The best is Kotaku's coverage. Apparently I am Gary Coleman, hehe.
Anyways, a comment on Laolder and Joe80's comments. If Sony does not start selling more consoles in North America they will slowly start fading away (Dreamcast..). Obviously, worldwide, the PS3 and Xbox360 are pretty close in sales (thanks to Japan) but the system cannot survive without North American support. If the big American publishers stop producing titles for the PS3 or keep delaying titles (Didn't Orange Box just get delayed for the PS3??), then they will start to lose support in Europe, and then Australia. PS3 can't survive alone on the revenue of the Japan market. It is like a rippling effect that we see sometimes in the Stock Market. If the NASDAQ sneezes, Europe catches a cold (and vice versa). Same stuff happens in the gaming market.
Simply put, Sony needs to sell more systems or else they can kiss software support good bye. If I was a consumer getting ready to decide to buy a Video Game system, I just need to ask myself "Do I want to wait 2 weeks after a new a hot multi-platform release to get it on the PS3 or do I want it right away on the 360?"
And I don't want to hear about PS3¡¦s superior graphics capability. No third party publisher is currently taking full advantage of that. Developers are making titles for the 360 first and then porting to the PS3.
I know that statement seems like I am anti-PS3, but I am not, I just report and make decision on the facts. I can only hope one day that I can write a report on the success of the PS3.
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Anyways, a comment on Laolder and Joe80's comments.
If Sony does not start selling more consoles in North America they will slowly start fading away (Dreamcast..). Obviously, worldwide, the PS3 and Xbox360 are pretty close in sales (thanks to Japan) but the system cannot survive without North American support. If the big American publishers stop producing titles for the PS3 or keep delaying titles (Didn't Orange Box just get delayed for the PS3??), then they will start to lose support in Europe, and then Australia. PS3 can't survive alone on the revenue of the Japan market. It is like a rippling effect that we see sometimes in the Stock Market. If the NASDAQ sneezes, Europe catches a cold (and vice versa). Same stuff happens in the gaming market.
Simply put, Sony needs to sell more systems or else they can kiss software support good bye. If I was a consumer getting ready to decide to buy a Video Game system, I just need to ask myself "Do I want to wait 2 weeks after a new a hot multi-platform release to get it on the PS3 or do I want it right away on the 360?"
And I don't want to hear about PS3¡¦s superior graphics capability. No third party publisher is currently taking full advantage of that. Developers are making titles for the 360 first and then porting to the PS3.
I know that statement seems like I am anti-PS3, but I am not, I just report and make decision on the facts. I can only hope one day that I can write a report on the success of the PS3.