Console wars has had lots of people arguing for many years, with people now actually starting to physically attack Wii users. This recent version of the console wars involves the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and the Playstation 3 but which is the best console?
Before starting, we need to stop people's nature to highly defend their purchases with everything they've got. Both consoles are good in different ways but over all is there actually a console that is substantially better than the other, or are they all badly built, badly programmed gimics?
The Xbox 360, we can all agree is better online which is probably because you have to pay for it. You get what you pay for with these consoles, which is the problem I think facing most people when choosing. The PS3 is the more expensive console initially, because of the more advanced hardware. When choosing between the consoles you have to sacrafice one of these options. The better online experience or the blue ray player, and possibly better looking and games with more content if the game developers can ever find out how to work the PS3 hardware. I honestly think Sony must have rushed out their console and not programmed it properly, making it a lot harder for developers to make games for.
Getting it out the way, the Xbox 360 does break a lot. Practically everyone I know has had to send off their Xbox to get repaired. The worst part is that they haven't even only had to send it off once but many times. When they design a console to break,which it has been, you have to make sure that it at least lasts the warrenty period, otherwise you simply end up with a lot of debt and a lot of smug competitors. The decision to make it last a shorter time could be because of the PS3's hardware being superior but we can't assume anything.
The Playstation 3 started off with a very poor exclusive game release, however over time that as got a lot better. Currently the Playstation has more exclusive titles but the PS3 is still missing out on the Halo franchise and Gears of War, which are both incredible games, and also missing out on a few expansion packs for Fallout 3 and Grand Theft Auto. There are many more games I would like on the PS3 such as Fable but I won't go into them all. Feel free fanboys to make a nice long list in the comments section.
Looking at the console war money wise the Wii dominates completely, making the most money and making the most sales. Selling out to already existing gamers will now appear to be the best option and by appealing to the masses it has made the most cash. However the Wii has arguably the worst games out of all three of the major consoles, as well as the worst hardware. I can think of far more fun things to do while shaking my hand. However all may not be lost. People don't play casual games forever. By making gaming far more accessible we may see an increase in the amount of gamers in the years to come
The argument at the end of the day comes down to the boring fact that neither are better at everything, and they are all adequate pieces of equipment. In my own choice I initially bought a PS3 and started to regret it due to the lack of games, but then slowly started to enjoy more as more exclusive content came out and was particularly happy when Xbox 360's all around me started to blow up. My family also bought a Nintendo Wii which apart from the latest Zelda instalment and Mario I have been quite disappointed by. The only thing the Wii has managed to do is convince me that I'm overweight and almost break my TV when the Wii remote flew out of my hand. The final result is:
Xbox 360: Breaks and isn't powerful enough but better online play.
PS3: Powerful enough but barely anyone knows how to make games for it.
Wii: Selling the most but has awful controls and is only for people who don't know how to play real games.
Gaming Week Continuing on Wednesday
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