360 or PS3?
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360 or PS3?
Interested in opinions.. long time playstation owner (1, 2), and fond of GT4, McRae, WRC, GTA, splinter cell and the like...
Forza seems ok, but do I take the cheap option and get a 360, or bite the bullet and get the PS3?
Forza seems ok, but do I take the cheap option and get a 360, or bite the bullet and get the PS3?
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At the moment you'd have say the 360 by a mile. The games just aren't out there for the PS3 at the moment. Get a 360 now, then get a PS3 after Christmas.
Colin McRae is on 360, GTA IV will be on 360, Splinter Cell is on 360, Forza is superb. Nobody currenly has the WRC licence. No brainer. Jump In
Colin McRae is on 360, GTA IV will be on 360, Splinter Cell is on 360, Forza is superb. Nobody currenly has the WRC licence. No brainer. Jump In
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What really grieves me is that MS are doing NOTHING to capitalise on the massive advantages the 360 has over the PS3 at this time.
If it were the other way round, I'm sure Sony would have been hammering the nails into the MS coffin like it was going out of fashion!
If it were the other way round, I'm sure Sony would have been hammering the nails into the MS coffin like it was going out of fashion!
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Has to be a 360 if you're buying now. you only have to look at his forum to see which gets discussed daily due to the good games available compared to the PS3 which never gets a mention.
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No not a price cut, advertising advertising and erm, advertising.
There are loads of great and exclusive titles are here on the 360 this year and they're just not letting people know.
For instance, who knows that Shadowrun has been released? It's got a massive card game/comic following, you can play against Vista players as well. Nothing, even the demo was released only 2 days before the game came out. Same as for Forza 2. Apart from a few 10 second TV ads I've not seen much in the way of advertising. Not everyone wants to pay £5 for a Xbox mag every month etc.
There are loads of great and exclusive titles are here on the 360 this year and they're just not letting people know.
For instance, who knows that Shadowrun has been released? It's got a massive card game/comic following, you can play against Vista players as well. Nothing, even the demo was released only 2 days before the game came out. Same as for Forza 2. Apart from a few 10 second TV ads I've not seen much in the way of advertising. Not everyone wants to pay £5 for a Xbox mag every month etc.
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Fair point. I guess as I'm aware of what's going on then I don't take heed of that side. I bet sales are slow this time of year so they'll save it until Halo 3 and maybe a price drop as well then hammer the ads before Xmas.
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MS have lost out with their lack of advertising, sony have it sussed. Go into shops/ hdtv hifi etc mags and its all about the wonderous possibilities of the ps3. 'the ps3 will be able to do 1080 when it comes out'...@....@@.. wheres the mention of the 360 which can do it now and has been for some time...Im sure MS have lost that years advertising advantage....
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MS have lost out with their lack of advertising, sony have it sussed. Go into shops/ hdtv hifi etc mags and its all about the wonderous possibilities of the ps3. 'the ps3 will be able to do 1080 when it comes out'...@....@@.. wheres the mention of the 360 which can do it now and has been for some time...Im sure MS have lost that years advertising advantage....
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For instance, who knows that Shadowrun has been released? It's got a massive card game/comic following, you can play against Vista players as well. Nothing, even the demo was released only 2 days before the game came out. Same as for Forza 2. Apart from a few 10 second TV ads I've not seen much in the way of advertising. Not everyone wants to pay £5 for a Xbox mag every month etc.
I think most gamers would also use sites like GameSpot:Video Games PC PlayStation 2 Xbox 360 Wii PS3 GameCube PSP DS GBA PS2 PlayStation 3 to see up and coming releases
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But neither does the PS3 version. Personally I think the online mode that they have included will work pretty well, similar to real rallying where you don't have multiple cars on the track, rather a comparison of stage times. But I agree, some kind of simultaneous multiplayer would have been nice.
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Hmm. Fairly overwhelming vote then! Still can't help thinking about GT5 and drooling. Only played the downloadable forza2 demo so far, didn't seem all that, but maybe it needs another try
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The Gran Turismo series needs to get some credibility back after going a little stale over the years. Lets hope they get their fingers out for GT5, with good online play and proper collision damage.
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I think this will bring whole new levels of realism to the game. As long as they sort out the god awefull AI of the computer competitors.
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I was in the same boat and after plenty of advice on here I went with the 360. Great move
Forza2 is really good and I managed to get a copy of McRae DIRT today, that`s great too
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Forza2 is really good and I managed to get a copy of McRae DIRT today, that`s great too
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One vote for the PS3, at least!
Err, Motorstorm, Resistance, Oblivion - 3 fantastic games.
Blu-ray DVD player, also upscales ordinary DVDs to 1080p.
Streams video, pics and music from WMP11 a la XBOX 360
Don't think it's quite an open and shut case for the XBOX.
I know which one I'd buy - come to thing of it, I did !
Blu-ray DVD player, also upscales ordinary DVDs to 1080p.
Streams video, pics and music from WMP11 a la XBOX 360
Don't think it's quite an open and shut case for the XBOX.
I know which one I'd buy - come to thing of it, I did !
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Err, Motorstorm, Resistance, Oblivion - 3 fantastic games.
Blu-ray DVD player, also upscales ordinary DVDs to 1080p.
Streams video, pics and music from WMP11 a la XBOX 360
Don't think it's quite an open and shut case for the XBOX.
I know which one I'd buy - come to thing of it, I did !
Blu-ray DVD player, also upscales ordinary DVDs to 1080p.
Streams video, pics and music from WMP11 a la XBOX 360
Don't think it's quite an open and shut case for the XBOX.
I know which one I'd buy - come to thing of it, I did !
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