BBVL, help me pick a game system, win $$$

[futuredoc85]

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price is not an issue

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lol. why don't you buy all 3?

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sigh. because i have a wife who would most likely not appreciate that.

[oobiingzoo]

Wii is great, but only with a friend. Games are limited and quite childish and will be a bore by yourself after a few weeks.

PS3 is overpriced, and doesn't even run at full expectation. The games are all running 30 FPS, while 360 is running at 60 FPS. All that means is 360s games have far better graphics at the moment then PS3. There aren't many good games on ps3 and they lost their exclusive rights to GTA which is one game they were really banking on to only be released on ps3.

360 is great, with the elite or normal system you're getting about anything you want for half the price of the ps3. HD-DVD player, hard drive, wireless controllers. The games are finally reaching potential of 360 and are all great. BioShock is coming out soon and so is Halo. If you're into sports, madden is at the top level its ever been. Been playing it since Saturday and can't put it down.

If you want games for free/before they come out its easy as hell to mod or you can even send it in to get modded for not much. PS3 is pointless to mod as BlueRay burner is too much and blueray discs make it cheaper to probably just buy the game.

If you're going for tons of games and great graphics get 360.

If live with a group of people and don't care about graphics/just wanna [censored] around drunk then get the Wii.

[futuredoc85]

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Wii
Pro - Super fun games, even though they're aimed at kids. I have not met anyone who's played it who didn't love it. Also, way cheaper.
Con - Made for kids. Nowhere near as powerful as the others. Not a DVD player.

PS3
Pro - Cheapest Blu Ray DVD player. Game selection getting better. Backwards compatible if you have a PS2.
Con - Still the most expensive. Game selection not great.

Xbox 360
Pro - Good game selection. Reasonable price compared to PS3. Backwards compatible to Xbox. Selling a lot more units than the PS3 so if you play online there's more people to play against.
Con - Not next-gen DVD player (just a regular DVD). Has some issues with the hardward that's caused fatal errors, although MS has upped the warranty.

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this is pretty good, any more detailed thoughts on whether the game selection for PS3 is going to keep improving to the point of making it worth buying over the 360?
also stars name?

[futuredoc85]

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Wii is great, but only with a friend. Games are limited and quite childish and will be a bore by yourself after a few weeks.

PS3 is overpriced, and doesn't even run at full expectation. The games are all running 30 FPS, while 360 is running at 60 FPS. All that means is 360s games have far better graphics at the moment then PS3. There aren't many good games on ps3 and they lost their exclusive rights to GTA which is one game they were really banking on to only be released on ps3.

360 is great, with the elite or normal system you're getting about anything you want for half the price of the ps3. HD-DVD player, hard drive, wireless controllers. The games are finally reaching potential of 360 and are all great. BioShock is coming out soon and so is Halo. If you're into sports, madden is at the top level its ever been. Been playing it since Saturday and can't put it down.

If you want games for free/before they come out its easy as hell to mod or you can even send it in to get modded for not much. PS3 is pointless to mod as BlueRay burner is too much and blueray discs make it cheaper to probably just buy the game.

If you're going for tons of games and great graphics get 360.

If live with a group of people and don't care about graphics/just wanna [censored] around drunk then get the Wii.

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ok this is also very good. you win too if you would be kind enough to elaborate on the differences b/w regular 360 and eliteo and provide your stars name

[oobiingzoo]

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Wii
Pro - Super fun games, even though they're aimed at kids. I have not met anyone who's played it who didn't love it. Also, way cheaper.
Con - Made for kids. Nowhere near as powerful as the others. Not a DVD player.

PS3
Pro - Cheapest Blu Ray DVD player. Game selection getting better. Backwards compatible if you have a PS2.
Con - Still the most expensive. Game selection not great.

Xbox 360
Pro - Good game selection. Reasonable price compared to PS3. Backwards compatible to Xbox. Selling a lot more units than the PS3 so if you play online there's more people to play against.
Con - Not next-gen DVD player (just a regular DVD). Has some issues with the hardward that's caused fatal errors, although MS has upped the warranty.

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this is pretty good, any more detailed thoughts on whether the game selection for PS3 is going to keep improving to the point of making it worth buying over the 360?
also stars name?

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How is 360 not a next gen DVD player? Its not a blu ray player but does play HD dvds. BluRay will not be the medium for years, HD is next in line, bluray is far far down the road. And ps3 game selection getting better? They have 3 games coming out in the next 3 months that anyone is excited about. 360 has sold most units, wii is catching, they're giving away ps3s the sales are so bad.

Wii online is nowhere near 360s online. You gotta pay for 360 but thats actually better. They fix bugs immediately, no cheats, constant updates, etc.

[futuredoc85]

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Wii
Pro - Super fun games, even though they're aimed at kids. I have not met anyone who's played it who didn't love it. Also, way cheaper.
Con - Made for kids. Nowhere near as powerful as the others. Not a DVD player.

PS3
Pro - Cheapest Blu Ray DVD player. Game selection getting better. Backwards compatible if you have a PS2.
Con - Still the most expensive. Game selection not great.

Xbox 360
Pro - Good game selection. Reasonable price compared to PS3. Backwards compatible to Xbox. Selling a lot more units than the PS3 so if you play online there's more people to play against.
Con - Not next-gen DVD player (just a regular DVD). Has some issues with the hardward that's caused fatal errors, although MS has upped the warranty.

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this is pretty good, any more detailed thoughts on whether the game selection for PS3 is going to keep improving to the point of making it worth buying over the 360?
also stars name?

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How is 360 not a next gen DVD player? Its not a blu ray player but does play HD dvds. BluRay will not be the medium for years, HD is next in line, bluray is far far down the road. And ps3 game selection getting better? They have 3 games coming out in the next 3 months that anyone is excited about. 360 has sold most units, wii is catching, they're giving away ps3s the sales are so bad.

Wii online is nowhere near 360s online. You gotta pay for 360 but thats actually better. They fix bugs immediately, no cheats, constant updates, etc.

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yeah i agree you did a much better job, which is why i am shipping to you as well.

[Maple Leafs]

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this is pretty good, any more detailed thoughts on whether the game selection for PS3 is going to keep improving to the point of making it worth buying over the 360?
also stars name?

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It's improving slowly but surely. It really depends on how long you're willing to wait. Xbox had a year's headstart and has had better supprt over the past while as well, but I'm sure in two or three years things will have evened out.

Another key point to consider is exclusivity. If you want to play Halo, you need an xbox. If you want to play Madden, get whatever you want. For example in the past, PS has had the Square stuff as an exclusive but that may not be the case going forward. If you have your heart set on a certain game, make sure it's actually coming out for the system you're looking at.

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ty, but you forgot to put your stars name.

[oobiingzoo]

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Wii is great, but only with a friend. Games are limited and quite childish and will be a bore by yourself after a few weeks.

PS3 is overpriced, and doesn't even run at full expectation. The games are all running 30 FPS, while 360 is running at 60 FPS. All that means is 360s games have far better graphics at the moment then PS3. There aren't many good games on ps3 and they lost their exclusive rights to GTA which is one game they were really banking on to only be released on ps3.

360 is great, with the elite or normal system you're getting about anything you want for half the price of the ps3. HD-DVD player, hard drive, wireless controllers. The games are finally reaching potential of 360 and are all great. BioShock is coming out soon and so is Halo. If you're into sports, madden is at the top level its ever been. Been playing it since Saturday and can't put it down.

If you want games for free/before they come out its easy as hell to mod or you can even send it in to get modded for not much. PS3 is pointless to mod as BlueRay burner is too much and blueray discs make it cheaper to probably just buy the game.

If you're going for tons of games and great graphics get 360.

If live with a group of people and don't care about graphics/just wanna [censored] around drunk then get the Wii.

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ok this is also very good. you win too if you would be kind enough to elaborate on the differences b/w regular 360 and eliteo and provide your stars name

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Stars is same as this, oobiingzoo

The elite looks better (personal opinion), its black instead of white.

But they added a heatsink to the CPU which was the problem with the system failing constantly and making everyone send their systems in to repair. I've had my 360 since launch and never had a problem, I dont put it on its side or in a close space where the air can't circulate.

It also has a 120 GB hard drive as opposed to the 20 GB. I still haven't filled up my 20 GB but hey, if you like puttin' [censored] on there I guess its for you. The elite is $530 as opposed to $350 for the premium 360. It is also HDMI capable, while the premium is not. HDMI = better then HD, most newer plasmas have the insert for it. I can't notice the difference (have HDMI DVD Player on 62 plasma) but technically its better.

So basically, black / $200 more / 120 GB HD / HDMI ready.

[oobiingzoo]

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this is pretty good, any more detailed thoughts on whether the game selection for PS3 is going to keep improving to the point of making it worth buying over the 360?
also stars name?

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It's improving slowly but surely. It really depends on how long you're willing to wait. Xbox had a year's headstart and has had better supprt over the past while as well, but I'm sure in two or three years things will have evened out.

Another key point to consider is exclusivity. If you want to play Halo, you need an xbox. If you want to play Madden, get whatever you want. For example in the past, PS has had the Square stuff as an exclusive but that may not be the case going forward. If you have your heart set on a certain game, make sure it's actually coming out for the system you're looking at.

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Eh, PS3 is going to ever even out. With sales declining, all game manufactures are quitting giving them exclusive rights. They released the system a year too early and they're paying for it. They dropped the price and had a chance but immediately made the mistake and put it back to $600. Average gamer is never going to pay $600 as most are just kids. The past games running at 30 FPS are pissing a lot of people off too, they bought a 600$ system performing at $200 level. But I guess we'll see.