ok. so here's what i got out of the last console wars.
gamecube-deny as i might, aimed toward kids and family fun; cheap and fun
ps2-in the middle with both kiddy games and mature games; even mix between low price and good hardware
xbox-aimed toward an older audience;expensive for its time, but great graphics and frame rate
the one in the middle clearly won that console war. not because sony is the best. not because microsoft and nintendo are the worst. its because they were the middle ground. alot of parents would get their kids an xbox because of the price and the lack of appeal to children. and of people in their 20's living on their own refused to degrade their entertainment system with that "purple lunchbox". but parents would be more likely to buy the slightly less expensive ps2 and those 20 yr olds would like the type of games on it as well. ps2 was the middle ground and won the last console war. THIS is different however.
Wii-STILL aimed towards kids and family fun; still cheap and fun
PS3-aimed toward people who want an all in one entertainment system(mainly an older audience);a little too expensive for its time but great for multimedia use
Xbox360-focused more on gaming than watching movies;great mix between next gen hardware and fairly reasonable price
do you see where im going with this? the one in the middle ground is more likely to win than the others. in a nintendo fan personally. i have a wii and no 360 yet but i have to admit it. if you really think about it, the 360 is the only one who's target consumer is people who play video games. the wii wants to infect american homes with "don't i look like im having fun?" games in an attempt to convert the non-gamers. the ps3 want to infect american homes with an "ok you bought me and i show you pretty things" system in an attempt to get more people into blu-ray. the 360 gives you the OPTION to buy the system without the HD player if you're like me and will somehow find a way to survive without being able to see mucus dripping from the actor's nose hair while you watch the complete 20th season of friends. not only that, but the 360's online is actually... um... what's the word i'm looking for... good, perhaps? they have years of fine tuning xbox live as experience to make the 360's online way better than anyone else's.
final note, call me a visual retard if you wish, but it seems to me that the ps3's $600 worth supercalifragilisticespialidcious graphics aren't any better than the 360's graphics when looking at the same game on the two different systems side by side.
final, final note, nintendo has its own thing going by targeting an extremely larger, and greatly different consumer. they could hold their own or maybe even beat out the 360. but sony is... no comment. makes for a great cheap blu-ray player though.
