After a recent article at Gamepro in which they compared current console titles against one another and pronounced the PS3 as the best of the bunch, Microsoft Marketing Director Albert Penello had a few choice words to say. Basically, he felt they were dead wrong, which I'm not sure I entirely disagree with. Here is a quote:
"We have to disagree with your conclusion that the trend of Xbox 360 versions of games being best is changing, especially when you look at the entire catalog of multiplatform titles available," he wrote in a rebuttal.
"The cold, hard truth is that Xbox 360 has the best games - and industry reviewers and consumers agree."
Having been recently sucked into the most resonant RPG I've played in ages on the 360, I can't help but lean towards supporting Mr. Penello here, but numbers still show the Wii in the lead, with 360 second and PS3 third. I think the average gamer would likely name the 360 their favorite, while the casual gamer likely favors the Wii due to ease of play and simple titles. Of course, those very qualities are what make hardcore gamers squirm with hatred for the console, so it seems those features should be a double-edged sword.
Of course, I'd be more likely to cheer on my PS3 if I looked at its game library and saw the diversity that I crave when it comes to gaming. Where are my RPG titles, my indie gems, my quirky Katamaris? I still have great faith in the possibilities for the console, but for now my 360 come sout on top, considering that's the console that gets turned on every day.
[Via S-Times -- thanks, Jonathan]
Contest:
10:33 AM on 03.05.2008
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I'd say, at the moment, the games coming that come out for both consoles are pretty even but MS has the headstart on the sheer volume of good titles. For me, it's still going to take some time for this Sony momentum to pull them in front but I have no doubt in my mind that they will.
The simple truth is that currently the 360 has a much more robust game library.
Wait a minute, he didn't respond to the referenced article and neither did this post. I don't get it.
Me too!
It's not really a response to anything so much as a completely independent statement that Microsoft has more and better games.
But that's the only game I've tried on both systems, so I can't really say which one has the better games.
More at 11. Back to you, news room.
By the way, Lost Odyssey is really good.
It truly is the best thing that you can say about a games console.
I own both and the 360 gets the lionshare of my gaming time with the occasional excursion to Paradise city on the PS3 (which I also own on the 360 and prefer the multiplayer of the 360 version)
Gamepro was just saying that all multi-platform games aren't ALWAYS better on the 360.
The cold, hard truth is that he issued one of the most blatantly evasive statements I've seen in a long time. That or he didn't read the GamePro article at all.
I'm not so much of a videophile or audiophile to really see a big enough difference in presentation to make me not purchase one over the other. I'm not saying the difference isn't there, I just personally don't think its a big deal in most games. There is the occasional game where the difference is drastic, but I can't even think about which ones those are off the top of my head.
Also, Achievements :D
Respect the news. It's not like this is some cblog where somebody just says they like one of the systems over the other ones.
That does not say that one console has the best games. I played Orange Box almost non-stop for MONTHS. I may have turned on the system almost everyday but it wasn't to play games, it was to play A GAME.
Once MGS4 comes out, don't you think people will be turning that on a lot? Especially with multi, they could be hooked. That doesn't mean they have the best games, just that they have a GOOD game.
I have a xbox 360 and ps3 and the best looking ps3 game looks like an xbox 360 game and all console games loook like 3 year old pc games.
Honestly, I don't think anyone disagrees that the XBox 360 does have the best selection of games currently, but this is changing over time.
The sad thing is that in the end the 360 and the PS3 will end up having most of good the same games available on both with their own exclusives thrown in, but the 360 will always have the crappier hardware to go along with the games.
Microsoft's Marketing Director says 360 games are superior to PS3
Just to emphasize the important note here, he says that the 360 has the best games. He does not say that the games are superior in regards to multiplatform titles, just that they have more high rated games than the PS3. They also have a ton more very low rated games than the PS3, meaning the 360 games are also inferior to the PS3...
I have 360 I i think the hardware is crap and too loud (cept the contrllers) and we should have HD mandatory.
That's not being anti 360 it's just common sense!
I'm not refuting the NOW, nor do I think GamePro (whoever the heck they are) is either. I think they are saying that PS3 will end up on top in the end. Honestly, I think PS3 will be lucky to get to even with the XBox 360 in the next two years, but I still buy games for my PS3 first for various reasons.
My wish is that PSN becomes so good it forces microsoft to allow for free stuff like mods/maps and lower the cost of Live. That would be sweet! (go competition!).
I'd argue the Vii has a better game lineup than the Wii if someone offered me a cupcake, much less a career gig. So the hell what? It don't mean anything other than it's nice to get paid to flap your lips.
The 360 does have more games and you can't argue with that but every one has different tastes and prefrences so as Psychedelic Sex Machine said some people may think the Wii has the best games as thatt's they style they like.
At the moment, he is correct. The 360 has, by far, the better selection of games and features. The only strength Sony has is more reliable hardware and ever-increasing promise. I do think that this is Sony's year to catch up, though. They're finally pulling things together. However, until that happens...
Well, let's just say, "Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior." Make of that what you will.
wait, what?
Cus your an xbox fanboy. This has to be one of the worst articles ive ever read Colette,plz go back to writing school. It makes no sense at all.
But right now, overall best games library goes to 360. I'd get one if I could, but I don't see that happening any time soon, lol.