Xbox haters... what is the biggest thing keeping you from getting one?

Just wondering...

I want one but I don't like that I have to pay to play online. I don't hate it for that though.

Seriously? I'm sure a "hater" could muster up a reason. Question is, should a "lover" care?

Seriously? I'm sure a "hater" could muster up a reason. Question is, should a "lover" care?

Blue-Sky

i dont really like the exclusives, you need to pay for live, and i dont really like the console in general..i'd get a ps3 if the price fell a little

Hardware failures but since you don't have that I'd say the add ons... $100 is too damn much for Wi-fi.

paying $50 to unlock the internet connection. every other electronic device with an ethernet connection is internet ready out of the box, eg. wii, PS3, PC, palm pilot, laptop , ipod touch etc. xbox is the only thing in the world that makes you pay.

Several reasons:

1. I hate Microsoft as a company

2. It would end up costing too much money since I basically need and want many of the add-ons that come with the PS3 including Blu-Ray

3. I don't like the game library enough. Most games I can get on PS3, from the ones I can't and want to get most are available on PC (and I have a good PC) and right now I can't think of any I want that is only on Xbox.

4. I don't want to pay to play the online content of a game I already bought.

Im not paying to be called names by tweens.loco145

Im not paying to be called names by tweens.loco145

Here Here!

Truth be told, I don't hate XBox... I even once had a 360. I voted online fees because that's the biggest turnoff for me, but honestly I think the number one reason I won't buy a 360 again is that I have a PS3. The two are too similar in libraries and capabillities for me to justify having both.

Because i've got a PS3 and gaming PC. I get the option of PS3 and PC exclusive games and most of the games on 360 that interest me are also on PC.

I think the biggest reason is hardware issues and paying for online To flip the topic, reason I won't buy a PS3 is price and that is all that stops me. Toriko42

but the ps3 is the best bang for the buck. it comes fully loaded with everthing, your getting your money's worth

[QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Seriously? I'm sure a "hater" could muster up a reason. Question is, should a "lover" care?

Nerkcon

You really care why John doesn't like your Xbox?

[QUOTE="Nerkcon"][QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Seriously? I'm sure a "hater" could muster up a reason. Question is, should a "lover" care?

Blue-Sky

You really care why John doesn't like your Xbox?

[QUOTE="Nerkcon"][QUOTE="Blue-Sky"]

Seriously? I'm sure a "hater" could muster up a reason. Question is, should a "lover" care?

Blue-Sky

You really care why John doesn't like your Xbox?

No games interest me. I get all the games I need on my ps3.

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]I think the biggest reason is hardware issues and paying for online To flip the topic, reason I won't buy a PS3 is price and that is all that stops me. rocoswav

but the ps3 is the best bang for the buck. it comes fully loaded with everthing, your getting your money's worth

[QUOTE="campzor"] 5. Sony > MS DonPerian

[QUOTE="rocoswav"]

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]I think the biggest reason is hardware issues and paying for online To flip the topic, reason I won't buy a PS3 is price and that is all that stops me. Toriko42

but the ps3 is the best bang for the buck. it comes fully loaded with everthing, your getting your money's worth

I do have a 360, but I hate it because of the Noisy fan and drive, the lock ups, the RROD hanging over it's head, having to pay for multiplayer

Couple things.

I find it stupid that I have to pay for my internet connection, then pay again to use it.

I hate the controller, analogs feel too tight and it's too clunky.

Failure rate.

Loud.

Lastly, and most importanly, I have already have a gaming PC with a GTX 275 so I can already play 90% of 360's "exclusives".

Dont wanna buy a machine that will just break.

Dont want to pay to play online.

Dont like the Xbox controller... dunno why just feels funny in my hands, perhaps from growing up with the ps1 and ps2 controller.

And I already own a PS3, dont wanna fork out the extra cash to buy another console for the few exclusives i can't play. However if i had a bunch of extra cash laying around i might reconsider... eh no i wouldn't. I would buy a psp, I kinda want a handheld.

RROD.....almost all their games get ported to PC.

I hate monopolies.

So I buy as little from possible from Microsoft, walmart, apple, etc. Except for starbucks.

why didn't you put "All of the Above" ? I would also like to add.

1 - horrible Reliability

2- Pay to Play online

3- Price for needed add ons

4- Don't like the Library

5- I just hate Micro$oft

6- lack of good games 09

7- xbox is known for system abandonment

8- my friends got PS3

9- it's very loud

Dont like the library.

Not an issue of hate with me.

The original Xbox was my favorite platform to game on, next to GC.

The biggest issues with me are:

1. Paying for online - I don't game often as i used to and online MP is something i don't exactly take too seriously or spend alot of time on. I don't even play online with my PC. I don't see the point in having to pay $50 a year when I can use that money on something else. Time and Investment is the main issue.
2. PS3 - is simply a more bang for my buck value to me. I get a BR-Player, DVD-CD Player, and it plays games. And the hardrive is completely upgradeable to my liking. Soon, I'm getting a SS Drive, thanks in part of an IGN artical about it. 360 - you need an MS-made HDD. Plus, BR movies are pretty sweet. I don't exactly have a DVD collection (have only 35) after my roommate brother moved away (he has over 500), now that he's left, I can start from scratch and build my own BR Movie collection.
3. 360 - seem more focused on the MP Online experience. Not my cup of tea. Read #1.

[QUOTE="Toriko42"][QUOTE="rocoswav"]

but the ps3 is the best bang for the buck. it comes fully loaded with everthing, your getting your money's worth

Brownesque

1. paying online is a joke

2. if i were to buy games it;ll be multiplats wich i can have on ps3

3. paying online is a joke but for almost everything. LOL

4. i never like microsoft

6. I would'nt bother about RROD cause if i baught a xbox it'll be the elite one, wich is almost like getting a ps3

Region lock, Pay for online, junk hardware. And I just generally dislike XBOX and I have ever since it came out. It was fine until they started buying off JRPGs and screwing with the genre. Stay out MS, you're still losing in Japan. Give up.

why didn't you put "All of the Above" ? I would also like to add.

horrible Reliability

1 - Pay to Play online

2 - Price for needed add ons

3 - Don't like the Library

4 - I just hate Micro$oft

5 - lack of good games 09

6 - xbox is known for system abandonment

7 - my friends got PS3

8 - it's very loud

simslifer

Good point, I used to have an xbox. They they ditched you in favor of the 360. Jerks.

[QUOTE="Brownesque"][QUOTE="Toriko42"] I only want one thing, backwards compatibilityToriko42

Then get it fixed for like $40.

It's not like the 360 has particularly great BC anyways.

Not an issue of hate with me.

The original Xbox was my favorite platform to game on, next to GC.

The biggest issues with me are:

1. Paying for online - I don't game often as i used to and online MP is something i don't exactly take too seriously or spend alot of time on. I don't even play online with my PC. I don't see the point in having to pay $50 a year when I can use that money on something else. Time and Investment is the main issue.
2. PS3 - is simply a more bang for my buck value to me. I get a BR-Player, DVD-CD Player, and it plays games. And the hardrive is completely upgradeable to my liking. Soon, I'm getting a SS Drive, thanks in part of an IGN artical about it. 360 - you need an MS-made HDD. Plus, BR movies are pretty sweet. I don't exactly have a DVD collection (have only 35) after my roommate brother moved away (he has over 500), now that he's left, I can start from scratch and build my own BR Movie collection.
3. 360 - seem more focused on the MP Online experience. Not my cup of tea. Read #1.

M8ingSeezun

Funny fact that statistically 94% of those who answered that they just hate microsoft sent that message from a windows based machine... to bad eh?

I have one...the thing is, it's absolute CRAP without Online! And you have to pay for it.

I was real happy with my PS1 and PS2, so when the deuce died, I grabbed an 80 gig BC model (they were still in stores). It really wasn't much of a choice, 360 didn't have a chance for me. These series are the ones that I must play: Ratchet & Clank, God of War, Burnout, Metal Gear Solid, SOCOM, Devil May Cry, Grand Theft Auto, Resident Evil, Sly Cooper, Gran Turismo, Jak & Daxter, ICO, Prince of Persia, NCAA Football, NBA 2K, and MLB The Show. I knew all of those would be appearing on PS3 (or have the best chance) and it really came down to those series.

At this point, PS3 is providing me with enough games, not to mention I'm still finding awesome PS2 games for dirt cheap. The new IPs have been a pleasant surprise. Uncharted has jumped into my top ten favorite games of all time. Little Big Planet has given me infinite replayability. Resistance and KZ have given me my FPS fix just as good as Halo did (as well as Bioshock, COD4, and Orange Box). InFamous is a great open world platformer, just like Sly before it. Motorstorm is a fun arcade racer, right up there with Burnout. The addition of Ninja Gaiden to the PS line-up is a dream come true for a DMC and GOW fan. My library looks on track to hit the 50+ mark for me, like PS2 and PS1 did. I buy 10 games a year and half of them are exclusives. I can't really ask for much more.

The 360 doesn't offer me enough to grab one, even at $200. Mass Effect, Left 4 Dead, Fable 2, and Gears are the only games that really peak my interest at this point. The Live Arcade puts the PS Store to shame, but I'm not really interested in smaller games (except for Braid). We'll see what happens though, because MS doesn't really announce anything until release is imminent. Alan Wake looks like its right up my alley, as does the new Splinter Cell. If those two games turn out to be killer apps, I'll probably plunk down the money and grab all the exclusives I wanted to check out. Paying for online is a load of crap BTW. A minor issue, but still annoying.