Originally posted by: Eeezee
Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: NFS4
Playing XBOX 360 on a standard TV and then bitching about it not looking good is like driving a Honda S2000 only in first gear and then complaining that it is slow as f&^k. If you don't have an HDTV, why the *&#$^ would you even bother?Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Overall: 5/10 (Where PS2 is 5/10)
Comments on PSU: I've only ever seen one other hardware device that required a keyed power cable like that. It was a server drawing more than 10A. More likely this was a case where they just did that to prevent people from using normal cables when they inevitably roll over the one with a chair, but whatever. Also, it's bigger than my PS2 and gamecube combined. And that's just the power adapter.
Comments on controller: Better than the xbox original, better than the xbox S, worse than the Dualshock 2.
Comments on aesthetics: It still looks like an Apple product.
Comments on the graphics (Dead Rising or whatever that Zombie game is, plain 'ol TV, composite input): What in the name of god is everyone so excited about!?!? It looks JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER 3d game in the past few years. Sure, there's more ****** on the screen. Whoopty friggin' do. Even on an HDTV running at 1080p, it's only JUST BARELY drawing more pixels than my PC's video card was drawing in 1998. Thereby, the precision on the vector math can be turned waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down. Also, on a normal TV, the fvcking text is unreadable.
Comments on the game (That damned Zombie game): Unreadable text, somewhat fun, I'd play it through if they stuck it on a REAL gaming platform (PC) and not the bullshit kid's stuff.
And Dead Rising looks flippin' fantastic on our 32" HDTV.
As for the controller, it's MILES ahead of the Dual Shock controller and the analog sticks are perfectly placed.
Besides, this rant sounds like some sh!t that a high schooler would come up with. Play one game on a less than optimum TV, then complain like a little *****
You guys forget that teenagers and early 20's make up a HUGE segment of the video game market. At HUNDREDS of dollars a unit, plus $60/game, you're already stretching that market's budget thin.
$2000 for a 1080p TV is completely above and beyond being even a part of the equation. $500 for an EDTV is even borderline.
actually your a bit wrong here too.. the gamer demographic is older now than you think.. and we have money to spend.
and why in the name of homers handgrenade are you adding in the cost of an HDTV to the price when you dont need one..
VGA cable set turns any monitor into HD with the 360 and everyone has a PC monitor..
also I use a 35 inch normal TV with componant input and I am more than happy with how it looks....
(i can read dead risings font just fine too its large enough and crystal clear)
Perhaps it's because the most common argument in the thread is "Oh, well you need a HDTV to play your xbox 360, you're an idiot if you don't have a HDTV too"
Originally posted by: Eeezee
Originally posted by: NFS4
**SIGH**
I don't know what else to say. My head hurts.
Why, because the OP played a game on a SDTV? How many gamers do you suppose own HDTVs? I guarantee you that it's a minority.
Dead Rising's text is unreadable on a SDTV, and that's ridiculous IMO. Hopefully other game designers wise up and make games that you can play on any TV. I know, the OP was complaining about graphics, but theoretically it should look at least marginally better than a PS2 even if he's using an HDTV.
I'm not sure what else you have said. You keep repeating the same thing, "get a HDTV or get lost." Sorry, but that's a large investment that some of us can't afford at the drop of a hat. I can guess that a year from now, when console prices have all dropped, that significantly more people will own HDTVs. Deal with it.
Originally posted by: Eeezee
I have to disagree with you. I prefer the position of the joystick on the PS2's controller. I especially disliked the original version of the Xbox controller, does anyone remember the jokes about the size of the thing? If you've ever actually held the old version, it was uncomfortable.
Originally posted by: The Mailman
Originally posted by: Eeezee
I have to disagree with you. I prefer the position of the joystick on the PS2's controller. I especially disliked the original version of the Xbox controller, does anyone remember the jokes about the size of the thing? If you've ever actually held the old version, it was uncomfortable.
disagree. the original one was my favorite controller ever until the 360 one came out. i found the 360 one to be the perfect middle ground between the S (which was too small, ironically) and the original
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: The Mailman
Originally posted by: Eeezee
I have to disagree with you. I prefer the position of the joystick on the PS2's controller. I especially disliked the original version of the Xbox controller, does anyone remember the jokes about the size of the thing? If you've ever actually held the old version, it was uncomfortable.
disagree. the original one was my favorite controller ever until the 360 one came out. i found the 360 one to be the perfect middle ground between the S (which was too small, ironically) and the original
I still have the original Xbox controller. I have fairly big hands so it fit nicely.
The 360 controller is just the sweetest controller I've held to date though. Comfortable, good button placement. The only downside is the D-pad.