Originally posted by H. S. 6
In the chart, it says, "Requires Users to Buy." So, yes, it is completely infactual in that light.
That's not the point of the statement. It states that in order to have all the premium features of next-generation gaming, you're required to buy the following items.
The chart was taken out of context or a larger article...
Originally posted by H. S. 6
However, I do see what you're saying. But I think you're missing one important point: The 360 gives you the choice to buy what you want, while the PS3 is just there, thus you have to pay $600 for it. You have no other option.
The choice is certainly a marketable element found in the Xbox 360. However Sony is about capital and pushing the envelope for next-generation gaming.
The wireless controller which is wiiiiii bit of knockoff is required to play the games.
The Blu-Ray Drive, which is SO misunderstood, is NOT just for movies. It's for the games themselves. The games are held in Blu-Ray Discs which allows nearly 40 to 50 GB worth of storage in comparision to the standard DVD. The game called Lair uses 9GB for ONE level in the game. That's about all you could fit in the DVD even with compression. If you take it out...the PS3 isn't a PS3. It's the friggin' engine for the PS3....
The online service is free so that's a given.
What people don't understand is the Blu-Ray Drive itself. Many people see it as an unecessary movie-watching device. It isn't. It plays the games too.....
Originally posted by H. S. 6
Interesting that Sony fails to mention anything about the premium package for the 360, or the fact that, you know, you're not required to buy any of that, and the system will do its job perfectly--to play games.
Well, of course. It's called advertisement. Show me an Apple Ipod commerical that states that their batteries are irreplaceable and they have to be returned for a hundred bucks. Or a Pepsi commercial that states that Coke tastes just the same as the Coca-Cola.
ALL advertisements withhold or mislead information in order to make their products more appealing. It's nothing new. It's been done for decades. Microsoft has done it. Sony has done it. Hell, the towel called Bounty is advertise in a similar matter in comparision to a "leading brand."
Virtually ALL commericals on your TV do this. Except those annoying prescription ads....