For anybody still considering which next-gen system to buy...

[Robby2Slobby]

The 33% failure rate of the 360 spookd me from bying one.

PS2s broke a lot too.. I have bought three, one has lasted a long time, though.

But the 360 now has such a great warranty system there's no reason to be worried anymore.. Just send it back and get it back better than ever in two weeks.

That sucks that it happens, but to me, it doesn't deter me from buying it.

And to the person who said the PS3 looks cooler.. You need your eyes checked.. It looks exactly like a foreman grill.

 

[Nebulizah]

1. Your reasons against buying an Xbox-360 are formed from your experience with the original Xbox. You did not even speak on the 360. At least talk about the 360's high percentage of hardware failures (red rings of death). The 360's hardware is practically even with the PS3's, so how would you consider it rushed? If you were to attack the hardware you could say the 360 uses cheap off the shelf parts, but instead you attack the original xbox's faults, which did not happen to a large percent of the people who owned an Xbox anyway

#1 - I didnt set out to write a fucking novel or comprehensive library of logged complaints for each system, I set out to share my own experience and the shit I've personally seen going on. I stated my experience with Xbox because it was completely awful and relevant to the point in the respect that if you put the consumer through complete and utter hell with your first "revolutionary" product, why the fuck would you expect them to shell out $400-$500 or more for your next one? The fact of the matter is I dont own a 360 and never will, but I have played it and heard from those in the industry all the shit people are going through with it. I dont give two shits how long they extended their warranty to, the fact is they dont care about the consumer in the long run. That's why, going back to the original Xbox, you were left in the dust if you bought one of the first ones. Not only were they complete shit and consistent with their problems, but when they released the newer models they got rid of the ability to record music on the hard drive (they can talk about it being because of "Super Xboxes" all they want, I dont wanna hear it). Gradually thereafter each and every game released started not allowing custom soundtracks to be played, making the feature completely useless unless you were playing an older game.

2. How does Nintendo not have longevity with their products? All their systems since nintendo have more or less lasted as long as the rest of the competition and up until this current generation the technology used in their systems was as powerful or more powerful than their competitors. Excuse me? They are always at the back of the pack with technology? The nintendo was more powerful than the sega master system, the Snes was more powerful than the Genesis, the N64 was more powerful than the PS1, the Gamecube was more powerful than the PS2 and close to being as powerful as Xbox, Nintendo developed shoulder buttons on controllers, the analog stick, rumble, which have all become standard in all videogame consoles (except rumble in PS3). And now the Wii remote is revolutionizing video game gameplay. The Wii might not be as powerful as the 360 or PS3, but that did not stop the less powerful PS1 from beating the N64 or the least powerful of the 3 consoles last generation, the PS2, from being market leaders! And how was the gamecube rushed to market? The gamecube was awesome and had many AAA titles: Metroid Prime, Super Smash Brothers, Resident evil 1 remake, RE0, Eternal Darkness, RE4, Mario Kard DD, Prince of Persia series, F-Zero GX, Mario Party series, on and on. And how was the GBA rushed? it has so far sold 79 million systems and has recently outsold the PS3 in Japan! The GBA! not the DS! I love how you compared the GBA to DS! your not up to date because the GBA was last generation, and the PSP is competing with the DS not the GBA, despite not being as powerful the DS is outselling the PSP 2:1! And the Wii is demolishing the PS3 right now and is only about a million away from selling more than the 360 and becoming market leader.

Fuck the Japs, This is the United States of Fuckin America... bottom line, I'd rather set my hair on fire than fight to see mario running around on a GBA screen, and as far as the DS goes, you're right, I left that out of my point because I just felt like ranting my distastes on certain items... again, my opinion, get over it. but you are right, the DS was a drastic improvement over GBA.

Bottom line, this is a fucking forum to share your thoughts and experiences, which is exactly what I set out to do. I'm no fucking net nerd who's life revolves around computer and tv screens 24/7. Take my 2 cents and shove it up your fuckin ass for all I care. Then remember this post in a year when Sony announces record profits and Microsoft / Nintendo are putting positive spins on disappointment

 

[Robby2Slobby]

Microsoft is the only American company out of the three, yet you dislike Nintendo because you say "Fuck the Japs."

Sony is just as much of a japanese company compared to Nintendo.

You are a Sony fanboy, you can't deny that. To just completely say anything that Microsoft or Nintendo has done is shit is completely stupid..

 

[STICK]

PS2s broke a lot too.. I have bought three, one has lasted a long time, though.

But the 360 now has such a great warranty system there's no reason to be worried anymore.. Just send it back and get it back better than ever in two weeks.

That sucks that it happens, but to me, it doesn't deter me from buying it.

And to the person who said the PS3 looks cooler.. You need your eyes checked.. It looks exactly like a foreman grill.

Two weeks? LOL. I wish it was two weeks. The first three times I sent mine in, it was about three weeks each time. This last time I sent it in, it's been about a month and a half.

UPS is supposed to be delivering it back to me tomorrow.

 

[Nebulizah]

Microsoft is the only American company out of the three, yet you dislike Nintendo because you say "Fuck the Japs."

Sony is just as much of a japanese company compared to Nintendo.

You are a Sony fanboy, you can't deny that. To just completely say anything that Microsoft or Nintendo has done is shit is completely stupid..

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Get over it

 

[JesterMIR]

^^That's right. Amerika doesn't make anything anymore besides weapons and software. Thanks outsourcing! Thanks Micro$oft!

I've seen people on other message boards support outsourcing. :ermm: Even our troop's uniforms are made in China.

Fuck Microsoft, support open source. If you have to run Windoze, get TinyXP.

 

[phil]

^^That's right. Amerika doesn't make anything anymore besides weapons and software. Thanks outsourcing! Thanks Micro$oft!

do you blame them? nazi labor unions want corporations to pay lazy fucks 20 dollars an hour with ridiculous benefits for something they can have done in china or guatemala for 2 dollars a week. its business what do you expect?

 

[Nebulizah]

do you blame them? nazi labor unions want corporations to pay lazy fucks 20 dollars an hour with ridiculous benefits for something they can have done in china or guatemala for 2 dollars a week. its business what do you expect?

it's a sad state of affairs when you can say that in all seriousness and know that it's true.... but at the same time it;s fattening their pockets alot more than it's benefitting us in the form of lower prices.. on top of the fact that every outsourced job is one less opportunity for an American to make an honest living.. it's called the trickle-down effect, & eventually it's one of the reasons we have such a fucked up & dysfunctional society...

But it'll never change.

 

[kayvee]

i make $20 an hour, i'm not part of a union, and i'm not lazy..but my job is being outsourced to the phillipines and all i do now is log calls into our system and tell people they will be called back. fuck that.

~k.

 

[CHRISHOGGALYPSE]

I'm still debating on which to buy, so I appreciate this thread (as well as Drago's clip of emmanuel augustus haha by the way drago, I got that I must break you t shirt... people love it) anyways, the xbox is notorious for breaking. I didn't know about their revised warranty period, but I can all but guarantee you, that most if not all of those xbox 360's will be breaking down at that 3 year mark.

I got the 1st gen xbox when it first came out, and it worked well for a long time, but then it started with saying that the disc was dirty for new game even and eventually went to crap. EVERYONE I know, that got the xbox when it first came out, all said that their xbox completely died within a couple months of the xbox 360 being released. Several people in several different states, including me!

I still have a ps2 that still works great, 1st gen not the slim line and everyone I know that's had one either still use it or it still works at least.

BUT, the xbox 360 is dope. I love that system and still consider getting one. The price tag on the ps3 is outrageous, and Bluray is NOT the way to go and you're taking a monumental gamble on updating your movie collection in the bluray format if you choose to do so.

Sony has pulled this crap in the past. They have amazing engineers that come up with ideas that are cutting edge, one problem, they always want the money for themselves and keep the idea as a proprietary investment! Examples: Beta max vs. VHS tapes... how many beta max tapes have you owned or ever even watched? They had better video quality and sound, but companies aren't going to buy in to supporting a video format owned by one company!!
CD's vs. sony mini disc: Mini disc's were one of the best ideas in recent memory! You could hold 4 times as much information on one tiny disk, that is in hard plastic so it can't get scratched which would last you forever pretty much as still has cd quality sound... the problem? It was owned by Sony!
And now: Bluray vs. HD DVD's: It seems like a great idea right now, but the way of the future is going to be the downloading of movies and not owning them on a hard disk. Wal mart, which owns over 50% of movie sales domestically, is moving towards this direction as well. The reason I bring this up is, those movies are still like 40 bucks each, you add that to the price of the system and you're gonna spend a grip real quick.

My contention? The later xbox360 models are probably a safe bet. Most people that bought later model 1st gen xboxes still have working systems because microsoft finally worked out the bugs and they now have no problems. Buying the new 360 with the bigger hard drive is probably going to have some bugs for awhile too, but you see the fact that they are moving towards larger hard drives because downloading movies and games IS THE WAY OF THE FUTURE!

 

[Bonekrusher408]

I still have a ps2 that still works great, 1st gen not the slim line and everyone I know that's had one either still use it or it still works at least.

thats fuckin amazing, I've had like 3 or 4 ps2's, all pieces of shit, the disc trays would get stuck all the time or they wouldnt play the games that were blue and the games dont look as good as the xbox or gamecube, I got my xbox when they first droped the price and it lasted untill a few months before the 360 came out, shit and my game cube still works like I just took it out the box

 

[CHRISHOGGALYPSE]

nintendo seems to make the longest lasting systems on the planet. I got an OG nintendo that still works really well and I just bought a SNES off some dude that was still in the original packaging this last year for like 40 bucks but that's still on point too. Still got the sega genesis that works like a champ and the ps2. Even my ps1 still works well. Maybe I've just had good fortune except for the xbox.

The ps2 trays are flimsy as hell though, i gotta admit

 

[sloth11]

Fuck the Japs, This is the United States of Fuckin America... bottom line, I'd rather set my hair on fire than fight to see mario running around on a GBA screen, and as far as the DS goes, you're right, I left that out of my point because I just felt like ranting my distastes on certain items... again, my opinion, get over it. but you are right, the DS was a drastic improvement over GBA.

First of all, thank you for being racist. Secondly, you are saying that the GBA cant hang with the PSP, which is completely false. Everyone and their mother has a GBA. SO therefor, you are wrong.

I'm no fucking net nerd who's life revolves around computer and tv screens 24/7.

What is your job again???

I work in the internet / TV entertainment field.

Oh that's right.

 

[TOKZTLI]

^^ LOL

 

[Incar]

im going with a ps3 but once MGS4 comes out, and i cant wait till you could they come out with that thing that will turn into a DVR!YAY!

 

[underground]

360 all day. and i never had a single problem with my xbox OR my xbox 360. i had nothing BUT problems with my ps2...

 

[Likwid]

I thought I was the only one with issues when it came to reading blue discs and the tray getting stuck! Used to piss me off. Go 360. Better games, great online play and Halo.

 

[MuneyHongry650]

lol @ microsoft having a 1 billion dollar recall in their 360's

 

[DeathPotion]

360 and wii are killin it... nuff said