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Pyro as Bill on 18 July 2010

PC gaming generally trumps the 360 in a direct comparison. It loses when it comes to ease of use but the 360 is superior because it allows (one of) the most important things in gaming.

LOCAL MULTIPLAYER.

Local multiplayer trumps graphics, ease of use, online, controls, pretty much everything. I'd buy a console just for Team Fortress 2 with 4player local even if it meant using dual analog.



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BHR-3 on 18 July 2010
Seece said:
BHR-3 said:
Dallinor said:
haxxiy said:
aragod said:
kowenicki said:

In the UK we buy with our heads.... 

The console that gives the biggest punch for the pound is the 360 - so we buy it, its that simple.

No emotional loyalty to bygone days... no sheep like following of trends beyond their natural lives... no xenophobic bias (not that we even make a console! lol)

The UK (with the US) has also been a trend setter for popular culture, you will all follow soon

 

 

This is the funniest shit I've seen in ages, thanks god for continental Europe.


I second what Aragod said with every bit of my being.

Yes because other countries have wool pulled over their eyes and need to remove it to step into the intelligent, unbiased and well informed UK gamer's shoes.

It's actually such a ridiculous post. Very arrogant.

Also along the lines of popular culture spreading from America, it's true, but damn it I wish it wasn't.


i fourth that

but i do respect that he's being honest with his opionions and expressing himself on the forums

 

@seece i do mentioned that 220 is before the discontinued skus and am not counting arcades cause they dont have a HDD and another reason is that kowen mentioned arcades arent the ones that get the majority of the sales

"So before, it was £210 in total, not anywhere near £250"

210 220 sorry i was 10 pound off i was getting numbers from my head 250 is for current new 360S owners

i crearly wrote

"your total is now 250 pound for the new 360S or about 220 for the older skus back before they discontinued them"

can you not read? or do you just like twisting my words around to make me look like the bad guy?

You twist them yourself BHR. Kowen is talking about biggest bang for buck, £160 vs £250 is what you should really be comparing, not accessories to fit your argument. The arcade IS £160 because it doesn't have those accessories.

It's actually £120 now but whatever, looking forward to a Slim arcade around £120


well actually the arcade was around 120 pound (i know it was the old sku but thats all there was back then)from august 08 all the way till august 09 uk sales for that time were

about 1.4M with that £120 price

PS3 was 750k but with only a £299 and higher price tag

wii was 2M with £180-£200



                                                             

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Seece on 18 July 2010
BHR-3 said:
Seece said:
BHR-3 said:
Dallinor said:
haxxiy said:
aragod said:
kowenicki said:

In the UK we buy with our heads.... 

The console that gives the biggest punch for the pound is the 360 - so we buy it, its that simple.

No emotional loyalty to bygone days... no sheep like following of trends beyond their natural lives... no xenophobic bias (not that we even make a console! lol)

The UK (with the US) has also been a trend setter for popular culture, you will all follow soon

 

 

This is the funniest shit I've seen in ages, thanks god for continental Europe.


I second what Aragod said with every bit of my being.

Yes because other countries have wool pulled over their eyes and need to remove it to step into the intelligent, unbiased and well informed UK gamer's shoes.

It's actually such a ridiculous post. Very arrogant.

Also along the lines of popular culture spreading from America, it's true, but damn it I wish it wasn't.


i fourth that

but i do respect that he's being honest with his opionions and expressing himself on the forums

 

@seece i do mentioned that 220 is before the discontinued skus and am not counting arcades cause they dont have a HDD and another reason is that kowen mentioned arcades arent the ones that get the majority of the sales

"So before, it was £210 in total, not anywhere near £250"

210 220 sorry i was 10 pound off i was getting numbers from my head 250 is for current new 360S owners

i crearly wrote

"your total is now 250 pound for the new 360S or about 220 for the older skus back before they discontinued them"

can you not read? or do you just like twisting my words around to make me look like the bad guy?

You twist them yourself BHR. Kowen is talking about biggest bang for buck, £160 vs £250 is what you should really be comparing, not accessories to fit your argument. The arcade IS £160 because it doesn't have those accessories.

It's actually £120 now but whatever, looking forward to a Slim arcade around £120


well actually the arcade was around 120 pound (i know it was the old sku but thats all there was back then)from august 08 all the way till august 09 uk sales for that time were

about 1.4M with that £120 price

PS3 was 750k but with only a £299 and higher price tag

wii was 2M with £180-£200

Nah it was £130





 

80s_gamer on 18 July 2010

Blue Ray's slow take up is also due to the lack of HD TV's in people's homes. 

Now HDTV's are becoming more common place Blu-ray has started to pick up.

The prolem is it happens to be at the same time that downloading HD content is being pushed also. 

During DVD's boom there was no alternative.

It is actually easier for me to watch an HD download movie than a Blu-Ray disc in my house hold via xbox live.  In a family house hold it means: No disc in the wrong case, no scratched discs, no searching through stacks of Cases to find the one you want, no storage. cupboard. 

Blu-Ray wont boom like DVD did as it has competition.  It's as simple as that.  DVD had the playing field to itself.  

Blu-ray is sharing it with DVD (The Cheaper/less quality little brother)  On demand via box under tv (XBox, PS3, Sky, Virgin), donwloads on your computer and i'm sure theres a few more. 



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WilliamWatts on 18 July 2010
Solid_Snake4RD said:
WilliamWatts said:
BHR-3 said:

the main 360 console (20gb 60gb 120gb and now 250gb) has been around 170 to now 200 pounds

factor in a 16 pound recharge kit you'll need at least one of these i hope your not just throwing money down the drain for batteries and another 35 pound for 1yr xbl card i mean its been said that UK is almost like US and loves its FPS in this thread so what else will you be doing with your CODs not just playing its campaign i hope, so most are buying the card 

your total is now 250 pound for the new 360S or about 220 for the older skus back before they discontinued them

the ps3 is now at 250 pound and doesnt require you to buy charging kits for controllers or live cards to play online

i havent even mentioned its free bluray now you tell me which offers better punch for pound

People buy something because they think its worth it, more people think the Xbox 360 is worth more than the PS3 Blu Ray and subscriptions included if thats the case.

they think its worth it but they don't know how better are other things

people think iPHONE is better just because everyone buys it and its so COOL.but is it worth it more than other phones.no its not

No, you think the other things are better and you look to impose your beliefs onto other people.



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RaY_Z on 18 July 2010
WilliamWatts said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
WilliamWatts said:
BHR-3 said:

the main 360 console (20gb 60gb 120gb and now 250gb) has been around 170 to now 200 pounds

factor in a 16 pound recharge kit you'll need at least one of these i hope your not just throwing money down the drain for batteries and another 35 pound for 1yr xbl card i mean its been said that UK is almost like US and loves its FPS in this thread so what else will you be doing with your CODs not just playing its campaign i hope, so most are buying the card 

your total is now 250 pound for the new 360S or about 220 for the older skus back before they discontinued them

the ps3 is now at 250 pound and doesnt require you to buy charging kits for controllers or live cards to play online

i havent even mentioned its free bluray now you tell me which offers better punch for pound

People buy something because they think its worth it, more people think the Xbox 360 is worth more than the PS3 Blu Ray and subscriptions included if thats the case.

they think its worth it but they don't know how better are other things

people think iPHONE is better just because everyone buys it and its so COOL.but is it worth it more than other phones.no its not

No, you think the other things are better and you look to impose your beliefs onto other people.

post of the week =)



Solid_Snake4RD on 18 July 2010
selnor said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
selnor said:
FootballFan said:
selnor said:
kowenicki said:
Reasonable said:

In the UK the impression I get is that the 360 is seen as the best buy for money if you're not also into BR movies  as well as HD/Online gaming while PS3 is seen as the best buy for money if you are also into BR movies as well as HD/Online gaming.

The split in demand I believe nicely correlates with the fact that although HD TV sales have been okay in UK SD and DVD are still the dominant formats.

The Wii though does seem to have seen a drop in market awareness and 'must have' factor.  It's still selling well, but in general terms the marketing presence and sense of demand seems to be much stronger recently for 360/PS3 vs the Wii.

The 360 does have the advantage of being cheaper (albeit more on paper than reality prior to the 360s) and has, much like US, taken root as the console of choice for teenagers and young males, which has helped secure it's position in the UK as arguably the more dominant console of late (although LTD is still trails the Wii and will probably continue to do so).

I think the UK shows a very good split across the three consoles, in line with demographics and purchasing demand, with only the poor PSP looking (again, similar to US) like the black sheep of the family.

HD is massive in the UK.   Sky HD, Virgin HD, BT, Freeview HD and Freesat are extremely popular.

Yep. It's just BluRay isn't.

HD downloads are what loads of people here do. It's cheaper and more convienient. 

BluRay is a lot more popular than you might think. All major shops that sell DVD's has BluRays. Sure, the odd charity shop here and there might not have the media but pretty much everywhere else does...

Yes they do it. But for 4 tyears has had poor shelf space. 

and for the four yeas,blu-ray was very expensive too

Still is. The movie prices havent changed.

i was talking about the players and movie prices have changed alot from where they first were

even the DVD starting price is alot but they get discounted.the blu-ray discount is just less



Solid_Snake4RD on 18 July 2010
WilliamWatts said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
WilliamWatts said:
BHR-3 said:

the main 360 console (20gb 60gb 120gb and now 250gb) has been around 170 to now 200 pounds

factor in a 16 pound recharge kit you'll need at least one of these i hope your not just throwing money down the drain for batteries and another 35 pound for 1yr xbl card i mean its been said that UK is almost like US and loves its FPS in this thread so what else will you be doing with your CODs not just playing its campaign i hope, so most are buying the card 

your total is now 250 pound for the new 360S or about 220 for the older skus back before they discontinued them

the ps3 is now at 250 pound and doesnt require you to buy charging kits for controllers or live cards to play online

i havent even mentioned its free bluray now you tell me which offers better punch for pound

People buy something because they think its worth it, more people think the Xbox 360 is worth more than the PS3 Blu Ray and subscriptions included if thats the case.

they think its worth it but they don't know how better are other things

people think iPHONE is better just because everyone buys it and its so COOL.but is it worth it more than other phones.no its not

No, you think the other things are better and you look to impose your beliefs onto other people.

what other things that i think is better that you know,please tell me mindreader?



Badassbab on 18 July 2010

The UK and US have similar tastes in just about everything including games. Same language is the main reason also the UK and US are very close allies and that usually extends to soft power influence.






Solid_Snake4RD on 18 July 2010
Badassbab said:

The UK and US have similar tastes in just about everything including games. Same language is the main reason also the UK and US are very close allies and that usually extends to soft power influence.


the UK and US don't have anywhere near similar taste,US hates UK sports.

yes they like the cheap electronic but that doesn't make them have similar tastes