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[link.the.first]

So which consoles are you guys getting? Here are the pros and cons that I know of:

Nintendo Revolution:

+Downloadable Games
+Best First-Party Support
+Developer Friendly
+Lowest Price
+Backwards Compatability
+Now Online free
+Many are opposed so the price would probably drop sooner

+-New Controller Design
+-Focuses on games, less extra features

-Router required for online play
-Less powerful console
-Less third party support


Xbox 360:

+Bungie's support
+Best online network
+Solid controller design
+Shooter King
+Now seeing RPG action with Bioware among others
+Lots of extra features

-Not much first-party support
-Expensive console
-Online requires broadband, hard drive, and fee
-Console seems centered almost entirely on onilne network
-Not as much variety as others
-Limited backwards compatability


Playstation 3:

+Most third-party developers
+Best graphics(POSSIBLY)
+Free online network, already experienced with it
+Lots of extras
+Squaresoft support gives it the RPG power

+-Blu-ray disks have more storage but may drive away developers due to price

-Most expensive console
-Controller is CRAP
-Sony has a long record of medicore games, probably will continue here
-Lots of the good games are on other consoles
-Graphics depend on time spent on game, so it probably won't have many games that look better than the other consoles
-No first party support


Personally, I'm getting the Rev immediately and a 360 later when the price drops.

[ZeroSamuraiX]

ps3 is my system of choice
hmmm i have a psp will some sort of psp2 come out?

[Az3r^]

PS3 easy, ive never bothered with nintendo , to cartoony child games however the've released some badass games in the past, smash bros, etc

dont like the xbox, its just a PC in a smaller box

PS3 is the orginal choice tbh

[ComradeJ]

Rev, I want the few games that I do get for my console to be worthwile.

[Kazyumi]

Revolution. Nintendo Fanboy for Life! XD

[Ash]

None, kthx. Only thing that'd change my mind would be that FF7 remake, which I don't hold out a stonking amount of hope for.

[DragonFly]

Ill always come back to Nintende

Reasons

Nintendo:

+ Best Games
+ Longer Guarantees
+ If you seek better some badass games
+ Mostly cheaper
+ Better Graphics
+ Zelda



Why not to chose XboX
+ I hate microsoft
+ The Game suxs



Why I do no choose PS3
+ Playstation only get worse every year, so this will reach the top limit

[chemical ali]

Nintendo- Make games for people who like wierd animei games with underage looking girls with blue hair, unprofesion looking consoles, crap graphics, sad games for sad people

Microsoft-new boys on the block, have potential to go far if they realise not to rush, good graphics

Playstation-some of the best, have all their hands in the pots with the PSP and a next gen console, the PS2 has lasted over 5 years now with no real strong competiton, real games for people, good games series and amazing graphics

[Daeda]

360 and possibly Rev (depends on how nintendo works its games out)
Oh and I think you should add developer friendly to the 360, as it is said to be the most dev friendly console.

And prices are speculations, we basically have no idea what console will be cheapest..

[link.the.first]

The Rev is probably the cheapest because it has the cheapest processor. The 360 is $300, already more than any of the last three. The PS3 is more expensive to make than the 360.

Also, another downside to PS3, this goes with no first-party support: Most killer titles (GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas, I've seen all 3 on the Box) are multiplatform. They featured King Kong on the cover of PSM, yet it is on all 3. Why? Because they don't have any good exclusives. Get a 360 and Rev and you will get Nintendo games (not all of them are kid's games, see Twilight Princess) and the best online network, along with most of the good PS3 games (unless you're an RPG maniac, then go with the PS3)

[00 Nobody]

Revolution, all the way! reasons:

1 Mario (not THAT big a fan)
2 Zelda
3 Kirby (may the marshmallow, be with you)
4 High quality games
4a good graphics
4b great music, look at kirby 64, it had music worthy of a gamecube in 1999 or whatever
4c always good gameplay
5 Army games almost everywhere

what I have against microsoft:
1 they don't really care too much about the games (I've heard they just take a breif glance at the and say "ok, it's good" without a care about the actual product).
2 too many games to pick from
3 too many buttons on the controllers -- still trying to figure out the original Xbox controls.
4 they'e more PC people, in my mind, and I hope they stay like that, not going on the consoles.

"I rest my case!" THUD!

[link.the.first]

I don't really mind them getting into console buisness because it's easier to keep track of what you need to run any game.

Are you sure that order is right? Because you put Mario ahead of Zelda...

*Gun cocks loudly*

Controller issue: I didn't find it that confusing, but if that's a problem to you then the Rev's definetly your console.

[00 Nobody]

I wasn't putting them in any particular order. in order:

1 Kirby
2 Zelda
3 High quality games
4 Army games almost everywhere
5 Mario

[link.the.first]

I guess that's better, but to be honest I don't like Kirby much. Here's how I put them:

1: Zelda
2: Metroid/Halo Tie (Perfect Dark?)
3: Mechwarrior series
4: Project Raptor mod
5: Mario Kart Double Dash, Super Smash Bros. Melee
6: Ratchet and Clank series (the only reason I have for a PS2/3)
7: Most other great shooters, RTSs, action games
8: F-Zero X/GX
9: Most Mario games

Subject to change with new games coming out.

[Ash]

The 360 is $300, already more than any of the last three.  The PS3 is more expensive to make than the 360.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The 360 costs DOUBLE that in the UK.
I fucking hate that. All they do is swap the $ for a £, and instantly the price has doubled. Robbing twats.

[Torn]

The 360 doesn't cost double that, it costs £200, which is roughly £30 more than in the USA at the current exchange rate. So don't have an an aneurysm about it .

[Samael]

PS3 and Xbox 360, I am waiting a while to buy.

[ihateharriers]

Revolution = Zelda and no more blowing on the damn games and hitting the reset button over and over and over......

Xbox 360 = Halo 3, Oblivion ( a real RPG if there ever was one), Call of Duty 2, PGR3, and the list goes on...

PS3 = most retardedcontrollers ever, price tag that makes me want to puke

[Daeda]

Well PS3 will probably cost 400 bucks.. but only because MS is forcing Sony too.. It will probably cost sSony hundreds of dollars to make such a console. Plus when its released in Europe it will be a year old.. that means the 360 will be out for 1,5 years by then, while the PS3 is only a half year stronger.

And the Blue Ray might not be the ultimate disk after all.. I read an article about the Holographic Disk, which will be able to hold 1,6 TB by 2010.. and probably 200 GB in 2006.. It will be an expensive disk, but once the price drops it will ust result in sony trying to sell a disk format that gets replaced anyway. Sounds like a bad deal (even though they technically almost give their console for free.. then again, IMO thats the only moment id think of getting one

[link.the.first]

two... hundred... gigabytes... on a disk... within a year... 1.6 terabytes in a few years... They could have the entire Mario (Mario Kart, Tennis etc included), Zelda, Metroid, Star Fox, and Halo series on there... And still have room! I used to think 1.5 gigs on a Cube disk was impressive! That was only 5 years ago!

How much can a blu-ray disk hold?

Also, for whoever doesn't know, the PS3 won't come out until 2006 in the states, ot just Europe, so the 360 has a head start here too. Head-start on the Rev too.

Edited by link.the.first, 07 December 2005 - 11:03 PM.