Age Old Question?

***craig5320*** · Sep 7, 2006, 10:14 AM

Discuss.

Sandok · Sep 9, 2006, 02:25 PM

I lean more and more for the gorgeous 360

**MIG-31** · Sep 9, 2006, 02:28 PM

in all honesty i have no interest in all mentioned... but may be different if the price becomes cheaper,who knows if things change.

bananaman · Sep 9, 2006, 03:33 PM

360 all the way...

... altohugh i may turn into a Wii60

Dark Lord · Sep 9, 2006, 04:29 PM

i take the wallet busting PS3. i loooovvveeee my Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo, and Resident Evil.

riles9262 · Sep 9, 2006, 05:10 PM

wii all the way. I'm looking for something different. I haven't bought a console since the n64 and playstation because of this (xbox, ps2 and gc all bore me), but this gen looks to be providing some innovation for a change.

**temeteus82** · Sep 9, 2006, 05:49 PM

Where is the neither opinion in the poll?

Erroneus · Sep 9, 2006, 05:59 PM

The poll could be a bit confusing, i get the joke, but i actually think it stops people for voting at the Wii.

CDsDontBurn · Sep 9, 2006, 07:58 PM

360 all the way

Zelig · Sep 9, 2006, 08:08 PM

I won't be getting any, but the wii looks like the best of the the three.

niceguyrichy · Sep 9, 2006, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Erroneus

The poll could be a bit confusing, i get the joke, but i actually think it stops people for voting at the Wii.

ahh lighten up , people will vote for the wii if they want to even if craig has decided to be all clever and all

I sincerely hope the "falsely" reported prices here in the uk are true for the Wii, sounds like a steal to me.

Asmoday · Sep 9, 2006, 10:58 PM

I voted 360....

CDsDontBurn · Sep 9, 2006, 11:12 PM

i don't care about the Wii and ps3 much. both have weird controllers which i find non-ergonomic AND neither of the two will have Halo 3

Erroneus · Sep 9, 2006, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

i don't care about the Wii and ps3 much. both have weird controllers which i find non-ergonomic AND neither of the two will have Halo 3

Hard to make an ergonomic controller, when you are going to revolutionize game control

I just find the possibilities in the Wii controllers amazing, I'm looking a lot forward to try eg. Wii Sports

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CDsDontBurn · Sep 9, 2006, 11:42 PM

IMO, it's better to have one solid piece of hardware in both hands, than having two seperate pieces in your hands attached by only a string/cord

Necrosis · Sep 10, 2006, 01:28 AM

360 & Wii

For the price of the HDDVD add on I can get the Wii. Besides I want a HD player that do both formats.

~~bobbytomorow~~ · Sep 11, 2006, 01:07 AM

Seeing as after 10 months the 360 still has no compelling exclusive content I think its a no brainer that it would be a waste of cash. I can play all of its game on my PC, and for console gaming I prefer innovation and japanese content, so it'll be Wii and PS3 for me. Can wait for wireless Guitar Hero (best game ever imo) and new Metroids.

Sandok · Sep 11, 2006, 03:12 PM

No compelling content? Project Gotham Racing 3? Gears of War? Dead or Alive Extreme Beach thingy?

Raptor · Sep 12, 2006, 03:10 AM

Since buying a new computer is out of the question for me now, it looks like console city for me

Xbox 360 attached to my Dell 2001 and Logitech z5500.

j2t · Sep 19, 2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bobbytomorow

Seeing as after 10 months the 360 still has no compelling exclusive content I think its a no brainer that it would be a waste of cash. I can play all of its game on my PC, and for console gaming I prefer innovation and japanese content, so it'll be Wii and PS3 for me. Can wait for wireless Guitar Hero (best game ever imo) and new Metroids.

To be honest, I would only buy the Wii out of the three, but your argument is somewhat flawed. Whats to say that PS3 will have any compelling exclusive content? The reason why I am rather turned off by the PS3 and 360 is that its the old formula of the same old same old with better graphics. I want innovation, and I see that in the Wii.

HawgsHead · Sep 22, 2006, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by craig5320

Discuss.

I was very scared when I bought my X-Box 360 last month.The 1st thing I checked was the details of the return policy before I bought it.Buy I really,really like the thing.I never thought I would buy a console rig.But I allready had an x-tra 20" NEC LCD I wasnt using that much.So I bought it knowing if I didnt like it I could return it within 3 weeks.Just like I did the iMac I thought I had to have.....HA!But when I got the thing home and hooked it up I was truely impressed....even more impressed when I read about the guts that are in the rig.Tripple core CPU and ATI GFX.And the GFX are right on time!There arent many computer games that I buy.Not that many appeal to me.I would say 5 to 6 per year that I just gotta have.And the 360 opens up a new avenue for me and my gaming.....What is Wii????

~~bobbytomorow~~ · Sep 25, 2006, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by j2t

To be honest, I would only buy the Wii out of the three, but your argument is somewhat flawed. Whats to say that PS3 will have any compelling exclusive content? The reason why I am rather turned off by the PS3 and 360 is that its the old formula of the same old same old with better graphics. I want innovation, and I see that in the Wii.

The Wii is the first console to have me really excited in a long time to be honest. But theres no way I would want to go without MGS4, Gran Turismo HD, Devil May Cry 4, God of War 3, Virtual Fighter 5, Resistance Fall of Man, Ratchet and Clank , Killzone 2, Fatal Inertia, Coded Arms Assault etc...When I say exclusive content I don't see how that flaws my argument, when it comes to Japanese third party exclusives you just can't touch Sony.

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Originally Posted by sandok

No compelling content? Project Gotham Racing 3? Gears of War? Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Thingy?

Aside from the fact Gears of War is unreleased and is not based on a successful franchise its also rumoured to be coming to pc. And no, I wouldn't call PGR3 or DOA:"Extreme Beach Thingy"(lol) compelling content. If you felt the latter was really compelling shouldn't you at least remember its title?

TheBlackCat · Sep 26, 2006, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by bobbytomorow

The Wii is the first console to have me really excited in a long time to be honest. But theres no way I would want to go without MGS4, Gran Turismo HD, Devil May Cry 4, God of War 3, Virtual Fighter 5, Resistance Fall of Man, Ratchet and Clank , Killzone 2, Fatal Inertia, Coded Arms Assault etc...When I say exclusive content I don't see how that flaws my argument, when it comes to Japanese third party exclusives you just can't touch Sony.

You are assuming Sony can maintain that third-party support. If their sales don't satisfy third-party developers you could find your favorite third-party titles disappearing really quick. Third-party developers are concerned with making money. Given the high cost of making content for the system, if the third parties don't feel they are making the profits they want and it seems that profits will be better on one of Sony's competitors they will jump ship. If that happens the PS3 is nothing more than a budget blu-ray player, and that is assuming blu-ray also doesn't go under (Sony has had extremely bad luck getting their media formats accepted by the general populace). It is not that Sony will lose third party support. I don't pretend to be able to predict the decisions of the gaming community. But it is not impossible, and it is far more likely now than it has been at any point in the history of the Playstation console series.

topbob · Oct 10, 2006, 11:19 PM

I'll be buying a Wii if I see enough yummy games come out for it after about 6 months or so.

SFOSOK · Oct 10, 2006, 11:38 PM

looking at some of the games on the Wii, it looks like graphics quality is sub PS2 standards.

Erroneus · Oct 11, 2006, 09:24 AM

Screw "next-gen" technology, the quality on ps3 and xbox 360 can be produced on a modern PC, but the gameplay and fun on the Wii can't be found anywhere else.

Going for Wii, thats for sure and maybe later on Xbox 360, when the price is right

CDsDontBurn · Oct 11, 2006, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Erroneus

Screw "next-gen" technology, the quality on ps3 and xbox 360 can be produced on a modern PC, but the gameplay and fun on the Wii can't be found anywhere else.

Going for Wii, thats for sure and maybe later on Xbox 360, when the price is right

true, but some people don't want to spend 2k on a top of the line system to play a $50 game. they'd rather spend a small fraction of that on a console to play a $50 game.

Besides, there are some titles that can only be found on consoles (legally speaking that is). but on the same token, there are some titles that can only be found on PC.

swimtech · Dec 17, 2006, 09:20 PM

I threw my back out zinging a sizzler of a topspin forehand while playing tennis when I was 17, and it has given me sporadic trouble ever since - and I really love the game of tennis...

Looks like the Wii for me, and my youngest kids who'll get the most out of all the other games available for the machine...

Oh, and all my televisions are still of the old type - CRTs made of thick glass - no real chance of impaling the controller in them!

And since Nintendo is going to fix the straps...

HawgsHead · Dec 17, 2006, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by swimtech

I threw my back out zinging a sizzler of a topspin forehand while playing tennis when I was 17, and it has given me sporadic trouble ever since - and I really love the game of tennis...

Looks like the Wii for me, and my youngest kids who'll get the most out of all the other games available for the machine...

Oh, and all my televisions are still of the old type - CRTs made of thick glass - no real chance of impaling the controller in them!

And since Nintendo is going to fix the straps...

Dont feel too bad...I still have old timey TV's too.Big ole fishbowls.TV sucks.95% of whats on it is filth!Not fit to watch.

jjfriedberg · Feb 24, 2007, 05:08 PM

i only prefer the 360 becuase it is cheaper and has got a firm footing in the buisness, the ps3 seems overated, especially at the price it is. The wii seems good, now they have gmaes like Call of Duty, so it might actually be fun...

View Poll Results: 360, PS3 or Wii?
The delicious 360	609	72.76%
The Walletbusting PS3	143	17.08%
Why? Wii?	85	10.16%
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Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	i take the wallet busting PS3. i loooovvveeee my Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo, and Resident Evil. __________________

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riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	wii all the way. I'm looking for something different. I haven't bought a console since the n64 and playstation because of this (xbox, ps2 and gc all bore me), but this gen looks to be providing some innovation for a change. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

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Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	The poll could be a bit confusing, i get the joke, but i actually think it stops people for voting at the Wii. __________________

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Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	360 & Wii For the price of the HDDVD add on I can get the Wii. Besides I want a HD player that do both formats.

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~~bobbytomorow~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: vancouver Posts: 450 Rep Power: 0	Seeing as after 10 months the 360 still has no compelling exclusive content I think its a no brainer that it would be a waste of cash. I can play all of its game on my PC, and for console gaming I prefer innovation and japanese content, so it'll be Wii and PS3 for me. Can wait for wireless Guitar Hero (best game ever imo) and new Metroids.

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Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	No compelling content? Project Gotham Racing 3? Gears of War? Dead or Alive Extreme Beach thingy?

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Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Screw "next-gen" technology, the quality on ps3 and xbox 360 can be produced on a modern PC, but the gameplay and fun on the Wii can't be found anywhere else. Going for Wii, thats for sure and maybe later on Xbox 360, when the price is right __________________

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swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	I threw my back out zinging a sizzler of a topspin forehand while playing tennis when I was 17, and it has given me sporadic trouble ever since - and I really love the game of tennis... Looks like the Wii for me, and my youngest kids who'll get the most out of all the other games available for the machine... Oh, and all my televisions are still of the old type - CRTs made of thick glass - no real chance of impaling the controller in them! And since Nintendo is going to fix the straps... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

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jjfriedberg DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	i only prefer the 360 becuase it is cheaper and has got a firm footing in the buisness, the ps3 seems overated, especially at the price it is. The wii seems good, now they have gmaes like Call of Duty, so it might actually be fun...