by Tiberius Jonez
TJ's Flashback is a look back at unedited comments I've made online about gaming over the past decade. Sometimes they are amusing, sometimes I take pride in their accuracy, and once in a while they are a bit embarrassing.
What I thought at the time...
May, 2007 on 1UP.com
I liked it (my PS3) the first couple weeks I had it. The GT demo and Resistance kept me occupied for a little while. But then they got old, Motorstorm was utterly disappointing and anything else worth having (LAIR? blech!) won't be out until at LEAST 2008.
At that point it actually made me angry to look at the PS3 console everyday. This mammoth black box sitting on my desk taking up space without delivering anything to make it worthy of it's place next to my Xbox 360. I bought one Blu-Ray movie - Invinceable. Honestly it didn't look much better than regular DVD. Not enough so to make it a selling point, that's for sure. So, I listed on EBAY, sold it for $800 with the games and movie and put the money towards a new gaming PC.
Holidays 2008, when (if) the PS3 finally has some compelling software AND a significant price drop, I will consider buying one then.
But right now, you have to be a major Sony Fanboy or Sony Drone or just plain stupid to think the PS3 is a better gaming system than the Xbox 360 RIGHT NOW and for the remainder of 2007.
Beyond that we'll see. But right now Xbox 360 is the clear best of class. The Wii doesn't even count...it's not in the same class as either the PS3 or 360..
What I think now...
April 2009
If a friend asked me today which console to buy if he can only buy one, my answer is still Xbox360. When it comes right down to it, it's about the games, and in that respect Xbox has it hands down on the PS3. While Killzone 2 helps to give the PS3 some legitimacy, Sony has a long long way to run to catch Microsoft in terms of quality game library.
Bah! If you want a severely restricted experience stick with Microsoft. If you want to use your console for more than just games the 360 doesn't cut it. My PS3 IS my Media Center/Web Browser and I can run Linux if I feel adventuresome.
ReplyDeletethe other guy seems to forget the xbox is a media center as well, although you cant run internet through it, why would you really need to? a mouse and keyboard with my labtop is faster and better than a console for web searching. why would you ever prefer a controller over a keyboard for websurfing? I can even attach the laptop to the tv, making it even better. The xbox does online gaming better, it has media features that are ever expanding, and the game selection is unrivaled. see you on live. ;)
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