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Post by Alex on Dec 9, 2006 16:05:17 GMT -1
You tell him Neko! ;D
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Post by woolerinho on Dec 9, 2006 16:10:38 GMT -1
been round my mates today, I take it back the WII is fanastic!
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Post by Super Danny Webber on Dec 9, 2006 16:11:12 GMT -1
sounds a bit pointless. may aswell get eye toy for the ps2 I really hope you read that back, think about it and realise what a waste that statement is... If you were buying the Wii solely for Wii Sports and nothing more - literally only that one game, ne'er a penny more spent - then yes, point taken. However, Eyetoy =/= Zelda, Project Hammer, Metroid prime, Call of Duty, Red Steel etc. And that's just the stuff now/in the immediate future. Bloody Sony fanboys Im an xbox fan boy
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Post by woolerinho on Dec 9, 2006 16:11:34 GMT -1
I really hope you read that back, think about it and realise what a waste that statement is... If you were buying the Wii solely for Wii Sports and nothing more - literally only that one game, ne'er a penny more spent - then yes, point taken. However, Eyetoy =/= Zelda, Project Hammer, Metroid prime, Call of Duty, Red Steel etc. And that's just the stuff now/in the immediate future. Bloody Sony fanboys Im an xbox fan boy Greeny!
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Post by Neko Bazu on Dec 9, 2006 16:13:54 GMT -1
been round my mates today, I take it back the WII is fanastic! Like I said, the graphics etc aren't anything worth writing home about by the standards of other consoles now (though let's face it, PCs will always beat home consoles anyway if you want amazing graphics), but for sheer fun gameplay? ;D Besides which, looking at trailers for Red Steel, Zelda and Smash Bros, the graphics look good enough for me!
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Post by Super Danny Webber on Dec 9, 2006 16:17:31 GMT -1
but seriously, behind my 360, I would pick wii over the ps3 anyday. The ps3 will be very unstable IMO
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Post by Neko Bazu on Dec 9, 2006 16:25:22 GMT -1
but seriously, behind my 360, I would pick wii over the ps3 anyday. The ps3 will be very unstable IMO 360's light years ahead of the PS3 for me too. It's not just the stability; at the moment, just about everything that could go wrong for the PS3 has. I also counted it up; you could buy a Wii, a 360 and two games for each, and it'd still be cheaper than the PS3. I don't think any console's worth that much money - in three years, it'll probably be more the sort of price I'd consider, but would it be worth it by then?
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Post by woolerinho on Dec 9, 2006 16:30:24 GMT -1
but seriously, behind my 360, I would pick wii over the ps3 anyday. The ps3 will be very unstable IMO too expensive for my liking
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Post by Super Danny Webber on Dec 9, 2006 16:38:09 GMT -1
but seriously, behind my 360, I would pick wii over the ps3 anyday. The ps3 will be very unstable IMO 360's light years ahead of the PS3 for me too. It's not just the stability; at the moment, just about everything that could go wrong for the PS3 has. I also counted it up; you could buy a Wii, a 360 and two games for each, and it'd still be cheaper than the PS3. I don't think any console's worth that much money - in three years, it'll probably be more the sort of price I'd consider, but would it be worth it by then? I agree with all of that! Sony have really tried too hard to beat off the competition, with blu-ray discs and with the graphics. The game producers are struggling with the new technology and at the moment I will be surprised if the graphics are a better than the current generation. While Microsoft have done a very good job with the 360, I think they rushed the release date. But Microsoft have one weapon that sony cannot compete with.... Halo I think a lot of credit should go to Nintendo. They knew they can't compete with graphics and specs, so they decided to bring in a fresh idea that will boost there ratings up and show that consoles don't have to be expensive to be good.
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Post by Tony Yeboah's Lunchbox on Dec 9, 2006 16:50:27 GMT -1
I just had quite a chuckle reading this thread back.... I have a simple, run of the mill PS2 and i liked it although tbh, the days i could spend playing on it are gone mostly. Although i am tempted to get another one maybe at some point and being honest, i was waiting for the PS3. I don't know whats been going on and i don't all the in's and outs but i was led to believe it would be better for its graphics, variety of games but maybe this is no longer the case. Confused....yup
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Post by ITFC Dudette6 on Dec 9, 2006 16:52:46 GMT -1
I don't really do game consoles. Occasionally the PS2 and that was when my brother had EA Cricket 05... ;D
At least the Wii can allow you to play indoors without smashing stuff ;D
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Post by Tiffie on Dec 9, 2006 16:56:50 GMT -1
The real draw of the Wii, to me, is the fact that you can get all the old games~ Maybe I'll actually be able to beat the first two Zelda games now... ;D
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Post by Super Danny Webber on Dec 9, 2006 17:07:52 GMT -1
read this on amazon.com, and I think it is spot on.
Fortunately for Sony, history tells us that a game consoles success is based largely on the games available for it. The PS3 has an excellent lineup of launch titles this year and plenty of good games to come next year, so on that alone you may want to buy one and there's nothing wrong with that.
My problems with PS3 and my reason for a two star rating has to do with the technology itself. Sony isn't withholding information, but there are details they aren't telling you. That truth can be found in what we've seen in these first run PS3 games and facts about consumer electronics in general. Perhaps the processing power has just met its threshold, or maybe game developers are just capped out, but looking at some of the racing and sports titles (both good examples of graphic/performance), last years XBox 360 and the PS3 seem neck and neck. This could be because game developers are using the same 3D models for both systems, the same "render engine" to produce the effects, etc. In short, it's the same story we've always had with the two leading consoles since the Genesis and SNES. The graphics are in the same ballpark, it comes down to the games.
So when comparing the PS3 with the XBox 360 (comparing both 20-GB hard drive models), the question becomes "are the PS3 games worth an extra $100"?
The XBox 360 is ahead of the game with their library of titles and on-line play options and Microsoft is doing some really innovative things like making the XBox 360 the first "open" console so that hobbyist game programmers can download all the development tools they need and run homebrew games on the system. If you're more the geek type, the XBox 360 is hands down your system.
If you compare the PS3 with the Nintendo Wii, right away you're looking at a very noticeable different in graphics quality between these systems. Nintendo opted for innovation (unique "3D" controller) over performance, if you think about it like cars. The PS3 is like a $140,000 Ferrari, the XBox 360 is like a $90,000 Dodge Viper and the Wii is like a $60,000 Hummer H3. Like a Hummer, the Wii doesn't fit the same niche as the PS3 and XBox, it's not a "high end" system it's a "fun for the family" kind of system and that's what makes it the dark horse to win back a large market share for Nintendo and that market share will probably be deducted from Playstation or XBox.
Regarding Blue-ray. It' mostly hype and here's why: The High Definition media format war is still new. Blueray and the other competing standard, HD-DVD just surfaced, the motion picture companies are split about down the middle. Sony owns the Blueray format so naturally they are pushing it. I'm completely against them forcing Blueray on PS3 customers. This sort of cross marketing has failed time and time again when applied to video game consoles (for history lesson see Phillips CDi and also the Panasonic 3D0, both horrible failures world wide.) Sony should know something about media format failure from their Betamax video tape technology) When we moved from video tape to DVD, there were a number of compelling reasons to do so: compact size of media, no rewiding, interactive menus, bounus features, 5.1 theater sound, greatly improved video quality. Notice video quality is only one attribute. The jump from DVD to HD-DVD and Blueray only benefits the consumer in one of these areas, video quality and... that benefit can only be enjoyed by High Definition television owners and.. (it gets better), that benefit is also difficult to even detect on many High Definition sets. You can see the difference on 1080p capable sets, but not much else and the question is is that incentive enough to start replacing your entire movie catalog? Based on economic principle, the answer is NO.
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Post by Tony Yeboah's Lunchbox on Dec 9, 2006 17:11:29 GMT -1
Hmm its not looking good is it...
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Post by Alex on Dec 9, 2006 17:16:24 GMT -1
The real draw of the Wii, to me, is the fact that you can get all the old games~ Maybe I'll actually be able to beat the first two Zelda games now... ;D Another Zelda fan
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Post by gw on Dec 9, 2006 17:17:35 GMT -1
I just had quite a chuckle reading this thread back.... I have a simple, run of the mill PS2 and i liked it although tbh, the days i could spend playing on it are gone mostly. Although i am tempted to get another one maybe at some point and being honest, i was waiting for the PS3. I don't know whats been going on and i don't all the in's and outs but i was led to believe it would be better for its graphics, variety of games but maybe this is no longer the case. Confused....yup same here. But im quite tempted to buy a 360
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Post by Super Danny Webber on Dec 9, 2006 17:24:43 GMT -1
I just had quite a chuckle reading this thread back.... I have a simple, run of the mill PS2 and i liked it although tbh, the days i could spend playing on it are gone mostly. Although i am tempted to get another one maybe at some point and being honest, i was waiting for the PS3. I don't know whats been going on and i don't all the in's and outs but i was led to believe it would be better for its graphics, variety of games but maybe this is no longer the case. Confused....yup same here. But im quite tempted to buy a 360 one word and one number HALO 3
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Post by Teesside White on Dec 9, 2006 17:27:17 GMT -1
same here. But im quite tempted to buy a 360 one word and one letter HALO 3 letter?? what wierd school taught u that
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Post by Super Danny Webber on Dec 9, 2006 17:28:19 GMT -1
one word and one letter HALO 3 letter?? what wierd school taught u that lol, I ment to put number but my mind wandered off
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Post by bwghlegend on Dec 9, 2006 17:29:57 GMT -1
PLAYSTATION AND XBOX RELEASE THE SAME GAMES ANYWAY, DOES IT MATTER WHICH ONE YOU HAVE
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