Matrix yes, reloaded and revolutions No. There's a reason they won't sell you only The Matrix. Selling the trilogy bundle only is truly making us buy something we don't want.

The Thing is awesome on Bluray, as is IronMan. Up Next: Dead Space (10/31), Sgt Osiris in Tropic Thunder (11/18), WANTED (12/2), and the big daddy Dark Knight (12/9).

I'll also be picking up Cool Hand Luke, Young Frankenstein, and Kill Bill 1 & 2.

Sony is in a good position. Though MS will most likely win the Holiday Season, there will be many, many new HDTV owners. In February 2009 the US goes all Digital TV and HDTV sales will most likely boom. More and more users will realize the Home Theatre Pocket Rocket that is in their PS3. Dolby Master Audio and 1080p Bluray Movies. View

Hmmm.... Iron Man was the bomb. I avoided seeing it at the Theatre to see it at home in HD. It was worth the wait, as will Dark Knight on Dec 9.

With blockbusters being released, it has to have some impact on Microsoft that their users are out in the cold. Next up, Angelina Jolie's Wanted. That's a helluva combination, IronMan, Dark Knight, Wanted. Microsoft does want to give Xbox a Bluray. They just can't figure out the best way to do it. My bet, if it is going to happen, it will be a couple weeks after Gears 2, but before Dec 9th. Maybe they will be the ones with a Dark Knight bundle.

Iron Man broke all Bluray sales records, what do you think Dark Knight will do?

EDIT: Blu-ray discs to overtake DVDs within 2 years - Disney says, Yeah, Microsoft wants some o' that. View

The thing is, it's 2 weeks heading into the Holiday Season. 2 weeks when this has never happened before. If you think this doesn't have Sony worried, think again. I'm not saying Microsoft can sustain this, but it is significant, like it or not. View

Now worries, upgrading it is EZ Fosheezy ... another plust of the PS3. View

Though, I'm not sure being "disc"-based equates to quality anymore. I can guarantee you after WipEout HD it won't. WHD may end up being this gens showcase title as far as sound, graphics, and speed goes. View

Finally and anticipated game that lives up to the hype from start to finish; Are you listening Fable II?

This title being only $19.99 immediately puts PSN back in the game against Xbox Live! Though I think XBLA has a larger volume of good games (and I'm big on retro remakes), none rise to the level of quality or value of WipEout HD. And none will have me waiting for DLC like I'll be waiting for new Tracks, Ships, and hopefully Music Tracks for WipEout. This is why I made the decision to buy a PS3 and I have not been let down.

Sony, you did me right! View

I agree, and I think the ads work. Shows real people, which 95% of us are. Hmmm, kind of mirrors the historical marketshare 95/5.

Real people don't care about ads. Mac users, many of whom have superiority complexes and pay more for less, because Steve Jobs tells them they're getting more, react much more to ads that tell them what they want to hear than the rest of us, who evaluate the ins and outs of a product and then make our own decision.

Macs are prettier, and Vista needs to be prettier, but having owned 3 Macs, the PC is a better "computer." That's why people use it more than anything else despite its flaws. That and price and games.

Having said that, I just bought a Dell Hybrid Studio and it's great, especially media center. But the design is so slick, ugly old Vista is actually unworthy, except for when you're inside Media Center that is. View

HP's laying off about 13,000 workers to increase profits. They should all rethink their lives. While I agree, given the quality of Live! compared to PSN, the cost is quite reasonable, I also realize, not everyone has expendable cash, especially during these economic times. View

September 25, Sony will have an announcement, WipEout HD is available on PSN. I'll read Microsoft's announcements at a later date :> View

Prepare for WipEout HD to take its rightful place atop your list. View

With a $199 machine, MS has to keep it as clean as possible for the kiddies. Let's face it, 1 out of every 2 adults online becomes a deviate in one way or another. Take UNO with the video cam, pervs are everywhere, I have no problem with keeping the names clean.

They should go to a strip club or San Francisco to get their freak on. No one should be forced to know the people are undercover Gimps, complete with red ball in the mouth. View

I believe they only had to tone down "zone" mode, not anything in the main game. View

At this point, no trophies, no buy for me. View

As long as MS can hold their own without one, you won't see it. If PS3 begins to realize significant sales due to Bluray, MS has a design ready for production. View

I know most don't agree, but for all intents and purposes you can forget about RRoD being a factor. MS had to pay for it, but as far as marketing, only those of us who pay attention to the gaming industry think about it much.

I sent back 4 XBoxes before I bought an Arcade (to get HDMI when I went HDTV). I haven't had a single problem with the new m/b and that was a while ago. People with older Xboxes are likely to have a problem at some point, but the new machines, I doubt there will be any issue and in fact, I think that's what delayed the price drop. MS had to make sure they eliminated the RRoD fiasco. And it was shameful, any other company would have been decimated.

There are other things related to hardware that you can be disappointed about with a 360. No HD audio or video, it's too loud to really enjoy even downloaded movies (for me anyway it's louder than most movies quiet passages). The problem for Sony is, for those who find cost a limiting factor, none of those things matter. The cost of wireless doesn't matter, they're probably not HD so Bluray doesn't matte, etc. etc. View

1) Whoever wins gets the new games developed for it first. Maybe nowadays it's, whoever wins gets to be the lead development platform, or gets better DLC, or better performance. The point being, a gamer does have an interest in how well their chosen platform sells.

2) Why do you watch football when you're not a player? Since the Gladiator days, competitive events have always been an enjoyable spectator sport :) View

I hear what you're saying about PSN's unique games. I just think that niche games are niche for a reason; they only appeal to a small number of users. Take XBLA popular Braid, which is considered innovative. It uses tried and true platform gameplay that has mass appeal. For a minute I thought Donkey Kong had finally made it online. I think the best games on PSN are arcade remakes, Bionic Commando in particular. While High Stakes poker suffers because they tried to be too cute with, well, poker. Just deal the cards already man, and make them easy to read. I do think Wipeout HD will be so good that it will level the playing field upon release.

@ those saying Gears 2 won't be a system seller

Your logic is sound: Gears 1 owners already have Xboxes. But you're missing the point of the price cut. There are more PS2 gamers who have not gone nextgen than there are total nextgen gamers. Not everyone who likes Gears has a console. The only playtime they get is when their parents are in Walmart and they get on the demo box. Millions can't afford $300 for a console. And we all know that by the time you get extra controllers, cables, a few games, other accessories, your console can easily cost $6-700 before you ever hook it up.

Now those kids' parents can get them a nextgen console to play Gears or Gears 2 for $199 + ~60. Yes, by the time they're done the price will be much higher than $199, but that's not the way our shopping brains work. An item with $50 more value selling for $205 will probably be outsold by a similar item with $50 lower value selling at $199.

If LBP were available on a $199 console, I would say it would rule Christmas. But at current PS3 prices, it won't. Not many of those who have been limited by price will make that investment, for that game, in my opinion. Price is big. Those saying price isn't a big issue can already afford the console of their choice. View

I'm cool with typos but this is in the headline. View

All sales are desired, but, I don't know how to quantify the true value of European and Japanese sales against American Sales.

If you're a failure in America but a success in Euro/Japan, you most likely fail. If you're a success in the US and a failure in Euro/Japan how much does that actually matter? I think if you rule in the US you can dominate an industry. If you only rule in Euro/Japan, you cannot, though you can be very successful.

Just an opinion. View

Xbox 360 "should" be hard to beat this Christmas with the price cut (which is the #1 issue with the mass of non-hardcore gaming consumers), Gears 2, and Left 4 Dead, plus XBLA Arcade just stomps all over PSN content and Netflix is also coming.

I do think Sony will keep it close enough being a Bluray with all the blockbusters coming out and Dark Knight around 12/16. Wipeout HD will help with a lot of players familiar with the game who haven't gone next-gen yet. LBP will also help. I don't think Killzone or Resistance will sell new machines.

Becasue there just aren't a whole lot of game changing exclusives left, it will be a matter of price vs. Bluray, and Gears/Left 4 Dead/Fable II vs. LBP/K2/R2/WHD for the most part. I think MS wins this Christmas, but not in dominating fashion.

Wildcard: If Obama wins the election, people will be more optimistic about the future of the economy and job market and this may actually reduce the impact of Microsoft's price cut. If McCain wins, the nation will probably continue to pinch pennies. View