http://ps3.ign.com/articles/119/1192539p1.html

Well, your thoughts?

Pathetic. All I can do is :facepalm:

I would disagree since my friend had to buy a 250gb Xbox 360 when all he wanted to do was buy an external hard drive for his 20gb Xbox 360

Npthing I didn't know already.

So basically Sony is saying that because their console uses Blu-Ray it's better? As if.

Of course I DO really wish the 360 used Blu-Ray, but it's really a minor feature when you look at what else you get with the 360.

At any rate, both Microsoft and Sony get the final say as to what shows up on their consoles.

At least the 360 has the technology for cross-game chat.

bliviongate:

I already knew this. Being at the short end of the stick for the entire current console generation, how could I not? I have already read an article explaining Microsoft's release policies... but I'm happy to see Sony outright confronting the issue.

This thread has the potential to generate a console war just like it did in the IGN comments in the OP's link. Don't be so weak minded, peeps.

I think its kind of hypocritical that Microsoft can demand the same release date for indie games and digital content, but all hold the rights for exclusive content from companies like Activision and Bethesda.

No, not really. They said they have a superior technology, which they do in terms of storage. They probably couldn't care less what technology the Xbox 360 uses, though it does affect them if Microsoft is essentially holding developers at gunpoint to stifle competition. If I could offer a version of a product that boasts more content than the competition is able to offer, yet the developers are afraid to do so because they could potentially lose a large chunk of their audience then that would really get my goat.

Edit- That being said, a good number of Xbox 360 games are being released on multiple discs these days, so I can't imagine this being a very big issue.

Oh, please. Sony is only whining because they don't have the clout to do the same thing right now. If they could, they would.

What a joke. :facepalm: Microsoft...Psh.

This may start a console war due to what was said about the ps3 and xbox. People have already said stuff that can start a war. People hold it in, don't type anything if you feel an urge to bash.

I can see this becoming a console war. Don't understand why when both systems cancel each other out.

Seems to me that Microsoft is out there trying to make sure that their user base gets things first rather than simply protecting 'inferior tech'.

This is especially true because there's nothing that'll fit on a Blue-Ray disk that won't fit on multiple DVDs.

which is why I did not put an Opinion in My first post.


question, why didnt Microsoft just boost/replace the Tech in the 360 Slim? across the board I mean, yeah it runs quieter, smoother and has built in Wifi but...really some hardware boost and subsequent Driver updates through XBL wouldn't have been to shabby no? :/hmm

I was not accusing you of trying to start a flame/console war. People tend make something out of nothing given the circumstances.

I'm really happy to see this. Not because I think one product is better than the other, but because Microsoft's policy of profit over product has stifled healthy competition for far too long.

Well sure Sony, you can say they are doing that, but to most of us they are doing what they can to better serve their customers and keep them happy. You know, like keeping customer identities from being stolen.... *coughcough*

But just wait, I'm sure when the time comes for them to finally cave and put blu-ray tech into their next-gen console, you'll be able to put them through any song and dance routine you want.

They're both old tech at the end of the day.

I can't wait until the Xbox 360 has run its course. I won't be buying a next gen console. The new PC I am buying for Skyrim and BF3 (among many other things) will be my platform of choice. I know that PC is still Microsoft but its not the "[censored]" Microsoft.

Very true. One of a few ways to stay competitive. They're dead scared of Sony and now with the price cut and Vita...

Well that's it for M$ this generation.

""I think they want to dumb it down and keep it as pedestrian as possible so that if you want to do anything for Blu-ray,
or you have extra content above 9GB, or you want to do anything of that nature, you'd better sure as heck remember that Microsoft can't handle that," said Dyer. "

I don't think any company should be stopped from doing what they want to do from another company.

I think each one should drive the other to do better things with the things they make for consumers.

And making a product and then having to reverse engineer it to be compatible with some other companies technology is not the way to go at all I don't think.

Consumers should decide that issue with the sales determining who has the better product.

And not one company telling the other, "Hey don't forget about me, you have to make it work for me too, no matter if my product is not as good as yours".

And breaking it up and compartmentalizing it by GB size and type of technology, (Blue-ray) is an even more of an affront.

Ok - some ground rules - just because some corporate wonk is quoted slagging his competition, in their ongoing battle over.... uhm, let's just say console size... does not give our members the right to slag each other with personal remarks. You can discuss the article and you can discuss why you like one system over another - without running down fans of the systems you don't care for. You can even express your frustration with a company's policy - but just make sure you understand clearly what we mean about flaming and personal remarks.

Ha, in my country, those practices are called "anti-competitive" and can earn you six years in a Brussels Gulag!

I hardly doubt that M$ is scared of Sony. Sony has (since 2008 at least) and will always be behind M$ in terms of console gaming. Even with the price cut, more people will be buying an Xbox 360. The Vita, lol, will probably sell as good as the PSP and won't harm M$'s profits in any way.

Sony went through a major hacking scandal and probably lost a healthy amount of customers. If anything I would say Sony is scared of M$, and that's why they made these remarks.

Well, aside from the GPU, the 360 is inferior tech. :shrug:

No two ways about it. I do find it interesting, however, that despite Microsoft's release policies, they still seem to have significantly more content on XBM than on the PSN.

EDIT ^The PSP sold very well... Any why does everyone forget about when LIVE went down a few years back?