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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6143379" data-attributes="member: 8835"><p>I haven't seen any briefings on the PS4. So here's my take on the situation.</p><p></p><p>Sony pooched the PS3. They are a hardware company, so it had good hardware. But they a NOT a software company. Their OS lacked the common APIs and features that Microsoft knows how to do well. As such, their UI sucks. Their player connectivity sucks. Xbox Live Party is light years beyond Sony. And that's just a basic feature.</p><p></p><p>Here's why games don't matter in this discussion: Because games are inherently a "duh" feature. Everybody knows how to make a good game and make it look good on a console. That ain't the problem anymore. A customer can take it for granted that his New, Non-Nintendo will play games and do it well.</p><p></p><p>The real choice differentiator is does it make setting up that game easier (Xbox Live Party) or handle other useful tasks.</p><p></p><p>It is possible Sony hired some Microsoft or Apple guys to learn how software is done. But I doubt it.</p><p></p><p>I own an original 60GB PS3 and several Xbox 360s. The 360s get way more usage. The problem was never the games. Everything else about the PS3 was just clunky.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janx, post: 6143379, member: 8835"] I haven't seen any briefings on the PS4. So here's my take on the situation. Sony pooched the PS3. They are a hardware company, so it had good hardware. But they a NOT a software company. Their OS lacked the common APIs and features that Microsoft knows how to do well. As such, their UI sucks. Their player connectivity sucks. Xbox Live Party is light years beyond Sony. And that's just a basic feature. Here's why games don't matter in this discussion: Because games are inherently a "duh" feature. Everybody knows how to make a good game and make it look good on a console. That ain't the problem anymore. A customer can take it for granted that his New, Non-Nintendo will play games and do it well. The real choice differentiator is does it make setting up that game easier (Xbox Live Party) or handle other useful tasks. It is possible Sony hired some Microsoft or Apple guys to learn how software is done. But I doubt it. I own an original 60GB PS3 and several Xbox 360s. The 360s get way more usage. The problem was never the games. Everything else about the PS3 was just clunky. [/QUOTE]
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