Gates: "People Would Buy Sony Bricks"

[BrewCityUpstart]

Spoon would get a kick out of this:

Now that the PS3 and Wii are on the market, the battle can officially begin. But as far as Bill Gates is concerned, he's not all that interested in this year's holiday contest; it's 2007 that will tell the tale of the tape.

"You know, Sony can make 80,000 bricks, and people would buy them," Gates said. "So the real competition -- you're going to see the impact of our innovation and all the momentum we have in Christmas 2007. This Christmas, the story is: Xbox 360 is going to sell super-well, and they'll sell the rounding error amounts they can make."

Apparently, there are enough mindless devoted Sony followers out there to buy 80,000 bricks, but if that's the case, wouldn't this mean that Microsoft is fighting a losing battle...? No, probably not, because that's not really the case. In fact, we're relatively certain there are plenty of mindless Microsoft followers (especially here in the U.S.) that would buy MS-branded bricks.

Next holiday season will a massive three-way clash, as there is the possibility of seeing three system-sellers for Christmas 2007- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for the PS3, Halo 3 for the Xbox 360, and the new Smash Bros. for the Wii. Looks like it'll be a lot of fun, from both a business and gamer perspective.

[D_Litch]

Originally Posted by BrewCityUpstart

In fact, we're relatively certain there are plenty of mindless Microsoft followers (especially here in the U.S.) that would buy MS-branded bricks.

Hmmmm, I wonder who you're talking about

[KEEZY]

Word... I agree. That is actually a compliment to Sony, as the brand name alone garners enough respect for blind-buying.

My opinion is (and it may or may not be what Billy G was getting at) that 2007 is when all of the consoles will hit their stride. You can't compare 360 numbers to PS3 or Wii numbers right now, because 2 of those have just recently launched.

[D_Litch]

Originally Posted by KEEZY

My opinion is (and it may or may not be what Billy G was getting at) that 2007 is when all of the consoles will hit their stride. You can't compare 360 numbers to PS3 or Wii numbers right now, because 2 of those have just recently launched.

2007 will be the official start of the "Console Race". I hope all 3 do well.

[Peench]

Originally Posted by D_Litch

2007 will be the official start of the "Console Race". I hope all 3 do well.

Tru dat!

[BrewCityUpstart]

Triple dittio. I like healthy competition- I get the best games from MS and the best ones from Sony. I win!

[D_Litch]

Originally Posted by BrewCityUpstart

Triple dittio. I like healthy competition- I get the best games from MS and the best ones from Sony. I win!

No Zelda?

[BrewCityUpstart]

Never been a Nintendo guy. I have enjoyed a few games (FF2 and 3, the rest of the FF games suck ass) and have the emulator, but thats about it.

[D_Litch]

Originally Posted by BrewCityUpstart

Never been a Nintendo guy. I have enjoyed a few games (FF2 and 3, the rest of the FF games suck ass) and have the emulator, but thats about it.

Since Banjo 3 is coming to 360 I have no excuse to pick up a Wii this year(Zelda can wait). When SSBB comes out I'll have one.

[Crankbait]

I hope we do not have to wait a year for those three titles.....

[Statham Guy]

I am excited to see the real console wars next year also. I would not mind getting a wii for smash bros and zelda but I am not a huge fan of playstation since I have been pelted from sony fanboys since the release of the first playstation so I have been turned off to the system plus there are not many titles that interest me. I will just stick with my xbox 360