The reason is that a lot of the ps2 fans have IQ's higher than 75. These people seem to have the cognitive ability to realize that sony is so pissed over the slaughter of betamax that they are willing to sacrifice the proud playstation name to get a new format out there. a format that has only been dominant for 3 years. a lot of people just want a game machine that is moderately price but high on entertainment. Sony has things backwards. Sony is making the same mistakes nintendo made when it lost the market only this time they are being even more arrogant about it and pushing it farther.

I had an xbox but 6 guys from work who I told to get an xbox 360 never had an xbox and where loyal ps2 fans. But after only a few hours with the 360 interface and xbox live have said they will never buy a sony console again lol. Most of them where just impressed with the sheer ease of getting into matches with friends, something the ps3 still has trouble offering. They love gamerpoints,dow nloadable content, the demos and xbox live arcade. Tbh I have a 360 and a wii and apart from the new final fantasy and mgs for me there is no reason to even touch a ps3. I played on a friends and it was just rubbish, im sorry but there is no innovation, the menu is ripped from a psp, dont get me wrong the psp menu is good but on the ps3 its just ill suited. The controller is light, feels cheap, no rumble and the tilt functionality provides little enjoyment. The games framerates apart from resistance border on unplayable, due mainly to the developers not having a clue how to use the SPEs and running the whole game off the one core. Blu ray quality just cant match hd-dvd, I took my 360 round to his house with his 50 inch hdtv, fired up some hd-dvd and blu ray movies, the hd-dvd wiped the floor with it, in parts blu rays colors and contrast was all wrong when compared to hd-dvds crisp picture. And its due to them using mpeg2 instead of h.264 or hd-dvds vc1. So basically a nextgen format using a lastgen codec what a waste of the 25gb capacity. Anyway rant over, ps4 better improve or sony will have trouble.

This is in fact quite true, I have not owned the previous Xbox but I do own the 360 (even though I won it, I would've still bought it later on anyways), I'm still loyal to Sony but I'll wait for some good games or a price drop to get the PS3. I'm no fanboy of Sony, just loyal to their company, proof is I also own the Wii, so I'm just an all around gamer.

I didnt have an XBox 1 but my mate did, which swayed me into getting a 360.

I got an xbox the summer before Halo 2 was released so yeah i do own one. not like i ever play it though.

I had my PS2 and loved it. It was a great system with a great controller and even better games. I saw the XBox as MS's attempt to muscle into yet another industry. And based on what I saw with Windows and how slow it is, and also based on the original 'Duke' Xbox controllers I didn't think they would make any dent with the XBox line up.



And then Sony released the PSP. I bought it. I played lots. The whole time I had it I couldn't help but feel like the system wasn't designed with the consumer in mind. With the UMD, refusal to put two analog sticks, unintuitive web browser, and poor battery life, the PSP felt more like a device Sony was pushing on gamers with an attitude of 'Love the PSP because we say so'. The PSP finally left me with the feeling that Sony's ego had grown to large and they have started to lose their way; so I sold it.



And then the XBox360 came out. When I finally had a chance to try it I was amazed. MS had listened to gamers and designed the perfect controller. MS listened to gamers and built the perfect online service. MS listened to gamers and kept the console affordable. The graphics were great, XBoxLive is perfect, developers couldn't stop lauding the development tools.



But I still didn't get one. I was still slightly a Sony fanboy and I was holding out on the PS3. It wasn't until I had to go through a year of reading about Sony's problems with the PS3 that I finally realized the PS3 is doomed. I went out and got my 360 and haven't ever been a happier gamer.



As for the PS3...Developers hate it. Consumers hate the price. Sony lost alot of my respect by choosing to reveal the SIXAXIS right after Nintendo revealed the Wii. Blu-Ray is prohibitively expensive, and by the time it will have a chance to catch on HD content will be streamable and downloadable. (Hell I just downloaded Superman Returns in HD on my XBox360 last night!) And then there's the scaling issues. The BlueTooth dropping issue. The less-than-stellar online service.



It started with the PSP and got worse with the PS3: Sony stopped listening to gamers. Thank you Microsoft for stepping in an giving us the 360. Now please make Windows Vista faster.

I hear you i_like_games lol. I want vista to be faster aswell. Its so sluggish even on my core duo machine lol. One thing I did find though was that the x64 version is way faster. There is just less drivers. If they get enough 64 bit drivers I will be getting the x64 ultimate. Back to the 360, ps3 thing, I dont no ne1 who wants a ps3 where I live and i dont blame them.

ye thats exactly what happened with me

u werent a sony fanboy your determined to make other people hate sony jsut as you do :)

how about this all the next gen systems are great in their own areas and fanboys like you shouldnt exist :)

i didnt own a xbox1 i had a ps2 and psp now i have a xbox 360 and psp

Umm The linked article " another discrepancy in the figures which Satchell presents." Thats linked has NOTHING to do with Chrisc satchell... at ALL...



That article doesnt mention 360 at ALL either...

For all who own a Xbox 360, have you ever had yours power on automatically? No kidding, after playing some Texas Hold'em on "Live", I turned the 360 off, and about 10 to 15 minutes later, the 360 just powered up all by itself. The funny thing is I think it did the same thing awhile back ago, but I thought I accidentally hit something, and just thought..., that was weird. This time was different though, because I was no where near anything that could have possible turned it on. The only thing I can think of is I did have something downloading in the background (a new map for Call of Duty 3). Is it possible that the 360 can still download things with the power off, and when the download is complete, the 360 can then turn itself back on automatically??? Somebody, anybody, please let me know if you have experienced any "Ghost in the Machine" episodes like the one I had yesterday!!!

Nintendo refused to accept a new format and they are forcing it on us.

I only got an xbox a few months before the 360 came out as the 360 had my interest and I had never really tried any of the xbox games. I knew most games weren't going to be BC so I bought one to hold me over until the 360 launched.

Many people have jumped into the next gen bandwagon but not me. The price in my country is unbelievable.



$660 for Xbox 360

$1400 for PS3.



That is the price of next gen consoles.



Xbox is a homebrew's dream console. Its supports loads of emulators. NES? SNES? GBA, PSone? N64? All check. With Xbox Media Center, your Xbox becomes more than just a game console. You can stream music and movies from your computer and watch it on TV in the comfort of your couch.



You can even run Linux OS on it. Web browsing is made even better whe you connect a keyboard and mouse to your Xbox. It's like having another PC for a small price.



It's more than just a game console to me. That's why i'm keeping it and enjoying it.

Had a PS1, Played a lot of PS2, I go for RPGs and other genres than the usual arcade/action types.



Anyway, no regrets of the previous playstation machines bought, but can't wait for PS3, too much problems.



Got a good deal on the X360, totally impressed with the controller, some of the games (Gears of War!) Looking forward to see a further expansion of this market share that MS got. Games lead the market, work on that Microsoft!

Ebgames sell Previously played XBOX1 for around $80 here in canada. Grab a copy of splintercell, or mech assault and softmod it to homebrew, emulation and streaming movie greatness.

Yup... Yes i did Have the original Xbox, a Halo Special Version..... LOT OF FUN!



AWESOME Console.!

Then you must have never played Fable...