I've decided to sell my 360 and soup-up my PC when the new Nvidia cards come out. I really enjoyed my time wih the 360 and I thought it was a fantastic system overall but the decision makes sense for me for a bunch of reasons
1. I got the 360 for a REALLY cheap price, if i'm going to sell it, it might as well be before the inevitable price cut at E3 so I make a decent profit
2. Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Crysis Warhead, Clear Skies, Empire total War, Dragon's Age, Neverwinter Nights 2 - Storm of Zehir and superior version of practically every 360 game
3. PC's are quite cost effective in the UK due to competition and the strong exchange rate. Console prices are set by manufacturers often ignoring the exchange rate completely
4. The online. My XBox live trial ran out and THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL i'm paying a subscription fee for what I consider a free service. There's also the fact that no-one on ranked games talks and (contrary to popular belief) it's actually pretty crappy
5. Still cant get used to playing shooters with a controller
6. The only non-PC games I would play on my 360 are Action Adventures, JRPG's and Platformers. I own a Wii and a DS so I'm already getting the best of these
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The best deal ever!
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Yesterday I managed to find a BRAND NEW premium 360 with Gears of War for 125 quid (about £60/120$ less than the price of a Wii). Today I managed to get Forza 2, Viva Pinata and an extra Wireless controller for 20 quid BRAND NEW.
Next week I'm getting my 360 replaced with a falcon model (mine doesn't have a HDMI slot). Microsoft are doing this for me FREE OF CHARGE. My little brother can also get me a copy of Halo 3 BRAND NEW for 8 quid (16 dollars)
I know I sound like a knob but that's some fine console gaming for such a low price
A Guide to surviving this gen
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- Buy a DS - The DS is (in my humble opinion) the best new system this gen. It plays all GBA games, it's got tons of software coming out, it's cheap and it's perfectly built for portable play. I never go anywhere without it and neither should you.
- Buy a PC or 360 - Both systems are excellent. The PC is obviously a much better piece of hardware but the 360 also has benefits such as price, simplicity and a unified online service. It's also much better suited for playing on a huge TV set (I play PC games on a monitor the way god intended!). The reason I think either system is fine is because of multiplatform development which is one of the most noticeable trends this gen. 90% of big budget console games this gen are multiplatform and the 360 and PC versions are both normally quite good. The PS3 isn't really an option here IMO because the multiplatfrom titles tend to suck and those that are good normally require a hefty install (which is a big issue given it is supposed to be a console and the hard drive's are quite small).The main thing seperating each system is the exclusives. The 360 excels at JRPGs, Action games, console FPS's like Halo 3 and other more "console type games" such as platformers.The PC has strategy games, WRPGs, more ambitious FPS's and Adventure games. Either choice is good although I personally went with a PC
- Buy a Wii - Yes I know I've said the Wii sucks (and it does). But the fact of the matter is that it is the clear market leader this gen. It is cheap, it offers different types of games than other consoles (more suited for local multiplayer and quick simplistic fun). It doesn't really have any multiplatform titles (apart from dumbed down ports) but it is by far the best bet for console exclusives.
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