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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5766982" data-attributes="member: 8835"><p>Sony sticks to its 6 year cycle very tightly. If I recall, the PS3 is on its 4th year, thus 2 more years to go.</p><p></p><p>The 360 is about 1 year older than the PS3, and the original xbox was only a 5 year cycle.</p><p></p><p>From that, I deduce:</p><p>MS had an advantage when the 360 came out, everybody was ready for an upgrade and ps3 was nowhere in sight. Lots of PS2 owners bought a 360 because of this.</p><p></p><p>When the PS3 did come out, at this point, all you friends have 360's that are cheaper, why buy a PS3?</p><p></p><p>though MS originally had a 5 year cycle (based on the short sample set of orig Xbox to 360), because Sony is so rigid, MS can rely on a 6 year cycle from Sony and still launch Xbox Next 1 year ahead of Sony's PS-Next.</p><p></p><p>Basically, Microsoft is sitting in a great position for their console. I reckon they could worry about the Wii U, but I don't think they are a contender for MS's target demographic.</p><p></p><p>I'm too lazy to check the release dates and stuff, but if the math works out to about 6 years from 360 launch, then winter 2013 sounds about right. And the PS4 will come out the following year.</p><p></p><p>I guarrantee you that Sony will NOT deviate from their product development cycle. Not without a huge shake-up in management. Because of that Microsoft has very good predictability on when they need to launch the Xbox-Next.</p><p></p><p>Note: By PS-Next or Xbox-Next, I mean the Next version of that console, regardless of its actual product name.</p><p></p><p>obviously, this is just my speculation, but factor in that I have owned both systems, followed their patterns and published statements, and spent 13 years working for a top technology manufacturer and know something of the business.</p><p></p><p>It's kind of like iPhone rumors. If you have any experience with the hardware tech industry, you will find all these rumors of new and extra models to be ridiculous because you can tell how Apple does their hardware revs and you know who makes their stuff (the same people who made my company's stuff).</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I'm sorry Kzach didn't enjoy his PS3 as much as he had hoped. By itself I don't think it totally sucks. But in comparison to the 360, which all my friends have, the 360 is a better choice for borrowing games and playing together. the software is just plain better.</p><p></p><p>I do have friends for whom I recommend the PS3. It has a lower total cost of ownership (not needing Gold membership to do the cool stuff).</p><p></p><p>On the 360, I highly caution against buying MS's rechargeable battery packs. If you do not use them often enough, they go bad. I have 4 controllers and had bought a pack for each one. My personal controller's pack lasted about 3 years because I used it enough. The other controllers were for guests, and those packs went bad within MONTHS after purchasing. That's $10 a piece down the drain.</p><p></p><p>At this point, I use standard AA batteries on all of my 360 controllers.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, my PS3 controllers are doing fine with their built-in lithium batteries, despite the total lack of use they recieve.</p><p></p><p>I do recommend getting the 360's $30 chatpad. It comes with a mike and a snap-on keypad. Very useful for any kind of password or name entry you need to do. Given that the Arcade units do not come with a headset, this is a good purchase for online play.</p><p></p><p>Also, I recommend using the SAME [MENTION=89935]hotmail[/MENTION].com or [MENTION=73099]Live[/MENTION].com email address for your xbox account (and even for your facebook). This means MS's single-sign on technology can work on your PC, and your xbox account can connect to MSN Messenger and thus talk to your MSN Messenger contacts.</p><p></p><p>This also means you can video chat to MSN Messenger users.</p><p></p><p>Later (probably in a year), MS will incorporate Skype's user-list into it and functionality, and you can expect to be able to have your xbox talk to MSN Messenger AND Skype users.</p><p></p><p>Remeber the Video Phone we were all promised with our Jetpacks? Talking to your family across the country from your couch and seeing them on the big screen TV is MUCH BETTER than crowding around a web-cam on your laptop. The technology is here now and it works. The Skypee aquisition is going to enable a larger userbase of this technology.</p><p></p><p>MS also just added YouTube as an app on your 360. So now you can show your friends the funny video you found on the big TV.</p><p></p><p>Sony had this covered with its web browser. But MS is starting to maintain their control yet still get you the desirable aspects (youtube access).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5766982, member: 8835"] Sony sticks to its 6 year cycle very tightly. If I recall, the PS3 is on its 4th year, thus 2 more years to go. The 360 is about 1 year older than the PS3, and the original xbox was only a 5 year cycle. From that, I deduce: MS had an advantage when the 360 came out, everybody was ready for an upgrade and ps3 was nowhere in sight. Lots of PS2 owners bought a 360 because of this. When the PS3 did come out, at this point, all you friends have 360's that are cheaper, why buy a PS3? though MS originally had a 5 year cycle (based on the short sample set of orig Xbox to 360), because Sony is so rigid, MS can rely on a 6 year cycle from Sony and still launch Xbox Next 1 year ahead of Sony's PS-Next. Basically, Microsoft is sitting in a great position for their console. I reckon they could worry about the Wii U, but I don't think they are a contender for MS's target demographic. I'm too lazy to check the release dates and stuff, but if the math works out to about 6 years from 360 launch, then winter 2013 sounds about right. And the PS4 will come out the following year. I guarrantee you that Sony will NOT deviate from their product development cycle. Not without a huge shake-up in management. Because of that Microsoft has very good predictability on when they need to launch the Xbox-Next. Note: By PS-Next or Xbox-Next, I mean the Next version of that console, regardless of its actual product name. obviously, this is just my speculation, but factor in that I have owned both systems, followed their patterns and published statements, and spent 13 years working for a top technology manufacturer and know something of the business. It's kind of like iPhone rumors. If you have any experience with the hardware tech industry, you will find all these rumors of new and extra models to be ridiculous because you can tell how Apple does their hardware revs and you know who makes their stuff (the same people who made my company's stuff). Anyway, I'm sorry Kzach didn't enjoy his PS3 as much as he had hoped. By itself I don't think it totally sucks. But in comparison to the 360, which all my friends have, the 360 is a better choice for borrowing games and playing together. the software is just plain better. I do have friends for whom I recommend the PS3. It has a lower total cost of ownership (not needing Gold membership to do the cool stuff). On the 360, I highly caution against buying MS's rechargeable battery packs. If you do not use them often enough, they go bad. I have 4 controllers and had bought a pack for each one. My personal controller's pack lasted about 3 years because I used it enough. The other controllers were for guests, and those packs went bad within MONTHS after purchasing. That's $10 a piece down the drain. At this point, I use standard AA batteries on all of my 360 controllers. Meanwhile, my PS3 controllers are doing fine with their built-in lithium batteries, despite the total lack of use they recieve. I do recommend getting the 360's $30 chatpad. It comes with a mike and a snap-on keypad. Very useful for any kind of password or name entry you need to do. Given that the Arcade units do not come with a headset, this is a good purchase for online play. Also, I recommend using the SAME [MENTION=89935]hotmail[/MENTION].com or [MENTION=73099]Live[/MENTION].com email address for your xbox account (and even for your facebook). This means MS's single-sign on technology can work on your PC, and your xbox account can connect to MSN Messenger and thus talk to your MSN Messenger contacts. This also means you can video chat to MSN Messenger users. Later (probably in a year), MS will incorporate Skype's user-list into it and functionality, and you can expect to be able to have your xbox talk to MSN Messenger AND Skype users. Remeber the Video Phone we were all promised with our Jetpacks? Talking to your family across the country from your couch and seeing them on the big screen TV is MUCH BETTER than crowding around a web-cam on your laptop. The technology is here now and it works. The Skypee aquisition is going to enable a larger userbase of this technology. MS also just added YouTube as an app on your 360. So now you can show your friends the funny video you found on the big TV. Sony had this covered with its web browser. But MS is starting to maintain their control yet still get you the desirable aspects (youtube access). [/QUOTE]
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