nintendo was there at the beginning and is still here. Can't argue with facts. And those who say it's all about the games, are in denial. Nintendo wouldn't have lasted this long if their games weren't good. WiiS3 and X-Sux owners are the same people that supported these other failing systems, and they can't just suck it up and admit that Nintendo is where it's at. They would rather cling to crappy systems, with tacked on ideas, than to finally admit the truth. Sure Nintendo took a backseat for a while to WiiS3 and X-Sux, but that just proved that hype can sell. Which is what those systems were, HYPE. If you jingle some shiny keys in front of a baby, they are entertained, but does that mean it's the best or most fun toy. No. Not to mention those buyers are failing system fans looking for a system that isn't Nintendo (stubborn). Why do I want a more expensive system with DVD cpabilites when I already had 2 DVD players. Why do I want a more expensive HD system when that means buying a $2000-$5000 HDTV. And HD-DVD, no-one is ready to upgrade all their movies again, this will take a long time to become mainstream. It's time for Sorry and Mightgosoft to get a reality check, spit out the "blue pill" and take a healthy dose of "red pill" And at E3, Nintendo was handing out handfuls of "red pill" I could go on forever, but I gotta save my fingers for good video games.
84 - Navi
seeing it from a business standpoint:
one always wants to put on a good show in order to entice the crowd. if you have many standing in line for wii, but not many for ps3, then it's not good publicity. and every company loves publicity. regardless of whose games you think are better, or whose console you plan to buy...bad publicity is bad publicity. now, that may not matter to loyalists who have already staked their claim and will buy ps3 no matter what, but it will matter to their executives. i'm sure whoever put this thing together is getting a couple of ...choice words right now. companies are very aware of how they are perceived by the masses (media). If you read the following articles, it's clearly not good publicity.
Sony has gamers asking: Is it real?
PLAYSTATION 3 TITLES TANTALIZE L.A. TRADE SHOW By Dean Takahashi: Mercury News
FASTER, SHARPER, PRICIER: A side-by-side look at Sony's PS3, Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360
May 11, 2006 BY HEATHER NEWMAN: FREE PRESS TECHNOLOGY WRITER
Sony launches PlayStation 3
From Chris Ayres in Los Angeles and Philippe Naughton
So LA weblog: Playstation to Hollywood Times Online: May 09
what a smart company would do is woo it's fans with as much hoopla as possible to get excitement going for it's new product. especially if you want them to swallow that price. give them something to cheer for of sorts. presenting the way they did is counterproductive. i'm telling you, i'd be really surprised if someone didn't get chewed out over a bad presentation. maybe demoted. but not fired. after all...how much could it hurt, right?
85 - JFA
I think we, the usa, need to be like japan when the 360 came out and not all rush out to buy the ps3. I think this will teach Sony that they can't force a product on us that really isn't needed to play great games a.k.a. blue ray players, forcing stores to lower the price and take a loss. All microsoft has to do now is lower the price of the 360 and I think there will be no chance for the ps3 to catch up. And If you think that just because you can play all ps2 and psone games on the ps3 makes it worth it, well guess what the ps2 plays ps2 and psone games on it and it only cost 130.00 bucks. It's time gamers got smart, if the supply is greater than the demand well guess what they have to lower the price of the supply in order to create a greater demand. And once that happens you can lock in the demand at a lower price. These have been my thoughts laytro!
86 - Jack Steel
Well now, what do we have here. i was gonna get a ps3, but now i KNOW im gettin a 360. 500-600 dollars no thanx. for a console that cost that much, they had better come up with something a little better than a knock off Nintendo Wii joystick. in fact, i just changed the name from "DUALSHOCK 3" to Playstation DUALSHOCK Wii. All those(now safe to say)rendered videos they showed at last years e3 really had me going for them. But now i see that they are a joke!!
87 - Game Slut
Hey Jack Steal, you stole my joke, (see blog #83) just like sony stole from nintendo. Wadda buncha losers(sony). Hahahahahahaha
88 - Jack Steel
Hey dont get me wrong, nintendo has a great thing going for them, but come on now nintendo wont win this console war this time around. its great to have something new for a cheap price with good technology but they wont win. in fact their gonna second place coming in the door behind the 360. And that wont last long once ps3 price drops to around $300-$350. the 360 will have first place here in the states for a while. The Wii will be fun no dout about it, but the hard core gamers will flock to the 360 version of Grand Theft Auto 4 once it comes out. And thats the area that nintendo fail every generation...they cant get the hard core gamer. At this piont the Xbox 360 has a clear advantage over the compition. And speaking xbox i'm about to play on XBOXLIVE right now to play Battlefield 2. Look for the name "JRTHEOUTLAW".
89 - Game Slut
Sorry I won't see you on Xbox live, I don't own an Xbox, never will. I have a gamecube, and incidentally, I am a hardcore gamer. I've been gaming since Atari 2600, and I play games everyday. I also have a PS2 (got it for real cheap), and other than the GTA series, the system collects dust. I didn't buy a PSP to play liberty city stories, I will not pay $500+ to play GTA4. I'll just play it on Nintendo when Sony goes belly up and starts licensing it to Nintendo, you know the way Nintendo owns Sonic the Hedgehog's ass (not to mention Crash Bandicoot). When people realize they are paying crazy high prices for malfunctioning crap, it won't be long before Nintendo regains it's throne. Can anyone say dreamcast. Wii are the champions, my friend.
90 - wonderboy
hey game slut ur not a hardcore gamer!! your a nintendo fanboy! don't ever call your self a hardcore gamer! you stpd nerd! grow up and get out of your mothers basement and get a job and a life!! hardcore gamers play games on all platform u retard! stfu u wannabe!i hate fanboys!
91 - Game Slut
OK, "wonder-BOY". Looks like I got you where it hurts. You've got no intelligent comments on systems, just uninformed insults. I don't live with my mom wonder-BOY. I've got a great job wonder-BOY. Quit being a hater and start being a player. BOY.
92 - Jack Steel
Hey Game Slut, just like wonderboy said you're not a "hard core gamer" you're a "nintendo game slut". I own a gamecube, xbox and a playstation 2. I own a host of the best games for each system(excluding the Kiddie games for lamecube). I love my ps2 because of the great role-playing game support for the system and great games such as Devil May Cry 1 and 3(every hard core gamer know that part 2 sucked!). and thats just to name a few for ps2. I love my Xbox for all of my sports games and definately the Great Xbox live support and Fable is another good hit for the Xbox just to name a few. nintendo gamecube was a good joke that went sour. the truth is unless you love mario party and more kiddie content than TOY R US, then the gamecube is the system of choice. a true hard core gamer grew up after Mario 64. Zelda will always have a place in my heart and i love all the resident evil games for gamecube(resident evil 0,res 1 and res 4) and thats IT! gamecube is for kids. The day that a game come out with violence, blood, sexual content and some swearing and its made By NINTENO, only then will i not view the gamecube as a console 4 kids. Ps2 online is good but lacking compared to xbox live. There is no way you can compare gamecube to a PS2 or a XBOX. You're a FanBOY. Oh, and there's nothing like playing online against the world, that's one of the reasons why nintendo gamecube didnt sell good. and the fact is if gamecube was that GREAT, why dose almost everyone perfer a ps2 or a Xbox over a game cube. nintendo fanboys are so dedicated it's funny. "Yeay nintendo! we love mario! Nintendo Wiiiii"!! That how you Pretendo FANBOYS sound to me! Its SAD that a GROWN ASS MAN has that much faith in the kiddie market. Grow up because "WE" did.
93 - Game Slut
Who's the Fanboy? Is there no such thing as a Xbox fanboy or PS2 fanboy. Nintendo built this industry. Oh and your so grown up, crying for blood and violence and swearing, isn't that the kind of thing that pre-teens flock to. I enjoy that stuff too, but it's not what sells a game. There are lots of crappy games that have all of these elements. In the end call me a fanboy if you like, your opinion is invalid. You've just proven that you really have no opinion, you follow, wii lead. Nintendo fans have to stand up and fight for what they believe, you just follow the masses. Follow my PS2 and XBox lemmings, follow blindly to your deaths. So sad.
94 - Game Slut
By the way, did you know the DualShock 3 senses motion, pure genius. And you know that they didn't steal the idea because, why would Sony steal from crappy little Nintendo. Nintendo musta stole it. Your right, you can't compare Nintendo to Xbox and PS2, it's like comparing apples to garbage. Consider yourselves lucky Nintendo hasn't beeen online yet, 'cause then you would learn the TRUE meaning of hardcore gamer. Your in a ring with a bunch of babies, and Mike Tyson's about to step in.
95 - Jack Steel
Mike Tyson...I think Mike Tyson somes up what Nintendo is right now, a has been trying to make a come back. Nintendo did alot for this industry back in the day i will say that, but come on history with them speaks for it self. The Snes was the last bit of success for them. With the N64,the big N decided to stick with the high price cartridge. In doing that they lost key 3rd party support(most notibly square soft).They didn't get with the program with CD's. I could honestly say that if the N64 was CD based, they would of put Sony PS1 and the Sega Saturn out of business because they would of had third party support that(I guess you Nintend fan girls would say) sony stole from nintendo. Just when you thought they learned their lesson, they bring the gamecube out with cute little "mini" dvd's. I guess you can call the design of the gamecube revolutionary...a box with a lunch box handle on it. Who in the world do you know that actually carried thier gamecube like a pocket book(besides the "hardcore" fanboy like your self).Nintendo said that online line was not the future of gaming and microsoft was take a "BIG RISK". Now look at gaming... Xbox set the standard to online gaming and proved that online gaming is bigger than any nintendo fanboy's dream can ever be. They set the path that Sony is following and trying to inprove on (which they can't) and a path that Pretendo and all of its 2 hundred and something pretendo follower's, will follow. The only reason Nintendo survived this long is because handheld and the first party nintendo brand games that came out.
96 - Game Slut
Oh yeah, Sony made it because nintendo messed up once, that is something to be proud of, winning by a fluke. And I guess they didn't put the saturn under, saturn is a major player nowadays, right. If all that matters to you is online gaming, then why not stick to your computer, the originator of online gaming. I may be a fanboy, but I'm definately not a computer geek. Do you kiss Bill Gates with that mouth. And that handle was put there to club computer geekboys with.
97 - Jack Steel
You sound like a grown ass RETARD! You wouldnt know how hardcore gaming felt if it was a Hard Wii joy stick up yo ass! How in the hell a Grown ass man like your self be so damn stupid. You managed to miss the last 15 years gaming, and you seem to think that nintendo gamecube came in first place...Get out the house sometime and go get some pussy, only then will you you become a man and see that nintendo is for kids. you've been sucking mario's balls for so long it's not funny. fucking nerd get a life. let me ask you a question, whats the best game you've played from on nintendo gamecube.
98 - Matt Paprocki
A true hardcore gamer doesn't care if a system is "kiddie" or not. The Mario titles are classic for a reason, aimed at a kids market or not it irrelevant. Apparently, you could care less if they play as well as they do.
99 - wonderboy
how can you call urself a hardcore gamer when it clearly shows how a slut r u in nintendo gameslut! a true hardcore gamer don't bang other systems or their games! ur banging the xbox and ps! while promoting Wii clearly shows how a fanboy u r! just be happy u can still wipe your own ass!! coz will just see how things will go! ur just like MATT PAPROCKI labeling themslvs hardcore gamers but tht truth just a bias **cking fanboys! your not a gameslut! you dont play other games besides nintendo! ur a nintendo sluT! nerd-ass loser go get laid or bark at a tree or something!
100 - Game Slut
Wow looks like I struck a nerve when I called you guys computer geeks. Truth hurts. Why would I waste my money on crap, just so I can say I have all the systems. I bought a PS2 and learned my lesson quickly. Can you say disk read error? Matt Paprocki, thanks, nice to see someone who can appreciate real gaming. These fool only lash out verbally when they don't have a real argument for their nintendo wannabee systems.
101 - Jack Steel
Its clear to me that Matt and Gay Slut...er..Game slut has never played top quality games such as Metal Gear solid(the series),final fantasy 7 and up! Halo 1 and 2, grand theft auto(the Ps2 and Xbox series), Dead or Alive 3 and 4, Ninja Gaiden, Forza Motor Sport, Grand tourismo(all), and Role playing game by squaresoft. So for someone to call themselves "Hard Core Gamers" and say that they dont buy crap and can honestly view these TOP quality games I've mention as "crap", is definatly NOT hard core gamers. Instead it just shows that you will never know good experiences you've been missing and will never no. In fact what game on nintendo Sold more than Halo 2...none, the fact is Halo 2 sold more copies than block buster Holly movies. I cant think on one nintendo game that even came close to that. So for nintendo fan boys to say that nintendo has first place is a wet dream that they would love to have.
102 - Matt Paprocki
Um, Jack, seriously, you need to stop before you make yourself look any dumber.
We gave Halo 2, Forza, Metal Gear 3, Ninja Gaiden, and GTA Game of the year nods here on BC. You're not grasping this. A truly hardcore gamer appreciates the games regardless of who made them, what system they're on, or if they're "kiddie."
New Super Mario Bros. will gain more than a few awards this year. If you can't look past your own asinine thoughts on the industry to play this one, that's your loss. You're not hardcore just because you play what's popular, or even niche titles. You're hardcore when you accept the industry as a whole without stupid, idiotic bias that causes you to blatantly hate a system because of some ridiculous "loyalty."
I'll be playing Mario right alongside Halo because it's about the games, not their demographic. You and Game Slut can continue to argue for the rest of eternity about what system is the best, but you'll never get anywhere because neither of you has a point or facts. It's fanboy stupidity like this that keeps me away from 95& of the gaming forums on the internet.
It's a shame that an editorial that focused on a PRESS CONFERENCE with almost nothing against the system (aisde from the controller) has turned into this.
103 - Jack Steel
Hey Matty, if you read everything i wrote starting from #86 then you wouldn't sound so stupid. The thing is I have all system , and over the years i've collected a large variety of games on each system. I've even collect the ones that some editors gave crappy ratings. So i definatly appreciate good games even crappy games. I will always love the fact that mario put a smile on my face when i played when i was younger, but I've grown up alot. I can sit down and play a mario game now and it bores the crap out of me, on the other hand i'll let my duaghter play it and watch her have a good time. I just really hate to hear people(Game Slut) bash somthing that they never tried like online gaming. your right a bout one thing, its definatly about the games but alot of people like myself has moved on from mario. thers's alot of mario games with solid conrtols, but thats not enough to keep me playing it. Point blank i've on.
104 - Game Slut
Jack Steel, I can find every game you listed in the bargain bin, other than final fantasy, 'nough said.
105 - Game Slut
You can appreciate crappy games?!? That explains your love for crappy systems. BUSTED!!!! And by the way, I've tried online gaming, and it's infested with people who use cheats and hacks, and it will kill the online industry if these cheats aren't eliminated or kept under control. You computer geeks are ruining console gaming, stick to hacking computers. Your turn FanBOY.
106 - Gaming Guru
I'm with you GameSlut. Jack Steel is some kind of idiot. He refers to Playstation as a joke in his Blog #86, and then goes on to bash Nintendo. Obviously an Xbox fanboy. Xbox has been out for almost a year, and their hype is gone. They will be crushed when the new consoles arrive, they are struggling now with almost no competition. Let the tech geeks have their computer emulator (Xbox). While the true gamers enjoy well made, original games. Give it up Jack, your not convincing anyone.
107 - Matt Paprocki
The 360 is struggling huh? Care to explain how you figured that out given that they have about 5 million consoles in homes right now?
108 - Game Slut
Hey Guru, glad to see that someone else can see through this guys crap. He must work for Xbox. But beware, he is going to attack you, and say your a retard and need to get laid. He really hurt my feelings. And Jack, you make it sound like anyone who can shell out money for all the systems is a hardcore gamer. Money does not make you a hardcore gamer. In fact, I am officially banning you from owning anymore Nintendo products, Nintendo doesn't want you. And when you bash a system AND buy it, I hope you feel like the hypocrite that you are.
109 - Game Slut
Yes, I can explain, they had a full year head start. Think about it. Remember how well all of Sega's head starts paid off. It's the end results that count.
110 - Game Slut
Sorry Guru, couldn't help it.
111 - Matt Paprocki
That doesn't explain how they're struggling, which is what I asked.
112 - Game Slut
If they weren't struggling against the last Gen. they why did they rush out the 360. Wasn't the first xbox cutting it? Your figures represent 360 vs. last Gen. And I know you will say that it wasn't rushed, but how do you explain all the technical malfunctions related to 360.
113 - Matt Paprocki
It wasn't rushed. Why do people think any company would rush a console that had billions of dollars riding on it? Defectives happen with any console, and through the entire life of them, not just at launch. Remember all the PSP dead pixel problems? When was the last time you heard of those? Well, they still happen.
Fanboys are powerful in making things worse than they are. The 360 launch had defective consoles yes. Was it as bad as they made them out to be? Of course not, just like the PSP dead pixel problem that was over-exagerrated.
And I'm still not understanding what you mean about the 360 struggling against the last gen. Unless you can provide me with stats from a reliable source, you have nothing to go on and you're pulling this stuff out of nowhere to make your point.
114 - Game Slut
Thats' funny because I've never had any defects with my 'cube. Nor was there any news of it. And they are struggling in the sense that they had to abandon their old system and move on quickly to the next gen. which is also losing money. And as far as a reliable source for Xbox's struggle, here you go
They have a slippery grasp on the top spot.
115 - gossett
i can't take this shit i'mn reading anymore i can't believe how stupid some of you are. nintendo wants one market pre-teens and teens,which is obvious by the games they sell,yeah i know they have resident evil and all that,but they have that to snag a few older people to their system...nintendo ds is a joke to me when a game like nintendogs is selling out their must be two things going on,either their are too many japanese people or their are two many 13 year old girls..psp is the way to go because of what you get with the system...also ps3 go ahead and spend all that money for a system that probably won't be that much better than xbox360..good job sony way too rip off your competition..i won't be buying your system either or the wii what a dumb name and an even dumber controller i will stick with my 360
116 - Game Slut
"too many japanese people"?!? are you saying that racist people like you like Xbox.
117 - gossett
thats right i said too many japanese people i'm not being a racist,there is a reason why these systems kiss the japanese developers ass the whole video game world has too revolve around them they don't like the gta games or first person shooters all they like are pokemon nintendogs and boring ass rpgs.microsoft is an american system that has no choice but to cater to these people..but at least xbox is a system that will do what the public wants it to do want a better controller no problem,want a better online service no problem,just shut up and support the system that supports you
118 - Matt Paprocki
Gameslut, the link you gave me shows they're ramping production. How in the hell is that sruggling? They can't keep them in stock and are trying to get more to stores.
And releasing first has nothing to do with struggling either. It's a strategic move to get about 10 million consoles in homes before the competition is even in stores. I fail to see how that's a sign of struggling.
Gossett, if you don't see the incredible quality of titles on the DS, I feel for you. I'm not a Nintendogs fan by any means, but our game of the year picks last year were nearly overrun with DS games. I'm not going to name names because I'm sure there's no point as you'll only come back and tell me "those games suck!" even though you've never played them.
The amount of logical debate or discussion here is obviously pointless now. I've lost all hope for anything like that.
119 - Game Slut
The link I gave you shows they are ramping production to desperately gain an early lead before any competition arrive, it clearly states this. The link I gave you also shows that they are losing money with their system. Your obviously over-looking the facts. But Kudos to you for standing up for the wonderful machine known as the DS.
120 - Game Slut
By the way I can get a 360 anyday of the week in one of the many Wal-marts around here. There seems to be no problem keeping them in stock here.
121 - Matt Paprocki
Show me where it says they're "desperately" ramping production. This is their move. With more consoles in homes, they're in the right position. They'll have a market dominance, assuming everything goes right. Again, you want this too look like a depserate move, and I have no idea why. It's a strategy, nothing more, nothing less.
And yes, you probably could get a 360 easily now. They're slowlt trickling into a regular stock rotation after months of not having that luxury.
Oh, and I would have defended the PSP just as quickly had he ripped that console intead.
122 - Game Slut
I don't want it to look like a desperate move, it DOES look like a desperate move. And you neglected to mention their money loss. Sure it may be strategy, but how well did this strategy work with Sega. The ones who race to be out first, very seldom lead to success.
123 - gossett
hey matt i wonder what those ds games of the year were...lets see was it mario kart which is on every other nintendo system or was it zelda,again on every other system,oh yeah it was probably metroid,come on man don't feel for me i feel for you...same games i've played since i was six years old..the ds sells out because it's cheaper than the psp i would rather play rehashed ps2 games on a screen i don't have to squint at than play the same old nintendo games on a system that really only has one function
124 - Game Slut
Oh and here's another great article that outlines Xbox's uphill climb and their struggle. (I was looking for this one before, but couldn't find it right away). The paragraph says it all and is a quote from Microsoft Vice-President Peter Moore. I'll expect an apology for saying I have nothing to go on and am pulling facts out of nowhere.
125 - gossett
gameslut who cares who comes out first or whats in stock you are going to buy what you want no matter what if you want a 360 get one if you don't then don't...if you want to wait for a wii or ps3 go ahead i'm not as far as i'm concerned the next gen is allready here with the 360 and nobody can prove me different