As i am preparing my questionnaire on Xbox 360 i have decided to conduct a survey.Please do co-operate with me and give a favourable response. Thank You.
Which one do you think will be taking over the gaming industry?Is it Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 or Wii?
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Reply:i would say that more and more people are asking for xbox 360's than nintendo wii's or ps3's really
and i also see more people with 360's than with ps3's or wii's
Reply:We own the PS3 360 and the Wii and have owned almost all the different systems that have been released since 1979... Anyway Nintendo brand has always been on top as far as innovation. The playstation systems have always offered an opportunity for the users to use the systems for much more. THe ps3 offers so much more then just gaming such as the ability to load other operating systems and even if you don't you can use it to go online to any website (it has it's own web browser you can even print your emails if you want you can hook up a printer.
Games coming late this summer and later this year are over 35 gig to 45 gig on the ps3 50 gig blueray discs. THe future of Ps3 is very promising with the addition of play TV which allows you to use it like a TiVo and record shows while your gone etc....
Although Microsoft is great at pulling together games and resources they lacked the follow through to close the deal when it came to the 360. The 360 even in 2005 at first release lacked the top 2005 technology inside which will be the 360 downfall this year . They use standard 8 gig dvd format for games which is very limiting when Hd graphics require huge amounts of space. So either the hd graphics suffer or the game size (levels etc) suffers. The 360 also uses a graphics processor (GPU) that is locked at dx 9 . and cannot be upgraded to dx10 . Most PCs even low end $300 ones can go DX 10. So teh 360 needs a huge overhaul in the next 10 months if it will continue to compete.
With developers trying to stay on top by the end of this year beginning of 2009 the 360 will have very little credible 3rd party support and most of the great games for 360 will have to be produced in house or by young gaming companies trying to get into the mix and they will eventually turn to teh sony platforms once they get a name. Whereas the ps3 has many many huge 3rd party exclusives coming this year because of the RSX GPU and 50 gig blueray capabilities.
360 is still plagued by the Red ring of death (engineering Hardware failures effecting more then 40 % of all 360) so in your questionaire ask how many times they have had to send their 360 in or get it replaced.
Reply:Well I have all 3 of them. I like the Wii more.
Reply:I think the Wii, because it's cross-generational. I know women in their 70s and 80s who like Wii bowling. I can't see the same women playing Call of Duty or Gears of War :)
I have 360 and Wii, and actually prefer the 360, but the Wii is fun too.
Reply:I think the Wii has the best chance of taking over the game industry. It is really innovative, and a more family-oriented console (with is great with more families getting into the gaming community.) Also, it is great for children because there are many games under the E (everyone) genre, and very few M (mature) games.
The PS3 also has a good chance with its blu-ray player, as Blu-ray has just won the format war.
Reply:I love my XBOX 360, but as for your question, the Nintendo Wii will be the one to take over. It has wider appeal that people who normally dont play video games, can enjoy it. It's a true family console. PS3 and XBOX 360 appeals to hardcore gamers.
Reply:This is my cut and paste answer. The reason for that is because a tech info is a tech info, you can't beat it (sources below). Also this question is so often!!!
PS3 will win the console war, no doubt. Xbox 360 and Wii are so weak from technological point of view, that in couple of years they won't be capable of dealing with serious graphics. GTA IV, for instance, isn't even announced for Wii - this toy won't be able to cope with the game's requirements. Xbox 360 is getting GTA IV, however, the game is going to be released on several DVDs - Xbox 360 owners will have to interrupt gaming process and switch discs (Rockstar complained about this issue). Only PS3 will have it on single BD-DVD.
Let's compare PS3 and XBOX 360:
1). A third of XBOX 360 (33%) are malfunctioning right from the start. PS3 return rate is only around 0.2%. Despite some people say, that new 360 has no breakdown issues - just visit Xbox section of Yahoo answers and see for yourself an amount of complaints.
2). PS3 has 7 kernels in Cell processor, Xbox 360 -only 3.
3). PS3 uses advanced tech called Blu-Ray, one disc can store up to 25 (single layer) and dual layer 54 gb (in the future - up to 200 gb), Xbox 360 - regular dual layer DVD-9 (8.5GB). It's possible to get HD-DVD (max. - 30GB) for 360, but it'll cost you around 50$. Besides, HD-DVD had lost the format war with Blu-ray. Toshiba had stopped to manufacture them, Microsoft too.
4). Calculations per sec - PS3 - 51-billion-dot-product-operati... per second
Xbox 360 - 33.6-billion-dot-product-opera... per second
5). PS3 has full media support - USBs, built-in 4 slots card reader (except 20GB and 40GB versions), ability to use printer and so on.
Xbox 360 has USBs and only 2 memory slots.
6). PS3 supports up to 7 Bluetooth Controllers
Xbox 360 - up to 4 Controllers
7). PS3 - wi-fi included (except 20 gb version)
Xbox 360 - wi-fi will cost you around 100 $
8). From the first technical sight - graphics are stronger in 360 (it has a stronger graphics chip - Xenos), BUT PS3 can use it's Cell CPU for graphics too, which gives you better graphics in total. PS3 uses a weaker RSX chip, that was developed by Nvidia exclusively for PS3. RSX runs on 550 Mhz. It's difficult to compare their graphics, because 360 has a video chip with totally different structure and operating memory is divided differently in both consoles. Xbox isn't that versatile in dividing tasks between CPU and GPU as PS3. That's why PS3 exclusives look better than 360's exclusives.
9). Xbox 360 is widely known for so-called "red ring of death" problem - it gets overheated easily. My PS3 was running for more than 15 hours non-stop with no problems. Sometimes Xbox 360 becomes so overheated, that thermopaste on CPU melts, drips on motherboard and successfully shortcircuits it. That's why in some countries people call Xbox 360 "Coffin 360".
10). Besides all of this, I've seen disassembled Xbox 360 - regular PC architecture - Billy Gates is an uninventive nerd (as usual).
When I saw disassembled PS3 - it was a surprise - smart architecture, good cooling (don't buy external PS3 coolers - they make everything worse - original system is good), etc.
11). In 2008 PS3 will get more than 300 games, including Metal Gear Solid 4, The Agent and other great exclusives. Here is the good link to the future PS3 releases. http://ps3.ign.com/index/release.html......
12). PS3 online is free, Xbox 360 - you have to pay.
13). There were reports, that 360 scratches discs. No reports on that in PS3.
14). The funniest thing, that right now there are no games for PS3, that show full potential of the console. Biggest games weigh only 25 GB (Xbox 360 will need more than 3 discs even for those).
15). On PS3 you can install other OS, such as Linux Yellow Dog, Ubuntu and others. Sony officially lets you do it. There is no such thing in 360.
16). PS3 HDD can be replaced easily with any 2.5" SATA 5400 RPM HDD (used in laptops). 250 GB will cost you around 170$. In 360 you have to buy exclusive HDD, where 20GB will cost you 100$.
17).Sony expects PS3 to stay on the market for, at least, 7-10 years. Also Sony reduces price now. There is a cheaper 40GB version of PS3.
18).Sony constantly upgrades PS3 software (free updates for OS) - you get new functions and improvements.
19). PS3 controller (sixaxis) has a motion control - you move controller - game responds. Wii has it, Xbox 360 - doesn't. PS3 is getting rumble controller (Dualshock 3) on 15.04.2008, Japan already has it. On www.ebay.com I saw those controllers on sale 50$ and up (unofficial import).
20).On PS3 you can help sick people by running Folding Home project. Wii and Xbox 360 didn't even think about it.
21).New 40GB is 399$ or 399 euro (depends on the region) - it has no backwards compatibility with PS2 games, has 2 USBs instead of 4, no built-in card reader, but it's the same PS3, strong, reliable, less noisy, different cooling system. The price is friendly.
22). But, to be just, I'm not a PS3 fanboy, so (despite I own one) hear this - PS3 games (exclusives) are very hard to develop due to complicated Cell's architecture. We have to wait till developers will figure out how to develop games properly. Sometimes multiplatform games run not so good on PS3 due to the same developing issues - it's hard for developers to get a grip on such advanced technologies.
I didn't mention Wii, because it's so weak, no point to talk about it. Leave it for kindergarten and casual games.
Sources:
www.teamxbox.com
www.kotaku.com
www.qj.net
www.ign.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.newegg.com
www.ps3fanboy.com
www.ebay.com
and many other sources.
Reply:its the xbox 360. It all about great H.D gaming these day. All clear, digital. Plus online Play. Which microsoft really pushed that through. So getting xbox is the best, and will be leading the world
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