Who will win in '08? PS3 or X360?

[Boutros]

Sorry but I'm not going to compare the Wii since it's in a totally different league.

PS3 Main Exclusives for '08:
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Resistance 2
- Playstation Home
- Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
- SOCOM: Confrontation
- Valkyria Chronicles
- HAZE
- The Agency
- Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
- LittleBigPlanet
- Tekken 6 (no longer a PS3 exclusive)
- Final Fantasy XIII (no longer a PS3 exclusive)


X360 Main Exclusives for '08:
- Gears of War 2
- Fable 2
- Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Grand Theft Auto IV: Downloadable Expansion Pack I
- Lost Odyssey
- Halo Wars
- Ninja Gaiden 2
- Banjo Kazooie
- Velvet Assassin
- Too Human
- Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
- Left 4 Dead
- Infinite Undiscovery
- Tales of Vesperia
- Supreme Commander
- Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
- Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

I keep hearing that "this is the year of Playstation 3"...nearly every exclusive the PS3 has can be countered by the X360, for example MGS4 => Splinter Cell: Conviction, FFXIII => Lost Odyssey. The only "crazy" exclusive that PS3 has this year is MGS4 and that's it...

To me I believe that the PS3 is overrated and has under-delivered.

I'm sorry but 2008 won't be the year of the PS3.

Discuss.

[tesco]

xbox360, for me anyway.
The first four you listed. :O

- Gears of War 2
- Fable 2
- Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Grand Theft Auto IV: Downloadable Expansion Pack I

Haven't heard of the other ones but i'm sure they will be good.

I have no interest in any of the PS3 games mentioned but who knows maybe I'd like one or two of those ones as well.

[ahcorac72]

In my opinion is the year of PS3.
Are very good exclusives games for PS3:
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- Resistance 2
- Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

[IdolEyes787]

PS3(and Wii) is actually outselling 360 now.http://blogs.pcworld.com/gameon/archives/006491.html

(http://blogs.pcworld.com/gameon/archives/006491.html)But of the PS3 games listed I'm only interested in Metal Gear so my vote goes to Xbox.
(http://blogs.pcworld.com/gameon/archives/006491.html)

[davidav]

What I think is right now, 360 is on the lead because of it's pre released advantage
and great 07~08 line ups. But I believe their gaps will disappear by the this year's Christmas.

[Boutros]

I understand that the PS3 is beginning to outsell the X360, but that's because of Sony's good marketing strategy and not due to their games...I also think that the general public is misinformed and will stay with PS3 because of the success of PS2.

It probably is there year for console sales but I still think 360 games are better.

[Formula1]

main reason a portion of the people are buying ps3 is because of blu ray movies, not because of its games.

microsoft will definitely need to lower the price of their xbox if they want to stay in 2nd place.

[ukgenius]

I understand that the PS3 is beginning to outsell the X360, but that's because of Sony's good marketing strategy and not due to their games...I also think that the general public is misinformed and will stay with PS3 because of the success of PS3.

It probably is there year for console sales but I still think 360 games are better.


Yep I agree. But in a years time I think the PS3 will catch up on the games.

[repezza]

I'd buy PS3 to play MGS4, Gran Turismo 5 and Final Fantasy Series !
And X360 to play on MS Live, best network evah.

I think PS3 will win, cuz their exclusives are comming.

[PlayeR]

I vote for PS3...i think they will win...im a fan of PS since it was first out

[markupmaster]

PS3...

MGS is the greatest.

Xbox Live is much better than PlayStation Network in my opinion though..

[respawn40]

I think the only way for the PS3 to succeed is for it to have really, really great exclusives. I think most people that are buying the PS3 buy it because it can play Blu-Ray, though >.>

And I prefer Xbox Live over PSN. Sure, PSN is free, but Live is more feature-complete and I think it has a better community than PSN (neither are very good though =/)

[ukgenius]

What features does Xbox live have that PSN doesn't. I have played on a friends PS3 online quite a lot and it seems pretty good. Anyway even if there are a lot of differences I don't think PSN is too far behind Xbox live, is it?

[Boutros]

What features does Xbox live have that PSN doesn't. I have played on a friends PS3 online quite a lot and it seems pretty good. Anyway even if there are a lot of differences I don't think PSN is too far behind Xbox live, is it?

XBL is on another level then PSN for now but we'll see what happens when Home is released, if its as good as XBL then I guess M$ has no choice but to make XBL (gold) free or release something else.

[respawn40]

Kotaku.com had something about Home, and in it's Beta stage, it is horrid, apparently. I don't quite remember why though, or how far into Beta it is.

[SingaBoiy]

360 > PS3 until PS3 is easily modded and games can load off a harddrive :p

[spidey99]

if you have good pc, then you don't need xbox360, as nearly all of its games develped for pc too.However, ps3 will have legendary exclusives in a few years, like god of war 3, mgs4, team ico's new game etc. also, within the lately 2009, ps3s power will overwhelm the xbox360 imo...

[respawn40]

I don't think so. I think the Xbox 360 has already established its userbase, with it having been cheaper than the PS3 for such a longtime. Not to mention, everyone who plays online already has their set of friends, and they're already comfortable with Live. They don't want to have to change over to a new thing. If your friend is on Live, you know that they'll always be on Live.

[ukgenius]

Yep I agree that Xbox 360 has an already established set of users, but I think that most people looking to buy one of the two, maybe not right now but in a years time, will head towards the PS3 due to exclusive games that will begin to appear. And if the PS3 Home thing comes out, accompanied by a fall in price, the Xbox 360 will have very few advantages ofver the PS3 whereas the PS3 will have many great advantages over the Xbox.

So overall I think that in a years time, when the PS3 price has fallen, and it has improved its online gameplay, the PS3 will be a huge amount better than the Xbox

[Septimus]

- Gears of War 2
- Fable 2
- Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Grand Theft Auto IV: Downloadable Expansion Pack I
- Halo Wars

With these titles X-Box 360 will win in 08.... And perhaps by far

[SolarisWind]

Wii. :whistling

[respawn40]

PS3's Home thing is just gonna be a nice little gimmick >.>

[lostdemon]

360 will win for sure. They been winning and will continue to do so until the next generation consoles come out in a few years. Maybe then will Sony have a chance.

[erickproi]

ps3 the best

[DATTER]

PS3 is growing up slowly, but i prefer Xbox 360 ;)

[Express]

PS3 will win it fo sure

[sovaz]

PS3 will win it fo sure
Most definitely:happy:

[twist off]

PS3...

I just bought one, so, of course, I'm biased. :pinch:

[darkside87]

Xbox 360 FTW :P

[silent h3ro]

I've got both consoles and as much as I want to see the PS3 do better, I'm more interested in the 360 lineup. Plus my 360 is flashed. :P

The PS3 games that I am most interested in are Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Resistance 2, Killzone 2, and Socom Confrontation.

[fOrUmAs]

Well i have x360 and probably soon (in few days) will buy PS3 finalyy

and who will win the *console war* i think it will be PS3 since PS brand have much much more userbase than xbox brand

ps2 have sold over 120m. and xbox just maybe over 30m. and also with ps1

but i dont think that this should mean something anyway

if u can buy and play games on every console :)

[silent h3ro]

TBH I think that the Xbox 360 has the edge over the PS3 because of its exclusive games and online multiplayer. Sony has nice exclusives but where the hell are they? They seem to keep getting delayed and developers say that it is more expensive and timely to make games on the PS3. In the U.S. it's obvious that the 360 will beat the shit out of the PS3 IMO. Every kid I knew in high school that played video games, played their 360 over Live. Why buy a PS3 if all of your friends own a 360? Halo 3 and Gears of War are/were huge games for the 360. As of yesterday, Final Fantasy XIII was announced to be released on both the 360 and PS3. What real reason is there to buy a PS3 for games, besides MGS4 which is a somewhat niche game in the U.S.? Sure it plays blu-ray movies but Sony also needs to focus on it's games. In addition, I've found 360 games to be generally more affordable or get cheaper much faster than PS3 games, although I'm sure most 360 owners on FST have their 360s flashed anyways so there already is an obvious advantage there. :P

[crumble6]

I think 360 will win this round. It has a great games library, and you can't beat xbox LIVE. Obviously the fact you can flash the drives is going to attract more buyers, and the more consoles sold, the more likely game devs are to produce games for the platform. The only major set back with the 360 is the 3 red lights, but MS are slowly sorting that one out.

[pifpaf]

in '08 i think it will be xbox360.

[ronaldo0o8]

of course ps3 is the best

[respawn40]

of course ps3 is the best

Why?

I don't see the PS3 reclaiming a lot of the PS2's userbase. Many, many of those users are now part of the Xbox 360's userbase. It had an entire year on PS3 to attract a userbase, and it managed to deliver. I know that would keep me with the 360. The Xbox 360 is landing exclusive deals not only with games, but with services as well, as was evidented by their Netflix deal. I can see a 360 sitting in almost every home, as the PS2 pretty much did.

[silent h3ro]

of course ps3 is the best

Why?

I don't see the PS3 reclaiming a lot of the PS2's userbase. Many, many of those users are now part of the Xbox 360's userbase. It had an entire year on PS3 to attract a userbase, and it managed to deliver. I know that would keep me with the 360. The Xbox 360 is landing exclusive deals not only with games, but with services as well, as was evidented by their Netflix deal. I can see a 360 sitting in almost every home, as the PS2 pretty much did.I completely agree with you except that the PS3 now has a video service as of yesterday. I don't know if it's up to par with Netflix thoguh.

[SingaBoiy]

Need to edit original post... FF XIII is no longer exclusive to PS3 :P

[motomonst3r]

This is easy, 360!

[master02]

PS3 rocks

[respawn40]

PS3 rocks

Just because you like it doesn't mean it's going to win >.>

[Bassi2o]

PS3 will win but i dont care

[davidw89]

Win what..

Most sales goes to Wii..

[stoi]

well with the news that FF13 is coming to the 360, PS3 is going to be an epic fail (and yes i have one).

Wii will win, 360 2nd because people have to buy 2 or 3 every couple of years because they keep breaking, and PS3 will just be bought as a Blu-ray player, which lets face it, hasnt really taken off yet, DVD still rules the roost atm.

If they ever get Home up and running and its good, get some more exclusives, then it may push a little bit, but i still cant see it coming anywhere close to the other 2 (even if its moddable, i dont think it will)

[respawn40]

Sony isn't doing too great a job holding onto exclusives =/

[Boutros]

This thread, as the title suggests, is about the year 2008, and I undoubtedly think that 360 still has the upper-hand this year (even with MGS4 on PS3 this year).

MGS4 is the only game that is making the PS3 at least stand in competition (in terms of games) against the 360 this year.

I predict that the PS3 will probably outclass the 360 (again, in terms of games) in the year 2010 and by that time the 360 will have done it's job and M$ will already be thinking about its next-gen system.

And as I stated in my first post, this thread is about X360 and PS3 because they are in the same league. The Wii uses last-gen cpu/gpu power and tackles a different market population.

[saulin]

The Wii will continue to crash them both. I imagine that if Nintendo is selling that many consoles, there have to be some game sales as well lol.

As for 360 vs Ps3. I only own a 360 and the 360 gets most killer games and I would never buy a console just to play exclusives. There would have to be like 20% or more in exclusives and they better be damn good. Also the 360 does also get exclusives or not?

I also preffer the 360 because I don't have to buy every single game. If you own a PS3, you do!

[Villain]

Xbox 360. It has better exclusive games, its cheaper and gets Final Fantasy XIII.

[becomehokage]

Xbox 360. It has better exclusive games, its cheaper and gets Final Fantasy XIII.
XBOX EATS MY SHIT!
and yea im a fanboy .I.

[yevgeny]

The new splinter cell game would swing my vote x360's way only if there was no PS3 version.

[silent h3ro]

Xbox 360. It has better exclusive games, its cheaper and gets Final Fantasy XIII.
XBOX EATS MY SHIT!
and yea im a fanboy .I.lol

Btw, the 360 has the best attach rate for its software. The Wii may have the most console sales but the Xbox 360 has the highest attach rate meaning it has sold the most software per console than the Wii or PS3. These companies aim to make their money on the software, not on the consoles.

[insaneratio]

360 for sure ... but the ps3 will get more games and cheapers.... ( i hope) but 360 won this year

[bigdawg22]

sorry but you must be out of your mind to compare MGS4 w/ Splinter Cell..

it be like comparing gold to pebbles...

MGS4 is legendary... game play, storyline, graphics cannot be matched by any Xbox 360 game... MGS4 filled up the blu-ray disc (50GBs double layer) because it had so much content...

The game with the best graphics on PS3 is definitely Uncharted: Drake's Fortune... it also had a very good storyline and game play was good too.


PS3 will definitely win....

-MGS4
-Little Big Planet
-Resistance 2
-SOCOM: Confrontation
-GT: Prologue
- Motorstorm 2 (the mud on the tracks look so real)
-Uncharted 2?

[stoi]

he is an RPG fan but he doesnt mention Lost Oddysey or Blue Dragon.

and no one will actually win it until its the new next gen consoles come out, but for this year the 360 has just trounced the PS3.

MGS4 is good i will give it that, but i would not say it was legendary.

[Sanka113]

Xbox360, mostly because almost every good title that you want is/will be available for the 360. The PS3 doesn't really have that many exclusives that are a must own coming up.

[rtxs]

ps3

[73051598]

maybe ps3..

[MCHeshPants420]

MGS4 filled up the blu-ray disc (50GBs double layer) because it had so much content...



If the other games I've played in this series are anything to go by most of that content was dialogue between the characters. Zzzzz . . .

[dr jones]

PS3 all the way
My choice of game
Final Fantasy XIII
Tekken 6
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

[stoi]

MGS4 filled up the blu-ray disc (50GBs double layer) because it had so much content...



If the other games I've played in this series are anything to go by most of that content was dialogue between the characters. Zzzzz . . .

well lets put it this way, my 2 sons completed it, it took them 17 hours and 21 hours to do so and they watched everything.

they completed it again, skipping all the movies and cut scenes, it took them 11 hours, but to beat it properly, you have to complete it in 5 hours.

so there is a hell of a lot of cutscenes and movies in it, just like the other ones.

it still is a good game, but they they only play the online side of it. but definately far to much ZZZZ involved it you want to watch all the cutscenes.

[geniux]

in means of exclusiveness , PS3 wins by a narrow margin over the Xbox,

but in means of the most enjoyable titles and best network the Xbox wins by a notable margin....

I think Sony attracts people using a huge advertising campaign over a couple of games, but the Xbox have plenty of amazing titles, more enough that they don't have the same opportunity as their PS3 counterparts

[Grind$oFine]

For gaming?
Xbox 360, quite obviously.
PS3 barely has any exclusives worth buying for. MGS4 and Resistance 2 are good titles, but that's nothing compared to the 360's lineup.

IMO, the only reason PS3 is outselling/might sell more is because there's a BluRay player in it - and it's a good price for a Blu-Ray player. That's probably the only reason it's selling at all. So in a way, as BR gains popularity - it is the year of the PS3.

Because of this, I really don't consider the consoles comparable at all - the PS3 would be more accurately compared with a MediaPC or BR Player.

[aallii]

ps3 for sure

[vanvan]

If only FF XIII didn`t come to X360, PS3 gonna win :)

[becomehokage]

PS3 won before its been released...its simple cause its a PLAYSTATION not a mthfckin BOX!!!
YES ive a PS3 and i wouldnt give a sh*t for xbox360 (Tho im gonna get a WII soon lol)

[emadmet3eb]

ps3

[theDarer]

As it has been mentioned earlier, the exclusives for the ps3 are too few compared to the 360. MSG4 is the only title I could imagine buying for the ps3.

[respawn40]

For gaming?
Xbox 360, quite obviously.
PS3 barely has any exclusives worth buying for. MGS4 and Resistance 2 are good titles, but that's nothing compared to the 360's lineup.

IMO, the only reason PS3 is outselling/might sell more is because there's a BluRay player in it - and it's a good price for a Blu-Ray player. That's probably the only reason it's selling at all. So in a way, as BR gains popularity - it is the year of the PS3.

Because of this, I really don't consider the consoles comparable at all - the PS3 would be more accurately compared with a MediaPC or BR Player.

That's exactly how I feel ^ The PS3 might as well be called a Blu-Ray player with the ability to play games. Not a game console with the ability to play Blu-Ray :P

[snakebite]

Well I don't think you every have a real winner for sure because
both console have there some games for only that system and other games I do believe the graphic and game play are all the same. But with PS3 having blue-ray there could kick some serious ass...so I would go for Ps3.:01:

[Boutros]

But with PS3 having blue-ray there could kick some serious ass...so I would go for Ps3.:01:

Exactly. People forget that I am talking about the year 2008 and they keep saying that "PS3 will win". They keyword is will...meaning that it has not occurred yet.

I do agree that it will overtake X360 in terms of its game in the coming years, but I believe that it will be too late when that happens.

[Catcher]

They are both sucks, costs a lot of money and soon or later all those "exclusives" will get to the PC.

[silent h3ro]

They are both sucks, costs a lot of money and soon or later all those "exclusives" will get to the PC.LOL

That may be true for most Xbox 360 exclusives, but you probably won't see Metal Gear Solid 4 arrive to the PC. You definitely won't see games like Socom Confrontation, Resistance, Killzone 2, ect ect, go to PC. Consoles are much more profitable for game developers. It's really sad that PC piracy is so bad.

[towerblocks]

I really don't care, Has i have both consoles :D.

[Boutros]

Well I still think M$ won 2008. I was thinking that Sony would win in 2009 but....

Tekken 6 is no longer a ps3 exclusive.

First it was FFXIII and now its T6. Woah.

Still, this won't affect sales much because the casual/uneducated gamers will stick with and buy PS3 because of the success of PS2. I was planning to buy a PS3 myself even though I have X360 but I guess I don't really need it apart from Blu-ray format.

[silent h3ro]

Wow, Tekken 6 is no longer PS3 exclusive? Sony needs to at least try to hold onto some exclusives.

[Villalltheway]

360 all the way ps3 way too expensive and lets be honest who really needs or even uses a blu-ray player at this current time?????? And its not like ps have all the titles anymore.

But i got to say one more thing id advise no1 to get a nintendo wii its just the biggest waste of money of all time, i have one and it just seems to collect dust and when i talk to a lot of people that i know who have one, they all say the same thing that they never use it anymore.

[silent h3ro]

MGS4 may be going to Xbox 360 (http://kotaku.com/5063447/konami-officially-comments-on-xbox-360-metal-gear-solid-4)

...as of Oct. 14.

[xantra]

360 for the win :)

[vacuuum]

It is the year of the 360, since it's price dropped like an anvil it's been bought like hot pancakes.
Hell, it even sold out in Japan... yeah that country where the 360 was hardly selling.
At 200 bucks for the arcade, the 360 is the console of the recession.

[toti]

Xbox 360

[Dahg]

there should be no question .... 360

[Kamilo0099]

Xbox360:)

[AMnesko]

Nintendo Wii!

[pingusso]

MGS 4 saved ps3 ass, imo

[BubbAblack]

Xbox360

[Kiniomi]

Yeah of course XBOX 360 :01: