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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #15 on: 06 November 2006, 14:04:33 »
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Yes the 360 is excellent... but!

I would hold fire for 2 reasons.

1. The PS3. It will redefine gaming, simple as that. While I am no fan of Sony generally, they sure know how to make consoles!

2. Since the PS3 is coming, how long before Microsoft drop the price of the 360, to get as many people buying it before the release of the PS3.

Oh and there is the little matter of Nintendos offering....  ;)

The PS3 will be overpriced and we europeans have to wait until spring next year before we can overpay for one. Feels like an appartheid for european gamers.  Sony are self-abusers (IMO).

While the features on the PS3 look good, its nothing the 360 can't do at the moment, or cant be upgraded to do (except a blu-ray drive - but lets leave that debate until HD-DVD and Blu-ray have had their real battle).

For gaming re-definition, PC's have always led the way. They don't appeal to a mainstream audience though.

In case you hadn't noticed, I'm in the XB360 camp. If not for the features, then purely for the fact that Sony hate Europe.
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #16 on: 06 November 2006, 14:51:38 »
Wait for the January Sales!

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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #17 on: 06 November 2006, 15:54:41 »
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Sony are self-abusers (IMO).
Couldn't agree more ;)
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #18 on: 06 November 2006, 16:15:29 »
I would m8 my son is getting 1 for christmas and they are ment to be better than the PS3 that is coming out
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #19 on: 06 November 2006, 16:22:58 »
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Yes the 360 is excellent... but!

I would hold fire for 2 reasons.

1. The PS3. It will redefine gaming, simple as that. While I am no fan of Sony generally, they sure know how to make consoles!

2. Since the PS3 is coming, how long before Microsoft drop the price of the 360, to get as many people buying it before the release of the PS3.

Oh and there is the little matter of Nintendos offering....  ;)

The PS3 will be overpriced and we europeans have to wait until spring next year before we can overpay for one. Feels like an appartheid for european gamers.  Sony are self-abusers (IMO).

While the features on the PS3 look good, its nothing the 360 can't do at the moment, or cant be upgraded to do (except a blu-ray drive - but lets leave that debate until HD-DVD and Blu-ray have had their real battle).

For gaming re-definition, PC's have always led the way. They don't appeal to a mainstream audience though.

In case you hadn't noticed, I'm in the XB360 camp. If not for the features, then purely for the fact that Sony hate Europe.

Yes agreed, PC gaming is always going to be better. :)

I am no lover of either organisation but Sony certainly don't hate Europe. In fact the UK is one of their biggest markets, so they will not have delayed unless they had to.

Remember also the European model will probably come with more than the US model...at a price of course!

Overpriced? I think the 360 is overpriced right now. £199 is the price I am expecting it to drop to quite soon.
We always pay over the odds for new technology anyway, the price of being an early adopter.

As for the Blu-Ray HD-DVD battle? That will be interesting....
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #20 on: 06 November 2006, 16:26:45 »
xbox 360 is 199 for core version...
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #21 on: 06 November 2006, 16:32:28 »
Think I've seen the core version at £189.99 somewhere.  The only bind is needing the hard drive to play your old xbox games.
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #22 on: 06 November 2006, 16:42:10 »
I only bought an Xbox earlier this year.  Hadn't had a games console since Atari.  My only computer game, other than solitaire, is Lemmings.  Not exactly excited about Xbox 360 or PS3.  Might feel differently if the games weren't cr@p.  Halo is good, don't know any others like it, driving games are rubbish.  Even Halo is only interesting for so long.  Why is everyone interested in the consoles when the games suck?  Just a higher def waste of money IMO.
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #23 on: 06 November 2006, 16:43:38 »
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As for the Blu-Ray HD-DVD battle? That will be interesting....

This is going to be interesting, and is a fight between two groups

HD-DVD
Toshiba & Microsoft, Chinese players

Blu-Ray
Panasonic, Sony, Pioneer, ect - basically all big home electronic companies not called Toshiba
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #24 on: 06 November 2006, 16:49:46 »
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As for the Blu-Ray HD-DVD battle? That will be interesting....

This is going to be interesting, and is a fight between two groups

HD-DVD
Toshiba & Microsoft, Chinese players

Blu-Ray
Panasonic, Sony, Pioneer, ect - basically all big home electronic companies not called Toshiba
BTDT w/ betamax.  They already have a disc that supports both formats at the same time, so may be a whole lot of nothing.
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #25 on: 06 November 2006, 16:53:17 »
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Think I've seen the core version at £189.99 somewhere.  The only bind is needing the hard drive to play your old xbox games.
360 can only play a few old xbox games...
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #26 on: 06 November 2006, 16:54:49 »
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As for the Blu-Ray HD-DVD battle? That will be interesting....

This is going to be interesting, and is a fight between two groups

HD-DVD
Toshiba & Microsoft, Chinese players

Blu-Ray
Panasonic, Sony, Pioneer, ect - basically all big home electronic companies not called Toshiba
Sony have bet the entire company on BD.

What a shame that industry watchers think that it is HD-DVD allaince's battle to lose...

I cannot imagine how good it makes we feel that Sony is looking like loser in this one....
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #27 on: 06 November 2006, 17:47:39 »
Guys my son was looking at what is better he found some site on his comp with a PS3 and an XBOX360 on 2 t.v's and they was saying that the 360 (full version) is a little better than the PS3 apart from the blu-ray thing
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #28 on: 06 November 2006, 17:55:55 »
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Guys my son was looking at what is better he found some site on his comp with a PS3 and an XBOX360 on 2 t.v's and they was saying that the 360 (full version) is a little better than the PS3 apart from the blu-ray thing
hard to say, as no released games for ps3 yet, so can only test prerelease...  ...and it will take a few months before game developers really get to grips with it...
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Re: X Box 360 Yes or No ?
« Reply #29 on: 06 November 2006, 18:13:34 »
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What's an X-Box?

I think it's something to wear over your Y - fronts ?   ;D ;D
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