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.:Dark Prince:. on 04 April 2008
*~Onna76~* said:
.:Dark Prince:. said:
@Onna,

Blue Dragon is above average (not amazing though), ES seems to be awesome (but a PS3 version is on the way) so i'm ok with them not being system sellers.
But Lost Odyssey is kick-ass!!

If you're a JRPG fan you HAVE to own a 360, there are just too many RPG you'll lose.

Why? For the 2 RPG's which have released on it? Eternal Sonata goes PS3, Tales of Vesperia, just a matter of time before it will hit the PS3 as well. Sorry but I don't find it worth the 400USD to spend on a console which is totally unreliable, on where you'll have to pay for to get online and that only for perhaps 4 or 5 interesting games. PS3 might not have an interesting library as well right now, but I'm sure once the developers start to realize that next gen is the key and RPG's sell simply better on the PS3, the games will start rolling.


So you bought a system for potential?
Also, as starcraft said, there is no proof that RPGs will sell better on the PS3.

It just seems weird to me that you got a PS3 for what it MIGHT get and not a 360 which (as i see you live in Netherlands) costs 200 Euros and has much better chances of getting more and more RPGs this gen.

(Because Microsoft is willing to buy them of course, unlike Sony) 



 

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Dodece on 04 April 2008

The 360 has the larger, more varied, and for the moment the best titles in regards to most genres. That is an argument that cannot be denied, and the console is actually picking up speed not relinquishing it. So situation is only going to get even better. To make the situation better Microsoft even provides backwards compatibility with their previous console. So honestly your going to find a greater library for the next two years on the platform.

Honestly if you simply must have a particular game on the PS3 or the Wii. You have no alternative. However that is a very shortsighted logic to make purchases by. No single game thats going to entertain you for perhaps a month or two is worth spending five hundred dollars to play or even three hundred dollars to play.

The arguments are valid. Especially when you see the best arguments against it are potential based arguments. We are supposed to be gamers not long term investors. Anticipated games do not equate to great games regardless of platform. The things that matter most exist independently of the platform, and that is how the game plays. Great graphics make a great game even better, but they cannot save a mediocre gaming experience. The best protection against that is having the variety to sift through.

Which is exactly what the 360 will have. What it has now, and what it will have more of in the near term. The larger library to find the gems that appeal to you. What is most important is having choices, and having a lot of really great choices.



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gebx on 04 April 2008
starcraft said:
*~Onna76~* said:
 

What evidence is there that RPG's sell better on the PS3?  Are you simply basing that opinion on the PS2's legacy?

Also, as I mentioned, there have been almost no Rrod reports on recently sold consoles, and you could simply by the arcade console for $US279 if all you want to play is RPG's. 

 


Hey Starcraft, no point in trying to convert people, they've already made up their mind.

While we enjoy our games now, they're content waiting for their PS3/PC ports.

Why do you think so many PS3 users are on this site? Their still waiting for their games.

The good news for them is that MGS4 is coming out and they'll finally have something to do instead of watching Blu Ray's



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DMeisterJ on 04 April 2008
gebx said:
starcraft said:
*~Onna76~* said:
 

What evidence is there that RPG's sell better on the PS3?  Are you simply basing that opinion on the PS2's legacy?

Also, as I mentioned, there have been almost no Rrod reports on recently sold consoles, and you could simply by the arcade console for $US279 if all you want to play is RPG's. 

 


Hey Starcraft, no point in trying to convert people, they've already made up their mind.

While we enjoy our games now, they're content waiting for their PS3/PC ports.

Why do you think so many PS3 users are on this site? Their still waiting for their games.

The good news for them is that MGS4 is coming out and they'll finally have something to do instead of watching Blu Ray's, or playing Uncharted, or Grand Theft Auto IV, or Devil may Cry 4, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, Call of Duty 4, etc.


Fix'd

 



friedtofu on 04 April 2008
*~Onna76~* said:
.:Dark Prince:. said:
@Onna,

Blue Dragon is above average (not amazing though), ES seems to be awesome (but a PS3 version is on the way) so i'm ok with them not being system sellers.
But Lost Odyssey is kick-ass!!

If you're a JRPG fan you HAVE to own a 360, there are just too many RPG you'll lose.

Why? For the 2 RPG's which have released on it? Eternal Sonata goes PS3, Tales of Vesperia, just a matter of time before it will hit the PS3 as well. Sorry but I don't find it worth the 400USD to spend on a console which is totally unreliable, on where you'll have to pay for to get online and that only for perhaps 4 or 5 interesting games. PS3 might not have an interesting library as well right now, but I'm sure once the developers start to realize that next gen is the key and RPG's sell simply better on the PS3, the games will start rolling.


 I agree with Onna partially, I think the JRPG tide will probably shift since Sony will actually release some damn rpg games, unless Microsoft has some unannounced stuff in the works. However I think that to assume this genre will automatically dominate on the PS3 is premature. I know Onna said "sell better", but alot of other Sony faithful seem to believe it will totally dominate sales. While entirely possible, we will have to wait for numbers of course. Eternal Sonata PS3 will be a good indicator. It should probably do pretty good since PS3 jprg fans are starving right now.



PS360 ftw!

Currently playing..........

Gears of War 2, GTA IV Lost and Damned, Little Big Planet (Yes I said I had no interest but my girl wanted to try it and we did and now Im hooked )

 

 

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Words Of Wisdom on 04 April 2008
twesterm said:
Words Of Wisdom said:

Arguments about what games make a console worth getting and what exclusives it may or may not see in the future are extremely relevant and major purchasing considerations for any perspective buyers. Don't rail on them, especially in a post of your own that contributes nothing to the topic.


Anyway, from my perspective, the reason to own a 360 right now is the RPG support it looks to be getting. With great new RPGs coming out one after another, it's looking to be the RPG console to own atm.


My comment is mainly for "KZ2 is much better than GoW!" type of comments. If you have a valid argument for the thread (which x game is better than y game generally isn't) please feel free to post it.

Also, this is a thread about the 360 and why you should want it. It's is not a thread about why the PS3 or Wii is better and it is not a thread about why the PS3 or Wii has the best exclusives. Feel free to talk about why whatever game on the 360 is good or bad or why some multiplatform game mentioned is better for one system, but there is no need to bring the PS3 or Wii and talk about how they're actually better. As I said, if you want to discuss that make a why you should want a PS3 or Wii thread.

I'm simply saying this because people get awfully touchy when you start comparing consoles and they feel the need to tak it personally and can make a good thread go bad quickly. I don't need these head aches today so I am simply nipping this in the bud.

-edit-

Thanks DMeisterJ


Freudian slip?



starcraft on 04 April 2008
DMeisterJ said:
gebx said:
 

Hey Starcraft, no point in trying to convert people, they've already made up their mind.

While we enjoy our games now, they're content waiting for their PS3/PC ports.

Why do you think so many PS3 users are on this site? Their still waiting for their games.

The good news for them is that MGS4 is coming out and they'll finally have something to do instead of watching Blu Ray's, or playing Uncharted, or a series of multiplatform games and racing demo's like Grand Theft Auto IV, or Devil may Cry 4, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, Call of Duty 4, etc.


Fix'd

 

Double Fixed.

 

 



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starcraft on 04 April 2008
Words Of Wisdom said:
twesterm said:
Words Of Wisdom said:

Arguments about what games make a console worth getting and what exclusives it may or may not see in the future are extremely relevant and major purchasing considerations for any perspective buyers. Don't rail on them, especially in a post of your own that contributes nothing to the topic.


Anyway, from my perspective, the reason to own a 360 right now is the RPG support it looks to be getting. With great new RPGs coming out one after another, it's looking to be the RPG console to own atm.


My comment is mainly for "KZ2 is much better than GoW!" type of comments. If you have a valid argument for the thread (which x game is better than y game generally isn't) please feel free to post it.

Also, this is a thread about the 360 and why you should want it. It's is not a thread about why the PS3 or Wii is better and it is not a thread about why the PS3 or Wii has the best exclusives. Feel free to talk about why whatever game on the 360 is good or bad or why some multiplatform game mentioned is better for one system, but there is no need to bring the PS3 or Wii and talk about how they're actually better. As I said, if you want to discuss that make a why you should want a PS3 or Wii thread.

I'm simply saying this because people get awfully touchy when you start comparing consoles and they feel the need to tak it personally and can make a good thread go bad quickly. I don't need these head aches today so I am simply nipping this in the bud.

-edit-

Thanks DMeisterJ


Freudian slip?

LOL!

 



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twesterm on 04 April 2008

I though a Freudian slip would be if I talked about how I thought my Wii looked like my mom and I thought that was hot?

...

er, I mean I love me some 360!



 

starcraft on 04 April 2008
twesterm said:
I though a Freudian slip would be if I talked about how I thought my Wii looked like my mom and I thought that was hot?

...

er, I mean I love me some 360!

Freud was a strange, strange man. 

Hey Twesterm, do you have a sister?

 

 



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