[James Stringer @ Nov 17th 2006 4:30AM]

I think it is, Where not going to see another launch like this until 2010 at least. It's the Playstation, and for alot of people that means something to them. The Playstation revolutionised console gaming and it's been a big part of modern mens lives. I realy wish Sony the best in the console wars, I also have respect for Nintendo, but it has not been as big of a part of my life. I liked how Sony looked after it's fans during the wait, it shows they really do care. It seems that Sony is losing Some of its Spark that it use to have, and I assume that it is to do with larger western influence in management(Hardware speaking). Sony is faced with the problem of people expecting Sony quality at cheap prices, so many complain about the cost of the PS3 and other electronics that it makes, People have to realise Sony isn't about the price, it's about the product.

[o rly @ Nov 17th 2006 10:53AM]

James Stringer : "people expecting Sony quality at cheap prices"

No, people are expecting Sony quality of 15 years ago at Sony prices, as opposed to now where they are getting quality yet it's still at Sony prices.
Sony has been declining in quality products for years now.

[o rly @ Nov 17th 2006 12:13PM]

James Stringer : "people expecting Sony quality at cheap prices"

No, people are expecting Sony quality of 15 years ago at Sony prices, as opposed to now where they are getting 'insert_any_brand_here" quality yet it's still at Sony prices.
Sony has been declining in quality products for years now.

[Rick B. @ Nov 17th 2006 3:30PM]

"The Playstation revolutionised console gaming"

Refresh me as to how it did that. If it was only because of CD-rom games, thats not much of a revo. The orig. NES brought about what we know as console gaming (though much props go to ATARI, Comodore & blah blah must be given). The Super NES brought us 4 face buttons & 2 shoulder buttons which is pretty much standard for todays controllers (& let us play SFII at home, may its name be ever immortalized). The Nintendo 64 gave us the analogue control stick (& we played Goldeneye till ours were red... & we did not complain). They have made some... blunders, perhaps, on the storage format but they have had to deal less with pirating of their console games, unlike PS2 & XBOX where any mod-er can take what ever game they want.

But I will give Sony some cred, they have done what Nintendo hasn't done since the early 90's: Have every 3rd licensing company making games for their system.

Anyways, I can't wait till I get to mess around with the Wii's controller: do you look like an idoit with it? Maybe. But will it be fun? Most likely.