Aiight, I'm gonna argue with myself about which next-gen system is the best.  Meet Shiggy (Nintendo), Jay (Microsoft), and Ken (Sony).

Shiggy:  All right, well lets get it started.  What's the best next-gen system and why?

Ken:  Without a doubt the PS3.  The Cell processor utilizes a whopping SEVEN cores, all running at 3.2GHz, delivering graphics you'd dare not dream about.

Jay:  I hear from IBM that any one of those cores can blow at any time...

Ken: This coming from the Xbox 360 guy?  Your disc eating system, which overheats and breaks for more than half of your user base, should worry about it's own hide.

Shiggy:  Well, at least the simplicity of my system avoids all these hardware problems...

Jay:  Have fun with your Pentium 3 - level cpu then.

Shiggy:  Actually, the GameCube's cpu was more like a Pentium3, the Wii's Broadway cpu is closer to a pentium4.

Ken:  In any case, my original point was that we provide a service that the competition cannot.

Jay:  I doubt that.  When your system launches, it's 1st gen games will have to compete with our 2nd gen games.  With our similiarly powerful machine, we may just kick your butt graphically.

Shiggy:  Let's not forget the Wii's controller, you can't have that on PS3.

Jay:  Nor can you get Xbox Live on the PS3.

Ken:  We will have something similar to Xbox Live, and our controller has...

Shiggy:  No rumble feature.

Jay:  LOL

Ken:  Hey, at least our system will be able to do normal mapping!

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Shiggy:  Alrighty, what about price then?  This Wii60 idea is gaining momentum you know.

Jay:  Buy a Wii and a 360 for a combined price equal to the PS3.  You get the Wii experience plus the HD experience of the 360.

Ken:  You are forgetting that the PS3 has a built in Blue Ray player.  That, plus the Cell, plus a HDD, actually makes it a pretty good deal.

Shiggy:  But it's a rip off if you don't want those things!  I like my 512MB flash memory just as it is, and don't feel the need to jump into the next video format war.

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Jay:  Shifting gears a bit, let's look at what really matters - games.  We have a years head start on the both of you, with great hits like Gears of War and Halo 3 on the way.

Ken:  MGS4, Killzone, and FFXIII are all on the way for the PS3, I'll have you know.  Recall the Dreamcast, and just how much its head start helped it!

Shiggy:  All your game titles are belong to us.  We got Red Steel, Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, Smash Bros. Brawl, Zelda: Twilight Princess, all early on in the console's lifecycle.  And let's not forget that Mario Kart Wii is in the pipeline, not to mention our new boost in 3rd party support with games like Far Cry and all the EA sports games you could ever want.

Jay:  You underestimate the power of Halo, Shiggy.  And Ken, those games won't be out for quite awhile, and we all know that Killzone trailer was fake as hell.

Shiggy:  Let's take a break and discuss this more later.

Shiggy's notes - Wii will rock with price point, that's the PS3's main weakness.  Wii60 could be useful idea to gain larger piece of market.  Lack in processing power in Wii could be a disadvantage, particularly when the Cell becomes fully utilized.  Strength in Wii's launch games is excellent weapon against the competition.  Fear Halo, fear it alot.