Deciding which gaming console to buy can be challenging. Factors like cost, hardware, performance, availability of games, menu, memory have to be closely examined before you loosen your purse strings. Here, we examine the two high-end gaming consoles, Sony's PS3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360, that have been unleashed on the Indian market in the past year and present the pointers you would want to look at before investing in hours of virtual fun.
Judging by the cover: If you're looking for a devilishly slick addition to your entertainment system, the PS3 is what you need. Though bigger and bulkier than the Xbox 360, the shape and finish of the PS3 brings with itself a touch of class. However, it is just a matter of time before the Xbox 360 Elite, which is available internationally, is released in the local market. The Xbox 360 Elite sports an equally slick matt black and chrome finish.
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
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.
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
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.
Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.
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.
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.
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.
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
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.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
Short article which leaves quite a few things out in my opinion. Interesting read never the less.
No mention of Blu-Ray.
1. PRICE - most important factor to all consumers.
2. GAMES - what software is available now & in the near future.
3. ONLINE SERVICE - easy quick connection for me & my friends.
4. GAMEPAD - comfortable wireless interface.
For me, Xbox360 was the right choice. Price, Software selection, & it's Online Service made my decision easy. The gamepad was actually my last concern, Six Axis seems cool, but the PS3 controller felt alittle dinky in my hands - plus, no Rumble ?
Oh well, to each his own. The Xbox360 is perfect for my needs. No bashing here, the PS3 is a fine system - I'll probably buy 1 one day... but for now, I am very happy with my Xbox360 & all the games it provides. All I really want now is Mass Effect !!!
When buying an xbox360, consider it DEAD within a year.
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If you really think about it, its all about the games.
They are the key factor in making a choice imo.
If you have been a Sony PS person then you will probably want to continue looking out for the games on the new gen like Killzone 2.
If you have been an Xbox person then no doubt you will want to look out for games on the next gen like HALO 3.
Or if you just want it all get both like me LOL.
Price can be an issue and for some I suppose the online as well, but if you dont have quality games and lots of them you could end up with something that you wont be too happy about.
Put it this way, if the PS3 had bioshock, mass effect, PGR4, Fable2 etc the 360 only games and the only exclusive Microsoft had was HALO 3 what would I do? Buy 360 soley for Halo 3? It would be a very tough decision because I am a huge halo fan.
But no doubt I would have just gone with the PS3 although I would then be missing all my friends on Xbox Live...So if you favour your friends on Live lol then well you decide.
All in all just buy what you want, there are pros and cons with everything and no one is here to sell you a console lol.