| The PlayStation or the Xbox: which will win? It is one | | | | empower them to add new features to the coming |
| of the greatest rivalries of the gaming world, and the | | | | console. This should appeal to PC Gamers, who are |
| latest round - Playstation 3 vs. Xbox 360 - will soon | | | | used to the joys of mudding, and creating new levels |
| be upon us. | | | | and environments for games. Sony hopes that they |
| The PlayStation 3 will start launching this November | | | | will transfer their talents and enthusiasm to the |
| nationally at US territories and some other countries, | | | | PlayStation 3. Microsoft typically takes a much less |
| some months after the Xbox. The advantage on | | | | enthusiastic view of user-created content, and the |
| that front goes to the Xbox.But the PlayStation 3 | | | | Xbox has very limited capacity in that regard- at |
| has a lot going for it, and the buzz it has been | | | | least in our many of our reviews.The Xbox and the |
| building up is outstanding. Sony is already shipping | | | | PlayStation 3 both have online services, but these are |
| hundreds of thousands of units - an initial release of | | | | quite different in style. With the Xbox, everything is |
| 400,000, with more than twice that number by the | | | | tied closely into the Microsoft empire through the |
| end of the year. It is very likely that all of these will | | | | medium of Xbox Live. Sony has taken a more |
| sell out, as everybody scrambles to see what they | | | | hands-off approach, and it seems there will be the |
| can do with the PlayStation 3. Meanwhile, the Xbox | | | | option for gamers to choose one of several online |
| 360 has a head start of almost a year, and has built | | | | services. It will be possible to play tournaments online |
| up an impressive line of games.The advantage on | | | | through the PlayStation 3.Who will win this battle? In |
| games does not go entirely to the Xbox, though. | | | | the short term, the PlayStation 3 will likely win the |
| Sony already has a stunning line-up of PlayStation 3 | | | | Christmas sales battle - provided Sony can ship |
| games - at least 27 of them are in the works, and | | | | enough units to keep up with demand. But that is |
| many of these will be available from the launch date. | | | | simply because they are the new kid on the block. In |
| Games for the PlayStation 3 include Need for Speed: | | | | the longer term, expect sales of the two consoles to |
| Carbon, Resistance: Fall of Man, Ridge Racer 7, and | | | | be fairly similar - and impressively high in both cases, |
| Fatal Inertia. Even before its release, the PlayStation | | | | perhaps between 20 million and 30 million each over |
| 3 triumphed at the Tokyo Game Show, as several | | | | the next few years. And whoever claims triumph in |
| PlayStation 3 games were given awards. In addition, | | | | the console battle, the gamers will win, being able to |
| the PlayStation 3 will be able to run all games built for | | | | play the two most advanced consoles ever created. |
| the PlayStation 2.The PlayStation 3 has another trick | | | | In the battle of the Xbox vs. the PlayStation 3, we all |
| up its sleeve - what is being described as user | | | | win.Getting Wholesale Playstation 3 is one of the |
| created content. That is, the PlayStation 3 promises | | | | business components Joaquin discusses for wholesale |
| to bring some gamers out of their passivity, and | | | | purchases online. |