[QUOTE="kevbo77"][QUOTE="-ReD45"]

Didn't third party support drop on N64 because developing for PS1 was easier?

Third party support hasn't dropped for PS3, its just multiplatforming now.

NielsNL

Yes, and getting slaughtered in software sales. Look at Madden '08, it has sold roughly 1.2 million on the 360 and about 400k on PS3. I've said it before and I'll say it again, the PS2 is the PS3's biggest enemy. For most causual gamers, buying a $129 system with thousands of games makes more sense then buying a $499-599 system with less than 100 games. As long as PS2 is outselling the PS3 look for the PS3 to have a bumpy ride.

But this same group of customers might be inclined to buy a PS3 once its price drops due to brand loyalty, which shouldn't be undersestimated. Over 120 million satisfied PS2 customers might tend to prefer buying a PS3 over a 360.

Lmao, brand loyalty. If the SNES-N64 debacle taught us anything its that brand loyalty ain't worth jack. People move to where the games are.

Honestly, graphics will likely remain on par imo. I think the real advantages the PS3 has are the Cell and Blu-ray. Blu-ray means games could be bigger, more expansive worlds, more content, more maps, etc. The Cell can do more calculations and can do them faster than the 360 CPU. I doubt we will see this anytime soon though. I'd say late 2009 at the soonest.

Zero5000X

No, it doesn't. The only limitations on game size are time and money. No-one is going to care if a game is on 2 DVD's or one Blu Ray disc: certainly not developers.

graphics? The Cell and RSX together can potentially (that word again) produce much better graphics than the 360.

Zero5000X

Its a pipedream. On its own the RSX is an inferior GPU (albiet by a small amount) and the Cell can only offer so much before it eats into its own performance. How people see two consoles, both with 512 MB's RAM, both with similarly clocked GPU's, both with 3.2ghz CPU's and imagine some huge difference graphics is beyond me.

It isn't going to happen, so stop expecting it to.

I find it hillarious when people post really terrible pics THEY think are awesome looking. Gotta love the power of group think and how if people like something then every single particle of it must be TEH BEST EVAR!

ZIMdoom

Considering the scope and features of Halo 3, it is, technically, awesome.

a couple is an undefined amount. My point is that it's not a question of if, but of when. But even the most fanboyish 360 owner, granted he's just a little intelligent, will have to admit that a lot of signs are pointing to the PS3 eventually winning (format wars, analyst reports, hardware quality and advancedness, etc.) NielsNL

A couple is two. I don't know where you went to school but it was obviously a poor one.