First On The Burn List Is The Big M

I’m not talking about McDonald’s. The spawn of the Xbox and Xbox 360! Microsoft has done a good job in cultivating some of the nastiest fanboys in the United States. From n-word slurring rednecks to foul-mouthed 12 year olds, the typical Xboxite shows no mercy. Losing is challenged by accusations of hacking and cheating because of the inability to comprehend that he is not the only gamer just using a plain old controller. This fanboy will even state the Xbox 360’s superiority over the PlayStation 3. All I have to say is…the numbers don’t lie.
Any researcher and interview archives will tell you that the first Xbox was a bunch of old parts put together and it just happened to be more powerful than the PlayStation 2 and GameCube at the time. Currently, the Xbox 360 has a 3.2GHz tri-core in that lovely case. The PlayStation 3 has a 3.2GHz processor…and 1 PPE…and 7 SPEs. Again, the numbers don’t lie: having $50 is better than having $10. So fight to the death if you want in regards to “power” but your cause is hilariously unfounded.
On November 22, 2005 (do you remember the time?), Microsoft launched the first next-generation console in our current console wars. No doubt, there was a rush to be the first and that came with a price. A poorly put together mess that became the Blue Screen of Death for videogames.
Aside from hardware, we gave games. Which console has the best games? The answer is simple: “To each, his own.” As for certain games having better graphics on the Xbox 360 than compared to PlayStation 3; there’s a logical explanation. You see, the sdk for PS3 games is really, really tough to wrap your noobish programming head around. Visuals can be pulled off way easier when designing games for the Xbox 360 and harnessing the hardware’s capabilities results in pretty explosions. Of course, this varies from company to company. The bottom line is: better visuals on the Xbox 360 does not demonstrate better hardware capabilities…only better usage of what is available to the designer.
You can see more Xbox 360 specs and PlayStation 3 specs if you want for further verification. Take a moment to sink that in and don’t accuse me of hacking =]
I can’t help but I think I’m missing a console. Oh well.