Sony's Momentum could Steamroll the Xbox 360

Quentyn from AnalogHype writes: "With the recent announcement of even more titles heading to the Playstation 3 in 2009, Sony's picking up a great deal of momentum. In reference to this article's title, I think of it as a steamroll: It gets off to a very slow start, begins to pick up speed and gain momentum, and if you're not careful, you could find yourself crushed in a matter of seconds. Of course that all sounds overly dramatic as far as actual market translation goes, but it very well could happen. If Sony keeps up the great exclusive releases, drops the price of the console, and advertises like there's no tomorrow, I believe the Xbox 360 could be facing some actual competition from them for once. More at the jump."

[meepmoopmeep]

that's just how Sony rolls

get it? rolls? ahahahhaha
ok, nvm, goodbye

:)

[Aquanox]

New original IPs are always good and I applaud Sony for that.

Now... from that to call "accidentally revealed" games a momentum is quite too big of an step.

Momentum will come with good games with confirmed dates and a price-drop... not before.

[TheTwelve]

Sony has not yet begun to fight, h8ers. The only thing that can go wrong is if we consumers have too MUCH to play and not enough money to buy.

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[Anon1974]

Didn't say anything other than "Sony has some momentum. Microsoft better watch out if they continue."
Ummm...thanks for that informative piece? I guess?
No meat to this article at all.

[StayHigh]

Sony will indeed have to do a price drop..And release a lot of exclusive games..I believe they will catch up with the 360 or even pass their install base by next year..Just remember 7 million is not a big gap bewteen Sony and Microsof.. The 360 being the cheapest i would expect the sytem to sell like 50 million console already but it didn't at all..

[Montrealien]

good stuff, at this rate Sony will continue to be competive and push MS to make great games and vise versa.

[nix]

wait until GDC.
wait until E3.
wait until Halo Wars.
wait until Lost and Damn.
wait until Ninja Blade.
wait until Alan Wake.

at least PS3 owners are still getting better games!

[Spydiggity]

"It gets off to a very slow start, begins to pick up speed and gain momentum, and if you're not careful, you could find yourself crushed in a matter of seconds"

sounds more like bangin a fat chic.

[GiantEnemyFlop]

"that's just how Sony rolls "

The Dempsy roll...

[Man_of_the_year]

Nice Spin there bro. Is that the claimes that you are sticking too? That the reason MOST of the PS3 exclusives don't sell is because PS3 owners are too busy playing other games?

So would that imply that PS3 owners are playing Multiplat games more than exclusives? Which then would mean that multiplats mean more to a gamer than an exclusive? Thus it can be said Multiplats > Exclusives? Therefor DLC for multiplats > exclusives? Which then would mean EXCLUSIVE DLC > Exclusives?

I really don't think Sony's poor sales for their exclusive games is because of ALL the great games (multi or exclusive) in the library right now. The PS3 has 21+ million consoles out there right now. If the 360 can get great sales from their AAA games, so should Sony. And remember, pirates are taking sales away from the 360, yet the games still sell.

What i think, is that the PS3 is not just a gaming machine, its also a movie player, and i think there is a large % of PS3 users that use it mainly for the Blu-ray movies and not so much the gaming. But this can be argued by the great sales of GTA IV and RE5/SF4 sales...so really...i don't know. Maybe just maybe, Sony's exclusives are just not as popular as some of the multiplat games and thier developers...Kojima, Capcom, SE, Poly...etc.

[Anon1974]

Get to what you really mean. PS3 games aren't doing Gears and Halo type numbers. I hate to break it to you, but 99% of 360 games don't do anywhere near those type of numbers. In fact, if a game breaks 1 million that puts it in the top 10% of all games released.
There's nothing wrong with how Sony games are selling. Clearly companies wouldn't be claiming they make the most money off PS3 games if there was an issue there.

[JokesOnYou]

COULD happen

JOY

[Cenobia]

Sony has more first party games, some of which are niche genres. Shooters sell like crazy, and established shooters that are marketed out the a$$ sell even better. Halo and Gears will always sell more because of the marketing and broad appeal of their genres. Games like Folklore, Valkyria Chronicles, etc. aren't going to break sales records, but that doesn't mean they aren't great games.

Sales don't really mean one game is better than another (not that you were inferring that). Its a matter of opinion, and personal preference. I got the PS3 for the franchises Sony owns and creates (primarily Team ICO) so I personally don't care about sales numbers seeing as my favorite games of all time haven't broken any sales records. The PS3 also seems to have a broader range of high quality exclusives, which is why I prefer it.

Also, I do think the economy has a little to do with some games' poor sales. I would pick up a few more games (Valkyria Chronicles, Mirrors Edge, etc) if I had the money, but I don't so I just get the most anticipated releases. And with a game like Valkyria Chronicles, I'm not even sure I'd like it (not a genre I usually play). If I had the money I'd definitley grab it though.

Maybe that says more about my sh!tty job than the economy though...

[mint royale]

after the 'is the ps3 the new dreamcast.'

I mean come on where is the evidence? The software lineup for the ps3 is awesome but saleswise there is no momentum. They are down YOY in slaes. Sales momentum will come with the pricecut and who knows when that will be. Soon hopefully.

[darthv72]

"If Sony keeps up the great exclusive releases, drops the price of the console, and advertises like there's no tomorrow, I believe the Xbox 360 could be facing some actual competition from them for once."

you mean to tell me that sony HASNT been competing against the 360...not even ONCE?!?!?

Sony and MS have two different approaches to revealing their upcoming titles. Sony likes to show off and announce info waaaayyyy in advance and let the hype build. MS hits you when you arent looking and you walk away thinking "wow where did that come from".

I am expecting some new things from sony. It is to be expected but they will likely just talk up more about what is already known and how much closer those games are to being released. I am really expecting a big show from MS either at gdc or definately at e3. Titles no one even imagined MS could secure er um... create!

People need to know that the biggest competition for sony isnt MS or nintendo but it is themselves. PS2 is still selling and so long as that happens it is hurting ps3. In the end it is all good for sony from three fronts (psp, ps2 & ps3). you got to hand it to ms though. All they have is one front (unless you want to count the pc side of things). Nintendo has two and is kicking some major arse.

[Kaneda]

I guess next rumors will be M$ price cut on 360.. or M$ concentrating on 720 in the near future. Probably the reason why the lack of games on 360.

[KingKionic]

i wouldnt say steamroll.but i would say some solid competion .

[UnwanteDreamz]

I don't see how any one could doubt that Sony would deliver the games. I bought a PS3 because I trusted Sony to have great games for their console. Sure the machine looks good on paper but I can't play tech specs. GAMES! Hell, if they keep it up they can finish dead last this gen and I will still buy a PS4 without hesitation. I have been gaming on Sony machines for almost 13 years.

[no-spin]

i second that

I walk away from the PS2 in the early years and towards the xbox. yeah halo and ninja gaiden were so good it made my decision a satisfying one.
Then games stop coming. Lack of 3rd party support and MS studios doing nothing but Halo, i got off gaming completely. 3 years later i bought a PS2 + God of War 1 & 2 + RE4 + GT4 + etc. Greatness delivered by the PS brand, pure and simple. Now look at the 360, first 2 years were all greatness. Full 3rd party support with exclusives and time exclusives.
3 years later the 360 is looking like a lame duck. MS will be fine due to multiplats and low console price, but current owners are stock with a gaming console without defining games (but multiplats will have to do). Sony seemed ready to deliver the goods on their own with 1st party studios and strong allies. It has been proven for the third time, Sony Delivers. This year i think the PS3 will have way too many great games, and no time nor money to buy them ALL.
PS3 FTW
PS4- if i have the money will buy at launch

[Man_of_the_year]

Bro you do know that you are contradicting yourself right?

"Then games stop coming. Lack of 3rd party support and MS studios doing nothing but Halo,"

- Now i think you are only refering to the xbox but in the 5 years the xbox had been in the market, there were only 2 Halo games. Yet you say you went and bought "PS2 + God of War 1 & 2 + RE4 + GT4 + etc"...there are larger numbers after the names of those games than there was on Halo2.

Then you say "3 years later the 360 is looking like a lame duck" but there are more exclusive titles on the 360 than there is the PS3 at this time and date. And in the 1st quarter, Sony has released the same amount of exclusive games as MS. So this quote makes absolutley no sense what-so-ever.

Then you write "year i think the PS3 will have way too many great games" yet there is no confirmed DATE for those great games in 09. Can you please list the games that are CONFIRMED for 09 with a source and date?

And you must know that MS doesn't disclose their games until the year that they come out at certain events. So how can you determine if the 360 doesn't have any good exclusive games coming out...do you know something within the industry that the rest of us do not?

However all in all with your comment "PS3 FTW
PS4- if i have the money will buy at launch" i guess we can now understand why you contradicted yourself with nonsense information...its Sony fanboyism with a large dose of Ignorance.

[no-spin]

If you read like you write no wonder you did not understand my post.
Was RE 4 on the xbox?
GTA series got released a year later than the PS2
Halo games were the only good thing going on.
360 lame duck argument is looking forward, not backwards.

I think your post was some quotes with words next to it, no point nor logic whatsoever

[jamesrocks3147]

ps3's exclusives especially the 1st party ones, just never sonys 1st part studios alone are bigger then microsofts and nentendos combined.

[DelbertGrady]

Last year Gears of War 2 sold more than LBP and Resistance 2 combined.

Sony's 1st party titles are only big in the media. Once they are exposed to the gaming community they tend to lose their hype. They don't enjoy the same reception as 360 exclusives.

[UnwanteDreamz]

Oh I have to correct you there. PS3 exclusives don't enjoy the same sales as 360 exclusives, I agree, but since when do good sales equal a good game?

Everybody I personaly know who owns Gears 2 (admittedly only 5 people) stopped playing it months ago. My point is we play games and one game being better than another game is subjective. You can use all the sales charts you want but it wont change that fact.

[no-spin]

sales? does MS give gamers a bonus for the huge sales or do they charge YOU to go online and play the game you just bought and contributed to their success?

Great games are NOT defined by sales number. Go play Shadow of the Colossus and the we can talk, or Heavenly Sword- no 360 game can match the quality of that game.

Gamers tend to dig for the hidden gems. Fanboys watch commercials and obey the propaganda

Disclaimer- Gears 2 is awesome, R2 avarage, LBP is untouchable

[sumguy81]

good point about gears of war. in fact, throw in killzone and you still don't match the sales.

but i also agree with the guy below you, gears 2 sucks. it's a buggy, laggy mess. and sales =/= quality. but using your same example, i don't know anyone (not even 5 ppl) that play resistance 2. i don't know anyone who still plays LBP either. and killzone has only been out a month and it's already dying down huge. i can't stand it personally.

but look at COD 4 or halo or Gears of War 1. tons of ppl still play those games. and halo wars is actually picking up momentum. when it came out, it was just me and one other person on my friends list playin it. now, in the evening, it's like 8-10 ppl on my list which is almost half of my average ppl online at any given time.

lets not get into a battle about quality because it's purely opinion. sales are the only factual record for making these claims. and that makes the first statement pretty accurate. if sony exclusives are so great, why are so few ppl buying them? and it's not because ppl are using it as a blu-ray player. i use mine as a blu-ray player cuz i beat ratchet and clank and metal gear so many times and there's nothing left to play on it.

@no-spin
"sales? does MS give gamers a bonus for the huge sales or do they charge YOU to go online and play the game you just bought and contributed to their success?"

Nah, they use it to make an online platform that is pleasurable to use, loaded with features, and that sets the trends that sony follows (steals) 2 years later. they also use that extra money to buy exclusive DLC. Though i personally don't support DLC if it costs money no matter what system i'm playing. Comparing Live to PSN is like comparing DVD to Betamax. and of course better technology is more expensive. would you pay 400 dollars for iPhone if it couldn't play music and videos? and that's why psn can't charge money. if they tried, everyone would just get xbox.

[Sevir04]

Comment of the century!!! bubbles to no-spin and unwanteddreamz fankids will always play up the numbers and rave about "teh sales!!!!!!!" for them i'll tell them enjoy playing sales. I'll play the games ^^

[Man_of_the_year]

I am just curious? YOu say that good sales do not = good games...well wouldn't a good game sell? And would more people buying a good game mean more people within the (free) online community playing the game = more people to meet and add to your friends list so that you can play those great games together at later times?

I'm sorry to those who feel that sales don't mean anything. Sales mean a lot. You get an idea if the game made is actually for the audiance that purchased the console. You can make the greatest game in the world but if nobody buys it then was it really a great game? If nobody purchases your product is it really a good product? And if you are the only one that purchased that good product and there is nobody else to play with, is it still a good product?

People don't buy products or services if they feel that the product or service is not worth their money.

Sales matter to the devs, the console maker, and the console owner. Anyone who can't see this are not too bright.

[Why o why]

Okami says hi, so does Shadow of the Colossus and his older brother ICO. You know who also says hi? the gamer that used to be inside you, you know the one that cared about your own personal enjoyment NOT if others felt the same. By your warped logic wii sports must be the most enjoyable game EVER. You are trying to project this notion that games have to hit halo/Gran Turismo numbers to be successful, enjoyable or warrant a sequel or even turn a profit. You are acting like some investor stroke gamer instead of a gamer who is also interested in the business side.

'Sales matter to the devs, the console maker, and the console owner. Anyone who can't see this are not too bright.'

OK, im assuming you are JUST a console owner right NOT a dev, NOT a console maker. Isn't your enjoyment your priority as a gamer? Haven't you played/enjoyed something that hasn't sold 2 trillion copies because if you haven't then you are: NONE OF THE ABOVE and i say that because i'd replace 'console owner' with 'GAMER' dont watch him die.

[MURKERR]

..

[TheBrit]

so whats in 2.70 that is not on xbox live?

[Why o why]

.....;)

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

owned

[TheBrit]

Glad to see the grown up children are out in force and cannot answer a legitimate question for others that do not know.

Besides my 360 being in my picture I do own a ps3 you know.

Children now-adays, I tell ya.

[CommonSense]

i'll happily pay 30-50 dollars a year for the system that costs 100 dollars less and has many many more good games and vastly superior online community.

psn is just now getting cross game chat. live has had it since launch. it's easy to be free when you just steal everyone else's ideas and apply them a few years too late. being innovative isn't cheap.

[aldesko]

"it's easy to be free when you just steal everyone else's ideas and apply them a few years too late."

You mean like Microsoft does with Windows (except for the free part)? OH SNAP!

"Glad to see the grown up children are out in force and cannot answer a legitimate question for others that do not know. "

He answered your question. If PSN has the same functionality as XBL, why does one cost money? Regardless, the supposed 2.7 update isn't "steamrolling".

[Godmars290]

Between the RRoD, buggy games and DLC, a limited amount of exclusive, this may as well be the start of next-gen. When people were complaining about the PS3's price.

Oh wait, they still are...

[Sayai jin]

Buggy games?

[Godmars290]

Just talking about frame rate issues with JRPGs. Lost Odyssey. SO4.

[Sayai jin]

Ummm, MS did not make those games so how are those buggy games MS's fault?

[Mike134nl]

It could though it's not likely that Microsoft will be a sitting duck.

Gues it's up who can pick up the most steam.

[Pennywise]

Valve has the most Steam.

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

Because Gabe Newell creates all of Valve's Steam from Fatty Burritos...

*FARTS LOUDLY*

[meepmoopmeep]

can't wait for the end of GDC to see everything from everyone

[Daishi]

I know!

[threepy]

If 2.70 Firmware is what is expected, and the price comes down I very much expect Sony to do well. A lot of people out there like the PlayStation brand. The main problem is the price...

[jerethdagryphon]

i wonder if msft realize all there trashtalking is doing isadvertising ps3

they talk down about a game there stil ladvertising the game people look into it and see its quite good

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

LET ME!!! LET MEEEEEEEEEE!!! Drive the Steamroller!!! ;-D
(And i could Squash a Few xBot Zombie DLC Lemmings on the way!!!) ;)

[ZEEBO4LIFESTFU]

are the corniest person on this site.

[nix]

and the funniest too... q:

[N4Garbage]

What momentum again?

It's like getting voice chat and voice messaging in game 2 years later will be the definitive turning point for the Ps3..

You never know it might actually work since it is obvious that its exclusives never do.

360 is honestly rampaging across the globe to topple 30mil while Ps3 is still in 21.

360 is setting the trend folk not only in main stream media but also in underground hype.

[Major_Tom]

Hope you don't listen to your own garbage.

[ZEEBO4LIFESTFU]

a stupid title. SO a third place company in the console race, is going to steam roll the new kid on the block who has been beating them,,,, right,,,

so what was that report from famitsu about japanese players and readers of their magazine perfering the xbox 360?

http://kotaku.com/5179724/j...

hey legends, mabye its beacuase i dont have 12 zccounts and people ( fanboys) are easily offended.

whats so wrong with what i said, i provided a link

spin thom spin spin spin spin spin spin

[Pennywise]

Zeebo will plow through them all!!! /s

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

But ya know.... 3 bubbles just says it all doesnt it? =]

[PirateThom]

When you have a lower install base, that's fewer people you have to please.

The more people that own a product, the more are going to show a level of dissatisfaction.

The article is practically pointless.

[dj55555555]

So tell me what the 360 has to offer us to stop this happening apart from limited format size, a reliability issue that only Lada would be proud of (and then charge you for the privilege to fix there errors) and ridiculous cost of peripherals?

[N4Garbage]

I'll tell you diplofish.

It has people that actually want it for gaming.

You really THINK that every person that doesn't own a Ps3 is an illinformed consumer or too poor to pay $399?

NO

People just DO NOT LIKE the Ps3....even people who have one like myself first gaming system I've ever owned to collect dust other than my Panasonic 3DO I got when I was a kid.

I mean really what has Sony did in the past year that has made people want to get a Ps3?

Home an KZ2 were attempts but still did not work.

God of War 3 is the next 360 killing title....so I guess we have to wait a few months before the Sony Camp comes out the closet and hops on the Hype Gravy Train. ChoooooooChooooooo!

[Bucky Sligo]

The same amount of people took part in both the Xbox360 and PS3 surveys....fail :/

[mastiffchild]

Bucky, if you're gonna tell someone they fail then understand what he meant. He was on about those owning a 360 in Japan more than likey are less likely to say they regret their choice as they're in a minority out there and often that means they have to justify their purchase more often. Personally, while there may be some of that involved I think the lack of jrpg's counted most towards the PS3 having a slightly lower satisfaction rating out there.

PT never mentioned the relative sizes of the survey groups and as it was a percentage based survey all having a smaller sample would have done was effect it's accuracy.

[dj55555555]

but why would you want one for gaming when it limits the size of games out of choice from microsoft so the people who own one will have to pay them a fee for DLC, the PS3 offers so much more to developers and there for gamers

[N4Garbage]

See dipolofish.

That's what Sony thought.

That every developer would follow behind them because they decided to release with new technology.

Unfortunately as you can see it didn't work..

When the Psone dropped did devs ultimately stop N64 development??

MSFT dropped there system first....to say they are holding gaming back because Sony has a bigger disc is ignorance and no game to this day has yet to show Blu Ray's beneficial aspects.

[StephanieBBB]

It shows that you don't own a PS3 nor have played any PS3 exclusives either because otherwise you would not have made a statement like this.

"no game to this day has yet to show Blu Ray's beneficial aspects."

MGS4 says hello.
KZ2 says hello.
LBP says hello.

Almost every exclusive to the PS3 has to be multiple discs on the 360 due to storage issues on a DVD-9. That my friend is called a "BluRay beneficial aspect".

[dj55555555]

didn't you ever wonder why microsoft went the dvd way and not HD-DVD because you can fit a lot more game data on a HD-DVD than DVD microsoft did this so they get more people on xbox live paying a fee to play DLC that would have been on the disc if they chose a larger format. So it means you pay more to play less and as a game lover the 360 has no interest to me.

[beans]

now I'm not going to say that I agree with the PS3 will steamroll 360 comments, but I love the way Sony is hyping there console with great news. People laugh at MS and Sony hoping that one fails, which is sad because both consoles need each other. Without each other I fear we would all be enjoying crap software and services. Good job SOny with the news and hopefully MS starts up some excitement before E3.

[ZEEBO4LIFESTFU]

that im happpy with the competition, and sony has been bringing their a game latley. i think if son had a different controller i may be more inclined to use mine. AND YES PENNYWISE

ZEEBO FTW

[Stryfeno2]

Keep in mind as the PSN add more features, XBL will add features too.

[Pennywise]

MS has really innovated on the community aspects. With Sony catching up finally, I am very curious to see whats next for MS. Could be exciting.

[theKiller]

i believe PSN reach the standard of which a online and network community should be, everything thing else is just an extras and tastes!!

one reason XBL can never beat PSN is that it cost people money to just play online!!

[Too_Hyped]

Yeah, the latest feature after RROD and paying for having lag online is the new E74 error. It overheats and it costs 100 $ to have it fixed since it's not considered as RROD. Great !

And still no meaningful exclusive this year on 360. Great !

[SonyRulz]

Is it 2008 all over again? I'm still waiting for the PS3 to "dominate the 360", like it supposedly would with "AAA exclusives" like LBP, MGS4, MS2, Resistance 2, and...LOL....HOME.

[bob saget remix]

PS3 had a lot better games.

[Anon1974]

Before the price drop the 360 was being kicked all over the place. Even with the price drop they just managed to tie the PS3 for the year from the looks of things, and that was at the cost of 60% of their profits over the holidays on increased sales and increase revenue. Obviously the 360 hardware is selling at a loss again. The PS3 improved by leaps and bounds last year, including winning the format war while the 360 languished in 3rd place in worldwide sales for almost a year before buying themselves out with that price cut.

[Pennywise]

SonyRulz... PS3 was neck and neck in sales at a higher price(acutally I think it outsold the 360 WW), it had higher rated better games, more exclusives, won all gaming awards....

How did it NOT win 08?

[-EvoAnubis-]

"SonyRulz... PS3 was neck and neck in sales at a higher price(acutally I think it outsold the 360 WW), it had higher rated better games, more exclusives, won all gaming awards....

How did it NOT win 08?"

Shh....they don't like logic.

[Bucky Sligo]

So the PS3 is "steamrolling" the Xbox360 by just matching it in sales. And I thought the xbox was more expensive than the PS3? When did that change?

[DelbertGrady]

It will be the same this year. Come October the PS3 fanboys will be more c0cky than ever and have forgotten all about last year (they already have). Until Bungie drop their 4-letter bomb that is.

ODST...*crickets*...

[Pennywise]

I forgot we are talking on N4G - Sales matter here, not quality games.

Go back to playing the pitt. doh!

[Why o why]

who still feels Sony didnt win 08 in the HD ere are smoking something they shouldn't be. More games, Better games, equal unit sales = WHAT?

[Anon1974]

First off, they said Sony's Momentum COULD Steamroll the 360. No one said it was doing that because obviously with the fire sale Microsoft is having on the 360 Sony isn't steamrolling them at this point.
What they did do was have an excellent year in 2008, winning the format wars, increasing sales by 35%, releasing Home, fine tuning PSN, and offering great online content and exclusives games. You have to admit the 360 was pretty quiet last year before the price cut, especially considering the amazing year that was 2007.

Now, at Soda. Really? You really think the Halo standalone expansion is going to somehow stop people from buying PS3's faster than they ever bought into the 360? I have no doubt the expansion pack will do great, and I'm personally looking forward to it, but it isn't going to somehow stop the PS3's momentum anymore than Halo 3 did. In fact, looking at the historical sales data it was just after the release of Halo 3 that Sony pulled in front of the 360 in worldwide sales, where it stayed for almost a year before the 360 price cut. Even Halo 3 itself seemed to have zero impact on the PS3's fortunes.

[v1c1ous]

this all sounds familiar....

[ZEEBO4LIFESTFU]

won in 2008 . the xbox did not loose 2008 as dumb as that sounds.... i returned more games i bought for my ps3 than my 360. Resistance was garbage, gears multiplayer is garbage, fallout 3 is lag city, LBP hates muslims and socom is still broke. SO in general, the only game ever, for both systems to play

wahawk pwned 2008

[TheBrit]

its not an online game.

[Pennywise]

Thats what I was thinking Brit... it was a choppy mess though.

[Sharpshell]

Do you actually beleive that LBP hates muslims? I hope you are kidding or you are more ignorant than even most people on N4G. That song was made by a muslim, but got pulled becase a different Muslim complained about it but nothing in the game has anything to do with religion... this is why the world in a mess: morons with opinions and the ability to express them.

Seriously I hope your kidding

[Nexy]

This would be only good for customers to have PS3 win at leat one year at last.It's failed miserably to do so for the last three years. Maybe this time it'll be different. Xbox being dominant all the time is not a good thing for gamers actually.

[Major_Tom]

Lol, ignorance is bliss eh?

[ceedubya9]

Its still way too early to say these things! We're barely 3 months into 2009. We don't know how things will look in December. So much could happen.

Sony has had all kinds of momentum, even dating back to its release. And despite all of the 1st party exclusives that they throw out that the internet gets all abuzz about, the shape of the gaming industry has yet to change.

What we have learned is that Sony shows anything that they have that can be shown, even if its 2-3 years away. Microsoft has been making a habit of showing things when they are mostly within a year away from completetion.

Let's just sit back and watch 2008 play out and stop with the silly predictions.

[red2tango]

Sony always starts slow in sales, but just destroys the competition, get ready for Sony dominance in the next-gen (this gen) (nintendo is not next-gen).

[ceedubya9]

Sony hasn't had any real competition in the past 2 generations. There was no starting off slow. If they were starting slow, everyone else must have been at a snale's pace.

[ZEEBO4LIFESTFU]

from one fanboy to another, im starting to liek you more and more

[Pennywise]

Thanks ;) You're not too shabby yourself.

I dont hate the 360 because I like a PS3.

My hate isnt for the 360... its for MS.

[nix]

i don't think pennywise likes what you're up to. lol.. q

EDIT: oh dang! *steps away*

[Nathaniel_Drake]

"I believe the Xbox 360 could be facing some actual competition from them for once"

That's totally wrong, last year the PS3 was outselling the 360 most of the year and it was because of this "competition" Microsoft had to lower the price of the console, so they are facing the competition "again"

[ceedubya9]

as the year goes on. Its nice that there is someone to push Sony this time around and keep them competitive. And Sony being who they are will always keep Microsoft on their toes. Gamers will only benefit.

[ultimolu]

All I know is that my purse will cry.

I have to get a new harddrive for my PS3 (500gb) because I'm running outta space.

[Daoshai]

$100.00, not that bad

[ultimolu]

Hmm, true.

When I get some extra cash, I'm definitely getting that.

[Sitdown]

the title makes this article a joke. Guess what...A gun shot would "could" kill you. Driving with a blindfold on "could" cause you to get into a car accident. Smoking "could" cause lung cancer. Without any prior video game or journalism experience, I "could" produce the same quality of information in less than two paragraphs. Perhaps with more mature gamers, N4G "could" become a website that allows better articles to come through.

[Bucky Sligo]

Agree. Opinion pieces should be banned from N4G.

[Rock_On_PS4]

All talk no action. Wait for this game it will save PS3 and domination begins and the rest of the competition will stop selling. Then it fails to deliver. Next hyped PS3 game after another and they all fail to deliver on PS3 and do not change anything. The PS3 and X360 are roughly selling around the same amount of consoles head to head. THe gap started at 6.5 million lead for X360 over PS3 and the gap has remained the same.

[mastiffchild]

That's hardly fair is it? Sony might reveal more early than MS but to say they've lacked the actions to back up the press is just untrue. they took on board the things that PSN lacked(and , yes, those that Live already incorporated)and is still adding what the fans demand they do.
They certainly also seem to have their studios, and a shocking number of third party ones too, filling out the PSN and the disc racks of the high street with quality and oft-innovating games.
The year still lacks many reveals from Sony so hopefully when MS arrives at the party there will be some good, and big, shocks to come from both companies.
The competition is good for all gamers whether they have a 360, PS3 or even a Wii(or best a combination including all three and a decent rig but either HD console should have enough for most gamers given the need)and I await what MS have for my 360 while waiting for the next game from Sony(prolly InFamous) to land(and def not ruling out big surprises from both).
Honestly, it's MS who we need to hear more from, which we will, at the minute as Sony have done pretty well recently as far as providing games for us lot goes.

[Why o why]

dude, spare the well thought out and non flaming replies to the people who matter and can contribute in an adult and meaningful fashion. That guys passage is full of fail. Its like games dont matter anymore only sales and those were equal last year so go figure. What about the games.....do you still like quality games?? I hope you guys keep enjoying MS's monthly release of those genre defining games called, whas it called again.....yeah thats it NPD April, NPD May I hear they're Da sh!t;)

[HungPHAT]

As a huge Sony fan I'll believe it when I see it !

[dash--]

A lot of people don't like the ps3, thats bull. Before the price drop Ps3 was outselling the 360 every month last year. At the end of the year both systems sold almost the same amount. A lot of people in Japan don't like the 360. In NA the PS3 is doing better than the 360 is in Japan, and thats real talk for ya.

[XDF]

and Japan is full of homers and country loyalty. Get your fact strait homie.

All I am saying is with Halo Wars and RE5 special Red Elite edition, look for more x360 domination in March, April, May, Jun, July, Aug...

Oh, where was that suppose price drop on last Sunday that was suppose to happen for the PS3?

[eagle21]

They always do, no matter how you haters can't understand. MS will be the blame of their own loss. Sony will match and exceed 360's numbers the Sony way. :)

[Bucky Sligo]

Sony is doing a lot of losing for a company thats supposed to always win. VCD?

[ElementX]

As a born-again Sony fan, I will first of all say that I love my PS3. On the other hand, I still have my 360. I believe that this generation more than any other, will be one of multiple console owners. there are people who say they'll just buy 360 games on PC, but isn't the PC just another platform? i chose a 360 because it was out first and i had the original xbox. When PS3 came out i bought one and sold it for cash, only to buy the 80gb when it came out. I haven't looked back. sure 360 is lacking exclusives at the moment, but i'm not about to get rid of my console. I think there should be less fanboyism and less bickering in the console industry. people will give their money to ms whether it be on 360 or pc. why does there have to be a winner? can't people just play games? neither sony or ms is going to back out. they can coexist peacefully and have their respective exclusives. there's no need to claim a winner and loser. enjoy each system for what it has to offer

[beans]

"As a born again sony fan"

Freakin hiarious...keep it up.

[Why o why]

born again;)

[socalr6]

When is Activision going to come out with the Call of Duty console. I would buy that in a heartbeat since the only game/franchise that has never dissapointed is COD anything and that includes COD3.

COD console for the win :)

[donnie-2105]

what people forget is that although the ps3 has arguably(well probably not) the best exclusives its the multi plats that matter to the non hardcore.with the 360 having the edge online and with multis/price, even if sony drop it down this year it still wont be anywhere near the 360s pricepoint and most just want an easy to use chat system online with the same graphics as the ps3 on the latest need for speed or fifa.the wii(esp) and microsoft combined have already and will continue to massively eat away ats sonys last gen dominance,if i had to call it now, with 2012 as end of this gen it would be the 360 at 60million and the ps3 at 80mil.a big win for ms even when the ps3 eventually outsells them compared to the ps2 and xbox.

[takohma]

Even though i completely hat M$. i dont want them to fail becuase sony needs competitors to keep them working hard. well i dont really hate M$. i just dont want anything to jepeordize my beautiful exclusives. but there actually making sony come out strong with so many new ip's. lol

[Bladestar]

yeah... right... the same argument since before the PS3 was launched.

[Too_Hyped]

Hello Bladetard, the MS leg humper ! How is your latest exclusive Ninja Blade rated 5/10 on latest reviews ? Not better than Too Human it seems...

Did you get the E74 error like your MS leg humper friends ? Do you think we will have just ONE AAA exclusive this year on 360 ? Games like MGS4, LBP, KZ2, GoW3, GT5, you know ?

[XDF]

All I can say what momemtum does sony have????? Fanboy momentum maybe, it sure has alot these days on N4G.

It got its tail whipped the last 6 NPD sales chart in both hardware and softwares.

It is not going to do Sony good unless it can match thex360 and/or Wii in price, and of course that won't happen for a long time.

I am guessing I will get many, many disagreements but that is Ok...I am used to that.

[socalr6]

If you don't own both consoles you are missing out. PS3 has some really good games and the 360 has those few huge blockbusters you have to get too. Why try and argue the point?

PS3 is a great Blu-ray player. 360 has a great online community and usually much bigger online player base on the multiplats like COD.

I' glad I have both and like that they are competing for our$$$$.

Only means the games will advance and get better. Now I'm going home to play some COD3 on the 360 then some COD4 and WAW and KZ2 on the ps3

[Thoreau]

what is the 360 dropping that's hot besides alan wake and the halo expansion? sony is making the moves right now. it is a pity that your fangoggles are embedded into your skulls.

[QuackPot]

Should really get the momentum going.

Sony lucked out with the poor world economy, the Wii and xbox 360 1 year head start.

But they still also mucked up by including the expensive bluray with the Ps3.

Sony should have released BOTH a cheap-as DVD Ps3(~$300) AND the expensive Bluray Ps3(~$600) in Nov 2006.

Developers would then release their games on BOTH DVD(s) & Blu-ray - just like the Movie companies are doing with their films. Sheez.

Had Sony done this then the Ps3 would have 30+ million user base, be in a strong second place and seriously challenging the Wii - more so if they had also released a new controller(the Play-mote).

Momentum would be for the Ps3 to catch the Wii not the 360.

Isn't objective, intelligent reasoning and hindsight wonderful?

Oh, well. What's done is done. Now all catch up for sony when it shouldn't have been.

Note: the majority of hits on the Ps3 have been multiplat games that are on a single DVD for the 360. Think about that before you disagree.

[tonywood24]

SONY IS MAKING BUCKS!!! All of these companies are, just using this stuff to make a little more. MS is making a killing too. Just think about how much money was lost on the RROD extened warrienties and multiple chips made. (And there are still RROD issues.) The Wii is not a great system, but made their cheeder off of marketing a chep system and the economic argument. Don't belive the hype, the video game biz is "recession prof." N4g is a site for people to argue for and against, in regards to their favroit/most hated games and game systems.

P.S., Sony and MS are making a lot more money than the Nintendo's Wii system. Look at the money and NOT the system sales. (That's mis-direction!) The Wii is only selling for $249.99, BEFORE their system drop! 45+ million Wii's is the same profit as 30+ million 360's and 22+ million ps3's. (LOOK AT THE PRICES!!!)

[tonywood24]

I love Playstation. I don't care if other platforms outsell or sell on par with Sony, as long as my product continues to produce.

All the systmes are great...360, PC, Wii, DS, Ps1, 2, & 3, PSP, Gamecube N64, and Sega Dreamcast. I perfer PS3 this gen, because it is proven that the PS3 gives MORE than it's competitors. I am not saying it is the greatest, just poining out what you get with the PS3. I like diverse games (not just shooters), Free on-line accounts, blu ray (IT IS ALSO AN UPCONVERTING DVD PLAYER AND....THE BEST BLU RAY ON THE MARKET.) Futhermore, I think it's silly to pay $399 on a blu ray player, when you can pay $399 for a PS3. (Or less, if you get one used) Yea, 360 and Wii are cool, but they are not for me. With this all being said, the PS3 is not going to dominate anything! ALL OF THESE SYSTEMS ARE MAKING MONEY!! Instead of hatin, people should be happy for the competition.....the 360 will have to lower the Pro model, since the PS3 will lower theirs!!! See, we can all have a system, at a fair price.

That's ALL GOOD!!!

[blakstarz]

Sony usually thinks long term.....if the PS3 has a 10 year lifespan like they say....they yes their momentum will steamroll....and 2009 looks to be the year we are starting to see the gap widen from the 360 and PS3 with KZ2 and MGS4 starting the trend.

[tonywood24]

Man, you are on point. I got my PS3, because I knew/liked what Sony did with the PS2. We all know that Halo 3 was a Xbox 1 game, but MS made their customers buy a 360 for it.....NOW look at Sony. Not only do they continue to support the PS2, they made God of War 2 a PS@ Exclusive!!! Are you kidding me? That's awesome....and what won my respect and loyality. PS3 will eventually be the top dog, it's a marathon NOT a sprint! (Just my opinion)

[XDF]

If Sony were to think long term why put in only 256mb of dedicated video memory, why used an outdated Nvidia GPU, why took out PS2 backward compatibility, why stick with a controller from 2 generations ago.....

Sorry, but when newer and better systems equipped with new and improved technologies are release in 2-3 years from Microsoft, Nintendo, and even Apple, what will Sony do with an outdated machine that can't even handle games anywhere close to Crisis, if it were future proof.

[cyclindk]

I agree with this because of my avatar... she makes me :(

[tonywood24]

YOu are really gonna say that Killzone 2 is not close to Crysis? This 720p game is light years ahead of ANY other console shooter and form the physics & lighting stand point, it is better than a lot of computer shooters. HATER!

And far as the PS3 system, this is built the say that the 360 SHOULD have been. It's ok to not like the PS3, but bias talk....knowing damn well that the 360 breaks down every 5 mins.

[cyclindk]

What the HELL does this mean: "this is built the say that the 360 SHOULD have been."

[commodore64]

*IF* Sony:
1. keeps up the great exclusive releases,
2. drops the price of the console, and
3. advertises like there's no tomorrow,

*THEN* the Xbox 360 could be facing some actual competition from them for once.

Yeah, that sums up the article right there.

What's going to happen in the meantime?
What will happen if Sony muck it up?

[blakstarz]

@XDF....

Your obviously not familiar with how the memory in the PS3 works or the TYPE of memory it has in it, more RAM doesn't equate to better, any experience developer will tell you that, plus consoles utilize RAM far different than a PC....just so you know, the PS3 has 512MB of RAM (256 for video and 256 for system). The Cell chip has 256MB of completely sharable RAM, the GPU has 256MB of dedicated RAM. Now the key here is what type of RAM it is...The PlayStation 3 has 256mb of GDDR3 at 700mhz and 256Mb of XDR at 3.2ghz...XDR makes PS3 super efficient, faster cache mapping, both direct and indirect, XDR is not just faster than GDDR3 but it is much more efficient, RSX was made to work with the Cell processor, it is not some GPU they took and slotted in. It is made to be compatible with the Cell...A lot of people are saying that the RSX only has 256mb of RAM, whereas the 360's GPU has 512MB of RAM. To make it sound a bit simpler, here's the real deal. The PS3 has it's RAM in two separate parts, 256MB for the RSX and 256MB that can be used be either the Cell or RSX. The RSX can freely use as much of the 512MB total RAM that the PS3 has because the Cell doesn't need much RAM because its fast enough. And the fact that the PS3 has XDR means that it has faster access to data files.
So please explain to me how the PS3 not long term? Remember this is Sony we are talking about....they are a hardware company whereas MS is software, so I would think they knew what they where doing when they where making the PS3...people thought the PS2 was weaker than the Xbox...and in some aspects it was, but later on you saw titles that would make you second guess that fact, it all depends on how you can pull things off on a system, so you are going to have to come up with better than pointing out trivial things like the controller, the Nvidia GPU (which is not that "outdated' compared to the 360).
And KZ2 definitely goes toe-to-toe with Crysis in alot of ways...if you ever played KZ2 and get toward around the mid of the 3rd chapter of the game you will realize that this game is no joke and put alot of current console and even some PC games to shame...and with the current trailer of GOWIII and Uncharted 2 and InFAMOUS....you cannot argue the PS3 is a powerhouse and it STILL hasn't been even maxed one bit....if the PS2 is any testament to surviving the times....then the PS3 will be around for a long time to come....believe that!

[TwistedMetal]

once they get a inch of movement boom they cant be stopped havent you seen xmen lol. also sony has been tearing up japan recently and has been out selling everything there for the past3/4 weeks. also sony has been announcing AAA game after AAA game while the x360 reached its limit last year and is only still alive becuase its the cheapest console and people keep buying a new one becuase of RROD. the fact that x360 is cheaper then even the wii and is not even at wii sells place or even ps2 sells pace from back in the day is an epic fail in itself. The ps3 is 400 dollars the x360 is 200 dollars. the ps3 shouldnt be within 7 million consoles at this point. also the x360 had a 1 year head start lol. Its kind of pathetic that people say anything bad about sony at this point when the x360 is a failure basically.

[Smokzdaizm]

Well I as a PS3 owner I'm looking forward to the games coming out this year that interest me... As a 360 owner I looking forward toward the announcement of their upcoming games at E3... I am definitely blessed to be a multiplatform owner... That being said, I need PSN to get it's act together... I'm sorry Home and Free mean nothing to me if you are gonna claim PSN is better than XBL than it better match it feature for feature and surpass it and at this point it doesn't, currently PSN is like the first six months of the original XBL on the first XBOX. Now Microsoft I understand announcing games the year they come out, but I don't think you have that luxury anymore so you also need to get on the ball