| ChronotriggerJM said: |
And yeah, paying to play with people online sucks ass. Think of the people that really like the feature, but only occasionally play online, I don't game often, but if I have the choice between the same game on different consoles, I'll chose the one that doesn't make me pay to play with people.
I hear you on this point. I pay $30 a year for LIVE. I buy the 12-month cards and game. I really don't play online that much against folks, but since I have it, it's always good to have it if I wanna game online. I actually just got a 12-month Live card from MS as a gift for reviewing games for them. But I enjoy getting stuff weeks before the nonpaying folks. Just a handful of times has LIVE been down, but I am accustomed to paying for stuff anyhow.
I understand the Wifi bit not everyone needs it. I however LOVE the fact that I can drag the PS3 up to my room (second story) and not have to worry about running wires of any sort, I can take it to my friends house and not worry about his setup, I love not being worried about length of wire. It's not a necesarry option by any means, but its a feature I'm sure many people will end up using.
I have a dedicated space for gaming. Only recently did I move our Wii downstairs and that was because I had to finish a review and watch the children as well. But all my gaming is in the Man Space.
The original Xbox had a hard-drive, it was the one thing that in my opinion separated the boys from the men. I was jealous of that feature, my PS2 couldent auto-save data and I was just in absolute awe that MS brought that to the console realm. When the 360 was released without one I just laughed, the abscense of that feature alone made me blow off the idea of even considering one.
I can see your point - I added a 300-gb HD to the PS2 for some sweet gaming. I actually like not having an HD because it keeps prices down. You can still game for under $300. But I had HDs with the Xbox, 360 and PS2.
And another thing about the Blu-ray vrs. Hd-DVD. I LOVE the fact that my PS3 came with a blu-ray player. I bought it for a game console (it's got some great games), and it has the ability to play high def movies from the get-go. Forget purchasing blu-rays if I don't think the format will win, Hello Blockbuster! My group of friends has rented so many blu-rays already it's not even funny. No major comitment, just pure enjoyment of high def movies without risking anything. Purchasing a separate player just isn't in my cards until a "winner" is choses. I can understand where your comming from on that.
I was on the fence until I got a killer deal - 2-in-store HD DVDs, the Heroes HD DVD boxset, the King Kong HD DVD and 5 mail-in movies. And I was considering getting an 80gb PS3 with the 15 free BR movies, but I had already bought the 360 HD DVD add-on. I ended up buying an HD A2 HD DVD player and would only consider getting BR if I either get a 60gb PS3 or a 15-BR deal.
I understand reasons why people would purchase a 360 over a PS3, price is definately one of them. However with my train of thought I'm much bigger on "Value" than "Cost". I honestly can't justify putting down any ammount of money for a 360 when I have a PS3. And in terms of "Value" I hate getting told that my "logic" is wrong. How the hell is wanting more for my money wrong logic o.O? In terms of value Microsoft simply doesn't deliver for me.
What country are you in? In the U.S., it's price vs. value. Folks will buy a knockoff if it looks as good as the original. They want bargains - and could care less about value in most cases. It's like the rise of the HD DVD player. Folks flocked and bought the Toshiba HD DVD player because it was $99.
