Why you chose a 360

I've just read yet another thread naming MS as the greediest company among other similar comments and complaints posted by other users. Every day I see more and more references to how much of a rip off they've become. Since I've joined this forum community I have read hundreds of threads of angry gamers defaming MS. Obviously MS cannot be totally ignorant to that fact. And now that PS3 is outselling them you'd think they'd start to change their ways. My brother was once 100% loyal to the 360 up until a few months ago when he finally cracked and bought a PS3. Tonight was the first time he's turned on his xbox since and I had to force him to. Results like that are typical when you upset your customers.

I know I'm not alone on that thought and I'm not flaming or trying to start a console war but my question to you is what your reason to keep playing 360 is? If you own both consoles which one do you tend to play multi platform games on? What would you like to see MS change/do to keep the appeal?

For me, I love the 360! I like the 360 for achievements (as petty as that is). Also, most of my friends own a 360 as well and I tend to play with them only. I don't mind the prices for the consoles but videos and tv shows are a little high (and I download a lot of these).

for the games...MikeJones133

Exclusives? I'm guessing that's what you mean for there still are many that are shared on both systems.

[QUOTE="MikeJones133"]for the games...nitroracer82

Exclusives? I'm guessing that's what you mean for there still are many that are shared on both systems.

I have both systems and any game thats available on both, i still get for the 360 just because of XBox Live. Every company is out to make money. I dont see any difference between Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft in the regards of nickle and dimeing people to death. Check out this very cool article about this year for consoles. Its a good read. I find interesting how everyone likes to say the PS3 is outselling the 360 now. In the article it mentions how the PS3 outsold the 360 by 39,000 units in Jan., and 26,000 units in Feb., the only 2 months the PS3 has outsold the 360, for a total of 65,000 units, and yet the 360 outsold the PS3 by 400,000 in Dec. alone. And how between Jan. and Feb., when the Blu-Ray format was won and everyone said the PS3 will take off now, sales of the PS3 went up 4%, while the 360 went up 11%. Anyway, like i said, its an interesting read.

I got my 360 because:

It's the RPG console of this generation....and I love RPG.

The controller is a devinde gift comapired to the horrors I had to live through with the PS1 and the PS2.

It's an overall great console with great intergrated features such a streaming technology so I dont have to add music to my 360's hardrive.

It has 3 times as much exclsuives as the other consoles.

Xbox live is a great network and everybody has voice speech from the box.

P.S.

trentman7,

I thought you wouldnt use my quote, but it's ok you can keep it.

[QUOTE="nitroracer82"]

[QUOTE="MikeJones133"]for the games...DZBricktop

Exclusives? I'm guessing that's what you mean for there still are many that are shared on both systems.

I have both systems and any game thats available on both, i still get for the 360 just because of XBox Live. Every company is out to make money. I dont see any difference between Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft in the regards of nickle and dimeing people to death. Check out this very cool article about this year for consoles. Its a good read.

Great article and a great contribution here. It makes a lot more sense when these numbers are broken down.

how do you think sony built the ps3??

they stole ideas from nintendo and

the 360!!

durr.

sony sucks tell them to go and make some games why dont you

XxReklawxX

Well that was an educated and mature response. Please read the post before giving your 2 cents so you know what we're discussing.

I got my 360 because:

It's the RPG console of this generation....and I love RPG.

The controller is a devinde gift comapired to the horrors I had to live through with the PS1 and the PS2.

It's an overall great console with great intergrated features such a streaming technology so I dont have to add music to my 360's hardrive.

It has 3 times as much exclsuives as the other consoles.

Xbox live is a great network and everybody has voice speech from the box.

P.S.

trentman7,

I thought you wouldnt use my quote, but it's ok you can keep it.

ronnet

I just gotta say nitroracer, your avatar makes me laugh every time i see it. I dont know why, it must be the expression, but it kills me.DZBricktop

Thanks, I know what you mean. My ideal one was the picture that he got at the DMV winking while showing he's #1. But this one is just as good.

right now the 360 has games that appeal to me whereas PS3 doesnt and doesnt have an online that functions the way XBL does..all IMO of courseLinKuei_warrior

Anyway. I own both a PS3 and a 360. I love both. What pushed me over the edge to buying a 360, though, was Mass Effect

[QUOTE="ronnet"]

I got my 360 because:

It's the RPG console of this generation....and I love RPG.

The controller is a devinde gift comapired to the horrors I had to live through with the PS1 and the PS2.

It's an overall great console with great intergrated features such a streaming technology so I dont have to add music to my 360's hardrive.

It has 3 times as much exclsuives as the other consoles.

Xbox live is a great network and everybody has voice speech from the box.

P.S.

trentman7,

I thought you wouldnt use my quote, but it's ok you can keep it.

trentman7

This is your signature:

ronnet wrote:

It's later in the game. Wouldnt it be amazing if you could just say; I choose you, and be done with it? Unfortunatly we arent living in the stone age anymore, cant hit them on the head and take them home.

Me: We'll see about that >_>

Gamertag: TRENTMAN7

You can tell me what quote I mean.

[QUOTE="trentman7"][QUOTE="ronnet"]

I got my 360 because:

It's the RPG console of this generation....and I love RPG.

The controller is a devinde gift comapired to the horrors I had to live through with the PS1 and the PS2.

It's an overall great console with great intergrated features such a streaming technology so I dont have to add music to my 360's hardrive.

It has 3 times as much exclsuives as the other consoles.

Xbox live is a great network and everybody has voice speech from the box.

P.S.

trentman7,

I thought you wouldnt use my quote, but it's ok you can keep it.

ronnet

This is your signature:

ronnet wrote:

It's later in the game. Wouldnt it be amazing if you could just say; I choose you, and be done with it? Unfortunatly we arent living in the stone age anymore, cant hit them on the head and take them home.

Me: We'll see about that >_>

Gamertag: TRENTMAN7

You can tell me what quote I mean.

Just because...........

It's awsome

and

Halo 3

for the games, it came first, xbox live

will get the ps3 eventualy tho

Keep huge software support, good quality of Live, and competitive prices of games and console.

Handle that, and I will stay.

i use to have a 360 but had soo many problems with it sending it back soo many times i jsut threw it in the trash and got a ps3. But i still liked the 360 great games great online. Im planning on getting the Elite this summer just hope its problems are fixed i really enjoyed playin the 360.

[QUOTE="LinKuei_warrior"]right now the 360 has games that appeal to me whereas PS3 doesnt and doesnt have an online that functions the way XBL does..all IMO of coursefs_metal

Anyway. I own both a PS3 and a 360. I love both. What pushed me over the edge to buying a 360, though, was Mass Effect

That is almost exactly my situation. Now that I own one though I have been playing it a lot more than my PS3. They are both good in their own repsects, and to be honest I'm glad I own both, this way I don't miss out on any exclusives.

1. the 360 was cheaper

2. the ps3 just launched when i bought my 360 so not many good games

3. i dont want a wii

4. halo 3 and gears of war

5. live owns

6. all my friends have 360s

7. because i felt like it

i chose a 360 bcuz it was the only system out at the time, i want a ps3 but i have other things that i have to do b4 ii get that. shake 'n' bake

I've just read yet another thread naming MS as the greediest company among other similar comments and complaints posted by other users. Every day I see more and more references to how much of a rip off they've become. Since I've joined this forum community I have read hundreds of threads of angry gamers defaming MS. Obviously MS cannot be totally ignorant to that fact. And now that PS3 is outselling them you'd think they'd start to change their ways. My brother was once 100% loyal to the 360 up until a few months ago when he finally cracked and bought a PS3. Tonight was the first time he's turned on his xbox since and I had to force him to. Results like that are typical when you upset your customers.

I know I'm not alone on that thought and I'm not flaming or trying to start a console war but my question to you is what your reason to keep playing 360 is? If you own both consoles which one do you tend to play multi platform games on? What would you like to see MS change/do to keep the appeal?

For me, I love the 360! I like the 360 for achievements (as petty as that is). Also, most of my friends own a 360 as well and I tend to play with them only. I don't mind the prices for the consoles but videos and tv shows are a little high (and I download a lot of these).

nitroracer82

Have to admit it was the first console to release and i am a halo fan. Also it is the best out there

Microsoft greedy? I dont think so. Xbox Live is only like $4 bucks a month. Video game prices drop, unlike PS3 games. Notice that PS3 games that have been out for a long time still stay at a unreasonable price of $59.99? Xbox 360 has a lot more games. And it has a ton of accessiblity. Xbox 360's price is the best value. Powerful system that costs a bit more than the Wii but not as expensive as the PS3. Xbox 360 = huge library of games, Xbox live, accessiblity, games drop in price unlike other consoles, and it's a lot easier for developers to work with microsoft's hardware, therefore easier to make great games in an efficient manner. Not only that, but it saves production costs. It's easy to call someone greedy when they're a huge corporation. Life isnt free. Everything has a cost. Elann2008

there have been a few games that are lower than that i say ninja gaiden for 40 and a few crappy games but ya i see what your saying. Also agree with everything in life is not free.

Halo games and most of my friends have it.

I originally bought a 360 because it was the only console out at the time, and I loved the original Xbox. Now I'm getting tired of it. I feel like I've seen everything its games have to offer because the only games that get a lot of hype on the system are generic shooters (Halo and Call of Duty for example) and an occasional RPG (Oblivion and Mass Effect).

That is what made my buy a PS3, and I haven't looked back since I got it. I understand where your brother is coming from. I liked the PS3 more because it has free online that works really well. I'm not saying XBL is expensive, but it costs more money than free. I also found the PS3 to run faster on its dashboard setup (I think it is called XMB). The 360 always seemed mighty sluggish.

But after all that I always go back to my PC. I'd say if you are wondering why people chose a 360 if you are thinking about buying a 360 or a PS3, you should just skip both and build a gaming rig, they do everything better than the consoles. :D

... too bad they're so damn expensive :?

I'm the typical kind of gamer, i use to be a Nintendo fan in the 80's then Sony on the 90's and now since the first Xbox and now the 360 i have to go with Microsoft.

My Reasons:

1-Xbox Live

2-Xbox 360 Controller "Best Controller Ever"

3-Exclusives Halo 3, Gears of War, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Too Human etc...

4-Xbox Live Arcade/ Marketplace

5-more affordable

6-and many more reasons

and i dont see a reason "yet" to invest my money on a Wii or PS3, dont care about Smash Bros or MGS4 and i dont like the graphics of Mario Kart for the Wii (its supposed to be a Next Gen console and it looks like on Gamecube).

360 FTW!

I was given my 360 to me as a birthday gift, I never chose it. I purchased a PS3 at launch because I thought it would be sick.

Right now, I wish I had waited for the MGS4 bundle b/c PS3 is absolute dog **** and is only used to play my bluray's.

If I were to buy a system right now, had I not had either, I'd get the 360, because it has games I WANT to play, and PS3 really I only want for MGS4 and FF13.

360 gets alot more use:
COD4, Gears of War, Lost Odyssey, Guitar Hero, Army of Two, Viva Pinata, (these are all games I'm currently playing and enjoying) - I did play Uncharted for PS3, but that was a one time play game, replay value just isn't there. I buy multiplats for 360 not because im MS loyal, but b/c the controller is much better for most games.

I owned an original xbox. I enjoyed halo, and the KOTOR's. Those games kept me loyal. Hell, I even bought a WII about six months ago. I played a few "great" games like zelda, and WII sports. I thought they were terrible. So I took it back to future shop after a few days. The PS3 is just like an xbox 360, without the problems that everyone else but me seem to have. And without the amazing exclusives. Point and case.

[QUOTE="MikeJones133"]for the games...nitroracer82

Exclusives? I'm guessing that's what you mean for there still are many that are shared on both systems.

why not get a 360 its the best console out there with the best games

I had owned the previous Xbox and judging by the amazing games that were due to come out on the 360. I knew I had to get it. I could say that the 360 is easily the greatest console in it's generation, and possibly the best console I have ever owned besides the Nintendo 64!