Official Console Debate Thread

[Vex L'Cour]

wow people are already swaying off topic

So? As long as it makes TBT more mature *cough* then it is okay.

David,

Please explain HOW we are going OT.
Since we're talking about what would become of a Hyrbid console .

 

[Gnome]

a hybrid console would fail because the leading companies would get in argumentss about profit, leading to an overall failure.

(All typed on an iTouch *censored.3.0* year)

 

[The Sign Painter]

inb4pcmasterrace

 

[Gnome]

inb4pcmasterrace

Said it in the other thread, bro.

 

[random guy]

I don't want to get a ps3 but it's the only way I can play kh3. Then again I don't want to waste $299 just to play 2 or 3 games on it.

 

[Pear]

I know PC isn't a console, but whatever. I'm treating it like it is.
PC= No casual crap, at all. It's downfall is the expenses involved.
360= Very good online, the downside is the failure rate.
PS3= Online that's not as good as the 360's, but improving. It includes a blu ray player, which is a plus.

I think all 3 of those consoles are equally awesome.

The wii can go sit by itself in a corner. Since I got a nice PC and a 360, my wii's been sitting in my closet for the past year. Worst $250 ever spent.

 

[Prof Gallows]

I know PC isn't a console, but whatever. I'm treating it like it is.
PC= No casual crap, at all. It's downfall is the expenses involved.
360= Very good online, the downside is the failure rate.
PS3= Online that's not as good as the 360's, but improving. It includes a blu ray player, which is a plus.

I think all 3 of those consoles are equally awesome.

The wii can go sit by itself in a corner. Since I got a nice PC and a 360, my wii's been sitting in my closet for the past year. Worst $250 ever spent.

You stated my opinion for me. Kudos.
but yeah, I agree with this.

 

[Conor]

I know PC isn't a console, but whatever. I'm treating it like it is.
PC= No casual crap, at all. It's downfall is the expenses involved.
360= Very good online, the downside is the failure rate.
PS3= Online that's not as good as the 360's, but improving. It includes a blu ray player, which is a plus.

I think all 3 of those consoles are equally awesome.

The wii can go sit by itself in a corner. Since I got a nice PC and a 360, my wii's been sitting in my closet for the past year. Worst $250 ever spent.

This.

PC is a great route to go down, but you will need to be prepared for expenses involved,
I would probably still be playing PC games if I didn't forget my Steam password xD

I don't understand why people are bashing off the 360, I think its an excellent console, I look pass all of this breaking rubbish and just get on with playing on it.

 

[Megamannt125]

The way I see it:
PS3 > Wii > 360
Here's why:
PS3: Great consoles really, not many downsides to it at all.
Wii: Got alot of casual uninteresting games, but it still has great first party support like always, and things like Zelda Wii will keep me spending money on it.
360: High failure rate, so much so i'm afraid to even spend money on it, and alot of the games have PC versions, which are usually better. Not saying it doesn't have a good library, because i'm sure it does, but it is cursed by being on a terrible hunk of hardware.

 

[David]

this failure rate thing is really over exaggerated. i haven't ever had any problems with mine, and none of my friends have had broken ones either. well one did but he sold it when it got back from its free repair and bought a new elite with the new chips inside. and he hasn't had a problem since.

 

[Megamannt125]

this failure rate thing is really over exaggerated. i haven't ever had any problems with mine, and none of my friends have had broken ones either. well one did but he sold it when it got back from its free repair and bought a new elite with the new chips inside. and he hasn't had a problem since.

Of course there are going to be people who don't have problems. It's a 50+% failure rate not 100%.

 

[David]

this failure rate thing is really over exaggerated. i haven't ever had any problems with mine, and none of my friends have had broken ones either. well one did but he sold it when it got back from its free repair and bought a new elite with the new chips inside. and he hasn't had a problem since.

Of course there are going to be people who don't have problems. It's a 50+% failure rate not 100%.

theres no way its 50% unless you show me solid proof im not gonna believe it.

 

[The Sign Painter]

this failure rate thing is really over exaggerated. i haven't ever had any problems with mine, and none of my friends have had broken ones either. well one did but he sold it when it got back from its free repair and bought a new elite with the new chips inside. and he hasn't had a problem since.

Of course there are going to be people who don't have problems. It's a 50+% failure rate not 100%.

theres no way its 50% unless you show me solid proof im not gonna believe it.

*facepalm*

 

[Vivi]

I prefer the Playstation 3 because of the great free online and the wide variety of games. I do like the Wii, but that's really only because of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and some Mario Games. I've always been a fan of Nintendo, and I really like their older consoles and games, but I was overall disappointed with the Wii. As for Xbox 360, I haven't played them much, but I guess It's a good console too because of the first person shooter online play, if you like that kind of thing (I don't), although I wouldn't get one because of the high failure rate.

 

[David]

this failure rate thing is really over exaggerated. i haven't ever had any problems with mine, and none of my friends have had broken ones either. well one did but he sold it when it got back from its free repair and bought a new elite with the new chips inside. and he hasn't had a problem since.

Of course there are going to be people who don't have problems. It's a 50+% failure rate not 100%.

theres no way its 50% unless you show me solid proof im not gonna believe it.

*facepalm*

no, im serious, i wanna know where you guys are getting this number from. BESIDES from that one survery i think it was a magazine that did it. but yeah that bull*censored.2.0*, they only asked 5000 people. you cant base a consoles failure rate off 5000 people, its gonna be a different number every time.

 

[Megamannt125]

this failure rate thing is really over exaggerated. i haven't ever had any problems with mine, and none of my friends have had broken ones either. well one did but he sold it when it got back from its free repair and bought a new elite with the new chips inside. and he hasn't had a problem since.

Of course there are going to be people who don't have problems. It's a 50+% failure rate not 100%.

theres no way its 50% unless you show me solid proof im not gonna believe it.

*facepalm*

no, im serious, i wanna know where you guys are getting this number from. BESIDES from that one survery i think it was a magazine that did it. but yeah that bull*censored.2.0*, they only asked 5000 people. you cant base a consoles failure rate off 5000 people, its gonna be a different number every time.

http://consumerist.com/2009/08/xbox-360-failure-rate-is-542-percent-game-informer-finds.html

 

[The Sign Painter]

this failure rate thing is really over exaggerated. i haven't ever had any problems with mine, and none of my friends have had broken ones either. well one did but he sold it when it got back from its free repair and bought a new elite with the new chips inside. and he hasn't had a problem since.

Of course there are going to be people who don't have problems. It's a 50+% failure rate not 100%.

theres no way its 50% unless you show me solid proof im not gonna believe it.

*facepalm*

no, im serious, i wanna know where you guys are getting this number from. BESIDES from that one survery i think it was a magazine that did it. but yeah that bull*censored.2.0*, they only asked 5000 people. you cant base a consoles failure rate off 5000 people, its gonna be a different number every time.

You also can't get everyone who owns a 360 to take a survey either, they would be too busy playing their "real gaems for real gaemurs".

 

[Trent the Paladin]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep

theres no way its 50% unless you show me solid proof im not gonna believe it.

*facepalm*

no, im serious, i wanna know where you guys are getting this number from. BESIDES from that one survery i think it was a magazine that did it. but yeah that bull*censored.2.0*, they only asked 5000 people. you cant base a consoles failure rate off 5000 people, its gonna be a different number every time.

You also can't get everyone who owns a 360 to take a survey either, they would be too busy playing their "real gaems for real gaemurs".

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[The Sign Painter]

Quoting limited to 5 levels deep

*facepalm*

no, im serious, i wanna know where you guys are getting this number from. BESIDES from that one survery i think it was a magazine that did it. but yeah that bull*censored.2.0*, they only asked 5000 people. you cant base a consoles failure rate off 5000 people, its gonna be a different number every time.

You also can't get everyone who owns a 360 to take a survey either, they would be too busy playing their "real gaems for real gaemurs".

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I don't even know what he did, but that is what XBox live is full of.
Real Gaems for Real Gaemurs.

If my bro did that to me though, I would be pissed off too.

 

[Ciaran]

The last wii game I bought...

My god, I can't renember 0:
I do plan on getting metroid, and maybe mario, and zelda, but my God the third party support is horrible...

The ps3 on the other hand, well, I love it, Im getting ff13 this week and I can't wait, I just think it's an overall strong console