In article <1752431.siitNKNkhO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> In any event, the PS3 is truly a big player because a huge number of
> >> PS2 folks wait for it... backward comptaibility (with exception)
> >> makes this a rational choice.
> >
> > Yeah, of course - PS3 will be the winner no doubt. Or rather, remain
> > the ruler. That won't change anytime soon. I'm just commenting on the
> > term "nextgen" and how the Wii can be viewed as the only true
> > "nextgen" console.
>
> The Wii could gain momentum.
Could+ The Wii has already outsold the Xbox 360, in just a couple of
weeks. In Japan. Compared to Xbox 360. Worldwide.
This isn't a place where "could" is apt. :)
> Today I read a third recent finan-technical
> article which describes it as a winner, or at least a PS3 crippler... the 9
> million XBoxes (in over a year) is a laughable figure, especially if you
> compare that to over 100 million PS2's.
120 actually. PS2 has sold more than twice as many units as Xbox360
and Xbox has sold together.
> Only stocks/productions give the
> XBox (360 of course) some chance to sell. It took poor advantage of it's
> one-year head start. Just as a reminder, this led to flames... and I don't
> mean people flaming Microsoft. The next-gen consoles could exceed overall
> number of sales that the previous generation had recorded... more houses can
> afford them... in the case of the PS3 it obviates the need for a separable,
> standalone PC.
PS3 is obscenely expensive right now. I hope prices will drop soon.
Not that I think it will affect its penetration very much though.
Mind you, I really really like the Xbox 360. It has some great game,
the controller is awesome, they pioneered the entire wireless
controller with power on/off of the console and so on. I'm not bashing
the Xbox 360 (the Xbox is another story) at all. I think it's really
nice. It doesn't stand a chance to the PS3 though. Or the Wii. :)
> >> Linux and Blu-ray are nice 'addons'.
> >
> > Well, at lest Bluray is. That will certainly get HD movies rolling.
> > Linux on the PS3 is not something te buyers really care about. :)
>
> True, but Sony needs it. It's a long-term thing.
I think hybrid players will be the future anyway. No one will win the
war and consumers will buy "HD movies" regardless of what media it is
on.
Or maybe 2007 Apple will provide 70% of all DVD movies as HD-movies
via their iTunes Store worldwide and change the game for everyone.
> >> IIRC, PS3 has begun its VoD service today/yesterday (??).
> >
> > VoD? Video on Demand? Voice over Dingo? Verdict of Doom?
> >
> > Sorry, I didn't recognize the acronym. :)
>
> My mistake. It's actually that PSP that gets a video service. I saw it today
> this morning and realise my mistake (poor or selective memory)...
Ah, Videon on Demand. Yeah, we'll see how that pans out.
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