betty boop Posted November 21, 2005 Posted November 21, 2005 not sure what this thread is doing in this forum but anyways, looks like xbox is go !.......tomorrow ! http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Entertainment...r/News/F7T9R3K4
Pogi Posted November 21, 2005 Posted November 21, 2005 Have you ever played Halo or Halo 2? If not play them and then tell me that the ps3 has better games. What a load of garbage! Most games these days you are able to get on both consoles except a few & Halo's are one of them. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes i have..im a fan of 1st person shooters and i didnt enjoy either games at all... and youre right..there are a few games that are not available on each console..like GT4...RE series..and ofcourse some of the best RPG series but i'll be playing the PS3 for the games..simple as that
culubalo Posted November 21, 2005 Posted November 21, 2005 if you wan't good innovation and GOOD games that are fun and different, you wan't to stick to nintendo. If you wan't something sort of in between you are probably looking at sony PC clones on the console, microsoft is your best bet.
Drugsy Posted November 21, 2005 Posted November 21, 2005 yes i have..im a fan of 1st person shooters and i didnt enjoy either games at all...and youre right..there are a few games that are not available on each console..like GT4...RE series..and ofcourse some of the best RPG series but i'll be playing the PS3 for the games..simple as that <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Again it will come down to what type of games you enjoy playing. I for one hate rpg games and love fps. I find it hard to believe that you like fps games and didn't enjoy either of the two halo's. Maybe you weren't that crash hot at them!
HoffY Posted November 21, 2005 Posted November 21, 2005 Tend to agree a bit. Halo was probably the best ever first person shooter imo. There was bit too much hype with Halo 2 & it didn't live up to the hype imo. None the less it is still avery good game if you like that kind of genre. Hoffy if you haven't played either one than i suggest that you do. There is no better multiplayer game on the market. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hmm well it'd want to be something.. i'm a bit of a FPS veteran. Mostly around Quake 2 days but all the doom and quakes prior (just before broadband got popular and my shitty dialup connection coudlnt handle Q3 so i bailed online gaming ). God i love Q2 *sigh* hehe. A fair bit of console FPS in the form of Timesplitters and the goodl ol' GoldenEye 007 on n64. So to beat those Halo would really have to be something (and i'm assuiming witha modern touch of "lots of options and features for multiplayers"... some games really suck with that these days.. lack "should be included" features far to often and it really spoils a great sucess). e.g. co-op
Drugsy Posted November 21, 2005 Posted November 21, 2005 Hmm well it'd want to be something.. i'm a bit of a FPS veteran. Mostly around Quake 2 days but all the doom and quakes prior (just before broadband got popular and my shitty dialup connection coudlnt handle Q3 so i bailed online gaming ). God i love Q2 *sigh* hehe. A fair bit of console FPS in the form of Timesplitters and the goodl ol' GoldenEye 007 on n64.So to beat those Halo would really have to be something (and i'm assuiming witha modern touch of "lots of options and features for multiplayers"... some games really suck with that these days.. lack "should be included" features far to often and it really spoils a great sucess). e.g. co-op <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Go and play it. Then have a go at multiplayer, you won't be sorry!
Pogi Posted November 22, 2005 Posted November 22, 2005 I find it hard to believe that you like fps games and didn't enjoy either of the two halo's. Maybe you weren't that crash hot at them! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> heh, funny you say that, i actually was pretty good in them, finished the first halo and was usually top between halo nights with frens, i played it but not because i liked it, mainly because i just wanted to say i finished the game for story is not original, the graphics even on component are nothing new, and the space/alien environment has been done to death i even have the game on pc, and still play games such as CS, quake 3, etc. occasionally but you are right, it depends on what games you like.
Drugsy Posted November 22, 2005 Posted November 22, 2005 heh, funny you say that, i actually was pretty good in them, finished the first halo and was usually top between halo nights with frens, i played it but not because i liked it, mainly because i just wanted to say i finished the gamefor story is not original, the graphics even on component are nothing new, and the space/alien environment has been done to death i even have the game on pc, and still play games such as CS, quake 3, etc. occasionally but you are right, it depends on what games you like. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Agree with you there.
culubalo Posted November 22, 2005 Posted November 22, 2005 fps games just don't go well with consoles, most fps purists don't own consoles for fps games.
pandemik Posted November 22, 2005 Posted November 22, 2005 Official xbox360 launch date announced for AU (March 2nd): http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0...Enbv%5E,00.html
Pogi Posted November 23, 2005 Posted November 23, 2005 heard the americans on the radio ravving about the 360 happy campers they are
Guest Sparky66 Posted November 23, 2005 Posted November 23, 2005 READ THIS - It may change many peoples minds and anyway who wants to fill Bill Gates already fat money grabbing pockets. 10 reasons why PS3 is better than Xbox 360 - 3 pages
DavoNogo Posted November 23, 2005 Posted November 23, 2005 READ THIS - It may change many peoples minds and anyway who wants to fill Bill Gates already fat money grabbing pockets.10 reasons why PS3 is better than Xbox 360 - 3 pages <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Reason 7 is the dumbest thing I've heard of... of course you can't pre-order the unit in the states - it's already been released!!! Reason 6 is also stupid as 7 players will almost always be limited to sports games... and keeping track of four players on screen is hard enough on some games! Reason 4 - the xbox 360 is not only backwards compatible, but will actually enhance all the older generation games (like Halo, providing widescreen and 720p support to the ageing game). Not only that, but they'll be applying Anti-Aliasing to all the games, so all the old games will look better. The PSOne and PS2 games, when played on the PS3, will still look and feel exactly the same, possibly minus the slowdown on the aforementioned consoles (depends if the PS3 emulates the old hardware using a software-based emulator or through hardware compatibility.. the latter is very unlikely though). And it's not like the list is short - http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/9736/Xbox-36...box-Games-List/. I'll give it to them for Reason 3 - the Japanese love their RPGs and "old school" games.. a bit unfair when Sony own the exclusive rights to pretty all the Japanese games. Reasons 2 and 10 - they're forgetting one thing... by the time the PS3 comes out, the XBox 360's "killer app" will almost certainly be out - Halo 3. Not only that, but there'll be hundreds of games in Microsoft's library once the PS3 comes out.
RodN Posted November 23, 2005 Posted November 23, 2005 READ THIS - It may change many peoples minds and anyway who wants to fill Bill Gates already fat money grabbing pockets.10 reasons why PS3 is better than Xbox 360 - 3 pages <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ahhh number #1 is music to my eyes, can't wait for this baby to come out.
HoffY Posted November 23, 2005 Posted November 23, 2005 fps games just don't go well with consoles, most fps purists don't own consoles for fps games. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thats pretty true... can't beat the mouse+keyboard combo for FPS's.
Drugsy Posted November 24, 2005 Posted November 24, 2005 READ THIS - It may change many peoples minds and anyway who wants to fill Bill Gates already fat money grabbing pockets.10 reasons why PS3 is better than Xbox 360 - 3 pages <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Will not be changing my mind one liitle bit!!
Kirium Posted November 25, 2005 Posted November 25, 2005 the top ten reasons your faithful editors on the IGN PlayStation team think you should wait until next year George Bush talking about Iraqi WMD's has as much credibility... That "article" reads like it was written by a 14 year old... And it probably was... Where's the list compiled by IGN's XBox team as to why you should by the Xbox 360 now???
DavoNogo Posted November 25, 2005 Posted November 25, 2005 Where's the list compiled by IGN's XBox team as to why you should by the Xbox 360 now??? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They're too busy playing the damn thing
Mike Kakay Posted November 26, 2005 Posted November 26, 2005 360 has turned the tables on Sony, now they languish behind by 12 months, somthing their superior hardware will not be able to overcome; market saturation, penetration. Microsoft learnt that the first time around. Gill Bates will rule the world!
ejm Posted November 26, 2005 Author Posted November 26, 2005 360 has turned the tables on Sony, now they languish behind by 12 months, somthing their superior hardware will not be able to overcome; market saturation, penetration. Microsoft learnt that the first time around. Gill Bates will rule the world! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But the 360 has been rushed so there going to be loseing customers when they here about hoe so many people are having trouble with it.
Mike Kakay Posted November 26, 2005 Posted November 26, 2005 But the 360 has been rushed so there going to be loseing customers when they here about hoe so many people are having trouble with it. That will be true, to a point. All new hardware, always has teething problems. The real amount though, is probably well under <3%, which is to be expected. Anyway, is anyone seriously contemplating importing 360 from US? If so, how do you propose to get over the 110V-60Hz/ 240V-50Hz prob? Step down transformer? Modify power supply? If it's easy enough, I too will contemplate a US model. Call of Duty 2, Perfect Dark@720p are mouth watering
DavoNogo Posted November 27, 2005 Posted November 27, 2005 Remember that if you intend on importing that you buy imported games also. PAL games are modified so that they run at our framrate of 50Hz (or 50fps) instead of the normal 60Hz (60fps). That is why if you play a PAL and NTSC game side-by-side, the NTSC one will be faster.
Mike Kakay Posted November 27, 2005 Posted November 27, 2005 Remember that if you intend on importing that you buy imported games also. PAL games are modified so that they run at our framrate of 50Hz (or 50fps) instead of the normal 60Hz (60fps). That is why if you play a PAL and NTSC game side-by-side, the NTSC one will be faster. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quite happy to buy ntsc games. But is it do-able? Without too much messing around? Anyway, is anyone seriously contemplating importing 360 from US? If so, how do you propose to get over the 110V-60Hz/ 240V-50Hz prob? Step down transformer? Modify power supply?
betty boop Posted November 27, 2005 Posted November 27, 2005 Remember that if you intend on importing that you buy imported games also. PAL games are modified so that they run at our framrate of 50Hz (or 50fps) instead of the normal 60Hz (60fps). That is why if you play a PAL and NTSC game side-by-side, the NTSC one will be faster. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> if importing, wouldn't you just get one from uk instead that way don't need to worry about voltage and framerate and also it would be pal ? I suoppose with region encoding you'd then need to buy uk region games/dvds/software ?
Mike Kakay Posted November 27, 2005 Posted November 27, 2005 if importing, wouldn't you just get one from uk instead that way don't need to worry about voltage and framerate and also it would be pal ?I suoppose with region encoding you'd then need to buy uk region games/dvds/software ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not out in Europe yet. Seen them going on ebay for the premium system- hard drive, head set, wireless controller, one game, charger pack for controller, component cable, remote, Au $700-$800 range. over 4000 in continual listings happening. I figure tops, a couple of hundred more than aus retail will be. Not worried about that. Interested for people to post their findings, if they do get ntsc version. ntsc will be cheaper games to buy from US anyway.
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