I don't have a PS3, or an XBox360, nor do i see any reason to get one right now. I'm not an FPS freak (like my friend who's GOING to get an XBox360 just to play Halo), and I don't care about racing games that don't involve blowing up the competitors. Nor do I see any reason to pay massive amounts of cash for a system that claims BlueRay is the way to go.
If I got a BlueRay drive, the first thing I'd do is go buy a laser pointer as well. Then, I take the laser out of the laser pointer, pry open the BlueRay drive, rip out that laser, and put it in the laser pointer. Then I'd put in some more powerful batteries, and go around burning things or pointing at stars in the sky, because really that's all I can see the BlueRay having over DVDs right now (aside from cost, they got DVDs beat hands down
).
Tilt-function of a controller... oh god, didn't they put that in like.... within a month before release? And I heard many times that it was just a chip hanging from a wire inside the remote. And they got rid of rumble to do it. My Wiimote has tilt-function, a pointer, rumble, AND a port for attaching accessories! Point is, the PS3 and XBox360 controllers are lame compared to the Wiimote.
XBox360... online... right! It's true that it is the only console boasting online play right now (worth using, at least). I wouldn't consider it to be a convincing feature when you are considering the long-run. All consoles are supposed to have online play (playable, online play) at some point or another. (For the Wii, it's supposed to be when Smash Bros. Brawl comes out this December)
Graphics... I've said this once, but I'll say it again. I'm a programmer, I care loads more about gameplay than I do about graphics. But for the sake of talking about it, I think the PS3 could have done with some more CPU power than GPU power, due to it's massive BlueRay discs, and the loading time is just awry. But for graphics it's a monster, indeed. As is the XBox360, simply stunning. But then we come to the Wii, where most people would say "Psh, the Wii doesn't have sh*t on the PS3 or XBox360 in terms of graphics", but you gotta wonder why they always have to add on that last part saying "in terms of graphics". Sure, it didn't get much of an upgrade in graphics, but it still did! It can also process things much better than the GameCube. I think the games on the Wii still look much better than the GC, just like all new consoles should.
But guess what! At the time of posting, the Wii is so close to passing the XBox360 in total sales, it's rediculous! It's also almost sold 3x that of the PS3! Guess what! I'm not the only one who thinks Microsoft and Sony are trying to get some easy cash!
What have the consoles been doing since they came out? Whenever a new one gets released... what's new? The graphics look so much better!!! WOOOOOOT, I think I just pi**ed myself over those graphics! Big whoop, we've been seeing better and better graphics for how long now? 5 generations of Nintendo Systems? 3 generations of Playstations? 2 Generations from Micros**t? But, of course, we have to pump up the graphics, that's what's expected!
Q) How about something new?
Microsoft's A) Let's make the console smaller, that last one was just rediculous in size. Oh and while we're at it, let's throw in ONLINE, just because we love you!
Retort) Yes, the size is an improvement, but don't try to be all manly about it, MS isn't a hardware company, and we know it! Try not to mess things up by cramming full-sized hardware into a tiny box. Online? The PS2 had that! Nothing new...
Sony's A) Hey! We just heard about... I mean, we just developed a new technology called BluRay! Yeah, it's totally the future, man! Can pack a lot more stuff into a single disc! Oh, and since Ninte... I mean, hey look, we got "motion-sensing" 6-axis tilt-control! Check that out! Oh, and did we mention we have COMPLETELY OFF THE CHART graphics this time?
Retort) Yeah, you didn't discover BluRay, so don't act like you're the only ones who have it. Yes it can put an a**load of info on one disc, but did you ever stop to think, that maybe you'd need a better system to READ it quickly? Guess not. Motion-sensing... go look it up in the dictionary, that's not motion-sensing, and the next time you try to do something like this, let's leave it in the test labs a little longer, mmk? What?! Where'd the rumble go!?
Nintendo's A) Well, we started by upping the graphics a little, naturally, we always do that. But we went in a different direction this time. We felt the controls were getting very old-fashioned, and thought that maybe pushing a button or moving a control stick to do everything was a thing of the past! So we made a controller that senses motion! Look how innovative it is! You move and the game responds! Oh, we also felt that for some games this controller wouldn't be the best thing to use, so we put a port on it so you can attach other types of controllers! We also wanted the console to have more use than just to play games on, so we've added a "Channel System" where you can select things like a weather channel or a news channel, or go on the internet, or download old games to play on the Wii!
Retort) Yes, the controller is cool, I like it. I could very easily say that the attachments for this controller are just a way to get money, but I can also say that it's a way to ensure future compatability with newer games that need newer controls. I guess it couldn't be more expensive than a single PS3, right? My arm got tired and it hurts, so right now I hate you, but at the same time I had fun and got a little work-out, so I'm not as mad as I could be. The graphics suck compared to the other systems, but I had fun, and in the end.... isn't that what I bought a video-game for? To have fun? If all I wanted was graphics, I could just go outside! The channels are worthless, but it was a thought, and at least it was real news and weather, and the internet channel crashed when I browsed YOUR SITE!!! Downloading old games... well, if you had the games I WANT available for download right now, it'd be cool, but you don't. It'd be nice to download the legendary games that currently sell for hundreds of dollars for $20.
PC's A) Who cares? You can upgrade me when you see fit, my software is always changing, you can make games for me without spending thousands of dollars for an SDK, and my graphical capabilities are vastly superior to any console now... innovative enough?
Retort) I hate you because you're absolutely right and because the guy who made your OS is a money wh**e, and yet... I need you to play the Orange Box in 5 days.
Let's face it, no console is ever going to live up the customisable PC. If you're smart, you can use your Wiimote on your PC instead of the mouse. The PC was USED to MAKE the game for those consoles!!!
The PC is just going to get new graphics cards, cpus, HDDs, RAM all before the next console comes out, and by the time the new consoles are made, the PC has once again become more powerful! The consoles had their time where no PC could run their games, but not anymore.
The one and only,
~PlystirE~
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