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<blockquote data-quote="mtlhead" data-source="post: 6260052" data-attributes="member: 568297">1 group will buy games and the systemanother group will just buy the system and lots of 3rd party accessories that do not make the manufacturer money back off of the system BUT they still get profit for selling the system.The big three companies make little IF ANY money off of system sales.&nbsp; They make money from software and digital downloads.You do not think it&#039;s ironic to my belief that the PS3 is one of the worst selling systems?No hacky hacky, hellacious priced games and no visually enhanced quality over the 360 which benefits the price difference.Only system you can put another OS onto.&nbsp; PS3 has bluray, Xbox360 does not.&nbsp; Xbox natively displays in 720p, I believe the PS3 does 1080p natively (correct me if im wrong)&nbsp; Also, xb360 and PS3 games are priced the same 59.99 msrp on MOST new releases.If you want to compare the previous price of the PS3 to the 360, fine let&#039;s do that.XBox 360 - $299, 60 gb hard drive, one wireless controller, headset.&nbsp; The endPS3 - $399, BluRay (HD movie capability on XB was previously sold seperate), 80gb hard drive (20gb more for you math majors), built in wireless ($100 separately on the xbox), Wireless RECHARGEABLE controller (another 20 if you want rechargeable for xbox). Free online play (50 bucks per year on xbox)Sure the SONY headset costs 40 bucks, however any Bluetooth headset will work with the PS3xbox 360, despite it&#039;s 1st gen run of over 60% estimated xbox360s to eventually red ring... STILL sold like crazy...&nbsp; In today&#039;s world, people like me are getting smarter and learning how to hack and repair these electronic devices and do not require warranties.Cheapest system ON THE MARKET, of course it sold.&nbsp; The Wii doesn&#039;t market itself towards hardcore gamers, so they won&#039;t buy it, and if they can&#039;t afford a PS3, what does that leave?A device that is unhackable is &quot;boring&quot;... i want fun and i&#039;m not spend hundreds of dollars on something i know nothing about.Well marketing should tell you A LOT about something you are buying.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mtlhead, post: 6260052, member: 568297"] [B]1 group will buy games and the system[/B] [B]another group will just buy the system and lots of 3rd party accessories that do not make the manufacturer money back off of the system BUT they still get profit for selling the system.[/B] The big three companies make little IF ANY money off of system sales. They make money from software and digital downloads. [B]You do not think it's ironic to my belief that the PS3 is one of the worst selling systems?[/B] [B]No hacky hacky, hellacious priced games and no visually enhanced quality over the 360 which benefits the price difference.[/B] Only system you can put another OS onto. PS3 has bluray, Xbox360 does not. Xbox natively displays in 720p, I believe the PS3 does 1080p natively (correct me if im wrong) Also, xb360 and PS3 games are priced the same 59.99 msrp on MOST new releases. If you want to compare the previous price of the PS3 to the 360, fine let's do that. XBox 360 - $299, 60 gb hard drive, one wireless controller, headset. The end PS3 - $399, BluRay (HD movie capability on XB was previously sold seperate), 80gb hard drive (20gb more for you math majors), built in wireless ($100 separately on the xbox), Wireless RECHARGEABLE controller (another 20 if you want rechargeable for xbox). Free online play (50 bucks per year on xbox) Sure the SONY headset costs 40 bucks, however any Bluetooth headset will work with the PS3 [B]xbox 360, despite it's 1st gen run of over 60% estimated xbox360s to eventually red ring... STILL sold like crazy... [/B] [B]In today's world, people like me are getting smarter and learning how to hack and repair these electronic devices and do not require warranties.[/B] Cheapest system ON THE MARKET, of course it sold. The Wii doesn't market itself towards hardcore gamers, so they won't buy it, and if they can't afford a PS3, what does that leave? [B]A device that is unhackable is "boring"... i want fun and i'm not spend hundreds of dollars on something i know nothing about.[/B] Well marketing should tell you A LOT about something you are buying. [/QUOTE]

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