PS3 sucks, XBox 360 sucks, Revolution sucks

[Paco]

What's really retarded is a sony fanboy; to have a preference for a system or company just because of a handful of exclusive 3rd party games. Like Rtan defending Sony, the company, saying that they're better than Nintendo/MS etc becase you can only get Silent Hill on the Playstation systems. But because it's a third party, that could change at any time.

At least MS has some form of internal games division (though it hasn't been really fruitful yet) and strong second parties like Bungie and Rare... though Rare and to an extent Bungie has beeen questioned lately in terms of their abilities. Sony litteraly has nothing but bad hardware and a brand name that attracted massive amounts of third parties.

Sony has Naughty Dog as a spectacular first party developer. In all seriousness, as the PS2/Xbox/GC generation winds down, Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is still my number one title. Jak II was a little too difficult at times to be entirely enjoyable, but the third game was great. Polyphony and their multimillion selling Gran Turismo franchise (the entire series has sold over 45 million) you won't find anywhere else.

Sony has strong ties with some developers, and because of that you won't see some games on any other system. Insomniac is a second party developer but they seem to enjoy much success on the Playstation so I don't see a reason for them to leave. Sony invested in SquareEnix to pull them out of the rut they were in years ago so I don't see them going anywhere. The Playstation has become the premier destination of RPGs, action, and racing games. If you're a fan of either genre then it's a no brainer as to what system to invest in.

Microsoft has less of a case here, but that is definitely changing. Bungie created two of the biggest games of this past generation, they have been validated as a valuable developer and they're in Microsoft's corner. Rare, imo, still has yet to prove themselves as worth that 300 million (was it more?) investment. As a Rare fan for many years, I have faith in them. It's not as if Kameo and PDZ were bad games in any way, they are great games. Just not excellent and groundbreaking like we were used to back in the 90's. They also have FASA, an internal team that created Forza, that is widely regarded as Gran Turismo's equal.

Microsoft's second-party relations have become very strong. There are a number of exclusive third-party games on the way...though it remains to be seen how good they turn out.

Microsoft has also created an unequaled online service. I know people who love it and are hoping that Sony and Nintendo step up with something as great and feature rich.

People talk about how Nintendo should merge with Sony, but what does sony have to offer Nintendo? Anything at all? More office space? Or what about MS, should Nintendo merge with them? can you honestly say that there's a game on XBox or 360 that is actually worth buying the system for? The exclusives are available on PC or released on other systems a year later and everything else is the same 3rd party software available everywhere else (though Nintendo is practically dead in that department with GC especially by EA and Ubisoft and even better companies like Konami) and in both cases, Sony's hardware is legendary regarding it's shit design and MS can only release systems that make them lose money. So when people say they're a fan of MS or Sony, they're litteraly saying they're a fan of their respective hardware. if you're not a developer, what does being a fan of hardware get you?

There are people who just don't care for PC gaming. I'm one of them. If there's a game on the PC I want to play then I look for the console version. If there is no console version then I don't play it. Simple.

Halo, Chronicles of Riddick, Halo 2, Jade Empire, and Ninja Gaiden were more than enough reason to keep my Xbox around.

Also, if you enjoy the likes of EA, Ubisoft, or some other third party developer then the last place you want to look is Nintendo.

Microsoft will make money with the 360. The hardware is all theirs, and annual cost-reductions are expected.

Nintendo is the only company out there that makes hardware and has multiple first and second parties around the world, no one can compete in that department with Nintendo, they're bigger than EA, bigger than EA and Ubisoft and Rare and Konami and Square-Enix combined and they consecutively pump out AAA titles like it's nobody's business, titles that fall on deaf ears because of a mass-interest in a brand name. It dumbfounds me. from a business perspective, there's no reason for Nintendo not be number 1, but even as we approach the 5th Nintendo home console there's still alot to be said about Truth in Advertizing, in that it's true that the better your ad-campaign the more you will sell.

Nintendo doesn't release enough titles that I'm intersted in. Mario Sunshine, Wind Waker, Metroid Prime...I was all over those. I could not care less about Mario Party, Mario Strikers, Mario Tennis, Pokemon, and all the other games that make up the majority of their regular releases.

If I haven't cared for Mario, Donkey Kong, or Pokemon in the past then what does Nintendo offer? Variety is what got Sony where they are today. The third parties are important, and so is a healthy lineup of exclusive games. Sony has the largest third party support, and depending who you talk to they have a [more than] respectable roster of exclusives.

And that's what everything is reduced to, that's what Nintendo is looking at, that making the best hardware, games, etc mean nothing to the mass market, that it's really all about who has the best commercials and appeal among young adults and children who are desperate to stay away from anything not immeadiately identified as EXTREME. Sony is now being taken to court over an ad placed in London subways telling people to 'Take a running jump' on to the tracks, or asking people to view porn on the PSP. Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel. But the saddest part is that this is exactly how sony dominates the entire industry, save handhelds. Because sony appeals to the children or simple minded who are looking for a good S&M session with their inability to cope with adult hood. if this keeps up, i wouldn't be surprised to see Nike release a handheld sponsored by Michael Jordan's pit sweat or a home console produced by MTV called the 'Fuck Your Parents With RAP Pornotainment Sytem' and dont be surprised when it actually gives Sony, MS and Nintendo stiff competition especially with it's three launch titles: 'Xtreme Dick Measuring', 'Gay Basher: Mutiny on the Fag' and the Japanese release of 'Let's Prostitute! No Dentsu Love & Murder' which is the first game who's main character is an STD.

i cant fucking wait.

No. The Playstation consoles offer the greatest variety of gaming in the industry.