I guess the gloves have come off between MS and Sony in the console war. Yesterday the MS marketing director said that MS had a far superior library to that of the Sony library. Today, Sony's marketing executive came out and said that MS didn't take full advantage of the year headstart that they had on Sony. He said that MS did not gain a sizeable advantage outside of their core FPS titles. He says starting with with this year's exclusive titles, Sony will start to distance themselves as far as the library goes because of the exclusive titles that are coming to the PS3 (notably MGS4, Little Big Planet, Tekken, etc..). He also notes that MS made a mistake in the HD-DVD format because as titles begin to get more and more complicated, the HD-DVD format will not be able to support the technology. He notes that MS had a great "crescendo" with the release of Halo, but Sony is "still within a stones throw" of MS. In my opinion, I think that both console will have a successful console cycle. That is the ideal situation for all gamers because competition breeds innovation. But, I don't think that MS has won this cycle of the console wars. I am a PS360 owner, and as a 360 owner I am not sure what I am going to buy this year. Sure GOW2 is suppose to come out later this year, but that is still 8 months away. Sony seems to be on a role for this year and I think that they will definitely close the gap significantly. So now lets turn it over to the fanboys. Is MS so far ahead that Sony can't close the gap, or is the Sony executive correct when they say that Sony in the long run will take over the console war.
When I buy multiplatform, I have been buying PS3 recently. I bought Orange Box, DMC4, Burnout, and NBA 2k8 for PS3. The only one that I have bought for 360 is COD. I wasn't even going to buy a PS3 until the shit happened over Christmas with Live. So I bought mine around Christmas and wanted to build up my PS3 collection. For the most part, I don't see a big difference is the titles when they come out on multiplatform. I don't regret that I bought those games on PS3 because I still have a blast with them. I don't think I bought them because one system was better than the other.
@brain
Your right, heated competition is great for everyone.
Competition is good, /cough EA. Gamers are the winners. I agree that the rep from Sony skipped over some good titles for the 360. However, this year Sony has some of their big name exclusives coming out. As a PS3 owner this year is looking great, but to overtake the 360 this year is a lofty goal. Not saying it couldn't happen, but they have a long way to go. Lets see how the race is going after the summer and going into this years' holiday season after MGS4, hopefully HOME, and LBP come out and maybe a price drop. Could see a shift.
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1. Gran Turismo 5: Prologe (PS3)
2. COD4 (PS3)
3. NBA 2k8 (PS3)
4. Final Fantasy: Crisis Core (PSP)
5. Unreal Tournament III (PS3)
6. MGS4/MGO (PS3)
7. Warhawk (PS3)
8. Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection (PSN)
9. Burnout Paradise (PS3)
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1. Goldeneye (N64)
2. SOCOM 2 (PS2)
3. Gears of War (XBOX360)
4. PacMan CE (XBOX Live)
5. Twisted Metal (PS2)
6. Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC)
7. World of Warcraft (PC)
8. Super Tecmo Bowl (NES)
9. Diablo 2 (PC)
10.Super Smash Brothers (Gamecube)
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2. Daredevil
3. Y: The Last Man
4. Civil War (Marvel)
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when a multiplatform game comes out which console do you buy for?
All I know is that I am glad it's such a heated competition, more games for me!
Yes, Lost Odyssey and Mass Effect were not successful titles outside of FPSs at all.
@gala
When I buy multiplatform, I have been buying PS3 recently. I bought Orange Box, DMC4, Burnout, and NBA 2k8 for PS3. The only one that I have bought for 360 is COD. I wasn't even going to buy a PS3 until the shit happened over Christmas with Live. So I bought mine around Christmas and wanted to build up my PS3 collection. For the most part, I don't see a big difference is the titles when they come out on multiplatform. I don't regret that I bought those games on PS3 because I still have a blast with them. I don't think I bought them because one system was better than the other.
@brain
Your right, heated competition is great for everyone.
Competition is good, /cough EA. Gamers are the winners. I agree that the rep from Sony skipped over some good titles for the 360. However, this year Sony has some of their big name exclusives coming out. As a PS3 owner this year is looking great, but to overtake the 360 this year is a lofty goal. Not saying it couldn't happen, but they have a long way to go. Lets see how the race is going after the summer and going into this years' holiday season after MGS4, hopefully HOME, and LBP come out and maybe a price drop. Could see a shift.