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Another day, another mainstream press outlet singing the praises of the Wii. This time it's the Wall Street Journal's Walter J. Mossberg. Who? Trust me. Dude's a big deal. Wired once said of him "few reviewers have held so much power to shape an industry's successes and failures" and that he "makes or breaks products from his pundit perch" so people pay attention when Mossberg talks personal tech.
Mossberg (and his team of testers) don't say anything new. PS3 is expensive. Wii is cheaper. PS3 looks great. Wii is fun. PS3 is for "hardcore gamers with deep pockets." Wii is for "casual game players."
But more damning than his ho-hum reception to games and sour taste from configuring his PS3?
None of us felt that the game graphics, or the Blu-ray movie playback, were superior enough to the Xbox 360's graphics and DVD playback, to justify the PS3's heftier price. None of our four volunteer testers said they'd buy the PS3 at $600.
Bummer! Will the "Mossberg Effect" take its toll on Sony?
