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nightsurge on 29 January 2009
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Rpruett said:
nightsurge said:

@Rpruett

But the overall quality and quantity of exclusive games still favors the 360...... And likely will for some time now.  You think the average person who goes out to buy a console has researched all the upcoming games, which is your very large mistake.  All they will likely do is realize more of their friends have 360's, look at the games available in the store, see how many more there are for the 360 than the PS3, see the price tags, and choose the 360.

Also, most households do not own a PC capable of even "moderate" gaming standards. Considering that like 95% of PC/Laptops sold use integrated graphics, you won't be doing much gaming past 5 year old games and flash websites.

Also, if they are looking for a console "solely for the titles available exclusively" to that system, again they would go with the 360 because it has more (including more higher rated ones), costs less, and the company isn't in financial trouble which many consumers these days will take notice of.

Quality certainly not. Not when you see the sheer amount of bad games released for that system.  Quantity, no doubt the 360 has more titles and will probably for the forseeable future.

Quality, yes.  As proven in this thread and by Metacritic, the 360 has both MORE quality games, AND just plain more games.  Also, the "bad games" is just an opinion as many gamers will still enjoy those "bad" games.

I don't think the average person researches much.  I'm saying a logical person would do this though. Realizing that most of the good games on the 360 are most likely available to them through other less expensive means.    Ofcourse, this simple fact isn't going to drive PS3/Wii sales or anything ridiculous like that.  Although it certainly doesn't hurt their case.

First, most people aren't logical, I'm afraid.  Second, "most" of the good games on the 360 are not available else where.  Multiplats are, obviously, but we are arguing exclusives and the 360 STILL has more of those AND more HIGHER RATED ones.  Also, how would a PC of a minimum of $500 expense be a cheaper means than a $200 console?

Again is your 95% purely a speculative number?  You're right many PC's sold do use integrated graphics.  However, where you fail to realize is that "integrated graphics" have improved quite a bit.   

Just for example :   I could purchase a 500$ Gateway PC right now on BestBuy.com  with 2.5 Dual Core 4 GB Ram GEForce 7100 (Integrated Graphics Card). Which if you read the specs for Mass Effect,  you will see that this PC will easily run Mass Effect.

That integrated chip is not capable of Mass Effect.  Integrated chips cannot be compared side by side with their discrete brethren.  Integrated chips have many holds that "discrete" cards do not, which is why PC "gaming" requires a discrete video card.  Also, as I said before, the "minimum settings" is for the bare minimum, looks like crap experience.  You need to go by "recommended settings" which I assure you the majority are no where close.  That gateway has everything needed to play Mass Effect EXCEPT a good video card.  If it has a GPU it would cost $200 more and then would easily run Mass Effect at good/acceptible settings.

 

I'm not arguing in favor of a specific console on a broad base here. (I don't care about the waging 360/PS3 war)  As it pertains to the thread topic on exclusivity, however.  The PS3/Wii is a more attractive system.

Time and time you state this, yet time and time you are wrong by your own definitions.  You say that the amount of "good" exclusives is a determining factor, and the winner of that is who?  The 360.  I don't see how by your own standards a PS3 is a better option when it has less games AND less "good" games than the 360.  It doesn't matter if the 360 has more "bad" games so long as it still has more variety and more "good" games to keep everyone interested.  Please, just give it up!

 

Oh, and I argue with you because I can't stand ignorance.  You are wrong in so many ways....