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Zod5000

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PS3 outsells Xbox 360 in Q2 worldwide
« on: October 30, 2008, 02:03:00 AM »

So they pulled ahead for quarter... be interesting to see how the price cut's on the 360 affect the 3rd quarter?
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Chancer

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« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2008, 06:26:00 AM »

Be interesting to see the figures 18 months from now.
MS has pulled it's rabbits from it's hat with the price cuts and Sony is still not budging on prices yet, so it still has ammunition left to fire.
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Foe-hammer

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PS3 outsells Xbox 360 in Q2 worldwide
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2008, 10:06:00 AM »

In 18 to 24 months this console cycle will be over.
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Chancer

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« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2008, 12:51:00 PM »

QUOTE(Foe-hammer @ Oct 30 2008, 04:42 PM) View Post

In 18 to 24 months this console cycle will be over.

It may be for MS (but I seriously doubt it). PS3 is not 2 years old yet.
Easy to call game over when the end is not yet in sight.
Press speculation about new consoles for MS is just that.
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NineT9mustang

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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2008, 02:58:00 AM »

Indeed, I think the PS3 will be here a lot longer then the 360

The fact that the PS3 already has future-proof technology, such as:
Games on BluRay
Built-In HDD (Upgradable)
Built-In Wireess
BluRay Player (WIth BluRay doing better every month)

I'm sure the next 360 will have the same featurs as the PS3, just more powerful

Anyway, not trying to rag on the 360, just saying PS3 will see a lot longer life then the 360... I love both smile.gif
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eduardor2k

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PS3 outsells Xbox 360 in Q2 worldwide
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2008, 06:35:00 AM »

They're both doing fine, it's good to have competition. wink.gif
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Chancer

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« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2008, 05:01:00 AM »

QUOTE(lisalover1 @ Oct 31 2008, 09:44 PM) View Post

Well, the 360 has an upgradeable HDD,

Not like the PS3. Any 2.5 sata can be simply slotted in.
QUOTE(lisalover1 @ Oct 31 2008, 09:44 PM) View Post

 and Blu-Ray movies losing popularity quickly due to movie download sites or services that allow them.

That is simply not the case. Streamed movies are not the same quality and people don't have uncapped internet access everywhere. So whilst that may be true where you reside, it is not the same for all.
QUOTE(lisalover1 @ Oct 31 2008, 09:44 PM) View Post

Also, very few PS3 games fully utilize Blu-Ray storage capabilities, since most games are released on the 360, as well.

So you think the size of the games on the 360 and it's counterpart on the PS3 are identical. many games use the capacity (some would argue unnecessarily) and the option is there for future games.
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Foe-hammer

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« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2008, 06:30:00 AM »

QUOTE(Chancer @ Oct 30 2008, 01:27 PM) View Post

It may be for MS (but I seriously doubt it). PS3 is not 2 years old yet.
Easy to call game over when the end is not yet in sight.
Press speculation about new consoles for MS is just that.

You're probably right, but i'm betting MS will at least officially state their new console in the next 12 to 18 months.

But besides, in 24 months the 360 and ps3 will be 5 and 4 yrs old, respectively.  If the ps3 hasn't overtaken the 360 by then, it will not matter regardless of future systems.
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m_hael

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« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2008, 03:06:00 PM »

I've said it before and i'll say it again... there is ZERO chance that a new console from MS / Sony will be out in the next 18months... if they handed us the devkits RIGHT NOW we'd struggle to get a game out for then... they are not handing us devkits right now.
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2008, 05:04:00 PM »

this generation still has a lot of life for all 3 consoles. i feel we're about 40% through this gen. i don't think i've played the best games that any console could offer and each console has so much more potential. no company appears to be rushing. they are working on their plan bit by bit. this is a generation of change.
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