The day to buy an X360

[XLjedi]

Apparently, I will have to upgrade from Xbox to a X360 on: July 29, 2008

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by aaronblood

I will have to upgrade from my little Xbox to a 360 on: July 29, 2008

My guy over at GameStop is working on me to get the new 120 gig PS3.

Thier both a big investment even for me for a toy. I want to make the right choice and Billy Gates has enough Money.:p

[XLjedi]

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

My guy over at GameStop is working on me to get the new 120 gig PS3.

Thier both a big investment even for me for a toy. I want to make the right choice and Billy Gates has enough Money.:p

PS3? ...are they still sellin those? :rotfl:

Seriously though, what's the GameStop guy backing up that argument with? I'm still mildly irritated with Sony and the lack of decent PSP games. Basically I've found about 4 decent PSP games and other than that it's just a neat little handheld web browser. Makes me less apt to want to get into the PS3 I guess.

On the one hand you got MS and you're right, we hate to give Bill more money. On the other hand we got Sony and all their proprietary crap (blu ray, mem stick, mem stick 2, etc...) I just wish they'd stop it.

I'd basically be buying the X360 to play one game. My kids got a Wii though... I might try it out on that system first. Actually, might be cooler to swing a light saber with a Wii controller. :hmm:

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by aaronblood

PS3? ...are they still sellin those? :rotfl:

Seriously though, what's the GameStop guy backing up that argument with? I'm still mildly irritated with Sony and the lack of decent PSP games. Basically I've found about 4 decent PSP games and other than that it's just a neat little handheld web browser. Makes me less apt to want to get into the PS3 I guess.

On the one hand you got MS and you're right, we hate to give Bill more money. On the other hand we got Sony and all their proprietary crap (blu ray, mem stick, mem stick 2, etc...) I just wish they'd stop it.

I'd basically be buying the X360 to play one game. My kids got a Wii though... I might try it out on that system first. Actually, might be cooler to swing a light saber with a Wii controller. :hmm:

This is why I like this forum aaronblood. I get more info before I part with the big bucks. If I spend that kinda money then later don't like it my wife will KILL me.

[danlisa]

@ FIREWALL

Buy yourself a 40GB model (cheap at the moment) and then just get a new HDD. Do not pay extra for the privilege for the pre-installed extra space.

I originally bought a 60GB and now have 250GB installed. It's really easy too, open flap, undo 1x screw, insert new HDD & start system. Done.

[StarFox]

and rather then pumping money into a system, I can fix my 86' BMW and drive it for another 80,000 Miles

everyone has their priorities

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by danlisa

@ FIREWALL

Buy yourself a 40GB model (cheap at the moment) and then just get a new HDD. Do not pay extra for the privilege for the pre-installed extra space.

I originally bought a 60GB and now have 250GB installed. It's really easy too, open flap, undo 1x screw, insert new HDD & start system. Done.

danlisa I don't know what I'd do without you.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

I wont be getting a 360 until they fix them

[flakmonkey]

Just curious, which game is out on July 29?
Personally im waiting for GTA IV (April29 in UK)

+From my experience its best to avoid PS3s im now on my 4th machine (darn blu-ray drives break really easilly) whereas i still have my 360 launch system, fingers crossed it has no faults so far

[Herr_Pete]

ahwel, Xbox 360 won the battle. there is just so much more choice with the 360. I dont care it the ps3 has a blue ray drive. its harder to put on to those discs and thats why many games had a low frame rate. screw sony.

[XLjedi]

Originally Posted by flakmonkey

Just curious, which game is out on July 29?
Personally im waiting for GTA IV (April29 in UK)

New Star Wars game... Force Unleashed



Last time I played the xbox it was for KOTOR2 and Jedi Academy

[SUBMAN1]

How do you like the fan noise coming form a PS3? I think its kind of annoying for a console to make noise.

-S

PS. Most of those games make it to the PC anyway. This makes the Wii more attractive. The types of games and the cool controls is kind of enticing!

[danlisa]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

How do you like the fan noise coming form a PS3? I think its kind of annoying for a console to make noise.

:rotfl:My PS3 is nearly silent, in fact the disc spinning up is louder than the fan. Either way, it's better than the 'ring of death' due to overheating.:p Incidently, the 360's have fans too, don't they?

@ Herr_Pete

I dont care it the ps3 has a blue ray drive. its harder to put on to those discs and thats why many games had a low frame rate. screw sony.

:rotfl:Shows what you know. It's no harder 'putting stuff' on a Blu-Ray than it is for a HD DVD, DVD or CD. What is harder is the coding, which dev teams are actually getting to grips with right now. How's this, GTA4 on the PS3 will contain the full game+additions @ fixed 60fps, where as the X360 version will only be able to run the game with part of the content stored on the HDD without additions. What annoys me is the attitude towards the caliber of games on the PS3 based on reviews of sh1tty ports from the likes of EA & Ubisoft who, by their own admission can't be bothered to properly learn the coding for the PS3.

@ Flakmonkey

That's sad to hear. I think a bad batch went out. I'm still using my launch day 60GB and have (touch wood) never had any issues with it.

[SUBMAN1]

PS3 looks OK, but in the end, its Sony! I don't know of a single person that likes that company anymore. If I bought a higher powered console (which I probably won't), I'd have to support the Xbox-360. Besides, if I got a ring of death, I can just drive on over to Redmond and through it on their doorstep!

-S

[SUBMAN1]

Hmm.... Maybe the PS3 isn't all that bad? http://gravity.phy.umassd.edu/ps3.html

-S