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Who "won" in the 7th Generation of consoles?

Who won the 7th Generation?

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German Shocks

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Favorite: PS3

I ended up getting a PS3 about a week after launch and that was only because I knew people. I missed the preorder window that was like... maybe an hour. I worked in Seattle at the time. Every day after launch I went to about 3-4 stores daily. Before the job I had during the preorder window, I worked at an EB Games and knew a few of the managers. I remember going in to a store 6 days after launch and a 360 fanboy was telling me that every PS3 game would also be on 360 so I may as well buy a 360. Had I not known.... had I been a casual gamer, I would have taken his idiotic word as truth cause he's the one working at the game store. Luckily, I've been a gamer probably since before he was born. I laughed at him and came back the next day. I saw the same moron was there and immediately left. I was going up an escalator and a friend of mine was coming down the escalator. Came to find out he was now the manager of that store and he had a PS3 in the store he wasn't supposed to sell till Black Friday, but he would sell it too me if I wanted it. I came back down to the store and bought it with Resistance and an extra controller. The moron behind the counter tried to interject that they weren't supposed to sell it but he couldn't cut off the manager's decision. It was fantastic.

My favorite series, Uncharted, was born on the PS3. I also loved the Infamous games, RE5, Tomb Raider (2013), Mass Effect 2 and 3, and tons of others. It was an incredible generation.

Neutral: X360

I didn't bother owning one but I had a few friends that had it. It was ok but didn't really have the games I wanted to play outside of third party releases that I could also play on PS3.

Loathe: Wii

Don't get me wrong, many Nintendo specific games still had a tinge of fun in them, but I found out with this system that I ABSOLUTELY HATE motion controls. I almost instantly regretted getting rid of my Gamecube. Luckily, my Wii could play Gamecube games so that's basically what it became. Skyward Sword was the nail in the coffin for me and it ruined me on Nintendo as a whole until the Switch advertising came out stating "Play how you want" and showed the Pro controller. After the Wii-U heavily advertised continued use of the Wii-motes, the system was DOA for me.

The only game of note for me was, Xenoblade.
 
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what a great generation for consoles. I'm going with PS3. Clearly not based on sales. Wii won that, gimmicks and all. Based on the games though, yeah....PS3 100% for me.

HeisenbergFX4 said:
I think we as gamers won since Xbox and Sony both were on top of their games, I don't care much about Nintendo
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Loved the competition back then. The way PS3 fumbled out the gate but rebounded. 360 putting Xbox on the map in a big way. That was great for everyone, I agree.
 
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I loved the ps3. Probably the best Sony first and second party out put so far.

Who " won ". Probably the Wii.
 
I really enjoyed the Wii. I miss the IR pointer. PS3 and 360 had a lot of great games too. But at that point I was really over the cores gamer games.

What really got my time as a gamer at that period was the DS. I spent years and years playing it every chance I got. Hundreds of games and they felt fresh to me. It was my first handheld so I caught up to a couple of fantastic GBA games too. Metroid Fusion and Zero Mission. Zelda Minish Cap. To name a few..
 
Ass of Can Whooping said:
360 > PS3 > Wii
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I voted PS3 but was so close to 360.
Microsoft had an INCREDIBLE launch. People do not remember how advanced the Xbox Live and general blades UI were at launch. Sony was throwing a shit web store at us a year later and you couldn't even access the XMB while in a game.

Unfortunately Microsoft took that and tried to pivot to a wrong-headed motion control & tv integration place to end the generation with the worst introduction to a NEXT generation anyone has ever seen.

At the end of the generation Sony had a better first party lineup which is why they deserve the additional nod I'd say.
 
Topher said:
what a great generation for consoles. I'm going with PS3. Clearly not based on sales. Wii won that, gimmicks and all. Based on the games though, yeah....PS3 100% for me.



Loved the competition back then. The way PS3 fumbled out the gate but rebounded. 360 putting Xbox on the map in a big way. That was great for everyone, I agree.
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Still have my fat launch day PS3 and I too preferred the PS3 over the 360

RROD on the 360s really helped keep the PS3 in the game after that launch price imo
 
From sales, innovation and broader appeal perspective, Wii "won". It resonated probably less with hardcore gamers but the massive success is undeniable.
 
Only console I was able to afford back then was a second-hand Wii for 50 bucks. Still have it! I love that stupid thing. And I can't complain, some friends would lend me their consoles to play some games like RDR, Gears 2 or GTA V when those came out.

PC as I remember it was living a sort of dark age back then: console ports would take a while to come and we had fucked up stuff like games with a DRM that limited the amount of instalations. Thankfully thanks to Steam and GOG we are in a much better place now.

edit: I didn't answer the OP's question. I guess the winners were the players, tons of cool AAA games were coming out back then. Although it was also the start of paid online for the console bros, which fucking sucks.
 
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In sheer sales, ofc Nintendo. But the 360 was a gem of a console which shaped a lot of people's gaming tastes for life.
 
Xbox

They challenged Sony and succeeded in
The game just ran better on it
The made sure online gaming was a real viable thing
 
Wii won with the number of units but I think it was crap
360 was the best all around console with the best third party performance
PS3 had the best exclusives

PC won that gen.
 
Bojji said:
Wii won with the number of units but I think it was crap
360 was the best all around console with the best third party performance
PS3 had the best exclusives

PC won that gen.
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PC well and truly LOST that gen. Pre 2010's was possibly the worst era ever for PC between piracy and Intel integrated graphics making the experience miserable for publishers and consumers. Several games were either console exclusive or came with a late PC port. If you were a hardcore gamer, the Xbox was easily the better choice.
 
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Wii was an overclocked Gamecube so i consider it more a continuation of the PS2 gen than a part of the PS3 gen. It also had a lot more games in common with that gen.

PS3 vs. 360 was a clear win for PS3. It had it's problems at the start ( way overblown by the press though) but all the momentum at the end. And of course the far better library.

Didn't amount to anything though, it all went to shit for both Xbox and Playstation after that battle.
 
Gaming and gamers won.
It was the last generation that rewarded creativity and originality, and when consoles weren't all basically the same thing.
Throw the DS into the picture and you have a gaming era that, sadly, we'll never see again.
 
memoryman3 said:
PC well and truly LOST that gen. Pre 2010's was possibly the worst era ever for PC between piracy and Intel integrated graphics making the experience miserable for publishers and consumers. Several games were either console exclusive or came with a late PC port. If you were a hardcore gamer, the Xbox was easily the better choice.
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Console games were barely running 30fps 720p (often below that), on PC I was playing all games in 1080p/60fps on cheap 8800GS. I still had PS3 for amazing exclusives (360 too).
 
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PS3 of course, PlayStation was the only platform that carried the momentum to the next gen, and it's got everything to do with the PS3 providing more exclusives than 360.
 
Arguably the Best gen ever.

Games were innovative, we got endless new IP, thoe games laid the foundation for game design to this day, nothing has changed.

XBOX was competitve, SONY took notice, and started dropping Exclusive SP bombs. Sony won in the end. But Xbox had an incredible first few years.

It was over when ND dropped Uncharted 2.

Wii was just trash all around.
 
360 was my favorite, even as a huge nintendo fan, Wii was not my favorite part of their lineup.

Oblivion, Gears of War 1 & 2, Bioshock, Halo (3, reach), Crackdown, Mass Effect, Ninja Gaiden 2, Lost Odyssey, Fable 2, Alan Wake, etc was worth the price of entry 100%.

Fuck, Mass Effect alone in 2007 blew my fucking mind.
 
Ignoring overall sales and revenue, I think PS3 pulled ahead at the end and was probably the winner in terms of software and public perception. They had a lot of incredible games by the end of that that generation.
 
There were no winners in this generation, all the consoles were great in their own way and with their own games (I still own all three). An incredibly strong generation of consoles, a situation that is unlikely to happen again.

P.S - But if we rely purely on statistics, Wii naturally won.
 
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Represent. said:
Arguably the Best gen ever.

Games were innovative, we got endless new IP, thoe games laid the foundation for game design to this day, nothing has changed.

XBOX was competitve, SONY took notice, and started dropping Exclusive SP bombs. Sony won in the end. But Xbox had an incredible first few years.

It was over when ND dropped Uncharted 2.

Wii was just trash all around.
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Yet, all the worst things in console gaming were also introduced in PS360 era

having to pay money to play online
DLCs
timed exclusives
timed exclusives for DLCs
 
The Wii didn't it? I didn't like it, but 100M did, then ditched when motion controls craze disappeared, but it's still a lot of sales for that fad

If you gonna focus only on the HD twins, it's clear the X360 did the best at the start of the gen and PS3 did the best at the end, so by the time PS3 caught up, 8th gen was around the corner
 
NeoIkaruGAF said:
Gaming and gamers won.
It was the last generation that rewarded creativity and originality, and when consoles weren't all basically the same thing.
Throw the DS into the picture and you have a gaming era that, sadly, we'll never see again.
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This. I feel like it was the last great gaming generation.

Wii60 + DS was gaming bliss.
 
I think at the start it was the 360 for sure, but the ps3 had a lot more interesting exclusives, especially the Yakuza games, so that's where I spent most of my console gaming time in the second half of that gen.

I didn't really like the wii or the gamecube or the wii u that much. Nintendo got my attention back on their consoles with the Switch.
 
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I think the 6th generation of consoles is ultimately the greatest, but the 7th generation is my favorite for a couple reasons.
  • While I grew up playing some PC games online the 7th generation was my first real experience with online and the one where I spent a lot of time playing online.
  • AAA games flourished alongside AA and alongside indie titles getting mainstream.
  • IMO it's the last generation where each platform (including PC) had a real identity that was clear cut from each other.
  • First generation where I could really play a lot of games due to having my own money so I was able to experience a lot more.
My list would be PS3 > Xbox 360 > Wii

PlayStation 3 - I absolutely love the PS3 and this was my primary console. PlayStation's first party was on fire that gen and it's not surprising to me that they were able to turn around the poor start to beat the Xbox 360.
Xbox 360 - I didn't get a Xbox 360 until Halo 3 as we didn't have a ton of money and my mom could barely afford a PS3 let alone both of them. I played this console very closely to how a lot of people view it..as a "dudebro" console. It was my Halo, Gears, Forza, and online console.
Wii - This was my first Nintendo home console that I actually owned (I played stuff like Zelda at friends houses or by borrowing friend's consoles) and I think I probably played like 2 games on it before getting rid of it.
 
Nintendo's been doing the hood dirty with their naming in recent generations. "Yo, Imma go grab my Wii" sounds fruity AF, and yo "Imma go grab my switch" will get me shot the fuck up. This needs to stop.
 
DEAD ORIGINAL said:
We the consumers did, I owned all 3 and enjoyed them all, the vast amount of great exclusives, amazing E3's that era was peak gaming.
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Crazy generation of great games that came out fast, tons of solid hardware to choose from at affordable prices which had traditional 360/PS3 systems and Wii Waggle for family fun. Ya PS3 launched at $600 with spanking new BR but the price sunk to be comparable to 360 a few years later.

Also handhelds too. Any console gamers on the go had DS and PSP to choose from as well.
 
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The Wii won in terms of unit sales and profitability and doing it with much weaker hardware. I didn't buy a Wii, as it did not appeal to me at all but they totally mogged the ps360.

Out of the HD twins, my vote goes to the 360. It's my favorite console of all time and I never thought a console could dethrone any of my former favorites.
 
PS3 I guess even though it still wasn't anywhere as good as PS2 and PS1.

PS3 at least got 2 full Ratchet and Clank games and a few Resistance game plus Infamous games, and Metal Gear Solid 4 and The Last of Us 2 and Foklore for exclusives.

Halo 3 was better than every single one of them but besides Halo 3 there wasn't much great exclusive besides Gears and Gears was still no Halo 3 level of good.
 
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One thing I did use my 360 for throughout that entire gen was playing Rock Band drums :] . I had to get rid of them eventually but I really ran them into the ground lol. By the end they were more duct tape and bits of metal than plastic. Drum pedal snapped in two and taped back together plus reinforced, drum covers taped back on :pie_relieved:. Good times
 
Xbox took a ton of market share from Sony, so I'd definitely give the win to Xbox. Of course having a good competition and consoles being very close in terms of sales lead to the best possible situation for gamers.

It was also a major win for Nintendo, obviously. Not sure if it was one for the longtime fans though lol.

Witchilich said:
What did Xbox actually win?
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60 millions sales from Sony that went on their side, pretty much.
 
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