If there was anything that could put the PS3 back on its feet, it was two or three good next-gen titles, but with the whole world knowing now that Madden NFL 08, All-Pro Football 2K8 and NCAA Football 08 will be running better on the 360 than on the PS3, everyone's going to laugh at that $600 price tag. Yes my dear gamer, all three football titles coming from EA are going to run smoother on the 360 - 60fps, whereas on the PS3, they will run at 30fps.

Sony's attitude at this, as 1UP points out, is kind of childish really... : "We have already proven that sports titles can run on the PlayStation 3 at true HD with 1080p output with NBA 07," says Dave Karraker, Sony CEA's senior director of corporate communications. "If you have questions about specific third-party games, you should speak to those publishers."

So in simpler words, they're like: "we've come up with this great machine, but they can't work with it... it's not our fault!" OK then, now, as I found on the same reporting site, Todd Sitrin, EA's vice president of marketing sports branding, responded to the issue in the following manner:

"We want to make sure that we give the best experience we can on each platform. In designing a game, there are all sorts of tradeoffs that include frame rate, visuals, features, AI, etc. Football is an extremely challenging sport to replicate because of the number of people on the field, their interaction, and the scope of the environments. As you can see, every company making a football game this year made a decision that the best experience for the Xbox 360 included 60fps whereas the best experience for the PS3 was 30fps. We certainly believe that both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions are our football products are outstanding experiences and recommend that each gamer look at the entire experience, not just one aspect. We think they'll be very happy no matter which version of the game they play."

The man makes a good point, but what does all this say about the PS3? Not much, I reckon. Heck, Sony says they've come up with the best of the best, thus overpriced it. Some believed that Sony was the God among console makers and bought it, but now, if they want to play Madden, they'll have a great-30fps time.