REDMOND, Wash., Dec 01, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system kicked off the holidays with record- breaking console sales on one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year in the U.S. Retailers reported Xbox 360 console sales over the Black Friday weekend were on pace to beat previous years, outselling the PlayStation 3 by a three-to-one ratio and estimating a 25 percent increase from Xbox 360 Black Friday sales figures from 2007.
It should.
Budget system sells, news at the Bore. It's a shame it's such a shit system, or it could even be considered a good value. :(
Would anybody be bitching about the 360's victory if the system was more reliably built? Apart from a RROD I've been extremely impressed with the console, its feature set, and the support MS has gained, especially after not caring for its predecessor much at all.
what does the ps3 have, by comparison, other than a blu-ray player and sub-360 graphics performance?
what does the ps3 have, by comparison, other than a blu-ray player and sub-360 graphics performance? 90% of the ps3's library is on the 360, only better
But what do you play on it?
what does the ps3 have, by comparison, other than a blu-ray player and sub-360 graphics performance?
Standard common format HDD 3x the size of the "premium" Xbox Shitty. Built-in wifi. Free and better online. It's like a generational difference between these two systems, really. Oh yeah, and only one system has Wipeout.
:piss Xbox 360 :piss2
hahahahahhahah what? "Better Online"?
is this you, Duckman?spoiler (click to show/hide)http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/5172/1213072880864af3.jpg[close]
I'm sure when Uncharted 2 comes out, 360 sales will grind to a halt. Its Drake but only he's acting all stealthy n' shit:Virtua Fighter 5
Gundam Musou
Motorstorm
Lair
Heavenly Sword
Uncharted
Blu-Ray Movie Format
Haze
Home
Metal Gear Solid 4
LittleBigPlanet
White Knight Chronicles
Uncharted 2
Final Fantasy XIII
Gran Turismo 5
Final Fantasy XIII Versus
Valkyria Chronicles: The one AWESOME exclusive self-proclaimed PS3 fans won't buy.
Better online? :rofl
That's was directed at Ducky, MAF.Better online? :rofl
Wait, doesnt PS3 allow you to stream movies from Netflix? That's pretty cool.
duckman's lost it. he knows that he will soon place a 360 receipt in his little heart-shaped box and finally join the true next generation console experience
a scant enough prize when the shrieking cod4 fanboy set calls him a dirty attractive Jewish person nigra and dry humps his avatar
duckman will crack and get a 360 once nobody will be bothering to play Killzone 2 online anymore, which should be a couple months after its release.
duckman will crack and get another 360 once nobody will be bothering to play Killzone 2 online anymore, which should be a couple months after its release.
the license transfer process is fucking distinguished mentally-challenged, btw -- looks like i'll have to redownload everything even though it's already sitting on the hd? either that or it just didn't work
duckman will crack and get another 360 once nobody will be bothering to play Killzone 2 online anymore, which should be a couple months after its release.
Wipeout won't last you forever.
duckman will crack and get another 360 once nobody will be bothering to play Killzone 2 online anymore, which should be a couple months after its release.
I think he's already been through three of them. Will probably go through three more before it's all said and done. That's how he rolls.
I put the over/under on future duckman Wii purchases at 2, just for the record.
the license transfer process is fucking distinguished mentally-challenged, btw -- looks like i'll have to redownload everything even though it's already sitting on the hd? either that or it just didn't work
at least you CAN download it
the ps3's duckman2000-approved online experience can't even negotiate NAT properly on 2/3rds of the routers out there, including mine
mmmmm, two days to download wipeout hd
Sony servers are great. I remember one time I bought this game, it was called Socom or whatever and none of the servers worked!Oh yeah, and KZ2 absolutely fucking smokes the cluttered, paint-on texture wonder of all things clumsily faked that is Gears 2. So much for the power gap being a myth.
I'm sure if Epic Games had almost five fucking years and 100 million dollars of fun money they could crank out a game that looks twice as good as Killzone 2.
the license transfer process is fucking distinguished mentally-challenged, btw -- looks like i'll have to redownload everything even though it's already sitting on the hd? either that or it just didn't work
at least you CAN download it
the ps3's duckman2000-approved online experience can't even negotiate NAT properly on 2/3rds of the routers out there, including mine
mmmmm, two days to download wipeout hd
Is that the reason PSN downloads are so slow? It took me foreover to download the r2 and lbp betas. It reminded me of the 56k days.
the license transfer process is fucking distinguished mentally-challenged, btw -- looks like i'll have to redownload everything even though it's already sitting on the hd? either that or it just didn't work
Ah yes, I'm sure Epic has worked under horrible restraints when creating (recycling) assets or fine tuning their showcase tech powering their showcase game of the generation. :violin
I remember when Duckman used to sound like an eloquent distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. Now he just sounds like a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. Damn, it's actually weird to see him act so far out in the land of the Sfag, location "Dumbshit".
Seriously, not even kidding.
you mean their multiplat engine tech, which when fine-tuned runs best on the 360 platform? :tophat
you mean their multiplat engine tech, which when fine-tuned runs best on the 360 platform? :tophat
It's a shame that's the best showcase there is for the 360 then :gloomy
hasn't the news since friday been that hdtvs and blu-ray players were hit pretty hard? why is this on the gaming forum anyway?
I wouldn't say that. At least graphically. You're talking about 360/PS3 versions, not the PC version, right?you mean their multiplat engine tech, which when fine-tuned runs best on the 360 platform? :tophat
It's a shame that's the best showcase there is for the 360 then :gloomy
yet it is still more technically impressive than killzone 2 :'(
(actually, i think far cry 2 is more technically impressive than either)
Oh yeah, Far Cry 2 shits all over Killzone 2 as well.
I know we're just having fun with ducky, but KZ2 does look very impressive. SONY has invested tons in that title and it shows, at least graphically--I haven't played the game.
Which is why it isn't fair to compare it to Gears of War 2 because it's only been two years since the first game.
you mean their multiplat engine tech, which when fine-tuned runs best on the 360 platform? :tophat
It's a shame that's the best showcase there is for the 360 then :gloomy
yet it is still more technically impressive than killzone 2 :'(
(actually, i think far cry 2 is more technically impressive than either)
Oh yeah, Far Cry 2 shits all over Killzone 2 as well.I know we're just having fun with ducky, but KZ2 does look very impressive. SONY has invested tons in that title and it shows, at least graphically--I haven't played the game.
Obviously it looks amazing. It's been in development for probably 5 or so years. Which is why it isn't fair to compare it to Gears of War 2 because it's only been two years since the first game.
Which is why it isn't fair to compare it to Gears of War 2 because it's only been two years since the first game.
:lol It's not fair!
Jesus f'n christ.
Everything must be shit on.
the license transfer process is fucking distinguished mentally-challenged, btw -- looks like i'll have to redownload everything even though it's already sitting on the hd? either that or it just didn't work
yeah you have to redownload everything :gloomy
Too bad it's not consistent across other platforms.Jesus f'n christ.
Everything must be shit on.
Well, yes
Too bad it's not consistent across other platforms.Jesus f'n christ.
Everything must be shit on.
Well, yes
I'm sorry I can't "help" as much. :lol
I just can't troll for the sake of trolling even though everyone else does, it's a personal flaw. :'(
and rename duckman2000/aa as "anihawk 2"
And even when I redownloaded Shivering Isles after a license transfer it STILL doesn't work if I'm not signed into Live.
Good job MS. >:(
There has never been a game I bought for the PS3 where I have been, "Oh shit, I bought the wrong version. :'("
Contrary to what the net has said otherwise.
Actually I was trolling but Chromehounds would be nigh fucking unplayable without almost blanket headset support like the 360.
lmfao, did duckman say PS3 has better online? :rofl
The only PS3 game I see selling well on the PS3 is Gran Tursimo 5...in 2010 or whenever the hell it comes out. I don't know how prologue sold, but the Gran Turismo Series has always been popular.
And even when I redownloaded Shivering Isles after a license transfer it STILL doesn't work if I'm not signed into Live.
Good job MS. >:(
i didn't even think of that -- please don't tell me i have to try out all the add ons i just nominally redownloaded :gloomy
like you know what you're missingTrue for multiplats. LIVE and Achievements, yes. It's the 1st party you hear the most about. Every little nuance.
KZ2 will sell. Infamous will bomb, and everyone will rightfully scream "unfair"
This board needs MOAR 'sfag/xfag' btw
I would be into KZ2, and maybe LBP, if I could just get some fuckin demos for them. I don't know how to get into all these exclusive betas and I don't really care to find out. Downloading the Home theme didn't do shit for me.
This board needs less 'sfag/xfag' btw
Is it just me or does it seem like this gen everything is hyperbole?
I think my favorite time to be a gamer is after the dust settles. This past summer I had so much fun filling out my collection on PS2 because you could find the games cheap and you could talk to people about games and gaming rationally and cooly. I am curious to see how gamers reflect on the 360 and the PS3, but I have somewhat of a hunch it isn't going to be as positive as I sort of feel about it now.
I'm not sure if that's the trend for everything-- ninthings have managed to hold on to memories of the SNES, for example, and the PS2 still enjoys a sort of honeymoon period even in year 9-- but I just don't see our memories being kind. :\
I think my favorite time to be a gamer is after the dust settles. This past summer I had so much fun filling out my collection on PS2 because you could find the games cheap and you could talk to people about games and gaming rationally and cooly.
You got into the 360 beta, too.
Is it just me or does it seem like this gen everything is hyperbole?
I think my favorite time to be a gamer is after the dust settles. This past summer I had so much fun filling out my collection on PS2 because you could find the games cheap and you could talk to people about games and gaming rationally and cooly. I am curious to see how gamers reflect on the 360 and the PS3, but I have somewhat of a hunch it isn't going to be as positive as I sort of feel about it now.
QuoteThe PS3 has completely redeemed itself with Wipeout HD, still waiting on something of the Rallisport caliber on the 360
so the PS3 just needed a HD version of a PSP game to be redeemed whilst the X360 has to top the best racing game ever made?
Even odds are even!
hey, we pack into 3 pages what gaf does in 30
:bow evilborean efficiency :bow2
You have lost it Altogether.
You were cool a while ago now you are bordering on the Wollan level of sfagness.
smh
Ducky is working over time. Now if he played the game developed in his home country we'd get somewhere, what a fake non-Swede.
hahahahahhahah what? "Better Online"?
is this you, Duckman?spoiler (click to show/hide)http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/5172/1213072880864af3.jpg[close]
I think the reason Forza 2 wasn't as big as Forza 1 was because graphically it was pretty poor in comparison to others games out there. Driving was still better than the GT games.
and PGR4 added some refinement to PGR3, new different cars since they didn't need to stick to the power cars like they did in PGR3, and it has Geo Wars Waves which became useless with Geo Wars 2. I'm still happy I bought it. PGR2 is still my favorite. Bizarre is still one of the best developers that doesn't get enough respect and The Club was also awesome.
QuoteThe PS3 has completely redeemed itself with Wipeout HD, still waiting on something of the Rallisport caliber on the 360
so the PS3 just needed a HD version of a PSP game to be redeemed whilst the X360 has to top the best racing game ever made?
Even odds are even!
PSP port, feh. It's a Wipeout game on the PS3, and looking very much the part of a next gen racing game due to its polish and inherent stylistic beauty. It's unique, and it's the good of Playstation for a change. The fact that it's a PSP game probably says more about the shittiness of other racing game developers than it does about the console it's blessing with its presence.
As for RSC, its absence and the lack of BC support for RSC2 really stands as an example of all the things wrong with the Xbox brand this generation. Instead of pushing something genuinely exciting, they have decided to go with the sterile, competently engineered but ultimately drab, B-grade shit of PGR and Forza.
Is it just me or does it seem like this gen everything is hyperbole?
I think my favorite time to be a gamer is after the dust settles. This past summer I had so much fun filling out my collection on PS2 because you could find the games cheap and you could talk to people about games and gaming rationally and cooly. I am curious to see how gamers reflect on the 360 and the PS3, but I have somewhat of a hunch it isn't going to be as positive as I sort of feel about it now.
I'm not sure if that's the trend for everything-- ninthings have managed to hold on to memories of the SNES, for example, and the PS2 still enjoys a sort of honeymoon period even in year 9-- but I just don't see our memories being kind. :\
I still love the SNES/Genesis stuff, though the biggest complaint is that most of the games feel too short.
Motorstorm's problem is that it's a racing game. Outside of NFS and MC, arcade racing games are dying. Additional problem: It's on PS3.
Remember when every N64 game was an arcade racer? SF Rush zomg
:bow Crusin' World :bow2
Is it just me or does it seem like this gen everything is hyperbole?
I think my favorite time to be a gamer is after the dust settles. This past summer I had so much fun filling out my collection on PS2 because you could find the games cheap and you could talk to people about games and gaming rationally and cooly. I am curious to see how gamers reflect on the 360 and the PS3, but I have somewhat of a hunch it isn't going to be as positive as I sort of feel about it now.
I'm not sure if that's the trend for everything-- ninthings have managed to hold on to memories of the SNES, for example, and the PS2 still enjoys a sort of honeymoon period even in year 9-- but I am not sure the same will be said for these five or six years.
I know this is being somewhat myopic...
QuoteInstead of pushing something genuinely exciting, they have decided to go with the sterile, competently engineered but ultimately drab, B-grade shit of PGR and Forza.
honest now,
did you play either?
But still, how the hell could anyone argue that the XBOX game ethos has fallen further than the PlayStation? XBOX had like 10 good games on it in its lifetime if it's lucky, PS2 was fucking amazing.
I don't care about sales that much, and this is anecdotal evidence to be sure, but none of my friends were interested in the 360 until it dropped to $199 and they found out you could pick up 20 gig HDDs for $30. I guess the modular console approach was a smart one.
Some people just can't understand Sony's strategy atm.Whatever it is, it involves too much waiting.
Some people just can't understand Sony's strategy atm.Whatever it is, it involves too much waiting.
Some people just can't understand Sony's strategy atm.Whatever it is, it involves too much waiting.
Year 2 of 10, baby.
Smooth Groove's absence makes me :'(Probably busy with med school stuff. It is that time of year.
with a disc in i think my new 360 is even louder than my old 360 :rofl
good thing i'll have no reason to play it next year
sega superstars tennis is kind of neat btw -- it's a depressing reminder of how cool sega used to be, and mascot crossover games are shameful, but it's good fun. might keep it
QuotePS2 was a shit console with three good game series on it. Xbox was an all-in wunderbox. With RSC on it.
:lol
:COLOURDOG Quit gaming, take up knitting.
i just get the feeling you play games for 5 seconds and decide on their worth - or not at all and just guess.
and i think saying "enough to know..." is a tacit nod to this fact.
How long did you play? Come on, this is self help, you can only get over these mood swings and outbursts if you take the first step.
Just to note, this ISN'T the first time i've seen people with this affliction - i used to do it a lot when i was young, and i've seen several people do the same thing.
EVILBORE : We are here to help.
It seems to me that the most well-made online games are made by third-parties.
I posted a sentence after that explaining why that's so. Don't know if you saw it.It seems to me that the most well-made online games are made by third-parties.That really doesn't make any sense.
Casuals have moved away from the Wii.
They want Guitar Hero now.
They can get a 360+Guitar Hero w/ Guitar for the price of a Wii+Game.
Posted on: December 02, 2008, 10:07:43 PM Posted by: Rman
sometimes i wish it would only take me five seconds to see through a bad game
:piss condemned 2 :piss2
with a disc in i think my new 360 is even louder than my old 360 :rofl
good thing i'll have no reason to play it next year
sega superstars tennis is kind of neat btw -- it's a depressing reminder of how cool sega used to be, and mascot crossover games are shameful, but it's good fun. might keep it
SST Is pretty awesome. Controls like shit sometimes, and the super moves are a bitch. But god the Segafag in me smiles seing Alex Kidd playing tennis vs Nights in the Samba World
I wonder if all things being equal, if the PS3 didn't go with Blue-Ray would it have had made a difference anyways? I think this generation would have still played out the same way.As a new HDTV owner, Blu-Ray only increases the PS3's appeal to me (seeing as the games aren't really doing it)
I wonder if all things being equal, if the PS3 didn't go with Blue-Ray would it have had made a difference anyways? I think this generation would have still played out the same way.
PS3 would have already blown 360 out of the water if it didn't have Blu-Ray, Cell, and was therefore competitively priced. Don't kid yourselves. How it fared versus Wii would be another matter.
But Sony had other priorities and sacrificed gaming (willingly or not) to achieve them. Anyway, that alternate reality is all in the land of make believe, so it really doesn't matter.
The ps3 being 600$ killed it. Any other arguments are moot.
QuoteMeh, I don't have time to spend on shit boring games. Racing sims and sim/arcade shitpit games, so fucking meh.
Okay - so that's clear then. You don't like racing sims - i'm not sure then how you can even begin to comment on Forza being B-grade.QuoteSims in particular just totally fail to provide any gaming value: they try to make them "realistic," and completely fuck everything up by assuming that there is no need to compensate for all that is lost when it's translated into video game form.
you need to understand that they don't provide any gaming value -to you-.
you are absolutely more than welcome to not play every game or spend too much time, but you can surely see the trapdoor you stand on when you have a pronounced opinion on something you a) admit you don't like in the first place b) play for a limited time (or AT ALL) c) rate as a B-rate grade.
Andrews, while you may hate racing sims, you need to understand that there are a fuckton of people out there who really like them.
The ps3 being 600$ killed it. Any other arguments are moot.
wait for 2009
The line up is killer:
Killzone 2
Home (beta continued)
LBP content
Home
Secret PS3 Game
AA is like that insane hobo standing outside of the bus depot shouting about everything and nothing all at once but the only thing that's really clear is that he's fuck balls crazy.I saw a hobo with no shirt on doing karate kicks in the subway today :lol
both your profiles say you haven't played Forza 2. Did you REALLY play it? hand on heart now, no skinch.
The line up is killer:
Killzone 2
Home (beta continued)
LBP content
Home
Secret PS3 Game, also available on Xbox 360
Fixed.
The line up is killer:
Killzone 2
Home (beta continued)
LBP content
Home
Secret PS3 Game, also available on Xbox 360
Home 2 beta
Fixed.
Fixed.
there is some homeless guy that stands on the corner of this street with a fake iphone asking people how to get it to work. he's been there for like, 8 months now and I still don't get what he's trying to accomplishwhen you stop to help him, he robs you
QuoteI saw a hobo with no shirt on doing karate kicks in the subway today
awesome, their sandwiches are terrible.
there is some homeless guy that stands on the corner of this street with a fake iphone asking people how to get it to work. he's been there for like, 8 months now and I still don't get what he's trying to accomplishwhen you stop to help him, he robs you
Do demos show up? I think that's what I played. Which, if you bothered with giving a shit about what the argument is even about as opposed to whatever dumb shit you desperate want (need) it to be about, is plenty enough. I don't like sims, and I dislike them even more when it's the only fucking option available. Well, that or some other tarmac racer, woohoo!So literally about 5 games make or break a console for you? The system probably makes the majority of different types of gamers happy as balls.
This is some strawman shit, and incredibly, it seems to all stem from your curious inability to grasp the very simple concept that the supposed excellence of the Xbox of this generation is worth somewhere between shit and nothing to me. Xbox was awesome, Xbox 360 is not.
QuoteThis is some strawman shit, and incredibly, it seems to all stem from your curious inability to grasp the very simple concept that the supposed excellence of the Xbox of this generation is worth somewhere between shit and nothing to me. Xbox was awesome, Xbox 360 is not.
:lol is this supposed to be deliberately funny or something?
Most people with your opinion would say that the system is just not for them and not come into this thread and say that it's a failure and ONLY selling better because it's a budget system. Maybe you enjoy talking about games more than playing them?
Wtf are you people arguing about again? This place is turning into NEOEvilFAQ's.
Well yeah, I was thinking more of just America really.I really don't think price is the only reason the PS3 was a failure. If PS3 and 360 were roughly the same price (assuming PS3 had no blu-ray to get to that price) I still believe 360 would have beat it. It would have been a lot closer but lineup vs. lineup the 360 had more appealing software and was out first, it would still beat it, but not by as much as it is now.
Don't think so. At least in Europe the 360 would have never gotten a foothold at the same price.
the 360 is selling well, but its a shitty console anyways.
REAL TALK: The quality of my 360 gaming was always impacted by
1) Jet engine that roared harder then my tv making games like Condemned only playable with headphones
2) It stopping working so I had no gameplay experience at all
Shitty hardware can reduce the joy of playing a game.
Fucking MS apologist.
The Jet Engine ruins MY experience, as does a console that breaks. It's the reason I bougth a PS3 in fact. No fanboy bullshit, legit reason here.spoiler (click to show/hide)And look how that worked out for me :lol :lol[close]
I got my PS3 for Home!Home? lol
Can't fucking wait!
PS3 isn't worth $400.
Its 26$???? Where?It was 25.95 on Amazon on Saturday.
lol at someone defending the ps3 and then calling the ps2 shit. i mean, at least the nintendo fans are consistently distinguished mentally-challenged. this one doesn't even make sense.
you shoot shit, you don't spit shit :lol
No video game playing device is worth $400.
Or $300.
Or $250.
The expression! It's shoot the shit! If you're spitting shit, I'd ask you to take the poo out of your mouth!you shoot shit, you don't spit shit :lol
I don't even understand you anymore.
No video game playing device is worth $400.
Or $300.
Or $250.
A modded PSP IS worth 250 easy, assuming you have a big-ass MS Pro Duo and a penchant for USENET.
lol at someone defending the ps3 and then calling the ps2 shit. i mean, at least the nintendo fans are consistently distinguished mentally-challenged. this one doesn't even make sense.
It was a shitty shit system of the less is less format with 3 great game series. Hell, it didn't even have a good Wipeout game.
:piss PS2 :piss2
The expression! It's shoot the shit! If you're spitting shit, I'd ask you to take the poo out of your mouth!you shoot shit, you don't spit shit :lol
I don't even understand you anymore.
Its 26$???? Where?It was 25.95 on Amazon on Saturday.
I really think the game massively overshipped. I've seen great deals on FC2 for weeks now, starting at 42 bucks on Newegg and dropping all the way to 25.
Damn, i would have picked it up. I've been meaning to play it.
You're writing like that's a bad thing!Its 26$???? Where?It was 25.95 on Amazon on Saturday.
I really think the game massively overshipped. I've seen great deals on FC2 for weeks now, starting at 42 bucks on Newegg and dropping all the way to 25.
Damn, i would have picked it up. I've been meaning to play it.
Some low framerate and no v-sync-having bastard console version with shitty shadows and aggressive pop-in, I'm sure.
yes, but $26
i wonder if anyone is playing online at all, what with the 756 other multiplayer games out there this season
also, does pop-in and v-sync and shit like that really bother you guys, because i hardly ever notice stuff like that
Its 26$???? Where?It was 25.95 on Amazon on Saturday.
I really think the game massively overshipped. I've seen great deals on FC2 for weeks now, starting at 42 bucks on Newegg and dropping all the way to 25.
Damn, i would have picked it up. I've been meaning to play it.
Some low framerate and no v-sync-having bastard console version with shitty shadows and aggressive pop-in, I'm sure.
No, i wanted to get the 360 version.
that's funny, when i play games i am usually thinking "wow, this is a fun game" or "wow, this game isn't fun" and not "wow, look at the jaggy leaves on those trees and the v-sync and frame rate and my fun is just RUINED *flaps hands*"
ducky's just pissed he paid the full $50 on steam
yes, but $26
i wonder if anyone is playing online at all, what with the 756 other multiplayer games out there this season
also, does pop-in and v-sync and shit like that really bother you guys, because i hardly ever notice stuff like that
that's funny, when i play games i am usually thinking "wow, this is a fun game" or "wow, this game isn't fun" and not "wow, look at the jaggy leaves on those trees and the v-sync and frame rate and my fun is just RUINED *flaps hands*"
man, ebay charges some outrageous fees nowadays, even before they double dip you on the paypal fees
fuck it, i'm keeping sonic, i can get more in trade at gamestop
ebay is slowly fucking themselves right out of business
lol at someone defending the ps3 and then calling the ps2 shit. i mean, at least the nintendo fans are consistently distinguished mentally-challenged. this one doesn't even make sense.
It was a shitty shit system of the less is less format with 3 great game series. Hell, it didn't even have a good Wipeout game.
:piss PS2 :piss2
lol at someone defending the ps3 and then calling the ps2 shit. i mean, at least the nintendo fans are consistently distinguished mentally-challenged. this one doesn't even make sense.
It was a shitty shit system of the less is less format with 3 great game series. Hell, it didn't even have a good Wipeout game.
:piss PS2 :piss2
I definitely need a full thread from you detailing this PS2/360 suck Xbox/PS3 rule. Specifically regarding the PS2, I only know one person that didn't really care for the system, mainly because he only plays shooters and has gigantic monkey hands (he LOVED the Duke).
Are you one of those guys who can only like one particular thing within a genre at a time to the exclusion of all else? Or do you latch onto one or two games so much that they define a console for you? I'm very curious.
Considering that it's already been explained in detail a few times already, I doubt another try will make any difference, but hey. I disliked the PS2. It was a rickety nickel and dime system, and it had few game series worth playing. Am I supposed to claim that it was somehow a wonder-kiosk of gaming because it offered so many flavors, even if I personally disliked nearly every one of those flavors?
I for one did not enjoy all that many PS2 games. Exclusives, there were like 5. And three were Final Fantasy. With multiplatform stuff I got for PS2, we're up to 9. The rest... bunch of skippable crap, if you ask me.
Of course, there weren't too many Xbox and GameCube games I liked, either. Less than PS2 for GameCube, more than PS2 for Xbox. But whatever. Then again, there are only 5 current gen games I'd care to play, too.
Considering that it's already been explained in detail a few times already, I doubt another try will make any difference, but hey. I disliked the PS2. It was a rickety nickel and dime system, and it had few game series worth playing. Am I supposed to claim that it was somehow a wonder-kiosk of gaming because it offered so many flavors, even if I personally disliked nearly every one of those flavors?
It had such a vast library across so many different genres that saying "I didn't like the PS2" is kind of like saying "I don't like video games." The only two things I can think of that it didn't have were a truly great shooter and a great western RPG.
What makes it even more baffling is that in the same sentence, you have all kinds of praise for the PS3. It just doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but then again, I'm from Alabama, so I'm a little bit slow.
But something tells me there's not a lot of rationality that goes into it...
I'm really not sure if there's anything more reasonable than to judge the quality of a system based on your own likes and dislikes, yet somehow that seems to be damned near incomprehensible to some of you.
I'm really not sure if there's anything more reasonable than to judge the quality of a system based on your own likes and dislikes, yet somehow that seems to be damned near incomprehensible to some of you. I have about as much interest in the "vast library" of the PS2 as I would in a "vast library" of books about gnats.
The PS3 is by no means a great "experience," and if I had some sense I would have absolutely waited until probably around now before purchasing one. But it seems set to be a massive improvement on the PS2. It has earned some gold stars for being a more is more system, and Sony has gone some way in filling the void left in the wake of games like Crimson Skies and Rallisport. I also really enjoy the fact that there is a perfectly functional online system that requires no credit cards or codes to keep active, and that Sony itself seems pretty dedicated to providing strong feature-sets in its online games. And now the system has Wipeout HD, so that voids whatever strengths the PS2 might have had.
I absolutely understand why some would prefer the PS2 last generation, and the 360 now, but I don't. Oh happy day and glory be, Microsoft has made great strides with getting JRPGs on the system! Great news... if you like that type of stuff. I'd trade all of them for three courses of Rallisport style racing.
They patched it to make Novice difficulty tone down the time trial and speed lap events.
Fuck. This. Thread.rofl's and sadness. I'm going to hell. :'(
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I for one did not enjoy all that many PS2 games. Exclusives, there were like 5. And three were Final Fantasy. With multiplatform stuff I got for PS2, we're up to 9. The rest... bunch of skippable crap, if you ask me.
Of course, there weren't too many Xbox and GameCube games I liked, either. Less than PS2 for GameCube, more than PS2 for Xbox. But whatever. Then again, there are only 5 current gen games I'd care to play, too.
You liked FFX-2 but not any of the other good-to-great JRPGs on the PS2?!?
In addition to all of the Japanese RPGs, you couldn't find anything you liked in these series: God of War, Gran Turismo, Ico/Shadow, Sly Cooper, Jak, Ratchet & Clank, GTA/Bully, Metal Gear Solid, Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero, Hot Shots Golf, etc?
You're a picky man!
that's funny, when i play games i am usually thinking "wow, this is a fun game" or "wow, this game isn't fun" and not "wow, look at the jaggy leaves on those trees and the v-sync and frame rate and my fun is just RUINED *flaps hands*"
And honestly I can't understand why someone who is into games enough to post on message boards about them would choose to get a PS3 over a 360, unless for Blu Ray. There's not much on PS3 that isn't represented on 360, often in greater numbers.