I love to play games and have every system from nes to 3do and most still works.I have a 360 but have had to replace it twice due to the Red ring of death.I just got a ps3 about 4 months ago and love it,all these systems have a great reason to coexist.But if I had to pick 1 they say history repeats itself I would put my money on Sony.They have really no hardware issues and killer 1st party games this fall.The reason I pick it because of the technology it has.Its life is expected to be 8 to 10 years.The wii wont last 5 cause Nintendo has always put out a new console every 4 to 5 years and the wii is not that powerful.The 360 is powerful but it has to many skus with just the core which has no HDD and the 20 GB and now the 120 elite.Developers already said MS wont let them use the HDD to develop on because 30% of 360 owners has the core unit and has to have memory cards.I love all three but with the ps 1 lasting 10 years and the Ps2 already up to 8 years and still out selling most Next gen systems its really Sonys game to lose but I am not going to bet against them.
Ok its been a few months into the next gen consoles and i want to know which one will win the war. The 360 is probably the most all around solid system. It delivers good graphics and is at a reasonable price point. There are a lot of games coming out that look good such as Bioshock, Fable 2, Forza 2, Halo 3 of course and Mass effect to name a few. The live service is without a doubt undisputed and the system is getting good third party support I dont like the fact that not all games for the original xbox is compatible for the system, you need to download updates to be able to use those games.The Wii will have a very mixed audience, filled with diehard NIntendo fans and also people who have never played a game ever, which is a lot. Even though the system is 250 dollars, it still seems as if its pricy. It looks it can be used as a peripheral for the Gamecube. Although the system may seem as if its for kids, it is getting some adult oriented games such as The Godfather, Scarface, Manhunt 2, and No more Heroes which promises to be even MORE violent than Manhunt 2 but good luck with that. The console gives your average Nintendo faces we all know and games we already know are coming. Basically except for the M and AO(MH2) games there really is no surprises with the wii at all. Sure you can download old games with the VC but cmon why spend more money on games you already own. The fact the system is the first native backward compatible with the Gamecube is nice because there are some good games for that one but not many. Nintendo also needs to sometime down the road release a super big SD card or maybe a hard drive for the system because people are already running out of space on the tiny 512mb of storage. Blah. The ps3, i dont see the big deal in it really right now. I mean if you want t good cheap Bluray player then definitly get it because believe it or not its one of the cheapest. Im not to comfortable with the games because the 360 has much more market share. Many good franchises that were only for the ps3 will come out for the 360 like Devil May Cry and Assassins Creed and some are thinking about it, including Metal Gear 4. I dont see the big deal with their motion sensitivity because they got rid of rumble. You also have the option in all games to turn off the motion so its not even a plus because cmon who wants to ACTUALLY move their plane in Warhawk when they move their controller, thats something i did when i played F-22 on the Genisis when i was like 5. The system has decent online support coming, Sony isnt really releasing info on it but it will support xfire which is a chat client which lets you and your clan or anyone else to play games without the hassle of looking for them, its a nice and powerful service. Price wise, all consoles are said to drop in price soon. Also it is said that by this holiday season the Wii will be avalible in different colors and for 200 smackers. Well those are my thoughts so far on the current war, ill keep it updated as time goes on.(btw im still not sure which console to buy lol)

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