Prosperity Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I've been holding out for a while, but I think this price drop is going to convince me to buy ps3 for myself on christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebornempowered Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 The Wii's dont read discs when they die :mad:I ****ing hate my Wii. Piece of ****. Uh, just use Homebrew to load games off of a USB drive. It's pretty simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I have gone through three 360s and I barely even use it. They've replaced them for free, but still. I would get a PS3 but all the good games seem to be on the 360. Plus, I already have a stand-alone BR player and really don't play that many games anyway. But the 360 failure rate is ridiculous. Objectively speaking, the PS3 makes so much more sense at this point. Not true at all. PS3 has plenty of AAA titles. They have an amazing stable of 1st party developers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd421 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 And this is why I switched to ps3 a year ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo2365 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I've had my 360 for 2 years now and I've never had the RROD but it does overheat like a mofo. If it's more than 77 degrees in my house I can't play. I'm going to try bpoch's fix and see if that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obibyn23 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 And this is why I lmao when people say Xbox360 > PS3... Not only does it support a dead hddvd...but its made of 100% pure grade A crap. I have had my PS3 3 times as long as I had my RROD piece of crap Xbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I see this hurting M$ more in the next round of console wars than right now. I have both and I still love my 360 as a gaming machine - although it's extremely embarassing that they didn't nip this error in the bud when it first started. I think the new chips that came out in the beginning of the year have finally fixed the problem but who knows. Love both PS3 and 360 - great machines when they work right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Uh, just use Homebrew to load games off of a USB drive. It's pretty simple. PM me about this ****. I've modded my Xbox before with a soldering gun....best idea EVER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamshatterer Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Even with that failure rate, majority stay with 360 cause of the selection and like others have said, the controller is a better feel than Sony's. As for MAG, that is not a system seller. God of War 3 will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endzone_dave Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 My 360 crapped out earlier this year. I would have gone with Sony instead of MS but delaying their system launch and jacking up the price gave me no choice. I'm happy with the 360 games though. Gears of War and Mass Effect made the three weeks waiting for MS to fix my machine worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I see this hurting M$ more in the next round of console wars than right now.I have both and I still love my 360 as a gaming machine - although it's extremely embarassing that they didn't nip this error in the bud when it first started. I think the new chips that came out in the beginning of the year have finally fixed the problem but who knows. Love both PS3 and 360 - great machines when they work right. Unfortunately, that's not the case. I know a couple of people that had the new chipset and have already had to send it back. My brother got one and it was DOA. It's unfortunate because there are alot of top notch games on the system but the hardware sucks. My 360 crapped out earlier this year. I would have gone with Sony instead of MS but delaying their system launch and jacking up the price gave me no choice.I'm happy with the 360 games though. Gears of War and Mass Effect made the three weeks waiting for MS to fix my machine worth it. Better to delay it and release a finished product than rush something out the door and roll the dice. It may have worked out for them in the short term but consumers aren't going to forget the next go around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I'm on my 4th Xbox 360....geez..... Same here. I got my first the one the day it came out. Mine usually last about a year before they fall apart. The next time it craps out, I'm switching to PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I see this hurting M$ more in the next round of console wars than right now.I have both and I still love my 360 as a gaming machine - although it's extremely embarassing that they didn't nip this error in the bud when it first started. I think the new chips that came out in the beginning of the year have finally fixed the problem but who knows. Love both PS3 and 360 - great machines when they work right. this is how i feel i have both systems (although i really only use the ps3 for blue-ray) i love the 360 as a gaming system and i think its better than ps3, but the failure rate is an embarrassment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I'm the opposite of you. I HATE the MS controller, that thing just has a horrible feel. I love the PS3 just as much as the next person. But hands down the 360 controller is a better controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpoch Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I've had my 360 for 2 years now and I've never had the RROD but it does overheat like a mofo. If it's more than 77 degrees in my house I can't play. I'm going to try bpoch's fix and see if that works. Here is a link on how to do it and the list of screws sizes you need. http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/ring_of_light_x-clamp_fix.htm The hardest part is getting the case off, it's a ***** the 1st time you do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I see this hurting M$ more in the next round of console wars than right now.I have both and I still love my 360 as a gaming machine - although it's extremely embarassing that they didn't nip this error in the bud when it first started. I think the new chips that came out in the beginning of the year have finally fixed the problem but who knows. Love both PS3 and 360 - great machines when they work right. Same here. Got both an if I wanted to be objective I have more fun with the 360 for multiplayer games. Get most of my singleplayer an exclusives on the PS3 though. If you could give me LIVE on the PS3 I'd probably only have 2 consoles this gen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Zornography Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 MLB 09 The Show and Blu Ray are single handedly what makes the PS3 better to me. I am not much of an online guy so I don't care that M$ has the better online structure. The kids (seems like the majority, but I am not on enough to know) that play online like to cheat at every possible opportunity in any game make online gaming useless to me. Anyway, I went through 3 360's in 2 years before getting the 4th one back from M$ and Craigslisting it along with all the games and rock band stuff. Have had my Ps3 for 2 and a half years and am still on the 1st console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxBuddy21 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 No problems with my wii:silly: I have been contemplating a 360 or PS3 just for some of the games. I just didnt want to spend the money when I dont play all that much. I want Madden but I do not think it will be very good for the wii. Maybe I will break down and buy a PS3 now who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el gorilla Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Ive had like 6 xbox's thus far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 No more console wars! Can't these douches just use the current system? :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4SB Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I've had my 360 for a year and a half and have had no problems, but I will admit, I wish I got a PS3 instead. I just knew more people with 360s, so I got it so I could play with them on Live. My brother has a Wii and it already crapped out on him. He sent it in to Nintendo and got it back fixed, without charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Its dead. :mad: dead as in won't read discs and just needs a new disc-drive dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyfar Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 The stat is not surprising. I will still maintain that even with the 360's problems folks are still willing to go out and buy them because (right now) it's the better online/gaming experience. I don't agree with all of the love for the 360 controller though. Try playing BlazBlue, Tekken, Street Fighter on that effer and you'll change your tune. It's definitely better for shooters than the Dual Shock, but the dpad and trigger/bumper set up doesn't work for me with some games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redd Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Well they kind of deserve it. The Zephyr was crap(so I heard) the Falcon was better for the most part and it looks like the Jasper still has some RROD but seems like it's low enough to be acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurd Cudins Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I've had my 360 since they first came out and I've never had a problem. Every once in awhile it won't read the disc, but a quick open/close usually fixes that. Maybe it's because I got one of the first ones made, but I can't believe so many people have so many problems with the 360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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