The big difference is that Activision's new products are priced the same as their competition: $60. Apple's products are extortionately overrpriced in comparison to their competitors.

Nope. I have 13 days played and I continue to play it online. One of my personal favorite online experiences. Sad that people here seem to choose not to like it rather than form a rational opinion on it based on the fact that its CoD. I guarantee you if it had released under a different name people would have called it the CoD killer and praised it.

jamejame

Maybe some of us are tired of FPS in general, whether is Killzone, Call of Duty, or Halo. It's sad that people seem to project their own preferences rather than acknowedging that others may not share that preference.

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[QUOTE="Mr_Cumberdale"]I just played it last night, but my connection was horrible so I got bored of it. Though I wouldn't say I am bored of the game yet. I have 520 hours (22 days) and play about 15 games a day.jamejame

woah, do you have ajob? you should get one

When someone uses the qualifier "should", they are suggesting something someone should do, not telling them to do something. Its called "nuance", and language is full of it.

I'm tired of FPS period. I really don't see how you folks can be so easily entertained by the same old, same old ad nauseum.

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Plain and Simple, Microsoft Marketing.

kuraimen

I think it's more in their lack of competition, at least at the onset of DOS and Windows, and about their aggressive (and often times unethical) business practices (bundling software with their OS).

When Windows came out as a GUI, their only real competition was OS/2, which stunk. Apple will never be overly competitive in the PC arena until their prices come down. Who, other than dorks that want to be trendy and graphic artists, would spendtwice as muchon an Apple vs. a Windows machine? Now, everyone is familiar with Windows and won't switch to MAC OS or Linux.

[QUOTE="hoogiewumpus"]The PS3, it seems, has finally locked up this generation. The 360 has nothing left. Let's take a look. In the beginning, all everybody did was complain about the lack of games on the PS3. Then it got a whole ton of games, and now the best exclusives are on the PS3. THen everybody talked about how great Gears looked. Then Uncharted came out and the 360 never regained the graphics crown. Then Kinect and Move came out, and it turned out that Kinect was only used for shovelware while Move worked great with hardcore games like KZ3. Then, MS turned its back on all gamers by only focusing on Kinect Sesame Street and similar shovelware - no good exclusives. So the comeback was that mulitplats are still games. While that's true, you can't forget that they are on the PS3 as well. It used to be that people pointed out small differences in multiplats to prove their superiority on the 360. Now, even Lems of Truth can't deny the turn of the tide. The PS3 now is the system for multis too, with better looking games like LA Noir, Brink, Mass Effect 2, and others. So the 360 isn't the system for graphics. It's not the system for exclusives. It's lost it's ace card, which are multiplats, and it's no longer the system for multiplats. PSN is being redesigned according to IGN, so pretty soon, it's not going to be the system for online anymore either (unless you like paying $60 for an inferior experiecne). So my question is this: What is the 360 good for anymore?slvrraven9

Pokemon games outsell the hell out of just about everything else, but are you going to sit there and argue that they're quality games because they sell so well?

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[QUOTE="StrongDeadlift"] Dont know my max.StrongDeadlift

What're your typical work sets, LBs x reps? I know, off topic, but I'm a lifter (not incredibly serious) and I love deads and squats.

Ouch! Sets of 20s? You're a glutton for punishment. I can never get my breathing pattern right on squats or deads, so I typically go high weight, low reps. I had gotten to where I was working at 365 x 5 x 5, but I hurt my back once (poor form) and haven't gone over 315 since.

[QUOTE="forrester_fire"]It was more of a rhetorical question than anything else.

clone01

Not following here. You inferred that shooters are the only thing that's available in online play, which is certainly not true. I suggested a variety of other genres that do incorporate multiplayer online play. Then, suddenly, you said you don't care about online. Where's the rhetorical question here. Are you saying that, just because online play doesn't interest you, its not important to others? I additionally find it puzzling that you railed against XBL in a thread yesterday, and apparently don't have any experience with it or PSN.

*sigh* I know that shooters aren't the only thing that's available in online play,but as you stated, it comprises the bulk of multiplayer activity online. I was simply saying that I typically only play single-player games, other than the odd sports title, and I really don't get into shooters. I know there's Netflix, I know there're patches, DLC, arcade games, etc., but I'm generally a single-player kind of guy. I wasn't trying to incite an argument, I was just saying I don't play shooters, so there isn't a lot of incentive for me to sign up.

If I were to play online, it wouldn't be for party chat and the other frivilous extras, and I certainly wouldn't pay to do so. You don't have to have experience with something in order to say, this is free and this costs money. They both provide the same basic function, to play games online, so the one that charges is a ripoff.

A BMW has much more to offer than my Accord, but I see a car as a means of getting from point A to point B. Therefore the additional expense of a BMW is a ripoff, considering by Accord offers the same basic function: transportation. Xbox Live requires a paid subscription, while PSN is free, and they both offer the same functionality: to play games online.

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[QUOTE="StrongDeadlift"] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M

StrongDeadlift

What're your deadlift numbers?

What're your typical work sets, LBs x reps? I know, off topic, but I'm a lifter (not incredibly serious) and I love deads and squats.