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| brumdog44 | Apr 24 2010, 10:01 PM Post #1 |
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Will be purchasing one or the other in the near future. Thoughts on which is a better buy? I can tell you that I'm heavier into sports games than arcade shoot-em-up games. |
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| BTown11 | Apr 25 2010, 02:34 AM Post #2 |
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my xbox has broken 7 times. my ps3 has never broken. that's my input on the matter. |
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| timpickett22 | Apr 25 2010, 02:43 AM Post #3 |
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The Drunken Master
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ps3 and its not even close. |
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| mongo | Apr 25 2010, 07:38 AM Post #4 |
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Coach
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PS3, and I even have a 360. |
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| yawnzzz | Apr 25 2010, 10:09 AM Post #5 |
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Coach
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I would highly recommend finding out which system your kid's friends (or your friends) currently have because sports games are definitely more fun when you can play against a friend. It sounds like most of this board has PS3's, so if you want to play against them occasionally, you'll need the same. I got an Xbox 360 when they first came out, and it broke on me once. Their tech support was pretty nice at the time though. They mailed me a box with everything I needed to send it to them to fix for free. I think it took about 2 weeks to get back. It happened about 3 years ago and since then, I haven't had any problems. With either system, I'd try to find a manufactured date on it, since newer ones should have most of the kinks worked out. Graphics aren't noticeably different. Some of the best games for both systems are exclusive though. Jazen loves MLB: The Show, which is exclusive to PS3. There's not really anything comparable to it on Xbox. As far as online services, Xbox Live Gold costs $50 / year while the PS3 is free. Microsoft's strength is really in their online services as well as media center. I haven't had time to play video games in a while, but I use my Xbox almost everyday to watch NetFlix or to stream music from my server (buying an HP Mediasmart server was probably my best purchase in the past year). I plugged in my server, transferred some music and movies to it, and my Xbox found it instantly. You'll need Xbox Live Gold to watch Netflix, but you'd probably buy that either way. The look and ease of using Netflix on the 360 is better than the PS3, but the PS3 isn't horrible. I believe with the PS3 you have to put in a disc every time you turn on Netflix like with the Wii. Sounds like something simple, but since I watch Netflix more than my cable, it would get on more nerves if every time I sat down I had to check to make sure the Netflix CD was in instead of a video game. Last is of course the bonus of a Blu-Ray player if you don't already have one. |
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| sirbrianwilson | Apr 25 2010, 12:29 PM Post #6 |
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ps3. why drop that kind of money on something that will inevitably break? br |
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| dreachon | Apr 25 2010, 03:41 PM Post #7 |
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PS3 - The blue ray player alone makes it worth it. |
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| brumdog44 | Apr 25 2010, 05:28 PM Post #8 |
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Thanks for the input. Looks like I will go with the PS3. Didn't know about the blu-ray capability of it. Also looks like there are better bundle deals on the PS3. |
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| BTown11 | Apr 25 2010, 11:59 PM Post #9 |
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and MLB The Show (best baseball game out) is only available on PS3. that might be the killer feature for you. |
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| bgtmr | Apr 26 2010, 03:21 PM Post #10 |
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All-Star
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Sega Genesis hands down. |
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| HoosierLars | Apr 26 2010, 09:09 PM Post #11 |
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3 in a row
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Mattel Electronics Intellivision. The football game is awesome. I picked up the console and some game cartridges at a garage sale for $10. Seriously, I haven't played it since the early 90's. |
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| brumdog44 | Apr 26 2010, 10:21 PM Post #12 |
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Boxing and basketball ruled on it. Loved the disc pad on it....made smooth moves. |
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| HoosierLars | Apr 28 2010, 10:56 PM Post #13 |
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3 in a row
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I played B17 Bomber quite a bit. "Flak, watch out for flak..." The voice synthesizer had an interesting sound to it. |
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| brumdog44 | Apr 28 2010, 11:23 PM Post #14 |
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LOL....had forgot about that game. How about bump and jump? |
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| HoosierLars | Apr 29 2010, 12:27 AM Post #15 |
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3 in a row
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Nope, never played that one. |
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