Xbox 360 will be the death of Sony PS3: gamers not bothered with video playback
By: Peter Chubb | June 29, 2007
We all know about the huge war that has been raging for a while now between the Xbox 360 and the Sony PS3, and we all have a view on it. What we have to look at here is the fact that only a small fraction of you gamers actually use your games consoles for video playback, and that people could finally cause the death of the Playstation 3.
The PS3 is a top quality games console, but Sony also promotes the fact that it is also a Blu-ray player. But the problem with that is only 30 percent of owners realized that they are able to use their PS3 or even the Xbox for video playback and that is a huge problem for the Playstation. The Xbox though is not affected, as they are a pure gaming machine, ok they support video playback but it was never about that with Microsoft.
The sad fact is the PS3 does not get the respect that it so rightly deserves, as you are getting a games console and a Blu-Ray player in one, and you have to remember that Blu-Ray is winning the war against the HD DVD Player.
Let us hope that people start to realize this and sales of the PS3 increase.
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Why would people one more things in one, its just bound to brake!!I nver used my ps2 as a dvd player, to worried it would shorted the life of the console. If i shelled out all that money for a ps3, i wouldnt use it as a blu ray player either!! Wouldnt want my games console packing up on me!!
They should have put a dvd drive in it, made it cheaper, released it on time and make an Bluray attachment if they were that bothered. The sales would have be great!!
Jeezee! Why must your always HEADLINE your articals with something negative towards the PS3 and then wrap it up by writing something positive (if were lucky). Ye’ol…Bait and switch Uh!
AT: BOB
I know what you mean, back in the day when they had a radio receiver, equalizer, tape player and etc. all combined in one was always something I would avoid. But it seems although todays technology is all about integrating devices together (i.e. PSP to PS3 or the I-Phone)it’s the wave of the future (I like it)and in my opinion SONY is doing a great job at this. Example: accessing my PS3 files with my PSP from any wi-fi hot spot globally! I like the fact that my PS3 is MULTI-Functional and it works flawlessly!
That really isnt wat i was getting at.The PS3 is a computer of sorts, its menat to do the things you say, thats just basic pc stuff. But adding hardware together is bad idea. I personally own hifi seperates, had to many combined systems break. I also own seperate cinema to my dvd player, the quality is so much better. Anything bought in bulk will be cheap and not great quality. Buy seperate hardware its the way to electronic bliss
Uh…OK??? Although, I don’t see how you call accessing your media files, Audio files and Photos (and soon to be games)from a PSP hand held device…remotely…anywhere in the WORLD “basic pc stuff”, furthermore the PS3 is NOT CHEAP it is The ELITE console(when comparing to any other console) in the history of consoles.
Example:
Wii=250.00
Xbox360=299.00
PS3=599.00
In other words you pay for what you get!
Yes the console may not be cheap to buy but how can the blu ray player in the console be any good if a sperate player costs the same price as the console?? its a no brainer mate. The Ps2 dvd player was gash compared to the seperate ones you can purchase. Just becasue the console is expensive doesnt mean the parts are good.
Send data from one pc to another over the web is basic pc stuff. break it down mate, sounds flashy but it isnt!
If the parts were “Cheap” then you would be reading all about the PS3′S breaking down all over the internet(i.e. Xbox 360′S RED RING OF DEATH). Now with that said, any electrical device is subject to breakdowns. However I (personally)trust Sony’s quality in their products. This(for me) is confirmed by the many purchases I have made over the years (Handycam,playstations,Tube TV’s, Tape recorders, Projection TV and Etc). Which by the way the SONY Trinitron is the highest rated television when it comes to performance and reliablity.
I use my ps2 for a dvd player and evidentially I am not the only one. The PS2 has sold over 2.6 Million consoles in the US alone and still is selling strong around the world, outselling ALL consoles on the MARKET including NEXT-GEN consoles. If fact, that was one of the many reason why I purchased my PS2 years ago was because of the DVD built in (It’s like a bonus feature).
…And correct me if I’m wrong… but, I know of NO Another computer or HAND HELD PERSONAL GAME CONSOLE that can communicate (personal media sharing)with a Desktop computer or Console Like the PSP to PS3 does…
Let me clarify: I can put my PS3 on “Remote Play” at home in Indiana then take an airplane to California, go to the nearest “hot-spot” (coffee shop, library, resturant or mother in law house) turn on my PSP and show my Mother-in-law video’s of her Grand children. This is not computer to computer! This is not storing files on the internet to be access by other computers! This is personal media sharing that only I have control over.
Look – they are both great consoles. Unfortunateley for Microsoft, they did’nt build a mahine to last and that they have at least 1/3 of their consoles being sent back due to the infamous ring of death.
Sony have built a machine to last and MS will have to catch up and do something about it…the next gen war does’nt end here now that MS have got their foot in the door – it may go horribly wrong for them.
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