This isn't the year of the PS3

Sarcasticgamer.com takes stock, surveys the landscape, collects all of the ridiculousness that occurred after Blu-Ray won the format war, and finds that the PS3 is still on the bottom.

It is not the PS3's year.

From the article: "Hype, hype, hype. Oh how I hate to get caught up in your backwash. Earlier this year, pseudo-journalists around the Internets were proclaiming that "This was the year of the PS3." They attempted to buoy their opinions on the backs of LittleBigPlanet, Resistance 2, Blu-Ray winning a "war" and the perceived waning of popularity of the Wii and Xbox 360.

Yeah, well, they were all kinds of wrong, cuz the PS3 crapped the bed and hasn't done jack to step up it's game.

There, I said it. "

[Mr PS3]

Hey i can be Sarcastic too

[chaosatom]

And Microsoft won't even see it coming.

[jadenkorri]

sony will not sweep MS under the rug....because Nintendo already has...

[theKiller]

and if they kept their game release schedules unchanged but things did change and sony at the very least didnt hand out 2008 to 360, they were outselling them everywhere for 90% of the year! but there should be a price cut if they need to make a huge difference, they r waiting for all their 2008 and early 2009 exclusives to be out before they make a price cut, it makes since to me! sony price cuts r more important than 360 one's!

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

The PS3 is last, been last for two years, even after all of you said it would dominate. The Wii and 360's lead is still growing over the PS3. So... when is it going to happen? You Droids been talking out of your asses for a long time, but you still have a bronze medal around your necks. You Droids keep saying "this game, and that game, plus Blu-ray will kick everyones asses" but nothing changes. Judgment day anyone?

console sales
1. Wii
2. 360
3. PS3

game sales
1. 360
2. Wii
3. PS3

How is that ^^^ winning the console war? PS3 = PS3rd

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

There, I said it ;-D

It's been a BORING xBox 360 year!!! ;-D

[SpecialSauce]

ps3 beating xbox in sales all around the world and it's more expensive. get better info next time

[green]

This will not end well.

[MURKERR]

and bluray has seen an adoption quicker than dvd did at this stage im confused?

you cant disagree with hardcore facts google it if you must

[green]

I don't know if you remember GDC this year and all the articles that came out about PS3 surpassing the 360 install base by the end of 08 or early 09 due to the victory of blu-ray. http://www.n4g.com/industry... http://www.n4g.com/industry... . Just google "2008 the year of the ps3" and see how many articles will turn up dating back to febuary.

Home,killzone 2,8 days,the getaway,motorstorm 2,Haze,LBP,MGS4,FF13 and versus 13,GT5 and Socom confrontation would put an end to the dominance of the 360.Also don't forget GTA4 which was supposed to bring a huge influx of ps2 gamers to purchase a PS3.Yet most of those titles didn't see a release this year,some got cancelled,those that got released did not sell or push the hardware sales of the ps3 as expected.Haze and socom have even been the most critically panned big exclusives of the year, scoring lower than too human.

And lets not forget how LBP was supposed to embarass xbox live http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News...

Lets face facts.the ps3 has done well but not as well as projected and the 360 has done better than expected.

[falviousuk]

@1.1 and yet there are still 2 months left to this year, including the all important christmas buying spree.
Why not wait till january to see the figures and then start shouting . ranting about who sold more consoles in 2008

[UnwanteDreamz]

Let me just say this because I think it is pure truth. 2008 was the year of the multiplatform gamer. No one has had more fun in 2008.

[MURKERR]

my comment was to purely show how ridiculous and flamebait this article is ...ok

[ape007]

is he smoking too much crack

lbp and R2,is he blind?

2009 look more promising than 2008

cause every game will be made on ps3 first,very interesting

[INehalemEXI]

MGS4/MGO alone made it the year of the PS3 IMO. Despite what people who don't play LBP or R2 think about those games. They are GOTY potential. The PS3 has been selling mighty well with out a price drop too. Honestly its going to come down to how Home gets handled this month if its delayed again sure its not PS3's year. When KZ2 was pushed into 09 and WKC only coming to japan this year its kind of a damper on PS3's 08 year I admit.

[Aquanox]

Maybe the PS3 has outsold the Xbox 360 YTD, which doesn't mean it has outsold it in the second Half or if it will sell more by the end of the year.

From September to December, Xbox 360 has been poised to perform splendidly, and it's doing it. The new wave of bans will also help pushing more console (like it or not)

Said this, this is far to be the Year of the PS3. If anything, 2008H1 has the "Half Year" of the PS3, but ending last, by a considerable margin isn't precisely a good indication for Sony.

As the article says, better luck next year? Probably, Microsoft won't drop the Xbox price any further in the foreseeable future and Sony has quite a bunch of big hitters for 2009 (GT5, God of War 3, FFXIII in Japan) and a price cut will be unavoidable. That is 2009 though.

[SL1M DADDY]

Sorry, but these guys as well as Uncle Gamer Radio get my vote for some of the biggest Xbox 360 fanboys around.

[Danja]

LBP/R2/MGS4/M2 says other wise ...

but then no-one needs to defend the PS3 anymore it has blossomed and is just huitting it's stride ,and it was the Year of the PS3 software wise....and next year is looking even better..

[thor]

Wipeout HD... and the console war is over XD

No seriously I would have bought a PS3 just for that game (Wipeout fanboy here).

LBP - better than any game on 360 this year

MGS4 - I don't think it was the best MGS but it's still a great game

PixelJunk Monsters/Eden

Warhawk Expansions

Resistance 2

Valkyria Chronicles increased the number of AAA RPGs on the PS3 by infinity percent (lol).

Fantastic updates to firmware

Blu-ray won the format war (BIG BIG CHANGE HERE, MASSIVE WIN - imagine if it had lost!)

[--Onilink--]

well most of you people are confusing the fact that games like R2, LBP and MGS4 are great games, to the fact that those games and Blu-ray victory still havent made the impact that they should on PS3 numbers. Just because PS3 outsells 360 by a small margin doesnt mean its the "year of the ps3", specially since the 360 is complete crap in Japan, so its an obligation for Sony to do it, and the fact that they can barely do it in certain months says a lot. If you truly want to say that any year is the year is the "year of the ps3" then show me wii-like sales on software and hardware, because otherwise there really isnt much of a difference beetwen PS3 and 360. And quite frankly i dont care about the numbers i just want good games, but thats what people are specting when making those kind of claims... the numbers to prove your point

[Liquid Dust]

So glad to see another WipEout fanboy around here. Huge reason to own a PS3.

There are just so many great things going on with the PS3 right now.

What can any other fanboys say to make me feel that my decision to get a PS3 was unjustified?

I have my hands full, Bioshock/LBP/R2 and eventually Valkyria Chronicles, next year comes out blasting with Killzone, WKC, a sling of multiplatform titles, couldnt be happier with my system

and 2009 is going to rock hardcore.

Year of the PS3? Year of the Xbox360? Quit caring so much, get off the internet, and go play some awesome holiday releases for either system you own.

[thor]

I am talking about the great games that I have enjoyed/will enjoy on my PS3 this year. As well as the great new features and upcoming blu-ray films that I will be able to enjoy on my PS3 thanks to the format war victory.

Who gives a flying f*ck how much it sells, really? As long as there are people playing the games I love online, and the PS3 continues to be supported, I don't care.

For me, this has been the year of the PS3.

[jadenkorri]

completly ignore the fact that ps3 outsold the 360, being almost double the price...wait that one month puts the 360 on top in japan, wait that month is not Gears of War 2 and Fable 2 release...hold on a sec, ps3 is still outselling wtf, despite 360 grand software selection and what else...ummm nothing more than that....wait Wii outselling both, yes that is about the only accurate information you stated.... I love people who state facts that were back in March...did any of you click on that... that made this f'in epic....Sarcastic game (AKA MS 360fanboy) states fact thats months old...go find some accurate UPTODATE information...

[gw4k]

The Xbox 360 has actually been outselling the PS3 two to one.

Google your facts before you do some posting!

2009 will be the year of the Playstation. I certainly believe it to be true.

[Lex Luthor]

Yeah green, i remember those articles. Back in early 2008 when sony fanboys said this was the year of ps3 and xbox 360 would get destroyed. Ahh memories...

I also remember that article about Lbp embarassing live. Lol, the only online service lbp was embarassing was psn. I also remember when MGs4 was supposose to end the 360, when in only 2 days GoW2 has over half of Mgs4's total worldwide sales. It has also outsold R2 and LBP altogether.

It just made me realise how much crap sony fanboys spew, i think they show just stfu from now on.

Those were the days.

Bubbles green.

[littletad]

Ruined the launch of LittleBigplanet. Sure it was the right thing to do, but it should of been done by other means. Either by including a mandatory software update or something. It would of removed the problem quietly and anomalously. And love it or hate it, Resistance 2 does have a somewhat flawed campaign. Linear encounters with the enemy is such a no-no for fps. Bioshock taught us how to do it. Graphics are amazing and so is the multiplayer. But like I said, quantity doesn't equal quality.

[CrazzyMan]

Probably GAMER.
And gamers are buying PS3 and PS3 games.

[jadenkorri]

You really should take your own advice...since when did 360 outsell ps3 2-1
heres some stats from a website
PS3
6,784,593
Xbox 360
5,291,216

heres the website
http://news.vgchartz.com/ne...

so GW4T if you like trolling so much and feeding false info around
theres a job waiting for you in MS.

EDIT: so bigman7387
your gonna argue vggartz makes up numbers or something, i can dig that...ill go look else were gimmie a cpl mins...
well i was going to add up every month but at work adn don't have the time....but you can clearly see from NPD monthly stats for ps3 compared to 360 up until september, ps3 clearly outsells... That one month will not make up the difference. and october onsy took it back.. i don't need to prove you wrong, google or show me otherwise...

[bigman7387]

dude... vggartz

[kunit22c]

so it SEEMS blue ray is taking off but yet no one is talking about blu ray BESIDES ps3 owners, i mean i hear alot about HD but not bluy ray... hmm.. and even if it did take off, it wouldnt last long considering there is HD that is better than blue ray and cheaper, and with the upcoming depression i think people will be going for cheaper... and even if the ps3 did beat the 360 in overall sales it didnt beat wii at all so it still wouldnt be the ps3's year it would be the Wii's year (especialy with all these holiday releases) so yeah this article isnt just flame bait.. also if blue ray does take off faster than dvd its because dvd was a NEW thing and people were sceptical because it was completely different from a tape, but because blue ray is also a Disc they thought it was the same just better (even though its not and it is not the future) especialy considering the future has a depression in it I highly doubt that.. also the dprssion is another reason that the ps3 needs a price drop i mean the ps3 is already doing pretty bad in sales and when the depression hits WOW that would hit sony so hard. ps3 NEEDS a price drop!

[prowiew]

I don't know and I don't care who is winning the console war in 08. Well, I know wii is winning it. But with ps3 and 360, can anybody can count the most selling games in 08 worldwide?. Thats the key. microsoft and sony probably are losing money on every console they sell. The system that sells more games is the winner. At least for the company. Thats where they make more money. And thats what 3rd parties look for their games. If you ask me, I think the 360 dominates in this department, but im not sure. If someone can get those facts would be great, but without the wii numbers.

[kunit22c]

everyone giving me disagrees actually tell me what im wrong about instead of just disagreeing. Unless your an ignorant fanboy that cant give me a reason and cant prove me wrong.

[fjburgos]

Damm how many negative articles about the ps3 this gamming site put. Just give us info about game we don't care about you hate.

[ChickeyCantor]

O please, the "negative news" is going in every section.

[littletad]

It's no different than another damn rrod article.

[InMyOpinion]

It just hurts a little more when it's about the PS3.

[sretlaw]

@littletad
LOL it's way different than the RROD articles. RROD is a phenomenon, it should have destroyed the 360's chances of surviving in the console war, but it's M$$$$$ we're talking about. This article is just biased opinion, while RROD is HARDWARE FAILURE, which should have just eliminated the 360 as a console competitor. So the 360's success is based on loyal supporters (some of which bought the console more than once, or twice). Of course, no loyal fan base is bigger than Sony's, but that's because Sony has proven themselves, while M$ has proven what?...that they can jump on or buy whatever bandwagon they think will make them money like they've done with all of their products? Don't compare this opinionated article to articles against Microsoft for their RRoD.

[littletad]

"that they can jump on or buy whatever bandwagon they think will make them money like they've done with all of their products"

Ahhh man grow up, seriously. If you think Sony "didn't" pay for their own exclusives during the ps2 era, you'd best need a lecture. Remember the DRE problem Sony had? Well guess what I myself went through sending my ps2 3 times. So how did Sony go about managing this? They didn't, until they were sued. So don't think Sony is all angelic under shady business practices. Everyone is out to get profit and make money, Microsoft believe it or not doesn't buy everything under the sun as you might believe. And because you probably believe that, it shows your own intelligence. The reason why I bought up the rrod similarity is because not all rrod articles are in fact real articles about the problem. Alot of them are just meant to diss the 360, in fact several have already been caught. Seriously, wise up.

http://kotaku.com/5043356/w...

http://kotaku.com/384085/li...

[Time_Is_On_My_Side]

lol, it's true through most PlayStation 3 articles are opinions stated as facts. I can a list of facts about the PlayStation 3 that is clearly better than the XBOX 360 but most people would ignore it because of preference.

With Microsoft and money I think the comment is more due to the fact that Microsoft is able to spend money to secretly put in HDMI ports on the XBOX 360s after the release of the PlayStation 3. Is this ever blown out of proportions? Technically speaking Microsoft's console can't produce 1080p retail video games since hardware wasn't designed for it because if it could it would have been there from day one. With Micrsoft's business decisions they shold have been out of the game from the first XBOX but Bill Gates is made of money.

There are reasons why Vipers cost more than H2 Hummers even though they do the exact same thing.

[Dareaver1]

through vga and component, at that.

The problem is, is that because of hollywood, they made it so that the tv's could only detect 1080p through a digital signal and not an analog.

Come on, you are going to talk about facts, but yet you spew misinformation. The 360 could produce 1080p from day one. HDMI is not needed to produce 1080p, that is a fact. They put HDMI in to cater to the hollywood mandates. What MS underestimated was the politics of electronic regulations.

Why not then address that on day one, the ps3 was incompatible with many tv's and could not even do 1080i. It would knock resolution down to 480p. Not only that, it didn't even come with a HDMI cable to appreciate it's HD capabilities. Wouldn't you say that is unfair to the consumer. You advertise HD out of the box, but if you were to take everything it came with, you wouldn't be able to experience HD gaming or movie playback until you went out and bought the appropriate cables.

Seriously, how fair is that to the consumer? Be reminded, i'm talking about day one.

[Time_Is_On_My_Side]

1080i is not full High Definition (HD) 1080p is, interlace is old technology. Microsoft can only support 1080p downloads but not 1080p retail games. Tell me why some first party games don't even run at 720p? With the PlayStation 3 comment Ridge Racer 7 supports 1080p at 60fps at launch. With the XBOX 360 most of the titles were running at 600p to even look good. Sony's NBA Franchise is the only basketball game that runs at 1080p.

Remember Wardevil: Unleash the Best Within that is suppose to have 1080p at 60 fps now it's only a PlayStation 3 exclusive. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is running at 1080p at 60fps, and Wipeout HD (downloadable game) runs at 1080p at 60fps making it the best looking downloadable game on the market. Even Ninja Gaiden for the PlayStation 3 runs at a higher resolution than the sequel on the XBOX 360. Most PlayStation 3 exclusives will be 720p but the really amazing games will be 1080p. With the cables it's like that with TV, Satellites, etc you have to go out and buy the needed requirements to get the best out of it.

Example: When you buy an HD PVR it doesn't come with the cables it's compatible with. You'll have to go out and buy HDMI cables, go figure..

So once you've answered my question I'll shut up about the no 1080p at 60fps retail for the XBOX 360. Anyone can add 1080p support to online titles as long as there is enough space. Even the main menu on the XBOX 360 wasn't even HD it looked the same on SDTVs but the PlayStation 3's menu screen changes. Lol, the PlayStation 3 couldn't even run 1080p content on TVs is funny because you say I have inaccurate information.

Microsoft Adds 1080p Support With Xbox Update: http://www.extremetech.com/...

PS3 has more truth in advertising native 1080p than Xbox 360 : http://www.makeyougohmm.com...

Xbox 360's New 1080p Support: Crippled? ***UPDATED*** : http://gear.ign.com/article...

[Dareaver1]

I said the 360 was able to produce 1080p on day one. That is a fact. With all your checking, why don't you look up 1080p over component. It can be done, and 1080p over vga; guess what, it can be done. That answered and rebutted your claims.

Then you go and add 1080p at "60fps". Where was that in the disagreement i had with you. When Ridge Racer came out initially on 360, 1080p tv's weren't even prevalent. Why go this low and try to change up the argument. The link you placed even says that there were a limited number of TV's that would accept 1080p over component and vga. Come on now, that supports my argument. As i said, because of hollywood politics electronics manufactures mandated that 1080p only be done over a digital signal. Don't you know the politics of electronics. They then encoded it, with HDCP / AACS,so that if the tv's don't detect a digital signal, it wouldn't work.

Your argument is really biased against 360, and it's mostly untrue. Your links do not help you at all. The update was for hdmi, the 360 was still able to produce 1080p on day one. That is the end of my argument.

And guess what, the 1080p is the ps3's claim to fame. The 360 never advertised that it was a must for true HD. That was Sony's big claim. And it doesn't help you or them that the ps3's even 1st party games aren't all 1080p with 60fps. I mean, the big, powerful, and all mighty ps3, still isn't producing only 1080p at 60fps NATIVE games. Wow, what a let down. just like BC.....

"HDMI is basically yet another wire that connects a console and the TV, but what makes it special is the signal it sends (both audio and video) is completely digital. Consequently, it is able to support HDCP / AACS, a new copy-protection technology that will some day be required for playback of Blu-ray/HD-DVD at full resolution, if Image Constraint Token (ICT) is ever implemented by the Hollywood studios.

The other connections capable of carrying an HD signal (and the only ones currently supported by the Xbox 360) are Component and VGA. Both are analog connections, which means that they can't support HDCP / AACS. They are also subject to interference if the cables run too close to masses of power lines. The really big problem with Xbox 360's lack of HDMI support, however, is the that only a limited number of 1080p-capable HDTVs can accept the signal via analog inputs."

^^ that's an excerpt from one of your links.... We the logically minded people call self pwnage.

p.s. you want to talk about subpar resolution. Let's just not, some games come to mind, ummmm... GTA4 and Soul Caliber, just to name a couple. come on, stop with the nonsense. It's almost as bad as the hysteria behind PSN only has dedicated servers....LOL

[P]

Don't you just love it when Websites need to show their true fanboy colors in order to get hits

[solidjun5]

sarcastic gamer just went all out I guess. Meh, I was watching the Sessler Sandbox this morning and I know what he really means now.

[JSA-Gamer]

there was a ton of press about how this year was going to be THE YEAR for the PS3. It just hasn't turned out that way. I think it's a legit editorial on the state of the PS3.

[InMyOpinion]

I thought last year was the year of the PS3?

[ultimolu]

O_O Sarcastic gamer!

Whoops, I missed that. xD

But in terms of software, it has been the year of the PS3. In terms of hardware, we'll see at the end of the year.

[Nineball2112]

The name of the website kinda sums it up, no?

I still think this is the year of the PS3... well, I can't say that they've slaughtered the competition, but they have definitely stepped it up from a games standpoint from prior years.

Both consoles have done really well this year, and I Microsoft did exactly what they needed to do to stem the time this year, namely putting the price cut into effect.

That was a very smart business decision and they did it at the right time.

[ultimolu]

Yeah, they both did good.

[JSA-Gamer]

The multiplatform games, by in large, perform worse and look worse than the 360. Resistance 2's single player sucks. Blu-Ray ain't performing that well because of digital distribution and LBP isn't getting as much support from Sony as it was promised...

[ultimolu]

"The multiplatform games, by in large, perform worse and look worse than the 360. Resistance 2's single player sucks. Blu-Ray ain't performing that well because of digital distribution and LBP isn't getting as much support from Sony as it was promised..."

Pure FUD.

I'm sorry but it is.

1. Multiplayer games are looking much better on the PS3. Last year, that would have been true because multiplatform games looked like crap. But now, with games like Dead Space, and Mirror's Edge, the PS3 is doing better.

2. That's opinion, not fact. I'm having fun with the single player because it's chaotic and feels as if you're in a real war.

3. Bluray isn't what? Bluray sales have been increasing dear. I don't know where you get the implications that bluray isn't doing well because IT IS. That's a load of...I'm sorry but it's a load of crap. I think Digital Distribution will replace bluray in a number of years but bluray is becoming the new standard format.

4. LBP isn't getting as much support as Sony promised? So...because the sales weren't high in Japan, that means it's a dud? Go look at the software sales for Germany and then come back to me.

I hope you were being as sarcastic as sarcastic gamer.

Yeah, I expected disagrees. Instead of hitting the disagree buttons, PROVE ME WRONG! IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN MY OTHER COMMENT, I SAID THEY BOTH DID GOOD!

I suppose most people missed it was sarcastic gamer.

[Captain_Sony]

It is obvious from your post that nothing Sony ever does will be wrong in your eyes.. The guy has a legit point and you come back with spin and opinion telling him he is using opinion while you are also doing the same. You may wrongly feel that PS3 games are "superior" to 360 but I and many others have yet to see it. Many reviews say the exact opposite of what you claim so those of us making that claim have legit reasons for saying it. BTW is poor sales in Japan dont make LBP a failure good sales in another area does not make it a success or prove that Sony is giving it the support it deserves. It's just hard to point anything out to an obvious fanboy with a LBP avitar and nothing but love for Sony. These types of articles do not apply to blind followers. Anyone who thinks this was the year of PS3 in any shape form or fashion is just a blind follower.
Yeah the games did get better, they couldnt have gotten much worse.PS3 sales are ok but still being outsold by PS2 and many are saying the PS2 is a dead console now.PS3 getting beat by a dead console but you think they are number 1... it is very pathetic.I like Sony got no problems with them, just people like you that refuse to see reality and want to call everything Sony does perfect even though it is in last palce with little interest from mainstream. I dont even know why I wasted my time telling you how wrong you are. Not like you'll be off ignore any time soon for me to see your response.

[JSA-Gamer]

Multi-platform games are looking BETTER?
Blu-Ray sales are INCREASING?

Yeah, great arguments... When your coup de grace argument is to attempt to discredit the editorial by attempting to discredit sarcasticgamer because of the websites' name, you know that you're losing the argument...

[Rock Bottom]

(MGS4 + LBP + R2 + Valkyria Chronicles) > (GeoW2 + Fable2 + Banjo:N&B + Infinity Undiscovery)

End of story.

[ultimolu]

"It is obvious from your post that nothing Sony ever does will be wrong in your eyes.."

Wrong. I pointed out a few things Sony did wrong. They need to do more advertising, and they needed to pick up the pace in Japan. True enough they made mistakes but that doesn't mean doom and gloom now does it?

"The guy has a legit point and you come back with spin and opinion telling him he is using opinion while you are also doing the same."

No I did not. That was not his opinion. He tried to pass that as fact. And *I* responded with legitimate proof that his comments weren't accurate. I believed it was FUD and I pointed out why I believed it was FUD. Perhaps if he had backed up his claims, I wouldn't have said all of that.

"You may wrongly feel that PS3 games are "superior" to 360 but I and many others have yet to see it."

Where do you get this from? I never implied that. I said that multiplatform games are getting better for the PS3. I would know because I have Dead Space and I plan on getting Mirror's Edge. You need to read my comments a lot more carefully.

"Many reviews say the exact opposite of what you claim so those of us making that claim have legit reasons for saying it."

Many sites like what? Point them out. Only people who have both consoles would be able to tell the difference between both versions.

"BTW is poor sales in Japan dont make LBP a failure good sales in another area does not make it a success or prove that Sony is giving it the support it deserves."

I also implied that Sony needs to do more advertising but 69,000 copies aren't TOO bad. It could have been better, I admit that.

"It's just hard to point anything out to an obvious fanboy with a LBP avitar and nothing but love for Sony."

I chose this avatar because I like Little Big Planet. My avatar has NOTHING to do with the points I made. Lol, I have nothing but love for Sony? I wanted to HATE Sony last year with their screwups and not having games I wanted to play. Plus, all this talk about Home pissed me off as well. To say I have love for Sony is quite foolish on your part. I was very annoyed with them last year.

"These types of articles do not apply to blind followers."

Because it's sarcastic gamer!

"Anyone who thinks this was the year of PS3 in any shape form or fashion is just a blind follower."

And anyone who thinks that the PS3 did not do better this year than last year is blind as well. In terms of software, this HAS been the year of the PS3 and I will stand by that comment. I bought more games than I ever bought since I got the system. You don't understand what the year of the PS3 is.

"Yeah the games did get better, they couldnt have gotten much worse.:

That makes no sense.

"PS3 sales are ok but still being outsold by PS2 and many are saying the PS2 is a dead console now."

That's because Sony wants to make a profit with the PS3. They are not focused on outselling anything at the moment because they need to focus on making a profit.

"PS3 getting beat by a dead console but you think they are number 1... it is very pathetic."

Never implied they were number 1.

"I like Sony got no problems with them, just people like you that refuse to see reality and want to call everything Sony does perfect even though it is in last palce with little interest from mainstream."

You need to read some of my comments. I don't always praise Sony.

"I dont even know why I wasted my time telling you how wrong you are."

I don't know either because neither of my comments were wrong.

"Not like you'll be off ignore any time soon for me to see your response."

Do I care? No. I have you on ignore as well.

"Multi-platform games are looking BETTER?
Blu-Ray sales are INCREASING?

Yeah, great arguments... When your coup de grace argument is to attempt to discredit the editorial by attempting to discredit sarcasticgamer because of the websites' name, you know that you're losing the argument..."

JSA-Gamer:1. Do you own a PS3? Honest truth.

2. Bluray sales are increasing. Am I wrong or what? Show me an article which says it's not doing well as projected.

3. Of course it's sarcastic gamer! Where they're being sarcastic!

[Still_Breathing]

If you just read your post at 4.8 and none of the previous ones, it feels like you have a multiple personality, and arguing with yourself :-)
Bubbles up

[pavarotti]

how much are sony paying you for the sturdy defense you put up daily on these here boards?? i see you defending them everywhere, and slagging the great satan with just the same amount of zeal. man it must be well paid to be a sony defender...

if it's not, then help is available for people obsessed with a games console and it's manufacturer.

or perhaps getting a life mite help.

bottom line, after two huge sony consoles, the ps3 sells terribly compared to them. in two years on the market, with the gr8test gamez ever. ps3+lbp= full of win killzowning1111 teh competition, it's not even at 20mil!

all these exciting new i.p's all you lot keep hyping aint proven system sellers. the only game i see shifting serious hardware is killzone2(i'll be picking one up for that aswell!). yeah the ps3 just about beats the rrod, gimped hardware last gen technology 360, but with the sony brand name and last decade track record, it should be destroying it. not just about holding it's own!

spin it how you want fangirls, your god rules no more.

perhaps 09 mite revive it though...

[ultimolu]

"how much are sony paying you for the sturdy defense you put up daily on these here boards?? i see you defending them everywhere, and slagging the great satan with just the same amount of zeal. man it must be well paid to be a sony defender..."

...And how much do they pay you to defend Microsoft? Defend the 360? How am I defending Sony when I just said above these other comments that they're both doing well?

You need to learn how to read.

"if it's not, then help is available for people obsessed with a games console and it's manufacturer."

Oh really? So because I'm opinionated in favoring the PS3, I'm some kind of a person obsessed with a console? How is that I'm considering PC gaming again? How is it I'm getting a Wii, a DS and a PSP?

You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

So tell me, what am I supposed to do, curse Sony and the PS3 to oblivion? That would make 360 fans happy, wouldn't it?

"or perhaps getting a life mite help."

How about you get one, learn how to spell and let me know how that life feels like. I have a life. I don't know about you.

"bottom line, after two huge sony consoles, the ps3 sells terribly compared to them. in two years on the market, with the gr8test gamez ever. ps3+lbp= full of win killzowning1111 teh competition, it's not even at 20mil!"

You don't have statistics, I barely made out what you're saying, and you're attacking the PS3 with false facts once again.

"all these exciting new i.p's all you lot keep hyping aint proven system sellers. the only game i see shifting serious hardware is killzone2(i'll be picking one up for that aswell!). yeah the ps3 just about beats the rrod, gimped hardware last gen technology 360, but with the sony brand name and last decade track record, it should be destroying it. not just about holding it's own!"

Again, how do you know? Statistics? Proof?

"spin it how you want fangirls, your god rules no more.

perhaps 09 mite revive it though..."

Lol...anyone who claims Sony is a god is clearly out of their minds. All companies make mistakes. What matters is what they do about those mistakes.

And you, just like everyone else missed that this is from sarcastic gamer. :)

Carry on.

[Valdass]

sarcastic damn you damn you :)

[Naked-Snake]

then why did you approve it ?

[green]

If you have been on this site for a year, you should remember all the "2008 the year of the ps3" articles and "will 2008 be the end of the 360" articles which i also contributed in approving.

So if those articles end up being false and they come out with a counter article, then it should be approved.

[GamingGeekPS3360]

2009 is the real deal..

[ChickeyCantor]

just a question,
So what if it is not...will you claim 2010 is the "real deal"?

[ceedubya9]

I love my PS3 as much as the rest of my consoles, but all of this "Wait until 20##..." stuff has been going on since the PS3 release, and has gotten old. The games are coming, and a lot of good ones are out now. Lets just be happy with what we got and move on.

[ChickeyCantor]

It's always the year of "all consoles".
They all get my playtime =$

[bunbun777]

I made a post over there- a small rant.

"

First post here I like Sarcastic gamer but what the heck is this shi-? Fallout 3 on the PS3 being way worse than the 360- you are perpetuating lies bro!

Look at the Radroaches, look at the character detail- its buh buh better on the PS3- draw distance and some land textures go to the 360- but it has been proven using 720p HD comparisons that they are equal- if not slightly better on the PS3-

It’s a small point- but if you can’t get your head out long enough to stay up on the facts, as a “journalist” then what the hell are you doing? Fighting Hype with FUD? Shame on you!"

Am I wrong?

[NickIni]

Who approved this?

What makes it any consoles "year"? Sales? Games? Sales don't mean a console is good, and both Xbox and PS3 have had a nice share of great games this year. Stupid article.

EDIT

Sarcastic gamer it might be. But then why the hell was it approved?

[ultimolu]

It's sarcastic gamer?
I love the disagree slamming. Is this or is this not sarcastic gamer? Where there's sarcastic articles? -__-

[ultimolu]

For another flambait fest.

[JSA-Gamer]

Anyone that calls the article flamebait is attempting to dismiss it out of hand instead of realizing that most of the opinion in the piece is absolutely correct.

Why is it flamebait when someone wants to discuss one console over the other ...

Typical N4G bull S**T.

[NickIni]

Opinion CANNOT be correct. You may agree with it, but it doesn't make it true. Of course your going to defend the article you submitted.

It's flamebait because Xbox fanboys will come and gloat, and PS3 fanboys will come and defend; causing more unnecessary friction between the two groups.

[Nikkelz]

or disagree,in my opinion,all sony did was make me want to buy a xb360 this christmas

yes lil big planet is hot,r2 is hot,kz2 is hot,but i need games that my kids can play too,playstation eye and the eye pet looks appealing,but where is the rest of the stuff

i know people are gonna say "you could make levels on little big planet for your kids" and i know that,but i want them to just play,besides they are really young

if they made more games focusing on toddlers and pre-schoolers i wouldnt complain

it may just be me,but i think my input on this is valid

anyway,peace and game on

[Eddie20101]

Please name the games on the Xbox 360 that are for toddlers and pre-schoolers.

If your looking for games for toddlers and pre-schoolers, your going to have slim pickings on any console. Maybe your kids are not ready for video games yet.

Your best option would be the Wii not the Xbox 360.

[Captain_Sony]

Wii is the only console this gen that has games for the young. Notice I said games not game.

[cl63AMG]

wow first "ps2 is dead" articles and now "this isn't the year of the ps3"?
what is this attack the sony platform day?

[ChickeyCantor]

Check this drama...
Seriously? Why so offended xD?

Every console is being bashed and as far as i know the Wii is the worst victim.
But Non of you care about that...

And PS2 isn't "dead" really, they made it licence free!
For india and such, much lower costs!
How awesome is that xD...if only i could get a SDK =(...

@below,
You actually believed that or am i being "naive"?XD

[Gandhi69]

Its all because those that sony defense force or whatever they were called left as they mentioned they would on that article tht was posted Saturday night. They said it would be different. Well here it is.

[SL1M DADDY]

Yeah, today must be a slow day for real news since the fanboys are tossing out some pretty silly articles in regards to the console war.

[360 man]

NO!! it isnt the year of the ps3

EDIT: maybe next year or the one after that

[blackbeld]

This year is the PS3 year they outsold 360!!!

[BigKev45]

No kidding.

[fufotrufo]

The article is actually right...this isn't the year of the ps3...neither is te year of the xbox 360

both system had ups and downs... Ps3 had a really really strong 2008 start ..with momentum of MGS4

and its ending with a good solid year with Resistance 2 ..solid FPS..and LBP ..critical success ..even thou ..i don't think its going to be a succes like people expect

Xbox started really slow with No games in the start of 2008 and not impressive sales and ended up with a solid year ..with Fable 2 and Gears 2 ..and strong sales thanks to a price cut just in time for holiday

so ..He is saying that this isn't ps3 year ..i think its true ..but don't get all Pshyco on the article ..he's not saying its the 360 year either

[DiabloRising]

Well said.

[rarganblarg]

Ever since they released that song about how the PS3 sucks (i know its meant to be SARCASTIC but its really not...) and all the other PS3 related articles they've released this site reeks of 360 fanboyism lol.

[badkolo]

have you seen the new ps3 ads, they are really bad.

[power of Green]

This is not the generation of PS3.

Every year is the "supposed year" of PS3.

PS3 being in the DVD market is the only thing saving it.

[Fishy Fingers]

I thought the DVD market would be Xbox territory :/

[Danja]

that made me chuckle Fishy...

I wasn't expecting ne thing else from POG , he's just mad that everything he said last year bout the PS3 has come back and slapped him in his face.

[Eddie20101]

If many of these people actually owned a PS3 they would know how great the system has become. In many ways it is better than the Xbox 360. The only real advantage the xbox 360 has is xbox live, and PSN has become nearly equal to Xbox live and its free.

Its a shame people are missing out over pure fanboyism. Don't hate on one system because you don't have the other, neither system is failing.

I have both systems and enjoy them equally.

[Fishy Fingers]

Year of the Rat.

[ChefDejon]

well it definently wasn't the year of the 360

[mrdxpr2]

the site says it all sarcastic ...this is the year of the ps3...good updates this...great software MGS4,LBP,R2,socom etc..bluray wone the battle..ps3 did better in sales this year then the 360...home will launch in a week i really dont care cause i alreayd have it soo no diference too me...ps3 year..and the mirrors edge and gta4 part that whas funny mirrors edge looks alittle bit better on the ps3..gta4 has problems on both consoles but they both look the same...

oh and psn has seen a great improvement this year...video store and more content...

[Sea_Man]

Ahhhhh has anyone played uncharted?? A bad year no, the Atari Jaguar had a bad year I would have to say the PS3 is doing just damn fine. Besides the PS2 has out sold everything due to longevity...yeah that's a Sony company too..

"Death to the WII!!"

[running rampid]

that this was the year of the ps3. i mean, as Green pointed out, soo much more was promised in 2008, and well, nothing happened.

[GamingGeekPS3360]

2008 was a pretty good year for PS3..considering LBP, SOCOOM, R2, and others..

2009 will be a far better year than 2008...reason being more Devs are looking at the PS3 as a lead platform...SKATE..for example..

2009 has FAR MORE Exclusive in 2009 versus 360..

360 exclusive:
Halo wars(Boooooooooooo)
Alan Wake( I may buy it still do not know anything about it...)
Splinter cell( was always a pretty good rental)
and the Ninja Game( woooooooo....another ninja game???)

I would not list Sony titles for 2009 because unlike Microsoft many people know what they will be playing in 2009 on their PS3...what would you be playing? SIDAR.....

[NickIni]

From this point, PS3 has a vastly better line up for '09 than the 360 methinks, with I think 6 more Sony Published Titles (ones meant to be announced at TGS. Don't quote me on exact figure :P) and the Team Ico Game, but granted, we might not see any of those until 2010. However, there are some games also unannounced for the 360. Time shall tell.

[ChickeyCantor]

" ...what would you be playing? SIDAR..... "

What the hell are you trying to say with this?
Don't tell me you think i'm a 360 fanboy...

I was just wondering since the nonsensical "Wait till" mindset is getting tiresome.
What if it is not the year of the PS3, Would you still claim that the next year after 2009 is?

Also use the "reply button".

[Nikkelz]

my kids do have the wii,but if this is truly the year for the ps3,hook my kids up,like the ps2 did,there were plenty of games that my daughter loved from that generation...all the barbie,spongebob games

thats what i am saying.hook the kids up

peace and game on

[Eddie20101]

My responce was to you saying all the PS3 did this year is make you want to buy a Xbox 360. None of the games you mentioned are on the 360 and its been out longer.

As far as those types of games go if the Xbox 360 has it, chances the PS3 has it.

[Radiodread]

First hand experience with Fable 2 WAS CRAP. You cannot deny it. I tried to for so long, but I came to terms and decided to trade it in after 2 days. What else did 360 have this year? Gears of war 2...that's it. I admit that probably is an awesome game, but I wouldn't know cuz I sold my RRODED 360 console before it came out. Who cares about this year anyway, its almost over. Time to look to 2009.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

^^^ Still waiting, nothing outlast the droids.

[ReTarDedFisHy]

How's Alan Wait coming along?
Oh oh, how about that GTA IV DLC?

[Sea_Man]

I guess Sony should start charging for on-line play..cause it's all boils down to the numbers right. More money made more profitable year. does $50 sound ok?

[360 man]

sony cancelling getaway 3 was a BIG BIG BIG mistake.

in europe especially UK its a big deal
if dey were to release dat me, my friends and a great population of the people would be getting ps3s
sony would have been selling more consoles than microsoft hand over fist

DAMN I CANT BELEIVE THEY CANCELLED GETAWAY 3

[Eddie20101]

No it wasn't, the Getaway games were really bad on the PS2 and PSP. Its better to allocate those resources to other possibly better games.

I don't think many people even cared about that game.

[360 man]

getaway was SICK and with all the nex gen graphics the whole london environment would have been breathtaking to play in and cause havok in.

i can tell u easily in the uk getaway 3 would have sold like hotcakes
all my xbox friends would have got it
i would have bought a ps3 just for it

maybe im biased because i live in london

[hardcorehippiez]

im in ireland and the getaway was successful here . was waiting for the getaway 3 as to this date it is still one of my favourite stories in a game . canning it was a big mistake in my opinion.

[aggh im on fire]

I think Ps3 had a good first half of the year and 360 looks to be good from Aug onwards. Both doing good and good year for games.

[Nikkelz]

good year for games indeed

peace game on

[thor]

If it's not the year of the PS3 - god knows what it was for the 360. An absolute curbstomping defeat and utter failure. If it's not the year of the PS3, the 360 has failed SO INCREDIBLY HARD. STILL outsold by PS3 (as it was last year), FEWER AAA exclusive games, LOST its HD-format disk drive which is now worthless, multi-platform games starting to look better on PS3 (look at Mirror's edge), NOTHING to stand up to LBP.

[Sircolby45]

LBP...seriously...that's the PS3's "big guns." This is supposedly the almighty game? If a childish looking 2D platformer is the best game you can think of then the PS3 is worse off then I thought. I could think of many games on both the PS3 and 360 that is better than LBP.

[Wellhello]

LFMAO

he thinks LBP is 2D!! What a retard.

[sinny]

How can they say that is not the year of the PS3 comparing it to the 360? This was a awful year for the xbox
I don't know how much of a fanboy a writer has to be to write this kind of thing....

[ultimolu]

...My head hurts.
Teh stupid made my head spin.

[ovniufo]

May be is gone to be in 2012 just a little wait Sony just a little wait

[kewlkat007]

I'm used to seeing..

2006 Year of Sony(The big Debut)
2007 year of Sony(Just wait)
2008 Year of Sony(MGS4, LBP and R2, the biggest EX games so far)
???? Will be Sony's year

Sony is selling well given the price point. Until they are Number #1 we will continue to see such articles. Who knows, If you've been paying attention, even a new Xbox might be out by then. Keepem coming

[Snukadaman_]

No problems whatsoever....the ps3 does not need a price drop....blu-ray is the best format ever.....microsoft purchases every website that does reviews to bring ps3 exclusives down...xbox is still not 6 million over the ps3....the ps3 is not third in this console war..psn exceeds or is up to par with xbox live....you can see these ridiculous notions and many others on n4g.

Dam your everywhere today junken...whats wrong...no school today>?

@frenchie...what the hell are you talking about douche?

graduated from college...and you have enough time to post on here all day..man....so your no little girl with your fanatacism....spooky...you should be a fanatic looking for a boyfriend...not defending that pos3 prize pig. I bet you get laid...the ps3 will be but a memory junken.

[ultimolu]

I love the blind people who can't see this is an article from sarcastic gamer! In which everything that was mentioned was meant to be taken sarcastically!

Thank you, play again!

All three are doing well enough Snuka. Isn't that enough? I may not like Microsoft's tactics but they did a good job with the 360 in terms of software.

Snuka: Nice try but I graduated from college so I'm mostly working now. Nice way of straying from the topic.

[Eiffel]

Conspiracy plagues your mind.

As long as we are not blind

The sky really is not blue.

[dirtrider]

you're asking a lot of a man to lay juuken bro. actually it may take a "few good men" lmao. truth hurts the ps3 crowd, LBP a childs game, 2d, level creator, is that the best the ps3 can do these days? what an over hyped piece of trash that game is. then it was R2 going to kill gears 2 DIDNT HAPPEN THE OPPOSITE DID. then it was SOCOM going to be the best online game- SORRY DIDNT HAPPEN. just keep waiting sony heads ONE DAY something will happen. by that time we will be on the next- gen with xbox 720's

[Egzekutor]

this is certainly the year for PS3 players...
Metal Gear Solid 4
Resistance 2
Little Big Planet
Motorstorm Pacific Rift
SOCOM Confrontation
HOME
and other titles..

And what this Wii or XBOX 360 get ???
Pretty much, fuking nothing.

[Eiffel]

Socom was a hilarious flop.

LBP was the glory for what a week? with much creative aspects removed.
R2 got a average 8/10 pretty much a B+
Motorostorm...people still enjoy racing games?..meh..
Home...is that not even out yet..Jesus Christ Sony..
MGSIV..which sold only 4 million copys and Gears of war has sold past 2 million in only its second week?...yeah.

Insert words from mouth, Egzekutor not words from ass.

[Egzekutor]

Tell me my friend.. Do I give a sh1t if your game sells well or not ?
Do I give a sh1t how much much they earn in 1 week or 1 second ??
The money is not coming to me ! Why should I care how much it sells ?? Its just like the PS3 and 360 sales.. "Oh XBOX 360 is better because it sold the most consoles". I dont give a sh1t.

I dont give a sh1t about other peoples opinions, i dont care how much it sold. As long as I enjoy the game its good..

I told you the truth in my first reply.

As long as Microsoft got a big enough install base, they dont give a fuk about all of you. They released 2 titles which caught everyones attention.. Thats all. I wonder what they have for next year..

Next year is another year for PS3 owners just to enjoy...

Heavy Rain
God of War 3
Grand Turismo 5
Killzone 2
inFamous

[Eiffel]

You're in some denial that Sony really gives two squirts a piss about you. Its a Business they would rape in the street if they wanted to.

Look you're obviously young and stupid but game sales = Idolization by Game Developers what ever system a game sells the most on chances are they may or may not make a exclusive for that console, but the possibility's are very high. Really I could careless about your opinion cause its the same fanboy routine that's a kick to watch you even think you know what the hell you're talking about. And FWI its not if you give a sh1t its if the console sells more game which the Xbox 360 has dominated the PS3 for a while on that particular area.

The games you listed are all for 2009, its still 2008 Sherlock hopefully you can escape your fanboy idolization over the PS3 to check the calendar every now and then.

[Wellhello]

Who gives a f*ck about sales? All those games are god damn awesome, they didn't sel brilliantly so they are bad?

Fuking retard.

[darkequitus]

D**k. probably sl*gs off his family the same way. Mr/Ms flaimbait!

Now back to R2 then a little Gears 2 to after that.

darkequitus: PSN/XBL

[Arsenal4Ever]

Why is everyone commenting on the credibility of the article. You could tell from the 1st paragraph what they were trying to say. All's good for PS3 now. 17 million install base will probably go over 20 million for the holidays. And the games and services are rolling out.

Have you guys forgotten Eye Pet and Vid Zone already? o_0

[Fan Tastic]

Thank you Sony for pushing the industry further doing what is best for the industry and gamers. You simply provide the best value and gaming experiences to be had! Nothing else comes close to what the PS3 offers.

Best movie experiences as well!

[wollie]

At the beginning of the year I didn't know anybody who owned a PS3. Now me, 3 of my friends and my father and step father have bought one. It is in large part do to the fact the Blu Ray and Hi Def televisions are becoming mainstream. Also the fact that the PS3 has a web browser and allows online gaming for free draws a lot of people in. The PS3 is more than a gaming machine and attracts different types of consumers. An intelligent consumer, one who does his research before buying an expensive piece of equipment, will realize that the PS3 is a great value. DVD player, CD player, Internet Browser, Blu Ray player, Built in Wifi, Bluetooth support, steaming music videos and pictures from home PCs, upgradable hard drives, all on top of being able to play some the the industries best video games for just under 400 bucks is a fantastic value. Is it the year of the PS3? Well thats depends on how you define "year of" What we can say for sure is that the PS3 is picking up speed and is miles ahead of where it was this time last year.

Also if we are going to base a consoles value solely on sales then let us all bow before the mighty Wii. Strange that everyone I know who had one has sold it for a PS3 or 360.

[Socomer 1979]

I thought with the ps3 install base & all the games to choose from that games have been selling well.
What do they want us to do? Buy 2 copies of each game or buy 3 copies of exclusives that are genre specific.

Its November. They are comparing all games sold too gears2 & fable2? Xbox360 has been around alot longer. It just seems to me like everything is going according to Sony's plan. There's a game on ps3 for everyone but before they are even released its met with bad press & high hopes of saving the system.

If I were to be a ignorant fool I would believe that:
Bluray sucks
Home sucks
LIttleBigPlanet sucks
the ps browser sucks
PSN sucks
MGS4 sucks
resistance 2 sucks
trophies sucks
blutooth head sets sucks
HD television sucks
Socom sucks
naruto ultimate storm sucks
the eye of judgement sucks
lair sucks
heavonly sword sucks
uncharted sucks
ratchet & clank sucks
sharing games up to 5 ps3's sucks
Usb support sucks
sixaxix sucks
Sony sucks

How dare Sony even compete with the glorious xbox360?!

I hope that all this negative media attention gives Sony to say you know what?
Thats it. Enough is enough & this is our last console & were dropping out. Xbox360 needs no
alternative so why offer it? Were done.

Then finnaly the media would be happy & Sony could focus only on thier
entertainment outlets.
Is that the world you want to live in? Don't believe the hype. Definatly don't take sarcastic gamer seriously either
because his next article will be killzone2 sucks.

[vmartin12]

nvm lol, i fail.. sorry for the disagree.. didn't read bro :/

[solsub]

Very well said.

[Magic_The_Celt]

yeh yeh its been an awesome year for the PS3

way better than the 360's year! boy what a rough year theyv had :(

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

How? 360 has more sales, more AAA's, number 1 online, cheaper price and better multiplatform games. Yeah, it sure looks like it's had a bad year.

[sak500]

Ali_the_Dick is back with his new account.

Use little bit more imagination so as not to give away your id. Man this is your 3rd or 4th? Your last one did not even last 2 days.

Time to bring down this troll..

[Socomer 1979]

with hiphopgamer & sarcasticgamer.

Sarcastic gamer is afraid of hiphopgamer. I bet you money
sarcasticgamer will be shaking in his keds. LOL!

From my experience & ive gamed ever since atari2600 at 8 years old till now,
ive had & played with all the systems & all its premiere games. The best system
& the best games have been on playstation 3 & the best experience has been xboxlive.

Thankfully, Sony has been copying & surprisingly is creating Home. Once Home is downloaded to
my 250gb hardrive ps3 will be 95% complete. Why hate on whats more important to me with that
kind of unified online social service at the price of free?

[Socomer 1979]

have you played? Or are you going off the reviews of people who couldn't get a game & when they did they got disconnected?

Socom has been patched. Servers are jampacked. You are missing out on a game thats better than every multiplayer game on xbox360. I almost feel bad for you. You've been mislead but you're young & dumb.
I dare you to find a friend who has socom & a hd television & play a round of suppression. I guarantee you will be
playing socom the whole night.

[Tony600]

It isnt the year of the ps3,maybe 2009/2010 when Team Icos ps3 will be released!Neither the year of the Xbox 360 or Wii!Each console has their own good games this year!Sorry,but games like LittleBigPlanet,Gears of war 2,resistance 2,fable 2 dont impressed me!Maybe next year or 2010,when monster hunter 3(wii),team icos ps3 project(ps3),God of War 3,new zelda wii hits,than Im getting impressed!

[Mr Fancy Pants]

this is pathetic... N4G is going downhill thanks to the bunch of moron/fanboys contributors that are approving so much crap!

[Lord Vader]

"It'll be PS3's year next year..."

Problem is, when is "next year" ???? 2012 ????

Bye bye 2006 + 2007 + 2008...

[na2ru1]

I think his grammer is a critical failure.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

You can't make any legit comeback with any truth, or any real argument what so ever. So, you scour the article like a Droid fiend, and "an" is all you could come up with? That desperation cologne you have stinks, take a bath.

[Wellhello]

Jason 360, N4Gs biggest fuktard, ones again fails in his attempt to be funny.

[The Karate Kid]

Cheapest 360 ----> $199.99

Cheapest PS3 ----> $399.99

Platform With The Most Sales Year 2 Date (Playstation 3)

Isn't the 360 suppose to be killing the PS3 in sales with an awesome lineup of games the new XBOX LIVE EXPERIENCE and a cheaper price tag?

Sure is suppose to but??????????

Lets face it, this isnt the year of the 360...........

Bubble me if you agree!

[Masta Kaos]

Everybdy wants da PS3 its jus dat da price is Evil!! If sony cud cut da prices down n bury da Xbox

[ElementX]

Go back to English class.

[darx]

Read the comments on that site and now read the comments on this site.

What a differnce!

[stonecold3]

heavy rain killzone2 streetfight4 residentevil5 tekken6 finalfantasy games 4 of these game i heard were coming to the xbot the xbot has got no steam in it an it ran out for the wii the wii is already dead there isnt much great games coming to a system when they keep on making mario kart and mario galaxy

[Arsenal4Ever]

whats set for 2009 guys? I'm not quite up to date

[user3915800]

I agree 100%, not bashing any consoles, but he told the facts.

[KeenanTheSavage]

Well that's obvious. In order for the PS3 to win the console wars, they'd have to beat out the Wii, and that's not going to happen any time soon.

[Xi]

The promise of hype. They're completely correct in thier argument. SONY has not delivered this year, they've done leaps and bounds compared to what they did in 2007/06 but it's not the year of the ps3.

According to fanboys, the PS3 was supposed to have surpassed both the 360 and wii in sales, it was going to show off it's true horsepower and create games that never would've been possible on 360, and home was going to destroy live in every way. Well, I'm still waiting and when that finally happens I'll hook up my ps3 back up to my lcd, until then it's a nice addition to my computer monitor.

[vmartin12]

PS3 09... :D

09 is going to be one WICKED year for the PS3!

Watch out 360 x)

Time to start planning for a new console microsoft.

[Shoko]

How could he say that?

MGS4
LBP
Resistance 2

Yes, the 360 has released Fable 2 and Gears 2, but the PS3 beats the 360 by one more exclusive hit. Fable 2 isn't even as big as the other games anyway. It's perfect logic people. PS3= 3 god-like titles, 360= only 2 god-like titles. So since the PS3 has had more huge-hit exclusives out, it wins the year. Heck, the 360 almost get's whooped by the Wii too.

Wii Hits this year:

Smash Bros Brawl
Mario Kart
Wii Fit

Good Wii Games

No More Heroes
De Blob
World of Goo
Wario Land Shake
Tales of Symphonia 2 (The reviews are a little inaccurate. The first game got great reviews, and this is is the exact same thing but better, so why did it get bad reviews? Proof that the reviews are BS.)

PS3 Hits:

MGS4
LBP
Resistance

Good PS3 games:

Valkyria Chronicles
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm

360 Hits:

Gears 2
Fable 2

Good 360:

Ninja Gaiden 2

So as you see, both systems have released more [good] games that the 360 has. I'm no trying to flame the 360 or anything. I have a 360 myself actually.

But when it comes down to it, the PS3 has won this year. This is coming from a Hardcore Nintendo Fan and Wii-Gamer.

[n4gno]

"Lets face facts.the ps3 has done well but not as well as projected and the 360 has done better than expected"

yes, but just a question of price !

[Socomer 1979]

single player is a critical failure? How?
Is that something to say to help not miss playing resistance 2?

From my understanding of the story. The chimera are the last thing the world has to worry about.
Its much bigger than nathan hale who has shown signs of being a chimera himself.
I guess some people miss his quiet side but when you have chimera rage flowing through
your veins, he transformed into Rambo. It was great & the ending surprised me.

[lowcarb]

And it never was the year to begin with. Stupid media and Sony made some huge claims only to be knocked back again and again. Definitely the year or generation of 360 regardless of what Sony or Nintendo do.

[Socomer 1979]

whats this now you're 5 refurbished xbox?

[otherZinc]

Ive been saying this for the longest time and got sand kicked in my face. Actually, 2007 was supposed to be the year of the PS3 as well: Heavenly Sword, Warhawk, Lair, nothing. I just continue to lose bubbles, thats ok, at least my head isnt stuck in the ground believing every thing the PS3 hypes.

Ive always said LBP was overrated & wouldn't carry the PS3 to stardom, I knew it, thats a Nintendo game not a PS3 game. From what I understand, Nintendo rejected LBP, that should tell you something if Nintendo rejects a kids game.

Kudos to the author of this article, someone needed to bust out these review critics that gave LBP an average review score of 9.5 with not 1 reviewer rating the game less than 9. Ridiculous!

[Xbots are pathetic]

the fact that game sales matter to xbots shows they arent gamers

REAL gamers will rock on to the glory of the ps3

[air1]

the fact that the sales of software are ALWAYS better on the 360, shows that we are gamer's cause we are BUYING the games..

seriously, wtf do you sony fanatics do with the ps3? go web browsing? cause from the looks of it not many people are buying games look at the sales of lbp they are good but not great like gears 2. maybe a built in blu ray was the wrong move cause it loks like that move was only good for movies and not games..

[Kush_Reaper]

Have you been under a rock or ha the RROD given you too much brain damage? Where were you when EA, ACTIVISION and others said they sold more software on the ps3 this year.

Oh if you want facts and links search it up cost you don't deserve the time. Plus im busy enjoying MY games.

PLAY BEYOND NOT BEHIND

[karlostomy]

Holy fvck dude.

You have been self-pwned by sony propaganda.

In fact, 360 sold more software than the PS3 AND PS2 COMBINED in the latest quarter.

What's more, the 360 also sold more software than the ps3 for EA when you add the figures for the entire year!

Go on! Check the numbers!

http://files.shareholder.co...

Please, if you're going to post, make sure you post facts, not lies.
This place is already full of Sony fans who can't see beyond their Sony-reinforced wishful thinking!

[Wellhello]

WAHHHH TEH SALES!! TEH SALES SAID IT WAS GOOD WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[karlostomy]

Who could it be I wonder?

[Kush_Reaper]

Look at this F@GGOT site thinking what they have to say means anything. Really pathetic attempt to bash the ps3 isn't it? bias much? Sarcasticgamer alreally are on my oh so many ignore sites list so yeah they can stick their opnions up.....

PLAY BEYOND NOT BEHIND

[dj_funky]

if it isn't the year for the ps3... it definitely isn't the year for the 360.

[air1]

lol, even with the rrod, sony still couldnt take the lead.

man, you sony fanatics are something else. you say the 360 had a terrible year, wtf? the ps3 got its first AAA exclusive mgs4 6 months later into 08.

if you want to talk about terrible lets not forget about the masacre that the 360 handed the ps3 in 07. thats what you call winning a year. all 12 months not 5 or 6 or7 months but all 12. and if you want to bring up "world wide" the ps3 is still in 3rd so whats the point?

you sony fanatics keep on with the wait for this and that by the time you get it the rest of the world will be off to the next gen again.

isnt the ps3 supposed to be crazy powerful? i mean why even when you lead on the ps3 the games barely look better? its supposed to blow the 360 out the water, isnt that what sony said? imo maybe its all part of the 10 year plan...

[Kush_Reaper]

You really are a pathetic little troll. Hey lets see how inteligent you really are. Tell me if the 360 launch a year along side the ps3 do you think it would still have that 5mil gap?

Because of Micro$hafts desperate attempts to rush in and steel sony's lead was pathetic and cause the epic saga of RROD.

And what are you talkin bout "masacre that the 360 handed the ps3 in 07" last time i checked despite having halo 3 out on the 360 and the year head start the ps3 sold more console worldwide than the 360 in such a short time period lol.

"isnt the ps3 supposed to be crazy powerful?" Like i've said and will say it again the level of ignorance from 360 fanboys is truely staggering. So you magically forgot about Heavenly sword, Unchated, Rachet, Metal Gear and not to mention the psn games that scored more than most full priced 360 games and makes live look like childplay lol.

Really you havn't seen anything thing yet. When Killzone 2 and GOW3 comes out then maybe you shut up. Hell 360 has been left in the dust the whole year so you getting gears 2 and fable 2 should make up for the depressing year the 360 has had.

PLAY BEYOND NOT BEHIND

[BUKKAKALYPSE]

Ummm Sony is kind of LOSING A TON of money with the PS3. MS is raking it in. Maybe thats what he's talking about in regards to that "massacre"

[Wellhello]

Well, if you can get a 360 for £100, and MS are making a profit, then how cheap and crappy is the hardware?

[Socomer 1979]

it is the year of ps3 & every year after that. Ive got way more games than you do. Way more exclusives. Way more.
Xbox360 is just barely surviving. 2 games don't equal 15 exclusive ps3 games.

[sephy 9 2 5]

have been the Wii's and currently the PS3 is ahead of the 360 slightly this year.

[xunderx]

off topic: doesn't the 3-year rrod warranty for the 360 end this year.
oh well theres always next year.

[faustomrtnz]

is a price drop.if they get a price drop,more people will buy the playstation 3.this will cause massive profits for sony and theyll be able to make better things.

[ToeKneeHaze]

I rather be that small percentage thats deemed "smart" consumer than someone who leaps off the bridges like the rest of the lemmings that inhabit this planet.

Pretty soon I will be the lemming, things can be underground and underdog for too long I guess...

[air1]

You really are a pathetic little troll. Hey lets see how intelligent you really are. Tell me if the 360 launch a year along side the ps3 do you think it would still have that 5mil gap?
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dumb as$, no intelligent person in the world can answer that. you sony fanatics and the "what if's"..
i'll play that game, what if the 360 didnt have rrod? thats supposedly the reason why 90% of the sony fanatics didnt get a 360 right?!

sounds like you need a fortune teller not a inteligent person!
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And what are you talkin bout "masacre that the 360 handed the ps3 in 07" last time i checked despite having halo 3 out on the 360 and the year head start the ps3 sold more console worldwide than the 360 in such a short time period lol.
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this is sony, duh they are going to sell ps3's they been in it for 3 gens and have die hard loyalists like you. last i checked, the npd number showed that the ps3 couldnt break 100,000 a month but let me guess you dont remember that since you have the memory span of a fish. remember sony couldnt keep up with the 360? that's why they cut the price by 100 bucks within like 6 months of release.. lol.. at the end of the day ps3 is still 3rd..
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Really you havn't seen anything thing yet. When Killzone 2 and GOW3 comes out then maybe you shut up. Hell 360 has been left in the dust the whole year so you getting gears 2 and fable 2 should make up for the depressing year the 360 has had
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just like lair was supposed to shut me up? or how about lbp? maybe r2? haze? i thought they were supposed to move millions of consoles to take the lead this year? what happened? you guys dont even support the games like the 360 fan base does. but i guess we have to go through the same thing and wait for the next game to flop in sales. sony has a 10 year plan we will be hearing "wait for this and that" for a long time.

you sony fanatics need to fall back relax and deal with being the minority screaming "we catching up" for 2 years and counting. there is nothing more ignorant then ppl screaming we are better and forget that they are in 3rd. when/if the ps3 takes the lead then you can talk all the smack you want but till then know your place, thats 3rd case you forgot..

more like "wait beyond"

[free2game365]

pseudo-journalists is a really good description of the gaming media

[Lets-Game]

people seem to forget that ps3 is still 250% price of the arcade.

[DNAgent]

I did read that was from sarcasticgamer so i'm assuming that they were just being sarcastic when they said that this wasn't the year of the PS3. Sometimes I wonder if people can really be that stupid to believe it isn't the year of the PS3.

[THAMMER1]

This topic gets more pathetic each year. There is only one thing that is more pathetic than this.

[iggypop123]

they got the hits they wanted. now forget about this

[pshizle]

2006...2007.....2008...now 2009

man sony fanboys are ...

[JokerSGS]

In terms of games and early sales it definitely was the year of Sony. They're outselling the 360 in Europe and Japan except for 6 months, and for most of the year in N.A. They need to drop the price but they can't without making loses. It's sad that it cost so much still. Without the price being an issue I'm sure they could beat MS easily.

People on here can talk all they want, but honestly most of the cats are out the bag for MS. And they are barely beating Sony. When Sony finally drops the price does anyone still think the 360 will have a chance. Like it's the inevitable. It's like taking joy in a victory when you know you opponent isn't really trying.

[cherrypie]

To any honest observer, this is not news.

The real news is this: The PS3 has lost the entire generation, it has ZERO chance of climbing out of 3rd place worldwide before the release of PS4 or Xbox 720.

Anyone who doesnt accept that fact is delusional.

And, another item for discussion: Will 3rd parties -- and Sony itself -- continue to pour top-dollars into the platform when the games continue to loose money?

With Sony profit dropping 90%, and the whole company in turmoil, its highly doubtful even *SONY* can continue to write top-quality AAA titles only to see them sell terribly.

Yes, PS3 will continue to get EA sports titles and such from 3rd parties, but the AAA exclusives are almost certainly finished. 3rd Parties simply cannot afford to burn money to struggle with the PS3's unproductive platform and then see the games not sell.

[NickIni]

Sony profits dropping 90% and the company in turmoil? What are you on about? You do realise Sony don't just make consoles, don't you? Sony's profits were cut, but not by 90%, and there not in turmoil, or they would have drastically cut funding for SCE at least, and most likely gone into liquidation, both of which they have not done.

3rd party exclusives are virtually gone now, kudos to Microsoft.

How can the PS3 lose? It's not a race. And by what terms are the "places" in this console war decided? Anyone who thinks there is a console "war" or "race" is delusional.

[kesvalk]

well if it isn't the year of PS3, and was not so good for Wii too, then i think is the year of the Xbox, anyway, i think no one should care about it...

[Citizen Cook]

Sony have made no ground on the Xbox. None whatsoever. Sure, they had SLIGHTLY better sales in the first half of the year, but from August onwards, its all GREEN baby!

Not to mention, that for every PS3rd Sony sells, they LOSE £50 on it!

FIFTY POUNDS!

The PS3rd won't even become profitable until at least 2010!
Either Sony will drag the b!tch of a console out for a 15-20 year lifespan (LOL LOL LOL) or else follow M$'s plan on the Original Xbox, and simply quit their loses and jump into the next genration with the PS4 early...

[Shane Kim]

It's really funny how Bots have gone from "PS3 has no games" and "Expensive, overrated POS3" to sales. To all xbabies, do you gain a dime from Bill Gates or Shane Kim if xflop sales are 100 millions or 10.000? Couse I can tell, you won't even get Cliffy Bee's sh!t on a plate for dinner. I terms of quality games, PS3 has had MGS4, LBP, R2, GT5:P, while xflop has only had Gears 2 and Fable 2 (I even listed Fable 2 as a quality game just to make you bots a little happier).

[Time_Is_On_My_Side]

It's an opinion countering another opinion. Resistance 2 has a bad storyline and PlayStation 3 owners just don't buy games for the online, is Lono's (Author) opinion. I bought Warhawk, Socom: Confrontations, and Call of Duty 4 for the online only. I don't hear anyone complaining about World of Warcraft, City of Heros, or Battle Field 2, do you? Wait it's because it's on Sony's console that has free online like the computer games so it can have online only games unlike the XBOX 360. If Microsoft ever did the same thing they would be forcing people to subscribe. So lets twist things when it comes to PlayStation but turn things back when it is something else.

Hell, Nintendo barely supports the online world but no one complains about that either, well I don't hear about it. So of course PlayStation 3 owners never buy a game solely for online only computer gamers do, right? Plus as I said it's opinion countering another opinion. I for one am not represented by a journalist I represent myself. People need to understand this because one fanatic says something the fanatic doesn't represent all of our opinions. Lono (Author) needs to understand this as well, you don't speak for me as an XBOX 360 gamer nor a PlayStation 3 gamer.

This is what I don't understand blogs becoming news, you never see me posting my N4G blogs as news on this site. This goes for all platforms or fanatics how ever you look at it.

[No FanS Land]

I consider that this was the ps3's year because it became mainstream.

[solsub]

Another doom and gloom PS3 article. Alright! /sarcasm

[PJ]

2009 is the year this time I mean it with Killzone 2 coming out 2009 done.

[slugg]

Seems a little ridiculous to me. But you might be right-- that might be the only good PS3 exclusive next year, now that RE5 and Final Fantasy will release day-and-date on 360...

[djroberts]

Wow, The PS3 outsells the 360, has more great games, makes more money for companies like EA and Ubisoft, wins the format war, etc...

What does the PS3 need to do to get the respect of MS fanboyz? The 360 was a bit of a dud this year when it comes to exclusives. Really GeoW2 and Braid was all I cared about.

[slugg]

Every claim you make is false. 360 is outselling PS3 2 to 1, and it will only get worse through the holdays= price is king. With Gears of War, Fable 2, Left 4 Dead, Banjo Kazooie, etc., how can you really think that PS3 has more great games? Look at what is selling-- multiplat games sell far more copies on 360 as well! So PS3 makes a little money for EA and Ubisoft, but the Wii and 360 make them a heck of a lot more. And as for "winning the format war" blu-ray sales are not what they were expected to be, and wont be for a long time, for one simple reason: no one is replacing every DVD player in their house with blu-ray, so buy a blu-ray copy of a movie to watch on one player, or the DVD copy you can watch in the living room, on the computer, laptop, in the car, etc.? DUH

[baodeus]

So to Sony Fan, the PS3 won this year, but to Xbox fan, the xbox win this year. I guess it is all down to one's "OPINION". The FACT is that the wii win hand down. See, and it is a fact (wii has no game, nothing...according to most people here were saying).

Where are the facts (number of sell, rating, etc...) for those who claim their system of choice has better games? Please enlighten me. I really want to know or it is just their opinion because opinion is not a legit argument. I need concret Facts.

I want to go in here to read news about GAMES, yet, all i see are debate or argument about consoles. N4G isn't news for games, it is a forum for debate and it is not even a good one. Just leave your ego aside and use actual numbers if you want to argue.

Note: don't use personnel experience or your opinion because no one give a sh*&t. LOOKING AT DJROBERTS*.

[C_Dub]

Because let me tell you, in 2007 I was a massive 360 fanboy and wanted PS3 to fail and thought nothing could stop Xbox's momentum. I used all the usual 360 fanboy rants (multiplat games better on 360, more games period, nothing good on PS3, Live being best ever etc etc.). Yet even when I bought one of the last 60GB PS3s late in 07, I never played it because my fanboyism for 360 was so strong.

2008 changed all of that. Blu-ray winning the "format war", DualShock 3 controller being released, PS Store revamp, improved firmware, PSN as a whole all-but-matching the experience of Xbox Live, and most importantly, getting some VERY good exclusive games as well as improved 3rd party titles. I ended up selling a lot of 360 games to get PS3 games and now my PS3 collection is currently 13 retail and growing while my 360 titles are diminishing. I've even let my costly Xbox Live subscription expire (although I do plan to renew before year's end).

This WAS and still IS the year of the PS3 in my opinion. =) And 2009 looks to keep it going.

[slugg]

But some people would point to dismal system sales (vs. predicted) losing more exclusives, (Final Fantasy), Home being delayed again (indefinitely?), the fact that Sony has the most expensive system and is still losing money on every one sold, while Microsoft and Nintendo are making money on system sales, dismal attach rate for games and accessories, most multiplatform games STILL looking and performing better on 360, and say that the PS3, while gaing some ground, can't in any way claim 2008 as "their" year. This year actually belonged to Nintendo, and pretty soon, if this keeps up, the PS3 and 360 will only be also-rans.

[Blackcanary]

Well if you compare the sales of each year that the 360 been out for in its life time and compare that to each year the PS3 has been out for the PS3 has done better then the 360.

Give till next year and there will be the same number of ps3 owners as the 360.

[JokerSGS]

Yeah I don't get these topics. Following one month with a price cut, people start to praise MS not realizing that Sony has beaten them most of the year and has had better titles. When you have MGS4 and LBP, I don't care what you say, nothing is coming close. It's obvious who won this year, the thing is Q4 is important and I'd judge that seperately to the rest of the year.

I don't get fanboys supporting a console when the cheapest version is nowhere near as good as the full version and you don't get any of the features you need. That 199 version is a joke and I feel bad for anyone who purchases it without researching what they are paying for. And it's less than a Wii and still loses.

[baodeus]

@JokersGS
And that my friend is what you called opinion. Why would anyone take your opinion seriously, and your icon isn't helping either.

The wii is selling well because it actually cater to much bigger crowd that is casual gamers. Something that hard core fan just don't understand that for most people, their lives don't revolve around games for that matter. What does matter in this time of crisis is the price, therefore, cheaper alternatives for entertainment will likely do better.

All three systems have their own values. Wii has their diet games to compete with Jenny Greg, xbox has around 9,10,12 lives, and PS3 has lots of premature anticipations.

[Last Snake]

maybe it wasn't the year of the ps3 year or even 360

TO ME IT'S MGS YEAR!!!!

[GamingGeekPS3360]

MGS4, Uncharted, R&CQFB, SOCOOM, LBP, R2...just to name a few....

The real games begin 2009.........feb 2009 to be percise