Wait for the 8th generation consoles. The current(7th) is going to be marked by two things. Near Photo-realistic graphics and New ways to play. The 8th gen will be about AI and Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality. The technology is nearly there. Shutter glasses and video glasses are already getting to the point where they will make a huge splash in the industry in the very near future!
Yeah buy the black monolith for Resistance Fall Of Man. 1 game... 360 has so many games, gears of war, n3, dead rising, and many more on the way. The only reason I'd ever own a ps3 is if it came with Marissa Miller.Edit: Prepare to be dugg down.
hmm reducing Processor Size wouldn't that cause an issue. I mean aren't processors doubling up more and more to be more efficient. PC processor aren't reducing in size me thinks this could cause it to be less powerful personality.Also i will believe this info when i see it. Joystick.com is like Edgadjet.com to much hear say and bs with no SOURCES!!!! ALso if this were true i see this no different than Microsoft "FAILING" again as they did already with selling 10 Million Consoles by the Holidays END( first stated my Bill Gates they would sell 10 mill before PS3 launch , than changed it) , than promising Halo 3 before or on the date of the PS3 launch the ZUNE failed hype and only one NEXT GEN GAME in a YEAR, Updates BRICKING CONSOLES, Not fixing over heating issues, and now this !!!! Sounds to me the 360 better sweeps it's own door-step for it goes sweeping SONYS.......Meaning Microsoft has it's own issues to fix for it contiues on it's path creating 360 fanboy marks ripping on the PS3!!
by Jozer99"@BlackKnight6Temperature and heat are different things. Although your processor runs at 44 degrees, it probably has a massive heat sink, which is actually getting rid of heat much faster than the dinky heat sink that form factor of the 7900 necessitates (long, flat, and thin). My car's engine runs at about 170 degrees (F), and my coffee is scalding at 212 degrees F, yet my car is putting out much more heat than the coffee is.As for the XBox 360, yes, 145W vs. 160W isn't a huge difference, but it could well be the difference between "unreasonably hot" and "nuclear meltdown" in terms of cooling the thing. After all the Macbook Pro's using the Core 2 Duos run 10 degrees cooler than the Macbook Pros running the old Core Duos, even though the new processors use only 3W less power."Wrong, the 7900gtx has a big ass cooler with heatpipes, gpu's create lots more heat than a cpu. I think the 7900 is 80nm compared to the core 2 duo which is 65nm. Gpus have many more transistors and do much more processing.
Might as well buy it now since MS bumped up the warranty to 1-yr and they're pushing retailers to offer incentives. Like someone mentioned, Toys R Us offered a free $100 gift card last week and Micro Center has been offering a $100 rebate for either system for a while now. Bigger stores like Best Buy and Circuit City are offering free stuff worth $40-$50 which is ok I guess. A lot of people have been able to buy it from Overstock for $340-$350 shippedI got mine from Micro Center for $469 (w/ tax & $33 for 1-yr extended warranty) and I'm getting $200 back ($100 rebate and $100 cash back for getting their credit card). So I paid $269 and I'm covered by MS for the first year if something goes wrong and then if something goes wrong during the second year, Micro Center will take the system and give me a $400 gift card (price I paid) to buy a new system or anything else in the store (by that time the system will be less than $400 anyways plus the newer version will be out). Mostly all retailers have a 1-yr and 2-yr extended warranty which means you could be covered up to 3 yrs (for other products the extended warranty is a waste but I just bought it just incase something goes wrong and b/c $33 wasnt too much considering I got the system for half the price anyways)Yes MS did brick some of the older systems with their update, but they did extend the warranty now and they are offering refunds for all repairs done which isnt too bad (would've been better if they would've let the consumers know ahead of time)Doubt MS will lower the price right now (they rather offer free stuff with purchase to keep their revenue up). They'll probably lower the price in April/May before summer hits to get more people to buy it (plus to get rid of the stock for the newer version) and then probably another price drop or more incentives before next Christmas
spikexDec 27, 2006
But if they say they're going to release it at a certain date, then at the last minute change it... That's my point. They shouldn't do that.
sardion2000Dec 27, 2006
Wait for the 8th generation consoles. The current(7th) is going to be marked by two things. Near Photo-realistic graphics and New ways to play. The 8th gen will be about AI and Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality. The technology is nearly there. Shutter glasses and video glasses are already getting to the point where they will make a huge splash in the industry in the very near future!
lut3sDec 27, 2006
Yeah buy the black monolith for Resistance Fall Of Man. 1 game... 360 has so many games, gears of war, n3, dead rising, and many more on the way. The only reason I'd ever own a ps3 is if it came with Marissa Miller.Edit: Prepare to be dugg down.
Closed AccountDec 27, 2006
hmm reducing Processor Size wouldn't that cause an issue. I mean aren't processors doubling up more and more to be more efficient. PC processor aren't reducing in size me thinks this could cause it to be less powerful personality.Also i will believe this info when i see it. Joystick.com is like Edgadjet.com to much hear say and bs with no SOURCES!!!! ALso if this were true i see this no different than Microsoft "FAILING" again as they did already with selling 10 Million Consoles by the Holidays END( first stated my Bill Gates they would sell 10 mill before PS3 launch , than changed it) , than promising Halo 3 before or on the date of the PS3 launch the ZUNE failed hype and only one NEXT GEN GAME in a YEAR, Updates BRICKING CONSOLES, Not fixing over heating issues, and now this !!!! Sounds to me the 360 better sweeps it's own door-step for it goes sweeping SONYS.......Meaning Microsoft has it's own issues to fix for it contiues on it's path creating 360 fanboy marks ripping on the PS3!!
trevor2Dec 27, 2006
by Jozer99"@BlackKnight6Temperature and heat are different things. Although your processor runs at 44 degrees, it probably has a massive heat sink, which is actually getting rid of heat much faster than the dinky heat sink that form factor of the 7900 necessitates (long, flat, and thin). My car's engine runs at about 170 degrees (F), and my coffee is scalding at 212 degrees F, yet my car is putting out much more heat than the coffee is.As for the XBox 360, yes, 145W vs. 160W isn't a huge difference, but it could well be the difference between "unreasonably hot" and "nuclear meltdown" in terms of cooling the thing. After all the Macbook Pro's using the Core 2 Duos run 10 degrees cooler than the Macbook Pros running the old Core Duos, even though the new processors use only 3W less power."Wrong, the 7900gtx has a big ass cooler with heatpipes, gpu's create lots more heat than a cpu. I think the 7900 is 80nm compared to the core 2 duo which is 65nm. Gpus have many more transistors and do much more processing.
askldjdDec 27, 2006
@ consonanceFunny how that your first sentence makes no sense, yet you are dugg up.Quality digg...
mooferDec 27, 2006
And now we have an illustrated example of why Apple switched to Intel.
jatanDec 27, 2006
Might as well buy it now since MS bumped up the warranty to 1-yr and they're pushing retailers to offer incentives. Like someone mentioned, Toys R Us offered a free $100 gift card last week and Micro Center has been offering a $100 rebate for either system for a while now. Bigger stores like Best Buy and Circuit City are offering free stuff worth $40-$50 which is ok I guess. A lot of people have been able to buy it from Overstock for $340-$350 shippedI got mine from Micro Center for $469 (w/ tax & $33 for 1-yr extended warranty) and I'm getting $200 back ($100 rebate and $100 cash back for getting their credit card). So I paid $269 and I'm covered by MS for the first year if something goes wrong and then if something goes wrong during the second year, Micro Center will take the system and give me a $400 gift card (price I paid) to buy a new system or anything else in the store (by that time the system will be less than $400 anyways plus the newer version will be out). Mostly all retailers have a 1-yr and 2-yr extended warranty which means you could be covered up to 3 yrs (for other products the extended warranty is a waste but I just bought it just incase something goes wrong and b/c $33 wasnt too much considering I got the system for half the price anyways)Yes MS did brick some of the older systems with their update, but they did extend the warranty now and they are offering refunds for all repairs done which isnt too bad (would've been better if they would've let the consumers know ahead of time)Doubt MS will lower the price right now (they rather offer free stuff with purchase to keep their revenue up). They'll probably lower the price in April/May before summer hits to get more people to buy it (plus to get rid of the stock for the newer version) and then probably another price drop or more incentives before next Christmas