Comments on: Halo 3 Will Put Xbox 360 Further Ahead of PS3

By: Rob Enderle

Rob Enderle — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:53:15 +0000

Here is a good video of Halo 3:

http://www.1pstart.com/halo-3-multiplayer-video-doc/“ title=”http://www.1pstart.com/halo-3-multiplayer-video-doc/“ target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>http://www.1pstart.com/halo-3-multiplayer-video-do…

Turn up your sound…

Here is the MMO primer for those asking what an MMO is:

http://www.gamingmmo.com/category/mmo-primer/“ title=”http://www.gamingmmo.com/category/mmo-primer/“ target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>http://www.gamingmmo.com/category/mmo-primer/

We'll see how many folks can get in on one battle whether this is a true MMO or not. Chances are, if there are big battles, they won't happen often because of the lag we've all learned to love in other MMO titles.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:01:57 +0000

The sony pos is nothing more than a blu ray player that can play games-thats it! the 360 will always look better because it has a more powerful gpu–THIS IS WHERE YOU GET GRAPHICS!! not the processor! I was one of the original people to buy a ps3 and it was a total waste of money. everyone keeps saying”wait it will come” M$ didn`t need to wait, games have been comming and never stopped. oh yeah, samsung is releasing a total hd player soon, guess they seem to differ on the whole blu ray “winning” thing now don`t they?

By: D. Powell

D. Powell — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:13:42 +0000

Mr. Enderle,
It is clear to me that your article is nothing more than a paid endorsement for Microsoft. As for Halo being the game that defines the playing experience, I am tempted to question your mental aptitude. Although Halo was a good game, there was nothing special about shooting the exact same Aliens over and over on different levels. You want a game that defines the gaming experience? Try Metal Gear, where the enemy is smart enough to come look for you. I can also tell from reading your article that you did not put much effort into it. Just write something quick amplifying the strengths of the XBOX and put down Sony, Then run to the bank to cash the check. Your statements about using voice chat on video games like the whole idea is brand new to you or something, just proves that your not really up to date with technology so no one should really take your opinions seriously anyway.

By: RX8

RX8 — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:46:32 +0000

Silverwolf,

Last time I checked there was a huge difference between the PS2 and the PS3. History does not always repeat itself, and the Xbox 360 already has a MONSTER lead over the PS3.

By: Silverwolf

Silverwolf — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:49:16 +0000

I think who ever wanted to play halo 3 already has the console. The damn thing will be out for two years by the time the game hits. Halo was the “best” game released for the xbox (according to all the hype) and look how far that helped them pull away for the PS2…NOT! So why is Halo3 going to be any different? Your comments and article are nothing but wishful thinking that will not materialized.

By: Ian Bell

Ian Bell — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:46:01 +0000

I can't confirm or deny that Halo 3 will be an MMO or not because I am under an agreement. I can just simply say to not rule out the possibility. Rumors in this industry usually get out there because journalists break their NDA agreement and leak the information. I will just leave it at that.

As for the media stuff, unfortunately not every kid is as tech savvy as you are. The Xbox 360 bridges that gap by acting as a media extender, Orb is great, but most kids, let alone parents are not going to know how to get it working correctly - or even know it exists.

Sure, the price of the PS3 is hurting it, but so is the infancy of their online network like you mentioned, and their lack of games. Remember the Xbox 360 has a year head-start, they have a more installed user base and games are hitting the 360 quicker and more frequently than the PS3.

As for cross-platform gaming, it will be a sizeable market. The Xbox 360 controller works with Vista and you are going to see a lot more games/applications that let users interact with each other.

Read: http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12641.html" title="http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12641.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12641.html

Listen, I like the PS3, but their game selection is very weak, their online marketplace is 1/20th the size of the Xbox Live marketplace, and the price is simply too high. Is this permanent? Absolutely not. I do suspect Sony to close the gap within the next year or so. I think it?s a great platform, but Microsoft is moving so quickly, and I am afraid they will lap Sony in the race to dominate the space.

But for now, I am loving my PS3 for playing Blu-Ray movies - the pictures great!

By: JimyD

JimyD — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:38:24 +0000

Ian - those are old articles on the early speculation on Halo 3. We now know it's a straight-up FPS, similar to Halo 2 so the author's quote that "Halo 3 is the first massive multi-player on-line game for the console" is flat-out wrong.

As far as his statements that "Sony is in trouble if these games (Halo 3 & Shadowrun) take off" is comical. Yes, Sony's PlayStation Network is behind Xbox Live in terms of a polished online experience but my multiplayer sessions with Resistance FOM and MotorStorm have been just fine and PlayStation Home should get them closer to (or possible exceed) Xbox Live. Sony's problem is not Halo 3 or Shadowrun - it's the current price of the PS3, plain and simple.

The jury is still out on whether cross-platform (PC vs. Console) multplayer games will ever amount to anything so he seems to be putting way too much weight on this unproven feature.

His ignorance is also pretty obvious when he says, "This creates the very real possibility that Sony PC users will be more likely to choose an Xbox 360 over Playstation 3 if they want to experience cross-platform play." Huh? Isn't the reason for cross-platform play to give PC gamers the opportunity to play online against console gamers? So why would "Sony PC users" go out and choose an Xbox 360 over a PS3, when they can just use their souped-up PC to play against console gamers? And besides, PC gamers aren't going to be using a Sony PC as a PC gaming rig. Where do these writers get their information from?

On the Media Center stuff, it is just as easy to get your PlayStation 3 to play media files off any external USB-based hard drive. If you must have it streaming from your PC, then third-party browser based software such as Orb works just fine.

This guy reminds me of when your dad becomes a video game expert after watching you play a few rounds of Halo 2 online. That's when you roll your eyes and make sure the golf is on TV when your buddies come over to get some gaming in.

By: JimyD

JimyD — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:38:24 +0000

By: Wodeh

Wodeh — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:04:24 +0000

@Kenny

I don't own a PS3. It hasn't yet demonstrated a compelling reason for me to spend £430... whereas the Xbox360 Elite has an HDMI port...ZOMG!!!!! I will probably buy a second Xbox360 long before I get a PS3 (which is a most likely inevitable purchase) simply so me and my partner can play co-op Halo 3, C&C3 and Two Worlds without sharing a TV.

I never liked the Xbox but eventually I gave in and bought one pretty much just for Halo 2... oh and because every console I don't own is one I can't review games for and it's unprofessional to be biased.

I'm no fanboy, but I definitely favour the Xbox 360 above all others at the moment, but without taking a PS3 home and trying it out for a few months there really is no strength to that opinion.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:10:40 +0000

@Wodeh

Sounds like you are frustrated that your PS3 sucks. Sorry man....

:P

By: Kenny

Kenny — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:46:32 +0000

The PS3 was doomed from the start, I think its funny that the PS3 fanboys posting in here are so loyal….hope you enjoy your whole 5 games to choose from.

By: barka

barka — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:10:56 +0000

this article is an embarrassment for this website, hardly nothing is correct here. Is the writer hoping for a free 360 Elite edition??

..sure these games are good and sure they will sell some 360 ... the 360 is an excellent machine , but the machine will soon run into trouble when facing a superior ps3 ...

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:00:28 +0000

I am not sure this author has a clue about what he is talking about?

By: Benji

Benji — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:47:45 +0000

Umm no fanboy here. I have all three consoles because I can afford them. Just stating the facts…the PS3 is not selling…there are not enough games, it costs too much money and people don't want them. Sorry man….Just face the facts…

By: ceekay

ceekay — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:34:23 +0000

Benji: If you care to point out any actual facts in my post, I'll be happy to back them up. Are you also a member of Mensa by any chance?

As for your fanboy comment: Pot, kettle, you get the idea (or not).

By: Benji

Benji — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:09:57 +0000

ceekay,

Why don't you back up your facts, how is this article crap?

You look like a PS3 fanboy, the Xbox 360 is kicking its butt. There are tons of PS3's on the store shelves. It has nothing to do with the launch date PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THE PS3!!

By: ceekay

ceekay — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:55:25 +0000

Do people actually get paid for writing a bunch of crap dressed up as “facts”? If so, I'm in the wrong business.

P.S. guy who helpfully pointed out there are fewer PS3s than 360s out there: You must be a genius. Take a look at the launch dates will you?

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:21:15 +0000

Thanks Rob. Your check is in the mail.

-signed,
Microsoft

By: clement

clement — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:59:01 +0000

I don't think so my friend, dunno if you are a gamer yourself but let's wait till halo 3 come out and I will get back at you.

By: TechFreak

TechFreak — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:36:16 +0000

Looks like another fanboy arguement.

Lets look at the facts:

Wii is in the number one spot, Xbox 360 number two and the PS3 a far number 3. Thats just in sales. The people have spoken.

Halo 3 will probably be MS biggest seller, it will make ANYONE want to go sell their PS3 and get a 360.

By: janus

janus — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:03:53 +0000

um…not too much difference in this game from halo2 to tell you the truth but it is fun. dont really think it will take down the ps3 cause the blanket strategy is to release Killzone at or around the time so people can look at both and decide which is better b4 purchasing. given the amount of time money and dev on kzone odds r in favor of it being better…have you seen the size of the dev team…some of the best prgrmerz in the world and some of the best in europe that i know of so i have hunch we're gonna see some killer stuff come out along with the graphics and game play to be worthy of taking on halo. besides the real diff wont be seen until september or within 6 mos after that. more dev tools out there to use and make the ease of coding more efficient and allow for greater creativity…we'll see the diif between the 2 units very very soon…!

By: Kenny

Kenny — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:49:46 +0000

This is so sad…the PS3 never stood a chance from the start. I am seeing games that are relased for the 360, being released like 2-3 months later on the PS3. There is simply no reason to get the PS3 other than being a cheap blu-ray player.

By: Ben Krupt

Ben Krupt — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:48:40 +0000

Question: Does anyone know how many players online Halo 3 will support? What classifies a game as MMO? I thoughts hundreds or something.

By: GCN rothbart

GCN rothbart — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:29:20 +0000

But I think you're forgetting something. What was the single game that defined the PS2? That's the platform that's sold over 110M units. Yeah, there _isn't_ a singular game that defines or identifies “Playstation” gaming. I would MUCH rather have 10 games reviewed at 9.0 than 1 game reviewed at 10.0 (and obviously I'm using those ratings as an example here). There are some significantly impressive PS3 games coming out in 2007. As it stands now (and things can change) Halo 3 is reported to be coming out in September on the 360 to generate buzz when Halo is generating 360 buzz. On the PS3, the following are reported to be planned for release: Heavenly Sword, Lair, and Warhawk with additional hype being driven by getting to actually _see_ Killzone and Ratchet & Clank (I'm assuming some sort of demo but I could be mistaken). So no, there is no singular title that says “I AM Playstation gaming” Halo 3 will sell millions. They'll make a ton of cash and sell 360's because of it, but it certainly doesn't spell the end to the PS3 (or Wii for that matter).

By: Ben Krupt

Ben Krupt — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:41:11 +0000

Sounds like its all a viewpoint. I agree that when I think of MMO, I think of RPG's etc.

By: Beans

Beans — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:11:37 +0000

That still dosnt make it an MMO, that would mean every single FPS that includes multiplayer is an MMO. MMO is massively multiplayer meaning a game that supporst hundreds of players on one sever. Halo 2 supports up to 16 players, theres nothing massively about that. I just think thats a bad comparison.

By: Ben Krupt

Ben Krupt — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:37:34 +0000

How is Halo 3 not an MMO? They have multiplayer online game.

By: Beans

Beans — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:41:53 +0000

Why is he comparing Halo 3 to MMO games? Halo 3 is not even an MMO.
About cross-platform its not like it can only be done on the 360. Hell, back when Valve was doing Half-Life for the Dreamcast (which was canned) they had it so Dreamcast users could play with PC users. Im sure Sony could try and do that with MMO's but I just dont see cross-platform that important right now.

Also his comment about Sony not doing multi-player that well? I think way to many bash Sony from that and have never played or played little online games for the PS2/PS3.
Yes XBL is far better but PS3 online has improved a lot coming from the PS2 and games like Resistance are blast to play online. It supports a number of game modes and a good amount of people without any sort of lag.
It easily holds its own when you compare it to Halo 2 multiplayer but people still knock it off just cause its on the PS3 using its online network. Sony still has a ton of room to improve with Home coming out so count them out yet.

By: BizzR

BizzR — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:04:07 +0000

"Both of these games are, if you will excuse the term, game changers. Halo 3 is the first massive multi-player on-line game for the console and Shadowrun the first to connect PC gamers and console gamers together for online play (though it is limited to a max of 16 in-game players at a time). "

Ummm FFXI??? But I'm a 360 fan anyway, in the Shadowrun Beta, and will be buying Halo 3 so whatever.

By: drunkenguard

drunkenguard — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:49:54 +0000

Those are just FPSs. What other “A” games does 360 have? They're just banking on FPSs which dont appeal to all. That's all XBOX can boast about…