Playstation Magazine editor goes with 360

Charles Starrett • Aug 14, 2006 • Comments ()

Official Playstation Magazine editor Dana Jongewaard has posted an entry on her OPM blog claiming that she is buying a Xbox 360 instead of a PlayStation 3 this November. Citing several different reasons, including the fact that there are few "huge" exclusive titles hitting the PS3 in the launch window, Jongewaard claims she just can't justify the cost. From her post:

The other big reason for people to shell out $600, BluRay, is frankly something I don't care about. I have a crummy 12-year-old 21-inch very-non-hi-def TV sitting on my stand at home, and while we've been talking about upgrading it for the past three years, we always end up walking out of stores TV-less. And I don't buy movies; I rent non-BR discs from Netflix. Much like I've never been an audiophile--as long as I can hear it, I don't care if it's mono, stereo, 5.1, 7.1--I really don't care how high-res the picture is. My bottom line is that as long as it has color and is free from static, I'm good to go.

So ultimately, I can't justify it. $600 is a lot of money, especially when I can get what--for me at least--will be a very similar experience for $400. I would like to own a PS3, and I hope that the price drops soon so I can consider it. But until then, this Official PlayStation Magazine editor will have to join the dark side.

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