The Xbox 360 Thread - Page 228

MidianGTX · #**2271** 10-30-2010, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hmar9333

I'm sorry but you guys seem to be saying "Oi! If you think PS3 exclusives are bad you are narrow minded! On the other hand 360 exclusives are overrated"
(that was aimed more at Midian than at you)

Which is incredibly hypocrytical.

Onto your other points; the controller:
I had a Playstation 1 for YEARS, I used to play that thing to death, and the controller was functional, yes, it worked fine and I had no problems. However, when I bought my 360, I picked up the controller and thought 'Wow, this is so much more comfortable than the Playstation controller'.
The PS controller design is functional, yes, outdated, yes, less comfortable than an Xbox 360 controller, yes.

It's only Halo I consider overrated, I enjoyed Gears 1 and 2. Only co-op though, the mutiplayer didn't seem too fun. Actually I enjoyed Halo 3 as well for a short while, but that doesn't make it any less overrated.

I suppose the controller thing comes down to preference, but you can definitely get used to just about any controller you pick up, it shouldn't be a deal breaker unless it plain doesn't work.

Donovan1209 · #**2272** 10-30-2010, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainAwesome

Oh, don't even play like a console-based web browser is worth more than a can of whatsit.

Frankly, though, I've said it before and I'll say it again: You're doing yourself no favors by purchasing just one console because you "hate" the other. The fact of the matter is, both consoles have great games and great experiences. The Uncharted series, Fat Princess, LBP, and (future) Gran Turismo 5 are great reasons to have a PS3; Halo: Reach (And please don't give me that crap of how it can't be good since it's a Halo game; Reach takes the cake), the Gears of War series, Fable, and XBLA games like Trials HD (is that on PSN too? I can't remember) are valid reasons to own a 360 as well.

That said, if you were to have just one console for financial reasons and such, I'd say go for the PS3. All-around functionality is supremely better, and although it doesn't have cross-game chat, PSN is certainly not too far from the XBL experience - and you're not paying $60 per year to get it. The exclusives are more than worthy of your time, and the graphics capabilities provided by the Blu-Ray disc format are stunning - not to mention that the extra space can allow developers to give a deeper experience.

All that said, now that Epic Games has finally come around to dedicated servers for Gears 3, I'm totally pumped. Now to find a way to avoid paying sixty bucks to actually experience it.

+1, to the entire thing. Trials HD is on PSN, at least I'm 99% sure

MidianGTX · #**2273** 10-30-2010, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Donovan1209

+1, to the entire thing. Trials HD is on PSN, at least I'm 99% sure

I'm afraid that 1% is gonna come back and bite you in the ass. Trials HD is one of the only reasons my 360 still gets any action. If that and Shadow Complex came to PSN I'd probably put my Xbox into storage for a while.

MidianGTX · #**2274** 10-30-2010, 09:38 PM

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Mass Effect 2 has won the ultimate game of the year at this year's Golden Joystick awards.

Other winners at the gaming industry's biggest event include popular titles such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Final Fantasy XIII.

Mass Effect 2 also won role-playing game (RGP) of the year with tower defence game Plants vs. Zombies also taking home two prizes.

The winners are voted for by UK fans and the event is now in its 28th year.

Click link for full article.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11650808