Why did you choose your console choice?

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#1 Javieralijandro
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I picked wii and ps3 because...

I grew up with nintendo, since i was about 5.

My mother bought me a snes back in the day and just loved it.

I have a ps3 because of my father.

He always though it was cool, and it was the hot new thing to have installed in your SUV back in the 90s.

Did you pick your this gen console, from past support or did you job ship?

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#2 chowderboi
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Bought a xbox 360 because i wanted a next gen and ps3 was only 599.99 at the time. bought a wii for wiisports who didn't gf bought me a 40gb ps3 because she knew i really wanted mlb 08 the show. sold the xbox i didnt need two of the same things (like having a zune and ipod) sold the wii novelty wore off. and now cuddling with my 40gb ps3 and bought a slim recently
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#3 monson21502
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i had no choice. i had all 3, same as any other gen. but the wii sucked so bad i had to sell it. and my ps3 broke and im not spending a dime to get it fixed or wont feed sony another 300 bucks to buy a ugly stripped down slim.

360 is all i need.. end of story

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#4 Gangstah-Fresh
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Bought a Wii because Wii Sports=life Bought a PS3 because my Godly 56 inch Bravia needed a HDMI ready (360 didnt have it yet) blu ray player. theres my life story....
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#5 monson21502
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Bought a xbox 360 because i wanted a next gen and ps3 was only 599.99 at the time. bought a wii for wiisports who didn't gf bought me a 40gb ps3 because she knew i really wanted mlb 08 the show. sold the xbox i didnt need two of the same things (like having a zune and ipod) sold the wii novelty wore off. and now cuddling with my 40gb ps3 and bought a slim recently chowderboi
dont need two of the same thing^^^^ but you bought a slim ps3 after owning a 40 gig ps3??? btw i bet that 40 gigs goes very quik. no ps3 should have under a 120 hd with all the installs wasting space. it wouldnt be to bad to delete them but some take 40 minutes to install. thats another reason i dont miss my 60 gig. wasnt enuff space on it because i buy and have a 2 game out gamefly plan.
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#6 ___gamemaster__
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i bought 360 to play exclusive games.

i bought PS3 to play exclusive games too.

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#7 C_BozkurT_C
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I picked a Wii, PS3, and 360 because none of their respective companies let me down in the past

plus prospect of certain exclusives = purchase

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#8 jasonharris48
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I picked up a PS3 to play MGS4. Lets just say I'm glad there are other titles on the system I wanted. Picked up a 360 for Mass Effect 1, the Orange Box and plus at the time the 360 was cheaper than the PS3. Plus I preferred the 360 controller over theDS3 when it came to shooters.I mainly picked up each system to play exclusives though (Until my brother robbed of my PS3).

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#9 killerfist
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Only one reason: games.
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#10 Nibroc420
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Wasn't interested in buying 40 Xbox360's a year to play my games. Wasn't interested in spending $600 on a PS3. So i've got a PC and a Wii.
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#11 DJ_Lae
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I didn't choose.

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#12 CTR360
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Only one reason: games. killerfist
same i buy ps3 and 360 for games
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#13 killerfist
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[QUOTE="killerfist"]Only one reason: games. CTR360
same i buy ps3 and 360 for games

Well I kind of lied there. Blu-Ray was also a reason. But games come first.
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#14 bootsgame
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because iv always had a sony console PS1 PS2 and now ps3

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#15 hypoty
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Got a 360 because of Gears, got a Wii because of Mario Galaxy and got a PS3 because of Uncharted 2. I kind of regret buying all three, considering my PC takes up half my gaming time.

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#16 gamedude234
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i got a wii because i started gaming with my SNES and i've had every single ninty console since. They have never let me down

i got a 360 because of great exclusives ad the best console multiplats.

i and have a PC for dragon age and other games.

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#17 ratchet_ruler88
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I got a XB360 and it got the RROD, void warrenty.

So I got a Ps3 once it lowered in price.

Got a Wii for Super Smash Bros & Mario Galaxy

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#18 Foxh0und666
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I got the PS3 because of the exclusives (FF and MGS4) as well as the free online play.

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#19 linkthewindow
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I PC game because several genres that I enjoy are only available on PC (RTS and grand strategy.) I also prefer KB/M over controller for shooters,
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#20 topgunmv
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I picked up my 360 in 2006 because gears was about to come out and I could get a pro model for 260$ through work deals, and at the time it was the obvious choice between that or building a new pc.

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#21 Nagidar
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Because I wanted all 3 consoles.

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#22 PAL360
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I used to have 2 consoles every gen (Master system/Nes, Megadrive/Snes, PS1/N64 and Dreamcast/PS1/Xbox). I got the 360 just because it was the first one coming out and im surprised this is the first gen i see no reason to get a second console!

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#23 mr-krinkles
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PS3 (back in July '08) because...

- Exclusives (specifically MGS4, GOWIII, GT5)

- Free Online

- Blu-Ray

- DualShock3 (no batteries and used to it)

- No RROD and disc scratching

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#24 xxyetixx
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I bought the 360 in August of 06, I was waiting for the PS3 but when I heard it was $599 and made you pay for features I'd never use. So I got the 360 cause I really liked that way Dead Rising looked, never looked back. I then got a Wii that year for xmas, cause owning both a 360 and Wii was stilla better bargain than getting a PS3.

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#25 deactivated-5e836a855beb2
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price friends and games
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#26 streetridaz
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Boughta PSP because.......Dude its a mobile ps2! lol

Bought the xbox 360 because it was the first next gen console. (had to have it)

Bought a DS lite because I wanted to see what the craze was all about.

BoughtaWII because my wife wanted one.

I got a PS3 because I bought 3broken xbox 360's for 30 bucks off craigslist and fixed them. Then Itraded two of them as is without HDD's, cables or controllers for a PS3 and COD4.

Got my Gaming Desktop from a tradefor the otherxbox 360 I fixed and I threw in Rockband 1.

Bought my laptop with money I got from fixing broken PSP's and Xbox 360's on craigslist.

Craigslist made me a lot of money fixing broken stuff and trading unused items for nicer things. lol It's funny actually I honestly started with a pile of stuff worth about 150 bucks. Like wifi routers and ps2 games, GBA, computer speakers......random stuff and I kept trading up and up and up for about 1 year. Until I ended up with my final configuration lol. A nice laptop, Desktop, ps3, 42" HDTV, Games, 22" LCD monitor, Airsoft guns, RC CAR, RC Helicopter and a huge bottle of Patron. NICE!!!!!!!!!!

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#27 Vipa37
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Got the xbox 360 cause i liked the xbox more than the ps2

Got the ps3 cause it was $300 with the 40' lcd i bought

Got the wii cause i thought it would be a good system butd then the gf wanted it so i gave it to her (thank god)

Built my gaming pc cause i like to tinker with electronics :D

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#28 Skittles_McGee
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I picked them all because I like games. Yep. >_>
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#29 JonJonJohnnyJon
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I got a PS3, because I was worried about the stability of the 360 (this was before the 3 year RROD warranty). I knew I could find games on either system that I liked, but I am glad I went the PS3 route, because Uncharted is a great series thus far. Favorite game series this generation.

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#30 coltgames
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360 cause i wanted to try something new ,and it had the online going wanted to try that out it is cool

wii had to play zelda

ps3 iive had a ps1 , ps2 , psp, and when the price dropped to a reasonable price i picked up a ps3 i like Playstation they make games

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#31 Doolz2024
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I held off on buying a 360 because of the RROD, and instead got a PS3 first this gen. I'm so glad I did, because up until recently, the 360 has had major hardware troubles.
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#32 Mogotoo
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Got a DS because there were several games that greatly intriguedme (Pokemon DP, Metroid Prime: Hunters, etc).

Got a PS3 as a gift, had no intention in getting one (although now I'm really glad to have it. Infamous is a blast).

Got a Wii for SSBB, the newest installment in my favourite franchise.

I didn't choose.

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What's that top one?

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#33 nethernova
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I own all consoles because I like games.
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#34 Nintendo_Ownes7
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I bought a Wii because I have every other Nintendo Home Console and I can't go an entire gen without playing brand new Nintendo games released that gen.

I will buy a PS3 I just need to afford it (When it is $199 I will get it or I would have to find another way to pay for it like layaway) and I had every other Sony console and I like the games for it.

Edit* I got a DSi because I wanted a DSlite but my sister was buying a DSi and she said she would buy me one I'm happy with it I still have a GBA Sp. Also I didn't have a Music Player besides CD Player so it is good enough for me as a Music Player.

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#35 Yo-gan
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When i was working full time for a year I was able to extend my collection to all 3 of them! :D But I intially got a Wii first because i knew smash bros brawl was coming out and me and mates have spent about 800 hours playing meele on the Gamecube.
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#36 InfiniteBlak
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PS3 simply because it offers the best media and games.
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#37 Ravenlore_basic
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I got a Wii because I have a son. I will not be able to play any M games in front of him. Also the control scheme is good. They always have GRET games

I will get an Xbox 360 because it is cheep, mostlikly a baned Xbox 360 arcade for less than $100.00 Dollars.

I will ge a PS3 slim for the 3D games, Motion control, and stable of Great exclusive games. Also free online. ...

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#38 savebattery
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DS: -Best library of games this generation -Good representation of Nintendo's cIassic franchises -Lots of good, innovative, and original titles -Good Sonic games -Touch screen PSP: -Great selection of games -I enjoy watching UMDs -I didn't have an MP3 player beforehand Wii: -Nintendo franchises -Wii remote -Price -Great SEGA support (Sonic, Conduit, Monkey Ball, Madworld, NiGHTS, House of the Dead) -Offbeat games you don't find anywhere else (No More Heroes, Boom Blox, Blastworks, Muramasa, de Blob, etc) PS3: -Linux -Blu Ray -Free online -Yakuza, Bayonetta, Valkyria Chronicles, Virtua Fighter -Sony's franchises
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#39 Tykain
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I bought a PS3 because i liked the games and there was nothing that interested me on 360 at the time. Then bought a 360 later when there was games i wanted to play too. I don't really care from what company a console is, if there are games i like then i'll buy it.
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#40 DJ_Lae
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What's that top one?Mogotoo
Acer Revo. It's a little Ion-based HTPC. I use it for media as it's a lot more flexible than the 360 or PS3 and uses about 1/10th of the power.
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#41 smokingsbad
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I bought a 360 because I wanted the exclusives I bought a ps3 because I wanted the exclusives I got a wii because I got it on my birthday:)
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#42 deactivated-58b6232955e4a
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The first console I bought this gen was the Wii (day 1), and I was disappointed.
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#43 DPhunkT
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I picked a 360 because it was the most new next gen system of the time ...big mistake, I should have bought a PS3.
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#44 abuabed
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Main reason = games.
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#45 Ugalde-
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I bought a 360 because I hadfun with the original Xbox.