The Xbox 360 is horrible.

I own a PS3 and and a Xbox 360.

I hate the Xbox because its such a failure as a gaming console. The actual console itself is 3 weeks old for me and I get disc read errors - alot of them, sometimes the console has to stop working and spin the disc as fast as it can just to load a message I got from the AI in a game saying that he wants me to give him 100 gold pieces. The controller is just a plain failure. Although its nice to have trigger buttons over R2 and L2 the RB and LB buttons feel like there not being pressed no matter how hard you try, the left analog stick has the worst positioning ever which forces your hands into uncomtforble position. The directional pad is so cheap that your not actually meant to press the button down in the position you want it to go, you actually have to push the whole pad back and forth and left and right if you want a decent response. The controller feels more like a heavy brick then a controller and youll notice itll make youre palms sweat really quickly.

Is the Xbox live ,Gears of war, Halo 3 and Forza motorsport 2 a good reason to get a doomed to die Xbox 360?. Not at all.

Ill start with how bad Xbox live is in comparison to PSN.

If I wanted to find Oblivion add ons on XBL I'd have to click on the games section which is time consumin since the Xbox is meant to be a gaming machine then search a alphabetical list of 600 Abreviations and half cut names meaning gme names wont be where there meant to be. I'd have to go down the list and problem is that XBL only displays about 5 names at a time on a 32 inch HDTV. Also XBL only loads about 30 names at a time so I'd have to stop every minute and wait five minutes for Microsoft to send me the game names. By the time I got to Oblivions section id have to look through a downwards list - which is stupid since most TVs are wider then they are tall to find what I want then convert Mcrosoft points to dollars to find the real price.

If I wanted to find Oblivion on PSN Id click on Add-ons(notice how I dont have to click on games first haha) then go through my options which would ll be shown as icons in Boxes in one huge box that takes advantage of screens being wider then they are tall.(clearly PSN was designed by a guy who was actually smart) Then I'd have to click on the Letter O in a box, big and clear. Then instead of the simple inconveniant list of names in one of those small boxes it shows the games Box art(this is much much better) and if I highlight the box art it shows the games name in the top left. Then I'd see the add ons (more like add on since PSN is still lacking stuff but I'd rather scroll through a small list of stuff then scroll through XBLs big list of junk) and I'd see its price in dollars which is much much more conveniant.

Gears of war is quite a dissapointment since its really boring and typical with the "Everyone else in the prison was tortured to death and hanged with chains with the exception of you" at the start. Halo 3 just feels the same as Halo 2 and Forza Motorsport 2 is lacking Events and cars in comparison to Gran Turismo 4.

I agree TC, and those are a few reasons why i sold my 360 about 6months ago. No regrets.

Still have a scratched copy of Gears 1 if someone wants it. Works until you meet alpha (forget about online)

too bad for you.

I am enjoying my 360 since launch ^^

Blog this next time.

though am more of a PS3 fan, i am happy with my 360... its got great online (though you have to pay for it) and some great games which i really enjoy...

I like both consoles since both have some amazing exclusive titles..

I disagree:)

Fair enough, your opinion...i'm not going be a typical poster and try and shoot it down (impossible) , to each there own.

I'd have to go down the list and problem is that XBL only displays about 5 names at a time on a 32 inch HDTV. Also XBL only loads about 30 names at a time so I'd have to stop every minute and wait five minutes for Microsoft to send me the game names.

division_9

It's not MS. It's your crappy connection. Better upgrade it

Chances are ill get crucified. division_9

Yes be perpared

Or instead of crying about looking down a list, you can go to the tab, my games, and oblviion will be right there.

you dont own a 360, iv seen some of your silly anti 360 posts before.

nice try tho

Or instead of crying about looking down a list, you can go to the tab, my games, and oblviion will be right there.

you dont own a 360, iv seen some of your silly anti 360 posts before.

nice try tho

scottiescott238

I was thinking that myself. I pretty much stopped paying attention when he bashed the analog stick placement and claimed the controler was heavy. My 3 year old nephew could hold the 360 controler mate, If you find it heavy then darn..don't pick up an original xbox controler, it'll snap your twig arms in half.

[QUOTE="scottiescott238"]

Or instead of crying about looking down a list, you can go to the tab, my games, and oblviion will be right there.

you dont own a 360, iv seen some of your silly anti 360 posts before.

nice try tho

CreepyBacon

I was thinking that myself. I pretty much stopped paying attention when he bashed the analog stick placement and claimed the controler was heavy. My 3 year old nephew could hold the 360 controler mate, If you find it heavy then darn..don't pick up an original xbox controler, it'll snap your twig arms in half.

LOL my 2 years old cousin picks mine up too lol, that comment made me laugh ^ XD

I take it your just a big PS3 fanboy. You should just have reduced everything you type to say the 360 is a rubbish console and i have small minor points and made up point to prove this true.

If your console was faulty when your first got it then why not just take it back. You do get faulty hard drives etc with the 60 and PS3.

Why are you compairing GT4 with Forza 2 when by the time GT4 comes out then Forza 3 will be already out or out shortly after.

I own a PS3 and and a Xbox 360.

Mmmkay...

I hate the Xbox because its such a failure as a gaming console.

Even though you only mentioned games once in the whole thing...

The actual console itself is 3 weeks old for me and I get disc read errors - alot of them, sometimes the console has to stop working and spin the disc as fast as it can just to load a message I got from the AI in a game saying that he wants me to give him 100 gold pieces.

It has bad hardware, I think we've established this many times before.

The controller is just a plain failure.

You've only been playing with it for 3 weeks, you'll get use to it.

Although its nice to have trigger buttons over R2 and L2 the RB and LB buttons feel like there not being pressed no matter how hard you try, the left analog stick has the worst positioning ever which forces your hands into uncomtforble position.

Heh, never noticed that problem myself. One of the things I love about it is the stick positioning.

The directional pad is so cheap that your not actually meant to press the button down in the position you want it to go, you actually have to push the whole pad back and forth and left and right if you want a decent response.

I hear ya, the d-pad is terrible.

The controller feels more like a heavy brick then a controller and youll notice itll make youre palms sweat really quickly.

Eactly the same could be said about Sixaxis weighing lighter than a feather.

Is the Xbox live ,Gears of war, Halo 3 and Forza motorsport 2 a good reason to get a doomed to die Xbox 360?. Not at all.

I would agree, but you forgot the other 410 games on 360.

Ill start with how bad Xbox live is in comparison to PSN.

If I wanted to find Oblivion add ons on XBL I'd have to click on the games section which is time consumin since the Xbox is meant to be a gaming machine then search a alphabetical list of 600 Abreviations and half cut names meaning gme names wont be where there meant to be. I'd have to go down the list and problem is that XBL only displays about 5 names at a time on a 32 inch HDTV. Also XBL only loads about 30 names at a time so I'd have to stop every minute and wait five minutes for Microsoft to send me the game names. By the time I got to Oblivions section id have to look through a downwards list - which is stupid since most TVs are wider then they are tall to find what I want then convert Mcrosoft points to dollars to find the real price.

Or you just go 'By Genre', and then RPG's...

If I wanted to find Oblivion on PSN Id click on Add-ons(notice how I dont have to click on games first haha) then go through my options which would ll be shown as icons in Boxes in one huge box that takes advantage of screens being wider then they are tall.(clearly PSN was designed by a guy who was actually smart) Then I'd have to click on the Letter O in a box, big and clear. Then instead of the simple inconveniant list of names in one of those small boxes it shows the games Box art(this is much much better) and if I highlight the box art it shows the games name in the top left. Then I'd see the add ons (more like add on since PSN is still lacking stuff but I'd rather scroll through a small list of stuff then scroll through XBLs big list of junk) and I'd see its price in dollars which is much much more conveniant.

See above.

Gears of war is quite a dissapointment since its really boring and typical with the "Everyone else in the prison was tortured to death and hanged with chains with the exception of you" at the start. Halo 3 just feels the same as Halo 2 and Forza Motorsport 2 is lacking Events and cars in comparison to Gran Turismo 4.

This makes me start to think you don't own a 360 at all... Those 3 games didn't get extreme critical praise for nothing.

division_9

fails as a gaming console? it's has more games and better multiplats than the PS3KGB32

[QUOTE="KGB32"]fails as a gaming console? it's has more games and better multiplats than the PS3campzor

too bad for you.

I am enjoying my 360 since launch ^^

Blog this next time.

chadwardennn

same here :D

Ya but at least it is not in last place like the PS3Eltroz

These sort of statements always make me laugh. Last place? Cuz they're both the same price right?

But whatever, threads of this sort fail always. Each console has its strong points and weak points.

fails as a gaming console? it's has more games and better multiplats than the PS3KGB32

Better multiplats? That hasn't been true in a long time. More elite games? What AAAA exclusive does it have?....none, right?

good points and don't tell him to blog this

[QUOTE="KGB32"]fails as a gaming console? it's has more games and better multiplats than the PS3CyanX73

Better multiplats? That hasn't been true in a long time.

it has more better multiplats:o

Hmm, just where to start hmmm.

"wrong" should do the trick. :P

I got a 360 and took it back a week later. Realising that the hardware was cheap, the dashboard seemed like it was from the 80's, and the optical audio being part of the cable assembly was enough for me lol. Gears was dissappointing after wanting it so long and hearing everything about it. Also realising that any game that I could think of wanting to play on it besides Gears2 was also on the ps3 was the tipping point to take it back.

I agree TC.

[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="KGB32"]fails as a gaming console? it's has more games and better multiplats than the PS3angelkimne

[QUOTE="KGB32"]fails as a gaming console? it's has more games and better multiplats than the PS3CyanX73

Better multiplats? That hasn't been true in a long time. More elite games? What AAAA exclusive does it have?....none, right?

Total AAAA

• PS3: 2
• 360: 1

Total AAA

• PC: 18
• 360: 15
• PS3: 10
• Wii: 6

Total AA

• PC: 83
• 360: 74
• PS3: 45
• Wii: 24

I got a 360 and took it back a week later. Realising that the hardware was cheap, the dashboard seemed like it was from the 80's, and the optical audio being part of the cable assembly was enough for me lol.

GreyFoXX4

At that point we knew you never owned a 360 and never have, let alone optical audio is a reason? oh you mean the standard that about 99.999.9999.99999% of tvs, dvd players, hd dvd, blu ray, and surround sound systems support?

..the dashboard seemed like it was from the 80's..

GreyFoXX4

hm really? first time I hear this complaint

good points and don't tell him to blog this

Iceman2911

no they weren't

and yes this was mostly blog material

@ TC:

My Xbox 360 is 4 months old and I've played more than 3 dozens of games during that time, and I haven't had any single disc read error ever.

Your statement about the horrible Xbox 360 controller is of dubious merits to say the least. I have been familiar with Dual Shock controller for 4 years as I had PS1 for such period of time, and I must say that while I had doubts if Xbox 360 controller would be comfortable for me - it turned out to be the best controller I've ever played on, and believe me - asymmetrical placement of analog sticks is the best thing in it, apart from triggers. It makes playing FPP shooters or any FPP game so much more comfortable than any other controller I've ever played. It suited me instantly, when I first playd my first game for 360, Condemned 2: Bloodshot I was surprised at how instantly I was able to use it, and it instantly became my favourite controller; at the time I had second thoughts if:

a) I would ever recover ability to play games at all

b) I would ever recover ability to play games with a gamepad

If I wanted to find Oblivion add ons on XBL I'd have to click on the games section which is time consumin since the Xbox is meant to be a gaming machine then search a alphabetical list of 600 Abreviations and half cut names meaning gme names wont be where there meant to be. I'd have to go down the list and problem is that XBL only displays about 5 names at a time on a 32 inch HDTV. Also XBL only loads about 30 names at a time so I'd have to stop every minute and wait five minutes for Microsoft to send me the game names. By the time I got to Oblivions section id have to look through a downwards list - which is stupid since most TVs are wider then they are tall to find what I want then convert Mcrosoft points to dollars to find the real price. division_9

Or you simply click on "played games" and they show you the add-ons for the games you have. Takes 2 seconds. Wow, complicated. You seem to be an expert at handling consoles.

i respectfully disagreest1ka