Yes, HD DVD technology is gone, & there is very few dvds out there (not many of them r good in the 1st place) not to mention that there is still more reports of people who have the xbox 360 STILL are gettin RROD (red ring of death) issues. RROD is a hardware failure mostly due to power issues (from what ive read). Microsoft has acknowledged the issues & has even so-called "apologized" but still is selling Xbox 360 machines with the defective issue. In my mind, why purchase a console machine when in the near future, you will get this RROD issue & have to ship it back to Microsoft, just to get a refurbished Xbox360 (not a new one mind you) & the chances of the refurb 360 possibly having an RROD issue is still highly high. Now I will not leave out the PS3. I have heard a few reports of issues with the PS3, but they have been fixed really quickly with no repeat issues. Overall, in my mind, im willing to save up the $$ for the PS3 because Sony knows quality products not to mention the fact that Microsoft even knows that they shipped out the Xbox 360 really early just to beat Sony in the race for the next-gen consoles, even tho they knew going in that there was an issue with the Xbox 360. I mean why would you want to ship out a product with a defect in it when you already make millions (prob billions) of $$ every year?? The answer is just that, $$, they are greedy brats & want to be richer. The great thing with Sony is they were willing to take the time to make sure that the PS3 would work right & ship it out to its customers when they knew that it would work properly. Now I do admit that the price of the PS3 is still rather up there, but if paying a lil more for a more stable console means not having so many breakdowns/issues w/ the product in the 1st place, then im willing to put aside some $$ for the PS3. I myself have an Xbox & a PS2 (both work fine). Also when it comes to the extra features, I really dont care bout the Blu-ray technology (it is nice tho, but not necessary). Another thing that I have noticed w/ my friends 360 is that he has to put in AA batteries for his controller. The PS3 uses usb cables to connect the controller to the PS3 to recharge it (which I love). Also the Playstation community has more free stuff to offer than Microsoft (in which you have to purchase "Microsoft points" in order to buy things & also Microsoft points can be purchased @ Best Buy as well). Just another reason for Microsoft to suck $$ from your wallet.
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