Xbox 360 vs Playstation 3
Bringing us much closer to modern day gaming this time and instead changing the focus to rival systems instead of rival companies, the second RetroWar see's Microsofts most successful console pitted against Sony's third gen system that was eventually just about able to beat MS out on hardware sales as their battle drew to a close.
In each RetroWar we pit two titans of rivalry against one another as many school kids would do back in the day, weighing up the strengths and weaknesses of each side, arguing in favour of your childhood 'top dog' and sharing your modern day hindsight view on who truly was the greatest.
Let's look at our two competitors:
XBOX 360
Microsoft was eager to make its second attempt at a console have a bigger impact than its first so they had snuck up in the night, positioned themselves behind the giant neck of the original Xbox and then slit its throat. Some fans were angry at the premature demise of the system but Microsoft was quick to have the 360 lined up with a diverse launch day line up and a proper evolution of hardware over the original system. With full Live integration, sliding blade menu's and Rare now publicly on board, MS was ready to deliver and throughout the generation the system consistently beat out the Playstation 3 on the quality of multi-platform titles. Additionally it delivered a big success story with the motion camera Kinect that sold in the millions and helped expand the systems appeal in a more widespread manner.
PLAYSTATION 3
Stumbling out the gates, Sony spent the entire generation working to pave the way to clamber back on top. It expanded PSN, weathered being taken down by hackers and pushed a heavy focus on system pushing exclusives that would take the difficult hardware and deliver visual standards its more consistent rival would struggle to match at times. It was a recovery strategy that paid off, the system enjoying plenty Japanese content and a rolling success that didn't match its breakaway hit predecessors but would take it out of being the lowest performer of the generation by the end.
THE DEBATE
This is an open ended discussion. A good leading point is to cast your vote then tell us why your chosen option was just that, but beyond that there's a lot to break the subject down into:
-What made X360/PS3 the better one?
-Was Gears/Uncharted the best new ip choice?
-Which online service was the better in each system?
-Did you once think Microsoft would go on to the current generation dominating Sony?
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