Just as the topic title states, Sony is in trouble. Why? Because Sony themselves have swayed me to the 360 this generation. ME of all people, a cow since as long as I can remember (when the PSX released). And believe me, it wasn't Microsoft who swayed me. It wasn't Bioshock. It wasn't Gears. It wasn't any of that. It's been Sony's own actions that have caused me to lose faith and abandon my cow brethern and run to the lemming pack. Make no mistake though, I'm not a lemming. Far from it actually. I point out Microsoft's faults as well, they don't get a free pass when it comes to the plethora of issues such as hardware problems, tons of microtransations, not enough actual EXCLUSIVE titles that aren't on the PC.

But what really upsets me is that Sony built a console with almost NOTHING going for it when it comes to appealing to developers save for the Blu-Ray disc capacity. And even that can be a problem considering the fact that it's accompanied by longer load times.

Think about it...

-Cell/RSX's complex and unorthodox architecture require refined coding techniques that developers have to LEARN while Microsoft has provided architecture that works similar to a PC allowing games to be made easier. This results in longer loading times and higher production costs

-Sony has priced their product MUCH higher than the competition (in fact, you can buy an Xbox 360 and Wii for less than a PS3). This means less people will be able to afford the games even if they have a PS3 and will be wary on which ones to choose.

-Sony's install base is the lowest of all the next-gen consoles meaning the greatest chance of floppage sales wise results in money lost.

I think some people have forgotten that the gaming industry, like everything else, is about making MONEY. Developers aren't busting their asses for years to make a great game for you to play and that's it, they want it to sell boat loads.

Why would a developer want to take such financial risk and pick the worst candidate (in their eyes) to make exclusive games for? Maybe this is why so many multiplat games are being delayed on the PS3 or outright canned altogether? Maybe this is why Sony has lost so much exclusivity?

Financially, it makes sense when you put yourself in the shoes of the developer and we as gamers benefit from developers' trust and faith in a console. Every gaming system is only as good as the games that are on it and developers are the people who make the games. Developers ultimately dictate whether a console falls flat on its face or succeedes and at this point, Sony has done just about every possible to make developers LOSE faith in them.

I can go on and on but I'm just so disappointed at this point. The PS3 really has potential, however, slowly but surely it seems that the potential will never fully be utilized. Hopefully Sony can pull through.

SergeantSnitch

Welcome to salvation, seriously, Sony has some of the best designers and hardware quality EVER! - but the business side of things is run by complete d**cks - they really have no clue and they are SOLEY to blame for the PS3s failure.

I think 360 but a lot of people seem to think PC. I'm not really sure.WackoJacko29

I think this is one of the most idiotic posts ever written...... PC Owns anything on GFX!!! ... even tho I only play on 360s!

Seriously why do people care so much about the story in a game? To me stories in a game are often pointless as you just want to get on with the next part but then this stupid thing makes you waste time on something you don't care about. Sure a good story can be nice but I think it really is overartted by some people here. I just think if you want a good story just read a book. The story in a book then a story in a gamemonkeysrfat

Think of crackdown, it has hardly no story at all and look how 'hollow' the game feels - yes it is fun playing in the sandbox environment, blowing things up, but you get tired of it very quickly, sure its fun with multiplaye but we're talking single player here..... you end up with a pointless game to some extent and it leaves you unsatisfied!

Story drivern games made games mature and appeal to wider audeiences - they changed the outlook on gaming as an actual medium that can compete with films.

I want to know what makes it better?

numba1234

I think its more down to preference, firstly BOTH of their car simulations are pretty decent - GT is more like, yeah lets pic a car and 'DRIVE' .... where as Forza just has this 'RACING' element to it .... if you actually look at it you will see the subtle difference - where GT tries to be almost life-like by picking a car and driving it, instead forza just has this raw kind of raceiness about it. - So i think that is more to do with gameplay elements, but graphics whores will jump to GT5

As a fan of Halo it pains me to say this, but Halo 3 looks average, I mean the least it should do is look as good as games like Gears of war, Bioshock, COD4. But it doesn't, it looks worse.

As 360's biggest game it should surpass those games and be challenging Crysis, Killzone 2 in the graphics department, but it's a million miles away from those games. Why is this? Are Bungie lazy?, Bioshock has stolen Halo 3's thunder, it's not Halo 3 scoring the perfect 10's, it's Bioshock.

Halo 3 seems like a lazy upgraded version of Halo 2 with bad graphics in comparison to the originality and stunning world of Bioshock. Bungie don't deserve to have a hit on their hands with Halo 3 as they never even tried to raise the bar for what next gen games can do.

All Bungie and MS care about is getting Halo 3 on the side of Burger king cups and mountain dew cans, they don't care if Halo 3 raises the bar for video games or is even good. They know you'll buy it no matter what, the only thing that matters is money, trying to make a genre defining game, or even one that pushed the 360 was never on their minds. Bioshock will sell only a quarter of the copies of Halo 3, yet it will be twice the game that this lazy cash in will be.

Halo 3 deserves to flop because it does nothing new and looks average.

NickyJo

I hate people like you, firstly dont even say that your a fan of halo, your not, your a n00b - a TRUE fan wouldn't even talk about the graphics of halo BECAUSE THAT IS NOT WHAT MAKES HALO GREAT YOU FOOOOOOOOOL!

Jeez,

Hey all, I know this has been done many times before, but I've been wanting to show off my setup since I got it finished!

I'm using an Optoma EP 1690 Widescreen HD Projector, Onkyo TX-SR804 THX 7.1 Receiver, Polk and Pioneer Speakers w/ Polk Subwoofer, Comcast HD DVR, PS3 60 GB, Premium Xbox 360 w/ 120 GB Harddrive and Wii. PS3 runs at 1080p through HDMI and Xbox runs at 1080i through component. The Wii runs at 480p through component and isn't really used all that much. More for my young Nieces and their friends. Would love to hear some comments.

ChickenHawk07

Hey I've got the same setup, except I also went out and bought a screen for it, you need a screen man, otherwise you won't be getting the right levels of white, and the projector screens are made from special materials which reflect the light back towards you - simply putting it on a wall won't give you the best result - I was amazed when I put my new screen up at the amazing difference in clarity.

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[QUOTE="-MoOkS-"]GT, forza should be compared to the need for speed series not GTlegalize3

:| please explain why..

gt is the only ''game'' actually its not a game but a real life simulatorthat comes close to how people brake, gas, hadnbrake, steer, make a turn, spin, drag etc in real life

in short if you wanna have fun race win the race you take forza..

if you wanna have a feel how a real ife car react you take GT...

O'RLY?? yeah forza on the xbox is sooo unrealistic using trigger springs for brakes and acceleration ... i mean in real life we use the X button in a car to go, and square button to stop right? ...... go figure dude!

The games graphics are about as good as the 360s ....ct1257860

stopped readingright there, as an xbox 360 owner did you not see GT5 at E3 ????? the 360 can never produce those kind of graphics, so please do a little research first

It would be nice if they copied the 1up show so I wouldn't have to wait a whole week for it. Truth01

Hey, I 100% agree with you, I think the 1Up podcast is great, its the best at the mo!