Conjoint Gaming [Game On]
CG Gaming Section => General Gaming Talk => Topic started by: Whitellama on May 14, 2011, 07:33:23 PM
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While these discussions usually go nowhere, I'm not throwing this into debate for a reason. All I need is advice on a decision. Also, disregard the fact that Play Station Network is down. It will most likely be up by the time I would get around to buying it, if that was my decision.
The situation:
For the second time in a 40 day period, my xbox 360 has had red rings. We got it fixed the first time, something had to be re- sautered. After that, a few days after their 30-day money back guarantee (DAMNIT), it got red rings again. If the guy we had fix it the first time is going to charge us again, and we hope he won't be an asshole and do that, then we will have him fix it again. If not, we are considering a new Xbox 360 (the slim one), or a PS3.
To keep in mind:
- The new Xbox 360 has only an internal hard drive, and comes for $200 for 4GB of flash memory, or $300 for 250GB of memory (which I would never fill nor do I want). Whoever came up with these two options, is a complete asshole that I'd like to punch in the face.
- I have not the slightest clue whether or not it would be possible to transfer my old data to a new console.
- I have no PS3 games, and I have a ton of money invested into my Xbox 360 and games.
- PS3 does not cost money for online multiplayer gaming (a definite plus).
- My brother did some rough math, and assuming that the games we sold from Xbox 360 were for terrible prices, it would take roughly 3 years for the PS3's free internet to pay off the money lost in the trade ins.
- The only games I am immediately interested in for PS3 is Killzone (the newest one, 3 I think), Little Big Planet 2, and FAT PRINCESS (I've wanted to play this for so long since it was first released.)
- What I would be selling for the PS3: The broken Xbox 360 (stripped of parts I'd like to keep however), TONS of my Xbox 360 games, two controllers and two headsets, my $60 wifi adapter for the Xbox (IT PISSES ME OFF SO MUCH THAT NOW THEY DECIDE TO HAVE BUILT IN WIFI), and whatever shit I left out.
So do you guys think it would be worth getting a PS3, or just an Xbox 360?
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I'd get a PS3 but that's my personal opinion. The free online is worth it plus idk if you would be eligible for it but existing Playstation members are to get the Plus service free for 30 days which includes a crap ton of discounts and a couple free games and/or full game trails.
InFAMOUS and Gran Turismo 5 are some game I would really recommend. God of War 3/Collection would be another ideal choice if your into single player games.
Resistance is another good game to check out.
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^ Dem games are boss. ^
Tbh if you are gonna play a console simply for online then go for Xbox it has more multiplayer focused exclusives and more advanced social options.
PS3 has in my opinion the most and best single player exclusives such as Yakuza , Uncharted , Heavy rain ( You either love it or you hate it) LBP and a few more that I can't think of.
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Half the fun of LBP is online however ^_^
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Ditch both and get more pc games.
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Ditch both and get more pc games.
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I'm in it for both multiplayer and singleplayer, but I think part of the idea that you're paying for you multiplayer on Xbox, makes you want to play it more, so your money isn't going to be wasted.
And I really don't care between multiplayer and singleplayer. But as the PS3 has free multiplayer, I guess it doesn't quite matter...
And I would definitely get PC games if my graphics card could handle the good ones.
Also, I think I read that this wasn't possible, but can an Xbox 360 graphics card be installed on a PC? That would be fuckin' sweet if so.
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And I would definitely get PC games if my graphics card could handle the good ones.
... You can afford a PS3/360 but can't afford PC upgrades..?
-Facepalm-
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Half the fun of LBP is online however ^_^
The only online bit of it I found fun was community levels but that doesn't really seems more like downloading something that playing an online game. I never really liked side scrolling platformers with more that 1 player but thats just personal opinion.
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A 360. Microsoft has not had a massive online downtime like this at all. My opinion of Sony has gone down the shitter.
Besides, in your situation there are more ways to have fun without spending further money.
The PSN gold for a month thing only applies to accounts that currently exist though, not those created during or after.
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You can afford a PS3/360 but can't afford PC upgrades..?
We can, but we have two computers, and mine would need quite a bit of upgrading anyway, (especially my graphics card, I can't play oblivion, assassin's creed, and other shitt...)
But, my mom is really into the whole netflix thing and she doesn't want to watch it on her computer monitor so she helps pay for live and will be pitching in for the new console, so the money must go towards a new console.
Also, Whitellama, we can transfer our data to the new 360 if we get one with a 20$ data transfer thingy...
Keep in mind we MUST buy a new console, there's no way in hell we're going back to the wii... *shudders*
The PSN gold for a month thing only applies to accounts that currently exist though, not those created during or after.
I'm not interested in the PSN plus, we can still play online for free, and yes, sony did get hacked...
Right now the xbox is the logical choice, although the ps3 is considerably less money out of pocket with all the games we would be selling, than again we wouldn't have many games...
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off topic: is black and white llama related or just a coincides?
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I wouldn't have guessed san would say something off topic......
Anyway, I think this recent situation has proven PSN is inferior to Xbox Live, and the XBOX 360 really has received more discussion and attention...
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off topic: is black and white llama related or just a coincides?
They're brothers..
I suggest a 360 simply because I'm positive you can re-use your hard drive...
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And I personally don't think its worth it to sell all of your games, then buy new ones...
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I would buy a ps3 mainly because of the free online play and for the blue ray player. What does xbox 360 have? A HD Dvd which no one uses.
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I'm not really a believer in all that Bluray hype, and I'm not really obsessed with HD either (although it's always nice). Whether the game is stunningly beautiful or not, I'll play it if it's fun.
And after reading the results of this thread, I think we'll be sticking with an Xbox 360. I believe me considering a PS3 was mostly the small piece of me that desperately wants to play Fat Princess and Little Big Planet 2, and hopefully I can replace that hole inside of me with something else. (Sad isn't it?)
Besides, I found something called the Penny Trick that supposedly works for quite a few people getting the 3 red rings, so if the guy is going to charge us again, I'll try that, and if it doesn't work, then we'll just get the new Xbox 360 model, since the trick doesn't look like it could harm anything.
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A 360. Microsoft has not had a massive online downtime like this at all. My opinion of Sony has gone down the shitter.
Besides, in your situation there are more ways to have fun without spending further money.
The PSN gold for a month thing only applies to accounts that currently exist though, not those created during or after.
Didn't Xbox Live go down for 14 days in '07?
Also, less people use mics on PS3 and since most people use Xbox if you want to be social Xbox is the way to go. What I've found the cheapest is buying a 4GB Xbox Slim and buy another HDD off Ebay and replace the 4GB one. Depending on who you buy what from you can save about $30. I also think the Xbox comes with an adapter you can use to transfer HDD data from the old Xbox to an Xbox slim.
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ps3 is better because if you get bored, you can always hack it. trollface
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*sigh*
Deep down I really want a PS3, but all of the logic in my brain is telling me it's a fucking dumb idea and a waste of money. Yes PSN is back up, and I can care less if it was hacked. The PS3 will pay it's self off in 3 years because of the free online. that's not factoring in the loss of games though.
This is probably the biggest decision of my life. No seriously, I can't think of any others lol.
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Gran Turismo 5 is fucking awesome by the way.
Also we have these sex games here:
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(http://pwned.com/gamecovers/playstation3/1758a41e833c23d624dceaa84a41454b-Initial_D__Extreme_Stage.jpg)
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(http://media.www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Articles/Sources/G/Gears%20of%20War/images/gear-of-war-cover.jpg)
(http://windows7themes.net/pics/halo-reach-trailer.jpg)
I sense some fan-boyism
Oh, did I mention that every PS3 exclusive [besides Uncharted] sucks? Yeah, I went there.
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Uh oh. PS3 boy initiate.
Gran Turismo - Don't even tell me this sucks. Although it doesn't fit a fast pace.
Little Big Planet
Killzone
Resistance
God of War
And plenty of others too lazy to name.
I like how you named Gears of War/Halo which is all that the typical 360 crowd ever has to argue with. I cannot say much about GoW but Halo... Halo went downhill after 2. It's like CoD but far worse.
but yeah, let's not derail this thread. The whole PS3 vs 360 debate is long overdue and fucking annoying.
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My thoughts: Ok, since you "must" have a console... (ick) Go with the Xbox. FYI: The Xbox graphics are, what still based on the 2006/7 architecture...
Meaning the graphics card is basically as powerful as a X1950XT with a bit of HD capability tossed in. Depending on who you ask, that is 5-6 generations of graphics card old. This is not yet an issue, as this card is pushing televisions, not monitors, and does not have to do what a computer card does.
But, back to why the Xbox... Microsoft considers the Xbox to be "mid-life" with the final models coming out approximately 2015.
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Uh oh. PS3 boy initiate.
Gran Turismo - Don't even tell me this sucks. Although it doesn't fit a fast pace.
Little Big Planet
Killzone
Resistance
God of War
And plenty of others too lazy to name.
I like how you named Gears of War/Halo which is all that the typical 360 crowd ever has to argue with. I cannot say much about GoW but Halo... Halo went downhill after 2. It's like CoD but far worse.
but yeah, let's not derail this thread. The whole PS3 vs 360 debate is long overdue and fucking annoying.
Lol I think we can all agree that PC beats all...
GT5 was a let down.
LBP is childish and stoopid
Killzone was alright minus the horrible controls.
Resistance feels too much like a rip off of other games.
God of War is pretty much the ONLY decent game as of late...
I mean, I'd argue with Mass Effect 2 but considering that the PS3 had ME2 EVENTUALLY, I don't really know how to argue with that LOL
We has Limbo [arcade game, and utterly amazing and stoof]
Lol Alan Wake was a 360 exclusive, right?
I actually dislike the 360 but I'm buying it for a friend lol
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LBP is amazing -_-
I can half agree with GT5 (although I still enjoy it greatly)
Anyways yeah, PC far better in most terms.
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Uh oh. PS3 boy initiate.
Gran Turismo - Don't even tell me this sucks. Although it doesn't fit a fast pace.
Little Big Planet
Killzone
Resistance
God of War
And plenty of others too lazy to name.
I like how you named Gears of War/Halo which is all that the typical 360 crowd ever has to argue with. I cannot say much about GoW but Halo... Halo went downhill after 2. It's like CoD but far worse.
but yeah, let's not derail this thread. The whole PS3 vs 360 debate is long overdue and fucking annoying.
Lol I think we can all agree that PC beats all...
GT5 was a let down.
LBP is childish and stoopid
Killzone was alright minus the horrible controls.
Resistance feels too much like a rip off of other games.
God of War is pretty much the ONLY decent game as of late...
I mean, I'd argue with Mass Effect 2 but considering that the PS3 had ME2 EVENTUALLY, I don't really know how to argue with that LOL
We has Limbo [arcade game, and utterly amazing and stoof]
Lol Alan Wake was a 360 exclusive, right?
I actually dislike the 360 but I'm buying it for a friend lol
you dislike 360 which is why you went all fanboy earlier on? that makes litle to no sense.
You fail at life if you believe games should be all hardcore and LBP is childish, it is a fuck around game that you can play with a bunch of casual people instead of theese hardcore games that only gamers play.
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you dislike 360 which is why you went all fanboy earlier on? that makes litle to no sense.
You fail at life if you believe games should be all hardcore and LBP is childish, it is a fuck around game that you can play with a bunch of casual people instead of theese hardcore games that only gamers play.
Someone's in a pissy mood.
I've owned both consoles, and I've played Gears of War and Killzone 2 to death. I prefer PC over both consoles and they both have their strengths and weaknesses. I don't really LIKE the 360 simply because the hardware is outdated and the exclusives are lacking. I disliked LBP because of that fact, yes. I enjoyed the custom content and I've admittedly had fun times playing online but otherwise, there's nothing there other than bleh-ness.
I do have top medals on Killzone 2, but in both KZ2 and 3, the controls weren't tight and they always have room for improvement...
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you dislike 360 which is why you went all fanboy earlier on? that makes litle to no sense.
You fail at life if you believe games should be all hardcore and LBP is childish, it is a fuck around game that you can play with a bunch of casual people instead of theese hardcore games that only gamers play.
Someone's in a pissy mood.
I've owned both consoles, and I've played Gears of War and Killzone 2 to death. I prefer PC over both consoles and they both have their strengths and weaknesses. I don't really LIKE the 360 simply because the hardware is outdated and the exclusives are lacking. I disliked LBP because of that fact, yes. I enjoyed the custom content and I've admittedly had fun times playing online but otherwise, there's nothing there other than bleh-ness.
I do have top medals on Killzone 2, but in both KZ2 and 3, the controls weren't tight and they always have room for improvement...
Yes LBP is lacking if you play it alone, but if you have a bunch of random people who have a sense of humour it can be a bunch of fun.