Have a PC, have a PS3 - What the hell is the point of the 360?

I have a PS3 and am finally getting a new PC. However, it got me thinking. With games like Gears (and no doubt Gears 2 soon) & Mass Effect also available on the PC, and the PC having the best verrsion of games like Left4Dead, what is the point of the 360? Halo 3?

Surely best combo this gen is PC & PS3?

I have a PS3 and am finally getting a new PC. However, it got me thinking. With games like Gears (and no doubt Gears 2 soon) & Mass Effect also available on the PC, and the PC having the best verrsion of games like Left4Dead, what is the point of the 360? Halo 3?

Surely best combo this gen is PC & PS3?

thetruespin

Gotta love that argument. Lets combine a ~400 euro PS3, and ~1000 euro PC, and put them against the 360(200 euro). And 360 still has a load of good games not on either.locopatho

Gotta love that argument. Lets combine a ~400 euro PS3, and ~1000 euro PC, and put them against the 360(200 euro). And 360 still has a load of good games not on either.locopatho

pretty sure the combo this gen is PC / 360. there are still some great games on the 360 that you can't get on PC and vice-versa. all you need to do is look at a list of games to figure that one out.

the only reason i'd go PC / PS3 is if you're a huge MGS fan, or want LBP, or KZ2, etc. all comes down to personal preference at the end of the day.

[QUOTE="locopatho"]Gotta love that argument. Lets combine a ~400 euro PS3, and ~1000 euro PC, and put them against the 360(200 euro). And 360 still has a load of good games not on either.Thewbacca

Well there is this little game called Halo 3, You might have heard of it.

Plus it plays old xbox games like KOTOR and JSRF :D

Those 3 things make it worth it alone

because you would be less of a fanboyshadow_hosi

[QUOTE="locopatho"]Gotta love that argument. Lets combine a ~400 euro PS3, and ~1000 euro PC, and put them against the 360(200 euro). And 360 still has a load of good games not on either.Thewbacca

Better put your flame shield up *bzzzzzrt*

Well there is this little game called Halo 3, You might have heard of it.

Plus it plays old xbox games like KOTOR and JSRF :D

Those 3 things make it worth it alone

unknown37

Uhhh...2=3 now??

[QUOTE="locopatho"]Gotta love that argument. Lets combine a ~400 euro PS3, and ~1000 euro PC, and put them against the 360(200 euro). And 360 still has a load of good games not on either.Thewbacca

[QUOTE="unknown37"]

Well there is this little game called Halo 3, You might have heard of it.

Plus it plays old xbox games like KOTOR and JSRF :D

Those 3 things make it worth it alone

felixworks

Uhhh...2=3 now??

To the point of really needing to have a 360 having a PC and a PS3 of course not, but if you still have the money and time to explore yet another platform, go for the 360, that way you can focus only on playing the best games each has to offerJKusanagi

I have a PS3 and am finally getting a new PC. However, it got me thinking. With games like Gears (and no doubt Gears 2 soon) & Mass Effect also available on the PC, and the PC having the best verrsion of games like Left4Dead, what is the point of the 360? Halo 3?

Surely best combo this gen is PC & PS3?

thetruespin

The point of 360 is that for 199$ you can replace PS3+PC

- it gets almost all major PC games, like most WRPG's, Alan Wake, KUF2 etc etc

- it gets 360 only games like Fable 2, Lost Odyssey, Star Ocean 4, Cry On etc

- it gets JRPG's like FF13 that previously were PS3 only, now you just buy a 360 for it

So, 360 combines perfectly both worlds, western PC games and Japanese games, so that is its point, save 400$+800$=1200$ and pay just 199$ to get most of the best games PC and PS3 have and its own amazing exclusives

[QUOTE="JKusanagi"]To the point of really needing to have a 360 having a PC and a PS3 of course not, but if you still have the money and time to explore yet another platform, go for the 360, that way you can focus only on playing the best games each has to offerThewbacca

[QUOTE="JKusanagi"]To the point of really needing to have a 360 having a PC and a PS3 of course not, but if you still have the money and time to explore yet another platform, go for the 360, that way you can focus only on playing the best games each has to offerThewbacca

[QUOTE="JKusanagi"]To the point of really needing to have a 360 having a PC and a PS3 of course not, but if you still have the money and time to explore yet another platform, go for the 360, that way you can focus only on playing the best games each has to offerThewbacca

[QUOTE="Thewbacca"][QUOTE="JKusanagi"]To the point of really needing to have a 360 having a PC and a PS3 of course not, but if you still have the money and time to explore yet another platform, go for the 360, that way you can focus only on playing the best games each has to offerJKusanagi

Here are my reasons for being a 360 owner.

Games:

I want to be able to play my favourite franchises when they are released, not a year or two later.

Believe it or not, there are some fantastic exclusive games on the 360 that are not available on the PC. Forza 2, Halo 3, Gears 2, Fable 2, Banjo, all the JRPG's, etc.

I also enjoy playing splitscreen with my friends which is not conveniant/possible on the PC.
I also enjoy playing my games on my couch, with a controller (I could never play NHL 09 with a mouse and keyboard), and on my 51" HDTV.

And although it may be hard to believe, I really dig Xbox Live and think its a great service thats exclusive to the console.

To be able to pick from the largest list of quality exclusive titles this gen out of the three consoles.

[QUOTE="JKusanagi"]To the point of really needing to have a 360 having a PC and a PS3 of course not, but if you still have the money and time to explore yet another platform, go for the 360, that way you can focus only on playing the best games each has to offerThewbacca

If that is true and then you cannot get anymore horse power out of the 360 then:

Isn't the Wii already maxed?

Developers are forbidden to make new games for the system?

You're showing yourself up to be a die-hard fanboy? :lol:

[QUOTE="3picuri3"] i think the most hilarious part is that cows use it for evidence that the 360 has hit some technical limit when Fergusson opened with 'I'm not the technical guy...'. it's priceless stuff :) i wonder where Thewbacca went? *looks around*SpruceCaboose

We never really found the peaks with the PS2, Xbox, and GC, and I don't think we will ever have a game that taps the complete power and resources of any of the current gen systems.

True although I have to say they are incremental increases in performance although I was surprised last gen on how much they were squeazing out of each system at the end. However, even when they do hit a ceiling on overall performance, it doesn't mean the end of the console. If a developer is already that used to a system then they can spare more time in developing new ideas and in being more creative with titles as you also tend to find towards the end of a given cycle imho.

[QUOTE="thetruespin"]

I have a PS3 and am finally getting a new PC. However, it got me thinking. With games like Gears (and no doubt Gears 2 soon) & Mass Effect also available on the PC, and the PC having the best verrsion of games like Left4Dead, what is the point of the 360? Halo 3?

Surely best combo this gen is PC & PS3?

obamanian

The point of 360 is that for 199$ you can replace PS3+PC

- it gets almost all major PC games, like most WRPG's, Alan Wake, KUF2 etc etc

- it gets 360 only games like Fable 2, Lost Odyssey, Star Ocean 4, Cry On etc

- it gets JRPG's like FF13 that previously were PS3 only, now you just buy a 360 for it

So, 360 combines perfectly both worlds, western PC games and Japanese games, so that is its point, save 400$+800$=1200$ and pay just 199$ to get most of the best games PC and PS3 have and its own amazing exclusives

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="3picuri3"] i think the most hilarious part is that cows use it for evidence that the 360 has hit some technical limit when Fergusson opened with 'I'm not the technical guy...'. it's priceless stuff :) i wonder where Thewbacca went? *looks around*DAZZER7

We never really found the peaks with the PS2, Xbox, and GC, and I don't think we will ever have a game that taps the complete power and resources of any of the current gen systems.

True although I have to say they are incremental increases in performance although I was surprised last gen on how much they were squeazing out of each system at the end. However, even when they do hit a ceiling on overall performance, it doesn't mean the end of the console. If a developer is already that used to a system then they can spare more time in developing new ideas and in being more creative with titles as you also tend to find towards the end of a given cycle imho.

There isn't much of a reason to get a 360 after you have pc and ps3, but they have some exclusives that are only on the 360.naydaslayer

[QUOTE="DAZZER7"][QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"] Plus its common sense. Consoles are not PCs. They will inevitably hit a limit on their graphics, but as every generation thus far has shown, its that graphics get progressively better on every system as time goes on and programmers learn more about the boxes. Gears 2 is not the peak of the 360, and Killzone 2 is not the peak of the PS3.

We never really found the peaks with the PS2, Xbox, and GC, and I don't think we will ever have a game that taps the complete power and resources of any of the current gen systems.3picuri3

True although I have to say they are incremental increases in performance although I was surprised last gen on how much they were squeazing out of each system at the end. However, even when they do hit a ceiling on overall performance, it doesn't mean the end of the console. If a developer is already that used to a system then they can spare more time in developing new ideas and in being more creative with titles as you also tend to find towards the end of a given cycle imho.

Thnx mate.

[QUOTE="naydaslayer"]There isn't much of a reason to get a 360 after you have pc and ps3, but they have some exclusives that are only on the 360.3picuri3

And you're 100% lemming, with nothing else added. Who cares?

There isn't much of a reason to get a 360 after you have pc and ps3, but they have some exclusives that are only on the 360.naydaslayer

[QUOTE="naydaslayer"]There isn't much of a reason to get a 360 after you have pc and ps3, but they have some exclusives that are only on the 360.sireclaborn