New Challenger: 3 Reasons Why Gaming Will Destroy Itself Part 1
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A rebutal against claims made by GameDaily to scrap Sony and go elsewhere. This article gives 25 very valid reasons to stick with Sony and continue with your PS3/PSP gaming.
After reading GameDaily’s Top 25 Reasons To Ditch Sony, we felt compelled to offer a rebuttal, including 25 reasons it’s a good idea to stick with Sony and the PlayStation brand.
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1) Money and enjoyment: You will probably not gain any of that by sticking to a conglomerate that probably doesn't even know you exist.
Support the consoles and games that you like; whether it is pure enjoyment or business philosophy.
There, one simple sentence made that entire article redundant.
1: If it's so future-proof, why is it only going to last 10 years? It's impressive, but why release a new model if it's as advanced as possible?
2: The quality is really an opinion, much like the majority of this article. And I bet if you got as many 360's as there were in the Game Informer survey, the rate would be higher. I personally think that the 360 controller is the most comfortable, so the Dualshock 3 being best is again an opinion.
3: 'Rather than giving a score, the PS3 users are given trophies'. Aren't achievements and trophies the exact same thing, just packaged differently?
4: They themselves admit the video store isn't as good as Microsoft's, so you can't have that as an excuse.
5: I can't really comment on the iPhone games vs. PSP games argument, but one game can't have more depth than thousands. Surely.
6: Third party games aren't a reason. There's possibly more on 360, and even the ones they mention are on 360.
7: Judging by Kave En's posting, I doubt that PS3 users are more mature. And I'm certain there's a lot of screamy kids online.
8: The 360 will soon have 1080p movies, and I'm not sure, but I think some games are 1080p?
9: Having to wait for a game to install isn't a good reason, and having it take up a lot of space on your hardrive is even less of a good reason. An upgrade is good but why pay for something you shouldn't need?
10: I believe the 360 and Wii have sold more than the PS3 in Japan.
11: Haha, so the 360 is maxed out and doesn't have a bright future? I'm not saying the PS3 doesn't, but come on.
One of the statements that i found to actually make some pretty good sense was the the thing about PS3 users being more mature. Im strictly talking about playing online, I've personaly never had any foul mouthed kids annoy me durring a game. Not too many people have headsets anyways so that might have something to do with it. Of course there are the few extreme ones like Kave En that do it on forums and on the internet but as far as playing online goes people do keep it pretty respectable.
Yea the 360 in Japan isnt close to the PS3. It out sold them a couple of weeks due to newley released RPGs but other than that its sales havent been threating to the PS3 and not close to the Wii(like everywhere else).
The article is mostly nonsense, although they do raise an interesting point about the 360 being maxed out...I mean, we're already seeing games like Final Fantasy being shipped on multiple discs, and there's that other one from the creators of Doom (the name escapes me at the moment). While from a graphical and power perspective the 360 still has a lot to offer, it remains to be seen exactly how long it can survive with games using up more and more storage space.
btw to star of spurs comment i think there is a bit more mature people on psn only time i hear immature people is playing shooting games lol. and idk but last article i seen 360 sold worst in japan but that was months ago
Plus if u wanna play them re buy then for like 5-10 dollars not to mention there is gonna be some sort of PlayStation 3 game that your gonna like out of all of them.
Sounds a lot like some levels in Call Of Duty 4 to me...
For once I actually agree with Kave En, and others here I know do as well - if pulled off correctly, MAG could potentially revolutionise online FPS gaming. Now it's a big if, as it remains to be seen how well 256 players will cooperate in the headset-less PS3 atmosphere, or even if 256 players can be in a single game without major lag issues.
And as for God Of War 3 being the same as the others - it bloody well better be. They were some of the best action games ever, why should God Of War III change that formula? Just give us better graphics, more enemies, more weapons/kills and a longer story and it's already a GOTY contender.
I just am afraid I will end up spending more time on the loading screen of MAG then actually playing any of the game. Snipers will have a field day, I'm sure.
Most of MAG will consist of 8 people being placed into 'squads' with a commander for that specific squad, and then a head commander for the entire team (All 128 players on one team)
You and your squad work toward objectives. I think it's been made clear it will not be 128 people on one side of the bridge and 128 on the other, and you duke it out. There are objectives, missions, and organization. Sure, having a small war between 256 people sounds hella fun (for me) but it's not all what the game is about.
and before you come in with all your "no ur liening " BS.
Cant wait for you to reply with "no dats all a lie by MS ur jus a fanboy heherhehre"
And i must say, slumpy just down right bitch slapped the hell out of kave en.
6. at least the author admits the exclusive games list is an opinion
7. the Dualshock is NOT the best controller out of the 3 consoles, in fact there is no "best controller", its whatever feels best to you
8. there is nothing easier to understand about getting gold, silver, bronze etc medals for completing things than getting a point score for doing those things. it might feel nicer to get a gold medal on something, but if you are familiar with gamerscores, you know what a big number means essentially
11. i hope you arent saying the PSP has better or more epic titles than DS, because thats just ridiculous. Nintendo owns in the handheld market, thats just fact
13. yes, Sony's systems have a sexy look, but "dont judge a book by its cover" instantly comes to mind
14. being lag free largely has to do with your connection speed, and those of who you are playing with. Live does have lag of course, but there are also a lot more unique users on Live than PSN, meaning a lot more chance for someone in your game to have a slow speed and make the game lag more
16. not everyone on Live is a 12 year old that screams a lot. Live gets a bad rap and everyone thinks everybody on Live is 12 years old when thats just so utterly ridiculous
18. oh, so i guess Xbox 360 games wont be supported online for very much longer? Warhawk is still popular, so of course they are gonna continue to support it. bad example
21. 360 has the install option now too, so dont get all high and mighty and act like PS3 is superior because it can install games and reduce loading times. at least you have the option to install on 360 and arent forced to like some PS3 games. OH SNAP!!!
23. "Sony has been the reigning console king for 2 generations". i would argue with that opinion on the grounds that N64 was a lot more popular than the PSX. N64 was one of the best selling systems of all time, and had a lot of good games
25. wow, this reason is just pure fanboyism to the max. very embarrassing if the author wants to be taken seriously as an impartial journalist. but considering this is on Playstation Lifestyle, i really shouldnt be surprised. i totally forgot that the Wii is still selling like hotcakes and is still the best selling system of ALL TIME. yeah, so i guess that means Nintendo has maxed out the Wii's potential then. thats too bad, i really thought the Wii was gonna be successful
the author made a couple good points, but for the most part, this is just a shameful piece of fanboy tripe with little to no factual information.
No, Its taking what is already there and building upon it.
Plus, the developers have already tried a 256 player game more than once, and there are 0 complaints from the beta. They're not stupid, they won't let lag get in the way.
If MAG is everything it promises to be, face facts, it WILL revolutionize FPS online gaming for having the most players in one game on a console. Many will take after it if it's successfull, and even try to pass it, trust me.
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