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[Masamune]

hm... i voted 360 , Wii...and last Sony.

Reasons:

360 .... Backwards comp (xbox), Live Arcade and some good & fun titles.

Wii ..... Backwards comp (gamecube), Classic emulation (nes, snes, genesis...) Zelda & Metroid.

PS3 .... Well..... prolly "Final Fantasy XIII" and if true... "Final Fantasy VII remake".

That last part about FFVII remake could be a destroyer, i base that upon the tech demonstration. (not that it means it will be true or anything)...but who knows.  

Still, if any good rpg´s pops on the ps3 ...im game.  

[vide0bug13]

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ackwards comp (gamecube), Classic emulation (nes, snes, genesis...) Zelda & Metroid.

and then the PS3 because its so expensive... im shure hard core gamers/ rich kids will buy it...

[ImOkRuOk]

MS, Sony, Nintendo ...
   Only cuz of the tools wanting a ps3. Nintendo to me lost alot on Gamecube ... didnt like it ... sorry. And Wii .... more like WTF? sorry, i just have a bad feeling about that controller ... ppl might think it will be cool ... but can anyone say ... Power Glove? Thought that would be cool too didnt ya ....
       Just love the way M$ has been goin ... sure ps2 had more games ... but most used the same 6 game engines. I like M$ game originality. Keep it up!

[Serious Sam]

QUOTE(SugarLlama @ Sep 14 2006, 07:36 PM)

This Poll really shows peoples dependency on MicroSoft.  I can't believe how many people think the 360 will beat the PS3.  It's already takin a dive so why would the introduction of an opposing superior system change that.  Microsoft couldn't even back up their HD game boast and now they will never have it, and honestly I don't think they planned on it in the first place they just wanted to boost launch sales and then later they were like "Oops looks like we can't do that.  Sorry.   "  But anyway incase you can't tell, I'm all for the PS3.

  Huh?

[kowrip]

I think Sony is going to have a lot more trouble than they think.  The price is just way too expensive for the average person.  Sure, the first 500,000 or so will sell out to the HARDCORE gamers.  Then, there will most likely be a major slowdown until the price drops significantly.  When I think of the families I know that have PS2s, I'm pretty sure that none of them would be willing to spend $600 on a game console + games cost.  Japan will certainly help out Sony a lot, but I think MS is going to be ahead this time.  Looking at my 360, I think they made a lot of good changes and good decisions for the 360.  If the PS3 was price the same as the 360, then it would be a different story.

[dinzy]

I orignally thought Nintendo would do well with the Wii.  I based that on the misperception that it would actually be priced competitively.  At 250 with a crap game and last gen graphics I really don't think it will capture the masses. Had they just put in 20 bucks more of technology they would have better graphics and not have developers "looking into" including 16:9 modes and 480p.  That was a huge mistake in terms of getting market share, but it will probably be just fine for Nintendo's profitability.  

I think M$ Needs to drop the price 50 bucks to put the squeeze on Nintendo.  Nintendo has everything going for them in terms of buzz except for the hardcore crowd.  If Ms drops the price it will confuse holiday buyers enough for them to sell more consoles.  

Sony on the other hand is actually using the shortage thing to sell consoles.  If they are telling the truth by claiming that they will ship 400,000 for launch and still be able to ship 4 million worldwide by year's end then it is clear that they are manipulating the supply and demand curve as a form of marketing.  That or they are just lying.  Since many North Americans are dumb enough to buy hummers when gas costs more than 3 bucks a gallon this tactic will probably sell though all the PS3s available this year, whatever number that is.  

I bet in the end it will be
Ms/Sony/Nintendo in the US and EUR
Sony/Nintendo/MS in Japan

[drumstyx]

wii will win, no doubt, almost every household will have one, because it can be used by anyone. next will be the 360, competetive with the ps3, and lower price. ps3 will die because it is going to have the latest release date AND be the most expensive

[jhoff80]

I put Nintendo, MS, Sony.

The reason that Sony is last is because of the high price and all the other mistakes they've made so far (delays, etc).

As for Nintendo being first, in addition to the non-gamer crowd that they're going after, I think that whether gamers have a 360 or a PS3, they'll be buying the Wii as their second system, and if you're everyone's second system, that puts you in first place overall.

[Hanous]

just my two cents but xbox has always been top on my list especially because of the mod scene
and like many others have mentioned (not simply because i hate sony with a passion) but the ps3 is just horrible price wise..... not to mention they lost their edge with the gta series which won over a significant crowd
sony attempted to go over the top on a console and fell flat on their faces
i said the same about dreamcast and i'm saying the same about the ps3
total disaster! and it will crash and burn like a ford pinto getting rammed from behind

[swebarb]

Ms, nintendo, sony last.

[VerbalVenom]

Nintendo, Sony, M$.

[enderandrew]

People keep bitching how expensive the PS3 is, and I get that.  But they often compare unfairly a $300 XBox and the $600 PS3.

The $300 XBox lacks a hard drive, and many of the features that come with the $500 PS3.  Really, the only fair comparison is the $400 XBox and the $500 PS3.

For the $100 price difference you get a Blu-Ray drive, 1080p support, free online gaming, homebrew and Linux support, and more processing power.

To some, that is worthwhile.  To others, it is not.  However, as much as I love my XBox, and intend to go buy a 360 when I'm less broke, I have to believe that once all the major PS3 titles become reality, people will buy the console.

Both MS and Sony should do well.  I'm sure Nintendo will turn a hefty profit in this generation, but over the length of the console, the lack of DVD playback and hi-def support will crush the console.  The reality is that people crave the very best graphics.  Titles with inferior graphics do not sell.  After playing Oblivion, people are saying that Morrowind is flat-out unplayable for having horrid graphics.  When the 360 and PS3 really hit their stride, the Wii will show its limitations.

Again, Nintendo is making profit on the hardware, makes profit with all the first-party titles, and will make 100% profit on the virtual console selling me old games I already paid for.  But ever since the NES, Nintendo has steadily lost market share with each generation.  Either people will immediately be sold on the Wii-mote, or third-party support will dry up.  And with Sony's half-assed approximation of the Wii-mote in a cheaper form, third party developers can make many of the same type of games on the PS3 as they could on the Wii.

Developers develop for established platforms.  They want to know that they have a large potential customer base.  They know Sony has flat-out dominated two generations.  Third-party support will be there.  And the 360 is selling will enough, and Microsoft is catering to developers.

The 360 will maintain dominance in the market for another year.  This Christmas the PS3 will have a fairly small launch.  But by the NEXT Christmas rolls around, I wouldn't be shocked to see the PS3 pull into first place.

The Wii is a wild card, but my N64 and Gamecube both gather dust.  I regret purchasing both, and I'm going to have to be really sold before I buy a Wii.

[blame canada]

QUOTE(Hindean @ Sep 15 2006, 07:11 AM)

nintendo will sell more consoles, 360 will be more popular(and probably owned along with a wii), and sony will fall short in america....

nintendo/ms/sony

ditto

[ThaCrip]

i voted for ... "SONY - MS - NINTENDO" ... only thing that might screw over sony this time is it's price as that might hurt sales quite a bit... cause i already thought 300-400 dollars for a console was seriously pushing it if not going over the edge.

price aside, i still see sony on top cause for some reason the world seems to prefer the sony brand consoles over all the other ones.

as for nintendo ... i cant really say much since with there new controller design and all those add ons for it it could be good ... but it's sort of a gamble as if it will be sucessfull or not... but if they still keep getting mostly those "kiddie" games the system is done for. lol ... cause i think thats what screwed the gamecube was mostly kiddie games/bad controller design.

as for microsoft ... obviously there going to win hands down when it comes to online gameing... this wont even be a close race in this dept.

so basically unless nintendo does something special ... i see sony/ms being fairly close with a distant 3rd place for nintendo (basically same as gamecube).... im not to sure about who's gonna win between sony/ms ... cause ms got the headstart this time which will help and also if anything is going to hurt sony it's obviously going to be the steep price tag.

just my thoughts

p.s. those who think blu-ray is going to be way better than standard dual layer dvd's for games ... i think there dead wrong cause basically there really aint much "real" differance between the two when it comes to games cause i really dont see games needing more than a standard dual-layer dvd offers (8.5GBish) ... besides i aint even sure blu-ray will even be all that good cause really unless u got a HDTV or something blu-ray is basically not any better than standard dvd is when it comes to watching movies etc.

[torrentted]

Nintendo all the way.  Sony could very well go bankrupt and bite the dust entirely--which, with the way they are acting, would probably be for the best.  360 will do excellent business but the Wii will dominate.  I'm still content with my Xbox and PC for now; the 360 doesn't offer anything new but greater technology (though Live is tight), but the Wii has the potential to be as revolutionary as the NES.  Sony is finished.