Yeah, I definitely think selling the PS3 at $600 these days would be a very bad idea.

An even closer comparison would be an Intel NUC, basically a system that builds the CPU and RAM into the motherboard and drastically cuts down on the size. It can include a full sized GPU and still be maybe a bit larger than the X. Still, those cost dramatically more than either the S or the X, so price to…

I get what you’re saying here, though I think you (and many others) are misunderstanding the reasoning behind splitting the Xbox into two platforms, and what the intention of each SKU is.

Yeah, I think that’s fair. There were enjoyable games on the system, but few of them would make it onto any of my top PS games lists, or top games of that generation. Being able to download movies and play music on it was pretty impressive, I even remember using it to browse the internet once while my laptop was being…

See, my gut reaction is to say “yes” due to the immense brand loyalty and strong momentum coming off of the PS4. And yet, you could argue that the PS2 had an even stronger strangle hold on the market, and that couldn’t prevent the $499/599 PS3 from being a near disaster for them. I think there’s no clear path to…

Really? That is interesting. Then again, I don’t think I got mine right at launch, I’m trying to remember if I waited a full year or not. I guess it is important to remember that the 360 originally required developers to not install on the hard drive, so HDD space was far less of a priority for them at that stage.

I don’t know, honestly. I haven’t really heard any substantial rumors on price (kind of remarkable that Sony’s kept such a tight lid on this) but the whispers I have heard seem to indicate the PS5 is pretty expensive to manufacture. I’m sure the Series X is as well, but I assume Microsoft is more likely to accept a…

I ended up borrowing one from a friend for a while, it was a fascinating console. It still had plenty of issues: I think of Sega as having many of the downsides of 90s Nintendo (closed ecosystem, arcane hardware, imperfect understanding of foreign marketing and distribution) and only a few of their perks: (top quality…

Right, I’d say that 4k TVs are largely being sold not through demand of 4k content, but because TV companies are producing fairly high quality sets at such low prices. On the other hand though, a set like that really starts to reach the realm of diminishing returns on 4k. It’s generally excepted that in order to…

I’ve never particularly liked the PS3, but you’ve got to give Sony credit for how it turned around between the launch model and the Slim. It seems almost like a new console when you compare the price points, plus the hard drive upgrade.

I thought I recalled there being a $299 360 SKU at launch.  Then again, I feel like the HDD model was the more prominent at the time, and it can be a bit ridiculous to navigate all the different models.  And here people are complaining about the Series S vs X!  I didn’t even remember there being multiple models of PS3…

Just for fun, here are the Sega consoles as well:

I’m not ready to call it a PS3 redux yet, but I think the PS5 is going to have an interesting road ahead of it when it comes to where it falls in the price/performance bracket of Microsoft. What’s interesting is that the announcement of the Series S has really prompted an interesting conversation on 4k, and how much…

Doesn’t seem like it. I hope that Microsoft or a third party company can whip up a blu-ray peripheral for it, though I won’t hold my breath. I think console gaming is ready to make a big jump to console gaming, and I think the availability of WiFi is far better than when Xbox tried to pull this off in 2013. But I…

Well, agree to disagree, and we’ll see what happens in November.

THANK YOU.  Someone gets it.

Ok, sure, the Xbox One launch was a disaster, but not really because of the specs, which was basically equivalent to the PS4. It was because of the Kinect and the $100 premium you had to pay for a piece of hardware no one wanted.

This makes total sense, it’s why the the best looking games will always be superior on a 420p CRT.  Scanlines are the future, baby!

The leaks indicate that the Series S will be able to support RTX at 1080p. If it can handle that, then I am not too concerned with it keeping up with the Series X on all other forms of practical, in-game physics.

Well, I do think that the Xbox One will weigh down the Series X/S and should be killed off ASAP, you have to remember that the Series S is built on the Series X architecture, not the One. It’s designed for 1080p, and should be able to perform in that space very well, basically the equivalent of Series X capability,…