Apr 16 2008, 10:18 PM, updated 18y ago
The current rivalry between the Xbox 360 and the coming PlayStation 3 is just the latest battle in the exciting leadership war that began in 2001, when Microsoft introduced the original Xbox into the console market. The PlayStation was the reigning champion of the console market. It had dominated since the mid-90s. The original PlayStation sold some hundred million units, a staggering figure at the time.
By the end of the 1990s Microsoft was worried about what is in our perspective the prospect of the PlayStation encroaching in the console market. Hence Xbox, was and still is a bid to win back territory for Microsoft in many of our gaming views. While Xbox might have been the new kid on the block, it had the might of all Bill Gates empire behind it. Before the Xbox, Microsoft had already ported Windows CE to the Sega Dreamcast, giving them experience in the console market.
More importantly, they had some of the best programming teams on the planet. One of their original plan, if not their main plan for this long-time distribution for the Xbox, focused heavily on integrating it with other Microsoft products, for example by including DirectX technology. The battle is about much more than just the console market. Sony and Microsoft are looking forward to a time of increasing integration of different electronic devices within the home. Consoles are increasingly becoming conduits for Internet access, for playing music, and even for personal computing.
Sony could be using the PlayStation 3 to push the Blu-ray disc format. In the past, it has come up with the PSX, intended as a multi-purpose device, able to record and play videos as well as being a gaming console. Microsoft, for its part, is putting a lot of weight on the Xbox Live online service, which we can expect to see expanding massively over the coming years. The continuing delays in shipping Windows Vista - the next incarnation of Microsoft PC operating system - has dampened the impact of linking it with the Xbox. Once Vista is released, we could expect to see a stronger focus on linking the Xbox 360 to a PC running Vista.
In short, everything is becoming interconnected, and the exciting console leadership war is at the very center of this battle. Whoever can dominate this market will have the say over how the digital homes of the future are laid out - and will be able to profit massively as a result. The stakes are high in the rivalry between PlayStation and Xbox. It is just an exciting rivalry to keep watching over the years to come, for sure.
As for me. I will go for xbox360 terms of upcoming exclusive games,networking,software,quality and price.
I won't have overheating problems because I had my xbox360 had well taken care off plus it has a falcon chip it.
A table fan and removing the top casing will do for me =D
SSJBen says:
QUOTE(SSJBen @ Apr 17 2008, 03:16 PM)
Its a good lowdown on the history of the console war, but somethings aren't really correct.
Particularly the PSX point. The PSX was a multi-purpose device, or more likely a multimedia hub. The problem that it didn't took off was because of its high price point and it was only launched in Japan EXCLUSIVELY. More over, at that time when the PSX was introduced, theres just too many PS2 owners around for the PSX to be a success.
Xbox Live has actually paid off to be the best online comunity service, remember how it was when it was launched with the original Xbox a few years ago? Practically everyone was backfiring on the service.
On the console front, yes the 360 vs PS3 debate is still a hot thing. The problem is that even if the 360 wins out this gen, Microsoft still doesn't have total control over the gaming comunity. Especially when theres nearly a 120 million PS2 owners out there right now and not even a quarter of that audience has a 360 yet. More over, the PSP has just gone off the roof in just a few months this year, just LOOK at that sales of Monster Hunter G 2nd within just a few weeks from its launch, thats insane for a handheld console.
Finally the Wii. Okay the Wii is totally kicking the PS3 and 360's ass all around the corner in both hardware and software sales. Its more of like a casual gaming console, which is good because it'll appeal to people who never play games before. Its a nice thing to have when you're in a party. But what about the hardcore gamers? Theres only a handfull of actual hardcore games on the Wii as of now. Nintendo has basically lost control over the Wii as well, just look at what 3rd party developers are doing.
They're just developing the controls around the Wiimote(and not in a good way either) for some quick and easy cash. While I think that the Wii will be the top-selling console at the end of this generation, but I don't nessasarily think that it'll be a good console for the hardcore gamers. Not until we start to seem some REAL games(not party, not casual) coming for the Wii.
This post has been edited by ExTgAmer: Apr 17 2008, 03:36 PMParticularly the PSX point. The PSX was a multi-purpose device, or more likely a multimedia hub. The problem that it didn't took off was because of its high price point and it was only launched in Japan EXCLUSIVELY. More over, at that time when the PSX was introduced, theres just too many PS2 owners around for the PSX to be a success.
Xbox Live has actually paid off to be the best online comunity service, remember how it was when it was launched with the original Xbox a few years ago? Practically everyone was backfiring on the service.
On the console front, yes the 360 vs PS3 debate is still a hot thing. The problem is that even if the 360 wins out this gen, Microsoft still doesn't have total control over the gaming comunity. Especially when theres nearly a 120 million PS2 owners out there right now and not even a quarter of that audience has a 360 yet. More over, the PSP has just gone off the roof in just a few months this year, just LOOK at that sales of Monster Hunter G 2nd within just a few weeks from its launch, thats insane for a handheld console.
Finally the Wii. Okay the Wii is totally kicking the PS3 and 360's ass all around the corner in both hardware and software sales. Its more of like a casual gaming console, which is good because it'll appeal to people who never play games before. Its a nice thing to have when you're in a party. But what about the hardcore gamers? Theres only a handfull of actual hardcore games on the Wii as of now. Nintendo has basically lost control over the Wii as well, just look at what 3rd party developers are doing.
They're just developing the controls around the Wiimote(and not in a good way either) for some quick and easy cash. While I think that the Wii will be the top-selling console at the end of this generation, but I don't nessasarily think that it'll be a good console for the hardcore gamers. Not until we start to seem some REAL games(not party, not casual) coming for the Wii.
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