news.cnet.com - 12/30/2008
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Today's Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece illustrating why the PS3 is floundering in the contest with Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360 . PS3 sales are on the decline while the competition is rising at a dramatic rate.
So, what are some of the main issues with the ...
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Why the Wii and Xbox are killing Sony’s PS3
GoNintendo —
... like. Simple games, simple graphics, and easy to grasp goals. It’s easy to see why these new gamers are heading to Nintendo’s side. PS3 and 360 share a ton of games. There are a lot of multi-platform games, but I think most people would rather play those titles on the 360. They get a better online experience, and they’ve had the achievement point system from the start. So…that covers the Wii and 360 markets. Could these reasons point to why Nintendo and Microsoft are trouncing Sony? Article here This entry was posted on Monday, December 29th, 2008 at 6:59 pm and is filed under ...
CNet explains why PS3 is losing, thinks Wii Sports is online
Aeropause Games —
... Sports Bowling online with his nephew, when in fact he was playing with an AI controlled opponent who was using his nephew’s Mii. There is no online play in Wii Sports.
In his favor, I find the argument that games take too long to start on PS3 surprising, as I’ve never heard that complaint before. I do find that some games take a long time to start up, but it’s not something that makes me “curse the machine” as he claims.
Source: CNet
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