the future of the PS3?

I've been wondering about this a bit. The Wii has managed to involve the more casual gamers (and other hardcore ones, though they haven't been adressed that much) with its witty simplicity and revolutionary gameplay devices, so it has guaranteed its permanence. The Xbox 360 is a horrendous piece of hardware with an insane failure rate. It isn't, in fact, nothing but an updated version of the old Xbox: not precisely next-gen, just a console with a bigger functionality and nicer graphics. But it's gathered a huge fanbase based only on the great game titles it has released. IMO, the X360 just proves that Microsoft is more of a mindless business than a technological developer. But, yeah, its games are awesome, if nothing truly new.

The PS3 is an awesome console that has a vast amount of potential, but game developers don't seem to be very interested in exploiting it. So far, it's been working just as the X360, only updating the old titles, without creating anything revolutionary. Most of the old Sony exclusives have gone multiplatform, and people are turned off by the PS3's high prices. The only game that seems to exploit more the console's potential and push the gaming development a bit further is MGS4. Hopefully it will be a turning point for the PS3, but it's still uncertain.

What do you guys think? Will game developers keep sticking to the old formulas or will they risk it and start releasing truly original things? Because if they do, I think the PS3 and the Wii are the only consoles with the capacity to do so. How long will we have to wait?

The PS3 is the only console that is built to last. The 360 is okay but crappy hardware means Microsoft will need to make a new console before Sony andpossibly Nintendo (as usual). And the Wii is so weak it's not even funny, soon all of it's new games will either by Nintendo games or downgraded versions of multi-console games. The Wii just won't be able to keep up.

The PS3 is the console that will be victorious in the end, and this Spring will be a great quarter for it

Here are the reasons:

-The Dualshock 3 will be released in America, though I think most PS3 console ownes already have one imported.

-The 160 and 120 gb PS3s will be released with a Dualshock 3 instead of a normal sixaxis

-Release of the much anticipated PSHome Open Beta, and in early summer... PSHOME IS RELEASED!!!

-Metal Gear Solid 4

-Also 130+ games are planned for 2008 according to PSMagazine

-The PS3 is Mega-Sexy

-Some other stuff that I probably forgot

Wii= No HI Def.

360=Red Rings of Death

PS3= Best Console to Date!

1. I wish ignorant XBox fans would stop bashing the PS3 already. It's a console with great potential and with the 150+ games coming out...I don't even think the 360 has that many exclusives.

2. The Ninja Gaiden Sigma team ought to do a NGSII.

3. I'm wondering about a new Shinobi game.

4. I hope Sony pulls all the stops and get the PS3 off the ground, I'm glad I bought a PS3 and I have faith in them to do well.

That's my two cents.

I believe Wii contains the potential of next gen material. I mean, there's so much innovation that it got my entire family to play the Wii at a party including my parents. I never thought my parents would even touch a gaming console!

It is simplicity at it's best.

However, the PS3 holds a lot of potential. All we have to do is wait.

This is how it works in my mind: nintendo is for kids, pure and simple. Heck, if I had a kid I'd buy it some nintendo crap. Playsation, is for people who actually like games, problem is: Sony put too many gears under the hood and now its too expensive. X-box: is for guys who can't afford a ps3, or for fps fans. Now devs think 'hmmmmm, ps3 doesn't have a big enough install base so lets make games for this other piece of crap, after all, who cares about games? money makes the world go round'. Unfortunately, playstation is suffering from the spiral of decline, but I'm still hopefull that playstation will come out on top ;)the_new_neo

lol, you call little children it? i think you need to have a talk with social services lol. jk

anyway here is why i think the ps3 is the beter console:

PS3 pros:

blu ray

more reliability (360s break in a few months, if yours lasted a year, youve never played it more than 5 hours, or your very lucky)

metal gear solid 4

better graphics

built in wifi (360 requires a $100 adapter for wifi)

free web browser

free online service

better versions than 360 multiplat games

capable of playing games in native 1080p (360 only upscales no matter what cables you buy)

and most importantly, Metal gear solid 4!

PS3 cons

the only arguments 360 fanboys have against it is 1. its lack of games, which has passed now, because so many of its best games are coming out for it including mgs4, which is the consoles system seller which comes june 12

2. the price, that also has passed, because the price is slowly starting to meet the 360s, and still think about it, add up all the stuff you would have to get for it to compete with the ps3, you end up with like 600$ wor th of stuff, just for it to break in 6 months.

now this is MY only problem with it: the fact that all the sony exclusives were allowed to go to the 360, like devil may cry 4 and gta4. if they had been ps3 exclusives like they used to be, they themselves would be system sellers.

and dont call me a fanboy, because i plan on buying both systems reguardless of everything i have just posted lol

Xbox 360- Horrendous peice of hardware, insane failure rate, updated version of an xbox? Dude, youve lost all credibility.

Youre clearly a fanboy... Tsk tsk.

You wanna know the future of the PS3....you might wanna sit down fo this.

GTA IV.....I'll let you digest that for a few moments

Only problem is its coming out on the 360 aswell which means there'll be a fanboy war which will go like this.

"the PS3 ver. graphics are better" "psht the 360 ver. has much better gameplay" on and on and on.....BTW I'm for the PS3 :)

Well Wii can is fun because it feels like you are in the game, which is a next gen experience.

The Xbox 360 does have the games but Technical issues can be a pain. Though when it works then you'll have a heck of a good time.

PS3 is still getting started but it will start running soon. But it makes a great movie and song players, for parties FTW!!

oh and free online :)

and the fact that ps3 blu ray can store 50gbs in one disk, meaning it can put all its stuff on uncompressed with better quality. the 360 version of orange box took up like 7gb while the ps3 version took up 25gb. mgs4 is so big, that it cant even fit on a double layer blu ray disc (50g). the 360 is limited to dvds and with game size getting bigger, the larger games are needing multiple dvds(9gb each). since hddvd is gone, they will have to get blu ray, which they already confirmed they arent doing. so the 360 will always be limited. they are already talking about abandoning the 360 and making a new console in like 2011 or something.

This is how it works in my mind: nintendo is for kids, pure and simple. Heck, if I had a kid I'd buy it some nintendo crap. Playsation, is for people who actually like games, problem is: Sony put too many gears under the hood and now its too expensive. X-box: is for guys who can't afford a ps3, or for fps fans. Now devs think 'hmmmmm, ps3 doesn't have a big enough install base so lets make games for this other piece of crap, after all, who cares about games? money makes the world go round'. Unfortunately, playstation is suffering from the spiral of decline, but I'm still hopefull that playstation will come out on top ;)the_new_neo

From what i see you're one of those immature gamers oh i mean immature fan. I have a PS3 and a Wii i like both systems i even have and play Zelda Twilight Princess, Mario Galaxy and Smash Bros Brawl. With my PS3 i have and play Devil May Cry, Rockband and I'm gonna buy Metal Gear Solid 4 and Soul Calibur

the wii is realllllllly annoying and i hate it. i'm spanish and for some odd reason 85% percent of the relatives i have got the wii. and theres crap games for it. I find the gameplay it gives very repitive. you basically move your hand and its like your in the game ZOMGZ!!

i couldve got the 360 but i dont want the RROD despite some of the great games they have on it.

ps3 is the way to go. although it might not have as much as the whole gaming world expect it to have its certainly going to have an awesome future. killzone? final fantasy13? a few games like this is going to make ps3 BIG.

well, the problem is the PS3 keeps losing exclusives because of there unloyal partners.Linik0007

Hi,

First, welcome to the forums. :)

Discussion of competitor consoles within the console forums is, however, not allowed due to the fact that they tend to be very apt at creating flame wars. There's a specific forum called System Wars that was created just for that purpose. Within that forum, people can compare and contrast systems to their heart's content (provided that they stay respectful of others, of course). Feel free to repost this topic there.