Isaiah's Tech

So, last night i slept at around 5 a.m. I woke up today at around 11 a.m. just for church. At church, i was falling asleep during the Homily because i couldn't think of anything that would interest me. Me and my mom saw Emily's family at the end of the mass, so we greeted them a Happy New Year. Anyways, as soon as we got back home, i went to sleep again. I slept until 5 p.m. and i went to eat. I tried, again, to get my Facebook Connect button working, but i gave up. Yes, i know last night i implemented Facebook Connect and chose it over OpenID, but i changed my mind again. I'm going back to OpenID. If you don't have OpenID you can submit your comments anonymously. I just didn't like the new comment system layout and it wasn't working very well with my page. So, i took out Facebook Connect and Disqus, so whatever. Until there is an official release on how to get Facebook Connect on Blogger, you won't see it on my site. Sorry.

So, who'll win? Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 in 2009. While the Nintendo Wii will just expand it's audience further in 2009 (since it's not for gamers), the real competition is Playstation 3 vs Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 is winning the race and has been ever since the Playstation 3 came out. Most people are saying it's because of the price and because of the lack of games for the Playstation 3. I would have to agree with the price, but the games not so much. We'll talk about the Xbox 360 first though.

So, the Xbox 360 is beating the PS3 in popularity. There are, obviously, more people that own the Xbox 360 than the Playstation 3. The Xbox 360 came out before the Playstation 3, so game developers had the time to get used to and know the Xbox 360's programming language. Many people say that the Playstation 3 has better graphics than the Xbox 360. Though, in 2008, if the Playstation 3 did have better graphics than the Xbox 360, i'd have to say that the difference was insignificant. Some people may be after better graphics, but i'm sure most people would rather have better gameplay than graphics. This brings me to my next point. I think that the Xbox 360 did have the edge over the Playstation 3 for most of 2008.

  The Playstation 3. During the last half of 2008, the Playstation 3's games have gotten [a bit] better, namely LittleBigPlanet and some other exclusives. 2009 looks to be a strong year for the PS3. But, the price may be a factor here. At the Playstation 3's release, they lost about $300 USD on every Playstation 3 that was sold, due to expensive manufacturing parts. They have cut that loss to about $50 USD now, so 2009 looks to be the year where they can finally break-even on the PS3's they sell. This also means that we should be expecting a PS3 price drop sometime this year. I've talked about the PS3 slim rumours, but i don't that will be happening next year. But, i am keeping my fingers crossed for mid-2010.

I still feel that the Xbox 360 will sell more units in 2009 than the Playstation 3. But, i do feel that the margin will be less than the margin was in 2008. That's just my opinion.

I don't have either system, so i can't really say much. But, i try to read as much as i can on both systems. So, there you have it. I would go more into detail, but right now, i'm too tired and can't really think straight.

You can read more about Xbox 360 vs Playstation 3 at: http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/01/01/ps3-vs-360-in-2009/

OpenID picture: http://openid.johndbritton.com/

Xbox 360 picture: http://www.gtplaza.com/cart/detail/1451/

Playstation 3 picture: http://www.ps3-for-free.com/top-5-reasons-why-playstation-3-is-worth-your-money/