Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...
XB 360 = 1 in 3 failure rate. There are cheaper ways to destroy media LOL! WII on the other hand looks cool, cheaper, has a few good titles inovative controllers. PS what? They still make those? ;) Christopher Fisk wrote: On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Veech wrote: I'm researching getting the kids an XBox 360 for Christmas. Is the XBox 360 Premium worth the extra bucks? Any pros or cons to XBox vs other platforms such as PlayStation 2? They want Guitar Hero, is XBox the best - or only - platform to buy for this game? Finally, is there a way to get any deals or is it price-locked? Thanks for any info... Guitar Hero 3 is available for PS2, PS3, Wii and XBox360. Go with whichever one offers the other features you want. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...
You are probably not going to find a Wii. They have been sold out or at really low inventory for the last year. If you can find one I would snag it immediately. Cheapest one of the 3 and awesome games. Hell, most people I know are happy with just the pack-in Wii Sports games. Add Zelda, Metroid, Super Mario Galaxy, and a whole mess of other games and it is the best hands-down. Even my wife, who hates video games and never plays, got into a game of Wii bowling at a party. I would definitely say the premium is worth it, especially if you need the HD cable and if you have a back catalog of Xbox games. The HD is very nice because you can download trailers and stuff on it but not required as Microsoft demands that game developers assume people don't have it. And the killer app for the 360 is Live - it's really an awesome experience with the headset and really, really easy to do online gaming. Like anything else, its the apps that really makes a device. In this case, games. Sony has failed to learn from their many mistakes in the past and assumed that by appealing to the hardcore gamers with the technology features in their console it would win. On launch it was expensive and had pretty much zero games. That has been partially fixed with price drops and a growing number of games but still its not great. The only reason I would go with a PS3 is if playing Blu-Ray DVDs was a feature. It is the cheapest player on the market (outside of some special deals). Likewise you can get a pretty cheap (~$200) HD-DVD drive addon for the 360. But either of these consoles will not play the other format so most people like me are simply waiting for a cheap player that does both formats. The PS2 is actually a decent option - its really cheap, very small package, and has a huge library of pretty cheap games. Which is probably why it is outselling the PS3 still :) On Nov 30, 2007 1:09 PM, Christopher Fisk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Veech wrote: I'm researching getting the kids an XBox 360 for Christmas. Is the XBox 360 Premium worth the extra bucks? Any pros or cons to XBox vs other platforms such as PlayStation 2? They want Guitar Hero, is XBox the best - or only - platform to buy for this game? Finally, is there a way to get any deals or is it price-locked? Thanks for any info... Guitar Hero 3 is available for PS2, PS3, Wii and XBox360. Go with whichever one offers the other features you want. Christopher Fisk -- I AM NOT THE LAST DON I AM NOT THE LAST DON Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode AABF21 -- Brian Weeden
Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...
Do you like a certain genre of games? How old are the kids?? I would assume they have an inclination about what console they would want, given what they've likely seen at the store or Johnny's house down the street. If you haven't yet; go into a place like Gamestop, Game Crazy, Electronics Boutique, etc to see what the consoles are like. There is some backwards compatability with previous gen consoles. Do you already have an older console? Console pricing is supposed to be fixed, but I have seen lower pricing for bundles. Ebay, Craigs List, classified ads, etc. can be a free for all. The Microsoft Xbox360 probably has most of the best as well as the largest selection of titles. Sony's Playstation3 is just getting there but it has some outstanding games available now. The Xbox360 is edged out by the PS3 when it comes to the raw capability of the hardware. Of course that doesn't mean much when you can't get any good games and the competition has more of the better games. I bought a Nintendo Wii on its release date and I think it is excellent. It's price compared to what other consoles were going for at their inception was a definite plus. The controls are very different from what previous consoles have been using since they have gyroscopic sensors that are sensitive to motion. Most Wii titles implement this physical element of interaction in some manner. The games on Wii probably have the widest range of appeal for people of any age. The Wii's graphics and processing power is not near what the Xbox360 and PS3 have to offer though. Owning a Wii is probably close to being something like a Mac user. Making something fast and powerful isn't so tough since computers will always be moving in that direction, but I've been totally captured by the different approach to gaming Nintendo has taken with the Wii. I now have to fight with my girlfriend over who can play video games, where as before she just used to watch. The Wii can draw in an audience that wasn't being reached before. This link does a good comparison job on showing some of the facts about the Wii, Xbox360, and PS3. http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/xbox360_ps3_wii.asp Personally I would choose the Xbox360 over the PS3, but mainly because theres some whizbang on the PS3 that wouldn't do me any good and it would put the bigger hurt on my pocketbook. -Tharin O. Christopher Fisk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Veech wrote: I'm researching getting the kids an XBox 360 for Christmas. Is the XBox 360 Premium worth the extra bucks? Any pros or cons to XBox vs other platforms such as PlayStation 2? They want Guitar Hero, is XBox the best - or only - platform to buy for this game? Finally, is there a way to get any deals or is it price-locked? Thanks for any info... Guitar Hero 3 is available for PS2, PS3, Wii and XBox360. Go with whichever one offers the other features you want. Christopher Fisk -- I AM NOT THE LAST DON I AM NOT THE LAST DON Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode AABF21
Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...
Wii would be me first choice but if I couldn't find one then a 360. On Nov 30, 2007 3:49 PM, Veech [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: heh, that's what I'm trying to determine, PS3 vs XBox 360 vs Wii... which one? - Original Message - From: Christopher Fisk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions... On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Veech wrote: I'm researching getting the kids an XBox 360 for Christmas. Is the XBox 360 Premium worth the extra bucks? Any pros or cons to XBox vs other platforms such as PlayStation 2? They want Guitar Hero, is XBox the best - or only - platform to buy for this game? Finally, is there a way to get any deals or is it price-locked? Thanks for any info... Guitar Hero 3 is available for PS2, PS3, Wii and XBox360. Go with whichever one offers the other features you want. Christopher Fisk -- I AM NOT THE LAST DON I AM NOT THE LAST DON Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode AABF21 -- Brian Weeden
Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...
More great info, thanks Tharin! My kids are older, and I think X-Box 360 will be the way to go. - Original Message - From: Tharin Olsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions... Do you like a certain genre of games? How old are the kids?? I would assume they have an inclination about what console they would want, given what they've likely seen at the store or Johnny's house down the street. If you haven't yet; go into a place like Gamestop, Game Crazy, Electronics Boutique, etc to see what the consoles are like. There is some backwards compatability with previous gen consoles. Do you already have an older console? Console pricing is supposed to be fixed, but I have seen lower pricing for bundles. Ebay, Craigs List, classified ads, etc. can be a free for all. The Microsoft Xbox360 probably has most of the best as well as the largest selection of titles. Sony's Playstation3 is just getting there but it has some outstanding games available now. The Xbox360 is edged out by the PS3 when it comes to the raw capability of the hardware. Of course that doesn't mean much when you can't get any good games and the competition has more of the better games. I bought a Nintendo Wii on its release date and I think it is excellent. It's price compared to what other consoles were going for at their inception was a definite plus. The controls are very different from what previous consoles have been using since they have gyroscopic sensors that are sensitive to motion. Most Wii titles implement this physical element of interaction in some manner. The games on Wii probably have the widest range of appeal for people of any age. The Wii's graphics and processing power is not near what the Xbox360 and PS3 have to offer though. Owning a Wii is probably close to being something like a Mac user. Making something fast and powerful isn't so tough since computers will always be moving in that direction, but I've been totally captured by the different approach to gaming Nintendo has taken with the Wii. I now have to fight with my girlfriend over who can play video games, where as before she just used to watch. The Wii can draw in an audience that wasn't being reached before. This link does a good comparison job on showing some of the facts about the Wii, Xbox360, and PS3. http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/xbox360_ps3_wii.asp Personally I would choose the Xbox360 over the PS3, but mainly because theres some whizbang on the PS3 that wouldn't do me any good and it would put the bigger hurt on my pocketbook. -Tharin O. Christopher Fisk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Veech wrote: I'm researching getting the kids an XBox 360 for Christmas. Is the XBox 360 Premium worth the extra bucks? Any pros or cons to XBox vs other platforms such as PlayStation 2? They want Guitar Hero, is XBox the best - or only - platform to buy for this game? Finally, is there a way to get any deals or is it price-locked? Thanks for any info... Guitar Hero 3 is available for PS2, PS3, Wii and XBox360. Go with whichever one offers the other features you want. Christopher Fisk -- I AM NOT THE LAST DON I AM NOT THE LAST DON Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode AABF21
Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...
Great info Brian, thank you! - Original Message - From: Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions... You are probably not going to find a Wii. They have been sold out or at really low inventory for the last year. If you can find one I would snag it immediately. Cheapest one of the 3 and awesome games. Hell, most people I know are happy with just the pack-in Wii Sports games. Add Zelda, Metroid, Super Mario Galaxy, and a whole mess of other games and it is the best hands-down. Even my wife, who hates video games and never plays, got into a game of Wii bowling at a party. I would definitely say the premium is worth it, especially if you need the HD cable and if you have a back catalog of Xbox games. The HD is very nice because you can download trailers and stuff on it but not required as Microsoft demands that game developers assume people don't have it. And the killer app for the 360 is Live - it's really an awesome experience with the headset and really, really easy to do online gaming. Like anything else, its the apps that really makes a device. In this case, games. Sony has failed to learn from their many mistakes in the past and assumed that by appealing to the hardcore gamers with the technology features in their console it would win. On launch it was expensive and had pretty much zero games. That has been partially fixed with price drops and a growing number of games but still its not great. The only reason I would go with a PS3 is if playing Blu-Ray DVDs was a feature. It is the cheapest player on the market (outside of some special deals). Likewise you can get a pretty cheap (~$200) HD-DVD drive addon for the 360. But either of these consoles will not play the other format so most people like me are simply waiting for a cheap player that does both formats. The PS2 is actually a decent option - its really cheap, very small package, and has a huge library of pretty cheap games. Which is probably why it is outselling the PS3 still :) On Nov 30, 2007 1:09 PM, Christopher Fisk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Veech wrote: I'm researching getting the kids an XBox 360 for Christmas. Is the XBox 360 Premium worth the extra bucks? Any pros or cons to XBox vs other platforms such as PlayStation 2? They want Guitar Hero, is XBox the best - or only - platform to buy for this game? Finally, is there a way to get any deals or is it price-locked? Thanks for any info... Guitar Hero 3 is available for PS2, PS3, Wii and XBox360. Go with whichever one offers the other features you want. Christopher Fisk -- I AM NOT THE LAST DON I AM NOT THE LAST DON Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode AABF21 -- Brian Weeden
Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...
They have stated they want the X-Box and the Guitar Hero game. Once I discovered GH is available on 3 platforms, I decided to investigate which is the best one to get. - Original Message - From: Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions... Veech [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: heh, that's what I'm trying to determine, PS3 vs XBox 360 vs Wii... which one? On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Veech wrote: I'm researching getting the kids an XBox 360 for Christmas. Ask them?, is that an option? They'll know what they want, most likely. Since they want Guitar Hero, it's not going to be a surprise. best, al
Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...
Veech [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: heh, that's what I'm trying to determine, PS3 vs XBox 360 vs Wii... which one? On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Veech wrote: I'm researching getting the kids an XBox 360 for Christmas. Ask them?, is that an option? They'll know what they want, most likely. Since they want Guitar Hero, it's not going to be a surprise. best, al
Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...
heh, that's what I'm trying to determine, PS3 vs XBox 360 vs Wii... which one? - Original Message - From: Christopher Fisk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions... On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Veech wrote: I'm researching getting the kids an XBox 360 for Christmas. Is the XBox 360 Premium worth the extra bucks? Any pros or cons to XBox vs other platforms such as PlayStation 2? They want Guitar Hero, is XBox the best - or only - platform to buy for this game? Finally, is there a way to get any deals or is it price-locked? Thanks for any info... Guitar Hero 3 is available for PS2, PS3, Wii and XBox360. Go with whichever one offers the other features you want. Christopher Fisk -- I AM NOT THE LAST DON I AM NOT THE LAST DON Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode AABF21
Re: [H] X-Box 360 questions...
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007, Veech wrote: I'm researching getting the kids an XBox 360 for Christmas. Is the XBox 360 Premium worth the extra bucks? Any pros or cons to XBox vs other platforms such as PlayStation 2? They want Guitar Hero, is XBox the best - or only - platform to buy for this game? Finally, is there a way to get any deals or is it price-locked? Thanks for any info... Guitar Hero 3 is available for PS2, PS3, Wii and XBox360. Go with whichever one offers the other features you want. Christopher Fisk -- I AM NOT THE LAST DON I AM NOT THE LAST DON Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode AABF21
[H] X-Box 360 questions...
I'm researching getting the kids an XBox 360 for Christmas. Is the XBox 360 Premium worth the extra bucks? Any pros or cons to XBox vs other platforms such as PlayStation 2? They want Guitar Hero, is XBox the best - or only - platform to buy for this game? Finally, is there a way to get any deals or is it price-locked? Thanks for any info...
