I owned a ps2 first, but ditched it for my trusty Xbox.The reason? Not because I preferred one over the other, but you can do a lot more with the Xbox (network it with your PC, stream content, mod it with custom firmware and harddrives etc).The Xbox seems to have hit a chord with PC gamers that don't want to have to worry about graphics card and processor requirements.... as well as the modding scene.The PS2 is/was a good machine, but most of the games I saw on there (aside from a select few like Ico, Shadow of the Colossus etc) were just constant re-hashes and sequels.I'm hoping that the PS3 doesn't go down the same road, but I fear it will. I intend to buy one when I can afford it, after I've got my 360 (I already own a Wii)... but at the moment there's nothing that pulls me towards the console, unlike games like Dead Rising, Gears of War etc for the 360.Time will tell on this one I think.
I'm a PC gamer, haven't bought a console since the Dreamcast launch.Having said that, PC game releases have been really poor recently, we seem to get really a few high-profile grade A titles, and s**tty titles no one plays, with very little in between. You can also sit on your couch and play console games, playing PC games is a much different experience.The modification and online scenes in PC gaming make up for those things for me, but I can see why it doesn't for a lot of people.
If you own a good PC or an xbox360 and have enjoyed games on them over the past year, then the PS3 games don't seem amazing. They are on par with the rest of the games.I really hope the game devs make specific use of each of the consoles strength; for instance the PS3 might really do some amazing things in certain instances. I'm just not convinced the cell is great for all the varied things games demand of processors these days. I think it will excel at some to the point that a specific game will come out that the xbox360 can't touch. (the x360 will have its strengths over the PS3 too so settle down fanboys). Over all the PS3 and x360 are equal.The strength of a console over a PC is also its achilles heal; the hardware is static. That means devs can be sure of what hardware their target audience has where as a PC game has to be prepared for millions of different combinations of hardware. The flip side of that is the console is static, a console can't be upgrade at its core, you can only enhance the internal peripherals of the core gaming system; it must stay the same. In this regard, in a year and half the PC is going to be the place to see amazing looking games. Directx10 as well as the next iterations of OpenGL will make consoles look old and weak within two years.
sekhuiApr 18, 2007
/signedjust because you like one console or the other doesn't mean you have to trash the others. keep an open mind, people.
bakuApr 18, 2007
I owned a ps2 first, but ditched it for my trusty Xbox.The reason? Not because I preferred one over the other, but you can do a lot more with the Xbox (network it with your PC, stream content, mod it with custom firmware and harddrives etc).The Xbox seems to have hit a chord with PC gamers that don't want to have to worry about graphics card and processor requirements.... as well as the modding scene.The PS2 is/was a good machine, but most of the games I saw on there (aside from a select few like Ico, Shadow of the Colossus etc) were just constant re-hashes and sequels.I'm hoping that the PS3 doesn't go down the same road, but I fear it will. I intend to buy one when I can afford it, after I've got my 360 (I already own a Wii)... but at the moment there's nothing that pulls me towards the console, unlike games like Dead Rising, Gears of War etc for the 360.Time will tell on this one I think.
patosanApr 18, 2007
@popfrogs Just because one console has been utterly plagued with quality and noise issues doesn't mean the other two major players have. Reliability is still there, you just have to buy the right consoles.True, MS has had more than their fair share, but the other consoles have had issues as well.<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/gaming_news/Wii_error_code_110213_makes_us_cry">http://digg.com/gaming_news/Wii_error_code_110213_makes_us_cry</a><a class="user" href="http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8558.cfm">http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8558.cfm</a><a class="user" href="http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=madden&thread.id=26467">http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=madden&thread.id=26467</a>
spudnicApr 18, 2007
I'm a PC gamer, haven't bought a console since the Dreamcast launch.Having said that, PC game releases have been really poor recently, we seem to get really a few high-profile grade A titles, and s**tty titles no one plays, with very little in between. You can also sit on your couch and play console games, playing PC games is a much different experience.The modification and online scenes in PC gaming make up for those things for me, but I can see why it doesn't for a lot of people.
mweatherApr 18, 2007
Yep. Even Disney DVDs with multiple forms of DRM play just fine.
crcurranApr 20, 2007
If you own a good PC or an xbox360 and have enjoyed games on them over the past year, then the PS3 games don't seem amazing. They are on par with the rest of the games.I really hope the game devs make specific use of each of the consoles strength; for instance the PS3 might really do some amazing things in certain instances. I'm just not convinced the cell is great for all the varied things games demand of processors these days. I think it will excel at some to the point that a specific game will come out that the xbox360 can't touch. (the x360 will have its strengths over the PS3 too so settle down fanboys). Over all the PS3 and x360 are equal.The strength of a console over a PC is also its achilles heal; the hardware is static. That means devs can be sure of what hardware their target audience has where as a PC game has to be prepared for millions of different combinations of hardware. The flip side of that is the console is static, a console can't be upgrade at its core, you can only enhance the internal peripherals of the core gaming system; it must stay the same. In this regard, in a year and half the PC is going to be the place to see amazing looking games. Directx10 as well as the next iterations of OpenGL will make consoles look old and weak within two years.