05-22-2006, 02:36 PM
Quote: Back in those days, people chose consoles based on the games. Now people seem to be choosing consoles based on the power of the hardware.
That's the thing - who can tell which console will have the best exclusive games a year from now? No way to know for sure, so you may as well pick based on which has the price/performance you think is best. Most good games will be out on multiple platforms, you may as well pick which will make the game look the best/play the smoothest.
That said, I think the price of the PS3 is too high. If M$ can drop the price on theirs by 100$ -or- add HD-DVD and digital output support without raising the price much by the time the PS3 launches, they might win this round before it begins.