And your profile wreaks of……well you know what it is….

Hey technology does get smaller and makes things less and less expensive over time, but again you can see it your way and I’ll see it mine.

Your opinions aren’t factual just because that is what you believe. And calling names over the internet is not healthy at all. It really speaks volumes of you as a person and the inability to communicate properly.

You’re one of those people that can’t have a conversation in person without getting all upset that your opinion is moot and most likely wrong.

As always…..in the words of my good buddy….”Have nice day!!”

Wow…. I think you’ve missed it all… have a great day.

I think our problem is in use of terminology. You argue are that a more powerful hardware being able to produce better results is unprecedented. I would argue that that is pretty standard, and that the level of improvement last generation was not significant compared to what was expected, therefore not unprecedented.

Using the term format war is just another example of our terminology disagreement. You can use the term war and so did the media. I don’t consider companies trying to make money by investing in different technology as being a war. If there had been more hostile actions (and I don’t mean physical) between the two (for example, regular use of negative advertisement, hostile takeover attempts, etc.), then sure. But it was just one company backing one format by including it in their console and the other ad hoc backing another by having an add on. You want to romanticize it, go ahead.

Sony’s mistake was offering a more expensive console compared to its competitor causing it to lag in sales. Sure the PS3 caught up eventually but not until some pretty aggressive price reductions. Maybe you don’t consider that a mistake, but some would. Again terminology. And I agree that MS made some pretty big mistakes at the beginning of this gen.

Most people should do research. But most people don’t. Most people should be less of asshats, most people aren’t. Hence we have you. but good stuff for you.

Opinions aren’t facts even if they are what you believe.

I am not sure where you are getting your info/speculation toward your opinions, but good stuff for you.

Yes there was a massive change all around in hardware…..between both systems from Sony and Microsoft. And what they are capable of doing on those systems considering the hardware limitations they have to work with is unprecedented. 512MB of “total” system RAM all the while being able to make most games at 1080p (PS3 that is).

Yes there was a “format war” going on….. That is what they are considered when large corporations back a particular “format” and want that particular “format” to succeed over that of another. Microsoft chose HD-DVD and Sony chose Blu-ray….(Not Blue-ray BTW). And as other companies/producers chose their “side” to fight on the “format war” ensued. Yeah and that philosophy you have on the chosen formats and why is something out of a fictitious novel….F’N capitalism….HA!!! So every drive in technology and advancement in any field is simply due to capitalism and the gain of that “private entity….?!?” They chose the wrong format/date and time to invest in it. Hence their newest systems are spewing with them. Not to mention their system offers 4K blu-ray capabilities, but that is only because they “had to do something….”

Not so sure about the “mistake” you mention from Sony’s side of things, but they did usher in a new format much easier than most have ever done in the past. And that was largely due to the success of the PS3. Of which costed about $1-200 cheaper than a standard blu-ray player. Microsoft has made some of the largest mistakes as of late with their systems starting with the Xbone. Their release was a joke (OS day one change), bundled kinect (you’ve nailed that one) and failure to release a properly done new IP…..

Maybe “people” should be doing more research as opposed to using only their one sided mind in most things. Educate one’s self as to what is actually going on instead of just staring at the surface of it thinking you know what the truth is. Not just one’s opinion.

Most people don’t do research on consoles. PlayStation has been around for decades. PlayStations play video games, newer Playstations play newer and better looking games. You are in a small minority of people that cares about the hardware specifications.

The PS3 was not nearly as unprecedented as you make it sound. The games were no more extraordinary then Xbox360 games (in fact they were largely the same games, i.e. multiplats). And games today are much better. Most people fail to realize that what most of the extra power of this generation is seen in thinks like the contents of the rooms in games. Games use to be relatively empty, but now there are papers all over, more furniture, foliage, etc.

The format war wasn’t really a format war, you’re being overly dramatic by using the word “war.” PlayStation backed Blueray because they wanted to sell more Blueray discs. MS didn’t immediately back Blueray because they didn’t care because it was such a new tech and unlikely to be adopoted by mainstream soon (and it still really hasn’t) and didn’t want to have to charge a higher price. But when Sony backed Blueray, MS decided it needed to do something and backed HD DVD so not to be completely left behind. Turns out MS would have been better off doing nothing or backing Blueray. This is capitalism

MS then made the same mistake Sony made by mandating a Kinect bundle in the Xbox One While the Kinect is really a great device, it was never accepted by mainstream and mainstream viewed the cost of Xbox One as unjustifiably higher than the competition. Obviously the price difference is just one factor, but that did not help MS at all this cycle.

Anyone who is/was interested in dropping over $500+ on their new “console” should have done their homework at the time.

Obviously a huge format war was taking place, but the more interesting facet of it all was truly Sonys “tech” they were putting into the PS3. The Cell Processor was utilized in military/hospital applications and in televisions.

Thinking back to then and truly realizing what they were capable of creating on those consoles of the time is truly unprecedented. And to be honest makes games of today look a little “flaccid….”

One thing I was amazed at was MS’s choice to go with ES/S RAM once again in the Xbone….not sure what they were attempting to attain with gimping things once again…

HMMMMMMMMMMMM…..I think you could be on to something there.

PAHLEEEASE MS………..They can not do this again….. I mean..yeah they can do whatever, but this is getting old. Something really satisfying about popping her open to swap out them innards…