Sony announces 34 titles for PS3, stock at 5 year high.

Sony just announced a new slate of 34 games for the upcoming year -- sending Sony's stock to a five-year high this morning!

Half the titles on that list are already out on the xbox360 (or coming out soon).

Too bad the PS3 is just an overpriced PS2 with a Blu-Ray drive. Also, what Darkening said.

It's quotes like these that make people wonder if you really know what you're talking about. If you really are deluded enough to think that, then the Xbox 360 is nothing more than an Xbox 1 with...nothing else.

I also agree with what Darkening said however. In terms of the three companies, Sony has the least amount of exclusive titles for their systems. Xbox has Halo, Nintendo has the Mario, Pokemon and Zelda series, and Sony only has the Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid series. And by exclusives, I mean North American ones. Last generation, there were tons of games that were extremely good, that'll never see the light of day in North America, made by Japanese, Korean, and Chinese companies. And unless someone wants to import them and get their system modded, they don't count.

When it comes to next gen wars, it's the exclusives and sheer amount of games available that'll put whichever company at the top.

So they can REALLY ram us up the ass on the next format.

Link please?

BTW, at the Square Enix Party 2007 last week they announced several titles for the DS, Wii, PSP and PS3, and they announced ONE title for the Xbox2.

ONE!

And that title is also multi platform. In fact, they announced more titles for various cell phones than they did for the 360. So it looks like, for this year at least, Xbox ain't getting no love from Square.

http://games.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1178/Final-Fantasy-XI/

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12448/Metal-Gear-Solid-4-Coming-to-Xbox-360/


love watching the fanbois getting all worked up.

To the average consumer, that's how they view the PS3. The 360 had noticable upgrades, such as the improved controllers. Plus it had great launch titles.

Sure, maybe Sony threw in a faster processor and added a HDD, but graphics only impress people to a certain point. The controller is basically the same, and the feature that they added (that six axis thingy) hasn't worked out so well, last I read.

The PS3 was basically just a way for Sony to market the Blu-Ray player. It's pretty much a computer.

Why would anyone want to buy a $600 PS3 when they can simply buy a PS2, add a HDD, and buy some wireless controllers?

The average consumer would rather buy something far less expensive, easier to use, and more unique--as demonstrated by the money the Wii is raking in.

A lot of that could be said for the PS2 when it first came out. The controller was pretty much the same, and you got a DVD player, which was the main difference. If anyone said the PS2 was basically a PS1 with a DVD player, they would've been proven to be completely wrong at this point. The graphics are much improved from one generation of console to another. That's true with all systems.

You're right, Sony is very unimaginative with their gaming systems. At least Microsoft and Nintendo have been doing cooler things than simply updating graphics.

From what I've heard, both the 360 and PS3 have HD graphics. The 360 is cheaper, has a HDD, has online support, and has better controllers. That's why the PS3 is losing.

Umm...your point being?

I knew about FF11. In fact I play it regularly. But a Final Fantasy that is a port of a PC game is nothing to get excited about, considering that by the time it was released on the Xbox2, the game was close to being three years old. Welcome to 2002, Xbox fans.

The other link you posted is a rumor from an Xbox site. Is that all you got?
There were rumors Final Fantasy XIII was coming to the 360 as well, but that's proven to be wishful Xbox fanboy thinking.

Sony is falling behind... thats for sure.

Nintendo we can all agree have been kicking ass and taking names this gen, but Microsoft? What has M$ done this generation that's vastly different (or "cooler" as you say) from what they've done last gen?

360 cheaper, check. Has an HDD (hard drive?) yes, but so does Sony's machine. Has online support, if you're referring to Xbox Live, then from the reviews I've been hearing Sony Home looks pretty solid already. Better controllers is debatable, and looking at pretty much a question of preference. I've still yet to see how much 'improved' the Xbox2 controller is over the Xbox1 controller.

Besides the 360 controller being a little smaller, and feeling a bit better to hold, I also really can't see how you can call the Xbox controller 'better' when it's pretty much the same thing as the PS's 4 axis 6-8 button configuration with two analogs to the side.

Heck, I wouldn't even call the Wii's controller "better". More innovative, yes, but when you're on your 150th hour playing an RPG, and swinging your character's sword for the five thousandth time, it's not gonna be the Wii controller you want I tell ya, it's gonna be the simple push of a button.

The reason why the PS3 is losing is simple: Price. If it were priced around the same as an Xbox2, it would've cleaned up by now and the 360 wouldn't even be in the picture.

I thought the 360 controllers were wireless?

They are.
Dunno where he got that graphic.

You tell me.

The only time I've played it was in a store, where they have those 5 minute demos. And they've always been wired.

Probably to keep people from stealing.

But I've played hours worth using both the Xbox and Xbox 360 controllers, and the 360 controllers are by far easier to handle. For one thing, they're smaller. The buttons are also arrange better, and they're easier to grip. Wireless never acts up.

Yes, they don't have that six-axis thing that the PS3 has, but again, I've heard that doesn't work so well. It was installed last minute to compete with the Wii's innovative controllers.

That's not to say that the PS controllers aren't bad. I've always been able to use them well, and it's a credit to their design that they're part of three gaming systems. Only thing is they're kinda small for my hands.

Hrmm, very strange. Type in '360 controller' into a Google image search, and about 1/3 to 1/2 of the pics are with wires, while the other half are not. Is the wireless thing only on the more expensive bundles?

I am actually considering getting an Xbox 360, because my Chinatown connections say they can mod my Xbox 360 to play "backup" games. But aside from Blue Dragon, there really is nothing else on it I really want to play.

My uncle has the second cheapest bundle, and his are wireless.
They seem to be standard.

The pictures of the wired controllers might have been released before the system came out.

Edit: or it could be the charging cord.

Yep...

There are wired and non wired versions of the Xbox 360 controller.

I'm still predicting that the PS3 will eventually sell the most console units, however it will be a while before sales start speeding up.

You asked for links not going to look too hard when i'm just replying to you as you will throw your usual sony spin out.

Once again you proved me right

They are, he's just used one with the charger lead that you can buy.

The controllers use a rechargeable power pack, can get a lead that hooks up to the usb on the console and still play it that way or you can get a recharge pack.

Yeah, my controllers are wireless with the plug and play charging kits, but you can buy wired ones. I do find them more comfortable than the PS2 controllers and I much prefer the analog sticks split like that, instead of right next to each other. That's why I prefered the XBox1 controllers over the PS2s, except for the damn black/white buttons. The biggest prob with the 360's controller is the digital 8-way pad.. it's a bit sharp. I'm just looking forward to when Logitech releases a new controller for the 360, as their last design for the XBox 1 was just awesome. The only time you get a wired controller is if you purposely buy it or get a Core system.

Sony's online sucks ass compared to XBox Live. I don't think home will be much better as it looks like a big gimmicky way to make you buy microtransactions to deck out your 'virtual home'.

Live has been releasing 1-2 original arcade games every week and some retro titles as well. For example, Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Double Dragon, Street Fighter 2, Geometry Wars, etc. Also HD movies, HD TV shows, SD movies and SD TV shows. Game demos, expansion packs and lots of other free content.

60% of XBox 360 owners subscribe and use XBox Live. Can Sony say the same for their online service?

MS has a lot of Japanese companies developing or mutli-platforming games for them this time around. No, they still haven't caught hold of the japanese market, but it's not as important as it once was.

My 360 also seamlessly interfaces with my Vista PC. Any media I can play on my PC, can now be played through the media extender. I turn on the 360 with my PC on and I have access to the entire multi-media library on my PC's hard drive. Nothing to setup except a one time code you have to type in on your PC, which the 360 supplies to you for a secure connection.

That's not to say MS hasn't stumbled here and there, though. Releasing a version of the 360 without a HD, was stupid. Tiering the console was another non-sensical move. I can see releasing the elite for grins and giggles, but having the core and premium, was not worth it. How many people actually bought a core system anyway? They had some troubles with the red ring of death, but that's well under control now. The systems released later this summer or early fall, will also have a 65nm CPU, making it easier to cool and a lot more quiet. That's actually when I'll buy an elite. IMO, they should have made the HD upgradable with any 2.5" HD you can buy, but oh well.

The controllers still have rumble, unlike the PS3's. Six-axis might be cool, if they can make it work correctly. MS also included component cables (premium) and/or HDMI cable (elite) with their systems. Sony gave us regular AV cables, meaning you had to go buy either a $40 HDMI cable or $20-30 component cable.

The 360 can also output 1080p now thanks to an update, which Sony was extolling about with the PS3.

MS stole a lot of exclusives away from Sony, or at least are having them multi-platform. No one is sure on the state of FXIII & MGS, as there is no firm word one way or the other. That they aquired Devil May Cry was quite a big blow to Sony and had fanboys screaming and cursing at Sony.. as if they could do something.

IMO, I'd rather see more titles multi-platform. Why not give everyone a chance to play kick-ass series on all platforms?

However, the first party titles MS is coming up with this time around are just awesome. Too-Human, Crackdown, Mass Effect (drool), Halo and quite a few more.

Scorp, besides Blue Dragon, you should really check out Lost Odyssey. I think that's it, it's another JRPG that looks pretty damn cool.

A lot of people also forget that the wired version is a plug and play windows games controller as well.

The big advantage for the 360 is the huge online community xbox has built, that, and right now they have a lot more quality games out there. But if you really break down the numbers, the PS3 is a better deal.

PS3- 600 for the system + 40 for the HDMI cable to make it work properly. You get a system that is capable of the most as far as graphics and potential are concerned. Eventually it will have a nice game base and probably be considered the best system. Not only that, but you get a bluray player built right in, you don't have deal with an extra box sitting there. Total price $640.

Xbox 360- 479 for the elite with an HDMI cable and Harddrive that is as big as the PS3. If you want to get an HD-DVD player that's 200 more, and HDDVD is losing the format war. Total price to make your 360 compete with a PS3 on the same level, $679.

With that extra money you can buy a controller or something to make it fun. I could be mistaken, but I think the 360 elite comes with the premium xbox live for a year or something like that. So that sort of balances things out.

Anyway, screw you guys, I'm going to play some Wii Golf.

Sony is selling the PS3s for less then it cost to make them, right? So even if sales do start speeding up, they've still lost money, unless they start charging a grand for every PS3.

Well, then that's a pretty weak reply. Even you should be able to do better than that - although to be fair it doesn't seem like you know a whole lot about what the rest of us are talking about. Maybe you should stay away from these video game thread if you're just gonna keep making a fool of yourself.

Let's keep it civil in MC, people. Address the topic not the person.