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  Also, the PS3 hasn't sold as well in North America but its not beyond the realm of reason that with bigge... : soggybagel
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    Yeah 2008 has FF13, GT5 Prologue (maybe full GT5?), and MGS4. The three largest Sony franchises. Does Mic... : kodt
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      New Banjo game possibly this year, Alan Wake another possibility, Fable 2, World in Conflict, C&C3, Unive : h o s t i l e
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        Rare said 2009 for Banjo. Beside Fable 2, Ninja Gaiden 2 and Too Human are the only exclusive. Everything... : razlebol
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          And based on sales figures, a game being released on 360 and PC might as well just be considered a 360 ex... : boredguy
          • Perhaps, but I was referring to big name exclusives. The system sellers so to speak. I guess Banjo and Fa... : kodt
          • Still not exclusive. Yes console will always sell more copies but for some people a PC is better or just ... : razlebol
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        I don't own a 360 and I can still play at least half of those games. : cycopl
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          Do you realize how many people cannot without a 360? : h o s t i l e
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            I'm just saying, are they really "exclusive" if you can play them without even owning the console they're... : cycopl
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              Just look at the sales for those games compared to the PC. They are not even in the same ballpark. If it'... : Pettytheft
              • Unfortunately with PC, sales numbers really have nothing to do with how many people are actually playing ... : cycopl
              • They are not 360 exclusives if they are sold on other systems, including PC regardless if PC isnt their m... : Funran
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      Let's not get ahead of ourselves, the chances that we'll see FF13 this year are slim. I wouldn't be surpr... : Vincent Grayson
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        Yeah, I highly doubt FF13 will make it in 2008. : razlebol
        • so do I but I think Square said they expect it this year. Probably Japan only as you said. : kodt
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  Asia Needs to just fucking get over their 360 Phobia, at this point they're actively hurting the industry... : pixelat3d
  • Well as least you're not overreacting. : rizzuh
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    America needs to get over their PS3 phobia. : chungathebunga
    • The PS3 needs to get over its phobia of having a good library of exclusives. : carbontree
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      I don't think we have a PS3 phobia. More like, whoring-our-mothers-to-buy-a-PS3 phobia. : Holesinswiss
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        Yeah, that 50 dollar price difference is pretty outrageous. : cycopl
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          lolz and if you factor in built in wifi (100$ addon for 360, and a blu ray drive which is around 150 now ... : Funran
          • OMG! PS3 FANBOY! : cycopl
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            Only if you are planning to use the wifi and blu ray. I got one because I will use the blu ray but the wi... : notext
            • Well thats fine, but it's still more value for your buck. You never know when you might end up needing i... : Funran
  • hahahahaha : chuck577
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    Maybe they have a phobia of spending good money on faulty hardware. : Frank_Mackey
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      so EA is expecting 1.5 - 2.5 million 360 owners are re-purchasing newer models ? : dedgecko
      • Huh? I was replying to pixelat3d's Asian 360 phobia troll comment. You're talking about EA's projected ... : Frank_Mackey
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    Yeah, it couldn't have anything to do with a lack of Asian-marketed games and a 33% hardware failure rate... : jtthe2nd
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      I think the hardware failure is alot closer to 100% for the first gen 360's. It seems they've got that s... : Funran
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        Never had a problem with my launch 360. Also http://shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16112689#itemanchor_16112... : Mansmells
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          You only have 9 more months of warranty though. : razlebol
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            is that bad? i'm not sure what the relevance of that is : Mansmells
            • he doesn't either : mikey3k
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    Asia has a HUGE American-product phobia. Oh wait, how is Apple so hugely successful there? : Magus
    • I hear they hate Coca-Cola too! and are there even any McDonalds over there?!? : nyranger66
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      Of course there is exceptions to the rules. In the history of gaming, American based consoles or IPs trad... : mikey3k
      • Maybe it has something to do with them not being culturally relevant over there rather than some sort of ... : SenorSpine
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  I see a 360 price drop coming during the Summer. : ant_hillbilly
  • Yeah, especially if it looks like sales are trending as predicted above, that wouldn't surprise me at all... : Johnny Law
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  Pity there's no mention of EA's thoughts on a BR drive for the 360... MSFT you need to get on this! ... : dedgecko
  • I know right? With blu-ray for the 360 and MGS4 for the xbox (yeah I know it isn't happening), I would ha... : Toth21
  • I bet Sony will cockblock some how. : Edges
• my feelin is that price drops on the 360 are comin this year, in a big way. I'm thinking MS has somethin... : paravis