Originally posted by: boris

Originally posted by: Tiptup
Either way, I still intend to purchase a PS3 simply for the gaming console aspect at least (I'll share the cost with my girlfriend

). I might wait before buying any kind of movie library though. I also don't know if I'll wait a few months and hope the PS3's price drops or if I'll buy a "launch" system.

I know this is off topic, but Nintendo promised the price of the Wii will be "at most" half the price of the PS3! I don't hold much hope (or respect) for Sony, but I do think Microsoft will be the market leader this time around. MS got in before Sony or Nintendo, and their units will drop in price first. But Nintendo's will be US$250 (or possibly less) at release, so they'll certainly have a chance. A lot of Sony fans prefer Sony because it has a wider range of titles than Nintendo... and I think that MS would have caught many of those consumers in their net this time around, getting in before PS3 - and let's face it, XBOX shits all over PS2. Nintendo will always strive to be the name in quality and innovation... but I don't know if that's going to be enough to win consumers this time around. After all, Microsoft's controllers are USB compatible - then again, Nintendo is 100% backwards compatible with GameCube - AND has the ability to play their NES, SNES and N64 back-catalogue... this could be enough for me, if I could play Goldeneye and Perfect Dark again, I wouldn't even mind paying for it a 2nd time round! I think in the end though, this fierce competition is going to help build grater consoles and make far better gaming. I won't be buying the Sony console - I continue to despise the company after their rootkits... so buying a PS3 is out of the question. The other two, however are looking strong.

I wholeheartedly believe that Nintendo will come out of this generation strong. It's the one system I'm pre-ordering and Nintendo doesn't have to sell its system for a loss just to entice customers. Microsoft can kiss my ass. Its bad enough I'm stuck with their damn OS on my computer, I don't want to help them form a monopoly in the console market. Sony is annoying, but I can enjoy them and BD is the superior HD format at the moment (though even BD sucks as a true successor to DVD).