PC
Consoles
I'll do you one better..... I bought a 360 on launch day in November 2005. That box finally died just last week with the infamous red rings of death. A little over 4 years of service isn't so bad for a system that was plagued with problems from the day it went on the market.
I'll top both of you: Fed-Up Xbox Gamer Has Gone Through 6 Broken Consoles - The Consumerist
Also another reason I'd rather have a beefy gaming computer than a "next-gen" console:
Bioshock 2 Paid 'DLC' Is Already On The Disc - The Consumerist
That is pretty good because.. lets be honest with ourselves, microsoft practically forced these things out the door early so they could ensure a larger portion of the game market (which worked) as they have outsold ps3 considerably.ATI is all i can say to that... lol jk
I'll do you one better..... I bought a 360 on launch day in November 2005. That box finally died just last week with the infamous red rings of death. A little over 4 years of service isn't so bad for a system that was plagued with problems from the day it went on the market.
They've outsold the PS3, but in reality the PS3 gives your more for the price. Bluray playback, a web browser, better media playback, ability to swap internal 2.5'') HDDs without voiding the warranty, USB HDD/flash drive/Card support, Bluetooth device support, FREE wireless controller included, OtherOS (Fat PS3s only), FREE online play.
I like the 360, but this still doesn't change the fact that the idea of paying for online access on an internet connection you're supplying on a console you went out and bought to play your overpriced games on is stupid.
I agree the ps3 maybe a better buy, (maybe) depending on what you are buying it for. But a lot of that had to do with the industry adopting blueray and not HD-DVD (so not really microsofts fault).
Another thing i just thought of is; when you go to buy a new console, unless you already have an HDTV (which most people didnt when the consoles came out) you need the HDTV to go with that console. So i kinda question the argument that consoles are cheaper. Average price of games is another thing to look at as PC games are generally 40-50 range compared to the standard 60 for ps3 and 360 games.
As an Xbox360 owner, the XboxLive account is pretty solid and reliable and in my opinion worth the $49.95 that I pay per year for it. As to whether or not games are overpriced, that's up to the end user to describe. You don't have the buy the games when they first come out and when you find them onsale, you can easily get them $20 to $40 off.
The consoles do NOT require an HDTV...it just looks better on an HDTV. All of the consoles will hook up to standard televisions and most every household has one of those. And with the HDTV, you can use that to watch HDTV and BluRay's etc...so it's quite useful in alot of other areas as well. It's not just dedicated to your game console.
I voted PC, because I like how it works better.
I suck at aiming on a stick controller.
However, I did just buy an XBox 360, and have it hooked up to my computer monitor. Works very well, just a rather small screen.
I have only played Halo 3 so far (yes, I know its old, but I got it with the console, so... still an entertaining game), and its working quite well.
I have yet to test Rock Back (love that game), I need to order a controller or borrow a friends.
~Lordbob
That is pretty good going for a launch console :)
(And there are plenty of nvidia cards that go south too. Plus what GPU do you think is in the 360? It's not nvidia...)
To be fair, this practice existed before the 360. But I'm not one of these people that agree with it.
To me it's the same as buying a fully built house, but you still need to purchase separate keys in order to unlock some of the doers.
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