badgenome said: Liquidlynch13 said: badgenome said: It's Destructoid. If you take them seriously, there's something wrong with you. For example: http://www.destructoid.com/how-prototype-is-blatantly-better-than-infamous-135979.phtml oh man, i can't tell you how badly you just embarassed yourself. I have no idea what you're talking about, so would you care to try and explain how I embarassed (sic) myself?

You're telling someone that there's something wrong with them if they are taking destructoid seriously and using a piece that they wrote as a way to support your argument; you're saying that they are full of shit so nobody should give them the time of day.  However, the piece you linked to is blatantly facetious. Self ownage at it's finest. 

these articles are like Christmas for Microsoft. all it does is sell more 360's..

Liquidlynch13 said: badgenome said: Liquidlynch13 said: badgenome said: It's Destructoid. If you take them seriously, there's something wrong with you. For example: http://www.destructoid.com/how-prototype-is-blatantly-better-than-infamous-135979.phtml oh man, i can't tell you how badly you just embarassed yourself. I have no idea what you're talking about, so would you care to try and explain how I embarassed (sic) myself? You're telling someone that there's something wrong with them if they are taking destructoid seriously and using a piece that they wrote as a way to support your argument; you're saying that they are full of shit so nobody should give them the time of day.  However, the piece you linked to is blatantly facetious. Self ownage at it's finest.

I'm well aware. My point was rather that they're so loud and intentionally abrasive that if you find yourself nodding and agreeing with something they've said as if it's well-reasoned discourse, you're probably deficient. Ditto if you listen to Papa Roach.

Citan said: Do you know what cultural means? In this case it means that microsoft comes from a more dishonorable culture where there are more "cheating" if I may call it that, than where Nintendo and Sony are.

Microsoft's culture is no more honorable or dishonorable than the culture where Nintendo and Sony are from.  They all have their fair share of good and bad. I really hope you don't believe that Nintendo and Sony have never used tactics that are considered dirty or backhanded.

wiifan75 said: Another point in that article addressed the RRoD. I'm really curious on this because I haven't experienced it personally so I'll put it out here for others to provide feedback.... If an Xbox 360 is so similar to a computer system by software and hardward, then please explain something to me. My GameCube could be left on for days and have no problems playing when I'd come back to it and unpause the game that had been paused that whole time. The same is true for my Wii (which I left on about a week, paused, because I couldn't get back to a game and I didn't want to have to start the whole level over again when I was almost done). I went back to the Wii, unpaused, and picked up where I left off (just remembered it was the game Manhunt 2). I know I've left my N64 on for times and even my PS2 slim before. My OSX computer are never turned off. My office XP PC is never turned off. Why then can't the PS360s not be left on in similar fashion? Why do those burn out? Shouldn't there have been energy saving features? There may be features to protect it but I'm curious about the problems. Again, my friend left his PS3 on overnight and had to send it in for service for overheating. My relative had his 360 exchanged for overheating. I don't understand why these consoles can't be more resilient or reliable when powered on and not in use. No bashing, just sincere curiosity on my part.

All because it has not happened to you doesn't mean it does not happen. If you do a search for Wii + overheating, you will find plenty of links with people having problems with their systems. Sometimes the fault lies with the person responsible for the system, sometimes the problem is with the system itself. We all are aware of the problems with the Xbox 360, they have addressed this and will continue to address problems in the future.

badgenome said: Ditto if you listen to Papa Roach.

Dno said: Xoj said: ZenfoldorVGI said: Without MS, how awful and expensive would the PS3 be this gen? Think about it. it would be 399$ you know there is nintendo. excatly.. people forget that nintendo kicked Sonys butt this gen... M$ had very little to do with it but it did help by stealing games even tho it did not damage sony as much as the wanted to. Sony also killed their own self. (600 price tag was insane but i still bought it day one and am very happy because i have BC.)

Theres very little chance that they would have cut the price in the first year of release in Pal and a little over the first year in NTSC if the Xbox 360 didn't exist or was irrelevant. They paid on their bottom line, not through their hardware sales. Hell the PS3 would have looked a lot cheaper had there not been a cheaper alternative, get me?

Liquidlynch13 said: badgenome said: Ditto if you listen to Papa Roach.

badgenome said: