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To buy or not: game pros on Wii and PS3

Posted Nov 18, 2006 at 4:06AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Wii Tags: Gamasutra
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PS3 or WiiIndeed, November is one big, exciting month for most gamers, with the PS3 and Wii release. And while most people are waiting in line, preparing to camp out at stores, fighting over next gen console supremacy, venting out their frustrations on poor, hopeless individuals, or cooking up predictions of their own, Gamasutra asks various game professionals this question:

As a video game professional, are you buying a Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo's Wii or both on their North American launch later next week? How are you securing your console (eBay, pre-order, queue?), and what underpinned your buying decision?


The response churned out more or less eight pages, most of which state that they're getting Nintendo's innovative console this year. Why? Well, the much-hyped up controller is one reason, another would be its "non-gamer friendly" premise, and the fun factor that you could share among your friends (as opposed to hours and hours of tedious gameplay), and well, there's its "cheap" price tag.

Of course, there are those who "abstained" and said that they're neither getting one during launch. There are also those who said that they're happy with their Xbox 360s and PS2s, while some say that Sony's PS3 is the best pick among the three.



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# PS3 OWNZ !!Guest 2006-11-18 05:50
Ii has tradition that nintendo will never have...

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# ps3 for sureGuest 2006-11-18 05:56
ps3 mos def, wii maybe tomarrow =)

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# Soo....Guest 2006-11-18 06:01
Ur saying that the ps3 is for only a short time? Well, i think my heart just stopped, a ps3 fanboy sayin wii is the future

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# PS3Guest 2006-11-18 07:49
http://www.smashmyps3.com/

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# Hmmskidz 2006-11-18 07:56
Already own a 360 and a kick ass PC. Just bought a new car so wont be getting either.

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# ummm how boutLOL 2006-11-18 08:19
XBOX 360!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

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# ummmm how aboutGuest 2006-11-18 09:01
GAYBOX 360!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! it has a gay life



i dont get wye people want the wii its a toy for little kids

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# no... how aboutGuest 2006-11-18 11:54
Gaystation 3 , and the Nintendo Shiit butt *****ing each other. How about that huh you *****ing fan*****.



Lets see.



Xbox360 = 7, 000, 000

PS3 = 245, 000

Wii = 0



these figures may change drastically but the 360 will ALWAYS be ahead as long as the PS3 sends out ***** like that crap Gundam game, and *****y japenese hack and slashes.



I dont give a ***** what the Wii brings since its LAST GEN.

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# 360 > PS3Guest 2006-11-18 12:15
360 will come out on top. Why? Because only idiotic fanboys of Sony would buy a console that costs twice as much while getting the same thing. It all comes down to stubborness, which is really sad for them since theyre basically trowing 600 bucks down the drain. W/e though, its not my money and I have a great system to play on so I really dont care either way.

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# ohoafshoGuest 2006-11-18 12:20
Are you stupid or something? Nintendo has waaay more *tradition* than Sony ever has. Christ, it was one of the first consoles ever with classic and revolutionary games that Sony could have never thought of. Name one game that Sony has made that was revolutionary or groundbreaking. There arent any because Sony just steals everyone elses ideas. Motion tilt - Nintendos idea. Guide Button - Microsofts Idea. Arcade - Microsofts Idea. Avatars - Microsofts Idea. I mean seriously, youre praising a company who steals other peoples ideas and then executes them half-assedly. The only tradition Sony has is making shiety products and overpricing for them.

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# skghskhGuest 2006-11-18 14:22
i dont get why people get the ps3 its a toy for epopel who want to waste their money on ***** wrapped in plastic.

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# HallelujahGuest 2006-11-18 14:24
thank-you TRUTH the ps3 is an over-priced 360

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# @!#@! youGuest 2006-11-18 14:32
the @$!!in wii is better that gaystation and *****-box 360

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# ps3Guest 2006-11-18 14:58
nintendo was first and did great but once sony came along... nintendo got pwned. i say ps3 all the way...it is expensive, but it can play blu ray and if u wanna play hd dvd on 360 its gonna cost u the same as a ps3. ps3 also has wifi connection to psp and you can install linux on it, so if u think about it ps3 is a better deal than 360

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# OLDGuest 2006-11-18 17:43
The ps3 is so old now

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# .Guest 2006-11-18 17:58
ps3 is for idiotic sony fanboys. who do you think is gonna buy a ps3 after you fanboys buy it?no one.sony has been wrong before and they will be wrong again.

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# ps3 and its suckingGuest 2006-11-18 18:59
"10 Reasons Not to Buy The PS3



1. sony has no answer to Xbox Live.



Sony, you can keep your ability to plug in 7 controllers. I'll take being able to play with 63 other players on live in a fps over 7 controllers any day of the week.



2. The 36.5 megabits per second blu ray drive that Sony is squeezing into the PS3.



The BD-Rom drive that's going to be used in the PS3 has a speed of 36.5 MBits per second. 36.5megaBITS per second, not megaBYTES. 8bits+1byte+4.5megaBYTES per second. http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/



This is because the technology for the drives will still be in it's infancy when the ps3 is being launched.



That means in order to fill the 256MB cache (to load a decent sized race on GT4 let's say) will take about 56 seconds of waiting.



To fill the same 256MB cache on the xbox 360's 12x DVD drive read at 15.75MB/s (megabytes) + 15 seconds



I know you know your math.



If you want an idea of how long a minute is, try staring at a clock for a minute and see how bored you get.



I'm not going to stand for huge loading times next gen as well. Long load times are meant to be a thing of the past. But Sony is making sure that's not the case by insisting on using Blu Ray drives when the technology (and their read speeds) are still so early.



On top of this, Playstation 3 Blu Ray drive will cost Gamers $100+ per console. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article+25901



And within 1 year, once blu-ray movies actually start coming out, the same $100 would probably buy you a far faster 4x or 8x blu-ray player that functions a lot better (compare watching dvds on a standalone player vs. on the original ps2). And do you really think that, if blu-ray does come out on top, that the 360 won't release with a version that can play bluray versions as well? Legally, as long as MS pays the same small fees that other blu ray player manufacterers pay to use sony's tech, Sony can't stop MS from putting blu ray drives in their 360s. And by then, the drives will likely be a lot cheaper, and a lot faster than the once found on the launch PS3s.



3. Opting for 8 USB ports and multiple memory card readers over a HDD.



There's no reason to put in like 8 usb ports and all these freaking memory card reader and all these other ports that no one wants. We can buy a memory card adapter if we want.



We don't need 3 ethernet ports, one will be more than plenty. JUST INCLUDE 4 USB 2.O PORTS, 1 ETHERNET PORT, SUPPORT FOR SONY MEMORY STICK DUOS (since that's what psp uses and that's what makes Sony the most money) AND THE STUFF TO CONNECT TO ANALOG AND HDTVS.



USE THE MANUFACTURING COSTS YOU SAVE TO THROW IN A CHEAP 5GB HDD so developers can make games like Blinx or FFXI or use the HDD to reduce load times and stuff.



IF A SMALL HDD IS INCLUDED IN EVERY SYSTEM, EVERY DEVELOPER WILL USE IT TO REDUCE LOAD TIMES. Don't you guys want developers to use the hdd to reduce loadtimes, to make games like FFXI that require a HDD? wouldn't that be better than a bunch of useless ports that no one will use that you can just buy an adapter for if you really need?



SELL THE ADAPTER TO CONNECT OLD PS2 AND PS1 GAMES SEPERATELY FOR LIKE $10 AND YOU'LL MAKE ENOUGH TO COMPENSATE FOR THE HDD. Once we transfer all our old saves over to the HDD, we can just sell it on ebay or something and it's one less ugly port we have to look at.



HDD + Custom soundtracks, downloadable content, FFXI style mmorpgs, faster load times.



Multiple seperate Memory Card Readers Built in + Worthless



4. Sony disabling the ability to have LAN parties (without getting wired controllers) by insisting on using bluetooth controllers over Infrared ones.



"Bain admitted that the wireless signal could be interfered with by another nearby PlayStation 3 console and in those instances where many consoles would be close by, such as at a LAN party, it would be necessary to default to using wired controllers"



5. The Cell.



Not only is the cell processor going to jack up the price of the PS3 quite a bit. It's greatly bottlenecked by the 512 MBs of L2 Cache (the 3

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# betterGuest 2006-11-19 03:27
The ps3 is better than the xbox360 and wii in almost every possible way. Who cares if it's an extra $100!



And anyway, you won't be able to play FFXII on a 360 or wii

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# sorryGuest 2006-11-19 03:31
I mean FFXIII

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# LOL wrong before?Guest 2006-11-19 08:00
sony has been wrong before?

Who won the last two generations?

Who has competed with MS's next gen system with thier CURRENT gen system? (check sales figures they're close, well in japan the 360 got raped lol)



think before you talk sh*t about the king of videogames, last, current, and next gen



PLAY B3YOND

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# your rightGuest 2006-11-28 16:29
Ever person I know disagres with my disision of get the Wii instead of the ps3.

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