Re: Played 360 today - Unimpressed


"Lorenzini" <lawrencemonk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> FooAtari wrote:
>
>> I wouldnt say its worth buying the core park myself so I would be buying
>> the premium is £270, which is £520 doubled. I could buy/build a PC that
>> could run hl2 flat out for between £600 - £700 and it can do a whole lot
>> more besides play games.
>
> Fair point, but to compare like-for-like, the core pack is perfectly
> adequate for playing games with no issues. And to get a graphics card
> equivalent to that in the 360 for a PC would cost £300 alone. Just because
> the first gen of games aren't pushing the hardware, doesn't mean it won't
> be in the future. Can you even find a CPU with 3 dual-thread cores on sale
> yet?
>
>> I would also say there quite a few people who would buy a HDTV just for
>> the 360, as there isnt really any other reason to own one rigt now so you
>> can chuck an extra £500 at least ontop of the the 360 cost to play games
>> how they are meant to be played and to get the best from the 360
>
> Yeah, but you have to buy a monitor to play the PC on too... Best not to
> even consider this in the equation.
>
>> There is really plenty of pros and cons from both sides of the fence.
>
> Absolutely, I just think you are providing a biased argument because you'd
> already made your mind up that you wouldn't like the 360.
>
>> But the 360 doesnt make me want to rush out and repalce my Xbox.
>
> There are some great titles available - I can't remember another console
> launch where I've bought 5 titles from day 1 and found fun in them all.
> It's a great addition to the Xbox library, and the 360 does a whole load
> more than just play those £40 games.
> --
> Lorenzini ;-) Gamertag: Munkey Boy
> "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of
> knowledge" - Stephen Hawking

Dont forget that the PS2 had an absolutely dismal launch. A crappy fighting
game (the Bouncer), some fireworks simulator etc Nothing of note. At least
with the 360 we already have a good choice from the off. Granted Kameo, PGR3
COD2 etc arent genre defining but then launch titles very rarely are. Plus
you dont seem to have played PGR3 on a proper HDTV, go see that and try and
compare to the box. You will end up eating your own words as its something
the Xbox could never manage.


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