Post by Steve Farrelly @ 10:55am 11/11/08 | 30 Comments
The standard Xbox 360 package (with a 60GB HDD, LIVE-ready) will sell for a RRP of $399 (a savings of $100 off the previous RRP), while the Xbox 360 Elite has also had $100 knocked off its RRP, coming in at the new holiday price of $549.
Pretty big price-drops, especially ahead of the new free dashboard update New Xbox Experience that is set to change the entire interface and community aspect of the Xbox 360.
If you didn't own one before, it could be time to finally cave in.
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Posted 11:02am 11/11/08
Posted 11:06am 11/11/08
Posted 11:09am 11/11/08
Posted 11:17am 11/11/08
Tap into all that power to make a s***** platformer that will transform gaming as you know it!
Posted 11:38am 11/11/08
Just for the record I have both PC and console and love playing games on both...so I agree with you Steve :)
Posted 12:11pm 11/11/08
last edited by WetWired at 12:11:48 11/Nov/08
Posted 12:33pm 11/11/08
Posted 12:45pm 11/11/08
Posted 01:59pm 11/11/08
I keep hearing people talking about all this untapped power the PS3 has. Well, its untapped for a reason, cos its a f*****g dog to write anything for. You'd think Sony may have learned something from the PS2, but no, apparently not.
On topic though, my lead at work just bought a 360 a week ago, so I'm finding it hilarious that the price drops now :P
Posted 02:01pm 11/11/08
Then I bought a new TV a week ago that came with a free 360 :(
Now there is a 360 price drop :(
Posted 02:03pm 11/11/08
Posted 02:24pm 11/11/08
Games in the stores is the measure, and the 360 wins.
Posted 02:50pm 11/11/08
Posted 02:53pm 11/11/08
both
Posted 03:28pm 11/11/08
The PS3's "power" is like a tree falling in a forest with noone to hear it.
The reality is the best 360 and best PS3 games do not show one console to be better visually than the other. If you can only have one for gaming, 360 arguably has the better exclusives.
Posted 03:40pm 11/11/08
Posted 03:55pm 11/11/08
Here's a thought... A platform is as s*** as its games selection, and considering every platform has games worth playing, there's merit to owning any one of them.
I've managed to avoid my various consoles and PC from attacking each other while they sleep, so I'll just go on enjoying all of the games that fanboys are missing out on.
Posted 03:59pm 11/11/08
Well, I guess thats why they figured no changes were necessary. I guess the difference was, back in the days of PS2 and PS1 what alternative did you have? If you wanted to make money you had to release your game on Playstation or PS2 because it was just so ridiculously dominant. They were still absolute dogs to code for though, and nothing has changed on that front with the PS3, the only difference is now people can release a game on the Wii or the 360 and still be successful so theres no need to put up with the torture of coding for a Sony console.
Posted 08:29pm 11/11/08
Posted 02:54pm 12/11/08
Posted 03:26pm 12/11/08
Both consoles have extorting peripheral prices $100 for a Dual Shock contrller, another $10 for a USB cable. Heck $50 for the blu-ray remote. The HDD expansion is the only example I can think of where the PS3 is a better deal and I agree that it's awesome, but you're kidding youtself if you think it comes close to closing that $300 price difference between the two machines.
Posted 05:26pm 12/11/08
I see what you're saying. Only the PS3 supports so many 3rd party devices that both competitive pricing and features are far superior to what is on offer for the 360. Simply the support for keyboard and mouse is something to be applauded. You also don't have to fork out a stupid amount of cash for a wireless internet dongle and a subscription to play online and browse the shop.
I bought an Xbox 360 first, I've had it for about a year, great machine. I've had my PS3 for roughly 4 months and I find it to be way more flexible than the 360 in regards to the things it can do other than playing games. I'm going to sell my 360 games and buy the ones I like for my PS3, only because I use my PS3 A LOT more. I use it way more as a media centre extender and found it a lot easier to setup than my 360 which I never ended up getting to work.
Anyhow, my point is this, while on the surface it seems like the 360 is a superior purchase (especially with the big price difference) you may want to look in to exactly the features you wish to utilise. If all you want to do is play games, and nothing else, the 360 is probably the best choice at the moment. If you're looking for a console that is closer to a PC than a Megadrive than go with the PS3.
Posted 05:32pm 12/11/08
Guess you have to look for OTHER things to do on a console when that console has no games rite? :) :) :) :) ^__________^
Posted 06:17pm 12/11/08
FPS = PC always
Sports games = xbox360 + Big LCD TV
Playing fifa or nhl or nba would lick balls on my PC, where FPS using the analog controller would lick balls IMO.
Posted 06:23pm 12/11/08
Posted 06:30pm 12/11/08
Why? Theres no reason to use it, nothing needs it. So you plug a keyboard into your PS3 and go "Yay, I have a keyboard plugged into my PS3" and then look at it?
I don't know why you'd want to sell your 360 games and re-buy them on PS3. More often than not when it comes to cross platform titles, the PS3 version is the one that is lacking in some way (no DLC, buggy, features missing, runs worse, etc). Now that Rock Band is out here, I actually sold my PS3 version and bought it on 360 for that version reason, the 360 version is just better, has more features and more support.
I don't mind my PS3, the few exclusive games I have played on it have been pretty good, and its handy having a blu-ray player now, but to even pretend its somehow head and shoulders above the 360 is just ludicrous.
Posted 06:45pm 12/11/08
I got a PS3 because MGS is the best thing since sliced bread. MGS4 was a 10/10 game for me it took a large dump on any other SP game since the original.
Posted 06:45pm 12/11/08
The PS3 has been awesome for him for blu-ray movies and the occasional casual game like Buzz. The simple user interface also means he's been able to stream music from his PC and plug in a digital camera to slide-show photos on his projector screen etc - it was definitely the right choice.
Anyone on looking for games first though, or just on a tighter budget I'd definitely put 360 first.
Posted 03:42pm 13/11/08
Posted 03:55pm 13/11/08
NXE should be pretty good, but I really don't like the 360 as a media player. For example the "media center extender" stuff is completely worthless - why does it need more than one method of playing media, it just complicates things.