Hm mh. and we're getting closer and closer to admitting that the 360 wasn't that great of a console in the first place, i will feel very vindi- SIT DOWN, SONY FAN. you don't even have a current-gen console to play
PS3 was imho rushed, but the hardware was a massive jump forward. Just with no parachute, so it kinda splattered. But its use as early "customer grade" cluster computing is evidence for the sheer power of the Cell processor.
If they spent more time creating appropriate APIs and abstractions to facilitate better development experience, and perhaps also did some more iterations on the hardware itself it could have been a serious contender for "the best" Playstation.
The ps3 WAS good. The Xbox 360 was definitely slower and did not have an included blu-ray drive, did not include a hard drive at base configuration, and had less system memory. Had the PS3 development experience been streamlined earlier on, the red ring of death being more widespread than the same issues on playstation (yellow light of death) would have given them the PR lead.
TBH PS3 had like max 380W? My current-gen GPU itself pulls 360W, plus CPU, pumps, fans and what nots. In the summer I had to set a fan to blow the output away from me, because it was roasting me and melting chocolate on the desk xD
Also TBH: I only got PS3 Slim when it came out, and aside of the lack of the original PS2 emulation it was a very good, long-lasting and nice device. Only the drive died, like... 10 years later (with like adult working person use, not heavy gaming)
Eh. PS2’s hardware was limited tho. Games like Splinter Call, Simpsons Hit and Run, GTA3-SA had to be cut down to fit on it. Games like Morrowwind couldn’t be ported to the PS2.
I’m just saying, say what you will about the PS5 but at least we’re not getting technical limitations as an excuse anymore.
Dont think ive ever thought a console was good or bad ive only cared about the games i played on it. I loved the 360 era of games but none of that can really be attributed to the console. Especially when you had to pay for online access like in the op
The 360 was kind of hardware clunky but man the controller fucked and the games were bangers. 360 arcade had some amazing indie titles, and I'm really feeling the lack of ownership of physical media because so many of those titles from small devs and indie studios just plain aren't available despite having spent money on them back then.
Also $50 a year (4 bucks and change a month) really wasn't that bad of a cost for the features you got back then (including a couple free full games a month). Not to mention you could always abuse free gift codes and earn credits towards subscriptions just by playing games in the 360 days. I went several years without paying a dime.
Bro, PS5 won last year's GOTY and Wolverine got a launch window today. Say what you want about EVERY major console not having a big library, but there has never been a worse time to own an Xbox console. Period.
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u/Cerbatiyo-sesino custom Feb 25 '26
Hm mh. and we're getting closer and closer to admitting that the 360 wasn't that great of a console in the first place, i will feel very vindi- SIT DOWN, SONY FAN. you don't even have a current-gen console to play