PS3 beating the Xbox 360, can it pull off a shock in 2008?

The Sony PS3 could be about to pull off one of the biggest turn-arounds the games market has ever seen. After a slow start, where Sony’s console was hampered by its high pricing and lack of quality games, the PlayStation 3 now looks like it’s on a roll.

Now that the PS3 and Xbox 360 price-changes and various new models have settled into the market place, sales figures for both consoles are looking dramatically different.

Metal Gear 4 Delayed

KONAMI announced today that “METAL GEAR SOLID 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS”, the latest in the METAL GEAR series, is scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2008.

KONAMI had initially intended to release “METAL GEAR SOLID 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS” this winter and has been working on the production of the title. KONAMI has decided to delay the title’s release in order to make further improvements to the quality of the game and provide even greater enjoyment for more customers worldwide.

KONAMI will continue its efforts to make “METAL GEAR SOLID 4 GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS” meet everyone’s expectations.

Further information regarding the release date will be announced as soon as possible.

Call of Duty 4: 16 players for the Xbox 360 and 18 for PS3

We live in a world of irony and there’s no better example of that to hold true than the gaming industry. Infinity Ward’s much hailed Call Of Duty 4, which was coincidentally the premier showcase title for the Xbox 360 during this years E3 (ala Assassins Creed), seems to offer PlayStation 3 owners a better package in Online play. Screenshots of the game for the PS3 have shown it to support 18 players whereas the Xbox 360 version has 16 players.

Not to mention the game is looking absolutely spectacular on Sony’s machine; are we finally seeing the beginning of the balance in terms of quality for multi platform games that the PS3 has been criticised for?

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