<[onex]>Headstone wrote:
Talon wrote:
[neutral] The big debate for the next-gen console war. Which console(s) will you buy? Why? Is value key? Performance? Innovation? Upgradeability? Please vote and state your reason for your choice(s) here. Try not to flame etc.[/neutral]
Prices:
PC: £300+
PS3: £425+ (or less in the US)
X360: £280
Wii: £130 or less
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My view: the PS3.
Yes, it costs a bloody fortune. The games will cost at least £40 each. To be honest, I don't care. One, I have quite a lot of money. If I was worried about money I'd probably buy the Wii. I'm not going to start quoting too many specs but the PS3 is more powerful than the X360. Yes - the Xbox had a similar advantage over the PS2 but not quite as large. Another reason many miss is the disk drive. The 360 comes with a standard DVD drive, which can hold 9GB. The PS3 comes with a Blu-Ray dirve. A single layer disk holds 25Gb, and a duel layer disk 50Gb. Now, the Xbox can be upgraded, in December, with an HD-DVD drive, but that will cost around £100 estimated (bringing it up to PS3 price), and will only provide 15gb per disk layer.
PS3 runs on Linux, as I'm sure PC owners know, is a good thing. It can even browse the internet. It comes with a 60 GB Hard drive (to the 360s 20GB). The PS3 also has a motion sensitive controller. Yes, the diea was nicked off Nintendo slightly, but unlike the Wii-mote, it retains the functionality of a normal controller as well, with 2 analog sticks.
Yes, its going to make me broke, but I want one.
The PS# is going to be an overpriced piece of Junk. For one Blue Rey costs a fortune to make. #2 Developers have to code games Only for Sony.
The 360 has Major games comeing out AND you will be able to have 360 and PC gamers play against each other online in about a month.
360 all the way!
Looks back at days of DVD:
Unbeliever: DV what?
Tech Savvy: DVD...
Unbeliever: I've got my ROMs and Cds to keep me warm, the hell I need a DVD?
Tech Savvy: They hold more stuff
Unbeliever: Those DVD players cost $800 thats more than my 8mb computer!
Tech Savvy: Hey it might come down
Unbeliver: yeah whatever, who would actually put money on that
Fastforwards to today:
Tech Savvy: how's your windows millenium edition PC doing?
Unbeliever: It's ok, but I have to buy the CD set of Star Trek which was 200 CDs.
Tech Savvy: Wow...that sucks, my collection is only 5 DVDs
Unbeliever: Hey what's up with Blu-Ray
Tech Savvy: some gay crap, don't buy into it
Hmmm.........