Which to Last the Longest? Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 or Sony PS3
Filed under: Gaming, Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360 | By: Daniel
Posted on: September 21, 2007 | 44 Comments
I have got all three of these games consoles (Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 or Sony PS3) sitting under the TV in my living room, and I thought today “I wonder which console will last the longest?”.
I am not talking the life before it dies, but more so on which will stay popular for the longest out of the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 or Sony PS3.
So this is the question I put to you, which do you think it will be and lets not talk about the games console you have but rather which you really think will still be the most popular in 2, 3, 4 or 5 years.
My opinion is the Nintendo Wii and the reason for this is because they have not gone the graphics route (which is changing yearly in a massive way, just look at PC’s), the Wii is very popular on gameplay alone.
I am probably wrong, but it’s my guess…what’s yours?
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I say the PS3. I think that Sony has been doing pretty well for a new system and the momentum should build into next year and beyond. The Wii is a cleaver concept, but I think it is a fad that will likely fade as more and more people buy high definition televisions. The Wii will look like a relic on these types of sets. It’s not really fair to include the Wii into the comparison though as this system is not equivalent to either the PS3 or Xbox360. Wii will always attract those 12 and under but those that are into serious gaming will likely buy one of the higher end systems.
Sony fanboys: “the Xflop sux”
Xbox fanboys: “the Gaystation sux”
Wii fanboys : “HD graphics sux”
Me : Yawn…
The Nintendo Wii continue to release innovative and exciting content long after the other consoles.
I feel the Wii will peak like next year, you can’t play party games all the time
PS3 hasn’t reached it’s full potential yet, once game developers quit slacking off people will see how great it is.
360 is strong, won’t die soon.
All in all, i feel the Wii the sucks.
Hardware is irrelevent, its games that matter.
360 and Wii have the best, depending on what you are after.
Sony is playing catch up to both.
Why do the uninformed masses think that the Wii can only do party games ?
The Wii can do , will do and is doing hardcore games .
Maybe the X360 and PS3 need to ditch the hi-def graphics and 5.1 sound and spend that processing power insanely huge environments with massive amounts of enemies . That would be something the Wii just couldn’t do ( no mater how you slice it ).
Which will be the most popular ? That depends on how compelling the software is! Software sells hardware .The proof “PS2″ .
Most popular in 5 years ? What if the Wii is really just an ‘ramped up Gamecube’ . It makes a profit on every unit sold . Possibly a lot of the Wii R&D had already been done on the gamecube allowing Nintendo to focus some R&D elsewhere. What if Nintendo has only put a shelf life of less that 5 years on the Wii , and already have something up their sleeves . I’m sure thats a thought that scares the pants off Microsoft and Sony corp .
“I feel the Wii will peak like next year, you can’t play party games all the time”
Because that’s all the Wii has/will have.
Riiight….
The wii doesn’t support HD so its going to be difficult for it to be accepted in the future (as a serious gaming device). Unless of coarse they make a new Wii which is very possible.
The Xbox has been out for two years now and programmers have been telling me that they have used up 90% of its development potential.
The PS3 has Blue ray(The new DVD) Its also now a TIVO and according to developers it has only reached 30 percent of its potential. It also supports 1080P through HDMI.
This doesn’t mean that the ps3 is or will be more successful than the other systems but I do think it will be around longer.
First off, I was discussing the game aspect of the wii, not the hardware. Hardware wise, the system is fine; lacking of course, HD.
While lacking HD is not hurting it *too* much now, I agree that it will hurt more in 2-3 years. The great thing, however, is by then Nintendo could release Wii2 with HD, and even buying a Wii and Wii2 still costs less than a PS3.
Also, regarding PS3 and blue ray - big deal. HDDVD is still putting up a fight, and a new media disk is coming out. I forget the details, but the prototype of this disk holds 500gb.
No one except the hardcore wants a PS3 its too expensive and has the weakest lineup, and that won’t change, 360’s are too fragile and unpopular overseas, only Wii can win this war