Xbox 360 is suffering from a midlife crisis

[QUOTE="young_doe"][QUOTE="Sihanouk"]

According to Widipedia, "Midlife crisis is a term used in Western societies to describe a period of dramatic self-doubt that is felt by some individuals in the "middle years" of life, as a result of sensing the passing of youth and the imminence of old age."

What a perfect description of the 360's predicament. Xbox 360 is indeed in the "middle years" of its lifespan. And guess what?

1) Xbox 360 is experiencing serious self-doubt.

a) It knows it can't compete with the PS3 in producing the biggest and most advanced games. So it tries, as shown during E3, to be more casual friendly. Unfortunately, the 360 doesn't have the Wii's intuitive controls or the PS3's Blu-ray and free Online. Indeed, the self doubt continues.

2) Xbox 360 is sensing the passing of youth.

Remember when the 360 showed the arrogance of youth? When it was selling faster than the PS3? When its executives said Xbox 360 will beat the PS3 in worldwide install base? Well, according to the most recent NPD sales, Xbox 360 couldn't even outsell the PS3 despite a $50 price cut. This is probably the most pathetic price cut ever. When it comes to hardware sales the PS3 is running faster all over the world.

3) Xbox 360 is seeing the imminence of old age.

Remember when the 360 seemed so powerful that its multiplats and exlusives looked and played better than the PS3's? Well, old age has already arrived in 2008. It is no longer strong enough to play the next-generation movie format. Developers are complaining about its lack of Blu-ray or standard hard disk drives. As such, so far this year, it is the PS3 that has better multiplats and exclusives. And as games get bigger and more advanced, Xbox 360 only feels older and older.

And so, while Xbox 360 is suffering from a midlife crisis that doesn't seem to get any better, the PS3 is enjoying one hell of a year, with its mighty power mostly untapped.

MojondeVACA

I get off on Good Looking Woman. never knew a person to get off on bashing another console like the way you've been doing as of late. pathetic fanboy

Sorry but, I dont have to do anything. Let him do as he pleases.

The 360 suffers from 3 things mainly. It has no Bluray which whilst isn't a killer is a major consideration for people with HD screens, especially if it's thrown in for free. It has a really bad rep from the RRD fiasco which is still going on. I was in Toys R Us last week and their display 360 had RRD. Not a great advert. and thirdly, brand strength. The xbox name just doesn;t carry the weight world wide that Playstation does.

Personally I would say anyone buying a games console with more than an IQ of 50 would get a PS3 (less than 50 IQ = Wii). Simply because unless you are a mug like me (who buys both) you buy the one which has the most features. Persoanlly I still think if some one was buying a system purely for games they should still go with the 360 as it is the better gaming machine, mainly because of XBL.

lol TC I love your threads. I do agree you know, when 360 was leading MS had a really arrogant attitude as did the fans but now the playing field is kinda even and the arrogance is not as huge although at E3 MS did show tremendous amount of arrogance.Swift_Boss_A

How can this be happening.

The 360 suffers from 3 things mainly. It has no Bluray which whilst isn't a killer is a major consideration for people with HD screens, especially if it's thrown in for free. It has a really bad rep from the RRD fiasco which is still going on. I was in Toys R Us last week and their display 360 had RRD. Not a great advert. and thirdly, brand strength. The xbox name just doesn;t carry the weight world wide that Playstation does.

Personally I would say anyone buying a games console with more than an IQ of 50 would get a PS3 (less than 50 IQ = Wii). Simply because unless you are a mug like me (who buys both) you buy the one which has the most features. Persoanlly I still think if some one was buying a system purely for games they should still go with the 360 as it is the better gaming machine, mainly because of XBL.

RocKtheCasbaH

The person that would buy it because it has 'Playstation' in it's name is the one that has an IQ less than 50 imoangelkimne

I asked my friend if he'd get a 360. "No way, I'm a Playstation man." Facepalming ensues.

:lol: these Sihanouk threads are halarious.

MGS4 is all it took for the cows to go nuts....kinda sad really.

ImOldGreg

He actually didn't really get going until... well, y'know: