Holding off on 360's.

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trickedoutwizard

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Part of me really wants to purchase an xbox 360, but I cannot seem to force myself to do it. The reports of all the defects and possibility of it going bad means i'd have to buy a warranty which sucks, plus paying for live and accessories. I guess it just seems a bit sad to drop 700 dollars on a game system and only get one game. 5 years ago 700 bucks would have got you a ps2, 1 year warranty, 4 games, an extra controller. Most people seem to swallow the price without much problem though, which suprises me, maybe because I'm a college student. I was really hoping PS3 would have been a late summer release, looks like now it's going to be 2007 for the US...
 
dont let the defects bother you. ps2 and xobx and ps1 had defects too. people this day an age just bitch louder when they get a bummed unit.

so far my money has been well spent on the xbox 360.and live is worth the money.
 
trickedoutwizard said:
I was really hoping PS3 would have been a late summer release, looks like now it's going to be 2007 for the US...
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umm wha? lol
 
Bad_Boy said:
umm wha? lol
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I thought it was comming in the spring too, but from what I have "heard" PS3 probably won't be here until November of 2007. I don't know how much truth there is to this. If this is the case I am buying multiple pre-orders to try and sell them on e-bay for some extra cash!
 
I said 2007 because I doubt sony would stay this quiet if they were launching in like 3 months... but who knows, maybe CES will clear everything up. Also, it seems if they were really that close to a release they would have things more pinned down, like harddrives and such. Basically, the US release of the PS3 will likely by in 2007, or at least that's when most people will be able to attain one.
 
360 is worth it.....the games...mabey. To be honest i spend more time playing with the dashboard in this thing then games its so well designed. I love the fact that i can have a 5 way chatroom with friends all while we walk around the house, play seperate games(love wireless controllers)

but pgr3 is the MOST amazing thing i have played, PD0 has great visuals more in a doom3 way where it is not photorealistic(rares art style) controllers are great xbox live gold is a must and so is a harddrive
 
I was extremely satisfied with my 360 (Oh God, PD0 in DarkOps on the Desert level) until it died. Live is WELL worth the money, I couldn't be happier with it, and I've already got withdrawal from PD0 when my 360 died :'( .
 
$700 will get more you more then one game and a few accesories with the xbox360

just look at the premium package and what you get for $400, then purchase live gold, then purchase a handfull of games till you reach 700, its not different now then it was when PS2/xbox came out, only now we have the option of getting a service such as LIVE! which is freakin awsome
 
live is only like $50 a year, there was a 12month starter pack online couple weeks back with headset starter kit 1yr subscription and crimson skies(xbox1 game) for only $35....not like live is outrageous, and i dunno about silver but i have gold and i can download game demos and 720p trailer.....fun fun
 
i'm slowly but surely moving away from Counter-strike, played it since beta 6.5, so a few years now. I'm kinda moving toward console gaming since the college I attend nobody plays PC games and everyone raves to me about how great halo 2 is... :rolleyes: but then they come in my room and watch me play hl2 on my 20 inch samsung and feel like idiots.
 
trickedoutwizard said:
Part of me really wants to purchase an xbox 360, but I cannot seem to force myself to do it. The reports of all the defects and possibility of it going bad means i'd have to buy a warranty which sucks, plus paying for live and accessories. I guess it just seems a bit sad to drop 700 dollars on a game system and only get one game. 5 years ago 700 bucks would have got you a ps2, 1 year warranty, 4 games, an extra controller. Most people seem to swallow the price without much problem though, which suprises me, maybe because I'm a college student. I was really hoping PS3 would have been a late summer release, looks like now it's going to be 2007 for the US...
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There really aren't defects. Mine is fine. There isn't some big overheating problem. Mine sits in a closed component rack with very little air flow. What you have is the normal defective product in a big launch getting a lot of press due to the Internet.

To me my 360 is well worth it. I've been playing CoD2 to death. I beat it on Normal then went back through on Veteran to get all the achievements. Kameo is fantastic. If Nintendo released Kameo with the Revolution everyone would be going crazy. King Kong is very good..and several others. I don't see Live as a big deal to pay for. It's $50/year and adds SO much to the games. It's not just online play but all the integration across all games that makes it worth it. Add in the marketplace and finally being able to download demos to the console and it's a winner.
 
What's 700 bucks when I deal coke outrageous? but seriously, I really wanted a 360 and you guys have just given me an excuse to go find one. I currently have a 200 dollar best buy gift card so that will probably be where I buy it... wonder if there is an easy way to check stocks other than calling.

BTW. Does microsoft sell the DVI connector for the 360 yet?
 
trickedoutwizard said:
What's 700 bucks when I deal coke outrageous? but seriously, I really wanted a 360 and you guys have just given me an excuse to go find one. I currently have a 200 dollar best buy gift card so that will probably be where I buy it... wonder if there is an easy way to check stocks other than calling.

BTW. Does microsoft sell the DVI connector for the 360 yet?
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no.....rumor has it that the first gen 360s scaler may only be analog....no official word on it yet, could be microsoft is trying to perfect dvd scaling and have an update that allows(and requires) a digital connector so the FCC will allow it to be a dvd scaler
 
I am kinda indecisive as well... it would help my decision though if I could actually buy one in a B&M store.
 
So far, the failure rate was reported by Microsoft as 1%. Outside of a bunch of forum talk, where are all these failures and recalls as predicted? Two days after launch the mainstream media went nuts with 150+ stories in a week about "hardware failures" and possible "recalls" all based on one story from Team Xbox / Xbox Scene...it was insane.

It has been over a month since launch, where are all the melted DVD stories and consoles blowing up, eating babies and recalls?

At least MS is getting the consoles shipped overnight back and forth to the people that do have borked consoles, I gotta give them props for that.

MS needs to put out more consoles and more games.

WHERE IS DOA4 !!!! ARRGGGHH!!!!! (28th supposedly)
 
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At least MS is getting the consoles shipped overnight back and forth to the people that do have borked consoles, I gotta give them props for that.
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Yeah, but the tech guy told me that I wouldn't get the empty box until Wednesday, and it would take seven days total to get a new console. I do have to give them props for taking the hit, and paying all shipping cost and actually giving out new consoles instead of just repairing.
 
Steve said:
WHERE IS DOA4 !!!! ARRGGGHH!!!!! (28th supposedly)
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doa with the broken D-pad for the lose.......my controllers dont specifically have this problem but alot of people complain about d-pad right or left having bad responsive-ness and even clicking problems
 
Trimlock said:
$700 will get more you more then one game and a few accesories with the xbox360

just look at the premium package and what you get for $400, then purchase live gold, then purchase a handfull of games till you reach 700, its not different now then it was when PS2/xbox came out, only now we have the option of getting a service such as LIVE! which is freakin awsome
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Maybe he meant getting one off of Ebay???

I havn't had a single problem with mine, and these problems are horribly overexaggerated. Personally, I think many of these people who are trying to exaggerate the problems are just Microsoft haters who hate the Xbox360 because its produced by Microsoft.
 
I currently have a 200 dollar best buy gift card so that will probably be where I buy it... wonder if there is an easy way to check stocks other than calling.
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well he wasn't :D

but who would go through the hassle plus possible scams that is ebay? i hardly trust them anymore and i used to use ebay a ton, kind of sad
 
Trimlock said:
but who would go through the hassle plus possible scams that is ebay? i hardly trust them anymore and i used to use ebay a ton, kind of sad
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After seeing all the bullshit auctions you guys found, I would be terrifed to even attempt to buy one via ebay.
 
Trimlock said:
well he wasn't :D

but who would go through the hassle plus possible scams that is ebay? i hardly trust them anymore and i used to use ebay a ton, kind of sad
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It really is sad how Ebay is a haven for criminals(real ones, i'm not talking about scalpers in this case). Look at all of those stolen car parts that end up there..............
 
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