Yet Another Console Debate Thread.

thats the latest i think on mgs and the 360.

and then this quote

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get a load of this card.
http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=107989

the 360's 120gb hard drive for the older 360's tallys in at $179, a redicoulous price. they think we are too stupid to stick in an hdd and format it, so that justifies their price. my a$$ m$. heres a 120gb hard drive, less than $75 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149057 . the ps3 takes any drive, a positive for your pocket. oh, and the 20gb being 100 dollars is blatent gouging of epic proportion aswell..

 

Agreed. It's way too expensive.

 

For all the people that complain about the price of the ps3.

You only live once.

So what if you have to fork out a little bit of money, how long is it going to affect you for?? finance wise?? a month?? 2 months??

I was worried about the price of it here in New Zealand ($1200) I went and had a look at it, i was there 30 minutes walked out with a ps3, 3 games, intercooler, bluetooth remote, HDMI cable (total $2000) A laptop with vista and Micrsoft office suit 2007 (total $2000) a 40" X Series Bravia (total $7000) a 5.1 surround sound home theatre (total $1500) I got a lot of flack from the olds, but you no what i dont regrete it for a second, there was something i wanted i got it, i dont regrete it now and come 20 years down the track i wont regrete it then. So you say you'll wait a few years till the price drops, then what?? the next big thing will be in the pipe works that'll come out be over priced and you'll complain about that too. if you want it BUY IT!!! forget the price.

Oh yeah i also bought a xbox 360 too.

 

I wish I didn't have to worry about real things.

 

kopkiwi -

I'm all for buying stuff and not worrying too much about money, but I think that what you are saying is a little slanted. Although money seems to you a very trivial thing, which you can throw around at whim without fear of repercussions, I can assure you that other people are not as financially stable as you. I bought a PS3 but it put a big dent in my wallet (one which I am still feeling today).

I'm so glad that that means I can disregard money and live like Bill Gates for the rest of my life.

 

the ps3 did nothing to my pocket. i guess its cuz i dont need money to get by right now, so all is surplus. i need a job though, soon.

 

hey i struggle, i struggle BIG time, but i defiantly not going to let that stop me from getting something i want, that goes for anything, job, sports achievement, hell even a girl, if i want it, i set about getting it.

I also learn to shop for the best deal too, the fact i got all this, on 18 months interest free deffered payments makes things a little easier, just save $55 a week and come the end of the 18 months bame all paid off and i aint made a dent in the bank account.

 

Im sure most adults can afford a PS3 but have more important things to invest upon.

Use myslef as an example I had saved up $1,500 so I had enough to buy a Ps3 but I have college tuition to pay for. I could easily go buy a PS3 and not go to school but I hate school and cant take a break cuz I want to finish as soon as I can and not fall behind.

During launch in November I had paid tuition already and still had $900 and was ready to get a PS3 but it was impossible to find so I bought a Wii cuz I wanted something new. A few months past and I had only played it around 10 times cuz it got really boring. Lucky me some guy on craigslist decided to trade me his 2 month old 360 premium + Gears of War for my Wii plus 2 games. So now I have a 360(which I did not plan on getting) and still trying to save for a PS3.


pointless story ...

oh yea I was trying to say how ppl can afford a PS3 but have more important priorities. Also to show off my good trade deal.

Edit: Plus I dont think PS3 is overpriced at all. I think the wack 360 elite is overpriced. $100 more just for HDMI and 100 more gigs HDD and black paint is stupid. Thats almost the same price as the 20 gig PS3. If the elite had HD DVD included then it would be another story. I know ppl are gonna say that its also dumb that a 60 gig PS3 is a $100 more than the 20 gig but dont forget that the 60 gig comes with wireless internet built in and has memstick duo slots. How much does the wireless adapter cost for the 360?????

 

I want a PSXWII3 LOL

 

I'm pretty excited for later on this year and next year. Wii getting more developer support, and ps3 games should improve quite nicely.

oh and the 360. probably will just keep it's momentum in terms of game development.

 

Yes I Can't wait to play the PS3 should be a good system and have some awsome games on it.

 

yeah what a fooking rip off with the Microsft 360 hardrives. but ya know im still for the 360. because im almost 100% positive BD is going down teh tubes, with recent devlopments here and there. and then couple more years, people will say Blue wat?

 

why i don't get is why people was to stick to older and cheaper technology. if we don't learn new tech and new ways for things to work, where will society go? nowhere i say. have some bawls to advance tech, instead of having just a dvd on steroids, try something new.

 

yeah, blu-ray will eventually become the dominant media. hddvd may be adequate for the present time, but it will eventually be unable to keep with games/movies and blu-ray will take over.

btw, bawls is pretty good. haha I think it does the job, but it doesn't taste quite as good as rockstar or monster assault or even sobe gold. You probably weren't talking about that though...

so back on topic. I haven't played my ps3 hardly at all since launch day, but I have a feeling this summer I will play the heck out of it. Especially if some type of loader is released. But I definitely want to play virtua tennis, nba 2k7, motorstorm, plus any good new releases for sure, regardless of if the loader comes out.

 

i'm not getting much fun out of mine. i dont have anything bluetooth for it, not to mention the fact i only have 5 games, most of which suck now or i've played toooooo much. i wish games were the same price, its hard to get new ones fast with the price they are.

rockstar is a really good energy drink, but my fave right now is nos. it pwns.

 

To partially answer your question, It may be because of things like this:

In a broad sense, I agree that the advance of technology is a good thing and should be encouraged.
Since we're in a console debate, though, the context is completely different. Video game consoles don't exactly usher in a new era of technology because they aren't a necessity. Computers, Energy, Safety, these are things that benefit greatly from leaps in technology. It seems like you view the world is doomed because people don't want to pay for high-priced technologically advanced video game systems.

Besides, in the scope of things, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD (i'm using these because you mentioned the same argument in the blu-ray news thread) are pretty similar in their "technological leaps" when compared to holographic disks or stacked volume optic disks or hell even protein covered disks.

 

those formats you descride after for enourmouse storage are they not? in the terabytes? let those develope for when they are needed. bluray atleast has a different apperature too allow more space, and we need to get better at making things more efficient. companies focus on profit, we need rich individuals willing to take a risk for the better of mn kind. we need to drop old techs like sdtv completely or some people will stay satisfied with it and not move on. i'm one for progress, not lagging. these companies need to produce the best things and if everyone did, they would all be cheap. imagine if every car company made nothing but cool looking cars, there would be no profit. there is little difference between a 20k car and a 100k car but looks and a few part changes. its a raqeut of epic proportions.

 

I don't even know what we're arguing about anymore.


How does all of this correlate to this thread?