All the hot people have 360s, because it's the Hottest console around, DAMN IT!! don't kill my joke.. u___u

Hammertime said: We have decided to buy an Atari 2600.

Lol. Fine choice.

 

blaydcor said: 'We need something that will satisfy us both' 'The 360 sounds right up our alley' 'We want something more meaty and powerful' 'We want something that's backwards compatible' 'We often spend our wads on each other when it comes to having fun' 'Another concern is that we may end up with a red ring!' Please tell me that all these hilarious innuendos are intentional.

Also, after your post:

"It's a bit of a bummer ..."

"we both have a heavy load on our overdrafts"

 

For RPG and Car games, PS3 is the best choice. And PS3 has a better price-performance ratio than 360, online playing is free and the same than 360, and you'll keep a ps3 longer time than 360, technically seen 360 is already old and can't keep up with new ps3 games.

blaydcor said: 'We need something that will satisfy us both' 'The 360 sounds right up our alley' 'We want something more meaty and powerful' 'We want something that's backwards compatible' 'We often spend our wads on each other when it comes to having fun' 'Another concern is that we may end up with a red ring!' Please tell me that all these hilarious innuendos are intentional.

It's funnier if they're not.

The 360 will run your power bill high... So it'll cost you more in the long run. ~_n

I think maybe the PS3 would be right for you guys.

I hear it's coming up quick from being behind.

Hammertime said: We have decided to buy an Atari 2600.

Bad choice. You should have gone for the Arati 7200.

The Atari 7200 is 100% backwards compatible with the 2600 and has MUCH better graphics.  This will make a huge differnce if you are playing on a HDTV.  Also, there is no added charges for online play or extra wireless addons like the 360. 

Hammertime said: We can't afford 2 consoles as we both have a heavy load on our overdrafts as it is!

Well, this may not be something you want to read, but I have to call things honestly. All of the systems have some games that would meet both your interests, and I have to say that it's still not clear as to where the majority of the future games that you both would like. Since you mentioned in a prior post about BC, that tells me that you do have a bunch of older systems. So I'm going to say to hold off, and focus on getting at least one of you out from the OD burden. You may also get the benefit of potentially another price drop. The economy is still shaky, and I always advise to people to have some sort of cushion under them. (And the interest rate on most overdraft accounts is hideous.)

However, reading later about the 2600, not a bad choice. It's dirt cheap, holds up well, and some of the games can be found for mere pennies. Racing games give you goodies like Indy 500 and Night Driver, whereas the Swordquest series gives you some RPGs. And don't worry about what Wiistation360 said about the 7800; while the backwards compatibilty is nice, the system does cost more, and 7800 games are much harder to find dirt cheap.

lame thread..... but anyway ive owned a ps3 for a year now - no complaints. Cant help but smirk when i think abt GT5, Heavy Rain , GoW 3 and The Last Guardian..... besides its only 299 $ now. sounds like a no brainer 2 me.