More Sony PS3 woes: Microsoft releases Xbox 360 developer kit for the masses

The PS3 is sadly the modern

The PS3 is sadly the modern day Jaguar....All that power and no
tools to use it. I know, im a Jaguar developer who cant tapp the true potential of the jaguar becasue atari only supplied a buggy assembler for the risc processors.
Ps3 will fail miserably. Sony truly had
there heads up their asses on this release. the big problem is that PS3 is a panic
release in response to the clearly dominant xbox 360.

I dont own either console but know many
developers who say the 360 and Wii is
THEIR choice for next gen consoles.
I think the Wii will be the ultimate
winner personally. Nintendo finally pulled their heads out of their asses this time.

Ok, seeing that people are

Ok, seeing that people are still posting on this thread, I decided to add my own thoughts here...

Firstly I would to announce that I own PS2, Wii, Dreamcast, Saturn, XBox-360 (playfully nicknamed as the "Crashbox" around here), Nintendo DS, PSP and top of the line PC (at least for now). This alone should prove that I support no company in particular when I say that Sony has truly stumbled on its own feet.

The whole company policy, especially here in Europe where I live, has taken a major nosedive in the eyes of the gaming community. Why make PSP and PS3 region free if you threaten to sue any company selling games for selling their products to Europe (see Lik-Sang)? And what’s with the prize man? 699 euros?! That's like 935 USD! That's pretty steep price for any gaming platform. You either need very rich parents or very good salary to buy this thing.

For those who are screaming in favour of PS3 because of the blue-ray thing, I'd like point out that where I'm from, you can buy actual blue-ray players cheaper than PS3. As for the graphics in games...well, one doesn't need to take more than one look at the current line-up and realize the games on PS3 are no better looking than those on Xbox-360.

And if you ask my honest opinion, Nintendo has all the cards right now. Thanks to their innovative controller (which Sony all too obviously tried to copy) I'm sure Wii will become a major power player in the market here in Europe as well as in Japan.

I'm a die hard PC fan, and

I'm a die hard PC fan, and it’s common knowledge that PC gamers/users fund the whole Xbox thing. Neither Xbox nor 360 have made a single £/$ to this day. If it weren't for us paying through the nose for the best graphics and games available, with all the integrated Microsoft stuff that they get money for, Xbox wouldn't even be around. Sony on the other hand has made big profits from the Playstation brand, and they only developed PS3 because everyone has a PS2. They aren't in any hurry because; Xbox 360 isn’t competition. $600/£350 - that is not expensive; here's why, a graphics card on its own capable of delivering PS3 level graphics costs about $600/£350. Sony have done an amazing thing and managed to get those sorts of graphics and a cell chip, and blu-ray for the same price. People expect to pay the same price as an Xbox for this, that’s like complaining about the price of a Ferrari because your ford was cheaper. Well you pay for what you get; Xbox is cheap because it is worth less than the PS3.

Lastly, REMEMBER! This is Sony’s third console; they know what they are doing, Microsoft has only made 2, and they didn’t want to have the Xbox 2 vs. the PS3, because that just sounds bad. So they are trying to fool you all by using the name ‘3’60. PS3 is ‘next-gen’, Xbox isn’t. Cheers for reading.

Rofl i think these guys need

Rofl
i think these guys need to go to google and type in "what the cell is going on?" it takes you to a page on 1up and asks why the ps3 is so exspensive and the games all look worse than the 360? now the ps3 is out. why arnt the graphics as amazing as all them fanboys made out in the begining few posts??

im still waiting to even see a slightly fun looking ps3 game? oh wait! thats because they are all running to the 360! OH MY!

the 360's games list looks fantastic and then the wii's dont look half bad either! but the ps3.... wow..... just..... wow... looks like a beaten up drunk!

i will quite happily thank sony.. for

1,thank you sony for releasing a console that is allmost double the price of a console that can OFFICALY out perform you.

2,Also thankyou for being aragant and not sealing all your exclusives when you had the chance.. now 360 has them. thank you thank you thank you!

3,Thank you for only making 750k consoles this year! allowing MS to sell 2 milion in the holiday session!

4, Also thank you very much for putting a blue ray player in your console cuz..

A,its slower than HD-DVD

B,HD-DVD is beter quality

C,Is much much much much more cheaper!
D,HD-DVD Is selling just over 10X the amount blueray is..

The list go's on and on and on! realy it does

Do you know why Sony dont have a rumble pack in there system? its because the company who invented the rumble pack.. decided.. hey!! i dont like you MS and Sony i dont want you to use our technology anymore..

Now you ask.. why has MS still got a rumble pack and sony have a SENSOR crappy doo dar??

Its because Sony took the company to court and LOST!!! let me say it again.. LOST!!!!! and

MS didnt take them to court.. MS said.. "ok we are sorry for using your products, so we will buy 40% of your companies shares to make up for it ok?" they did and MS got the rights to use the rumble pads..

Didnt hear this news sony Fanboys!!??

Rofl

I love how the sony fans must be sleeping under a rock.. and still think there system is more powerful ect.. and all the OFFICIAL news is out.. saying there console is nothing special.. but the 360 is great!! we are gonna go make games for them cuz they have a amazing system! bye bye sony! good luck with blue ray!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

ps3 will be the best of all

ps3 will be the best of all the console. the wii and xbox are not that good. and one more thing ps3 is too darn expensive its too good.

I currently own both, xbox

I currently own both, xbox 360 and ps3, since i've been living in japan for 3 years now. I'm an avid gamer and currently own almost all videogame systems (ps, ps2, ps3, psp, dc, gc, ds, xbox, xbox360). That said, I have playing experience with 2 of the 3 next gen consoles. Even though I've only had the ps3 for a couple of days I have to say, without any doubt in my mind, that it is the best console out there and the xbox360 is a far, far second place. I haven't been able to stop playing Resistance and GEnji. It is 10:55am and I can only think of getting back home to play. Don't get me wrong, the 360 is a good piece of gaming experience, but just falls flat short. Everything is crispier, smoother, brighter and more detailed on the ps3, and the overall fell of the controller is awesome, with the minor setback of no vibration. Is it worth $600?. If you are a gamer like me, definitely yes. You won't regret it. Can't wait till next week to get my Wii to see how it compares, but my educated guess is that it will fall on 3rd place downright. All of you who have a 360 and don't want to open your eyes, stay lagging in the past. Those of you who already bought on presale the PS3, get ready for a big kick out of it and plan your next week so you can stay home. Trust me. You will want to stay home and play till your eyes bleed...

Fact: One reason Sony Fan

Fact:
One reason Sony Fan BOys are bashing the XBOX 360 because they have wasted all their money for PS2 games. Obviously since PS3 is backwards compatible they can play their old PS2 games. Believe me when i say this, some Sony fanboys wants to buy a XBOx 360 but they cant because of what i said earlier. Most of them are on self-denial ,brand loyal and are afraid of change. I pity them.

lol ps3 is going to crush

lol ps3 is going to crush 360 plus halo3 will probably come out on the ps3 soon anyways and the starting line of games for the ps3 are excellent ill be entertained with those until more come out anyways the 360 cant hold a finger to the ps3