Some of you will be interested and some will be disappointed to find out that the PS3 sits right next to OJ and Snakes on a Plane on this years top five "Buzz to Bust" but instead of me explaining it here is Time Mag. reason for the ranking...
"The big story in computer games this year was HOW TO BLOW A HUGE LEAD, by Sony. Its PlayStation 2 was the champ in the last round of the console wars. This time Sony bet on a chip called the Cell and a disc format called Blu-ray. They're probably awesome, but how would anybody know? The PS3 is hideously expensive--it goes for up to $600--and Sony manufactured only a piddling few hundred thousand for the U.S., fewer for Japan. Plus it's hard to write games for; the launch titles were lame. You know you're in trouble when you get beat by something called a Wii."
But this is not the first time Time has criticised PS3 here is a bit from a article on the release day of the system...
"Sure, the Playstation 2 was the bestselling machine from the previous generation, and sure, the Playstation3 is powered by a stupendously powerful chip, the "Cell processor." (I'm sorry, but naming a computer chip is like naming your genitals: you're compensating for something.) Patience, young padawan. The time has not yet come."
What do you think? Does Time have a good point or is the PS3 truly worth 600+ bucks to get your hands on?
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