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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 14th Mar 2010 04:19
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Quote: "A comment to XBOX 360 users..."


It can be read a multitude of ways. A lot of people who love the 360 may find the title was written with a "smug" or "smart alec" attitude. Thus, since it can be misconstrued in these fashions, a flame war can erupt, unless we're all on our best behavior.


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Posted: 14th Mar 2010 04:42 Edited at: 14th Mar 2010 04:45
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ive had both consoles and i really prefer the 360

the new dashboard is so easy to navigate compared to the ps3 and even though xbox live is a fee pased subscription its like £3.50 a month which is nothing really i pay more for a burger at mc donalds. And i found the ps3 online somewhat lacking compared but maybe thats just me. I liek the idea of home its cool but its a failed idea its just full of cyber pervs sayign send me porn pics etc so i stopped using it.

As to the games they both have awesome exclusives:

Heavy rain, killzone, metal gear solid on ps3 (and the fabled gran turismo when it finally arrives)

and on the 360, Alan wake, fable 3, halo, gears yadada

but i prefer the 360 games selection at present as the only games i own on the ps3 is littlebig planet and katamari.


Sound wise they are both the same now there is the optional install on 360 and i prefer that as i hate having to wait 10 min to play a game the first time on ps3.


Motion controller wise i read on the first page that some1 said natal wouldnt be anything over move.... but it doesnt even need a controller so i think that will be better.... and the ps3 move kinda looks like a wii remote dildo with a light on the end....


the only thing thats better on the ps3 is having the internet but then i use my pc for that as its much easier.

But graphics wise theres really no difference.

And ive had my xbox since launch and had no problems!


oh and i like playing ps1 games on my ps3.... although the lack of ps2 support swings in 360s favour even if its a limited list of
like 300 games.



oh i almost forgot i got my ps3 for a cheap blu ray player (as i worked in a game shop i got good discount) but now i have a bluray in my pc so its become redundant too.

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Posted: 14th Mar 2010 05:09
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Quote: "The Nintendo wii has crappy graphics but is really advanced in game play.
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waggle, waggle, waggle, waggle, waggle, waggle, waggle, press A, win.
Super advanced game play there!

It has potential to be excellent but if I look in the shops it's 90% rubbish waggle mini game compilations. 9% games where waggle has been tacked on but doesn't improve the game experience and 1% truly good use of the controller.

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i agree with you there the best game to use the motion controls is wii sports other than that it seems unneeded in nearly every game ive played.

also nintendo annoys the hell outa me how it pushes the wii as a good console that helps you get fit and teaches kids which is all a load of bull its still a games machine just a really underpowered one with crap motion controls

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Posted: 14th Mar 2010 21:47
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Quote: "1% truly good use of the controller."

Yet is still iffy in places.


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Posted: 15th Mar 2010 14:34 Edited at: 15th Mar 2010 14:35
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Wii Fit ticks me off. It's like, why not just get one of those training VHS that have been around for so long? It'd certainly be cheaper then spending all that money for some crappy mat which can sense whether you're stood on it or not...


Quote: "Lets take a look at the Gamespot graphics comparisons."


I don't see any difference in quality. It just appears that the PS3 renders everything darker.

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I dont own a PS3, I own a 360 but honestly my opinion is unbiased. The PS3 fanboys at my school constantly take the mic out of my 360 complaining about the red rings. I turn around and say "Who cares? I hate my 360."

Xbox Live Arcade is great, undoubtedly, but theres a ton of classic games that I see on PSN that I dont see on XBL. I mean, the original Command and Conquer Red Alert on PSN? I was like but I only play my 360 for Guitar Hero. No joke. Take a look at my GT on Xbox.com and tell me that im not addicted.


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Simple: by using biased arguments. Really; by being a fanboy.

In my opinion, people can play whatever they like on whatever console they like. As long as NO ONE claims that the PS3's graphics hardware is better than the 360's.

Coming from a company that works with both of the consoles, I can say that one (the 360) is closer to the PC and has an architecture built for games. The other (the PS3, naturally) has an architecture that's based on the first PlayStation machines.

Fact of the matter is: Sony has never built a game console for game developers. They have created their own specific platform, trying to bind developers to it. In this day and age, this usually means that developers must spend twice the amount of time to get something to work on a PS3 as compared to the same stuff on the 360.

For developers under Sony's own wing, with enough millions and four or five years to spend, this pays off. For everyone else, it doesn't.

Microsoft, on the other hand, asked the developers what they wanted and based the Xbox on those specifics.

The games, however -- to each his own. I have both systems. I just prefer the 360's controller.
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The only time I regret not having a PS3 is when a bud from school comes up and asks, "Hey, do you have a PS3? What's your PSN, let's add each other?".

Every other time, I'm perfectly content with my XBox360 and the few games I have. I just don't care about the console wars, but fanboys do admittedly get on my nerves sometimes.

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I have both.

They're both pretty damn good! PS3 is definately the dark horse.

Personal: I personally prefer PS3. I think it's unacceptable that the Xbox 360 breaks all the time. I love how someone on this thread told everyone to stop whining about RROD's and then said "I have had the RROD's". It seems like every person in the world has had them. It's not acceptable.

RROD's ASIDE, I think they are pretty comparable. Neither one is bad. I'd have to say if not for the RROD's and if the X360 online was free, it would eat the PS3 alive in any comparison. Those are the two strongest points the PS3 has in it's favour in my eyes - stability and free online.

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I've never had the RROD and i've had my 360 since they came out.

I don't care if i had a 360 or a PS3. I got the 360 because it was out first and because i had a original xbox.

Also i hate when people bad mouth the Wii. My Sister has 1 and it's really fun when with friends and family not for us hardcore gamers who like kick-ass graphics.


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Quote: "not for us hardcore gamers who like kick-ass graphics."


IMO there's nothing hardcore about being a graphics snob. Hardcore gaming for me, is all about being able to go back and play classic game, play the best games and play them well - regardless of how they look. What if the hardest core game was a line, and a pixel, and you have to follow the line. Difficult, cruel, no graphics to speak of - and damn hardcore. I think all 3 consoles have their place, in fact every console and computer and gadget ever has it's place. Everything has a place, because it's us that make a place for these things. Why do we buy consoles when we could buy comic books or Nazi gold or air-fix kits. If we like it, then we buy it, and it's so much more fun when you are prepared to go back and look at a classic, or accept visuals for what they are. The most original games out there have terrible graphics by today's standards, it shouldn't diminish them in any way, except in the eyes of some flimsy-wristed fan-boy gamer whose favorite game of all time was released last week. It's easy to be a hardcore 360 fan, or a hardcore Wii, PS3, Gamecube fan - but being a hardcore gamer should be about not caring what console the game is on, as long as it's a decent challenge.

That's not any sort of comment about you Shaun, just showing my concern for what a hardcore gamer really is - your in enough trouble as it is mate: You said RROD in a forum thread, you've angered the beast now. You'll have RROD by the weekend, or E74 . There are issues, and I've experienced them all 5 times over, because I'm a go-to guy, so people give me their 360 to send off for them because they are too nervous and stupid . I've got 3 x 360's now, 1 E74, 1 soon to be E74, and my own spare 360 has DVD drive issues.
I'm just gonna get an Elite, so much quieter and less likely to break my heart. Hehe, it's not like I can choose, it's not like I can go without a 360, or 2, or 3...
We have it - hardcore gaming is about dealing with RROD the same day, having a spare console just in case, having 2 identical consoles set up in your room for co-op. Spending £70 on an adaptor for the 360 to use a keyboard and mouse (ok, that's more like stupid than hardcore). It's steps like that which define the sort of gamer you are - it's pretty expensive to be hardcore, but then it's expensive to be hardcore anything. Maybe the best measure is to find the people who never get involved in these discussions, are most interested in the games, than the shape of the box the disc goes in.

I'll be hardcore, once I build my mini Bubble Bobble arcade cabinet, have all the parts, just need the free time... a trully hardcore gamer will be jealous of this possibility - it's a reliable test I think .


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Quote: "there's nothing hardcore about being a graphics snob."


I dont understand why so many people think graphics are what makes a game good. In my opinion, as long as the game is fun to play and is very immersive then I dont care if the graphics are compiled of ASCII characters. Rouge-like FTW!

Case in point, theres a lot of games I dont buy that are released because I dont find them interesting. However I instantly jump to the first opportunity I get to download an oldie like Ascendancy or Duke Nukem 2, better yet Commander Keen 4!


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Posted: 18th Mar 2010 01:26
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If I a game has bad graphics I pretty much won't like it lol. Why? I don't know lol. Bad graphics just throw me off.

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Quote: "IMO there's nothing hardcore about being a graphics snob"

No there isn't, but i was just trying to point out that just because one console has better graphics then the other, doesn't mean that it's the best console. And that the wii is aimed at gamers that like waving there limbs around, while the Xbox & PS3 are aimed at gamers who rather just sit back with a controller and play a game. I don't consider a hardcore game to be one that likes only the bets looking games, i consider them as one who would play any game no matter what they look like, just play because it's fun and interesting.

I am not saying my 360 doesn't have problems, it's louder then my pc. I'm just saying that I've never had the RROD, Even if i get it tomorrow, i still got all these years out of it.

Quote: "I dont understand why so many people think graphics are what makes a game good. In my opinion, as long as the game is fun to play and is very immersive then I dont care if the graphics are compiled of ASCII characters"

I agree, just look at GTA IV and GTA San Andreas. Perfect example IV so much better physics and so much better graphics, but San Andreas has way better gameplay with so much more things you can do.


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Shaun, yeah totally agree. That fresh rant was not aimed at anyone in particular, except maybe folk who label themselves hardcore gamers because they finished both Gears of War - the folk who work in the local GameStation are a bit like that. Any game you buy, they've played it and have some opinion about it, usually comparing it to MW2... even if your buying gamer points or something completely irrelevant. You should have seen the look I got when I bought Viva Pinata. Personally, I see Viva Pinata as more hardcore than MW2, if you 100% MW2, then you probably had to spend a whole week on it. If you 100% Viva Pinata, you probably had to take time off work. Every game should be an incredible feat to 100% (achievements or whatever) - there should be a few challenges outwith the storyline, so you can tell the gamers from the, well I guess the unemployed gamers . Avatar probably hands out achievements like they were breath mints, but then the likes of Dead Rising expect you to slaughter 1000 zombies with a weed whacker while wearing a giant lego head and riding a skateboard. People with high XBL gamer score, well it just highlights the people who are cheap, and bought really crud pre-owned embarrassments for their gamer score.

Things are looking up though, the new Red Dead Redemption game is out at the end of the month, looks brilliant - a spaghetti western GTA game, riding horses, skinning bears, harassing Indians. We're buying 4 copies and starting up a posse .
I agree, I thought that GTA4 was an incredible technical feat, but it all seems a bit pointless when there's not a lot of fun to be had really, besides driving and killing. I mean, when I played through GTA:SA, I took ages, maxed out my character and skills, gambled, did mad stunts, and you just could not get bored in that game. I missed the sandbox aspect of SA.

That's about the only game I'm really looking forward to, except Fallout New Vegas but that's not due til October.


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This is an awesome game.

My disappointment with the Wii is not the graphics. I don't really care about graphics in games. I have played and loved all the games from [href=www.spiderwebsoftware.com]Spiderweb Software[/href] and those graphics are eyesores.

My complaint about the Wii is that most of the games for it are just mini-game compilation waggle fests.

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The Wii had "waggle" fests? I guess I didn't notice that while playing the two Harvest Moon games that came out for it (both set in the same universe, apparently)...

I remember reading an interview a while back about Donkey Kong Country and how people bought that series because it looked pretty on their TV screens rather than the gameplay. Of course nowadays a ton of games look pretty so the companies come out with pretty screenshots and gameplay movies. I'm glad I tend to rent games before buying them or getting reviews from people who have actually played the game first.

I'm glad that the XB360 has XNA games on it. Not all of them are great, but you'll find something to enjoy in there or you can make them yourself.

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Harvest Moon is awesome, but for me the best one is A Wonderful Life on the GameCube, I played that game to death - usually lying in bed, fishing or tending the plants. It's got this charm to it, maybe one of the Wii incarnations is based on that, it's imaculate though, the most involving and emotional game I ever played. I mean, how sad was it when that old farts wife dies, that stuff is rarely exhibited in games, that total humanity with no shame. I'm no fan of those sorts of games are traditional RPG's, they go way too far with the characters, usually trying to fit some stereotype or please some fan base. HM though, has characters that we can relate to, that discomforting honesty that Japanese and Chinese people often express. That game gets really complex when you start making your own types of fruit, once you get Haggis, and the farm is all kitted out. I really enjoy these games and play the bones out of them, there's more to them than any number of FPS games put together - yet their nature puts 'hardcore' gamers off. It's daft, anyone who hasn't played Viva Pinata, Animal Crossing, or Harvest Moon should rectify it and accept these amazing 'girly' games for what they are - the best examples of escapism, gameplay, and character development out there.


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Quote: "Perfect example IV so much better physics"


Yeah, but I think a lot of people can agree that GTA IV is crap. Sorry, but I dont think its very fun to be called up by my cousin every 3 seconds to want to go bowling.


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I own both Consoles 360 and Ps3, but for some reason, I never got to terms with the ps3. I liked it to begin with, it was fun, especially after buying Little Big Planet for it, but it just got boring, the controls got tiresome, the Six Axis, turned out to be a little un-used gimick. In-terms of business it seems to be lacking in every department, not all of them but mainly in their originality, the slim to me is not a major move forward, in doing so Ps3 would of lost alot of money just to make a more "fashionable" item. It is also like the Ps3 Move, it is just a Wii mote just trying to pull in customers, but with the Wii releasing the Wii Motion Plus, with also with the recent additions of the Wii Board and alot of other things, the Ps3 is lacking once more, also with 360's annouced Project Natal, sure it may be another movement idea just like the Wii, but it keeps it's originality value by going for a unique no controller idea. Therefore increasing it's originality.

But as far as I'm concern the Ps3 like all the other consoles is a marmite situation, you either love them or hate them, to me 360 is the best, but I'll still take a N64 over a 360 any day.



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Quote: "The PlayStation 3 has exclusives such as LittleBigPlanet (platformer), Heavy Rain (strategy), Uncharted (Shooter), Resistance (shooter) and many other good exclusives"


I think the word "Good" in that sentence gives it away,
I've got an Xbox 360 and have played on Various PS3's and the conclusion i have come to is that PS3 are for family/fun whilst Xboxes are competative.

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*cough* Wii *cough*

Seriously? Xbox is more competitive? Out of the 3 consoles, the Wii is the family console, whilst 360 and PS3 are pretty much the same for online First Person Shooters like MW2. Personally, I play Guitar Hero nonstop on my 360, but you get the idea.


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I have to agreee with Thristle Wii is for family and fun. 360 and ps3 are mostly shooters. Now that FF 13 game out no more shooters for me haha. Though some games aren't really in the Family category.

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Quote: "Now that FF 13 game out"


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I actually just purchased a 360 yesterday, Final Fantasy 13 edition. Horribly enough, I already find it more suitable to my entertainment needs then the Wii ever gave me...and I've been pure Wii for 2 years now.

I like the interface and the apps, kids get a kick out of being able to watch Netflix on the big tv now.

Another great thing is xma, which I plan on acquiring and giving a go.

Quote: "waggle, waggle, waggle, waggle, waggle, waggle, waggle, press A, win."


...it's true! ...so true...


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For me, my 360 is just a £160 DVD player.

It doesn't even have Blu-ray as standard.



I'll get more use out of my Xbox crystal edition, I already own more games for it and I only bought it a few months ago.

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Quote: "For me, my 360 is just a £160 DVD player."


My PS3 was a £300 Blu-Ray player.

Quote: "
I actually just purchased a 360 yesterday, Final Fantasy 13 edition. Horribly enough, I already find it more suitable to my entertainment needs then the Wii ever gave me...and I've been pure Wii for 2 years now."


You should download and try the Just Cause 2 demo, tried it yesterday and I can't stop playing it.
Also if you have a Gold Subscription, the original Fable to download is on offer, 800 points (at least it is in the UK). It is a very good game, and the art style is fantastic.

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My PS3 was a £300 Blu-Ray player. "


My Wii was a $300...wait...nvm...

BiggAdd:
I saw the demo channel(i guess they're called), though haven't had a chance to browse it. I actually got to play a bit of Fable when it first came out, never got past training as a kid though. Will probably give it a download.


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Ooh...tempting, good thing students loans will be in just over a week. I might reward myself with it.

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wouldnt u rather play games while excerzising then watching some... man/women talking ? XD


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Really, you don't get Wii fit?

Excercise is boring, let me stress B O R I N G !

Wii Fit just takes the drudgery away by mixing it up, adding in skill games. If you have to stand perfectly still on 1 leg, you are using a lot of muscles to do it, if you get a percentage score, then you have something to aim for and beat. Now take that same person standing on one leg, take away Wii Fit, and see how long they stand there. The chances are they'll be in front of Jeremy Kyle within seconds.

The Wii brought a lot of people into gaming who just weren't there before - but what people often can't grasp is that these people ARE NOT YOU!. If they weren't playing games before, they won't be playing the same games as you, otherwise they'd be playing them already. They are into keep fit, walking their dog, karaoke when drunk, party gaming, having a life. Wii games are probably not aimed at anyone posting in this thread.

Your mom plays Wii fit, if not, then she probably wants to. She probably wants to play Wii Fit more than you wanted to play MW2, live with it .


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As a fat git, the idea of mixing fitness and gaming is appealing. Alas, I don't have a Wii or a Wii Fit, my brother does and I've played on it...hey, if I can get a top score doing push-ups, then I'm in. If only there were geekier games for it of course...hmm Wii Fit Role Playing Game?

If you think about how much gym subscriptions cost, it's probably a cheaper motivation for exercise...and you don't have to leave your front room. Other means of exercise, it's boring and actually quite difficult to get motivated with - okay, sports are fun, but not everybody enjoys them, has the time, money or even the people to play sport with.

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Mmmmmm. Reading this forum reminds me that some people are SERIOUSLY into gaming. I like it and, am good at it (), but I don't play all the time. About the console war that was probablt put there in establishment from Sony, and Microsoft so that people would try both, and hence, they get more money, and people were bound to because gamers are predictable. If I had my way in an easy world I would have every console to test them out and play my own and not care what other people oppinions are about it, and not give them a hard time about not liking mine. Lifes easier and nicer.

So what's the difference between playing airsoft, or paintball with your friends and am iPod playing, than playing Halo on a 360? You stay fit in one and not the other. Also one can be a little cheaper depending on how serious a gamer you are. Or vice versa. Continuing my pointless rambling, what they need to make is a VIRTUAL fps, where people can actually move around on their own steam and skills, have the same bloody fighting going on and tone your skills? Well that's what I think! I know my oppinion doesn't matter cause a young... a young... teenager won't be listened to until he invents the new idea~!!


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I own an Xbox 360 and used to get hooked up on Mw2 and Halo and whatnot, but since I built my computer I drifted away from Xbox. My dad owns an old PS3 (the first build) and I love the games on there, I basically play Call of Duty 5, LittleBIGPlanet, Heavy Rain and Burnout Paradise. Nowadays I watch my brother on his Xbox on Xbox LIVE playing against n00bs on Mw2 and AvP, and when I play on PSN I can;'t spot any n00bs whatsoever. I'm not exactly biased towards one or the other, but if I was to sell my Xbox and get my own PS3 I would . I just looked at my Xbox game rack and I've such games like these:

-Dead Space
-Call of Duty 5 and Mw2
-Forza Motorsport 2
-F.E.A.R. Files
-BioShock
-Far Cry 2
-Just cause 2 (borrowed it from my brother)
-Aliens vs. Predator (again, borrowed form my bro)

And if you haven't noticed, half of them are shooters. Then again, a few of our PS3 games are:

-IL-2 Sturmovik
-Blazing Angels 1 & 2
-Little BIG Planet (ftw )
-Heavy Rain (awesome)
-Call of Duty: World at War
-Medal of Honour: Airborne
-Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

As you can see, there are a varied number of genres there. All I'm saying is that I think that the Xbox is best for those who like hardcore Shoot-em-up's and the PS3 is for the people who like a challenge to try new genres.

I'm not on LIVE much anymore, but I go on my dad's PS3 when I get the chance, and if our network isn't playing up (which it kinda is at this time lol). I do go on GFW-LIVE rarely, however, which is tied up to my Xbox GT.

PS: I had the 3 red lights on my Xbox a while ago and the service was brilliant, they said it may had taken 2 weeks to be fixed but took half a week once we sent it off. I don't know about the PS3 service though since it hasn't broken down and we've had it longer than my Xbox...good PS3 .

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I own an xbox 360, and i get the red ring of death every day XD, i have to "cook" it before using it. (it cooks itself) takes about 8 minutes. i got it as a gift because it didnt work anymore, but ive been doing that for a year now and it still "works" ive used the ps3 before and here is why i like more the 360: Halo ... and i have nothing against ps3... i bet there are a ton of people who just own the 360 because of halo 3 or odst or because of reach coming out this year... and i do prefer the 360 controller. the only downside (apart from the cooking part) is that you have to pay for xbox live, where ps3 users dont... like everyone says, each console has its pros/cons. i repair computers and i recieve a lot of playstations 2 and 3 that dont read disks... (xbox 1 too) so i guess it depends on what games you want.

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Why don't you have a shot at repairing the xbox?

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I have a sega mega drive and a pc.


I win

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Little known fact. Cooking enhances your philosophical powers. Descartes found himself in a superior plane of existence because he meditated in an oven.

Set your oven to philosophy and bake your 360 into Aristotle.

I don't know, best you ignore me right now.

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@Sepp

Are you drunk?

I have a PS3 and an Xbox 360...The Xbox is RROD'd, but I still played the PS3 more when it wasn't. However it was still fun, and I can see why many people would like it.

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Lol, my Xbox that I just bought a month ago just gave me the red ring...only one though, bottom right. Not sure what it means, will look it up...special edition Final Fantasy XIII version too.


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Often you'll get red lights if the PSU is not quite right - for instance if it's brand new, the PSU usually has to settle down. No idea why, but if I unplug the PSU on one of my xboxes, it won't work when I plug it in again, unless I unplug the power first - like it has safety measures to avoid frying itself.

So try unplugging the PSU and pluggin it all in, then plug into a wall socket last.


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Xbox's Suck! unfortunately I own one I mean, what the hell?? they don't support NTFS drives??

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So your saying the 360 sucks because it doesn't support NTFS?

That's not healthy. Maybe you should find more important stuff to care about, not sure what exactly, but I'm sure there's more annoying stuff than no NTFS!.


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Quote: "@Sepp

Are you drunk?"


No, but I wish I was - I need a stiff whiskey to help me deal with the fact people still argue over which console is the best. Humans are strange creatures indeed, I'll never understand them.

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Van:
Thanks, tried that and it seems like it's working now. Crazy...hopefully this won't happen again.

Sepp:
10 adults in one room will have 10 different opinions...humans are built that way...glad I'm a robot.


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I guess we robots will never truly understand human behaviour. Ah well, such is life...or not...are we alive?

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Quote: "So your saying the 360 sucks because it doesn't support NTFS?"


Don't take me seriously on that, i was kinda joking...
Sucks that it doesn't though! It's kinda... microsoft's format isn't it?

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Quote: "Sucks that it doesn't though! It's kinda... microsoft's format isn't it?"


FAT and FAT32 are also Microsoft's formats.


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