Playstation 3

[Jay]

I've just gotten news that Playsaion has now realized that XBOX is it's main competeter. The Xbox has Sony in shock and because of the amazing results of the Xbox it putting pressure on Sony, maybe causing them a early release of the PS3. What happened to Gamecube?

[fear_this]

They were never really going to be in the main competors for the concole war.

[Highlite23]

To be honest i thing GC is probably sitting in the best position right now. I don't own one, i have an xbox.

I think MS and Sony will go knock down drag out, especially after the PS3 arrives, with a Hard Drive and Broadband, I thought that was a bas thing, sorry off the subject

Nintendo has a very loyal following and doesn't really get caught up in the hoopla so to speak. So while the 2 titans battle it out, i think the GC will be one who is slow but consistent, fear not GC fan it will be ok.

[givenchy2000]

dreamcast made sony rush the ps2 and the added pressure
of the xbox is making sony look at getting the ps3 out at
the right time, but situations like console life happen in
cycles.i beleive microsoft's timing of getting into the
console market with strongest hardware and off the shelf
chips is what sony needs to break microsoft out of.microsoft
is all about timming and economics given the most right product
at "THE TIME".

[l Maximus l]

Knowing Microsoft, I predict that they won't ever stop the console war until they are on top...and, even then, they won't stop. Just give it a couple years and we all will see.

Microsoft has the money to be able to bring the best of gaming to consumers...I think that they have just brushed the surface with what they are going to bring to the market with the XBox. I mean, if you think about it, Microsoft could buy out the entire Sony Corporation 6 times if they wanted to. I don't just mean the Playstation part, I mean everything that Sony manufactures including TVs, VCRs, DVD players, and the slew of other things Sony makes.

I'm not saying that Microsoft would buy out Sony...I'm simply saying that Microsoft COULD buy them out about six times and still have some change left over. Again, expect further innovation in gaming! This is awesome!

As for Nintendo, they will definately be around unless Microsoft decides to purchase them. It's not as if it would be difficult for Microsoft if they wanted to...Both Microsoft and Nintendo of America are based in Redmond, WA. But, as everyone knows, Nintendo's main market is in the 8 - 12 year old male market....not my opinion, but, actual words urked out of the President of Nintendo of America....and he's right.

[Phiresun]

MS is relentless when they want something bad enough. I suspect a hardfought war with a lotof benifits to us gamers. MS will not stop and will chip away at the Sony empire until they give up or join ranks. If the PS3 doesn't come out sometime next year, MS will be in a stronger position Sony could only dream about. This will be the preview year of the next two years in this saga believe me.

[batman46st]

I am a true believer of Microsoft's power! And im pretty sure Bill wants to have his xbox come on top so it doesnt really scare me at all that ps3 will come i welcome that challange. As for gamecube I dont think they'll die out cause just remember if NSYNC could stay up there all this years then so will gamecube.. All i know is im not buying one.!

[stewy_gt]

LOL. I strongly disagree that Sony will release their PS3 so early, it would be detrimental for them. Its just too soon to release another console. And if they did release it next year, it wouldn't be much better than the Xbox. Just think about it. The Xbox was released one year after the PS2 and people say it isn't much better. Sony would loose too much money. Now with the millions of PS2 consoles sold to the public, how eager would you be to sell your PS2 and buy the PS3(assuming the PS3 is released early). What if you had just bought your PS2. Game developers have just started to get the full potential out of the PS2. If sony does this, they would be forcing us as consumers to purchase their later product. Money doesn't grow on trees. The PS3 would make the PS2 out-dated, even though some game developers would still make games for it. What would happen is that Sony would have 2 consoles on the market at the same time. Hence they would loose much more money. Then bam! You hear of the Xbox 2(code name) to be released after the PS3, with better features and all. With the way Microsoft is going now, you can expect their next console to have much more killer titles. It would only be reasonable to wait for the Xbox 2 then. The Xbox will live forever. Then again, the Xbox and the Game Cube work well together, and can strive without having much competition between them. I can't say the same when comparing the PS2 with the Xbox and the Game Cube.

[kornavs19]

They aint goanna release it. It's not goanna be that much better then x-box or better at all. Sony wont have time to correct ne remainig glitches now. If they released it later theyd have a coupke of years to keep improving. The pressures on and Sony is getting scared.

Smiley Army!!!!!

[xBoXGaMeR2002]

If Sony released the PS3, they would lose 1/2 of their customers, causing X-Box to come out on top anyway. If a person just bought a PS2, they don't want to buy a PS3 in just 1-3 years after.

[Hugh_Jass]

The market who would upgrade to a PS3 two years after the PS2 was released is the same market that XBOX is targeting. It is a very strategic move by Sony.

[Dre]

Originally posted by Jay
I've just gotten news that Playsaion has now realized that XBOX is it's main competeter. The Xbox has Sony in shock and because of the amazing results of the Xbox it putting pressure on Sony, maybe causing them a early release of the PS3. What happened to Gamecube?

Where did you get this news from? Sounds like total BS.

[Afro Aura]

if Sony decided to release the PS3 I'm sure that those PS2 owners are not going to be to happy with Sony, also I don't think that Sony could bring out the PS3 at a price to beat the XBOX with it's harddrive, broadband and 4 ports

Nar it will never happen, well not a $299.99 anyway

[Xboxderekman]

here it is...

[Storm]

LOL I don't think thats gonna fit in my entertainment center.

[Dre]

Man... that thing looks like a mechanical dog/alien/doorstop or something.. lol

[CyberBOMB]

Releasing the PS3 as early as next year will severely hurt the confidence consumers have in Sony. I mean i would have just shelled out $300 for a system that only lasts 2-3 years, and now you want me to shell out more money for another system?

I mean what does that tell the consumer? That your console system is a car and you should purchase a newer model every year?

What do the PS2 owners think of Sony now that they realise that the PS3 will include all of the same features that the Xbox currently has. I mean why wait 1-2 years just to buy a system from Sony when you can get the same quality now?

I mean to me the Xbox is the Lego console system. Its whatever the game developers want it to be. If you make a crappy game then the system seems crappy (a.k.a. star wars obi wan) but if the game is good then its like "hey! this thing feels like a winner!"

So in summation, Sony has the right idea for the PS3 but unfortunately Microsoft beat them to the finish first and the consumers know it (they are just waiting for the game to catch up). And as for nintendo. They will continue to bank on old titles with graphics improvements.


XBA is God of Xbox

[l Maximus l]

Originally posted by Xboxderekman
here it is...

Wow! It's an elevated book stop!

But, seriously, one of the main reasons why people get all worked up about this PoS3 potentially coming out is because we all just recently purchased the XBox. And, yes, to many $300 is a big chunk of change.

Keep in mind that the current games for the XBox are only first generation games and were created before the final specs were announced that the XBox console would include. Because of this, many games have been delayed to be improved to the point where they can utilize more power that the XBox provides. Take Brute Force for example...that game is coming out very soon and will utilize much of the XBox's power, moreso than any XBox game on the market up to this point! I can't WAIT for Brute Force to come out!!!

[Spaztic]

I can't WAIT for Brute Force to come out!!!

I think the xbox has made you a more violent person!

[The Terminator]

PS3 will not be released this year, or the next one. I know it's fun to think, "Hey, I love the XBox, therefore there's no way it won't be #1", but unfortunately that thinking just won't cut it in the business world. PS2 owners are happy with their PS2's, as much of a shock that may be to you...

PS2 outsold the XBox in the last 3 months. That fact alone will delay the release of the PS3, even if they had it ready right now. Another thing is that consoles do not make money, games do. So, the huge PS2 fanbase is a virtual goldmine, and all developers will want a piece of it. Therfore, releasing the PS3 would only occur when the vast majority of consumers start to get tired of the PS2. Right now Sony's main concern should be getting out some really hot games, like State of Emergency, and keep on producing them, until the XBox gains a significant foundation w/ developers. By that time, they can safely launch the PS3, and more than likely, almost all PS2 owners will buy one, b/c very few PS2 owners were disappointed.

The MS vs Sony vs Nintendo is a console war. The Xbox vs PS2 vs GC is just one battle. We could actually see all 3 coexist for quite some time, if things keep going at the rate that they are going.