Analysts disagree on important PS3, Xbox 360 issues
- August 21, 2007 14:52 PM PST
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Industry analysts sound off on what really matters in gaming at the moment. Is the PS3 in trouble because Xbox 360 delivers a better Madden experience, or will gamers avoid the Xbox 360 until Microsoft solves the 'three red rings of death' error.
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"The blogosphere is full of posts highlighting the relatively weaker performance of Madden NFL 08 on the PS3 vs. the Xbox 360," analyst Ben Schachter told GameDaily Biz. "Such detailed discussions of slow frame rates and performance are not typically considered important by Wall Street.
"But given Madden's popularity and the volume of this debate, we think this is a more meaningful negative for Sony than investors might realize, as it gives gamers just one more reason not to buy a PS3 It is a positive for Microsoft," Schachter added.
Analyst Michael Pachter disagrees, saying the Madden comparison has been blown out of proportion, and that the more alarming issue is continued Xbox 360 failures.
"Analysts are too quick to criticize," he said. "There are obviously PS3 games that look fantastic Eventually (as in next year), EA will figure it out, and nobody will care."
Pachter went on to say, "The PS3 is a fantastic console, and anyone who has one knows it's awesome. The Xbox 360 is also fantastic, but has no Blu-ray playback, and has been plagued with warranty issues. One would think that stupid analysts would be writing about the 360 warranty issue, and how people will avoid that box until they can be assured that they won't see the 'three red rings of death.'"
Reer, cat fight! As much as they get made fun of, Analysts really do make gaming coverage more entertaining.
