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merridus wrote:
If so then I will go for the XBox version as the online services are so much better. Otherwise I tend to sway towards the PS3.
Yeah, it is funny isn't it? I mean I had a PS1, PS2 and loved them. Never had an Xbox(1), as I thought it sucked. But really the major reason I tend to buy games for the 360 rather than the PS3 is purely down to the control pad. It just ruins my hands within 20 minutes. I can't sit down and enjoy a game using it. For that reason alone it's fired. Haven't been able to find a suitable replacement 3rd party pad yet...if only I could make my 360 pad work on the PS3 - then I'd be well happy!! :)
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Yeah I know what you mean, the controller is definitely more uncomfortable than I remember the PS1/2 controllers being, however is just the same shape as I remember.
1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
if only I could make my 360 pad work on the PS3 - then I'd be well happy!!
That would be in Sony's interest as it's the main issue I see people having with the PS3 these days now they have finally started to pad out the games library a little bit. Maybe someone should tell them :D
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merridus wrote:
If so then I will go for the XBox version as the online services are so much better. Otherwise I tend to sway towards the PS3.
Yeah, it is funny isn't it? I mean I had a PS1, PS2 and loved them. Never had an Xbox(1), as I thought it sucked. But really the major reason I tend to buy games for the 360 rather than the PS3 is purely down to the control pad. It just ruins my hands within 20 minutes. I can't sit down and enjoy a game using it. For that reason alone it's fired. Haven't been able to find a suitable replacement 3rd party pad yet...if only I could make my 360 pad work on the PS3 - then I'd be well happy!! :)
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
But really the major reason I tend to buy games for the 360 rather than the PS3 is purely down to the control pad. It just ruins my hands within 20 minutes. I can't sit down and enjoy a game using it.
Exactly. For me it just seems too small and an awkward shape that just doesn't sit naturally, it barely seems as if it was designed for human hands...
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
But really the major reason I tend to buy games for the 360 rather than the PS3 is purely down to the control pad. It just ruins my hands within 20 minutes. I can't sit down and enjoy a game using it.
Exactly. For me it just seems too small and an awkward shape that just doesn't sit naturally, it barely seems as if it was designed for human hands...
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phannon86 wrote:
Exactly. For me it just seems too small and an awkward shape that just doesn't sit naturally, it barely seems as if it was designed for human hands...
I think for smaller 'petit' hands it's fine - I bet the Japanese have no problem (no offence meant to any Japanese reading this, I'm thinking that most Japanese peeps are of a smaller stature than most Europeans). I mean, no one complained about the original PS controller (me included), but then again I didn't really know any better. Now that I have tried the 360 controller I can't go back. Probably a bit like heroin. Not that I know about that sort of thing.
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phannon86 wrote:
Exactly. For me it just seems too small and an awkward shape that just doesn't sit naturally, it barely seems as if it was designed for human hands...
I think for smaller 'petit' hands it's fine - I bet the Japanese have no problem (no offence meant to any Japanese reading this, I'm thinking that most Japanese peeps are of a smaller stature than most Europeans). I mean, no one complained about the original PS controller (me included), but then again I didn't really know any better. Now that I have tried the 360 controller I can't go back. Probably a bit like heroin. Not that I know about that sort of thing.
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:) I was never a fan of the PS1/2 controller either, same issues. Though at the time of the PS1 I was an N64 person, and though I had PS2 initially, I quickly disliked it and became a pure PC gamer til the 360 came along. Man the N64, that takes me back :) 4-player Goldeneye on a 15" portable TV and it was still amazing fun :D
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:) I was never a fan of the PS1/2 controller either, same issues. Though at the time of the PS1 I was an N64 person, and though I had PS2 initially, I quickly disliked it and became a pure PC gamer til the 360 came along. Man the N64, that takes me back :) 4-player Goldeneye on a 15" portable TV and it was still amazing fun :D
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phannon86 wrote:
Goldeneye
:laugh: I remember that, what an awesome game! It's funny, I remember it being the nuts graphically and the gameplay out of this world. But I found some screenshots of it on the internet a while back and it looked like a dogs dinner!! It just shows you how things have moved on! And as for PC games, well, now they are for real gamers! I do love consoles for the simplicity so that I don't have to think about upgrading before I can play a certain game, BUT sometimes console games can be a little too simplistic and not have enough depth.
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phannon86 wrote:
Goldeneye
:laugh: I remember that, what an awesome game! It's funny, I remember it being the nuts graphically and the gameplay out of this world. But I found some screenshots of it on the internet a while back and it looked like a dogs dinner!! It just shows you how things have moved on! And as for PC games, well, now they are for real gamers! I do love consoles for the simplicity so that I don't have to think about upgrading before I can play a certain game, BUT sometimes console games can be a little too simplistic and not have enough depth.
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair Now reading: 'The Third Reich', by Michael Burleigh
A couple of years back I got myself a cheap N64 off eBay, Goldeneye and MarioKart :D Guess it all just seems relative from generation to generation. Now I'm back on a proper PC, home built :) I can look into these things more now too, I miss PC gaming. When I last had a PC I was running BF2 on 800*600 on all low settings, now I can max it out easily with full anti-aliasing on a 23" widescreen, can't quite recall the resolution though.
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im about to get a gaming console.. which one is best?? a PS3 or xbox?? best regards, A.Kogulakannan
Depends on what your planning to use it for if you wnat a large expensive doorstop that will blow up on you repeatedly then try playing games on the xbox. If you want a console that will work day in and day out get a ps3.
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We have two Xbox elites, two PS3 (I've fitted larger HDDs) and two Wiis in our house. The Xboxes get used more than the others followed closely by the PS3s. The XBox is NOISY and their PSUs can get rather hot though. The PS3 also doubles as a BlueRay player. Tough choice if you can only have one. If it's going in a communal room then I'd get the PS3, if it's going in a dedicated 'gaming' area or a more private location then the Xbox is marginally the better gaming machine if you can tolerate the noise.
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im about to get a gaming console.. which one is best?? a PS3 or xbox?? best regards, A.Kogulakannan
If you like shooters/FPS's the most - XBox. Just make sure it gets a well ventialted spot (I've had a few friends water cool theirs, reduced the noise a hell of alot) and if it does red ring (failiure rate has been pretty high but it looks like its going down) be very firm, specific and chase MS support constantly as they have a habit of messing up a few things. I am not a big proponant of the 360 though because I prefer to FPS on a PC. PS3 has yet to assign itself to a genre per se. The exclusives have been very good and it's certainly the one I play the most. If you like your JRPG's, SRPG's and eclectics, yeah, PS3. Plus the whole blu-ray thing which shines for very tech effect dependant films.
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A couple of years back I got myself a cheap N64 off eBay, Goldeneye and MarioKart :D Guess it all just seems relative from generation to generation. Now I'm back on a proper PC, home built :) I can look into these things more now too, I miss PC gaming. When I last had a PC I was running BF2 on 800*600 on all low settings, now I can max it out easily with full anti-aliasing on a 23" widescreen, can't quite recall the resolution though.
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Get yourself and N64 emulator, superb playing Super Mario 64, although I have this on the Wii now, the kids love playing it.
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im about to get a gaming console.. which one is best?? a PS3 or xbox?? best regards, A.Kogulakannan
Neither. It really depends on what kinds of games you want to play and what features you like that each console provides. There are pros and cons for each one: XBox 360 Pros
- XBox Live Gold service is great
- Netflix streaming directly from the console
- XBox Live Arcade has some great games
- Controllers are pretty decent
Cons
- No disc-based HD movies anymore (add-on HD-DVD drive no longer sold)
- Adding a new hard drive is either an expensive proprietary add-on, or a complicated workaround
- Digital direction pad (d-pad) is not good for fighting games
- Netflix streaming require both XBox Live Gold and Netflix subscriptions
- Wireless internet access requires expensive dongle
PS3 Pros
- Disc-based and hdd-based HD movies (through Blu-Ray)
- Easy replaceable hard drives (SATA 2.5" notebook drive)
- Controllers are pretty decent
- Gigabit and Wireless internet access built-in
- D-pad better for fighting games (dedicated fighting gamers will prefer specialty controllers for either system)
Cons
- No longer backwards compatible with PlayStation 2 games
- Netflix streaming requires a disc (free from Netflix) for now
- PlayStation Network is free, but features are not as robust as XBox Live
- Linux can no longer be installed on the new PS3 Slim units
I have two 60 GB US launch PS3 units with hardware-based PS2 backwards compatibility, as I have over 200 PS2 games. I've since updated both to 250 GB hard drives. I don't own an XBox 360, but I have played on the system before and I think both systems are pretty close in capabilities. Research the two systems and go with what you think is best for you. :-\ Flynn
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im about to get a gaming console.. which one is best?? a PS3 or xbox?? best regards, A.Kogulakannan
PS3 makes for a really nice blu-ray player. We have all of them -- Wii gets used the most.
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I suppose there are a lot of people in your house. :)
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If it were me and I was not interested in the addicting play of the Wii, I would go with the xbox as Natal is supposed to be out this fall and working on the XBOX.
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PS3 makes for a really nice blu-ray player. We have all of them -- Wii gets used the most.
Robert Surtees wrote:
Wii gets used the most.
What games get played the most?
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Robert Surtees wrote:
Wii gets used the most.
What games get played the most?
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It kind of goes in cycles. Currently, WiiFit and Sports Resort are the ones I see up most of the time. MarioCart would have to be a close second. World of Goo is another one I see often.
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