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Garnett on 17 January 2009

What does PS3 really have that 360 dosent?

Wifi?

and.....

......

thats it really.



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BMaker11 on 17 January 2009
Zlejedi said:
MS already proven that typical consumer won't notice hidden costs and fees when blinded by lower price tag.

In business & consumer sense, that is the defintion of evil. They'll "blind' you with a low price tag, then slowly eat away at the rest of your money

 



Barozi on 17 January 2009
nightsurge said:

people that dont need wifi?
imagine that!?!?  most people dont use wi-fi for anything other than their laptops.  they still use wired for consoles and desktops.  especially since most cable providers end up installing the modem and everything all right by the tv so the short ethernet cable is plenty.  ethernet is the best choice for online gaming.

people that don't play online (hardly since xbox live if often said to be superior because omygod, a text chat, and crossgame voice chat).
lets see, the 360 has 28 million consoles sold, and only about 18 million LIVE subscribers, so 10 million people obviously don't play online

people that spend alot of money and time building their house with ethernet ports everywhere that can put a CAT-5 out of every wall.
what?  this isn't even needed.  most people's console is in the living room.  if it is in a bedroom or basement, running a single cat 5 cable through a vent or something is very painless and simple


and people that have have their PC their modem and console in the same small basement.

???

Well spoken my friend. I don't know any of my buddies, who uses the wifi feature for their consoles and 80% of them not even for the PC.

 

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NJ5 on 17 January 2009
Zlejedi said:
MS already proven that typical consumer won't notice hidden costs and fees when blinded by lower price tag.

There are no hidden costs, all the 360 models are functional and they don't require any other Microsoft accessories to work.

 



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madskillz on 17 January 2009
Mvp4eVa said:
Thats no excuse for MS not to have any built-in Wi-fi in the XBOX 360.

The DS wi-fi
Psp has wi-fi
Ps3 has wi-fi
Wii has wi-fi
The Zune has Wi-fi..

So why so expensive for a darn antenna that attaches to the 360? $100 ouch, thats why I dont have one on my system.

Everything else in my house is wireless from my Laptop,PSP,DS,Wii,itouch..but my 360.

Not only the wireless adapter is expensive try buying a 512mb memory card is still at a total of $50 its insane.

There's always a workaround. I wanted to go online wirelessly with my 360, but in the end, my method worked best. I ended up getting my PS3 back online wirelessly instead.

If MS wrong? Yeah - they should have put it into all models. I think the official accessory is way overpriced and MS is wrong for making it hard to find an alternative. Most folks give up and settle. Not me, mi amigo. I am firm in doing what I say I will do. I was not about to pay $80 to $100 to get my 360 online wirelessly.

As far as features, it's less about the accessories and more about the games.

 



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BMaker11 on 17 January 2009
Garnett said:
What does PS3 really have that 360 dosent?

Wifi?

and.....

......

thats it really.

Blu-ray, Wi-Fi, Multimedia card readers, HDD standard....and more that I'm probably forgetting.

The only reason everyone here is bitching about "oh so what, I don't need wifi" is because you don't want to spend $100 on what should be in the system right out of the box.  If wifi was standard in the 360, you'd be singing praises about it

 



BMaker11 on 17 January 2009
NJ5 said:
Zlejedi said:
MS already proven that typical consumer won't notice hidden costs and fees when blinded by lower price tag.

There are no hidden costs, all the 360 models are functional and they don't require any other Microsoft accessories to work.

 

One of M$'s talking points is "with the superior online experience in XBL, you can connect with friends and be apart of one of the most diverse online communities" yadda yadda yadda. Try playing with your friend from across the street with simply an arcade model. 

And when you realize you need to go out and get an HDD (a superbly overpriced one btw) don't forget to get that XBL subscription card.

 



NJ5 on 17 January 2009
BMaker11 said:
NJ5 said:
Zlejedi said:
MS already proven that typical consumer won't notice hidden costs and fees when blinded by lower price tag.

There are no hidden costs, all the 360 models are functional and they don't require any other Microsoft accessories to work.

 

One of M$'s talking points is "with the superior online experience in XBL, you can connect with friends and be apart of one of the most diverse online communities" yadda yadda yadda. Try playing with your friend from across the street with simply an arcade model. 

And when you realize you need to go out and get an HDD (a superbly overpriced one btw) don't forget to get that XBL subscription card.

 


Last I heard, it's possible to play online with the arcade model (correct me if I'm wrong).

A bigger HDD is not required for playing (heck, no HDD is required for playing), and I don't care about playing online with the 360 so I'm glad I'm not paying for it.

 



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d21lewis on 17 January 2009

My PS3 is wired. I'd love for Sony to give me back the money they charged for the Wi Fi I never wanted.



megaman79 on 17 January 2009

Its all bullshit, Nintendo have slapped Wi fi, bluetooth, etc in the cheapest system available.

Wifi is commonly used and should be included, cable internet should not be the only option



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