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#1 reaver-x
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Ok i just found a article on G4 which portarys the ps3 in a way that reeks of bias

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/692052/Lights_Dimming_for_Sonys_Playstation_3.html#readmore

The system was only down 5 million units which isnt much if you think about it. Plus they didnt bother to note about the huge lineup of games coming out for next year. With that being said, wat are your thoughts about this article?? do you think its biased??

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#2 Fredrick2003x
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G4 isn't biased... just stupid.

The Playstation 3 is in last place. The sooner everybody accepts that the happier everyone will be.

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#3 warbmxjohn
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http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/692052/Lights_Dimming_for_Sonys_Playstation_3.html#readmore linked..

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#4 Ryder123
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Why does this have to be a competition? Just enjoy your console.
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#5 Scianix-Black
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So what if they are?

Does that make your console any more or less valuable to you?

Because that's such a tool way of thinking.

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#6 reaver-x
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G4 isn't biased... just stupid.

The Playstation 3 is in last place. The sooner everybody accepts that the happier everyone will be.

Fredrick2003x
i know there in last place im not denying that but i find it really stupid for them to start saying that they lost just b/c they did bad on the holiday??? Just b/c they did bad this holiday season dosent mean the war is over. Ps3 has a lot of exclusives comming next year plus a price drop expected in march which is sure to help sales by alot. They may be in 3rd right now, but they sure as hell aint dead
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#7 MusashiSensi
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Why do you guys care what other sites/people say about the ps3 or it's games? Come on now & take a step up. The funny thing is that some of you will still watch G4 for reviews & specials & then come here to complain about them.
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#8 jerkface96
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yea that is pretty horrible, they based everyhting off of wallstreet journal, which usually looks at sales and profit, just because its not selling as well doesnt mean, that its gonna die out,

the article was even dissing the ps3 bluntly, thats horribel

if you think about it buying a 360 requres you to by a 100 dollar wireless router, and a bigger HDD if needed, sonys console comes with everything, out of the box, so that is the reason why it is more expensive, not to mention the blu ray player, it is a recession, but if a buyer wants the most for thier money, then they should get a ps3

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#9 pyromaniac223
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Haven't you heard? Every site is biased, except when they review something positively.
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#10 longhorn7
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not biased, just peddling for hits by posting anything they can to make fanboys argue. The ps3 has been selling well this year and 2 months ago the WSJ was all over sony's junk for doing so well at the first half of the year and closing the gap between the ps3 and 360 as much as it has. i remember when it was behind in sales by almost 8 million. Not its only behind by almost 5 million. the system has the only 10 rated exclusive, and it's largest franchises have yet to be released. GOW3, KZ2(if it delivers what it looks like it will), GT5, etc. will end up bringing a lot of business to sony, and you can quote me, that by next april the WSJ will probably making another bandwagon article about it and g4 will probably post that with a misleading headline to get more hits.

tl;dr - none of the consoles this gen will fail. people just get their panties in a bunch over stupid crap and companies profit off of that by releasing biased articles to get people discussing it on their websites.

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#11 Fredrick2003x
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>if you think about it buying a 360 requres you to by a 100 dollar wireless router, and a bigger HDD if needed, sonys console comes with everything, out of the >box, so that is the reason why it is more expensive, not to mention the blu ray player, it is a recession, but if a buyer wants the most for thier money, then they >should get a ps3

Why does everything need to turn into a fight?

It DOESNT come with everything as people like to say. It doesn't come with HD cables of any sort, or even a headset.

Its selling less because it costs more. There really is no big mystery here, and certainly nothing worth fighting over.

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#12 Scianix-Black
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Why do you guys care what other sites/people say about the ps3 or it's games? Come on now & take a step up. The funny thing is that some of you will still watch G4 for reviews & specials & then come here to complain about them.MusashiSensi

Seriously.

You don't watch or read reviews for opinions, you consult them for the facts so you know what you're getting yourself into beforehand.

Basing your own opinion off another person's opinion is one of the most mindless habits that people have.

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#13 Chaos_Bladez
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Haven't you heard? Every site is biased, except when they review something positively.pyromaniac223
Right as I was thinking this, I read your post! :P Actually I do tend to agree that every site has some sort of an inherrent bias against the PS3. Every little problem is made into to a heaping pile of castastrophe. They only "bad" thing about Sony right now, is the price. Once that goes away, sales will shoot up and hopefully the bad press goes the hell away. By far, the biggest thing I hate about this industry, is bad press for any company.
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#14 jerkface96
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Haven't you heard? Every site is biased, except when they review something positively.pyromaniac223
haha so true, but you do see more negative articles towards the ps3 than any other console, but you put up a good point
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#15 MusashiSensi
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[QUOTE="MusashiSensi"]Why do you guys care what other sites/people say about the ps3 or it's games? Come on now & take a step up. The funny thing is that some of you will still watch G4 for reviews & specials & then come here to complain about them.Scianix-Black

Seriously.

You don't watch or read reviews for opinions, you consult them for the facts so you know what you're getting yourself into beforehand.

Basing your own opinion off another person's opinion is one of the most mindless habits that people have.

AMEN!!!

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#16 longhorn7
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>if you think about it buying a 360 requres you to by a 100 dollar wireless router, and a bigger HDD if needed, sonys console comes with everything, out of the >box, so that is the reason why it is more expensive, not to mention the blu ray player, it is a recession, but if a buyer wants the most for thier money, then they >should get a ps3

Why does everything need to turn into a fight?

It DOESNT come with everything as people like to say. It doesn't come with HD cables of any sort, or even a headset.

Its selling less because it costs more. There really is no big mystery here, and certainly nothing worth fighting over.

Fredrick2003x
the cost of an hd player for the 360(which is a dead media format now might i add)- 200 bucks. that is built into the ps3. wi-fi for 360-100 bucks. that is built into the ps3. the cost of an hdmi cable on newegg is about 6-10 dollars. a headset will cost you around 20. i hardly doubt 300 dollars worth of components is comparable to about 30-40 dollars worth of components. not to say either is much better than the other, but that you are spinning information to your own beliefs and yet you get onto him for the same argument, even though his stands more ground logically.
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#17 warbmxjohn
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Haven't you heard? Every site is biased, except when they review something positively.pyromaniac223
:lol: perfect. so many people think exactly that way without even knowing it..
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#18 FlashCharge
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Competition only benefits the gaming community. The Playstation 3 is a great gamingconsole and its library is growing. The competition will only make it better. So grab a controller and enjoy it.

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#19 pyromaniac223
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I agree that there are a lot of negative articles about the PS3, but that's probably because Sony went from dominating last gen to last place this gen. Everyone expected it to be doing much better.
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#20 fizzlegloop
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After reading this I think that G4 is just against the PS3 in general. I love how the last line is that I love rooting for the under dog dont you. That just proves that they are against the PS3. The ps3 is a kick a-- system for a kick a-- price.
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#21 sincgar1
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I agree that there are a lot of negative articles about the PS3, but that's probably because Sony went from dominating last gen to last place this gen. Everyone expected it to be doing much better.pyromaniac223

i dunno why, but this kinda made me think of a line from the first spiderman movie...

"...And they found you amusing for a while, the people of this city. But the one thing they love more than a hero is to see a hero fail, fall, die trying. In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually they will hate you"

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#22 Legolas_Katarn
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Haven't you heard? Every site is biased, except when they review something positively.pyromaniac223

Yeah.

if you think about it buying a 360 requres you to by a 100 dollar wireless router, and a bigger HDD if needed

No it doesn't and you might need a bigger harddrive for the PS3 too (I know I am starting to and if I bought PS3 versions of games over 360 ones I probably would already).

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#23 Denji
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It's G4 for god sakes. What do you expect? How could anybody take G4 seriously? They flow with whatever is currently popular.
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#24 Lupivdaman
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No one in the world is biased,they just have an opinion we think PS3 is better, they think Xbox is better, we think they are wrong, they think we are wrong,

Nintendo Fans just stand aside and say "Look at those idiots and they're stupid System Wars"

Circle of life my people.

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#25 swazidoughman
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I miss the good ol days when it was Tech TV and it had good shows :'(
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#26 Denji
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I miss the good ol days when it was Tech TV and it had good shows :'(swazidoughman

Canada has G4Tech TV and I can tell you now, it's a HELL of a lot better than G4. I've got the american G4 right now and I can see what people are complaining about over there.

I miss Tech TV's Big Thinkers myself. But The Lab with Leo (what it's called now) is still there.

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#27 catfishmoon23
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Bias is such a vague term especially when there isn't an actual way of determining what is and isn't bias in today's day-and-age. Neutrality cannot be determined at all anymore lol.
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#28 Unassigned
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Ok i just found a article on G4 which portarys the ps3 in a way that reeks of bias

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/692052/Lights_Dimming_for_Sonys_Playstation_3.html#readmore

The system was only down 5 million units which isnt much if you think about it. Plus they didnt bother to note about the huge lineup of games coming out for next year. With that being said, wat are your thoughts about this article?? do you think its biased??

reaver-x
It's not biased. Just enjoy your games and stop being a fanboy.
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#29 Darkman2007
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wow, this is very biased, whoever wrote this is an idiot.
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#30 LP4EVA2005
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how are they being biased?..there stating a fact, Sony is in last place..
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#31 Ilikemyname420
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Ok i just found a article on G4 which portarys the ps3 in a way that reeks of bias

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/692052/Lights_Dimming_for_Sonys_Playstation_3.html#readmore

The system was only down 5 million units which isnt much if you think about it. Plus they didnt bother to note about the huge lineup of games coming out for next year. With that being said, wat are your thoughts about this article?? do you think its biased??

reaver-x
Considering the sales info was pulled from the Wall Street Journal....it's pretty accurate. They stated a fact: sales were down 19% from last year, and then gave their reasons as to how/why that happened....how you think that can be considered biased is beyond me.
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#32 sincgar1
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Bias is such a vague term especially when there isn't an actual way of determining what is and isn't bias in today's day-and-age. Neutrality cannot be determined at all anymore lol.catfishmoon23

naw, it's easy to determine... if it's what someone wants to hear or agrees with, it's not biased... if it is something they don't want to hear, it's biased

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#33 shadowkiller11
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considering ps3 was released a year later with competition and only behind about 5 million now is not bad considering when the the other console was released a year earlier for a cheaper price. and so on. ps3 is doing fine same with 360.
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#34 Large_Soda
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wow, this is very biased, whoever wrote this is an idiot.Darkman2007
How is it biased? I know why....because it has the opposite view that you have. Everything the guy said was substantiated to some degree, so I really don't see how calling him an idiot makes any sense. If anything it makes you look a little one sided. Nearly everything I have read on this thread is filled with utter stupidity from people that can't take a subjective opinion and leave it alone. There always has to be some conspiracy or hidden agenda and you people eat it up like crazy.
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#35 Generalmojo
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g4 knows ps3 will rule 09

let them bash ps3

theres a gd reason and thats becuase there afraid to bash anyting else!!!