Did you all hear? The console war is over....how arogant.

**Highlite23** · 05-22-2002

Wow, your gonna flip.

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-919372.html

**Xtopia** · 05-22-2002

Originally posted by highlite23
Wow, your gonna flip.

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-919372.html

It is called propaganda. They are card stacking!

**Xbox Owner** · 05-22-2002

Haha, I just noticed something, that is something of gamespot. And everyone knows what kind of fan boys gamespot is..

Sony will see when Microsoft goes on a rampage, blowing everything out of the water, just like a tornado, it will take everything out in the way of its path!

RadRider · 05-22-2002

Too be honest, I didn't read beyond the title and the first paragraph.
Sure, the PS2 has sold way more than any other console, and it might be that way forever. Sure, that technically puts the PS2 at the number one spot. But, everyone knows that the Xbox is the most powerful and innovative console out there. Maybe the Xbox will pick up in sales over the next 3 years - by which time the PS3 will come out, or maybe not. One thing is for sure though, after next year, all Xbox gamers everywhere will be able to say that they paid for a damn fine system with the best gaming possibilities anywhere. Let's hear a PS2 owner say that honestly.

**Xbox Owner** · 05-22-2002

Originally posted by Xtopia

It is called propaganda. They are card stacking!

Mannn...I never get first post

...lol

**Xtopia** · 05-22-2002

Originally posted by XBox Owner

Mannn...I never get first post ...lol

LoL! Sorry dude.

**Plewis** · 05-22-2002

hmmmm... self proclaimed victor... they are stupid, they dont think people will buy xbox or gamecube because of the price drop. the price difference will probably work the other way since most gamers already own the PS2

Well, we will probably see things like this from MS soon. so we shouldnt get too mad... but Sony is a phony

**dougi3000** · 05-22-2002

OMG
ultra XBOX/MS bashing in the comments int he article.

**Knight** · 05-22-2002

Sony: Game wars are over--we win

By David Becker
Special to ZDNet News
May 21, 2002, 11:15 AM PT

LOS ANGELES--With most of the actual news, such as console price cuts and online strategies, having leaked out weeks ago, Sony kicked off the game industry's biggest trade show by trash-talking the competition.

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Kaz Hirai, president of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, used the company's press conference in advance of the Electronic Entertainment Expo to tout the huge sales lead of Sony's PlayStation 2 over Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube.

The PS2, which has been on the market a year longer than either competitor, has sold 30 million units worldwide, compared with about 4 million for each for its rivals. Sony expects to sell another 20 million during the current fiscal year.

"The console wars are over," Hirai said. "I liken the gap with our competition to the Grand Canyon."

Hirai said the $100 price cut Sony announced last week should boost the PS2's lead even further, with sales up 500 percent to 800 percent at major retailers since the cut went into effect.

Hirai said Sony intends to maintain its lead as gaming moves online. Sony will begin selling an Internet adapter for the PS2 this fall, accompanied by a handful of Internet-ready games. Unlike the closed, subscription-based Xbox network Microsoft announced Monday, Sony will rely on game publishers to supply online features, and will work with any Internet service.

"Even MSN users are welcome," Hirai quipped.

One of the early supporters of online PS2 gaming has been leading games publisher Electronic Arts, which has said it will produce an online PS2 version of its hit "Madden Football" franchise but will not support the Xbox.

Sony also previewed a slew of upcoming PS2 titles, including high-profile exclusives such as new versions of Eidos Interactive's "Tomb Raider" and Electronic Arts' "Medal of Honor" series. Hirai added that "Grand Theft Auto 3," the top-selling video game for the past few months, will remain exclusive to the PS2, with publisher Take-Two canceling previous plans to bring the game to the Xbox.

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Meanwhile, at its E3 press conference, Nintendo said that while it's made an entry into online gaming, its focus is more on plans to hook up the GameCube with GameBoy Advance, the company's market-leading portable game system.

GameCube owners can already hook up a GameBoy Advance to act as an extra controller, but upcoming titles such as "Animal Crossing" and a new version of "Donkey Kong" will allow players to swap content between the two devices. Nintendo believes this "connectivity" approach, where games can follow players wherever they are, holds more immediate promise than Internet play, said Satoru Iowata, director of corporate planning for Nintendo.

"For now, online is within the reach of only a few gamers," Iowata said. "Connectivity is within reach of everyone."

Nintendo showed demonstrations of upcoming GameCube titles featuring franchise characters such as Mario and Zelda and announced several new GameBoy Advance accessories. The e-Reader will read data from a new series of collectible trading cards Nintendo will introduce, capitalizing on a phenomenon the company started with Pokemon. The e-Reader will be available in mid-September for $40. The Game Eye is a camera add-on that will allow players to create characters that look like them. Pricing and availability were not announced for it.

Pure Sony BS!!

**Knight** · 05-22-2002

As far as GTA3 being exclusive to the PS2 it's not because there's a PC version out!!

**Ninja Scroll** · 05-22-2002

Tha S.O.B, running his mouth about a sorry ass console that had a whole d@mn year head start over Xbox & GC. How bold and special he must feel.

So PoS2 will have GTA series as an exclusive, yeah okay, well Xbox has much more exclusives that will give Sony a rude awakening.
Brute Force, UT Championship, Halo series, Hunter: The Reckoning, Shenmue's series, ect. ect.

All Sony has is hype. If MS would just spend some f'n money for TV ads everything will be okay!

**Knight** · 05-22-2002

Originally posted by Ninja Scroll
Tha S.O.B, running his mouth about a sorry ass console that had a whole d@mn year head start over Xbox & GC. How bold and special he must feel.
So PoS2 will have GTA series as an exclusive, yeah okay, well Xbox has much more exclusives that will give Sony a rude awakening.
Brute Force, UT Championship, Halo series, Hunter: The Reckoning, Shenmue's series, ect. ect.

All Sony has is hype. If MS would just spend some f'n money for TV ads everything will be okay!

No you can buy GTA3 for the pc & it looks alot better too!!

**faceoff508** · 05-22-2002

Sony is like Rome, it was all mighty! But then it fell. So Sony thinks its powerful, but just wait and see what really happens?

**Dre** · 05-22-2002

There's nothing new with company rep's talking smack about their competitors. This was too be expected. I remember a troll posting a thread a while back here that was about MS talking smack. Its all good IMO because it forces companies to constantly one-up the other and in the end, that benefits us gamers the most.

**Nerrad529** · 05-22-2002

Sony wins yeah right. Maybe they did sell 30 million units compared to 4 million units. They also had a lot more time to do it. Playstation 2 was released in Japan in 1999. Xbox is gonna be on tear once we go online.

**CoMATOSE** · 05-22-2002

so wot...... even if in the end sony sells the most, to me the winner will be the one to produce the best games *cough*xbox*cough*

**l Maximus l** · 05-22-2002

Uh oh...the console war is over since Sony said so.....oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo k

**kornavs19** · 05-22-2002

many people bought PS2 when it first came out...It was a big Christmas hype.... They spent that money and now they cant get an X-Box cause they already have an expensve system.... Most people probabably bought it and then was ****ed.....
We should stomp all over Sony and its fans when PS3 comes out.. The day it comes out we'd b like... Man xbox is so much better look how many sales we have!!!!! were number 1....

**Master Gracey** · 05-22-2002

Okay... in all the hubub, did anyone notice something else in that article?

"Sony also previewed a slew of upcoming PS2 titles, including high-profile exclusives such as new versions of Eidos Interactive's "Tomb Raider" and Electronic Arts' "Medal of Honor" series."

Does this mean EA and Dreamworks have put away any thought of MOH on Xbox? I know EA already gave up on Xbox and declared Sony the winner (last week's press release) but has Dreamworks followed suit? I don't mean to veer off the topic of this thread, but this news sucks just as much as the GTA3 news... has anyone heard any more info on this???

**X-Ray** · 05-22-2002

Sony obviously didn't see Microsoft's press conference. The fact that Sony is making news with its controversial comments and not stellar games highlights the fact that X-Box is and will continue to catch up with sony. Its E3 and Sony's making news by bragging about market share! Do you think the people over at Sony are trying to make up for something?