1. The phrase is "I couldn't care less", not "I could care less". If you "could" care less, than you still do care. 2. The abbreviation for "millions" is "mil" or just "M", not "mins". Every time I see that I think minutes, then I remember. 3. It's a "moot" point, not "mute". The word moot always sounded odd to me, but when "mute" is used instead, it just sounds like the user is ignorant. ...
One thing I figured out long ago. Play movies on a movie player, and games on a game player. Playing both on a console leads to shorter life spans, disc errors, laser problems, etc... I have not played a movie in any of my console(s)in years (PS2, XBox, 360), I have 3 DVD players and the HD-DVD add-on for that, and will buy the Blu-Ray add-on as soon as it is released. The drives in my consoles get enough use as it is. Multi-use units sound great, but have inherent problems. Anyone ever...
You say you prefer Sony customer service over MS customer service. Then you ask about how much a blu-ray drive costs. Huh???? If that had been a 360, MS would be replacing it for free, but Sony won't???. Hmmmm, I guess the people at Sony's customer service were just so nice and enjoyable to talk to.
It seems most Sony fans/PS3 owners come in two flavors:
Flavor #1. Ps1/Ps2 owner who has fallen for Sony's Hype ("Toy Story graphics", "4D Graphics") and assumed the PS3 would just come in and destroy all the competition. At any price. With or without games. Why? UUhhhhh, because..... the PS2 did.
Flavor #2. The PS3 is an inexpensive Blu-Ray player, so why not buy it?
The problem is this whole industry is about selling games! While...
It seems most Sony fans/PS3 owners come in two flavors:
Flavor #1. Ps1/Ps2 owner who has fallen for Sony's Hype ("Toy Story graphics", "4D Graphics") and assumed the PS3 would just come in and destroy all the competition. At any price. With or without games. Why? UUhhhhh, because..... the PS2 did.
Flavor #2. The PS3 is an inexpensive Blu-Ray player, so why not buy it?
The problem is this whole industry is about selling games! While...
It seems most Sony fans/PS3 owners come in two flavors:
Flavor #1. Ps1/Ps2 owner who has fallen for Sony's Hype ("Toy Story graphics", "4D Graphics") and assumed the PS3 would just come in and destroy all the competition. At any price. With or without games. Why? UUhhhhh, because..... the PS2 did.
Flavor #2. The PS3 is an inexpensive Blu-Ray player, so why not buy it?
The problem is this whole industry is about selling games! While the ...
Racism online is a problem. I've been a XBox-Live subscriber since it began with the X-Box. I played mostly single player games, and did not go online for awhile. When I did, the 2nd or 3rd game I played, I encountered some (sounded like) Timmies yelling obscenities and racial slurs. As a 54 year old Black American, I have heard these things many times before, but do not feel like having to deal with it while trying to have fun. This caused me to shy away from online playing, for the most...
for every time a PS3 fan said "just wait", or "when xxx comes out", or "everybody knows PS3 is the best"", I would be able to own every console, every game, every HD movie, ect... I live now. I play now. When do you?
I guess they cannot come up with a spin to make this sound like the PS3 is DOMINATING!!! The Wii is doing great! The 360 is doing great! The PS3 is doing...., uuuhhhh...., doing....., uummmm..., I don't know what they are doing.... Wait a minute, I know! They're WAITING!!!! And watching Blu Ray movies!!!!
I have read your comments for a while. I am shocked with this comment. Are you serious? If so, welcome. Both systems can be enjoyed, but extreme fanboyism is just foolish.
Enjoy your 360.
Edit: Damn. I just noticed that your name is slightly different, with a space. Just someone trying to play more games. Sad. Why can't you children grow up?
Finally! An intelligent discourse on N4G!!! However, MadMax, if you are not a member of one of the insulted groups, it's very easy to say "ignore it". When I got my XBox, back when it was first released, I joined Live! that same day. But I never went online. Too busy playing single player games, since that was what I was used to for the last 20 years or so. Anyway, the first time I got online a couple of years later, (I think it was Unreal Tournament) I could not believe the t...
MS stated back in 2005 that they would support the HD format that "won", but decided to initially go with HD-DVD due to lower costs. They stated they could (would) make another add-on if needed. Also, in reference to this "Ultimate-360" rumor, Gates also stated MS would probably have to release an upgraded system in a few years, to make up for hitting the next-gen market first. The PRIME GOAL was to establish a firm foothold in the gaming market, which they have. How t...
You are confused if you think SONY has more money than Microsoft. These are 2007 numbers (remember that while SONY products sell for more money, they also cost more to make, hence the Revenue Vs Net Income differences below:
Sony Vs Microsoft
Revenue- Sony 70.303Billion MS 51.12Billion
Op Income- Sony 608Million MS 18.52Billion
Net Income- Sony 1.071Billion MS 14.06Billion
In business, revenue or revenues (turnover in Europe) is income that a...
I truly love this game. When I first started, I had the same problems the reviewer had, and could not stand the combat system. The conversations did seem somewhat boring. However, I had been waiting for this game for a long time. Not being a real RPG fan, I was looking forward to something new..., the blending of RPG and combat...., soooo, I did something I have not done in a couple of years. I bought the Mass Effect Guide book!!! After reading just what the classes were about, and a lit...
They really do not break that much. Microsoft had 3 factories making 360s. One of them made a bunch of defective units. They closed that one down. Will fix any broken unit FREE! Reports of failures are GREATLY magnified by constant reports, re-reports, and re-re-reports on the internet. Five or ten years ago, it would all have been by word of mouth, like the PS2 failures, and not considered a big deal. I'm willing to bet that no-one knows of more than 50 different 360 owners whose units...
Then SONY will charge all PS3 players, and they will drop to their knees and bow to the great SONY god that honors them with the ability to pay for the almighty PSN network.
as I have been gaming for over 30 years, I have seen many systems come and go. What amuses me about this site is the blind fanaticism of you PS3 fans. I point out the PS3 guys because it seems the 360 fans are, for the most part, celebrating their console's good fortune, and bragging about the great games they have to play. But the PS3 fans attack, call names, and proclaim SONY as being some sort of deity.
It's hard not to enjoy news reports of SONY being in last place, when a li...
Someone questioned why Microsoft was thought to be bigger than Sony. 2007 numbers....
Microsoft Net income = $14.06 BILLION
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
Sony Net Income = $1.071 Billion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
$14 Billion Vs $1 Billion !!!!! Big difference!!!
Are you saying that you were never refunded your money for the other ones you sent back? I paid for the first time, but received a refund a few months later (just before MS announced the 3yr warranty), and the next time it failed, it was replaced totally free of charge. DO NOT USE INTERCOOLER!!! IT FRIED BOTH OF MY SYSTEMS!!!!!!
See reply 18.1
I purchased the Intercooler, thin**** it would increase the cooling of my 1st 360. It crashed and overheated in about a month. Sent my 360 back to MS, and got a replacement unit back.
Everything was fine, then I started to look at that Intercooler unit sitting in the bottom of my games storage unit. Hmmmmm, maybe I should hook this back up. I kept reading about so many people having 360 heat failures, maybe it was just my turn. So like a dummy I hooked it up to my just received, 2...