cyronarxes Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Ok, i am just wondering, how many of you like xbox 360, hate it, or dont mind it. Also, you may hat it or like it do to its company and community as well. Remeber, no flaming, this is a view of opinion. I for one hate it for how mean there community is and how unreliable and snobby the company is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonlissla Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Simple. I hate it. Why? Because it has stolen all the good games lately, namely Halo 2 as well as Gears of Wars. It's also quite expensive, and the controls makes it difficult to play FPS or anything else than sport or racing games. But of course, it has its good sides too. Like you don't have to buy the latest upgrades, like graphics cards and other stuff. So I guess it isn't ENTIRELY useless. Just... mostly. :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark0ne Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I think hating a console because it isn't good for FPS games is weak reasoning. Consoles like the XBox (and the 360) are simpler social tools than PCs and they definately have their uses. I've got some great memories of playing 4 player Burnout on the original XBox, watching my friend run through and complete all the Prince of Persia games, and me finally completing Ninja Gaiden as 8 other startled people watched in awe in the room. It's something that can't be replicated on the PC half as easily. Sure you can LAN it up but even with LAN Boys or Laptops you're still in for a harder time setting up and sorting things out than you are with consoles. Similarly if you're willing to do a bit of underground stuff and modchip your XBox you're able to get some awesome new functionality; it's basically like a gaming PC and media PC (go look up what a media PC is if you don't know what one is) all lugged into one, for cheaper than a decent PC, which can be hooked up to a 40'' plasma (oh yes, we have one ;)) with better results than a PC. Consoles are awesome. PC's are awesome. Gaming is awesome. End of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagrant0 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I don't do console gaming myself any more, I just prefer being able to mod and tweak games too much. Being stuck with what devs thought was best for everyone usually sucks. While the controls are a bit easier in some cases, you can always use a gamepad on a PC. The main advantage of Xbox is that it's cheaper than a gaming PC with roughly the same specs if that's all you want to do. When you considder the less legal advantages, I believe I heard somewhere people using old Xbox's as file servers or something. It's a processor, hard drive, cooling, videocard and modem... All you really need. Now that the old ones are fairly cheap, you could probably see about linking them up in parallel for cheap processing... they stack pretty well too. I would imagine that the 360 would have the same potential once it's past its prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamBatosai Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I agree with Dark0ne, I like the consoles, I like PC's. Ah Burnout, Prince of Persia, and Ninja Gaiden. All fine games. None of which (as far as I know) are available on PC. Consoles are awesome. PC's are awesome. Gaming is awesome. End of. Dark0ne hit the nail on the head with that comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povuholo Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Consoles aren't that bad. Not directly, that is. The problem is the games that are made for it. Because many kids buy consoles, game companies want to make sure their games are playable (dumbed down) for them. And if a PC version is made it'll suffer from it.Ah Burnout, Prince of Persia, and Ninja Gaiden. All fine games. None of which (as far as I know) are available on PC.As far as I know all Prince of Persia games were released for the PC as well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamBatosai Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 What!?!?!? Really? Dang, I've never seen them around here... *runs and hops into car to run to the nearest PC game store... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejake1453 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I think hating a console because it isn't good for FPS games is weak reasoning. Consoles like the XBox (and the 360) are simpler social tools than PCs and they definately have their uses. I've got some great memories of playing 4 player Burnout on the original XBox, watching my friend run through and complete all the Prince of Persia games, and me finally completing Ninja Gaiden as 8 other startled people watched in awe in the room. It's something that can't be replicated on the PC half as easily. Sure you can LAN it up but even with LAN Boys or Laptops you're still in for a harder time setting up and sorting things out than you are with consoles. Similarly if you're willing to do a bit of underground stuff and modchip your XBox you're able to get some awesome new functionality; it's basically like a gaming PC and media PC (go look up what a media PC is if you don't know what one is) all lugged into one, for cheaper than a decent PC, which can be hooked up to a 40'' plasma (oh yes, we have one ;)) with better results than a PC. Consoles are awesome. PC's are awesome. Gaming is awesome. End of. actully if you mod/chip your 360, you cant play online, microsoft can find out and ban your xbox.just goes to show how snobby and evil microsoft is i hate xbox360 for a number of reasons1 i am a playstation fanboy2 microsoft is evil3 the 360 contolers are a rip off of playstation controlers4 360 owners are snobby and up themselves, they think they are the greatest gamers ever if you despise xbox360 and would like to to join cyronaxes and my crusade against it, please, PM one of us(preferably cyronaxes, i'm lazy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 The main problem with the xbox 360 (and consoles in general) is the ripoff scheme of exclusive titles. Someone in the marketing department decides to make Halo (or whatever) xbox-exclusive, so you have to buy their console to play it. Or if you're a PC gamer, you just get screwed and miss out on potentially interesting games. actully if you mod/chip your 360, you cant play online, microsoft can find out and ban your xbox.just goes to show how snobby and evil microsoft is Yes, how dare they, what evil corporate oppression you have to deal with. How dare they deny you the free service you are clearly entitled to, even when you try to cheat and steal their games. It's just such a poor, pathetic existence, isn't it? 1 i am a playstation fanboy Doesn't it suck to watch Sony run the playstation into the ground? I mean, it's beautiful, in a way, the sheer stupidity of whoever's in charge there. I almost have to suspect the head of their console division is on Microsoft's payroll, laughing his way to the bank. 2 microsoft is evil And Sony isn't? I have one word for you, rootkit. if you despise xbox360 and would like to to join cyronaxes and my crusade against it, please, PM one of us(preferably cyronaxes, i'm lazy) You know, I believe our friendly admin had something to say about this.... ah, here it is: No, just no. You're not going to use these forums as a staging ground for pathetic, childish troll attacks on other forums. Please just leave if all you're going to do is act immature. Post reported, of course. How I wish I had my moderator powers back, then things would really be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejake1453 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 jokes on you peregrine, i reported the post in pc gaming you made, y'know the one where you did nothing but flame? I dout the moderators will get as mad at me as they will you, you've just been allowed to post again, and your already flaming, i just told some people some stuff that isnt even close to flaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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