E3 2006

[RyougaZell]

Improved it how?

It didn't use the slot of the memory card?

[DarthEnderX]

Also, the PS rumble actually had two rumblers in the controller so you could give a "direction" to it. Left, Right, and Center.

[DDBen]

First off let me state that the Playstation 3 is NOT more expensive then the Xbox 360. If your compairing apples to oranges instead of what system A offers vs system B offers then of course it seems that way but the price points seem Identical.

Xbox 360
Base unit $300
Upgraded Base Unit $400 (this is what you would buy anyway even if its just $100 worth of accessories thrown in the box.)
HD DVD drive $200
Online Fee... (10 or 15$ a month I forget)

PS3
20 GB unit $500
60 GB unit $600
Online Fee Free....

So your compairing the 360 which sure you can get cheap but its missing its key features that allow it to compete and it costs you either $120 or $180 a year to maintain if nothing ever breaks. The PS3 comes complete out of the box and unless I'm mistaken the only differnce between the units is hard drive size which is actually optional unlike the accessories you would need with your 360. Yes I can own a Xbox cheaper but only if I'm willing to accept a inferior product.

That aside also note Halo 3 did not show any gameplay and as they are not releasing it this year and I don't believe it has a official release date at this time you can't compare a game ready for release this year with a game that may never come out.

All things aside the Wii impressed me the most above what I thought of the system previous. That stated I still haven't heard a price point and anything over $100 would make me instantly pass on the system. The PS3 Delivered for me on all the promises they have made I didn't see anything to disappoint me and I was personally expecting the pricepoint. The 360 on the other hand doesn't impress me a add on drive is just a bad sign for the future it means that later on they will want to make you buy the add ons so those without it get the shaft and when we are talking $200 add ons I have issues with that.

All things aside I'm most looking forward to Spore for the PC. The concept of playing a single player game that allows me to create a species and then develope a universe is just amazing to me. On top of that having the interaction of species created by others randomly appear in my world to allow for infinate replay value really makes that game seem the most interesting of anything I saw come from E3 this year.

[RyougaZell]

Well... I personally like the ps3 better, and plan to buy it but...

the 500 dlls version IS inferior. It lacks several ports I believe.

[darkshadow]

being that the hdd and the hd-dvd drive are optional, the x360 IS cheaper, if you dont need that hd-dvd drive than you are not FORCED to cough up 600$, instead you can just buy the 400$ version and play your games, or EVEN just a 300$ version+ a 40$ mem card, if you dont have stuff like xboxlive or xbox1 games, ps3 is just forcing you to buy things you might not need

oh and if you didnt know, the full x360 pack only costs around 350$ in japan, im geussing the hd-dvd drive will be around 150$ in japan, adding up to 500$ in total
the 20gb ps3 alone costs 550$ in japan, 650-700$ for 60gb? ( since its a retailer open price, we dont know, coudl even be 750 >_> )

we euros are getting screwed though since 600.00 EUR = 770.924 USD
i might just be importing one

[RyougaZell]

japanese costs dont count for us.

games usually go for 70 dlls each over there, while we get them at 50.

[DDBen]

@DarkShadow

Honestly those Japanese costs are meaningless. The European costs are just in Euro's instead of US dollars and well I don't see that as being screwed at all. Just because the dollar is worth less then the Euro doesn't mean that anything should have a reduced price to compensate.

Also if you don't plan to use the new DVD format at all then I'm also going to assume you don't have a HDTV in the first place. If this is the case there is NO reason except new content to bother with a 360. The graphics are no better then the last gen on a regular TV and you still pay the differnce in a online service fee. Now if your buying a $400 gaming system and you don't plan to use the HD gameplay or the online at all I neglect to see why your not just buying a WII in the first place as thats exactly how I see that systems place in the market.

[darkshadow]

if you think it looks the same you are either biased on hd vs sd, or you are fking blind, boot up fight night round 2 on an sdtv, and then fight night round 3, if you cant see the humongous difference go get some glasses, same goes for pdz, oblivion, pgr3, nba2k7, lost planet etc. etc., the only games that look kinda the same are those multiplatform games like nfs most wanted and fifa and king kong and stuff. man if i had my xbox here i would take some screens for you just to compare the difference ( tv tuner card, so both would be "sd")
plus not buying a console just cause you cant get the higher resolution ( yes thats all you get, the graphics themselfs dont change obiously ) is retarded, its a GAME you are buying, not pretty gfx, if you just want that go buy shrek 2 dvd or something, and since these "next gen" games wont appear on current gen, its just best to move on, you can always get a hdtv later, if everyone should be like that, people with good spec pc's shouldn't play games anymore either, since they wont get the highest reso's

and you totally missed the point of how the x360 doesnt force you to buy something you dont need, and if you dont think euros should get reduced price then there must be something wrong with you, if you look at the prices USD and CAD are pretty much lined up, even the YEN and USD prices arent THAT far apart, while the EUR price has an added 170$ to it.
i dont think i need to tell you that, that is a lot of money, could be put to better use.
sony just doesnt care for the eu market.

and if you misunderstood, i wasnt talking about YOU or ME, i was talking in general, as i own 5 consoles atm, and will get ps3 and Wii at launch, and yes i do have a hdtv