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#1 strickers6
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ms paid lots of cash for sc.i know this due to an ubi employee who told me of the 360 exclusivity ages ago.that's the truth of it
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I'm so bored of typing this,I wish our gaming media were more accurate,but here goes.

When MS said they'd "sold" 10 million it was cooked figures.MS have re-evaluated what sold means.It now means the same as Sony's shipping figures(not their sold figures by the way).It's consoles "sold" to retailers  not members of the public.MS had told everyone they would sell 10million by xmas06 and they also said that in console war,the first one to 10 million wins.Hence about 7-8 million sold became 10 million "sold".

Sony shipped 1 million to EU and sold 600000 in 2 days

Sony shipped 220000 to the UK and sold 165000 in 2 days.The number 1 and 2 games back this up.It's rare to do this at launch.

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The 360 sold out.O yeah,they lauched with about 70000 and were the first next gen to launch.They then forgot to ship anymore for a couple of months.This media stuff is becoming a shocking bias with all spin agianst the PS3.It sold a lot and there were a lot of consoles but they focus on the "didn't sell out"stuffnot the "fastest selling ever".
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Hypocrisy.How long did MS show Gears,Crackdown,mass Effect,Huxley before they launched(some still haven't).We really must look at all consoles with the same criteria.The media are guilty of this too.I'm yet to see a real break down of the 360s failings as hardware/interface and there are many.Even it's delivery of first year games is not that strong with lots of current gen ports.I wish people would use the same criteria.Why does the Wii graphics only get compared to itself while PS3 gets compared to 360.I think Zelda got 9 for graphics on Gamepot while Resistance got an 8.It's a nonsense.
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I think you expect too much.The 360 launch lacked any games as good as Resistance or Motorstorm and in fact I'd argue it only got those when Gears of War(good but overated)and Crackdown(my favourite next gen game)came out recently.I think the PS3 handles better,the GUI is massively superior to the gaudy mess of orange,purple and green on the 360(I've had it since launch so I'm in a good position for direct comparison).All the media functions are simple and function well and I feel the graphics are superior.There's a solidity to PS3s graphics that the 360 just doesn't have.I think Gears looks great but largely due to the good art design and I find Motorstorm more impressive and Resistance is pretty much there too.

All the talk of exclusives got me thinking.People say the PS has lost them all but tell me what exclusives the 360 will be left with now most of it's year one games are going multi format.Ghost recon,Rainbow six,Oblivion.Outside of Gears and Crackdown,show me the killer app exclusives of the first 15 months of 360.

Online will be the area that needs the most work,but that is the only area that MS has to pull on where it's experience exceeds Sony.Home looks more interesting and deep than Live.We will see.Let's be grown up thought and at least give the console a chance to mature.It's the best hardware and if the past tells you anything it's that Sony will have the games following. 

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I've got both and the PS3 is superior in every way except maybe online functionality.It has a much better menu and feels more high end in all areas.The graphics seem more solid and I think Motorstorm is technically the most impressive next gen game yet,including Gears.It's better than I thought it would be and better than the competition.Anandtech gave it 95% compared to the Wii/360 with 90% and I agree on the 360,it's just not as good.It's cheaper but it feel and looks cheaper too and a 12GB HDD is too small.(actually the Wii should be a bit lower in hardware terms).
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They are only sony only by choice,not any signed deal.However,Sony publish Resistance  and R+C so they are PS3 exclusive.
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Asus do much of the PS3 assembly.They are in Taiwan.
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#9 strickers6
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I don't know why everyone's moaning about content now.Gears,crackdown,these games are great but how long to finish the main story?6-10 hours?Get used to less content.To make games look,sound that good with extra physics,lighting etc costs more time,manpower and money.That's life.Racing games used to have 3,4 or 5 tracks and cost as much(real terms).
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#10 strickers6
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I think they should do trade ins.Say £5 to £10($10-$15) plus old pad to get a rumble one.I'd be satisfied with that.I am buying to at launch,it's only fair(UK).