Comments on: Microsoft Expects to be Outsold by Sony, Brushes it Off

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[...] Is this the start of Sony’s big comeback? Or it it just a temporary thing, like some Microsoft executives suggest? Posted by raymond padilla @ 19 October 2009 0 comments Tags : Console [...]

By: raymond padilla

raymond padilla — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:48:59 +0000

@Polprav I’ve always known that they love me in Russia. Sure, quote away and link back please.

By: Polprav

Polprav — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:47:55 +0000

Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?

By: Ieyke

Ieyke — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:44:08 +0000

Thanks!…but isn’t there an EDIT POST option somewhere? I hate spelling and syntax errors that I can’t fix after I notice them… :/

By: raymond padilla

raymond padilla — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:38:05 +0000

@Ieyke I agree with a lot of your long (and excellent) post. When you say Nintendo “locked themselves in a corner”, that’s strictly from a technological standpoint. By releasing a system with…meager power, the company was able to profitably sell consoles out of the gate. When you compare Nintendo to Sony’s game division and Microsoft’s game division, the Big N has a lot more financial flexibility that it can leverage in the next generation.

Who knows, maybe all the money the company is making on the DS and Wii has resulted in some amazing R&D results for the Nintendo’s next system.

By: Ieyke

Ieyke — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:25:23 +0000

@rbee90:
I want Megaman Legends 3!!!!!
(incidentally, that’s the 4th time I’ve said that today for totally unrelated reasons….weird)
I miss the old school goodness of the PlayStation era Megaman 8, X4, Legends, Legends 2, and Tron Bonne.

By: Ieyke

Ieyke — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:21:05 +0000

Depending on just how long this generation actually goes the PS3 will be either 1st or 2nd place. The Wii may SEEM insurmountable now, but Nintendo is already looking to release their next console because the Wii is losing steam like crazy due to the now more direct comparison to the now much cheaper PS3. It just doesn’t compare to the high powered monsters that the 360 and PS3 are.

360 is losing steam as the XBOTs are finally wising up and getting fed up with shoddy hardware*, and now it 360 has to figure out how to compete with the PS3 at the same price point (which is ridiculous to even try). Not only that, but a lot of 360 owners seem to be wondering why they have to pay for XBL when there’s very little difference now between it and the free PSN.

The PS3 on the other hand has been quietly playing a mean game of catch-up and while doing so has already got itself a decent foothold. The foothold is good and all, but the PS3 is only now actually gaining momentum, and knowing Sony they won’t be trying to rush out a new console anytime soon so the battle is soon going to be fought more on their terms.

I’ll be interested to see where we go from here with Sphere VS Natal.
What Nintendo did the time around may have been a bad move. They’ve locked themselves in a corner by making the Wii a less powerful system. While Sony and Microsoft can easily cook up their own motion controls and sell them to all sorts of people, Nintendo will have a much harder time figuring out their hardware dilemma. It’s not likely that anywhere NEAR as many people would buy a new more powerful Nintendo already….

*I honestly can’t believe how many of my friends are switching to PS3 after getting tired of getting 360′s repaired/replaced. They’re so happy about it too….

By: rbee90

rbee90 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:30:57 +0000

@rpad

that is just hilarious, everything would be:

JUST ATE AT MCDONALD’S…..IN N OUT SUPERIOR….MCDONALD’S INFERIOR

why thank you,it brings out the nostalgia in these forums

By: raymond padilla

raymond padilla — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:25:04 +0000

@rbee90 I would read Galvatron’s blog, but I think Soundwave’s would be funnier.

Love the avatar, btw!

By: rbee90

rbee90 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:24:39 +0000

and i know my avatar is common in gaming community sites, but i took the opportunity to be the first guy with a servbot avatar…i love tron bon and it’s servbots…and i miss megaman legends 1 and 2…such great games…