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    By: Steve Gibson This person is cool! x Show Full Post
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    ok this new comment from microsoft is entirely amusing. seems like such a losing battle to even attempt this.

    that being said, i love my x360 and think it's a great console.
    May 14, 2008 3:13pm PDT
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    ok this new comment from microsoft is entirely amusing. seems like such a losing battle to even attempt t... : Steve GibsonThis person is cool!

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    • Yeah it is kinda funny. WE'RE THE BEST except those other guys : Cygnus X-1This person is cool!
    • Seems pretty retarded to me too, but I love my 360 so I don't really care. : K1Bond007This person is cool!
    • Oh Ya, well PS3 is the number one selling current gen slot loading hi-definition blu-ray playing piano bl... : Frank_MackeyThis person is cool!
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      Not counting America (we're allowed to do this to make any statement true right?), the Xbox 360 is the wo... : cetra00
      • lol. That sums it up right there. : treefingers1This person is cool!
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        Actually, only in Japan. The PS3 maybe outselling in Europe currently, but there are still actually mo... : dirtypunkThis person is cool!
        • So, so wrong. : treefingers1This person is cool!
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      maybe they're thinking the wii is a previous generation console? you could make that argument stick consi... : syn0rThis person is cool!
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        it doesn't matter what the horsepower is. this would be like Sony suggesting the PSP is winning because ... : pyideThis person is cool!
        • indeed.. it's like saying the wii is competing against the xbox, ps2, and gcn... That is an idioti... : davidc02
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      "If you consider only us, and the console we're beating, then we're number 1!" : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
      • this made me lol. : aethyr
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      I don't know, I think it's pretty fair to exclude the Wii, it's clearly not in the same competition as th... : navelskrutt
      • Yeah, that's kind of my take on the situation too. Well said. : mittense
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        That reasoning doesn't make any sense. You won't see Metroid Prime, Smash Bros, Mario Galaxy, No More Her... : pyideThis person is cool!
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          The point being made is the 360/Ps3 are entertainment consoles, these systems aren't just limited to play... : unsound
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            No that wasn't the point, and what you're saying is lols : MoreVespeneGas
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              I'm waiting for the part where you add something relevant to the conversation. Here's a pointer ditch the... : unsound
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                The Wii isn't limited to games. It has web browsing, news, weather, a photo library thing, etc. : MansmellsThis person is cool!
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                  I'm just gonna throw this out, but I Think they are partially in the same race/competition. I know I w... : SlingBlaze
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                    You're making the opposition's point right there. The Wii is designed to play with friends who are sittin... : lookitzpancakes
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                      Ok, then the PC is beating the Xbox and PS3 because everyone has one. I use the Wii when friends are at ... : jlavrenz
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                        No, grouping three consoles together when one is obviously doing something completely different from the ... : lookitzpancakes
                        • I don't think it's ignorant because they are all the same console generation... so yes they are competito... : davidc02
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                  Admittedly I had forgotten it could browse the web. The news, weather, and photo library are somewhat tri... : unsound
                  • WTF? Before the HDDvD add on, the 360 could only play games, just like the Wii. How is that any differe... : deathofratsThis person is cool!
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                Then you're just going to have to stop posting such hilarious content! You can't actually believe in w... : MoreVespeneGas
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                  A good thing to do would be to reinforce your opinion with statements, facts or knowledge you may have ob... : unsound
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                    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=52697 : kahuunaThis person is cool!
                    • Oops I meant http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=16964052 : kahuunaThis person is cool!
        • I think the 360 is still shifting more games than the Wii, regardless. Although I don't have numbers t... : PlayfulPuppyThis person is cool!
        • The point is that those games *could* run on either the 360 and PS3 just fine. The wii just isn't capable... : navelskrutt
      • I agree with this. None of the games I play on the 360 I would play on the Wii. And none of the games on ... : bozerThis person is cool!
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        No, because they are both competing for consumer's dollars and developers time. : JudeccaThis person is cool!
        • But to a certain extent... they are competing for different consumers and dollars which normally woudln't... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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          Yes, but isn't MS' argument that the Wii isn't a direct competitor in that if a consumer buys a Wii that ... : thesubtlesnake
          • I bought a Wii because I like Smash Brothers, Mario Kart, Mario Brothers, Zelda and Fire Emblem. I would... : jlavrenz
      • By "that entertainment" you mean resolutions higher than 480p without innovative controls? Graphics ar... : MoreVespeneGas
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