Drake can't beat Master Chief; but PS3 can win the format war.

Excerpt's from article:

"There's no question that since I last evaluated the Playstation 3 that Sony has made superb progress in raising the profile of the console and making it much more accessible and appealing to console buyers."

"All the gaming talk may be about Uncharted 2 at the moment but Sony should not overlook the popularity of the Halo franchise or the impact that ODST made despite controversy over its price point. We may have felt the price point was too high given the perceived longevity of the content but it didn't stop the game from selling 2 million units in only 24 hours."

[Natsu X FairyTail]

the real thing is that PS3 was launched 1 year after Xbox360 that's it.

Last gen Sony was 1st and they Started 1st also.

[kapedkrusader]

...it would have sold 20+ million copies too.

[rCrysis]

Actually. Dreamcast started first...

[Godmars290]

You really want to go there...?

[El_Colombiano]

Oh he went there.

[ReviewsArePolitics]

Should call it Halobox since it seems that is the main reason people buy xboxes

[nycredude]

"All the gaming talk may be about Uncharted 2 at the moment but Sony should not overlook the popularity of the Halo franchise or the impact that ODST made despite controversy over its price point. We may have felt the price point was too high given the perceived longevity of the content but it didn't stop the game from selling 2 million units in only 24 hours."

What does ODST have to do with SOny? Why should Sony care about ODST? Is it coming to Ps3? That is the problem with MS and Ms supporter. They constantly worried about the Ps3... They should just worry about 360. Meanwhile Sony just keeps chugging along making games and updating the firmware and just overall trying to create a better experience for their consumers. It's like MS people have an inferiority complex or something.

Edit: @ Serial EDX

Read "Drake can't beat Master Chief; but PS3 can win the format war."
You still have to ask why Ps3 fans are here?

Also FYI I also have a 360 so I think I am allowed to be here. I hope I have your blessing... or otherwise I don't know WHAT I would EVER do... /s

I don't what articles you are going to but there are in no way 500 Ps3 fans trashing the 360, and the few that do there is usually ample reason for them to do it. Is RROD something they made up trash. Did the xbox 360 have more than 2 exclusives this year? I don't think telling the truth and being unhappy about it equals trashing.

Fact is I have a 360 and I never play it for a prolonged period of time without a fan in front of it for fear of it failing. Also I bought Gears 1 and 2, Halo3, fable2, Mass effect, and many others but this year there haven't been many games!

[Serial_EDX]

@nycredude

LMFAO then why are there so many ps3 fanboys in 360 articles?

don't give me that BS about 360 fans being in ps3 articles, I've been in those 500+* articles for the ps3 its just ps3 fans trashing the 360 and 1 troll who won't give up.

[Godmars290]

Duh, because there are so many 360 fanboys in PS3 articles.

That's why they're called fanboys...

[Serial_EDX]

so shawn, your going to use the childish reason. "well he did it"

god someone of you don't even deserve the right to play games, crawl back in your holes.

@above

really halo is all. I have quite alot of games on my 360, just because they are mutli doesn't mean I don't play them on my 360. same goes for my ps3 I have games that are on there that are not on the 360.

most of you guys are stuck in this pathetic fanboy state and it makes me sick to think these are the people I play online with.

[Greywulf]

Its childish behavior, but stop pretending its 1 sided and that you don't understand it.

[droid and bot]

"Drake can't beat Master Chief; but PS3 can win the format war."

what ??
lets see

uncharted 2 ( PS3 ) http://www.metacritic.com/g...

halo3 + halo3:ODST ( 360 )
http://www.metacritic.com/g...
http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[Serial_EDX]

@wolf
How am I the one being childish, they use the excuse well someone did it to me, if someone spoiled the ending of a game would you go around telling the ending to other games to make yourself feel better.

as for this one sided thing, from the looks of it it is, I don't care who started this crap, but its annoying. I mean really, who gives a flying F if you think your systems better, if so why trash the other system all the time instead of playing the system you like and looking up stuff for it?

thats what I want to know, if you like one system so much why do you need to know stuff about another system you hate, doesn't matter what side your on.

and wolf why you playing me off as a 360 only owner, go check my comments you will see I'm no fanboy like you want to believe, you know because in the real world some of us like everything the gaming community has to offer, not just one system like yourself.

[Greywulf]

Its childish, and its stupid. You wont find any disagrees there, but for the most part its reacting to nonsense articles, or blatant trolls in the General Zone that definitely should be in the open zone.

You're entitled to your opinion, and thats great that you hate both sides. But people are responding to your comment (the one you made ) about why there are PS3 fans in 360 stories. You get the reasoning, then you call it childish. You had the history explained to you, and it is very valid, although childish, reasoning. But reasoning none the less.

No need to attack the reasoning since its apparent to the state of being a fanboy.

Would it be a better place if people like Turn10 didn't talk trash about Polyphony? You bet. But thats not the reality of the industry right now. You have a ton of never-before-seen disrespect and smack talking coming from industry leaders, and that dwindles down to the ownership. Fanboys aren't just making up their arguments from thin air, which is something that I definitely think you're overlooking.

Im not caring if you own a commodore64. Nor am I painting you as a 360 owner, I could care less. Im explaining what the beef is, and why things are the way they are.

[StanLee]

You want me to show you Okami's metacritic page? Acclaim is great, but it means nothing if those games don't sell. I know many don't like the sales argument but sales are the most important barometer of a game's success. Not metascores.

[Max Power]

you are ignored by 8 people already, which speaks volumes on the kind of comments you make. And you must have missed the 360 fanboys spoiling the ending for ps3 games earlier this year and late last year. (my dates might be wrong, but it did occur)

[Serial_EDX]

@wolf, That is a little bit easier to understand.

Sorry if I sound like a total douche right now. I'm still new to the site, and some of this stuff is really starting to get on my nerves. I just kinda wish it was like the old days when people didn't care what system it was just the game itself.

@max, please go read threw my comments, most of the people here with massive bubbles have alot of ignores as well. so you can't judge by that.

godmars is a good example. 27 ignores and he still has bubbles which means people like what he says.

[Goomba12]

Dreamcast not only started that generation, but also thought of online gaming and its importance way before Sony did. I actually feel sorry for Sega that gamers didn't see the importance of online gaming till later gens.

[stb]

PM
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This is soooooooooooooooooo win, i was all like that too lolazo.

[droid and bot]

@1.17
show what ever you wana show
i answered the title straight forward
the scores show that uncharted2 is better than HALO3 and ODST

and why the hell should i care about sales ?
the game is still great even if it sells 1 copy a month

and hell uncharted2 dose sell well
1 mill in a week is alot

[Max Power]

many people with a lot of bubbles have a lot of ignores but they have been around longer than 12 days. I used to make some stupid comments when I first joined, but I then smartened up and changed to try and make level headed comments. Granted I might bite on a few "trolls'" bait, but its usually because they make unintelligent and ill informed comments. While you dislike seeing PS3 fans within an 360 article you have to remember that everyone has an opinion and has the right to read and comment on any of the 'news' articles that appear on this site (the door swings both ways). You also need to have thick skin sometimes and see their side of the coin, which I try to do. Remember that you can also choose to not bother reading the comment (I do that a lot) and if you do choose to read the comments you have many different avenues of responding (agree, disagree, bubble up, or bubble down). And of course you can decided that the person is so off the mark with their comment that you need to write a response, but be careful because there will be some that disagree with you, just try not to start anything about it. Sorry if it sounds like I am attacking you, which isn't my intention its just some advice on how to survive within this site while maintaining a good perception among the masses.

[rockleex]

So what?

When it comes to Halo and Uncharted, sales matter and metacritic scores don't.

But when it comes to Forza and Gran Turismo, metacritic scores matter but sales don't.

Can somebody make up their mind?

By the way, Gran Turismo sells more than Halo too. ^_^

[sikbeta]

"Drake can't beat Master Chief"
Is logical, a generic super anabolic space-marine is stronger than a normal human being like Nate

"PS3 can win the format war"

What format? media format?, Sony already won that format war, ohh... console war, yes, It can win

@Natsu X FairyTail

"the real thing is that PS3 was launched 1 year after Xbox360 that's it.

Last gen Sony was 1st and they Started 1st also"

by that logic, can you explain why the wii is First and how the PS3 is the 3rd fastest selling console with a high price, outselling the xbox from now on and is reducing the gap faster than anyone was thinking, because I don't get it

[Natsu X FairyTail]

" by that logic, can you explain why the wii is First and how the PS3 is the 3rd fastest selling console with a high price, outselling the xbox from now on and is reducing the gap faster than anyone was thinking, because I don't get it"

Because wii appeals to the Kids thanks the Wii-mote Gimmick

[rCrysis]

i tried to resist. but. you can't argue with facts.

[sikbeta]

@Natsu X FairyTail

Good answer, now respond the other part of my question XD

[zane547]

Leave the "war" to the beaurocrats.

At the end of the day, real gamers play what they want to and give the middle finger to anyone to tries to belittle their choice of title.

I don't own a PS3, but I've played Uncharted 2 and I agree, it is one of the best games to date this generation. But to use it as a pivot to take a dig at xbox gamers for preferring to play ODST is a little... redundant.

Vice Versa. 2 million ODST sales in 24 hours isnt a reason to take a dig at other titles either.

I'm aware fanboyism won't die out, but please. It's getting so ridiculous, if half the people here spent less time whining and more time gaming, might have a more pleasant atmosphere.

[W-k]

You know whats interesting i never knew this but apparently you cant read any thing about the 360(ps3) if you have a ps3(360) or comment on there articles,, damn i don't have a 360..glad i can still read wii articles even tho i don't have a wii... what a load of bull.. some of you people are ridiculous grow up or go in the open zone that's what its for. damn that Lara is hot hehe much better then the one in the movies.imo i like uncharted better then halo because uncharted just draws me in and keeps me playing so many wow moments,so far this year my favorite games are uncharted,Batman and demons souls.

[Xgamerzus]

They definitely won format wars and Fck Natal!!
Natal is for a bunch of fumbling over weight diabetic kids with absolutely no future outside of their living rooms.
They will be laughed at by real musicians and athletes.

As for PS3 & BLuray!!
Grab Transformers 2 and The Dark knight and embrace the future of IMAX 70mm to Bluray mastering !!!
THis technology is new adn so promissing(those Imax scenes put all Video game Real time scenes to shame!!) and so soon we should be getting full production films on Imax 70mm .
And as soon as this kicks is adopted!!!
Bluray will be forever immortalized in your home theatre systems!!

No one that has witnessed IMAX scenes on Trans2 and Dark Knight can deny this!!!

The future is commming it may take a few years but damn is it worth the wait,
Thank you SOny and PS3!!!

[kenjix]

These guys are reaching! wait a minute Halo Reach! I think I get what they're doing!

[NotSoSilentBob]

"The content is much easier and more intuitive to find and as it stands there is also more of it."

IDK what screen he looks at but I have never had trouble finding anything on the PS store. There is an ability to look at letters that works wonders to those who just browse threw the front page.

In other news this guy is just nit picking trying to blog and reassure himself.

[Gun_Senshi]

But what can Drake not beat MC at?

For sales, normally sales is equal to lack of quality, be it music, like Jonas Brothers, Movies or games. Best JRPG ever made is Xenogears, how much it sold? Abymsal.

If you mean Drake cannot beat MC at everything else, you are wrong.

Gameplay of U2, Graphics, Sound, Online everything > Halo 3. As a character Drake is also better then MC, also in Europe people don't know who is master chief, they ask you back "Master Chef?", whilst drake is already known here.

[The Meerkat]

Jumping, running, shooting and looking kick ass in green armour.

[Gun_Senshi]

tbh the animation of jumping, running and shooting of drake blow away the animation of any other game, whilst "kick ass in green armor", sorry but MC looks horrible.

If you want a silent protagonist go Gordon Freeman

[D4RkNIKON]

Haha Halo 3 has nothing on Uncharted 2 but sales.. PERIOD. Gameplay first off Uncharted 2 wins with it's cover system and even climbing, scaling walls, and even shooting while hanging off buildings. The story line, acting, and dialogue in Uncharted is unmatched by any other game on any platform. And don't get me started on graphics.. ODST runs on a dated engine.

[Godmars290]

Getting his movie to theaters first?

Seriously though, if MC could actually grapple with an Elite, pull off hand-to-hand stealth kills on a Brute, how much cooler would Halo be?

[El_Colombiano]

"Getting his movie to theaters first?"

Bookmarked for future pwnage towards MC lovers!

[mastiffchild]

Thing is MS and Bungie totally fumbled the release and pricing of ODST. All the articles acting shocked a what it sold amaze me-why would they imagine a Halo FPS wouldn't sell well on 360? Stiupid, just stupid.

Anyway back to Bungie and MS messing up a little. Yes, ODST sold, ad sells, well. However, in a year devoid of another exclusive shooter , and light on exclusives full stop, I think the numbers for a Halo FPS aren't as good as they could and should have been. I don't blame the quality at all-what there is is good-noit's all in the package and the price. They were so set on a full retail price releasee it amazed me. They then include all the old maps to bolster the package and justify the cost-which in many eyes it didn't.

Had they watched what Valve did with L4D and learned a little they could have had ODST rivalling Halo3's numbers, imo. Two bundles-one without the maps for $30(with access to Firefight and the new maps though)and the full package for $40-45. They would have stopped the thousands , like myself, who only rented a Halo game for the first time as I'd have bought the cheaper bundle having already got the maps and $60 for a couple of maps and a mode is way steep when the campaigns so short. Also the lower priced full ackage would have sold well in excess of what it has, imo, just look how Valve bolstered their income with L4D at half price after trial weekends, no?

MS failed to take advantage of the paucity of exclusives on 360 when they released ODST and as a result failed to maximise profits. They saw themselves as having to lose the "expansion" tag(which they were necer going to do anyway)and went with the greediest method available and used a sledgehammer to crack a nut. People were very willing to buy ODST, even more than those that did though loyalty or not having all the maps. If it bottoms out at 4.5million I still think they'll lose out and could have made a lot more by different pricing opverall and more ODST sold means more live subs.

Obviously that's just my opinion but I really think I might be right over this one as all the gripes people had would have been negated and the Halo fan in me still wanted to buy the game but m,y mind wouldn't let them con me. I'm not alne as mst of the guys I play with rented it just as I did-but they would all have liked to keep their Halo collections full if the price had been fairer and MS didn't try to make it OK by selling themstuff they paid for already.

If any of this is so then surely OSDT shold have been a much bigger deal than the alredy big deal it is today. Sometimes it's this kind of short sighted greediness that gets people's backs up over MS and a slightly lighter touch could have made everyone happier. And made MS more money too while ensuring all those 7/8 out of ten(due to value) reviews would have been 9/10 instead.

As for U2-I doubt Sony are moaning over what ND have achieved since it's alredy outselling the first game and has praise out it's ass. It wasn't ever competing with MC and will make some more money when the film's made and as the franchise grows.

Some of the other stuff here is just silly, mind, and shouldn't be printed as fact.

[ReviewsArePolitics]

"But what can Drake not beat MC at?
Jumping, running, shooting and looking kick ass in green armour. "

HAHAHAHAHA good joke man, hahahahaha... you're hilarious, yeah a power ranger against an alpha male, I also think they are comparing just for teh lulz.

Wait... you were not kidding? lmao, dumb fanboys.

[slave2Dcontroller]

I guess if Mr. Master Chief ever tried to obtain the brilliant quality and technical feat that is U2, all he could do is the Halo;Reach. Its a shame that doing that dance wouldn't get him any closer. HE HE HEEEEEE

[Goomba12]

Its true U2 will not pass Halo in sales.

[Anorexorcist]

Well if Sony only relied on one single exclusive property to identify its consoles with, like Microsoft does with the Halo property (Gears of War does not count because it is simply a property on consignment, so therefore it is still possible to reach the PS3), then I'm pretty sure every single PS3 owner would have no choice put to purchase Uncharted games.

When you take away a certain consumer bases options, they'll flock to and purchase any game that sits isolated atop the "New Releases" shelf.

[Benjamin_Franklin]

"Drake can't beat Master Chief; but PS3 can win the format war."

Lol how many more copies has the Halo series sold than Uncharted?

Enough said.

[rCrysis]

Then Mii's beat Master Chief.

Enough said.

[D4RkNIKON]

perfect response. He really can't say much to that.

[ultimolu]

Does that make it the better game?

*crickets chirp*

I thought so.

[The Wood]

its all 'some' have left, 'my precious' *strokes monitor with npd on it the screen*

[redsquad]

Hey Benny, why are you here at a "news for gamers" site? If you really do believe the "sales equals quality" rubbish you're bleating about, then go to your local game store, look at what's number one in the charts and buy it. By your logic it must be a great game, so you don't need reviews, previews or any other opinions at all.

Enough said.

[Optical_Matrix]

Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Play and Wii Music sales say hi. Going by your logic, the sales of those games combined speak volumes about the Halo franchise then because Wii Sports alone has sold more than the whole Halo franchise combined.

[Nathan Drake2]

halo reach will sell millions of x360 consoles like odst did.sarcasm.

gt5 will sell more then halo reach and it will sell millions of ps3 consoles like gt3 did.not sarcasm.

[InLaLaLand]

since full blooded XBOTs talk about sales and Halo: ODST. The Rock has a question. How was your first experience with poontang pie (your 360 and Halo: ODST disc doesn't count)... oh wait wrong question, they may never understand the question :P

YA SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKING

[Double07]

The Rock FTW!

When you gonna be back wrestling full time again? =D

[InLaLaLand]

I do not know, hopefully soon. Bubbles up to the Rock's fans. Oh yeah I forgot one other thing, MILO doesn't count as well :D

[stb]

girly scker rocky beiby, just get out of this manly site of gamer, no gaymer.

[Double07]

Good, I hope to see you laying the smackdown in the ring soon much like your laying the smackdown on 360 fans right now =D

[InLaLaLand]

WHAT IN THY BLU HELL DID YOU JUST SAY??? I respect Xbox gamers and every other gamer but not elitists.

[Anorexorcist]

Go and hit the Rock Bottom followed with The People's Elbow on that Candy A$$ stb. Then send his a$$ to the Smackdown Hotel where he can prepare to get on his knees and kiss The People's A$$!!!!!!!!

[AngryTypingGuy]

So Rock, are you going to challenge Cena for saying you've turned your back on the business when you host Monday Night RAW?

By the way, I love the Poontang Pie. I hear that some of these PS3 guys have a steady diet of strudel if ya know what I'm saying (and I think you do).

[ultimolu]

Always about the sales.

You know what Uncharted 2 beats Master Chief at?

Originality and amazing gameplay.

That's what I care about, not freaking sales. You can't play sales.

[NMC2007]

There isn't an original bone in Drake's body.
Originality? Uncharted? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Amazing Gameplay? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Great experience? Sure, but the only thing amazing about Uncharted are it's visuals.

[ultimolu]

Lol, really now?

I played Uncharted 1 and now I'm playing Uncharted 2. The series is amazing, PERIOD.

Can you tell me what's so original about Master Chief?

*crickets chirp again*

Misinformed yet again. It's okay. I understand. ^__^

[PirateThom]

Halo's originality is that you can take a generic game and sell millions by spending more on advertising than on making the game and present it as the second coming.

Prove me wrong?

Gears of War should be the 360's premier franchise, not Halo. Halo only takes it because of frat boys and it sells more. Hell, Fable, Gears, Mass Effect, Forza... pretty much every 360 franchise > Halo.

[K__L__U__T__C__H]

Look uncharted 2 wouldn't be as big as it was if they didn't have great graphics. I guarantee if uncharted had just decent graphics it wouldn't be talked about as much,sold as much, or got such high review scores. Outside of the graphics its just a good game, not a great game.

[The Wood]

M U C H ?

[StanLee]

Okay, Uncharted 2 is a great game but what exactly is original about the game? I asked PS3 fanboys in another article if they would still be as excited for Uncharted 2 if it looked like Left 4 Dead and still maintained the same story, gameplay and charm and not many could answer. It's a great game, a fantastic experience and I hope it does well because the game deserves it but there's nothing original about it. There's nothing original about most current gen games. And regardless of how acclaimed a game is, it's not a success if it doesn't sell so sales is part of the overall discussion.

[Darkeyes]

Haha.. Seriously guys lame attempts to prove to the world that UC2 is not a good game... Just play it for once and then comment. It's the God damn most freaking amazing game I have played not only this gen, but nearly the past 3-4 gens. Ya it's a visual treat, but at the same time, the voice acting is unparalleled to date and even can make a few hollywood blockbusters crap in their pants+ Gameplay which takes Gears and Platforming to a new level...

Halo is nothing but something that is advertised so much that people just get brain washed into buying it. I still had some respect and though Halo 3's 10 million was a genuine figure, but after ODST I believe that even if someone wrapped dog crap in glossy paper and wrote Halo over it, 360 fanboys will buy it. The game isn't even HALF of what Uncharted 2 is.. Yes they are different genres, but if you speak about quality, then sorry, but Halo doesn't even come close to UC2... Not in Graphics, not in the stupid 5-6 hour add on campaign, not in the dialog and story category... Only place Halo shines is online and that too is getting old now.

If I had a choice now to pick a 360 exclusive for the PS3, then I would much rather go with Gears or Mass Effect franchise cause they deserve success. Halo would be behind even a few XBLA games like Shadow Complex in that list.... Halo doesn't suck, but UC2 makes it look like a last gen game.

@Above: Same old sales crap again... Guess GOW isn't known cause it only sold 2 million.. OH WAIT!!!!! It's one of the top rated PS2 exclusive last gen!!!!! 100 bucks says that when this gen ends, people will look back and thank Uncharted 2 for lifting the bar the same way games like SOTC and GOW are respected now... It's not original, but it makes all the ORIGINAL games it took ideas from look pail in comparison...

[ultimolu]

Lol @ the disagrees. Really, you can't prove me wrong anyway so...

StanLee, you know what makes Uncharted original? It's not the same crap over and over again. The plot always keeps you at the edge of your seat and keeps you guessing about what happens next. If Naughty Dog can keep that up with Uncharted 3, they will have themselves another repeat customer.

What the hell is so special about Halo? I wonder why 360 fans are always jumping around about it but can never find the reason.

Shame.

[NMC2007]

I didn't say MC was original did I? Nope! You are reading words I did not say, all I said was that nothing about Uncharted is original, as a matter of fact, Uncharted is about as predictable and cliche as you can get for a video game, but since you seem to think Uncharted is so original, I challenge any of you delusional people to tell me what's so original about Uncharted?

*waits*

[xLordOblivionx]

Uncharted 2's amazing gameplay and third person system mixed with left 4 dead's crazy zombie horde fighting mechanics?!?! I think I just pooped a little.

[Shane Kim]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaah, I'm a bot...my name is Shane Kim and Drake can't beatz0rz Master Queef.

[Relientk77]

wrong

Nathan Drake kicks Master Chief's @ss

[Gabe EatsWell]

Master Chimp.

[Narutone66]

when I read "Master Chief" it makes me think that it's like "He-Man"? Sort of trying hard to tell everybody something while hiding some other things.

[givemelbpbetakeys]

haha i get that's funny .. every1 he's funny he's saying the green power ranger is gay

[The Wood]

is clowns :(

[ultimolu]

;__; *nods*

[Rythrine]

Lol. Just kidding

[rhood022]

I couldn't stop laughing at that little revelation.

[DonCorneo]

LMAO!!1!

[ultimolu]

The failbots are at it again. >:D

[SSCOOLCHEA]

:)

[crazydrummerlad1]

y duz he talk like hes puttin the 360 up on a peddlestool. he throws around his opinions as if theyre facts n tries to prove his point thru many invalid arguements. for 1 infamous was definetly not a overhyped game. any1 thats played it would say it raised the bar for that genre. jus liike all other ps3 exclusives theyre always raisin the bar that its competitors cant beat but yet he makes it seem like microsoft has this unreachable bar that sony has yet to thro a rope to. get outta here fool. every1 needs to stop worryin bout sony "finally havin a good game" or when sony " will finally get a good library of descent games". sony has been havin the best past few years ever with sum of the best games that has come out this generation so far. so its sum bs to keep tryin to seem like sony is tryin to catch up to the competition. sony is the competition. its jus every1 is too ignorant to c that.

[Tex117]

Leave it to an Xbox fanboy to say that the real battle is the FPS, not any other game.

Dude, if I wanted to play Halo I would have bought an Xbox, plain and simple.

Since I don't give a damn about FPS, I bought a Ps3 because they are better with everything else.

[crazydrummerlad1]

even if u did wanna play fps, sony has sum great games. kz2 n r2 killed it. especially kz2...my god

[Serial_EDX]

Can't someone just turn around and say if they wanted to play a action platformer they would have bought a ps3?

Or does logic not exist here?

[Fade_Walker]

Actually, Drake has overcome A LOT of obstacles; I think he could beat the Master Chief.

But I don’t see a reason why they should fight.

[Henry Cain]

Im sorry but Halo is wack. There's nothing great about this game. But thats my opinion though. Im mean Master P sold a lot of albums, but he is by far the one of the worst rapper to pick up a mic. I think Killzone 2 is by far a better game. I also think Gears is a better game than Halo.

[crazydrummerlad1]

i got tired of halo durin halo 2. nothin new. halo shouldnt b compared to u2 tho. halo=same ol thing with nothin groundbreakin/new
uc2=the next level in video games

[Obama]

Sales is never an indication of quality. Jonas Brother, Twilight, transformer 2 etc generate tons of revenue, but that doesn't change the fact that they suck.

Not only UC2 is a better game, but Drake is a much more interesting character than Master Chief, and that is a fact, not opinion. :)

[crazydrummerlad1]

i agree. especially how he said infamous is overhyped.....cuz it didnt sell enough?! cummon dats 1 of the goty nominees 4 sure!

[Obama]

His favorite game is wiisport. He just didn't mention it.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

...i have been waiting all year!!!' ;-D

[Shane Kim]

Hahahha awesome comment ;)

[FiftyFourPointTwo]

Nice one, Ken. :D

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

http://g.virbcdn.com/i/resi... ;-D

[Double07]

Ahahaha Bubbles for Sir Ken =D

[Obama]

Bubble up Ken and ps3 fans. XD

Now make me a sandwich, Master Chef.

[InLaLaLand]

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[ultimolu]

I knew it! Someone was gonna say Master Chef. xDDD

Ken, you silly guy you.

[Rowsdower]

this is stupid

[bigrudowsky]

I really love the game but a lot of the jumps felt way too scripted the a.i is really stupid especially in the stealth sections of the game but the cinematics and graphics really took it to a higher level its easily a 9.

[JD_Shadow]

Play games, not sales or consoles...unless it means good news for the 360, I guess.

[Tex117]

Action Platformer,(Uncharted 2)
Stealth (MGS4)
Cool idea (LittleBigPlanet)
RPG (toss up between both honestly but Demon's Souls and Valkeria Chronicles are very highly rated this generation...)
Cool PSN games: Flower, Fat Princess (Braid is coming to the ps3...so that finishes that off)
Many multiplats

Creative story telling (Heavy Rain)
Racing (Gran Tursimo)
Creatively Fresh (The Last Guardian)

Once you compare all that, the answer is very simple. If you are a big multiplayer 1st person shooter guy the answer is also very simple. Xbox.

[Asher6ix]

u forgot littlebigplanet.

[Asher6ix]

saying that UC2 is a "good" game without the graphics. i would be willing to bet he hasn't even played it. there isn't one aspect of the game that isn't great imo. i can tell u this, i played halo 1 & 2 ( i played 3 for a short time and wasn't at all impressed) and thought the sp campaign was a joke. i never for once got into the story or though master chief was a cool character. he seems very much lifeless and cookie cutter.

[Tex117]

No I didn't...

[Omega Zues]

Uncharted 2 only a "good" game?

Metacritic score of 97 out of 85 reviews says else wise.

Also Uncharted 2 hasnt even been out for a month yet lol, nanasparadox.com desperate much?

[divideby0]

its in the eyes of the gamer.

Halo SP is great..MP sucks..refused to buy ODST, first Halo game I didnt purchase

UC2 SP is as great as MP...

[CryWolf]

Actually Drake can beat Master Chief, the Halo is just a first person shooter but Uncharted is a third person shooter and Drake can climb on anything so Drake can beat Master Chief and win the format wars also.

[knightdarkbox]

master chief' is actually the most legendary charachter of games

It's no contest ps3fanboys drake or snake not handle a Spartan ( master chief) Master Chief kills all this garbages charachter of family of ps...

halo+ master chief+ bungie= best devs of fps

[gamejediben]

360's spartan is not as awesome as PS3's spartan... Kratos that is! Kratos would do horrible, demented and cruel things to master chief in a fight.

Kratos WINS!!!

Fatality!!!

[CryWolf]

No Master Chief is not the most legendary charachter of games you got that wrong its Ratchet & Clank and Super Mario Bros are the most legendary charachters in games, Master Chief is going to be a after thought in games.

[eagle21]

Master Chef is WACK AS HELL. 360 IS garbage.......and deep down you know it's TRUE!!!

[eagle21]

MC is wack. :)

[CryWolf]

PS3 has already beat the format wars now back to the console wars where Sony is now on top outside U.S. and showing no Signs of stoping their.

[cmrbe]

I think MS shipped 2 million on first day.

According to NDP ODST sold 1.6 million in NA for the first week of release. Even if we include the rest of the word and say that it also sold 1.6 million the first week which i doubt very much as most of halo sales is in NA this would mean that at best it could have sold 3.2 million in first week. So it sold 2 million on first day and then 1.2 million the next 6 days?. This is hard to believe.

I never put stock into MS reported first day sales. Most of it is BS that MS are trying to use to paint a picture that the x360 brand is popular using Halo yet again. However it will come to haunt them later. Most of my x360 owning friends have given up on the x360 because of what they saw happened this year. Most expected ODST to have improve graphics but what they saw was just another halo 3 expansion at full price and MS relying too much on Halo and not bringing them new IP's to keep them interested in the x360.

[Shnazzyone]

A plumber named Mario.

[Godmars290]

But he can certainly - and literally - rip off his head and poop down the bloody stump.

Mind you, not that I've ever seen Kratos poop. Or Mario bleed. Unless you count Newgrounds. Then I can say I've actually seen Princess Peach poledance.

Though that might have been Bride...*shiver*

[cmrbe]

That is true. All the mucho guys can't stand up to a obese plummer.

[CertifiedGamer]

This article shows that the person who wrote it actually expect natal to be a success. LOL
$200 add on is going to be a success just like its HD-DVD add on brother.
Atleast sony aint revolutionary with the motion control but you know what the deal is sonys motion control is going to cost $50 and by the time natal drops to be affordable PS4 will be out and that and will have new technology in it that makes natal a laughing stock so go depend on natal to revive the rrod360 go nana depend on that atleast sony has a sure thing under its pocket.

Next year Halo reach is the only thing microsoft has under its pocket and I don't believe it will be even close to mod2 or even MAG but I know the people who bought halo 3 will buy this garbage because it the only thing they have other than having to spend money to play it.

[Crystallis]

Did you just say spartan? I don't get involved with debates about which character would beat who but Kratos would stop a giant mud hole on CHEF boy....

[silverbeld]

'Drake can't beat Master Chief; but PS3 can win the format war.'

Drake maybe not but KRATOS for sure!

BLU-RAY is the new FORMAT. HD-DVD is dead.

[dorron]

Uncharted can beat Halo anytime. Halo is not a bad game, but it is one of the most overrated games of all time.

Uncharted is pure quality!!!

[The_Zeitgeist]

Halo is so overrated its not even funny. Uncharted 2 is an amazing game. The Multi-player is the best on PS3 next to Killzone 2. PS3 may not have master queef but it just doesn't matter. 2009 was the year of the PS3 flat out. So get over it fanboys. Maybe next year when Alan Wake drops and Gears of War 3 comes out you guys can smack talk again. But this year belonged to Sony. Maybe not in sales but in terms of quality games they can't be matched and we all know games are what really matters.

[CharlesDCI]

Master Chief is not a cultural icon. Sorry guys. If you showed that pic of Master Chief and Darth Vader to people around the world they would readily recognize Darth.

[ChickeyCantor]

...but the same applies to drake....
El pointo being?

[hedak]

enough said

[MetalGearRisingBan]

master chief is DEAD to me 30 YEARS AGO! SO DRAKE IS THE NEW 2009!

[Tr10wn]

So you are like 40-50 years old and you are trolling and playing video games?

BTW who's Drake seriously i don't know who the hell he is i though Kratos or Snake was the Sony icon character

[JoeSp]

I would expect that a shooter on the XBOX360 - especially multi-player would be a big seller for MS. Especially since there does not seem to be many 360 only titles to spend your money on for the XBOX360. However, big sales for ODST does not make it a better game then Uncharted 2. The reason is simple, ODST was designed to be a multiple player shooter and this is where it excels, but and this is a big but, Uncharted 2 was designed not only to be a shooter, but also an adventure and a platformer title, and it excels in that. Lets not even get into the production values and the storytelling of Uncharted2.

The plan fact of the matter is that the XBOX360 has been great for shooters and has excelled with its shooters. But for my money, the PS3 has been offering more variety lately in the games for the PS3 only and seems in the future to be continuing that trend. Uncharted 2 is only the begining -- more, much more is on the way.

[spinbot_lv1]

master chef is cooking a pair of spartan eggs on the xbox360 while RROD has happened. when your xbox360 RROD for the 5th time he cook to you a spartan chicken for free.

[JeepGamer]

A Halo game, whether it is good or bad, will be bought in droves by massive numbers of people. For good or for ill putting the word "Halo" on a game is now the same as putting "Final Fantasy" or a the picture of a comic book character that is in a recent movie. People buy it because they recognize it without knowing whether it's good or bad or any so called controversy that might surround it.

For every person that buys games that pays attentions to reviews and gaming news, there at at least one hundred that have no idea.