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NexGenGuy8
10-31-2005, 06:02 PM
I just wanted 2 know everyones opinion on the nex gen consoles xbox 360 and PS3. I personally see reasons 2 get both, but im leaning more 2 the 360, espcially after I read this article at gamespot.com, granted it was written by microsoft.

Link
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/617/617951p1.html

Other Links on 360 and PS3
http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-15016-1985-4-4-x
http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-15016-2096-4-4-x
http://news.softpedia.com/news/PC-versus-PlayStation-3-versus-Xbox-360-2134.shtml
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives/2005/05/18/ps3_and_360_battle_it_out_in_the_specs_department_what_in_the_world_do_they_mean.html
http://www.megagames.com/news/html/console/xbox360vsps3-themicrosoftstory.shtml

newf
10-31-2005, 06:48 PM
I'm going xbox360,that's easy to say because you know what it has,does etc. Sony is all rumours and Developers saying it's hard to make games for it and because of the price of blue-ray games will be more $$$.

Smthkd
10-31-2005, 09:37 PM
xBox360 HANDS DOWN!!!

kevinw
11-01-2005, 01:02 PM
I'm with the 360- HALO3

mgonzo2u
11-01-2005, 08:26 PM
PS3

Sony....the one and only.

Matt27
11-01-2005, 10:52 PM
That's a tough one since i like them both equally.

But if i had to pick one i would have to give the edge to PS3 since it uses blu-ray for it's storage medium.

newf
11-02-2005, 07:48 PM
here's a good read http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/revolution.ars/1

79ta
11-02-2005, 08:19 PM
That's a tough one since i like them both equally.

But if i had to pick one i would have to give the edge to PS3 since it uses blu-ray for it's storage medium.

which is going to be quicker, as far as loading times, since they aren't going to utilize the hard drive?

radcast2
11-02-2005, 10:50 PM
I myself am getting the Xbox 360....mainly due to I have Xbox..Xbox Live..so to me it is just simply addiditon......they say that overall the "PS3 will actually be able to outperform the 360"...PROBLEM WITH THAT....it might have better or more powerful electronics in it...but it is only as good as the software companies are. Keep in mind that the Xbox360 will be using dual 3.2ghz processors= 2x3.2=6.4 ..thats is power.
Sony says that the Sony online will give Xbox Live a run for it's money!!...HOW??? how can that be done when you still allow a dial up connection to join a game when there are broadband connections, going as well.... I will not understand...dial up lag will affect all. Of course some games will require a broadband connection(Like Socom)
If you do research you'll find many developers who are very concerned about the PS3, and the lack of information that sony is giving to them which I assume isnt much more than what the public gets. A number of them have also mentioned that they are currently loooking to leave the PS3 project due to the demand Sony is asking saying it will make the games non-profit.....there is a rumor that the PS3 games will run bewteen $69.99 and $84.99 ...OUTRAGEOUSLY priced IMO.
Lastly......I think(i will try to find the link)there are 3 Japan companies who are making games for the Xbox 360, that didnt make anything for the Xbox but only for PSone and the PS2...no info on PS3..actually I beleive I saw that on G4TechTV.
PS I am 35 and the average age of Xbox Live players is 29, average age of PS2 players is 17or 19 ..either way no offense kids but..ya'know

Matt27
11-03-2005, 03:51 AM
which is going to be quicker, as far as loading times, since they aren't going to utilize the hard drive?
PS3 easily because of CELL technology,i hear it's going to be one hell of a processor!

Matt27
11-03-2005, 04:02 AM
I myself am getting the Xbox 360....mainly due to I have Xbox..Xbox Live..so to me it is just simply addiditon......they say that overall the "PS3 will actually be able to outperform the 360"...PROBLEM WITH THAT....it might have better or more powerful electronics in it...but it is only as good as the software companies are. Keep in mind that the Xbox360 will be using dual 3.2ghz processors= 2x3.2=6.4 ..thats is power.
Sony says that the Sony online will give Xbox Live a run for it's money!!...HOW??? how can that be done when you still allow a dial up connection to join a game when there are broadband connections, going as well.... I will not understand...dial up lag will affect all. Of course some games will require a broadband connection(Like Socom)
If you do research you'll find many developers who are very concerned about the PS3, and the lack of information that sony is giving to them which I assume isnt much more than what the public gets. A number of them have also mentioned that they are currently loooking to leave the PS3 project due to the demand Sony is asking saying it will make the games non-profit.....there is a rumor that the PS3 games will run bewteen $69.99 and $84.99 ...OUTRAGEOUSLY priced IMO.
Lastly......I think(i will try to find the link)there are 3 Japan companies who are making games for the Xbox 360, that didnt make anything for the Xbox but only for PSone and the PS2...no info on PS3..actually I beleive I saw that on G4TechTV.
PS I am 35 and the average age of Xbox Live players is 29, average age of PS2 players is 17or 19 ..either way no offense kids but..ya'know

Kind of hard to believe but ok...

The PS2 was hard to develop for as well,but that did'nt stop it from being the best selling console in history,games were made for it and it was a success.

I expect the same for the PS3 since devs have said it is much easier than the PS2 this time around which is good.

XBOX360 is a power house too, but it has a major weakness, it's lack of storage space,because of this many games that are really massive like GTA are probably going to be PS3 exclusive because of blu-rays advantage for holding more data.After all you would'nt want to swap discs in a game like GTA now would you?

Games are only going to get bigger,prettier,and with lots of HD cuttscenes and cinemas there has to be more storage space for future use,which is why blu-ray is a very smart move by sony.XBOX360 should do fine though as long as they master compression right,in fact i have heard that there is going to be a majority of games coming on multiple discs, DOA4 is supposed to be one of them which is kind of odd for a fighting game to be on 2 discs?

XBOX360 should do allright, but i expect the PS3 to get more attention given it's lackluster performance last gen, i think sony disserves to give us a better console this time around. :rockon:

max
11-03-2005, 02:54 PM
XBOX360 is a power house too, but it has a major weakness, it's lack of storage space,because of this many games that are really massive like GTA are probably going to be PS3 exclusive because of blu-rays advantage for holding more data.After all you would'nt want to swap discs in a game like GTA now would you

While I do agree that storage space is an issue, I think it is a rather small one. I mean you will have to switch disks but who cares, it's not that bad. I remember having to go through a few disks just to play Shenmue and it didn't bother me at all.

Also with games like final fantasy coming out on Xbox I dont think GTA will be a problem. In the end it all comes down to the games you like to play and for me my favorite games are the Dead Or Alive Series and the Tenchu Series. Both of which are Xbox now that Xbox has bought the rights to Tenchu, So it has made my decision fairly easy. Although I will be getting a PS3 when it comes out, I am not dying for it now! The Xbox360 will hold me over very nicely until it finally arrives. I just hope Sony doesn't blow it this time around.

MAX,

NexGenGuy8
11-03-2005, 07:57 PM
They both have their pros, PS3: brutal domination in the processor deparment, and massive 3rd party development, and wide genre and game selection (personally im a big fan of mgs series, getaway, gta series, ff series, etc), 360: better graphics card (i've heard so far cuz of it unified architecture and 48 pipelines), easier to develop for, huge selection of PC based games (Oblivion, COD 2, etc...), massive online community, and great software (espcially the kind that helps the developers). Im gonna probably get a 360 in february if its good and if its more hype than preformance ill just wait til my b-day in June and get a PS3 then. Both are leaps in technology, both have huge fan bases, and both are equally mainstream.

P.S. I just hope Sony doesn't shoot itself in the foot (either being weaker or equal 2 360 or having an outrageously priced system, meaning higher than $500)

newf
11-03-2005, 08:22 PM
[QUOTE=NexGenGuy8]They both have their pros, PS3: brutal domination in the processor deparment, Dude you're getting bad info as is Matt all nuetral sites say the same games will look play and feel the same and the ps3 DOES NOT HAVE DOMINATION the 360is faster in many areas. http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/617/617951p1.html read this carfully and learn NOTE I am not a sony or MS fanboy like others that are posting I belive the developers and tech guys these guys know what they are saying. and xbox360 has more 3rd party dev then ps3 they're all leaving sony for MS look it up it's all over the japan news

Matt27
11-04-2005, 12:40 PM
No offense but i think this time the PS3 will after all be the superior console because of it's physics capabilitys that xbox360 is'nt capable of meaning PS3 games will be more reralistic in animation.Also it's kind of unfair to judge the two systems side by side now because the PS3 is'nt final yet while xbox360 is.

To be honest though with max, you would have to be joking if GTA was a disc swapper, it would'nt work man.How would you feel that right when your driving down the road or getting chased by cops it says" Please insert disc 2", then when you put it in you lose your concentration and screw up,then it will say please insert disc 1 if you want to go back to the city you were in.

Also Final Fantasy will be exclusive to the PS3,XBOX360 is only getting a PS2 port,and will likely get side off games and not the real sequels which will be PS3 exclusive since i heard that the HD cinemas would be massive,and no way it would work out on xbox360 given it's lack of storage space.

Just wanted to clear those things up.Also i would'nt think the PS3 would be losing development support,if anything it would be with the xbox360 instead given it's lack of storage meaning games will never meet there potential of what the origianl developer could do.

I personally think Sony will deliver this time, i mean they have to with all the money the put into this thing, they are counting on it to be it's trojan horse in the HD format battles too.

Also have any of you tried the new kiosks they have for xbox360? i would like to tryone out myself to get a feeling of what the system plays like and the games and how they look?

newf
11-04-2005, 02:17 PM
I agree the ps3 will be more advanced system and I hope this console fued lasts a long time it's better for all of us ,I just think both cosoles are pretty (overall) equal. I really can't see anywhere that PS3 will kill 360 or vice versa except mabey online gaming and I hope Sony has something up thier sleeve to counter MS.as far as visuals there are links online for 360 trailers and PS3 final dev trailers of the same games and the DIff is minimal I can't see the diff PS3 actually is a little brighter but that can be the screen settings.

max
11-04-2005, 02:33 PM
No offense but i think this time the PS3 will after all be the superior console because of it's physics capabilitys that xbox360 is'nt capable of meaning PS3 games will be more reralistic in animation.Also it's kind of unfair to judge the two systems side by side now because the PS3 is'nt final yet while xbox360 is.

To be honest though with max, you would have to be joking if GTA was a disc swapper, it would'nt work man.How would you feel that right when your driving down the road or getting chased by cops it says" Please insert disc 2", then when you put it in you lose your concentration and screw up,then it will say please insert disc 1 if you want to go back to the city you were in.

Also Final Fantasy will be exclusive to the PS3,XBOX360 is only getting a PS2 port,and will likely get side off games and not the real sequels which will be PS3 exclusive since i heard that the HD cinemas would be massive,and no way it would work out on xbox360 given it's lack of storage space.

Just wanted to clear those things up.Also i would'nt think the PS3 would be losing development support,if anything it would be with the xbox360 instead given it's lack of storage meaning games will never meet there potential of what the origianl developer could do.

First with GTA, there would never be a time where you had to switch disks in the middle of the race, I am sure it would be at a percentage of the game completed as with the other games it all goes by percentages.

Second from what I have read the Xbox360 will have more exclusive games than the PS3. And the final fantasy game, you could be right. I am not sure because it is a game I have no interest in.

MAX,

Matt27
11-04-2005, 03:10 PM
I know i'm right since it's only a PS2 port that FF online game.Also expect the series to be a PS3 exclusive, xbox360 will only get the side games that are unofficial to the story.

for a game like GTA the xbox360 would'nt work out since i would'nt want to swap discs from city to city,doing that does'nt give you the feeling of free roaming.I'm almost certain it will be a PS3 exclusive because blu-ray will benefit it perfectly.

As for the xbox360 having more exclusives, i beleive it's the other way round, xbox360 will get a lot of pc ports by the looks of it save for gears of war.you can't really argue there.

newf
11-04-2005, 03:27 PM
you're forgetting about the hard drive FF dev have said you may need a hard drive to play as they will be using it as storage so you don't have to switch discs ,and when prices drop I'm sure all 360's will have a hard drive.

Matt27
11-04-2005, 04:27 PM
HDD is only 20GB, if you were to store games it would be very few unless there is a 100GB add-on down the line which probably will be,but even then you are still limited in how many games you can store.

As for all xbox360's havong a hard drive standard i doubt it since there have already been too much in production already to give every one a hard drive. Aint going to happen.

NexGenGuy8
11-04-2005, 04:49 PM
I said that it would bet 360 in processor, and it probably will dominate in the processor department over 360, but i also said tht 360 is slightly superior in the graphics department, hence my post the pros and cons (there both equally strong, just in different areas than each other). Plus the article u read was published by microsoft, so i wouldn't neccasarily take there word for it, because why would they run test that make there system look bad, plus i've already read that article 2 times over. And as far as SOny having a smaller third party development, man ure completly off, the PS3 might be hard 2 develope for, but the asain developers arn't stupid they would lose alot in sales if they went to 360 instead of PS3, cuz ure average Japanese consumer isn't fond of american products for 1 and are more interested even in the revolution than the 360, You should read this article either on ign.com or gamespot.com about the poll taken in Japan, about the next gen console. And again im still remaining nuetral, the only hardcore knowledge that 1 will be better than the other will be when both of the system are out in stores.

NexGenGuy8
11-04-2005, 05:13 PM
To answer ure question bout the 360 demos, iv'e personallt played the cod2 on it and let me say wow, it actually looks better than the pc version. The sound is extragvengant and the controller, well dont get me started, its awesome, it feels lightweight, but designed perfectly acurate for the system ,espcially the fact that it feels better with the controller on the 360 than the mouse and keyboard in the cofd2 demo. :cool:

newf
11-04-2005, 05:25 PM
NexGenGuy8,

Dude that was not done by MS it was done by a nuetral 3rd party and Japan hates MS and it will sell poorly there, I'm getting both systems for thier differences and then I'll have the best of both worlds.360 first then the smaller cheeper ps3 when it comes out, for my liking 360has the type of games I like as is the case now I perfer xbox games over Sony. but I enjoy ps2 over xbox ( hate that controler)

radcast2
11-04-2005, 09:01 PM
.360 first then the smaller cheeper ps3 when it comes out ( hate that controler)
where have you seen any type of pricing for the PS3????

Here is something to ponder....
http://console.actiontrip.com/link.phtml?http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1497&Itemid=2

O and in regards to the Sony ONLINE.. :rofl2:
http://gamesfirst.com/?id=946
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000813066433/

A PS2 buddy of mine sent me a great cartoon that kinda knocks on those topics but it has adult language so I wont post it but I can give a link by way of email...I think that is the only way to post it without any rule breaking.

newf
11-04-2005, 10:07 PM
where have you seen any type of pricing for the PS3????

Here is something to ponder....
http://console.actiontrip.com/link.phtml?http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1497&Itemid=2

O and in regards to the Sony ONLINE.. :rofl2:
http://gamesfirst.com/?id=946
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000813066433/

A PS2 buddy of mine sent me a great cartoon that kinda knocks on those topics but it has adult language so I wont post it but I can give a link by way of email...I think that is the only way to post it without any rule breaking. I was just reading that stuff ealsewhere also saw the cartoon as well LOL what the ( ) is Sony thinking. I'm disapointed MS went after them as far as consoles are concerned why can't they hit back at MS hook up with apple or linx give em a run.

newf
11-04-2005, 10:37 PM
Diamond reports developer discontent with PS3 tools
The latest issue of Japanese economy magazine, Weekly Diamond, reveals that developers are unhappy with the state of PS3 development tools, and software is likely to be late in coming for the hardware. The article states that PS3 dev tools have only just started shipping to developers this month, while 360 tools were shipped last summer. Furthermore, SCE has not yet announced the price of the console, so developers are unable to predict what audience they are targetting games at. President of Enterbrain, Hirokazu Hamamura, says "We are unlikely to see games exhibiting a level only PS3 can achieve until the end of 2007."

The article goes on to compare the benefits of PS2 as a cheap DVD player when it launched in 2000, with PS3's Blu-Ray playback capabilities, the main difference between then and now being that the industry is currently deep in a format-war for next-generation video, and that Blu-Ray movies still don't exist. It is therefore deduced that the number of users who will pick it up as a cheap Blu-Ray player at launch is somewhat smaller, and that sales of game software will be key for the system.

Source: Shuukan Diamond

radcast2
11-05-2005, 12:17 AM
I personally had a PS1 and PS2...but when Xbox Live launched I jumped on it and never looked back....for me to get a PS3..I would have to be truely seriously sold...but with the anouncement of the same old online system...I don't think I will even consider it.....I agree totally about the blu-ray as it does lead to the next gen.....but like always once one thing comes out the next is right around the corner.
This topic will never be closed since it is personal view, and personal preference.

Matt27
11-05-2005, 03:46 AM
I said that it would bet 360 in processor, and it probably will dominate in the processor department over 360, but i also said tht 360 is slightly superior in the graphics department, hence my post the pros and cons (there both equally strong, just in different areas than each other). Plus the article u read was published by microsoft, so i wouldn't neccasarily take there word for it, because why would they run test that make there system look bad, plus i've already read that article 2 times over. And as far as SOny having a smaller third party development, man ure completly off, the PS3 might be hard 2 develope for, but the asain developers arn't stupid they would lose alot in sales if they went to 360 instead of PS3, cuz ure average Japanese consumer isn't fond of american products for 1 and are more interested even in the revolution than the 360, You should read this article either on ign.com or gamespot.com about the poll taken in Japan, about the next gen console. And again im still remaining nuetral, the only hardcore knowledge that 1 will be better than the other will be when both of the system are out in stores.

Hey i am a Japanese-american and 22 years old, i like american products,just because i'm japanese does'nt mean i have to like japanese products.Sure i might get the revolution, chances are though that i will probably get the xbox360 and PS3 first.

NexGenGuy8
11-05-2005, 08:58 AM
I wasn't reffering 2 asain-american, i meant asain asain. Believe me the old school i went 2 was 50 percent asain, and every guy there that played videogames, guess what didn't have an xbox, they almost all had PS2, and when I asked them why, they said, "Becasue it's american product". And when i said, "would rather get a revolution than an xbox 360" i meant that its tht little popular in japan that they would probably get that over the 360, even though most stick 2 PS3. And matt27 did u read my post on the 360 demo stand, i read a post about ure wanting 2 know how it was, if ure interested its the post below my old 1.

And Newf read the article again, "With Sony's specs out, Microsoft has sent us its a comparitive analysis. What's the outcome?" and "We decided to put this Microsoft-provided information up undigested. Thus, enclosed is a Microsoft-made comparitive analysis. We have not altered, added, or tinkered with the data. We have not interpreted the specs. We have cut and pasted this information from the email into our site and formatted it. Make of it what you will, but be clear we know Microsoft has clearly slanted this info, and we're not endorsing it, just printing their version. There is a difference.

newf
11-05-2005, 10:37 AM
ok sorry just reread,I think this is the best read on the subject so far http://arstechnica.com/articles/pae...evolution.ars/1 I've posted it before this I beleave is truly 3rd party thoughts.

Matt27
11-05-2005, 12:34 PM
link won't work, it says "Bad Request".

Splicer
11-05-2005, 01:05 PM
So which is coming out first and when???

newf
11-05-2005, 01:34 PM
here's a good read http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/revolution.ars/1
try this

newf
11-05-2005, 01:35 PM
also this http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3145154&did=1

newf
11-05-2005, 01:35 PM
So which is coming out first and when???
360 on 11/22/05 PS3??

newf
11-12-2005, 02:26 PM
played at future shop this morning, wasn't impressed that much at first looked great but something didn't seam right so I went into settings and those **** heads didn't set it up right I was playing on a samsung 23" LCD HDTV checked the wires and they were componant but thay had it set to 4:3 and 480i so I set it to 16:9 and 1080i(my tv doesn't support 720p so I wanted to see it in 1080i) and WOW the PQ was much better COD looked way better then my PC (9600xt slightly overclocked 3.0ht p4 2gig mem ) game play was hard for me haven't played much console since I sold my 3DO and dreamcast(but I'm coming back) the controler was perfect great fit,light,well placed buttons easyly move around the system,Kameo shocked me this was awsome took about 2mins to get lost in the game easily swiched from charecters great frame rates just looked so beautiful, the PWR supply was ****ING HUGE marked on my arm and measured at home so this isn't exact about 9" long 3" x3" hight,deep ,stuck my finger in the hole didn't feel any heet though, overall a 10 had a blast this kid was playing after me and had a huge smile on his face playing Kameo I just may buy this game.

caltechI
12-21-2005, 02:09 AM
Why does everyone keep talking about PS3 specs? I'm a hardcore gamer, love all systems, but I AM extremly dissapointed in Sony's marketing angle. Show me something other than a few tech demo's. Were are the playables? They have less than 500 dev. kits out on the market for developers. I just don't understand sony in this future console battle. They keep trying to 1-up Microsoft and Nintendo but they haven't shown anything. The only thing sony has given out was information regarding what's gonna be the ps3, so.......show it to us! They see microsoft's beast, so they add more to the ps3...I don't get it. There is just a couple of things that worry me. The cost of the unit, the scope of the company going forward, and the online. Live is already proven to be amazing, so of course the live on 360 is amazing. What is sony going to do to microsoft online, honestly. Lastly as far as the cell having all this power....still waiting to see something that's playable, real. Microsoft has announced a hd-dvd drive for the middle of next year for movie play back but not games. Why would microsoft do that? They must know something we don't. The DVD disc that the 360 uses is more than enough, trust me. The hard drive is actually used for games. It does take alot of space but it is so much faster from the harddrive than a disk. There is this one game(name left out intentionally) that loads 5G on the hard drive to play......that's alot. They are going to have huge hard drives for the future anyway, just like the diffrence between the core system and the HD system. It's all about what you want and what you want to play. If you want massive RPG's then you buy maybe say a 100G hard drive. It makes more sense then charging everyone 85 dollars per game on blu-ray. If sony would put some games on DVD that could fit then I would be on board, but to charge me 85 dollars to play a fighting game that can fit on a DVD isn't very consumer driv'n. Microsoft is giving levels of options. Nintendo has a diffrent outlook this time around with innovation, I can't wait. Well I'll end up with a ps3 and a rev. anyway. I can tell you that the 360 is one awesome system!

NYCEST
12-21-2005, 10:12 AM
There isn't much to be said about PS3 except for specs. But does the average person understand them?? At the last E3, Sony pulled a magic trick. They wowed us with all these incredible trailers for ps3 games, but sadly they were all CG (except for Fight Night :boxer: and Unreal Tournament ). So it was an illusion. Then they showed Metal Gear Solid 4 at the Tokyo Game Show which was very impressive. But those kind of graphics in MGS4 are actually not much different than Gears of War for the 360. It was just a better trailer. Don't get me wrong, I want the PS3 to amaze me, but so far it hasn't been doing anything. And after finding out that they aren't going to create a centralized online network like Xbox Live, there's another reason to depress me :nono2: . I have the 360 now, and its nothing short of amazing...especially xbox live arcade. You can play games like gauntlet and jouset and billiards with people over xbox live. Thats pretty entertaining if you ask me...

caltechI
12-21-2005, 02:47 PM
I'm running out of room! 2xbox's, 360,2 gamecubes,and soon a ps3 and a revolution! I'm still saying 700-800$ for the ps3. The only reason they are waiting to release it is because of the install base for blu-ray. They want people to buy a stand alone player from other MFG. to support blu-ray. If they released it in March then people would flock to the ps3 and wouldn't buy a standalone player. There in a position to let people buy all kinds of diffrent stand alone's, thus building up the install base for blu-ray, lower the cost a year later for the technology then re-hammering the ps3 down people's throat! It makes sense. If you could use a videogame system that is going to be almost half the cost of stand alone plus it does so much more wouldn't you buy a ps3 even if you don't game..of course. Sony doesn't want to isolate other MFG. from making stand alone units. If Sony comes out in march with the ps3 then what's to stop other MFG. from bieng like, we are going HD-DVD becdause there isn't anything tied to that on the market. It's a sony product so they have to cater to the supporters of blu-ray. You'll see, the ps3 will come out about 6 months to a year after other company's have sold blu-ray players. Microsoft is going to make another 360 with HD-dvd playback, just for movies, not games.Again another level of options. Core system, hd system, HD-DVD system. It makes sense. If you don't have the HD-DVD 360 you still all play the same games. If you want a little bonus of watching HD-dvd movies(another level of options) then you get a diffrent 360. I personally love the fact that Microsoft isn't using HD-dvd drives. I'm a stand alone guy, i bought the 360 to game, not watch movies. But someone might want an all in one so they get the 360 HD-DVD...pretty good marketing angle if you asked me. To much usage between movies and games to get long life out of the unit, standalone is the way to go. Show me a rev or a ps3 you can get for 299$ and play nextgen games.....all about the level of options. I just hope sony doesn't just drop a 800$ bomb and say deal with it. I hope everything works out though for sony because competition is good. We the consumer benefit from competition, so let them slug it out!

potisyourfriend
12-21-2005, 05:34 PM
I have the 360 now, and its nothing short of amazing...especially xbox live arcade. You can play games like gauntlet and jouset and billiards with people over xbox live. Thats pretty entertaining if you ask me...


Sad but true I play more Live Arcade then then "real" games.... I love the SimCity like one... It's freaking addictive...

caltechI
12-21-2005, 07:59 PM
Geometry wars evolved, that's all i'm say'n...

NYCEST
12-22-2005, 09:41 AM
Zuma....i'm an official zuma addict...or more like whore, whichever's worse... :cheers:

PoppaPump
08-26-2006, 11:43 PM
Yeah Im tired of hearing about PS3 specs also. The system isnt even out yet and people keep saying how much better than 360 it will be. Did everyone forget how god awful the ps2 was when it launched, and how many problems it had? Either way, its not goin to be some HUGE difference even if PS3 does come out on top. Developers and gaming magazines have already said that they cant tell a difference between launch titles for either system. I would imagine in a couple years each system will shine in its own area, but even then its not going to be a huge difference graphically. In the end, it comes down to the games, it always has. PS2 had by far the worst graphics of the 3 systems this go around, but it was still a great system once they got all the kinks ironed out.

           


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