Owning a 360 is contagious.

Let's face it. Most people buy Xbox 360s because their friends tell them to and people assume 360 has better and more games just because 360 games are a lot more popular, which is why the 360 has more sales. If SONY's marketing didn't suck so much(besides Kevin Butler) people will know more about AAA titles like Uncharted. I talk about this game a lot and people don't even know what it is but as soon as I mention Gears they start freaking out.

depends on where you live, in Europe they know Sony games more.

I bought a 360 because my friend did (and I was either buying it or the PS3). Before this gen I will say I was a Nintendo fanboy, but this gen has taught me much! :P I have owned all the consoles and the only one I do not own now is the 360. My friend also now only owns a PS3 rather than a 360.

Let's face it. Most people buy Xbox 360s because their friends tell them to and people assume 360 has better and more games just because 360 games are a lot more popular, which is why the 360 has more sales. If SONY's marketing didn't suck so much(besides Kevin Butler) people will know more about AAA titles like Uncharted. I talk about this game a lot and people don't even know what it is but as soon as I mention Gears they start freaking out.

wasted_wisdom

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Let's face it. Most people buy Xbox 360s because their friends tell them to and people assume 360 has better and more games just because 360 games are a lot more popular, which is why the 360 has more sales. If SONY's marketing didn't suck so much(besides Kevin Butler) people will know more about AAA titles like Uncharted. I talk about this game a lot and people don't even know what it is but as soon as I mention Gears they start freaking out.

Brownesque

TC is right on the money as far as buying Xbox360 because of friends.

I've been gaming on PS3 for awhile now. My friend kept begging me to get a 360.Walmart has a special 250gb xbox with $75 gift card in slect local stores right now, so I "jumped in".I have given Xbox Live a lot of crap the past few months, but it has been a revelation. Still love PS3 of course though, just saying.

Not trying to start anything, so I will leave it at that. But I agree TC.

I think it's because MS games r more centered around multiplayer. While games like GOW3,Uncharted, Heavy Rain, MGS4, etc etc. r centered around simgle player. KZ2 (which I'm a huge fan of) is the only multiplayer centered exclusive for the system.

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Let's face it. Most people buy Xbox 360s because their friends tell them to and people assume 360 has better and more games just because 360 games are a lot more popular, which is why the 360 has more sales. If SONY's marketing didn't suck so much(besides Kevin Butler) people will know more about AAA titles like Uncharted. I talk about this game a lot and people don't even know what it is but as soon as I mention Gears they start freaking out.

emorainbo

I think it's because MS games r more centered around multiplayer. While games like GOW3,Uncharted, Heavy Rain, MGS4, etc etc. r centered around simgle player. KZ2 (which I'm a huge fan of) is the only multiplayer centered exclusive for the system.

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I think it's because MS games r more centered around multiplayer. While games like GOW3,Uncharted, Heavy Rain, MGS4, etc etc. r centered around simgle player. KZ2 (which I'm a huge fan of) is the only multiplayer centered exclusive for the system.

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"Monkey see monkey do" i suppose. I haven't been that way about my gaming since like "86". Back then, we had to do what friends did since we were standing next to each other playing Double Dragon, Bad Dudes or Street Fighter 2. I'm not a monkey see monkey do gamer anymore. I am too old for that. I bought my 360 at the time Halo 3 released and wanted to play Gears of War badly. I don't do anything gaming wise "cause somebody tells me" or "everybody else is doing it" etc etc.

Xbox Live is superior because you get what you pay for. So if you pay moar it gets better rite? So raise the price, Microsoft!Brownesque

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I think it's because MS games r more centered around multiplayer. While games like GOW3,Uncharted, Heavy Rain, MGS4, etc etc. r centered around simgle player. KZ2 (which I'm a huge fan of) is the only multiplayer centered exclusive for the system.

waltefmoney

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I think it's because MS games r more centered around multiplayer. While games like GOW3,Uncharted, Heavy Rain, MGS4, etc etc. r centered around simgle player. KZ2 (which I'm a huge fan of) is the only multiplayer centered exclusive for the system.

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[QUOTE="waltefmoney"] Actually it isn't, but it's probably the most popular one.

kuraimen

Let's face it. Most people buy Xbox 360s because their friends tell them to and people assume 360 has better and more games just because 360 games are a lot more popular, which is why the 360 has more sales. If SONY's marketing didn't suck so much(besides Kevin Butler) people will know more about AAA titles like Uncharted. I talk about this game a lot and people don't even know what it is but as soon as I mention Gears they start freaking out.

wasted_wisdom

let ignorant people miss out.

The first 360 I bought was before I knew anyone with one and I loved it and have been happy with it. When I switched to PS3 at first I got it with infamous MGS4 Ratchet and Clank Future tools of destruction and I hated it all and SF4 had virtually no one there...so I put it aside for about a year and got a new bundle of games that I was much happier with (UC,UC2m,LBP,R&CFCiT, KZ2, GoWC) but when playing online I still had a hard time finding people with a mic and it just doesn't feel as fun. I love Fat Princess etc but at the end of the day it feels lonely because MS has thrown mics in with everything so you always have people to talk with in the games and you get a stronger feel of community. I know the eye works as a speaker phone and with move this might make things change but so far it just doesn't have the same appeal.

[QUOTE="kuraimen"][QUOTE="full_disclosure"]What other exclusive is more centered around multiplayer?

emorainbo

[QUOTE="kuraimen"][QUOTE="full_disclosure"]What other exclusive is more centered around multiplayer?

emorainbo

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[QUOTE="waltefmoney"] Actually it isn't, but it's probably the most popular one.

kuraimen

Warhawk, Socom: Confrontation, and MAG are all online only. So is Fat Princess, but that is an arcade game.

Resistance series is also online centric.

On topic: I once caught the contagious pathogen that was 360 when a friend was selling his used pro. Fortunately, it was easy enough to get over... and I was able to sell it not too long after.

I have been playing my brother in laws 360 alot over the holiday break and I can see why its a good system. And I really love the controller. I will be picking up a 360 next year. My wife wants a Kinect and I want to play some of the games Im missing out on my ps3 like Alan Wake,Fable 3,etc...

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[QUOTE="kuraimen"] Warhawk and Little Big Planet for starters.Brownesque

I have been playing my brother in laws 360 alot over the holiday break and I can see why its a good system. And I really love the controller. I will be picking up a 360 next year. My wife wants a Kinect and I want to play some of the games Im missing out on my ps3 like Alan Wake,Fable 3,etc...

coltsfan4ever

Alan Wake is a good game though.

As for me it's kind of the opposite. I bought a PS3 and then all of my friends bought one.

[QUOTE="Brownesque"][QUOTE="emorainbo"] And Uncharted 2 has an undeniably focused MP

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[QUOTE="Brownesque"][QUOTE="emorainbo"] And Uncharted 2 has an undeniably focused MP

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Good surprise when they find 360 actually has a fantastic lineup!

[QUOTE="Brownesque"][QUOTE="emorainbo"] And Uncharted 2 has an undeniably focused MP

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That wouldn't be accurate at all. Warhawk is the most balanced and lag-free console online game this gen. MAG is really engaging, with many objectives on a single battlefield. It really stands out because your squad can be awesome but the match can be lost by the rest of your army.

I wasn't a fan of Resistance 1 and 2, too much like Halo to me... which I don't like. It was nice to go online splt screen in though... and the co-op was amazing in 2. More players =/= better, but more players+dedicated servers+a lot less lag than 360 online games = better, at least for me.

Obviously, personal preference will dictate which games are "better." I'm just throwing the ways in which they are technically better. Resistance and Halo play so much the same I don't see how you could like one and not the other.

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[QUOTE="kuraimen"] Warhawk and Little Big Planet for starters.full_disclosure

I think it's because MS games r more centered around multiplayer. While games like GOW3,Uncharted, Heavy Rain, MGS4, etc etc. r centered around simgle player. KZ2 (which I'm a huge fan of) is the only multiplayer centered exclusive for the system.

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Let's face it. Most people buy Xbox 360s because their friends tell them to and people assume 360 has better and more games just because 360 games are a lot more popular, which is why the 360 has more sales. If SONY's marketing didn't suck so much(besides Kevin Butler) people will know more about AAA titles like Uncharted. I talk about this game a lot and people don't even know what it is but as soon as I mention Gears they start freaking out.

wasted_wisdom

My friends, family, and myself never succumb to the disease simply because we enjoy unlocking all the content of the games we play by achieving the goals set during the campaign. Not by paying $60 to unlock the multiplayer mode. :DTheMoreYouOwn

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Let's face it. Most people buy Xbox 360s because their friends tell them to and people assume 360 has better and more games just because 360 games are a lot more popular, which is why the 360 has more sales. If SONY's marketing didn't suck so much(besides Kevin Butler) people will know more about AAA titles like Uncharted. I talk about this game a lot and people don't even know what it is but as soon as I mention Gears they start freaking out.

Kokuro_Kun

[QUOTE="TheMoreYouOwn"]My friends, family, and myself never succumb to the disease simply because we enjoy unlocking all the content of the games we play by achieving the goals set during the campaign. Not by paying $60 to unlock the multiplayer mode. :Dwasted_wisdom

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Let's face it. Most people buy Xbox 360s because their friends tell them to and people assume 360 has better and more games just because 360 games are a lot more popular, which is why the 360 has more sales. If SONY's marketing didn't suck so much(besides Kevin Butler) people will know more about AAA titles like Uncharted. I talk about this game a lot and people don't even know what it is but as soon as I mention Gears they start freaking out.

wasted_wisdom

Ignorance is everywhere man!

Just looks at the constant 360 hate arround here. Ppl here allways say that PS3 is awesome and 360 is terrible, when we all know 360 has alot more quality games than PS3! :P

Let's face it. Most people buy Xbox 360s because their friends tell them to and people assume 360 has better and more games just because 360 games are a lot more popular, which is why the 360 has more sales. If SONY's marketing didn't suck so much(besides Kevin Butler) people will know more about AAA titles like Uncharted. I talk about this game a lot and people don't even know what it is but as soon as I mention Gears they start freaking out.

wasted_wisdom

That depends on a couple of thingsd

1st: MS was the first one to the North American market (in Europe Sony dominates it completely) so naturally people are going to own more 360's as it came out first.

2nd: Alot of people do know about UC 3 and other Triple AAA games os PS3, it's just thatmore people are familiar with the name "Halo"thansay Uncharted due simply to the fact that Halo has been around longer. They both have good games it just depends on your own opinion on what kind of gamesyou happen to like more. I likePS3 exclusives better as they have more varietyinstead of justBANG BANG.

Good thing I'm immune to the disease :P You know someone was going to eventually say that :lol:Swift_Boss_A

I got desinfected the minute I heard you have to pay for online play. Excessive milkage is always a cure for me.kuraimen

depends on where you live, in Europe they know Sony games more.

aia89

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Let's face it. Most people buy Xbox 360s because their friends tell them to and people assume 360 has better and more games just because 360 games are a lot more popular, which is why the 360 has more sales. If SONY's marketing didn't suck so much(besides Kevin Butler) people will know more about AAA titles like Uncharted. I talk about this game a lot and people don't even know what it is but as soon as I mention Gears they start freaking out.

wasted_wisdom

Usually it starts with one guy. Let's say my friend bought a 360 on launch. I am much more likely to pick up a 360 to play games with him. My brother waited for the PS3 and he bought one when they finally came out. Heck he bought one before I did even though in 2004-2005 I was a major Sony fanboy. Anyways he bought one and soon all of his friends followed suit.

Eventually I bought a PS3 because it had enough exclusives for me to want to buy the console, but I still play mulitplats on my 360 mainly becuse that's where 90% of my friends buy games.

Owning a 360 was the impulsive thing to back in 2006 when the games started rushing out for it. The problem is that now in the US in general:

1) People don't know how good the PS3 exclusive games are or even know that they are good.

2) They are satisfied with Halo, CoD, Madden, GTA, and other third party games so they could care less if the PS3 had very good games, even if one of those games was "perfect game"

3) Since the Xbox 360 user base was established first and grew very large, a lot more people game on live rather than PS3. In additions, friends and friends of friends, are most likely to have live so to play on live they need an Xbox 360. Pretty simple stuff. I also believe that if the majority did have the choice today and were to start off fresh, they would pick the free service over the costly one because both systems have the most popular games (also with the PS3 your getting a blu-ray player/wi-fi - the 360 didn't have at launch).

People tend to argue with me that a lot of people with 360s in the US choose the Xbox 360 with knowledge of the exclusive ridden PS3 library because they prefer the Xbox 360 library. My argument is that most don't know about the games and don't care about anything but the most popular games and motion controls. We are dealing with general gamers here that don't follow gaming news, they follow hype/word of mouf, commercials, and long lasting franchises.

Owning a 360 was the impulsive thing to back in 2006 when the games started rushing out for it. The problem is that now in the US in general:

1) People don't know how good the PS3 exclusive games are or even know that they are good.

2) They are satisfied with Halo, CoD, Madden, GTA, and other third party games so they could care less if the PS3 had very good games, even if one of those games was "perfect game"

3) Since the Xbox 360 user base was established first and grew very large, a lot more people game on live rather than PS3. In additions, friends and friends of friends, are most likely to have live so to play on live they need an Xbox 360. Pretty simple stuff. I also believe that if the majority did have the choice today and were to start off fresh, they would pick the free service over the costly one because both systems have the most popular games (also with the PS3 your getting a blu-ray player/wi-fi - the 360 didn't have at launch).

People tend to argue with me that a lot of people with 360s in the US choose the Xbox 360 with knowledge of the exclusive ridden PS3 library because they prefer the Xbox 360 library. My argument is that most don't know about the games and don't care about anything but the most popular games and motion controls. We are dealing with general gamers here that don't follow gaming news, they follow hype/word of mouf, commercials, and long lasting franchises.

mD-

don't forget that most of the ps2 exclusives are now multiplatform and the arcade 360 is a cheaper alternative.

Somebody give this man a cookie.