[QUOTE="syndrome83"]she said crap about how they break easily and how you have to pay monthly and all that crap...but all my frends have one and their mom pays for it just fine. i really dont want a ps3 or anything like that none of my friends have one and theres one kid that has a ps3 in my school and nobody likes him hes the only one that doesnt have a 360... and yeah i would shovel but i have a bedtime at 10:00 and i also have to do some homework (it isnt vacation where i live yet) and i dont know if people will pay me to shovel and im agraid i wont have an xbox by christmas. is there anyway i can make my mom go out and get one?Byshop

You can't -make- your mom do anything she doesn't want to do, but I can offer some logical counterarguments to those points that may help:

1) The Xbox 360 breaks easily.

While it's true that the original model 360s had a pretty high failure rate, the new models are much better. Also, all models of Xbox come with a 1 year manufacturer's warranty so if anything breaks then Microsoft will replace it with a refurbished model for free. It's only after the first year that you have to start paying for repairs, but again the new units are about as reliable as any other piece of consumer electronics.

2) Monthly fees.

The Xbox does not -require- a subscription fee, you just can't play online without it. Now granted, if all your friends have Xboxes then it's likely you'll want to play online so I don't know if you'll want to go with that argument. Another direction you can go is you can point out that the subscription fee isn't charged monthly. The most cost effective way to subscribe is to pay for a year up front at $60 USD flat (no tax). That works out to $5 USD per month, but again there's no recurring charge. If she's concerned about handing over credit card information and getting a recurring bill, you can sign up for the service by buying a code from a retailer like Gamestop for cash.

I hope that helps. But to be honest, I don't know your mom. Maybe she's already bought you one and she's just messing with your head. :)

-Byshop

[QUOTE="syndrome83"][QUOTE="GamerwillzPS"]

So, the whole population of PC gamers are idiots?

GamerwillzPS

Care to explain why choosing to play on PC is bad?

I have switched to PC from consoles in the Summer and I'm not having any regrets at all. PC gaming is just so much better. Not looking back to consoles at all.

Do something to earn your money, learn to spell, and three of the four games you listed are rated Mature, so you shouldn't be playing them at 13 anyway.

ItsEvolution

[QUOTE="syndrome83"]its still simple lol any1 who doesnt play a console or cant play a console is a fkin idiot lol :PGamerwillzPS

So, the whole population of PC gamers are idiots?

[QUOTE="syndrome83"] there really isnt any bums where i live so idk if that will work. :( could i maybe just go up to random strangers and ask? and i cant mow the lawns lol its winter where i liveByshop

Then shovel. :P

What is the specific reason your mom doesn't want to get you a 360? Is it the cost, or does she have some specific objection to it on principle?

-Byshop

Mow some lawns, save that money, pay a bum to walk in the store with you to say that you are his son so that you can buy rated M games to go with your new x-box. Hope I helped.

ristactionjakso

I think there's just some buttmad here, I mean to an extent it's trolling. But this is just downright insane, who wastes this much time?

Masenkoe