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Which game machine is right for you?

Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony have all slashed the prices on their gaming consoles. If you're thinking about buying a Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360 this holiday, here are a few things to consider.

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Timesplitter146081d ago (Edited 6081d ago )

I strongly believe that everything except the games is just superficial.

Choose the console with the games you want to play, no matter what.

kapedkrusader6081d ago (Edited 6081d ago )

...hardware stays the same. If you are spending $300, why not get the extra wi-fi, blu-ray player, internal rechargeble batteries and free on-line gaming?

And before people start saying I don't need those things. That might have been a valid excuse when the PS3 cost more than the 360, but now it's like telling a car dealer, "No thanks, I don't need the free leather interior, cloth will do."

Dealer: "But it's free sir, included with your purchase."

Buyer: "Nah, if I want it later I'll pay for it."

Bodyboarder_VGamer6081d ago

Best analogy ever @kapedkrusader! LoL

WMW6081d ago (Edited 6081d ago )

yeah the people who wouldn't want the extra features are the people who own the system without those features. the reason i got a ps3 was because it can do more then just play games i know it might seem odd to buy a game console for more then gaming to a certain group of people but to the grown up world its called getting your money's worth.

ukilnme6081d ago (Edited 6081d ago )

@ Timesplitter14

Nothing more to be said. Bubble up.

@ kapedkrusader

I love my PS3 but I hate leather interiors in automobiles. And yes, I can afford it.

Timesplitter146081d ago (Edited 6081d ago )

That's not a valid analogy. I'm telling you that when you need to choose which console you get, the thing that'll make you decide are the games. I'm not gonna buy a Wii if I wanna play GTA4. I'm not gonna buy a PS3 if I wanna play Gears of War. I'm not gonna buy a X360 if I wanna play MGS

You still get every extras with it. You don't reject them.

For example, if you want a sports car, you'll buy a sports car no matter how many extras are on that Station Wagon over there. But you'll still take everything that comes with it.

nycredude6081d ago (Edited 6081d ago )

Will you guys just stop it already. Everyone thinks they are right. It's all relative. Everyone will have different criterias when choosing a console. There is no right or wrong. To one person who is looking for value their choice will be based on that. To another who wants something to be a part of their hd setup they will choose accordingly. To someone who just cares about games they will choose to their needs. How about someone who has a wireless router far from their console and is on a budget, they have to factor in extra cost of getter an extra adapter that cost $100 on one of the console. Conversely if someone doesn't have a wireless router then the extra wifi in the ps3 won't appeal to them.

You see it will be different with everyone. I know in this day and age it's hard to believe someone else might think differently than you but it's true.

Kapekrusader

You think my comment is condescending? Wow you obviously haven't been reading comments on N4g for a long time...
I fail to see how people are having fun arguing about game and consoles, etc. I happen to think it more fun just playing the games but to each his own. I actually come here to get "news" on games and new developments in the industry but more often then not it's just all sort of BS and fanb*ys having "fun".

kapedkrusader6081d ago (Edited 6081d ago )

...What's hot today might not be hot tomorrow, for example, I could care less about Mass Effect or Metal Gear Solid 4 right now cause there is Splinter Cell: Conviction and Uncharted 2 coming soon. And what's exclusive to one console today, might go multi-plat tomorrow, for example Bioshock. So just get the most for your money is what I'm suggesting.

@ukilnme...you rather have a fabric interior than a leather interior in your car? Now I know why your avatar is a caveman.

@nycredude...
...N4G is a site where you can have fun arguing about consoles and games and such. So lighten up and stop being so condescending.
Also, what if you didn't need wi-fi but need it after moving. It would suck to have to pay extra instead of not having to think about it.

ukilnme6081d ago

@ kapedkrusader

So I have to like leather interiors just because you do? Last time I checked I still had freedom of choice. Maybe your avatar should be...

http://th01.deviantart.com/...

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Liquid Ocelot6081d ago

Well if you want the one with the best exclusives and best versions of multi-plats the 360 is your only choice.

kapedkrusader6081d ago

...if this were 2006, Doc Brown.

Johnny Rotten6081d ago

and you can download them for free!!

Karlnag36081d ago

is it not sort of retardedly late for something like this?

dustgavin6081d ago (Edited 6081d ago )

"Well if you want the one with the best exclusives and best versions of multi-plats the 360 is your only choice."

Let's see here...
Halo:Odst-85 http://www.metacritic.com/g...
Halo:wars-82 http://www.metacritic.com/g...
Ninja Blade-68 http://www.metacritic.com/g...
Race Pro-72 http://www.metacritic.com/g...
Star Ocean: The Last Hope-72 http://www.metacritic.com/g...
Section 8-71 http://www.metacritic.com/g...

All exclusives on 360. All released in 2009. Not really much to brag about..

ssbains6081d ago

aka SONY PS3

Killer Graphics
Awesone Sound
Quiet Sleek Design & Reliable
Free Online Gaming Network
Free Wifi adapter built-in
Free Bluray drive included
Motion Controllers Coming spring 2010
$299

Play Killzone 2, Uncharted, Call of Duty 4/5, Infamous, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance NOW

Soon play Uncharted 2 Among Thieves, Modern Warfare 2, Gran Turismo5, Ratchet & Clank-A crack in time, Bioshock 2, God of War III, Quantum Theory, Heavy Rain

Timesplitter146081d ago (Edited 6081d ago )

You know someone has problems when he sounds like a salesman of a company he has no relation with.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot21d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle21d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7721d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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Why the Wii is Such a Nostalgic System in 2026

The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.

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ActualWhiteMan27d ago (Edited 27d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg27d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

Smellsforfree27d ago

Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

Loktai27d ago

Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer30d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde28d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy28d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12528d ago (Edited 28d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.