The next-gen marathon torch has been kindled up with the launch of PS3 in Japan on 11th of Nov. with 88,400 consoles sold away out of 100,000 total shipped for launch day. However PS3 did a good job over there in Japan for Sony but the backward compatibility disappointed the gamers a lot. Out of 8000 old titles just around 200 titles didn't run on the platform. Sony officials have apologized for that because the fact was being revealed by the developer next day when approximately all the consoles had been pulled away from the retailer-stores. And now Sony has created a new buzz with PS3's Taiwan launch on 17th of Nov.

The count-down has been started for Nintendo's upcoming console Wii too as it is set for launch on 19th Nov. Sony will be taking nose-to-nose both Nintendo as well as Microsoft. However Microsoft has one year old product, even then it's going to give a stiff bout to Sony.
As discussed previously PS3 and Xbox360 both have quite comparable graphics and buyers can feel a bit baffled either to go for entrenched Xbox360 or ground-breaking PS3 with Blu-ray technology. Nintendo's Wii lags little behind in this race but the price thing of Wii ($250) is pretty appreciable aspect in comparison with other two ($400 for Xbox and $500 for PS3).
The holiday season is very crucial occasion for all gaming consoles developers and none would lose the venture. As PS3 has been launched and Wii is about to launch within two or three days and the complications concerning manufacturers survival are continuously growing wit passage of time. The thing to watch is how the various developers create vacuum for their consoles.
Via: reuters