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  dude, take it back, get a 360 : diddlyd
  • hahah :) I didn't buy one : FushigiDenki
• Just about. They need to establish a serious installed base to encourage more developers to invest effort... : rudds
• I think it's going to be pretty important. $400 units and high availability. No reason it shouldn't sel... : pigvomit
• I kind of thought last holiday was honestly. I just don't see it ever surpassing 360 sales worldwide, and... : qwpeoriu
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  Yes and No. If the big guns (MGS4 and Final Fanatsy) next year can't make a difference, then I would con... : grabbie
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    yup, mgs and final fantasy are the only system selling franchises in the us. and i guess god of war. in japan, it's probably a different story.

    Nov 14, 2007 2:20pm PST
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    yup, mgs and final fantasy are the only system selling franchises in the us. and i guess god of war. in... : wvuong
    • Gran Turismo? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games#PlayStation_2 : yellowtexan
• I think it's very unfortunate that HOME isn't ready to go. That would be a pretty huge selling point. But... : Yanks
• More like keep it from breaking. : Sailor of Fortune
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  You really expect them to fold ever on the PS3? They are making tons of money from the PS2 system still ... : AndyGoin
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    No but I expect 3rd parties will make it the last console in their line of priorities if it doesn't secur... : FushigiDenki
    • yeah, at this rate it'll be relegated to where the gamecube was; gets the obligatory multiplatform ports,... : ttyRazor
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  I think it's too late. They've lost in this generation. No way they can make up the ground lost to MS and... : Silent Sorrow
  • I'd agree. It's not looking good for PS3. With the 360 and Wii only becoming stronger and stronger by t... : PenicillinX57
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    how are sales in japan? : Morgin
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      I think it's slightly outselling the 360, but this means little given how it has been crushed in the two ... : Silent Sorrow
      • well if outselling it 4:1 is 'slightly' I guess you're right. : aeg1x
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      360 outsell ps3, there. recently. http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=16184 : pobone
      • That's one single week, it really means nothing. It might not even ever happen again. : qwpeoriu
      • That was an outlier though. I mean they got it for Ace Combat 6. Sure they'll get more games but it's not... : Sailor of Fortune
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    Agreed. Its too late to turn it around now. MGS4 and FF aren't going to do it : bozer
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      Don't tell that to Sony/Playstation fanboys. It would crush their spirit. Send them into the corner, cryi... : pobone
      • I will say this though. I have noticed that non-gamers, like people who pay no attention the gaming in ge... : bozer
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    Is it just me or does it seem like MS makes more games for the 360 than Sony can for the PS3? : Sailor of Fortune
    • Sony has the largest first party dev shop. : Grandmoff
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    They've got some big guns for 2008, BR still has some advantages over HD-DVD, PS2 loyalty is still strong... : edgewise
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      Continued PS2 success is great for Sony as a whole but I don't see what it has to do with PS3. Why would... : Chris Remo
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        I don't have any statistical evidence to back this claim up, but I'd suspect that the number of games com... : Ride-My-Rocket
        • Like I said, continued PS2 success is great for Sony as a whole. However, edgewise seemed to be bringing... : Chris Remo
    • PS2 has 100% backwards compatibility though. : Sailor of Fortune
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    I certainly hope you're wrong, if Microsoft is the only ones offering a gaming solution (for the hardcore... : abrasion
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      Well, its already almost like that for me. They are the only ones offering a good online service. The Wii... : bozer
      • The point is you have that choice to make. You'd have to be very naive to think an environment with only... : Chris Remo
      • Nickle and diming consumers with digital downloads doesn't sit well with me. Microsoft in my opinion hav... : abrasion
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    I think they wouldve had a chance on the 40GB release if it still had BC, now everyone I know is like fuc... : ghost in my shell
    • Yep guy at work tried to buy a PS3, couldn't get a BC model so said fuckit and cancelled buying one. : abrasion
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  Nope. I absolutely WILL buy one...in three years. : fleabug
  • yeah, I will wait, before buying one. (When everyone you know who owns one say they only rent, and buy ja... : pobone
• I don't see it ever overcoming the 360 but I still think it can be a successful console system with bette... : baronzemo78
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  I think that last season was make it or break it for them. This season is important but i dont see them ... : trevis
  • Biggest gripe for me w/ PS3 is how they're all over the map over the something as simple as backward comp... : pobone
• i was right! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=13535882 well almost right. they did sell their c... : mista mista
• no, not yet. Next holiday season it had better make up a ton of ground, but this year is still pretty ear... : edgewise
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  sony's got a 10 yr lifecycle for the PS/3. so don't worry about it till 2010 when it will really start to... : gdestiny
  • No, they don't. No one 8 years from now is going to be developing games for the PS3, mark my words. : Vincent Grayson
• No, the system has only been out a year, and none of the big guns have hit yet (namely 2 huge FF titles a... : Vincent Grayson
• They'll atleast have to maintain any momentum they get from this holiday season. : feek
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  I think we'll have to wait for Sony's first party to start dishing out the releases before me can call it... : aeg1x
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    Sony's 1st party is solid but I wouldn't say the stronger than their competitors. Nintendo's 1st party li... : yellowtexan
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      Eh, I definitely prefer say, God of War and Shadow of the Colossus over just about any Mario or Zelda gam... : Vincent Grayson
      • For me, Nintendo first party at its best largely outshines Sony first party at its best, but Sony's has c... : Chris Remo
  • While Sony PS3 is waiting on their "1st party-exclusives" to come out and bail them out, 360/Wii are movi... : pobone