How many 1st party franchises does Sony really have? God Of War, Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter, what else? As much as I love Ratchet and Clank, it's no system seller, I think only God of War might be considered as such.

Really? PGR mean anything? Forza? Fable? Perfect Dark? Gears of War? Banjo? Hell I'd even add Crackdown to the list now. Then you have the uber hyped Blue Dragon and Mass Effect on the way which have potential to be franchises. That covers racing, RPGs, FPS, platformers & sandbox titles. Clearly you know your stuff.

Not to mention "what kind of gamers go to what kind of system" is changing this generation. Partially due to a $600 system and a $250 system. The options are quite varied.

Guys, it's best to just ignore QuePaso. He's a troll.

The Wii is outselling the PS3 at the same ratio the Ps3 is outselling the 360.

Blitz?

Done. :D

I said japanese style games. Both lost planet and dead rising were made for the domestic market.

Thanks for the insults vs refuting the info guys.

Because I know most of you probably did not follow this thread:

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showpost.ph...&postcount=125

-ohbfrank-

Japan loves zombies too, so Dead Rising is as much for them as it is for us. Lost Planet has mechs. Japan has almost a fetish love for mechs.

Well, when you make completely ignorant statements like "MS has no quality franchise besides Halo" and "Every 360 owner wants Sony to fail" you get what you deserve.

Gran Turismo currently has me the most excited and MLB is "the" baseball game right now, but Sony has a pretty nice lineup of first party games overall. They are no Nintendo, but Infamous from Sucker Punch looks like a great Crackdown clone, Killzone 2 has tons of potential and the PS3 has other exclusives like Heavenly Sword to look forward to.

That is really the big problem right now. All three consoles have games I want to play that are excellent exclusives. It is just too expensive this time out to own all three. Especially with $59.99 game prices.

Lucky for you, aside from MLB, none of these games are out right now. By the time they are, I fully expect another price drop. I don't mind waiting but eventually I definitely want one, at least for the BD player.

I have to agree, Dead Rising and Lost Planet were made for Western audiences. Not that there's anything wrong with that.. but Japanese gamers are more interested in adventures and RPGs, not big muscles and big guns. Of course, it seems like most of the traditionally popular Japanese-style games are flocking to the Wii and DS now, so it isn't exactly like Sony has the upper hand on MS in that regard.

I really want to make the HD DVD plunge, but two things are stopping me. First I hate the thought of replacing my DVDs, even though I would only replace a portion and not the whole collection. Second I am waiting for the format war to settle more.

if capcom says so than it must be true...

seriously all sony did was shoot themselves in the foot. when ps3 first came out it was 699.99. (canadian) what the hell were they thinking, people are loyal but not that loyal. the only reason ps2 has done so good it becasue it was selling for 299.99 and cheaper for most of the consoles run. that price drop back in 2002 set them up great.

i understand these companys want to make money but hardcore gamers and fanboys arnt your target audience because there just arnt enuff of them. its the casual gamers your targeting.

most people like myself want the best value for their dollar, i couldnt give a damn about bluray and high def because majority like myself are playing the system on a 15-20 inch televison with no high def compatability.

i could go on but im to lazy, bottom line until it reaches 399.99 canadian than i cant see myself getting one.

It must be especially galling for Canadians what with the current exchange rate being almost 1:1.

Just yesterday, Disgaea 3, a new game from the Katamari creator and 2 games from the Yakuza creator were announced.