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ReynaldoRiv: There is a SHIT LOAD of hidden pink comments on this article! more »
Jan-Gerhard de Waal: consider this, those of us who live in places like africa, when ur console breaks down u r gonna have a real hard time to get it fixed, and if u do ge... more »
hhbx: Though I have both systems, I got this one pre-ordered for the 360 since a huge appeal for this game will be the mp aspect of it. And with my friend's... more »
UsernameOfTheDead: Their research is bogus. MW2 and AC2 pre-orders are much larger on the 360 than PS3. You won't have to wait very long to have this disproven, just w... more »
Dreadk: The relative silence of PS3 over XBOX360 could be a factor. For one of my friend it is. #consolewars more »
phylipsbane: my purchases are now dictated by whether or not the game has an install... my ps3 is the 60g and I don't feel like going through the hassle of swappin... more »
SocraticMethod: While I think this analysis is correct, it's a little misleading. 360 versions of these games will still outsell their PS3 counterparts. It's just t... more »
rich8606: Bullshit!! Core gamers will still buy the 360 versions for slightly better graphics. I'm a PS3 owner, but I'll be getting this for PC. The only COD i... more »
Luke Shiffer: I'm buying games for either the PS3 or PC now a days. I went from a Nintendo fanboy (From SNES on up) to Xbox (after the gimmicky Wii) but now just pr... more »
Orionsaint: I got Tekken 6 on PS3 over the 360 version, mostly because I prefer the sixaxis for fighters. #consolewars more »
Altima NEO: Well the cheaper slim and lack of any good titles for 360 recently may be a reason too #consolewars more »
dowingba: I no longer buy new games for my 360 ever since the warranty ran out. #consolewars more »
wadsy2k8: to make me pick games for the PS3 all i would need is a redisgned controller, just like the 360. i've grown acustomed to using the 360 controller now... more »
Black-Dog-Howls: In the case of AC2, the PS3 has two distinct advantages. Heavy marketing in favor of PS3, and exclusive content for AC2 PS3 via AC PSP. In the case ... more »
ps3owns360: I agree since I owned AC1 for the 360, but I'm getting AC2 for the ps3, I don't know why, maybe because my psp is hacked I get free exclusive weapons ... more »
xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx: If I owned both (whereas I currently own one and have access to the other) I'd probably split. Single player games for 360 and multiplayer for PS3. Ho... more »
KaemonKei: 360 all the way... Except MW2... that I bought for both. Presteige for 360 and hardened for PS3.... other than that multi play are 360 for me. #consol... more »
Kenofthedead: Count me in as one of those who prefer PS3 over Xbox 360 for sequels and multi-platform games. As I have an early 360, no HDMI and a 20GB hard drive ... more »
kitsuneconundrum: looks like some people have some mad cash lying around. Spare some? I need a ps3 too. #consolewars more »
KillerBeeTX: There is simply no reason not to own an Xbox 360 and a PS3 any more. Hell, you can get a 360/PS3 combo at Walmart this weekend for $400. If everyone... more »

#analysts

Xbox 360 Owners "Defecting" To PS3 For Sequels?
Multi-platform console gamers may be making the switch to the PlayStation 3 for sequels to games they may have owned on the Xbox 360, analysis from consumer research and consulting firm OTX shows. More »
#consolewars

PS3 Price Drop Makes It September's Top Console
The newer, slimmer, cheaper PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360 and Wii during the month of September, according to new data from the NPD Group, the first time the console has bested both of its console rivals in the U.S. More »
#analysis

Analyst: The PlayStation 3 Could Dominate The Holidays
Industry analyst Michael Pachter predicts that strong sales for the new PlayStation 3 Slim could give Sony their biggest holiday season yet, potentially outselling the 360 for the rest of the year. More »
#scea

Tretton: What's Good for Sony is What's Good for Gaming
File this also under "What they say when we're not listening." Speaking to Forbes, the SCEA chief Jack Tretton answers a few softballs about the PS3 Slim, then says, "the environment where PlayStation wins is best for this industry." More »
#podcast

Kotaku Talk Radio is Live, Come Chat With Ken Levine
In this week's episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we'll be talking about the reinvigorated console wars, the downside of pre-order goodies, whether we finally have a great Batman game, Jonathan Coulton's latest album and of course fielding calls from you. More »
#podcast

Kotaku Talk Radio is Live, Join in the Conversation
In this week's episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we'll be talking about the reinvigorated console wars, the downside of pre-order goodies, whether we finally have a great Batman game, Jonathan Coulton's latest album and of course fielding calls from you. More »
#wellplayed

A Reignited Console War Means A Happy Holiday For Gamers
The long-simmering war between the Playstation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 has boiled over in time for the holidays thanks to dual price drops that put all three consoles within $50 of each other. More »
#consolewars

PS3 Slim Vs. Xbox 360 Elite: Tale of the Tape
For the first time in the history of the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 console wars, gamers have a chance to pay the same cash for very similar hardware. More »
#npdgroup

NPD: U.S. Hardware Sales Continue Decline, Xbox Holds Strong
It was another depressing month for the video game industry in the United States, the fifth consecutive monthly drop in a row. Hardware sales fell across the board, with the Wii, PSP and PlayStation 3 seeing the biggest year-over-year declines. More »
#epic

Epic Honcho Says Money Woes Made PS3 Cut Impossible
We always love it when one business comments on another business's business. In this case, Epic's Mark Rein says a PS3 price cut everyone's whined for would have made a bad year worse for Sony. More »
#npdgroup

U.S. Console Sales Take Another Big Hit In June
The NPD Group's sales figures for the month of June are in and they are not pretty. On the hardware side, sales dropped a painful 38% year-over-year, with nearly every console seeing a drop in sales from June of 2008. More »
#consolewars

Nintendo DSi Helps Nintendo Win April Hardware Sales Contest, Industry Still Down
The launch of the Nintendo DSi appears to have been the sole saving grace of the video game industry in the U.S. during April, according to NPD Group sales data. More »
#consolewars

Nintendo Continues U.S. Hardware Dominance, Industry Hit Hard In March
Nintendo hardware continued to move in excess of over one million units a month in March, but the video game industry saw a severe drop in spending year-over-year, resulting in a 17% drop in revenue. More »
#numbers

Sony: The PlayStation 3 Pushes More Blockbusters
Sony contends that the PlayStation 3 maintains a higher attach rate for blockbuster games than the Xbox 360, and has the numbers to back up the claim. More »
#consolewars

Nielsen Drops the Ball on Console Usage Numbers
Remember that study of video gamer habits Nielsen released earlier this week showing the Wii in third place and the Playstation 3 in seventh, last even after the GameCube and original Xbox? It was wrong. More »
#consolewars

Nintendo "Not Particularly Concerned" With Weakening Wii Sales In Japan
With the PlayStation 3 outselling the Wii in Japan for the month of March, one might think that Nintendo executives are in a panic, concerned this whole motion control thing is a fad. Not so! More »
#consolewars

PlayStation 3 Outsells Wii In Japan For Second Month In A Row
Last year, the Wii made headlines for its trouncing of the PlayStation 3, when Nintendo's console was outselling its current-gen competition from Sony in Japan. But 2009 has started to work out a little differently. More »
#fuzzyfeelings

If Only The Consoles Got Along This Well In Real Life
The console wars can be brutal. It'll divide families, end friendships. But it doesn't have to be that way. You don't have to devote your every waking moment to loving/hating a piece of consumer electronics. More »
#consolewars

So Who's Playing Each Console, And For How Long? [Update]
Nielsen, masters of the survey and the percentage point, have come up with a rough idea of how long you play each of the three consoles for. And by "you", they mean "everybody". More »
#consolewars

Nintendo Dominates US Hardware Sales Again With Big, Big January
No one was expecting Nintendo to sell Wii and Nintendo DS hardware at the record-breaking rate it had in December, but January's take was no drop in the pond, with the Wii dominating sales charts. More »

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