Dusty Playstations?

[SkantDragon]

At this point, I think people just sound stupid when they make comments or innuendos alluding to the PS3's 'lack of good games'. Such comments have been ignorant for quite a long time now and fit right in with comments that go like 'Will insert-something-here save Blu-ray?'... which tend to come from the same people.

If the PS3 wasn't a threat, why do 360 fans talk about it so much? And why does Microsoft keep dropping the price on the 360 so aggressively?

Ignoring all of the propoganda and just looking at Microsoft's actual business actions... it's pretty hard to argue that they don't see the PS3 as a huge threat. Many of their actions almost seem desperate, really. Hurling lots of money at exclusive deals and price cuts.

I seem to remember HD DVD hurling money at exclusive deals and price cuts, too. How did that turn out?

I don't mean to imply the 360 is going to die or anything. It's not. It's a big threat itself. I'm just pointing out that as much as all these media sites paint the PS3 as DOA, it can hardly be dismissed out of hand. Indeed, anyone who's actually paying attention should notice that Sony is on the virge of a big surge.

Dust it off, indeed.

Originally Posted by fireman325

I'm a "meathead xbox (360) owner".

And a PS3 owner (MGS4 was pretty decent).

And a Wii owner.

And I even have an original NES.

What does that make me in the long run?

Poor.

That's funny. I actually prefer the Xbox 360 for the controller. I like the feel of it better, and am more accustomed to the button layout for games.

Which controller is better is a pure matter of personal preference, really. And it bugs me that console news sites will say things like "It's generally accepted that the 360 has the better controller"... but then that's ps3fanboy for you (a site run by 360 fanboys).

A whole lot of PS3 owners would strongly disagree.

The original xbox didn't have a very good controller. But the 360 controller... the first thing I noticed about it when I picked it up was that it felt almost exactly like the PS3 controller. It didn't look like it. But it felt like it. I believe Microsoft basically just copied it and obfuscated the design so it wouldn't look obvious that they did so (kindof like how they changed Mii's when they copied them... oh wait).

But whatever. The two controllers are virtually identical in terms of feel. Any claims about one having better buttons or the other having better analog sticks or whatever people drivel on about... it's splitting hairs at best and totally made up at worst.

The PS3 controller has the advantage of built in rechargable batteries and motion sensors. Other than that they're really on par with eachother. And I wish people would just accept that.