Xbox 360, Gamers Choice for Next Gen (Over the PS3)

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Phluxed
Ps3. Killzone2 > Anything the 360 will be able to produce.

Isn't that what they said about Killzone 1? How'd that work out?

But yeah, I gotta admit... Killzone 2 is a pretty cool movie.

 

[imported_Rampage]

Originally posted by: Heinrich
THIS 40 year old gamer, who's been gaming for 25 years, was seriously perked up completely by accident when I booted AMPED up on my Xbox. I looked up at 2am and I still had my tie on from work on a Friday when I left a bit early and got home at 5pm. Amped 2 was a decent improvement. I am a bit scared of Amped 3 as apparently they're revamping it a bit, but, AMPED at least WAS a very unique and awesome game.

I have played everything - MMORPG (with 5 accounts on different games), flight-sims, FPS, RTS, stealth-combat...AMPED was a refreshing change that was quite addictive and extremely enjoyable.

Don't forget about amped!!

Wow. Got Old?

I'm 23, and have been gaming since essentially birth. Started on Atari 2600, Commodore 64 (Kung Fu Master, Karate Champ, Shirley Muldowneys Top Fuel Challenge, Knight Games <-- was awesome, Movie Monsters, Rampage, Karnov, ect). Probably around '86. I know I was playing the Atari at 4 (Enduro, Pitfall, Atari Circus <--FUN with the paddles!, ect), but I do have memories of when I was 3 years old.. so its possible I played the Atari in 1985.
I dont think we got a NES until 87 or so.

So I've been gaming about 19 years.. not too far behind you old birds in gaming years.
I'll catch up when your dead!!

Your post got me thinking that I'll have 36 years of gaming under my belt when I'm 40 years old. :thumbsup:

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: southpawuni
Your post got me thinking that I'll have 36 years of gaming under my belt when I'm 40 years old. :thumbsup:

I can't wait for the gaming generation to come of age... So all these people (i.e. politicians) who have never played a single game in their life will stop trying to make decisions about such things.

 

[tyborg]

ermmm... it's a hard choice. I'd want to buy the PS3 for the MGS series, but after the DRM rootkit fiasco, I REFUSE to buy anthing from sony or BMG until they both admit how wrong they were. so, Xbox 360 gets my vote.

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: BenSkywalker


3- FinalFantasy- MS is going to get a port of the least popular title in the main series history- Sony gets everything else. Again, IMO KoTOR was better then anything to come out of the FF series in an extremely long time without a doubt, but the market demand for FF on a global basis is enormous.

4- DragonQuest- MS has lost Japan. Period. Whatever platform DQ lands on wins the market- every time- without fail.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6139901.html

TOKYO--In an interview with Reuters, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada disclosed that his company is considering releasing new installments of its Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest role-playing series on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. "We will decide by E3 in May [2006] as to whether to release them on both the PS3 and Xbox, or just one platform," Wada told Reuters.

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Seems the above story is in an uncertain state of veracity right now. Either way I think MS will stay slightly ahead of Sony in units shipped to NA and Europe this gen, with the PS3 keeping a huge lead in Japan.

 

[BenSkywalker]

TOKYO--In an interview with Reuters, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada disclosed that his company is considering releasing new installments of its Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest role-playing series on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. "We will decide by E3 in May [2006] as to whether to release them on both the PS3 and Xbox, or just one platform," Wada told Reuters.

...sigh.....

Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy On 360?
Square Enix says reports out of Japan are inaccurate.

Link. As I stated, they are going to the PS3.

Seems the above story is in an uncertain state of veracity right now. Either way I think MS will stay slightly ahead of Sony in units shipped to NA and Europe this gen, with the PS3 keeping a huge lead in Japan.

I think that you are seriously delusional

At the end of 2K3 Sony had a 20Million unit lead in the US and a 20Million unit lead in Europe. MS has fairly recently reached the 20Million installed base figure on a global basis(24Million in mid Q3 '05). Mind you, two years ago Sony had a 20Million unit lead in each of the regions MS is supposedly doing so great in.

MS is a very distant also ran that failed to pick up much steam this generation. After losing $2Billion on the XB project they managed to do slightly better then double the DreamCast's total insalled base. Keep that in mind when talking about anything you think MS may have accomplished this generation.

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: southpawuni

Originally posted by: CalamitySymphony
My .02C thrown into the mix:

Xbox 360 = What, more PC games? I have a PC to play those. I PREFER a PC to play FPS. Xbox only? Wait no, anything CONSOLE ONLY, will also come out on the PS3.

Playstation 3 = Massive collection of PS1, PS2, AND PS3 compatibility. Oh, lets not forget the lineup of games shall we? Most of these you will never find on a PC.

Its pretty simple, it doesn't even matter if the PS3 costs more. I would still buy it. Its a one time buy, and it will last for 5 years. People who buy computer upgrades can't TOUCH THAT AT ALL. Do people honestly remember how much the GameCube Cost??? Did pricing it lower actually mean instant victory?

Yep, PS3 for me. I would rather have 7 physical processors and be able to play exclusive japanese company titles (RPGs, Some action/adventure), SC/Tekken series (over DoA) etc etc. (There are so many others, Grand Theft Auto, GT, party games, DDR, all the PS3 franchises, Final Fantasy...)

I agree with this.
But 7 processors is a bad thing IMO for devs. I think the perfect fit is single core+physics chip (nintendo). Devs can just go at it fullbore from day 1, they'll be used to using the unified ATI chip from messing with the 360, but they'll have a faster one.
Single core CPU programming is something everyone is used too, and the physics chip will makeup for alot itself.
The fact it doenst have HD doesnt bother me. I dont think the majority of people will have hdtvs until the next console generation anyway.
For those who are all about graphics will get a PS3, nintendo knows this so they are concentrating on innovation.

You also forgot to mention that the Revolution has a back catalog itself of NES, SNES, N64 and Gamecube games. Probably the most innovative and largest of all the back catalogs in existence.

I'm frankly tired of the PC video graphics upgrade cycle, and I'm tired of seeing the same with Xbox 1.5 and PS3.

My thoughts on Xbox: they have Halo. Easily the most popular game in America on all consoles. Halo is played at universitys like CounterStrike was 5 years ago. Everyone plays it, pretty much everyone likes it but a few oddball haters. People love playing their Halo on XboxLive.
Halo will keep the Xbox systems extremely competitive, if not defeat the PS3 in American sales due to its existence.
This is the new counterstrike.

PS: Excellent game catalog, but they have no Halo. Tekken, FF, had GTA first ect but I cant think of a "killer app" for PS3 that makes me want to run out and buy it. Nintendo/MS both have at least one of those games.

2sense

PS3 has one thing the other systems don't have: Idiot Sony fans that will buy anything that falls out of Sony's a$$ because it says "Sony" on it.

 

[dfloyd]

Sony definatly has its rabid fans, no doubt about that. I still dont see how anyone can claim MGS even compares to the intricacy of Splinter Cell. (On any system, PC, Xbox, PS2, PS3, 360, Gamecube or Whatevery). But again this is all opinion based. I know MGS is an old game and like many I too have a soft spot when it comes to a story that I fell in love with at a younger age. Even though I absolutly hate Lucas for ruining Episodes 1, 2, and 3 with is extreme sellout based lies to do nothing but make more money, I still purchased the movies because I loved the first three so much. So yes even if a MGS game is not as good as its predecessors fans will still purcahse and support it based on their past history. I just dont understand the arguing about it.

As far as games go there is only one game that could ever convince me to purchase a PS2. (Well honestly I have a PS2, was given to me by a friend because it tore up at day 99 even though he took great care of it. Funny how 9 days after the warranty ends it gets a issue where it cant read anything, not dvds, not games, not audio cds, just says something like disc error.) Oh and that game is God of War. That game just looks amazing, but its not enough for me to purchase a PS2 for one game. I do wish I could fix my PS2 though, if I could do that I would purchase that game.

And to all those claiming the 360 has no killer App that may be true but there are alot of cool games for it, and even better a ton more good games on the way.

Oh and best of all my friend is bringing his 360 over tommrrow so we can hook it up to my new 200" Widescreen Projector Woo Hoo!!!!!!

That and from everything I have read heard and seen the contoller is amazing, I mean it is perfect. Not one person I have spoken too has claimed it could even be improved. Thats saying a Heck of alot imo.

But bottom line it appears the 360 is a success, that is like the foundation of a building. Its only got one way to go from here and with more games, more accesories, more online content, it can only get better.

 

[linuxconvert]

IMO, the best thing about consoles is that you cant exactly upgrade them, which is a good thing and a bad thing, with exception to XBOX 360's HDD.

It's good that you don't (or shouldn't) have to upgrade, because you are guaranteed compatability withh all the games.

It's bad because you can't have better graphics/performance than what the system already provides.

And BTW, Microsoft is planning on having two different versions of XBOX Live, Gold and something else, the Gold has a premium, and the other one is/will be FREE!