shadow skill - 88 days 2 hours ago

The thing is this really, where is the Microsoft brand? I am getting increasingly annoyed at Microsoft not because Sony is losing exclusives but because Microsoft isn't gaining any! FF was already huge before the Playstation came out, and the only reason it did not come out on the N64 is because of Nintendo's cartridge mistake. Ratchet and Clank, Jak, Crash Bandicot, Sly were all new IPs for PS1. I don't see the same kind of thing on the 360 three years in. I do see "Me too" though. It's got to the point where I just want to shout "MAKE YOUR OWN MAN!!" I haven't seen or heard anything about a Jade Empire sequel, nor have I heard anything about KOTOR 3. When I look at the 360 I see a cheaply built version of the PS3 that has a decent chance of crapping out on me (Hasn't happened yet thankfully.), with overpriced hard drives that make absolutely no financial sense compared to off the shelf hard drives. Not to mention a relatively expensive online component that is virtually identical to the PS3's.. (All of the chat functionality on live has nothing to do with the service and is really just a properting of the console operating system. The fee they charge you has nothing to do with that functionality in reality.)

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velaxun - 88 days 1 hour ago

I wholeheartedly agree with you Shadow Skill. I look at Nintendo and characters like Mario, Link, Samus, the Pokémon, all come to mind. Glance over at Sony and you think of Crash Bandicoot, Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper, and you get all these characters that define the console. With Nintendo we've got games like Super Smash Bros., Mario Cart, on Sony there's Tekken, Gran Turismo. They've got Console defining games. You then look on over to the 360 and you see a lot of what used to be playstation. I mean yes, kudos and acquiring these titles, but seriously MS needs to come up with something original to define their console. The only thing I can really come up with is Master Chief. I look at their other games and just see franchises that used to reside on PS2 or Nintendo. Or I see imitations, Splinter Cell, Metal Gear... Forza, Gran Turismo....

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velaxun - 87 days 23 hours ago

fanboy my ass. Take a hard look at MS's first party games and tell me what's console defining. Yes I mentioned Halo, I'll admit it's a good game, I have no problem playing it. Best selling games do not define a console though. Take a look at my previous post, Mario, Zelda, Metroid. They probably sold much less than Halo 3 or Gears, but they are the face of Nintendo. What is MS's face?

You need more proof though, I listed a few of the games that make Sony and Nintendo what they are. You've listed 2 games, Halo and Gears and claim they define the 360... as what? Those two games are about grizzled space marines fighting alien invasions. MS needs diversity. They seem to be picking up, I've noticed the influx of RPG's on the system and that's a good thing. But there are still no "console defining" characters on the Xbox. Master Chief can't stand up to the loyalty that Mario generates in Gamers. Marcus Fenix.... he's been in one game.... how is that console defining?

Look in the mirror before you start pointing fingers

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thisguywithhair - 87 days 18 hours ago

"Oh dear, hear that little violin playing for you. OMG, grow up. Why would news make you want to sell your PS3?"

How can I explain? Pretend you are playing the original DONKEY KONG, in the arcade and everything. You work very, very hard and spend your well earned money in order to get the highest score possible. Then i come along, pay the owner of the arcade to let me program a higher score onto to the list. How would that make you feel?

"You seem to know nothing. You say Sony brings new IPs and MS doesn't. Best new IP this gen - Gears of War, no doubt about it. Yes, sort of trad party but still its on the 360. Sony have disappointed me. My PS3 is now gonna be hardly used for games after november."

Sony has MGS4, MS has nothing. Need I say more?

"And another fanboy here says the 360 has no console defining games. But last i checked halo and gears were the best selling exclusives this generation."

HALO came out last gen and GEARS came out last year (almost). Sony has MGS4 out this year. Sorry that it has to keep being brought up like this but MGS4 is the current console definer, MS has none at the moment. All they have is a bunch good memories. BTW: Why do you keep bringing GEARS? Is it because that is MS's only good, worth while game?

"I'm not a fanboy of anyone by any stretch (i have the PS3, 360 and a good PC) but some of you Sony fanboys are either stupid or are just little kids with no clue."

Speaking of people with no clue, have you not noticed absolutely no exclusives coming out for the 360 that haven't already been announced years ago? Sure Sony may delay FW and even it games, but it always delivers exactly what it says it will. MS on the other hand started making the XBox as a way to add a third party into the console war. They started strong with HALO and a few other titles but after a while it just became one game after another with no real staying power in any one of them. Now they are so far out of the game that the only way they catch up is to buy their way back into the game. Sort of like the annoying little brother who is always tagging along.

Sorry for the length but when I see such sheer stupidity I need to say something.

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