It's true. The 360 hard drives are actually overpriced, but complain as they might the Xbox fanbase will have to swallow it. It is definitely not a factor in choosing between 360 and PS3, I think...not when you're buying consoles for the games.

But its good that they are encouraging hard drives. My local game store had a transfer cable, so I could transfer content from my old hard drive straight away when I bought my Elite. But really, Microsoft does respond promptly so contact them.

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4. what self respecting gamer would buy RE5 Gimped wii eddition?? at least RE4 was a last gen game so saw at least the same standards

DisgaeaNub

Exact reason why I'm not buying the inferior Fallout 3 version, even though the ps3 is the only system I have.

im glad to have a 360 :D

you see the multiplat argument is often overlooked but the 360 is the lead dev platform.

The 360 is the limiting reagent. It's less powerful, so the ps3 feels the shunt and is not used to its full capabilities, unlike the 360 which practically runs at max power.

It's hardly the limiting reagent. Devs have complained so many times that the PS3 is so difficult to code for. You're flattering the Playstation, which has not proven that its even leaps and bounds ahead of the 360 in terms of power.

Fact is, the 360 has a better OS and is the developer's choice. Just as well its multiplats keep coming off better (RE: Fallout 3, Far Cry 2)

Finally, Microsoft is acting on the importance of having a hard drive. It's bad enough they don't have Blu-Ray. Loading games on the drive will also let it load in shorter time.

I think it's a pretty good deal. But no, you cannot transfer save files by recovering a gamer tag. The only way, I think, is to use that HD transfer cable that they provide if you purchase an Elite...I suppose they will do it for this also.

[QUOTE="Zerual"]Wrong. We have Halo 3 recon and Mass effect 2. Delsage

Not to flame or anything, but I never heard of a RTS on a console to be a system seller, nor hyped.

I think you have confused Halo 3: Recon with Halo Wars...which is an RTS and not an FPS like Recon.

Why does everyone think it ends after Gears 2? Epic have stated that it will be a trilogy on the 360...same goes for Mass Effect, which I just don't see coming to PS3. Not unless they also release the first game on it.

People also overlook Forza Motorsport, which I think has been imrpoving with every game and Forza 3 could well be a system seller.

X360 - 22.5 million

PS3 - 16.84 million

Difference - 5.66 million

The gap will either close or expand this holiday, what will it be, your predictions?

MightyMuna

Aren't the figures more like:

X360 - 20.8 million

PS3 - 11.9 million

Wii - 24.7 million

Doesn't it have to do with the PS3's architecture and OS that makes it so hard to develop for? I remember a developer's diary for BioShock where they said it was harder to code for the PS3 or something.

To answer the TC's question, I think it's because the Xbox 360 is that much easier to develop for, of the two consoles. This is thanks to Microsoft's experience with operating systems and software that makes it a lot user friendly for the devs.

Remember last gen, Microsoft only wanted to provide the OS for Sony's PS2...but they got turned away. Look what they've done now, lol.

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[QUOTE="longtonguecat"]This makes the decision of getting a PS3 or 360 even harder. :(longtonguecat

Come the release of Gears of War 2, you may be singing a different tune. Every console has its exclusives.

True, though in terms of style and games which appeal to me more, Resistance looks more appealing at the moment. I think in the end the quality of future multiplats will be the decider...

I agree. More and more exclusives are going multi-plat too, the biggest being FF13. I think right now, the Xbox 360 has the upper hand on the multiplats but devs are getting used to the PS3 too.

Ideally games should perform the same on both but I think that with the current emphasis on multiplayer gaming, I think the online services will be a determining factor. Xbox Live FTW there.

This makes the decision of getting a PS3 or 360 even harder. :(longtonguecat

Come the release of Gears of War 2, you may be singing a different tune. Every console has its exclusives.

R2 > Fallout 3

9.5 > 9.4

Pelon208

Well if you want to talk like that, the Xbox version of Fallout 3 got 9.6 on IGN.

So Fallout 3 on 360 > R2

How can people even compare geow2 graphics to KZ2, in motion its like comparing a old black and white tv from the 50's to today's LCD and Plasma tv's.

KZ2 is a perfect example of what ps3 is capable of and will be doing with every game including multiplats once devs drop x360 as the lead platform by late next year due to poor sales, piracy, lack of exclusives, lack of storage space, rrod, etc..

ZoomZoom2490

Really, you flatter the Playstation 3. The reason why devs like the 360 as the lead platform is because its easier to develop for. I highly doubt that the 360 sales will ever reach a low that convinces developers to switch to PS3 to lead. And to counter your point, the Xbox fanbase is about 9 million units larger than that of the PS3's (worldwide).

RROD? It's becoming a thing of the past...and is certainly no reason for devs to stop supporting the PS3. It hasn't been in the past for sure. Piracy is far more widespread on the PC, yet it is a platform still well supported.

Why don't you look at one of the Xbox's finer qualities? Such as a far better organized and efficient online service than PSN...isn't that also something that devs should make good use of?

I wholly agree with you on the storage space thing though, makes it hard for devs to compress their games into one DVD 9. Plus not all Xboxes are sold with a 120GB hard drive.