Cnet reviews the ps3 and wii(scores inside)
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ondarkness
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I feel that paying $200 for 8.0 fun sounds better than burning close to a grand to play .4 to.8 of an additional difference... Not to mention plus the monthly subscriptions and such to keep that .4 to .8 alive...
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I feel that paying $249.99 for 8.0 fun sounds better than $399.99~$599.99 to play .4 to.8 of an additional difference... Not to mention the Xbox monthly subscriptions and the inevitable Sony PS-FREEZE/LOADINGSCREEN-FUN to keep that .4 to .8 alive...
quite right.... the facts make the difference.:thumbsup:
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I feel that paying $249.99 for 8.0 fun sounds better than $399.99~$599.99 to play .4 to.8 of an additional difference... Not to mention the Xbox monthly subscriptions and the inevitable Sony PS-FREEZE/LOADINGSCREEN-FUN to keep that .4 to .8 alive...
quite right.... the facts make the difference.:thumbsup:
Its $250, and the ps3 doesnt have monthly subscriptions. Honestly Im not getting either until a significant price drop or till ff 13 or mgs4.
no charger for the wii controllers? Didn't I read that they were rechargable at one time, or was I just assuming they would be?
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nope, it was rumored I think.... and knowing nintendo, they will prolly have one available in 6 months..... and in different colors.... :disgust:
but I just got meself a AAA n AA charger for just that sorta thing..luckily the gamecube Wavebird wasn't rechargable and lasted longer than I can remember.
I've got a slew of them ready to use on the wii too
Originally posted by: ondarkness
nope, it was rumored I think.... and knowing nintendo, they will prolly have one available in 6 months..... and in different colors.... :disgust:
but I just got meself a AAA n AA charger for just that sorta thing..luckily the gamecube Wavebird wasn't rechargable and lasted longer than I can remember.
I've got a slew of them ready to use on the wii too
There's another $20-30 for a charger and batteries. The wii's price keeps goign higher and higher. As much as I like Nintendo, I really don't see how this is going to create a mass market appeal.
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You still have to pay for the rechargable batteries for the 360 wireless controller. And who knows how long the non-user replacable batteries in the PS3 controller will last.
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Originally posted by: Indolent
Originally posted by: ondarkness
nope, it was rumored I think.... and knowing nintendo, they will prolly have one available in 6 months..... and in different colors.... :disgust:
but I just got meself a AAA n AA charger for just that sorta thing..luckily the gamecube Wavebird wasn't rechargable and lasted longer than I can remember.
I've got a slew of them ready to use on the wii too
There's another $20-30 for a charger and batteries. The wii's price keeps goign higher and higher. As much as I like Nintendo, I really don't see how this is going to create a mass market appeal.
See the thing is, AA batteries are the most common type of batteries. They're used in a lot of devices, so many people who realize how many AA batteries they go through have already invested the money in a set of NiMh batteries and a charger. So your $20-30 for a charger becomes a few bucks for a set of batteries.
It already HAS created mass market appeal. Haven't you seen any of the polls? Wii is blowing away the PS3 and 360 in every single poll I've seen. They know what they're doing, they proved it with the DS. The DS vs PSP is very comparable to Wii vs PS3. The PS3 has its high resolution screen, high capacity disc format, more processing power so much better graphics, it has all kinds of non-game multimedia functionality, and it has the Sony name - brand loyalty counts for a lot, and the Playstation and Playstation 2 were incredibly popular. And yet the PSP had its ass handed to it by the DS. Because the DS has mass market appeal. Brain Age? Animal Crossing? Nintendogs? They appeal to people who are NOT hardcore gamers, which is exactly what the PS3 is not able to do with its huge price tag.
The more I think about it, the more it blows my mind that you actually brought up mass market appeal.
I do find it odd they would rate the ps3 that much higher than the 360. The absolute max it should be is .1 higher. Both systems are more or less the same IMO with each having their own slight advantages.
And I honestly think the hd-dvd should be a positive for the 360 and not a con. Having the option is very much a positive aspect (vs ps3 where you get bluray regardless of if it will be used to play movies).
Also dont know if any body noticed but they say it takes the ps3 vd player 40 secs to load a time which is very similar to the bdp1000. the toshiba retail player took about as long but the xbox 360 addon does the startup process in half that time which is one of the biggest knocks about first gen hd-dvd and bluray players. Im actually pretty surpised to see them say it takes as long as the current gen players for the ps3 to load the disc.
And I honestly think the hd-dvd should be a positive for the 360 and not a con. Having the option is very much a positive aspect (vs ps3 where you get bluray regardless of if it will be used to play movies).
Also dont know if any body noticed but they say it takes the ps3 vd player 40 secs to load a time which is very similar to the bdp1000. the toshiba retail player took about as long but the xbox 360 addon does the startup process in half that time which is one of the biggest knocks about first gen hd-dvd and bluray players. Im actually pretty surpised to see them say it takes as long as the current gen players for the ps3 to load the disc.
yeah, rating the systems as systems is fine and all, but it is games that make or break the system
As a game console it's not better than the 360, yet they rank it higher? bah all of these "reviews" are useless. We won't really know what system is "better" until more games are out, that's where the 360 has the advantage.
I'll probably get a Wii... just not right away. I'm a big Metroid fan so I see no reason to buy it right away. Would rather wait until I can get it in black.
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I got the DS cus it's cheaper and has better games and im thinking im going to get a Wii for the same reason. and of course im sure as with EVERY other nintendo system that came out within the past 10 years, it will have connectivity with it's portable sibling
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