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