Comments on: Microsoft shows mercy to the competition with their Elite Xbox 360 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360 The Official Site of Benjamin J Heckendorn Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: PS3 with HDMI | Getting The Most From Your PS3 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/comment-page-1#comment-13448 PS3 with HDMI | Getting The Most From Your PS3 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:32:00 +0000 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/#comment-13448 [...] microsoft shows mercy to the competition with their elite xbox 360 – (aka an article to prove i’m not a total xbox fanboy). last week microsoft officially announced the upgraded xbox 360 “elite”. this is basically a souped up 360 with the following stuff added: hdmi video output; 20 gig hard drive … [...] [...] microsoft shows mercy to the competition with their elite xbox 360 – (aka an article to prove i’m not a total xbox fanboy). last week microsoft officially announced the upgraded xbox 360 “elite”. this is basically a souped up 360 with the following stuff added: hdmi video output; 20 gig hard drive … [...]

]]> By: The Kid http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/comment-page-1#comment-2287 The Kid Fri, 25 May 2007 19:23:51 +0000 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/#comment-2287 wii foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! wii foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

]]> By: William http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/comment-page-1#comment-2268 William Tue, 22 May 2007 04:19:43 +0000 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/#comment-2268 OK first of all FF is no longer an exclusive, FF13 is coming to the 360, all be it as a different version, it's still FF on a diff system. Their contract with sony ended, and you really think they are gonna loose out on the chance to take advantage of BOTH systems? (it is rumoured it may even come to the wii) that's like saying bill gates is retarded for dropping out of harvard. No they aren't going to miss that bandwagon, think of how many 360 owners are going to buy it simply out of spite...I know I am. And secondly, I've played the PS3 and wasn't really impressed with the MOST POWERFUL SYSTEM. To be fair the only game I played was motorstorm, and while it was fun(and is really the only game that looks any good for me right now IMO) it basically seemed like burnout on dirt....and THAT is a game I can't wait to come out. As for the prices I just bought a 360 Elite and an extra black controllers plus two black play and charge kits plus Gears of war and Viva pinata for the lady and me to play and cost me 900, so it aint f*in cheap either. I dunno, something about being able to link it to my media center PC was kinda of appealing for me. and as the one dude said, WHO CARES ABOUT THE CONSOLE WARS. Just buy what YOU want and just enjoy it. OK here is MY list of pros and cons for both systems. Wii. Pro: It is a nice little console for the price. Pro: Hey, even your mom will want to play(yes, there are baking games) Con:It is very lacking in my opinion, the swinging and waving of the controller seems fun but most people I know that own a wii, ALSO own another console because it gets REAL old, REAL fast. Con: You say graphics doesn't matter, well why do you not have black and white tv's then? or monochrome monitors. the reason is, PEOPLE WANT GRAPHICS, but that does't mean that you can ONLY give graphics. PS3. I'm probably the only M$ fanboy out here that will admit this, but I don't know enough about this system to really make any hasty judgements. Pro: Um...well it's a blu-ray player for less than 1000 nuff said. Con: As much as i think that's neat. I'm fine with DVD's Pro: They are cool systems, i will admit Con: They can't touch the PS2 slim silver tho... Pro: Free Online Con: While the access to sony's online community is free, they have given the game developers the right to charge fees for playing on the servers. And while it isn't set in stone they will, remember: SERVERS COST MONEY TO RUN!. So MORE than likely they are going to STILL cost money, and for EACH GAME you wanna play. Xbox live's fee doesn't seem so bad anymore... 360: now I will be honest here, I'm gonna bash the 360 because I love it, and to be fair. Pro: can connect any USM mass storage device (or device that will read as such) and play media from it Con: Purchased music from Itunes will not play from your Ipod, and M$ and apple have no plans to fix this at all in the future.(so if you LEGALLY get your music, you are boned, I personally like this. I'm from canada, and I don't feel I should EVER have to buy a cd, Why? I pay enough gasoline tax, enough income tax, hell I'm taxed on stuff I buy from the store....TWICE, I'm even taxed on my electric bill...and besides most of these artists make MORE than enough money anyway, and the ones who don't appreciate the publicity.) Pro: Can connect wirelessly to a Media Center PC and have the same functionality and can EVEN control your PC's version of media center, and vise versa. Con: It's a bit tricky to set up if you DONT know what you are doing. Pro: Can connect to any XP computer on your network and stream pictures, movies and music from it. Con: you can't transfer them to the hard drive, and since i HAVE A 120gb ELITE...that is a piss off Pro: The controller is the most comfortable controller I've ever used and I have arthritis in my hands Con: umm....not really sure, I love that controller(P.S. I've never liked the PS1,2, or 3 controller.) And just a little note for everybody with a PS3 THE HOME BUTTON WAS THE 360's IDEA. but then again to take credit for that would be like taking credit for rumble...however i still think credit SHOULD go to M$ for that one. OHHHH I just thought of a con for the controller....The wireless one doesn't come with a battery pack, you have to buy the 'Play and charge kit' DAMN YOU M$ Pro: two Words, and I have a feeling this one is the one that is going to break the PS3 if the PS3 does get beaten. XBOX LIVE. Con: YES I KNOW AND HERE IT COMES. IT COSTS MONEY!!! but still you pay a monthly fee for unlimited usage for every game (except maybe MMORPGs[I think those games are for dolts anyway why pay for a game you already paid for...I could understand it if the game was free then you pay for the subscription]) Pro: HD-DVD is OPTIONAL Con: Those who DID want it, can't have it all in one package And...to finish with the strongest point ever. CON: 3 Words: 3 Red Lights While I love the Xbox 360 I will not slam the PS3, I am a fanboy yes, BUT I am also a sony fan. HOWEVER if sony's trend with their gaming division follows the rest of their divisions. The PS4 will be a piece of garbage. And if Microsoft continues their pattern, the Xbox 720 won't work for the first 2 years of release...or it'll burn houses down (read...Xbox[original] power supply failure/fire) To be honest I think nintendo will be around for one maybe two mroe generations. And if you think about it, Graphics can only go so far before we have to change how we watch them. Look how realistic the physics and models in THIS generation of games are. I give it 2 more, before we need a new display medium. We need to change the display medium not the console. As 3d as the graphics may ever look, they are still only displayed on a 2d surface. Our brains can see this. So to truely get into the game we need Star trek holodeck style games, and the cost of that will prevent it from ever being in the home at least for MANY a year. OK first of all FF is no longer an exclusive, FF13 is coming to the 360, all be it as a different version, it’s still FF on a diff system. Their contract with sony ended, and you really think they are gonna loose out on the chance to take advantage of BOTH systems? (it is rumoured it may even come to the wii) that’s like saying bill gates is retarded for dropping out of harvard. No they aren’t going to miss that bandwagon, think of how many 360 owners are going to buy it simply out of spite…I know I am. And secondly, I’ve played the PS3 and wasn’t really impressed with the MOST POWERFUL SYSTEM. To be fair the only game I played was motorstorm, and while it was fun(and is really the only game that looks any good for me right now IMO) it basically seemed like burnout on dirt….and THAT is a game I can’t wait to come out. As for the prices I just bought a 360 Elite and an extra black controllers plus two black play and charge kits plus Gears of war and Viva pinata for the lady and me to play and cost me 900, so it aint f*in cheap either. I dunno, something about being able to link it to my media center PC was kinda of appealing for me. and as the one dude said, WHO CARES ABOUT THE CONSOLE WARS. Just buy what YOU want and just enjoy it. OK here is MY list of pros and cons for both systems.

Wii. Pro: It is a nice little console for the price.
Pro: Hey, even your mom will want to play(yes, there are baking games)
Con:It is very lacking in my opinion, the swinging and waving of the controller seems fun but most people I know that own a wii, ALSO own another console because it gets REAL old, REAL fast.
Con: You say graphics doesn’t matter, well why do you not have black and white tv’s then? or monochrome monitors. the reason is, PEOPLE WANT GRAPHICS, but that does’t mean that you can ONLY give graphics.

PS3. I’m probably the only M$ fanboy out here that will admit this, but I don’t know enough about this system to really make any hasty judgements.
Pro: Um…well it’s a blu-ray player for less than 1000 nuff said.
Con: As much as i think that’s neat. I’m fine with DVD’s
Pro: They are cool systems, i will admit
Con: They can’t touch the PS2 slim silver tho…
Pro: Free Online
Con: While the access to sony’s online community is free, they have given the game developers the right to charge fees for playing on the servers. And while it isn’t set in stone they will, remember: SERVERS COST MONEY TO RUN!. So MORE than likely they are going to STILL cost money, and for EACH GAME you wanna play. Xbox live’s fee doesn’t seem so bad anymore…

360: now I will be honest here, I’m gonna bash the 360 because I love it, and to be fair.

Pro: can connect any USM mass storage device (or device that will read as such) and play media from it
Con: Purchased music from Itunes will not play from your Ipod, and M$ and apple have no plans to fix this at all in the future.(so if you LEGALLY get your music, you are boned, I personally like this. I’m from canada, and I don’t feel I should EVER have to buy a cd, Why? I pay enough gasoline tax, enough income tax, hell I’m taxed on stuff I buy from the store….TWICE, I’m even taxed on my electric bill…and besides most of these artists make MORE than enough money anyway, and the ones who don’t appreciate the publicity.)
Pro: Can connect wirelessly to a Media Center PC and have the same functionality and can EVEN control your PC’s version of media center, and vise versa.
Con: It’s a bit tricky to set up if you DONT know what you are doing.
Pro: Can connect to any XP computer on your network and stream pictures, movies and music from it.
Con: you can’t transfer them to the hard drive, and since i HAVE A 120gb ELITE…that is a piss off
Pro: The controller is the most comfortable controller I’ve ever used and I have arthritis in my hands
Con: umm….not really sure, I love that controller(P.S. I’ve never liked the PS1,2, or 3 controller.) And just a little note for everybody with a PS3 THE HOME BUTTON WAS THE 360′s IDEA. but then again to take credit for that would be like taking credit for rumble…however i still think credit SHOULD go to M$ for that one. OHHHH I just thought of a con for the controller….The wireless one doesn’t come with a battery pack, you have to buy the ‘Play and charge kit’ DAMN YOU M$
Pro: two Words, and I have a feeling this one is the one that is going to break the PS3 if the PS3 does get beaten. XBOX LIVE.
Con: YES I KNOW AND HERE IT COMES. IT COSTS MONEY!!! but still you pay a monthly fee for unlimited usage for every game (except maybe MMORPGs[I think those games are for dolts anyway why pay for a game you already paid for...I could understand it if the game was free then you pay for the subscription])
Pro: HD-DVD is OPTIONAL
Con: Those who DID want it, can’t have it all in one package

And…to finish with the strongest point ever.

CON: 3 Words: 3 Red Lights

While I love the Xbox 360 I will not slam the PS3, I am a fanboy yes, BUT I am also a sony fan. HOWEVER if sony’s trend with their gaming division follows the rest of their divisions. The PS4 will be a piece of garbage. And if Microsoft continues their pattern, the Xbox 720 won’t work for the first 2 years of release…or it’ll burn houses down (read…Xbox[original] power supply failure/fire) To be honest I think nintendo will be around for one maybe two mroe generations. And if you think about it, Graphics can only go so far before we have to change how we watch them. Look how realistic the physics and models in THIS generation of games are. I give it 2 more, before we need a new display medium. We need to change the display medium not the console. As 3d as the graphics may ever look, they are still only displayed on a 2d surface. Our brains can see this. So to truely get into the game we need Star trek holodeck style games, and the cost of that will prevent it from ever being in the home at least for MANY a year.

]]> By: halycon404 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/comment-page-1#comment-2201 halycon404 Mon, 14 May 2007 12:50:14 +0000 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/#comment-2201 To Devon, Sony can't make a profit right now though. Not just SCE, but all of Sony can't make a profit right now. Unless that changes, or unless SCE starts making a profit in the next few years.. we may never see a PS4. With Sony saying the PS3 is supposed to have a turn around of 8-10 years, it just won't happen. If the PS3 fails too badly this time around we'll likely see them haulting the console division completely and selling it off. MS though, no matter how much we hate them, is going to be around, and is going to continue to turn profits. Vista is seeing bad sales in the market, yes.. But that'll change. As MS completely stops selling and stops supporting XP, more and more people are going to have to buy Vista, there is simply no other player in town. Mac? Doesn't have the production capabilities to supply the void a complete bomb with vista would open(remember, Apple is a hardware company). Linux? Even with dell shipping linux now, it is simply not user friendly enough to hit the mainstream. So M$ will stay around, they'll continue to make profits, and they'll continue to be able to shell money into the Xbox project. The same simply can't be said about Sony right now, but that may change. I do agree that Nintendo will be around though. They were around when Atari burned, they'll be around when PS and Xbox burn, though I'm unsure of why. I just can't see a console market without nintendo, what they do, they simply do too well to fold up shop and leave. To Devon, Sony can’t make a profit right now though. Not just SCE, but all of Sony can’t make a profit right now. Unless that changes, or unless SCE starts making a profit in the next few years.. we may never see a PS4. With Sony saying the PS3 is supposed to have a turn around of 8-10 years, it just won’t happen. If the PS3 fails too badly this time around we’ll likely see them haulting the console division completely and selling it off. MS though, no matter how much we hate them, is going to be around, and is going to continue to turn profits. Vista is seeing bad sales in the market, yes.. But that’ll change. As MS completely stops selling and stops supporting XP, more and more people are going to have to buy Vista, there is simply no other player in town. Mac? Doesn’t have the production capabilities to supply the void a complete bomb with vista would open(remember, Apple is a hardware company). Linux? Even with dell shipping linux now, it is simply not user friendly enough to hit the mainstream. So M$ will stay around, they’ll continue to make profits, and they’ll continue to be able to shell money into the Xbox project. The same simply can’t be said about Sony right now, but that may change.

I do agree that Nintendo will be around though. They were around when Atari burned, they’ll be around when PS and Xbox burn, though I’m unsure of why. I just can’t see a console market without nintendo, what they do, they simply do too well to fold up shop and leave.

]]> By: Canilash http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/comment-page-1#comment-2145 Canilash Tue, 08 May 2007 04:34:01 +0000 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/#comment-2145 I own a PS3, just because I could get it cheap (400$ rebate with trade-ins). And I probably just bought a PS3 over the XBox360 because of brand following, backward compatibility, or something. (bluetooth?) It really feels like there's not much to do with it yet, so I'm waiting for new games. I suppose if MS was (even) more aggressive in its marketing, and followed some of the ideas of Ben, it could gain a bigger part of the market before the PS3 sales started again. If the 360 had been cheaper, I MAY have bought one. Unlikely, though... I own a PS3, just because I could get it cheap (400$ rebate with trade-ins). And I probably just bought a PS3 over the XBox360 because of brand following, backward compatibility, or something. (bluetooth?)
It really feels like there’s not much to do with it yet, so I’m waiting for new games. I suppose if MS was (even) more aggressive in its marketing, and followed some of the ideas of Ben, it could gain a bigger part of the market before the PS3 sales started again. If the 360 had been cheaper, I MAY have bought one. Unlikely, though…

]]> By: L337 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/comment-page-1#comment-2142 L337 Tue, 08 May 2007 02:49:19 +0000 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/#comment-2142 I don't see what the big deal is with HDMI. I have my 360 connected via VGA and the video output looks MUCH sharper than the PS3 does connected to the same exact HD-TV with HDMI. The PS3 has odd edge ringing in high contrast areas and digital artifacts seen in some solid colored areas in all games. I wouldn't even want to connect my 360 through HDMI, it wouldn't be as crisp as the VGA I have now. I don’t see what the big deal is with HDMI. I have my 360 connected via VGA and the video output looks MUCH sharper than the PS3 does connected to the same exact HD-TV with HDMI. The PS3 has odd edge ringing in high contrast areas and digital artifacts seen in some solid colored areas in all games. I wouldn’t even want to connect my 360 through HDMI, it wouldn’t be as crisp as the VGA I have now.

]]> By: Plip http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/comment-page-1#comment-2039 Plip Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:57:44 +0000 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/#comment-2039 -Personally i find the whole concept of a console war a bit odd, so what if one sells more units than another. The ps2 sold loads more consoles than the xbox..but they still made games for the xbox and some pretty good ones too. - As for killing the wii, that can never happen it's in a different genre altogether - it is a party machine where you and people who can't play video games normally can have a romp, it's also just so different. Personally i prefer the 360 over the wii, but thats only because if i go for a run i don't want to come home and have to wave my arms around madly to play a game. If anything is a wii killer it's itself - it's graphics aren't amazing now but a few years down the line they'll be downright ugly -As for blu-ray i think that will come into play later - right now people don't use blu-rays and are content with DVDs however as more HDTV become affordable people will probably want to upgrade and the fact the ps3 has already effectively sold around 3 million blu ray players is no laughing matter when it comes into the format war. Additionally i think once developers start using all its space, or even some of it it could really take off - i mean you could jam pack the disk with movie quality cut scenes, have obscene amounts of music, have a massive world and some space left over. I think its just a matter of time before we see one developer use more than about 20% of it's potential and create a HUGE game. - Exclusives - meh - ps3 sill has a few games up it's sleeves -ratchet and clank, metal gear solid, Grand Turismo and Final Fanatasy and while you may not like those they are all system sellers and all remain exclusives to the ps3. - In terms of skimping xbox = no wifi PS3 = HDMI cable Pick your poison, personally i'd rather have wifi than an HDMI cable as for one the xbox wifi adaptor costs around $65, wheras i got a HDMI cable for $3 off amazon. I rushed it's shipping and it arrived about 4 days later costing a total of $8 - Finally just remember patience is the key, noone seems to remember this but when the 360 launched it at really bland games with it for a while. It took a while to get some good ones coming along - so don't knock the ps3 till you've tried it -Personally i find the whole concept of a console war a bit odd, so what if one sells more units than another. The ps2 sold loads more consoles than the xbox..but they still made games for the xbox and some pretty good ones too.

- As for killing the wii, that can never happen it’s in a different genre altogether – it is a party machine where you and people who can’t play video games normally can have a romp, it’s also just so different. Personally i prefer the 360 over the wii, but thats only because if i go for a run i don’t want to come home and have to wave my arms around madly to play a game. If anything is a wii killer it’s itself – it’s graphics aren’t amazing now but a few years down the line they’ll be downright ugly

-As for blu-ray i think that will come into play later – right now people don’t use blu-rays and are content with DVDs however as more HDTV become affordable people will probably want to upgrade and the fact the ps3 has already effectively sold around 3 million blu ray players is no laughing matter when it comes into the format war. Additionally i think once developers start using all its space, or even some of it it could really take off – i mean you could jam pack the disk with movie quality cut scenes, have obscene amounts of music, have a massive world and some space left over. I think its just a matter of time before we see one developer use more than about 20% of it’s potential and create a HUGE game.

- Exclusives – meh – ps3 sill has a few games up it’s sleeves -ratchet and clank, metal gear solid, Grand Turismo and Final Fanatasy and while you may not like those they are all system sellers and all remain exclusives to the ps3.

- In terms of skimping
xbox = no wifi
PS3 = HDMI cable
Pick your poison, personally i’d rather have wifi than an HDMI cable as for one the xbox wifi adaptor costs around $65, wheras i got a HDMI cable for $3 off amazon. I rushed it’s shipping and it arrived about 4 days later costing a total of $8

- Finally just remember patience is the key, noone seems to remember this but when the 360 launched it at really bland games with it for a while. It took a while to get some good ones coming along – so don’t knock the ps3 till you’ve tried it

]]> By: The bubba http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/comment-page-1#comment-1989 The bubba Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:13:20 +0000 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/#comment-1989 For me its all about the games. I'm not a Fanboy of any of the consoles because I own all of the last generation one's(Ps2 xbox Gamecube) but none of the newest (360, ps3, wii)....Why?....No games I really want to play....(a few exceptions: gears of war, resistance fall of man...... cant think of anything for the wii at the moment)..... What was........... Ps2......Yes it pretty much ruled the last generation....why???? Not just the amount of games but the quality of alot of them.....Yeah you had a bunch of PooPoo's but of all the consoles at the time it had the largest amount of sweeties. Ex. Final fantasys, MGS, Just about every sports game basically a well rounded library....... The fact that the ps1 was so successful was definitely the fuel that made this console burn so bright from the start with so much developer support. Xbox.... I think had a slow start simply because it was the first console put out by microsoft and the library for it was too narrow in the beginning ......a whole lot of racing, fighting and sports niche games but very few universally loved ones (almost no Rpg's, very few survival/horror (that weren't ports), very few kiddie/cute and not to many action adventure. Gamecube.....I have absolutely nothing against the hardware of this console at all (although the 1.8 gig mini disc media that you have to switch on some games I thought was kind of stupid). I do however have something against the library and marketing practices. I own a gamcube for three reasons and three reasons only... 1.resident evil 0 ....2. resident evil remake.... 3.Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem ....needless to say If I could play these three games on something else I would get rid of my cube for less than 20 crack dollars. No network support?!?!? are you retarded nintendo??? (yes I know they had an adapter........ for about 5 minutes.....and like 2 games worked with it......exaggeration you get the point) take away anything to do with mario or zelda and you wipe half of the cube's already meager library....less the ports (again exaggeration but point made). Why does it matter what color the console is???? OK PINK!!!???? PURPLE????!!!! at least the ps2 and xbox didn't look completely gay sitting in my entertainment center. What s with the Playskool controller with its clumsy buttons and sticks (fixed that with a ps2 controller adapter). I'll never forgive Capcom for trying to make resident evil exclusive to the cube (personal problem). I think nintendo really screwed the pooch back with the nintendo 64. Keeping that cartridge based system instead of the way cheaper and more practical CD system hurt there developer support for the future since it gave sony a chance to really gain alot of ground and take a substantial market share with the ps1. The only reason Nintendo has a decent amount of money today IS for ONLY 1 reason and it is spelled G.A.M.E.B.O.Y."The IPOD of the gaming world" nobody knows why they have to have one they just do.... I still can't figure out how they got away all those years without putting a f-----ing!!!backlite on the damn screen OMFG!!!!!....Rant over:) What I think will be..... It's hard to say but a few things I'm "pretty sure" of...... Microsoft has a decent lead right now as long as they keep flowing decent titles I think they'll maintain the lead this generation.......However small it gets:).......There online structure is absolutely one of there biggest strengths. The hype for the Wii is no different than the hype for any other console More people want it than can get it so it makes it that much more of an inflated desire that you must get one. but I think nintendo will do better this time around than the last. The $250 price point definitely won't hurt either. Now we come to the PS3.......Unless Sony really changes something I don't see this one as much of a juggernaut as the ps2.........Why???.......Not everybody gives a crap about blueray or HD-DVD or HDMI for that matter. In this instance my hat goes off to microsoft for making it an option for those who don't want to spend money for something they don't really want..... at the same time the peripherals shouldn't be an arm and a left n-t either. Another reason ....Games...... So far The library is very slim pickin's for quality. I was at best buy 2 days ago and there were 8 ps3's on the shelf.......I went 6 hours ago and 5 were still there...... and yes I asked they did not put anymore out since then.....Not exactly "flying off the shelf" but who could blame people....Bluray looks good.....but not 600 dollars good as far as I'm concerned. For me its all about the games. I’m not a Fanboy of any of the consoles because I own all of the last generation one’s(Ps2 xbox Gamecube) but none of the newest (360, ps3, wii)….Why?….No games I really want to play….(a few exceptions: gears of war, resistance fall of man…… cant think of anything for the wii at the moment)…..

What was………..

Ps2……Yes it pretty much ruled the last generation….why???? Not just the amount of games but the quality of alot of them…..Yeah you had a bunch of PooPoo’s but of all the consoles at the time it had the largest amount of sweeties. Ex. Final fantasys, MGS, Just about every sports game basically a well rounded library……. The fact that the ps1 was so successful was definitely the fuel that made this console burn so bright from the start with so much developer support.

Xbox…. I think had a slow start simply because it was the first console put out by microsoft and the library for it was too narrow in the beginning ……a whole lot of racing, fighting and sports niche games but very few universally loved ones (almost no Rpg’s, very few survival/horror (that weren’t ports), very few kiddie/cute and not to many action adventure.

Gamecube…..I have absolutely nothing against the hardware of this console at all (although the 1.8 gig mini disc media that you have to switch on some games I thought was kind of stupid). I do however have something against the library and marketing practices. I own a gamcube for three reasons and three reasons only… 1.resident evil 0 ….2. resident evil remake…. 3.Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem ….needless to say If I could play these three games on something else I would get rid of my cube for less than 20 crack dollars. No network support?!?!? are you retarded nintendo??? (yes I know they had an adapter…….. for about 5 minutes…..and like 2 games worked with it……exaggeration you get the point) take away anything to do with mario or zelda and you wipe half of the cube’s already meager library….less the ports (again exaggeration but point made). Why does it matter what color the console is???? OK PINK!!!???? PURPLE????!!!! at least the ps2 and xbox didn’t look completely gay sitting in my entertainment center. What s with the Playskool controller with its clumsy buttons and sticks (fixed that with a ps2 controller adapter). I’ll never forgive Capcom for trying to make resident evil exclusive to the cube (personal problem). I think nintendo really screwed the pooch back with the nintendo 64. Keeping that cartridge based system instead of the way cheaper and more practical CD system hurt there developer support for the future since it gave sony a chance to really gain alot of ground and take a substantial market share with the ps1. The only reason Nintendo has a decent amount of money today IS for ONLY 1 reason and it is spelled G.A.M.E.B.O.Y.”The IPOD of the gaming world” nobody knows why they have to have one they just do…. I still can’t figure out how they got away all those years without putting a f—–ing!!!backlite on the damn screen OMFG!!!!!….Rant over:)

What I think will be…..

It’s hard to say but a few things I’m “pretty sure” of……

Microsoft has a decent lead right now as long as they keep flowing decent titles I think they’ll maintain the lead this generation…….However small it gets:)…….There online structure is absolutely one of there biggest strengths.

The hype for the Wii is no different than the hype for any other console More people want it than can get it so it makes it that much more of an inflated desire that you must get one. but I think nintendo will do better this time around than the last. The $250 price point definitely won’t hurt either.

Now we come to the PS3…….Unless Sony really changes something I don’t see this one as much of a juggernaut as the ps2………Why???…….Not everybody gives a crap about blueray or HD-DVD or HDMI for that matter. In this instance my hat goes off to microsoft for making it an option for those who don’t want to spend money for something they don’t really want….. at the same time the peripherals shouldn’t be an arm and a left n-t either. Another reason ….Games…… So far The library is very slim pickin’s for quality. I was at best buy 2 days ago and there were 8 ps3′s on the shelf…….I went 6 hours ago and 5 were still there…… and yes I asked they did not put anymore out since then…..Not exactly “flying off the shelf” but who could blame people….Bluray looks good…..but not 600 dollars good as far as I’m concerned.

]]> By: ratrat http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/comment-page-1#comment-1973 ratrat Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:06:30 +0000 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/#comment-1973 One thing that should be considered is that Sony and Nintendo are japanese companies. THE 360 is not popular in japan. So the 360 cant win there, FF and MGS cant be played on the Wii so the PS3 has a very good chance of surviving. One thing that should be considered is that Sony and Nintendo are japanese companies. THE 360 is not popular in japan. So the 360 cant win there, FF and MGS cant be played on the Wii so the PS3 has a very good chance of surviving.

]]> By: rolling http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/comment-page-1#comment-1922 rolling Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:42:27 +0000 http://benheck.com/03-31-2007/microsoft-shows-mercy-to-the-competition-with-their-elite-xbox-360/#comment-1922 Great article. My argument would have been that any "new" version of the XBOX 360 should have the HD-DVD player built in... That's it. Simple -- and you could sell it at less than the XBOX 360 + HD add on -- so you'd have some competition towards the PS3 then... My PS3 is nice though. I'm much happier with it than the XBOX 360. Great article. My argument would have been that any “new” version of the XBOX 360 should have the HD-DVD player built in… That’s it. Simple — and you could sell it at less than the XBOX 360 + HD add on — so you’d have some competition towards the PS3 then… My PS3 is nice though. I’m much happier with it than the XBOX 360.

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