@ixaarii, You're comment on the WW Console sales caught my attention because i was thinking (as an american) that i would at this point almost rather buy a PS3 now. I don't know why exactly. Partially the price cut, but i think the game lineup is also more appealing for PS3 than the Xbox during this season. Sure Call of Duty, Mass Effect, Halo 3. But on PS3 it's Assasins Creed, Need For Speed, Drake's Fortune, Metal Gear, Grand Turismo, Burnout Paradise. The games just sound different. And with the price drop + blu-ray. What i am very interested in, and i wonder how much of a difference this makes in console purchasing over there, is the online. In europe, 10MBit connections are as common as Cable and DSL over here. It's like most of Europe lives in a college dorm or something; at least this is what I've heard (and know is true in Sweden at least).
I am really wondering how the online performance compares between Xbox Live and PS3's Online over in Europe! Does anyone know? My guess is that PS3 Online in Europe is amazing, while Xbox Live is just okay. And this is what I have begun to fear recently here in the states. Is that Xbox Live is going to just be synonymous with another crappy, bloated, rushed Microsoft product! I have a feeling Microsoft is just going to concentrate so much on making money on Xbox Live, that they forget about the actual gaming experience that we pay for. I have a feeling Microsoft is just more and more going to start thinking we want to pay for this subscription service so that we can give them more money and spend more points at the Live Market!! What do you guys think? This is just the feeling I've been getting recently this season. Feels like a paradigm change, definatly an up turn for PS3.
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You're comment on the WW Console sales caught my attention because i was thinking (as an american) that i would at this point almost rather buy a PS3 now. I don't know why exactly. Partially the price cut, but i think the game lineup is also more appealing for PS3 than the Xbox during this season. Sure Call of Duty, Mass Effect, Halo 3. But on PS3 it's Assasins Creed, Need For Speed, Drake's Fortune, Metal Gear, Grand Turismo, Burnout Paradise. The games just sound different. And with the price drop + blu-ray. What i am very interested in, and i wonder how much of a difference this makes in console purchasing over there, is the online. In europe, 10MBit connections are as common as Cable and DSL over here. It's like most of Europe lives in a college dorm or something; at least this is what I've heard (and know is true in Sweden at least).
I am really wondering how the online performance compares between Xbox Live and PS3's Online over in Europe! Does anyone know? My guess is that PS3 Online in Europe is amazing, while Xbox Live is just okay. And this is what I have begun to fear recently here in the states. Is that Xbox Live is going to just be synonymous with another crappy, bloated, rushed Microsoft product! I have a feeling Microsoft is just going to concentrate so much on making money on Xbox Live, that they forget about the actual gaming experience that we pay for. I have a feeling Microsoft is just more and more going to start thinking we want to pay for this subscription service so that we can give them more money and spend more points at the Live Market!! What do you guys think? This is just the feeling I've been getting recently this season. Feels like a paradigm change, definatly an up turn for PS3.